American Le Mans Series
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"ALMS" redirects here. For the sports car racing series set in Asia, see Asian Le Mans Series. For other uses, see alms (disambiguation).
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Country | United States, Canada |
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Inaugural season | 1999 |
Folded | 2013 |
Prototype Classes | P1, P2, PC |
GT Classes | GT, GTC |
Drivers | Varies over season |
Teams | Varies over season |
Tire suppliers | Michelin, Dunlop, Falken, Yokohama, Bridgestone |
Last Drivers' champion | LMP1: Klaus Graf & Lucas Luhr GT: Jan Magnussen & Antonio García LMP2: Scott Tucker LMPC: Mike Guasch GTC: Cooper MacNeil & Jeroen Bleekemolen |
Last Makes' champion | LMP1: HPD-Honda GT: Chevrolet |
Last Teams' champion | LMP1: Muscle Milk Pickett Racing GT: Corvette Racing LMP2: Level 5 Motorsports LMPC: CORE Autosport GTC: Flying Lizard Motorsports |
Official website | http://www.alms.com |
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The American Le Mans' headquarters was in Braselton, Georgia, adjacent to Road Atlanta.
In 2014, the series merged with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series[1][2] to form the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[3]