# 2006 New England Grand Prix

The 2006 New England Grand Prix was the fourth race for the 2006 American Le Mans Series season at Lime Rock Park. It took place on July 1, 2006.
This race was marked by the final running of the Audi R8 in competitive motorsports. The car carried a special paintjob dedicated to its multiple ALMS championships, multiple 24 Hours of Le Mans wins, and the names of every driver to run an Audi R8, as well as every track that the Audi R8 won at. The R8 was replaced by the new Audi R10 TDI for the next race in Utah.

## Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish | Audi R8 | M | 177 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 177 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 7 | Penske Racing | Romain Dumas Timo Bernhard | Porsche RS Spyder | M | 177 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 7 | Penske Racing | Romain Dumas Timo Bernhard | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | M | 177 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 6 | Penske Racing | Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr | Porsche RS Spyder | M | 174 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 6 | Penske Racing | Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | M | 174 |
| 4 | GT1 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy | Aston Martin DBR9 | P | 166 |
| 4 | GT1 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | P | 166 |
| 5 | GT1 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 166 |
| 5 | GT1 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | M | 166 |
| 6 | GT1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Tomáš Enge | Aston Martin DBR9 | P | 166 |
| 6 | GT1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Tomáš Enge | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | P | 166 |
| 7 | GT2 | 31 | Petersen Motorsport White Lightning Racing | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 162 |
| 7 | GT2 | 31 | Petersen Motorsport White Lightning Racing | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 162 |
| 8 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Wolf Henzler Johannes van Overbeek | Porsche 911 GT3 | M | 161 |
| 8 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Wolf Henzler Johannes van Overbeek | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 161 |
| 9 | GT2 | 21 | BMW Team PTG | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW M3 | Y | 160 |
| 9 | GT2 | 21 | BMW Team PTG | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW 3.2L I6 | Y | 160 |
| 10 | GT2 | 22 | BMW Team PTG | Justin Marks Bryan Sellers | BMW M3 | Y | 158 |
| 10 | GT2 | 22 | BMW Team PTG | Justin Marks Bryan Sellers | BMW 3.2L I6 | Y | 158 |
| 11 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Marc Gené Mario Dominguez | Ferrari F430GT | M | 158 |
| 11 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Marc Gené Mario Dominguez | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M | 158 |
| 12 | GT2 | 50 | Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz | David Brabham Scott Maxwell | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 157 |
| 12 | GT2 | 50 | Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz | David Brabham Scott Maxwell | Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | P | 157 |
| 13 | GT2 | 51 | Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz | Gunnar Jeannette Tommy Milner | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 156 |
| 13 | GT2 | 51 | Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz | Gunnar Jeannette Tommy Milner | Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | P | 156 |
| 14 | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Chris McMurry Mike Lewis | MG-Lola EX257 | D | 156 |
| 14 | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Chris McMurry Mike Lewis | AER P07 2.0L I4 | D | 156 |
| 15 | GT1 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 142 |
| 15 | GT1 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | M | 142 |
| 16 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 142 |
| 16 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 142 |
| 17 DNF | LMP2 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Clint Field Liz Halliday | Lola B05/40 | G | 136 |
| 17 DNF | LMP2 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Clint Field Liz Halliday | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | G | 136 |
| 18 | GT2 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Klaus Graf Mike Rockenfeller | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 129 |
| 18 | GT2 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Klaus Graf Mike Rockenfeller | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 129 |
| 19 NC | LMP1 | 16 | Dyson Racing | James Weaver Butch Leitzinger | Lola B06/10 | M | 122 |
| 19 NC | LMP1 | 16 | Dyson Racing | James Weaver Butch Leitzinger | AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 122 |
| 20 DNF | LMP1 | 9 | Highcroft Racing | Duncan Dayton Andy Wallace | MG-Lola EX257 | D | 81 |
| 20 DNF | LMP1 | 9 | Highcroft Racing | Duncan Dayton Andy Wallace | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | D | 81 |
| 21 DNF | GT2 | 61 | Risi Competizione | Toni Vilander Ralf Kelleners | Ferrari F430GT | M | 32 |
| 21 DNF | GT2 | 61 | Risi Competizione | Toni Vilander Ralf Kelleners | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M | 32 |
| 22 DNF | LMP2 | 19 | Van der Steur Racing | Gunnar van der Steur Ben Devlin | Lola B2K/40 | D | 32 |
| 22 DNF | LMP2 | 19 | Van der Steur Racing | Gunnar van der Steur Ben Devlin | AER (Nissan) 3.0L V6 | D | 32 |
| 23 DNF | LMP1 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Lola B06/10 | M | 21 |
| 23 DNF | LMP1 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 21 |
| 24 DNF | LMP2 | 8 | B-K Motorsport | Guy Cosmo James Bach | Courage C65 | G | 21 |
| 24 DNF | LMP2 | 8 | B-K Motorsport | Guy Cosmo James Bach | Mazda R20B 2.0L 3-rotor | G | 21 |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #7 Penske Racing - 0:45.588
* Fastest Lap - #7 Penske Racing - 0:47.074
* Distance - 272.58 miles (438.67 km)
* Average Speed - 98.656 mph (158.771 km/h)