2012 Baltimore Sports Car Challenge

[[Image:Baltimore2012Diagram.svg|thumb|right|240px|Track map of [[Grand Prix of Baltimore|Baltimore Street Circuit]] (2012-2013)]] [[File:Racing to Green Energy - American Le Mans Series (20120831-OC-LSC-0015).jpg|thumb|Porsche GT3 race cars (GT Challenge class) of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) motorsport challenge practice for their race, during the [[Grand Prix of Baltimore|Baltimore Grand Prix]], on the streets of downtown Baltimore on Friday, August 31, 2012]] The '''2012 [[Grand Prix of Baltimore|Baltimore Sports Car Challenge presented by SRT]]''' was a multi-class sports car and GT motor race held on the streets of [[Baltimore]] in [[Maryland]], [[United States]] on September 1, 2012. It was the eighth round of the [[2012 American Le Mans Series season]] and the second race Baltimore Sports Car Challenge, and event co-located with the [[2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore|Grand Prix of Baltimore]] IndyCar race. The race was held over a two-hour time period, during which 67 laps of the 3.3 kilometre circuit were completed for a race distance of 218 kilometres.

The race was won by [[Level 5 Motorsports]] duo of [[Scott Tucker (racing driver)|Scott Tucker]] and [[Christophe Bouchut]] driving a [[HPD ARX-03b]]. The race was dominated by the P2 class cars as trouble struck all three P1 class prototypes. When [[Conquest Racing|Conquest Endurance]] broke a gearbox in their [[Morgan LMP2]] it set up the first outright victory by a P2 prototype since [[Andretti Autosport|Andretti Green Racing]]'s [[Franck Montagny]] and [[James Rossiter]] took victory at the [[2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge]], also driving a HPD ARX.<ref name="Rport">{{cite web | url = http://www.alms.com/articles/level-5-team-falken-tire-come-big-baltimore | title = www.alms.com/articles/level-5-team-falken-tire-come-big-baltimore | publisher = [[American Le Mans Series]] | date = 2012-09-01 | access-date = 2012-09-06}}</ref> Second place was also a Level 5 Motorsports HPD ARX-03b, driven by Tucker, [[Luis Díaz (racing driver)|Luis Díaz]] and [[Ricardo González (racing driver)|Ricardo González]].

Third was the first of the Prototype Challenge [[Oreca FLM09]]s, the CORE Autosport car of Alex Popow and [[Ryan Dalziel]].

Even more notable the Level 5 Motorsports' 1–2 victory, the [[Walker Racing|Team Falken Tire]] Porsche of [[Wolf Henzler]] and [[Bryan Sellers]] finished fourth, winning the GT class, finishing on the same lap as the Level 5 HPDs. They finished ahead of the factory [[Chevrolet Corvette]] of [[Oliver Gavin]] and [[Tommy Milner]], the [[Extreme Speed Motorsports]] Ferrari of [[Scott Sharp]] and [[Johannes van Overbeek]], the [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|BMW Team RLL]] BMW of [[Joey Hand]] and [[Dirk Müller (racing driver)|Dirk Müller]], the [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]] Porsche of [[Jörg Bergmeister]] and [[Patrick Long]] and the second Corvette of [[Jan Magnussen]] and [[Antonio García (racing driver)|Antonio García]] as GTs dominated the top ten finishers.

Thirteenth was the P1 class survivor, the [[Dyson Racing Team]] [[Lola B08/60|Lola B11/66]] of Michael Marsal and Eric Lux.

GT Challenge was claimed when the [[The Racer's Group|TRG]] Porsche of [[Patrick Pilet]] and debutant Al Carter crossed the line in 19th position.

24 of the 30 entries were running at races conclusion.

