# 2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach

The 2012 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach was held at Long Beach Street Circuit on April 14, 2012. It was the second round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series season.

## Qualifying

Due to heavy rain before the qualifying session was scheduled to take place, the ALMS decided to postpone the qualifying session. Grid position was decided by points standings in the championship which meant the No. 16 Dyson Racing car started on pole position.

### Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | Team | Grid |
| 1 | P1 | #16 Dyson Racing Team | 1 |
| 2 | P1 | #6 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | 2 |
| 3 | P1 | #20 Dyson Racing Team | 3 |
| 4 | P2 | #055 Level 5 Motorsports | 4 |
| 5 | P2 | #54 Black Swan Racing | 5 |
| 6 | P2 | #37 Conquest Endurance | 6 |
| 7 | P2 | #95 Level 5 Motorsports | 7 |
| 8 | PC | #06 CORE Autosport | 8 |
| 9 | PC | #52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | 9 |
| 10 | PC | #05 CORE Autosport | 10 |
| 11 | PC | #5 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | 11 |
| 12 | PC | #9 RSR Racing | 12 |
| 13 | PC | #25 Dempsey Racing | 13 |
| 14 | PC | #8 Merchant Services Racing | 14 |
| 15 | PC | #7 Merchant Services Racing | 15 |
| 16 | GT | #56 BMW Team RLL | 16 |
| 17 | GT | #3 Corvette Racing | 17 |
| 18 | GT | #4 Corvette Racing | 18 |
| 19 | GT | #55 BMW Team RLL | 19 |
| 20 | GT | #48 Paul Miller Racing | 20 |
| 21 | GT | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | 21 |
| 22 | GT | #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 22 |
| 23 | GT | #17 Team Falken Tire | 23 |
| 24 | GT | #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 24 |
| 25 | GT | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | 25 |
| 26 | GT | #23 Lotus / Alex Job Racing | 26 |
| 27 | GT | #007 Aston Martin Racing | 27 |
| 28 | GTC | #34 Green Hornet Racing | 28 |
| 29 | GTC | #22 Alex Job Racing | 29 |
| 30 | GTC | #66 TRG | 30 |
| 31 | GTC | #11 JDX Racing | 31 |
| 32 | GTC | #24 Competition Motorsports | 32 |
| 33 | GTC | #32 GMG Racing | 33 |

