# 2006 American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio

The 2006 American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio was the third race for the 2006 American Le Mans Series season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. It took place on May 21, 2006.
This was the first time since the 2003 Grand Prix of Sonoma that the smaller Le Mans Prototype class was able to win the race overall, with both LMP2 class Penske Porsches finishing ahead of the LMP1 Audi R8.

## 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 | LMP2 | 7 | Penske Racing | Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas | Porsche RS Spyder | M | 119 |
| 1 | LMP2 | 7 | Penske Racing | Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | M | 119 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 6 | Penske Racing | Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr | Porsche RS Spyder | M | 119 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 6 | Penske Racing | Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | M | 119 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish | Audi R8 | M | 119 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 119 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Clint Field Liz Halliday | Lola B05/40 | G | 116 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Clint Field Liz Halliday | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | G | 116 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 16 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger James Weaver | Lola B06/10 | M | 116 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 16 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger James Weaver | AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 116 |
| 6 | GT1 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 116 |
| 6 | GT1 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | M | 116 |
| 7 | GT1 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 116 |
| 7 | GT1 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | M | 116 |
| 8 | GT1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Tomáš Enge | Aston Martin DBR9 | P | 115 |
| 8 | GT1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Tomáš Enge | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | P | 115 |
| 9 | GT1 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy | Aston Martin DBR9 | P | 115 |
| 9 | GT1 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | P | 115 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 8 | B-K Motorsports | Guy Cosmo James Bach | Courage C65 | G | 112 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 8 | B-K Motorsports | Guy Cosmo James Bach | Mazda R20B 2.0L 3-rotor | G | 112 |
| 11 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Wolf Henzler Johannes van Overbeek | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 111 |
| 11 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Wolf Henzler Johannes van Overbeek | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 111 |
| 12 | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Chris McMurry Mike Lewis | MG-Lola EX257 | D | 111 |
| 12 | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Chris McMurry Mike Lewis | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | D | 111 |
| 13 | GT2 | 50 | Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz | David Brabham Scott Maxwell | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 110 |
| 13 | GT2 | 50 | Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz | David Brabham Scott Maxwell | Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | P | 110 |
| 14 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Darren Law | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 109 |
| 14 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Darren Law | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 109 |
| 15 | GT2 | 21 | BMW Team PTG | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW M3 | Y | 109 |
| 15 | GT2 | 21 | BMW Team PTG | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW 3.2L I6 | Y | 109 |
| 16 | GT2 | 22 | BMW Team PTG | Justin Marks Bryan Sellers | BMW M3 | Y | 107 |
| 16 | GT2 | 22 | BMW Team PTG | Justin Marks Bryan Sellers | BMW 3.2L I6 | Y | 107 |
| 17 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo Mika Salo | Ferrari F430GT | M | 105 |
| 17 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo Mika Salo | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | M | 105 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 19 | Van der Steur Racing | Gunnar van der Steur Ben Devlin | Lola B2K/40 | D | 104 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 19 | Van der Steur Racing | Gunnar van der Steur Ben Devlin | AER (Nissan) 3.0L V6 | D | 104 |
| 19 | GT2 | 31 | Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 93 |
| 19 | GT2 | 31 | Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 93 |
| 20 DNF | GT2 | 51 | Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz | Gunnar Jeannette Tommy Milner | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 57 |
| 20 DNF | GT2 | 51 | Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz | Gunnar Jeannette Tommy Milner | Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | P | 57 |
| 21 DNF | LMP1 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Lola B06/10 | M | 3 |
| 21 DNF | LMP1 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8 | M | 3 |
| 22 DNF | GT2 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Mike Rockenfeller Klaus Graf | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 0 |
| 22 DNF | GT2 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Mike Rockenfeller Klaus Graf | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | M | 0 |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #6 Penske Racing - 1:12.815
* Fastest Lap - #6 Penske Racing - 1:13.774
* Distance - 269.993 miles (434.512 km)
* Average Speed - 97.974 mph (157.674 km/h)