# 2008 Northeast Grand Prix

The 2008 American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lime Rock Park, Connecticut on July 12, 2008. It was the first event to take place at Lime Rock since portions of the track were redesigned and the entire surface repaved.

## Race summary

Acura scored their first overall win in the American Le Mans Series since they debuted their ARX-01 program in 2007. The #9 Highcroft Racing Acura of Scott Sharp and David Brabham managed to accomplish the feat with Brabham making a late charge and taking the overall lead in the final 90 seconds of the race, passing the #7 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder of Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas.

### Race 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 | Tire | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps |
| 1 | LMP2 | 9 | Patrón Highcroft Racing | Scott Sharp David Brabham | Acura ARX-01B | M | 168 |
| 1 | LMP2 | 9 | Patrón Highcroft Racing | Scott Sharp David Brabham | Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | M | 168 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 7 | Penske Racing | Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 168 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 7 | Penske Racing | Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 168 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 6 | Penske Racing | Patrick Long Sascha Maassen | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 168 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 6 | Penske Racing | Patrick Long Sascha Maassen | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 168 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Marco Werner Lucas Luhr | Audi R10 TDI | M | 167 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Marco Werner Lucas Luhr | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 167 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 15 | Lowe's Fernández Racing | Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz | Acura ARX-01B | M | 166 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 15 | Lowe's Fernández Racing | Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz | Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | M | 166 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 26 | Andretti Green Racing | Franck Montagny Marco Andretti | Acura ARX-01B | M | 165 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 26 | Andretti Green Racing | Franck Montagny Marco Andretti | Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | M | 165 |
| 7 DNF | LMP2 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 164 |
| 7 DNF | LMP2 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 164 |
| 8 | GT1 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 157 |
| 8 | GT1 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol) | M | 157 |
| 9 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 154 |
| 9 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister Wolf Henzler | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 154 |
| 10 | LMP1 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Clint Field Richard Berry | Lola B06/10 | D | 154 |
| 10 | LMP1 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Clint Field Richard Berry | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 (E85 ethanol) | D | 154 |
| 11 | GT2 | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Richard Westbrook Dirk Werner | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 153 |
| 11 | GT2 | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Richard Westbrook Dirk Werner | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 153 |
| 12 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo Mika Salo | Ferrari F430GT | M | 153 |
| 12 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo Mika Salo | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 153 |
| 13 | GT2 | 71 | Tafel Racing | Dominik Farnbacher Dirk Müller | Ferrari F430GT | M | 152 |
| 13 | GT2 | 71 | Tafel Racing | Dominik Farnbacher Dirk Müller | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 152 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 66 | de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud | Acura ARX-01B | M | 151 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 66 | de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud | Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | M | 151 |
| 15 | GT2 | 21 | Panoz Team PTG | Tommy Milner Tom Sutherland | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | D | 150 |
| 15 | GT2 | 21 | Panoz Team PTG | Tommy Milner Tom Sutherland | Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8 | D | 150 |
| 16 DNF | GT1 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 146 |
| 16 DNF | GT1 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta | Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol) | M | 146 |
| 17 | GT2 | 61 | Risi Competizione | Patrick Friesacher Harrison Brix | Ferrari F430GT | M | 145 |
| 17 | GT2 | 61 | Risi Competizione | Patrick Friesacher Harrison Brix | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 145 |
| 18 DNF | GT2 | 46 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek Patrick Pilet | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 144 |
| 18 DNF | GT2 | 46 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek Patrick Pilet | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 144 |
| 19 | GT2 | 54 | Black Swan Racing | Tim Pappas Anthony Lazzaro | Ford GT-R Mk.VII | F | 142 |
| 19 | GT2 | 54 | Black Swan Racing | Tim Pappas Anthony Lazzaro | Ford 5.0 L V8 | F | 142 |
| 20 | GT2 | 73 | Tafel Racing | Jim Tafel Alex Figge | Ferrari F430GT | M | 142 |
| 20 | GT2 | 73 | Tafel Racing | Jim Tafel Alex Figge | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 142 |
| 21 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Emanuele Pirro | Audi R10 TDI | M | 137 |
| 21 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Emanuele Pirro | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 137 |
| 22 NC | GT2 | 11 | Primetime Race Group | Joel Feinberg Chris Hall | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | H | 107 |
| 22 NC | GT2 | 11 | Primetime Race Group | Joel Feinberg Chris Hall | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | H | 107 |
| 23 DNF | LMP2 | 16 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 94 |
| 23 DNF | LMP2 | 16 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 94 |
| 24 DNF | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports 44 | Darren Law Seth Neiman | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 81 |
| 24 DNF | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports 44 | Darren Law Seth Neiman | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 81 |
| 25 DNF | LMP2 | 8 | B-K Motorsports | Gerardo Bonilla Ben Devlin | Lola B07/46 | Y | 74 |
| 25 DNF | LMP2 | 8 | B-K Motorsports | Gerardo Bonilla Ben Devlin | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (E85 ethanol) | Y | 74 |
| 26 DNF | GT1 | 008 | Bell Motorsports | Terry Borcheller Chapman Ducote | Aston Martin DBR9 | D | 61 |
| 26 DNF | GT1 | 008 | Bell Motorsports | Terry Borcheller Chapman Ducote | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | D | 61 |
| 27 DNF | GT2 | 007 | Drayson-Barwell | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | D | 24 |
| 27 DNF | GT2 | 007 | Drayson-Barwell | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 (E85 ethanol) | D | 24 |
| DNS | GT2 | 40 | Robertson Racing | David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry | Ford GT-R Mk.VII | D | - |
| DNS | GT2 | 40 | Robertson Racing | David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry | Ford 5.0 L V8 | D | - |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing - 0:46.696
* Fastest Lap - #1 Audi Sport North America - 0:48.007
* Average Speed - 91.105 mph