## Race
### Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps |
| 1 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr | HPD ARX-03a | M | 86 |
| 1 | P1 | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr | Honda 3.4 L V8 | M | 86 |
| 2 | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Lola B12/60 | D | 86 |
| 2 | P1 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol) | D | 86 |
| 3 | PC | 06 | CORE Autosport | Alex Popow Ryan Dalziel | Oreca FLM09 | M | 85 |
| 3 | PC | 06 | CORE Autosport | Alex Popow Ryan Dalziel | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 85 |
| 4 | PC | 5 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Memo Gidley Michael Guasch | Oreca FLM09 | M | 84 |
| 4 | PC | 5 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | Memo Gidley Michael Guasch | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 84 |
| 5 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Colin Braun Jon Bennett | Oreca FLM09 | M | 84 |
| 5 | PC | 05 | CORE Autosport | Colin Braun Jon Bennett | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 84 |
| 6 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 84 |
| 6 | GT | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 84 |
| 7 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | Dirk Müller Joey Hand | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 84 |
| 7 | GT | 56 | BMW Team RLL | Dirk Müller Joey Hand | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | 84 |
| 8 | GT | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 84 |
| 8 | GT | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 84 |
| 9 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 84 |
| 9 | GT | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 84 |
| 10 | P2 | 055 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut | HPD ARX-03b | D | 83 |
| 10 | P2 | 055 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | D | 83 |
| 11 | GT | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Adrián Fernández | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 83 |
| 11 | GT | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Adrián Fernández | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 83 |
| 12 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 83 |
| 12 | GT | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 83 |
| 13 | GT | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 83 |
| 13 | GT | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 83 |
| 14 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Sascha Maassen | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | D | 83 |
| 14 | GT | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryce Miller Sascha Maassen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | D | 83 |
| 15 | P1 | 20 | Dyson Racing Team | Eric Lux Michael Marsal | Lola B11/66 | D | 83 |
| 15 | P1 | 20 | Dyson Racing Team | Eric Lux Michael Marsal | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Isobutanol) | D | 83 |
| 16 | PC | 8 | Merchant Services Racing | Kyle Marcelli Antonio Downs | Oreca FLM09 | M | 83 |
| 16 | PC | 8 | Merchant Services Racing | Kyle Marcelli Antonio Downs | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 83 |
| 17 | P2 | 37 | Conquest Endurance | Martin Plowman David Heinemeier Hansson | Morgan LMP2 | D | 83 |
| 17 | P2 | 37 | Conquest Endurance | Martin Plowman David Heinemeier Hansson | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 83 |
| 18 | PC | 25 | Dempsey Racing | Duncan Ende Henri Richard | Oreca FLM09 | M | 82 |
| 18 | PC | 25 | Dempsey Racing | Duncan Ende Henri Richard | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 82 |
| 19 | P2 | 95 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Luis Díaz | HPD ARX-03b | D | 81 |
| 19 | P2 | 95 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Luis Díaz | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | D | 81 |
| 20 | GT | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Marco Holzer | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 81 |
| 20 | GT | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Marco Holzer | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 81 |
| 21 | GT | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Guy Cosmo | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 80 |
| 21 | GT | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Guy Cosmo | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 80 |
| 22 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Butch Leitzinger Rudy Junco, Jr. | Oreca FLM09 | M | 80 |
| 22 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Butch Leitzinger Rudy Junco, Jr. | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 80 |
| 23 | GTC | 34 | Green Hornet Racing | Peter LeSaffre Damien Faulkner | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 79 |
| 23 | GTC | 34 | Green Hornet Racing | Peter LeSaffre Damien Faulkner | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 79 |
| 24 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 79 |
| 24 | GTC | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen Cooper MacNeil | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 79 |
| 25 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Chris Cumming Michael Valiante | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 79 |
| 25 | GTC | 11 | JDX Racing | Chris Cumming Michael Valiante | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 79 |
| 26 | GTC | 32 | GMG Racing | James Sofronas Alex Welch | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 79 |
| 26 | GTC | 32 | GMG Racing | James Sofronas Alex Welch | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 79 |
| 27 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Spencer Pumpelly Emilio Di Guida | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 77 |
| 27 | GTC | 66 | TRG | Spencer Pumpelly Emilio Di Guida | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 77 |
| 28 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Jörg Müller | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 71 |
| 28 | GT | 55 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Jörg Müller | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | 71 |
| 29 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Tomy Drissi | Oreca FLM09 | M | 69 |
| 29 | PC | 9 | RSR Racing | Bruno Junqueira Tomy Drissi | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 69 |
| 30 NC | GT | 23 | Lotus Alex Job Racing | Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler | Lotus Evora GTE | Y | 57 |
| 30 NC | GT | 23 | Lotus Alex Job Racing | Townsend Bell Bill Sweedler | Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V6 | Y | 57 |
| 31 DNF | GTC | 24 | Competition Motorsports | Bob Faieta Michael Avenatti | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 74 |
| 31 DNF | GTC | 24 | Competition Motorsports | Bob Faieta Michael Avenatti | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 74 |
| 32 DNF | PC | 7 | Merchant Services Racing | James Kovacic Tony Burgess | Oreca FLM09 | M | 35 |
| 32 DNF | PC | 7 | Merchant Services Racing | James Kovacic Tony Burgess | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | M | 35 |
| 33 DNF | P2 | 54 | Black Swan Racing | Tim Pappas Jeroen Bleekemolen | Lola B11/80 | D | 1 |
| 33 DNF | P2 | 54 | Black Swan Racing | Tim Pappas Jeroen Bleekemolen | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | D | 1 |