# 2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships

The 2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships presented by Patrón was the tenth and final round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California on October 11, 2009. The race was won by the Acura of de Ferran Motorsports, driven by Simon Pagenaud and retiring driver Gil de Ferran, which wore a tribute livery based on Jim Hall's Chaparrals. Adrian Fernández and Luis Díaz won the LMP2 category in the Fernández Racing Acura while only six tenths of a second behind the overall winning de Ferran car. The GT2 class was won by the #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche after contact with the #3 Corvette Racing while approaching the finish line on the final lap. Guy Cosmo and John Baker of Orbit Racing won their first race in the ALMS Challenge category after the Velox Motorsport entry was disqualified.

## Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | Team | Qualifying Driver | Lap Time |
| 1 | LMP1 | #66 de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran | 1:11.206 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham | 1:11.298 |
| 3 | LMP2 | #15 Lowe's Fernández Racing | Luis Díaz | 1:11.310 |
| 4 | LMP2 | #20 Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger | 1:12.051 |
| 5 | LMP1 | #88 Drayson Racing | Jonny Cocker | 1:12.745 |
| 6 | LMP1 | #48 Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem | 1:13.238 |
| 7 | LMP2 | #6 Team Cytosport | Klaus Graf | 1:14.492 |
| 8 | LMP1 | #37 Intersport Racing | Jon Field | 1:14.661 |
| 9 | LMP1 | #12 Autocon Motorsports | Chris McMurry | 1:15.861 |
| 10 | GT2 | #3 Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen | 1:23.053 |
| 11 | GT2 | #62 Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer | 1:23.220 |
| 12 | GT2 | #4 Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 1:23.283 |
| 13 | GT2 | #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Wolf Henzler | 1:23.347 |
| 14 | GT2 | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister | 1:23.391 |
| 15 | GT2 | #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen | 1:23.552 |
| 16 | GT2 | #21 Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:23.640 |
| 17 | GT2 | #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Tommy Milner | 1:23.745 |
| 18 | GT2 | #28 LG Motorsports | Tom Sutherland | 1:23.991 |
| 19 | GT2 | #40 Robertson Racing | David Murry | 1:23.993 |
| 20 | GT2 | #18 T-Mobile VICI Racing | Richard Westbrook | 1:24.307 |
| 21 | GT2 | #17 Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers | 1:25.455 |
| 22 | GT2 | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 1:28.798 |
| 23 | Chal | #47 Orbit Racing | Guy Cosmo | 1:29.546 |
| 24 | Chal | #05 GMG Racing | James Sofronas | 1:29.755 |
| 25 | Chal | #69 P7 Racing | Galen Bieker | 1:29.844 |
| 26 | Chal | #36 Gruppe Orange | Bob Faieta | 1:29.887 |
| 27 | Chal | #38 Velox Motorsport | Shane Lewis | 1:29.916 |
| 28 | Chal | #57 Snow Racing | Martin Snow | 1:30.147 |
| 29 | Chal | #08 Orbit Racing | Bill Sweedler | 1:30.481 |
| 30 | Chal | #02 Gruppe Orange | Donald Pickering | 1:31.509 |
| 31 | LMP1 | #10 ECO Racing | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 32 | GT2 | #33 RSR | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 33 | UNC | #16 Dyson Racing Team | Did not participate | Did not participate |

