The 2007

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season was the 37th season for the

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GT Championship, with the ninth labeled as the American Le Mans Series. It was a series for

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s (LMP) and

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(GT) race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began March 17, 2007, and ended October 20, 2007 after 12 races. It was the league's longest season since 2000.

Schedule

Following the ten race schedule of 2006, a twelve race schedule was announced for 2007. While the

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was not part of the new schedule, three new temporary street circuits were added. The

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and the Long Beach circuit were added after the

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, while the new Belle Isle circuit was added before

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Ethanol

Announced on February 8, 2007, the American Le Mans Series signed an agreement with the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) to run E10

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-enriched fuel in all gasoline-powered entries. The fuel was 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline. EPIC also sponsored

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entry as part of the dea

This was similar to Rahal Letterman's deal in the

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Season results

Overall winner in bold.

Teams championship

For most races, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order: * 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 For the four-hour Road America 500 and Monterey Sports Car Championships are scored in the following order: * 23-19-16-13-11-9-7-6-5-4 And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order: * 26-22-19-16-14-12-10-9-8-7 Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

LMP1 standings

LMP2 standings

GT1 standings

GT2 standings

Drivers championship

For most races, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order: * 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 For the four hour Road America 500 and Monterey Sports Car Championships are scored in the following order: * 23-19-16-13-11-9-7-6-5-4 And for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order: * 26-22-19-16-14-12-10-9-8-7 Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Drivers failing to drive for at least 45 minutes in the race are not awarded points, with the exception of the Long Beach round where drivers need only 30 minutes minimum.

LMP1 standings

LMP2 standings

GT1 standings

GT2 standings

External links

American Le Mans Series homepage

American Le Mans Series schedule

Mariantic ALMS 2007 news

SpeedArena ALMS news
{{IMSA GT Championships American Le Mans Series seasons

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