## Race result

Class winners are marked in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of 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 | LMP1 | 66 | de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud | Acura ARX-02a | M | 168 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 66 | de Ferran Motorsports | Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud | Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | M | 168 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 15 | Lowe's Fernández Racing | Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz | Acura ARX-01B | M | 168 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 15 | Lowe's Fernández Racing | Adrian Fernández Luis Díaz | Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | M | 168 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 9 | Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham Scott Sharp | Acura ARX-02a | M | 164 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 9 | Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham Scott Sharp | Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | M | 164 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Bryan Willman Chris McMurry Tony Burgess | Lola B06/10 | D | 159 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Bryan Willman Chris McMurry Tony Burgess | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | D | 159 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 48 | Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem Stefan Johansson | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS | D | 158 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 48 | Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem Stefan Johansson | Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L Hybrid V8 | D | 158 |
| 6 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 155 |
| 6 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 155 |
| 7 | GT2 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 155 |
| 7 | GT2 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | M | 155 |
| 8 | GT2 | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Wolf Henzler Pierre Ehret | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 154 |
| 8 | GT2 | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Wolf Henzler Pierre Ehret | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 154 |
| 9 | GT2 | 21 | Panoz Team PTG | Ian James Dominik Farnbacher | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Y | 154 |
| 9 | GT2 | 21 | Panoz Team PTG | Ian James Dominik Farnbacher | Ford 5.0 L V8 | Y | 154 |
| 10 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Johannes van Overbeek | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 153 |
| 10 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Johannes van Overbeek | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 153 |
| 11 | GT2 | 92 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Tommy Milner Dirk Müller | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 153 |
| 11 | GT2 | 92 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Tommy Milner Dirk Müller | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | 153 |
| 12 | GT2 | 18 | T-Mobile VICI Racing | Richard Westbrook Johannes Stuck | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 153 |
| 12 | GT2 | 18 | T-Mobile VICI Racing | Richard Westbrook Johannes Stuck | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 153 |
| 13 | GT2 | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Dominic Cicero | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 150 |
| 13 | GT2 | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Bryan Sellers Dominic Cicero | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 150 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith Ben Devlin | Lola B09/86 | M | 150 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith Ben Devlin | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Butanol) | M | 150 |
| 15 | GT2 | 28 | LG Motorsports | Lou Gigliotti Tom Sutherland Tomy Drissi | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | D | 150 |
| 15 | GT2 | 28 | LG Motorsports | Lou Gigliotti Tom Sutherland Tomy Drissi | Chevrolet LS3 6.3 L V8 | D | 150 |
| 16 | Chal | 47 | Orbit Racing | Guy Cosmo John Baker | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 |
| 16 | Chal | 47 | Orbit Racing | Guy Cosmo John Baker | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 144 |
| 17 | GT2 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 143 |
| 17 | GT2 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | M | 143 |
| 18 | Chal | 02 | Gruppe Orange | Nick Parker Donald Pickering | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 140 |
| 18 | Chal | 02 | Gruppe Orange | Nick Parker Donald Pickering | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 140 |
| 19 | Chal | 69 | P7 Racing | Robert Rodriquez Galen Bieker | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 140 |
| 19 | Chal | 69 | P7 Racing | Robert Rodriquez Galen Bieker | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 140 |
| 20 | GT2 | 40 | Robertson Racing | David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry | Ford GT-R Mk. VII | D | 139 |
| 20 | GT2 | 40 | Robertson Racing | David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry | Ford 5.0 L V8 | D | 139 |
| 21 | Chal | 08 | Orbit Racing | Ed Brown Bill Sweedler | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 138 |
| 21 | Chal | 08 | Orbit Racing | Ed Brown Bill Sweedler | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 138 |
| 22 DNF | LMP1 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Clint Field | Lola B06/10 | D | 125 |
| 22 DNF | LMP1 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Clint Field | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | D | 125 |
| 23 DNF | LMP2 | 6 | Team Cytosport | Greg Pickett Klaus Graf | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 124 |
| 23 DNF | LMP2 | 6 | Team Cytosport | Greg Pickett Klaus Graf | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 124 |
| 24 NC | Chal | 05 | GMG Racing | Bret Curtis James Sofronas | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 89 |
| 24 NC | Chal | 05 | GMG Racing | Bret Curtis James Sofronas | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 89 |
| 25 DNF | Chal | 57 | Snow Racing | Martin Snow Melanie Snow | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 52 |
| 25 DNF | Chal | 57 | Snow Racing | Martin Snow Melanie Snow | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 52 |
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari F430GT | M | 49 |
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 49 |
| 27 DNF | GT2 | 33 | RSR | Paul Gentilozzi Marc Goossens | Jaguar XKR | Y | 46 |
| 27 DNF | GT2 | 33 | RSR | Paul Gentilozzi Marc Goossens | Jaguar 4.2 L V8 | Y | 46 |
| 28 DNF | LMP2 | 20 | Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti | Lola B08/86 | M | 31 |
| 28 DNF | LMP2 | 20 | Dyson Racing Team | Butch Leitzinger Marino Franchitti | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | M | 31 |
| 29 DNF | GT2 | 90 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 3 |
| 29 DNF | GT2 | 90 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | 3 |
| 30 DNF | LMP1 | 88 | Drayson Racing | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker | Lola B09/60 | M | 2 |
| 30 DNF | LMP1 | 88 | Drayson Racing | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 2 |
| DSQ | Chal | 38 | Velox Motorsport | Shane Lewis Mitchell Pagerey | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 |
| DSQ | Chal | 38 | Velox Motorsport | Shane Lewis Mitchell Pagerey | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 144 |
| DSQ | Chal | 36 | Gruppe Orange | Wesley Hoaglund Bob Faieta | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 144 |
| DSQ | Chal | 36 | Gruppe Orange | Wesley Hoaglund Bob Faieta | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | Y | 144 |
| DNS | LMP1 | 10 | ECO Racing | Hideki Noda Cort Wagner Nikolas Konstant | Radical SR9 | D | – |
| DNS | LMP1 | 10 | ECO Racing | Hideki Noda Cort Wagner Nikolas Konstant | ECO (AER) 5.0 L Turbo V10 (Diesel) | D | – |