==Race==

===Race result=== Class winners in '''bold'''. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).<ref name="Race">{{cite web | url = http://www.alms.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/Baltimore%20Race%20Summary_0.pdf | format = PDF | title = Race Summary | publisher = [[International Motor Sports Association]] | date = 2012-09-01 | access-date = 2012-09-06}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! rowspan=2 | Pos ! rowspan=2 | Class ! rowspan=2 | No ! rowspan=2 | Team ! rowspan=2 | Drivers ! Chassis ! rowspan=2 | Tire ! rowspan=2 | Laps |- ! Engine |- style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | P2 | rowspan=2 | 055 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Level 5 Motorsports]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Tucker (racing driver)|Scott Tucker]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Bouchut]] | [[HPD ARX-03b]] | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- style="font-weight:bold" | [[Honda Performance Development|Honda]] HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 2 | rowspan=2 | P2 | rowspan=2 | 95 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Level 5 Motorsports]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Tucker (racing driver)|Scott Tucker]] {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis Díaz (racing driver)|Luis Díaz]] {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Ricardo González (racing driver)|Ricardo González]] | [[HPD ARX-03b]] | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- | [[Honda Performance Development|Honda]] HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 |- style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan=2 | 3 | rowspan=2 | PC | rowspan=2 | 06 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Alex Popow]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Dalziel]] | [[Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- style="font-weight:bold" | [[GM LS engine#LS3|Chevrolet LS3]] 6.2 L V8 |- style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan=2 | 4 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 17 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Walker Racing|Team Falken Tire]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Wolf Henzler]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bryan Sellers]] | [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]]-RSR | rowspan=2 | {{Falken}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- style="font-weight:bold" | [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 5 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 4 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corvette Racing]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Gavin]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Milner]] | [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- | [[Chevrolet]] 5.5 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 6 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 01 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Extreme Speed Motorsports]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Sharp]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johannes van Overbeek]] | [[Ferrari 458 Italia GT2]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- | [[Ferrari]] 4.5 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 7 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 56 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|BMW Team RLL]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joey Hand]] {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Dirk Müller (racing driver)|Dirk Müller]] | [[BMW M3#Motorsport 4|BMW M3 GT2]] | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- | [[BMW]] 4.0 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 8 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 45 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jörg Bergmeister]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Long]] | [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]]-RSR | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- | [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 9 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 3 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corvette Racing]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jan Magnussen]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Antonio García (racing driver)|Antonio García]] | [[Chevrolet Corvette C6.R]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- | [[Chevrolet]] 5.5 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 10 | rowspan=2 | PC | rowspan=2 | 9 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rocketsports|RSR Racing]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Junqueira]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tomy Drissi]] | [[Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- | [[GM LS engine#LS3|Chevrolet LS3]] 6.2 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 11 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 44 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Flying Lizard Motorsports]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Seth Neiman]] {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Marco Holzer]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Long]] | [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]]-RSR | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- | [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 12 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 55 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing|BMW Team RLL]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jörg Müller]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Auberlen]] | [[BMW M3#Motorsport 4|BMW M3 GT2]] | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- | [[BMW]] 4.0 L V8 |- style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan=2 | 13 | rowspan=2 | P1 | rowspan=2 | 20 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dyson Racing Team]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Marsal {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Lux (racing driver)|Eric Lux]] | [[Lola B08/60|Lola B11/66]] | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 67 |- style="font-weight:bold" | [[Mazda MZR engine#MZR-R|Mazda MZR-R]] 2.0 L Turbo I4 ([[Isobutanol]]) |- ! rowspan=2 | 14 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 48 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Miller Racing]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bryce Miller (racing driver)|Bryce Miller]] {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Sascha Maassen]] | [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]]-RSR | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 66 |- | [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 15 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 23 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] / [[Alex Job Racing]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Sweedler {{flagicon|USA}} [[Townsend Bell]] | [[Lotus Evora]] GTE | rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}} | rowspan=2 | 66 |- | [[Toyota]]-[[Cosworth]] 3.5 L V6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 16 | rowspan=2 | PC | rowspan=2 | 25 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dempsey Racing]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Richard {{flagicon|USA}} Duncan Ende | [[Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 66 |- | [[GM LS engine#LS3|Chevrolet LS3]] 6.2 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 17 | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 02 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Extreme Speed Motorsports]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Brown (racing driver)|Ed Brown]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Guy Cosmo]] | [[Ferrari 458 Italia GT2]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 66 |- | [[Ferrari]] 4.5 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 18 DNF | rowspan=2 | GT | rowspan=2 | 93 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Street and Racing Technology|SRT Motorsports]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marc Goossens]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Kendall]] | [[Dodge Viper|SRT Viper]] GTS-R | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 65 |- | [[Dodge]] 8.0 L V10 |- style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan=2 | 19 | rowspan=2 | GTC | rowspan=2 | 68 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[The Racer's Group|TRG]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Al Carter {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Pilet]] | [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]] Cup | rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}} | rowspan=2 | 65 |- style="font-weight:bold" | [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 20 | rowspan=2 | GTC | rowspan=2 | 22 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex Job Racing]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cooper MacNeil]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Leh Keen]] | [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]] Cup | rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}} | rowspan=2 | 65 |- | [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 21 | rowspan=2 | GTC | rowspan=2 | 34 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Green Hornet Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter LeSaffre {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Damien Faulkner]] | [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]] Cup | rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}} | rowspan=2 | 65 |- | [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 22 | rowspan=2 | GTC | rowspan=2 | 66 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[The Racer's Group|TRG]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Marc Bunting {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spencer Pumpelly]] | [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]] Cup | rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}} | rowspan=2 | 65 |- | [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 23 | rowspan=2 | P1 | rowspan=2 | 16 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dyson Racing Team]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Dyson]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Guy Smith (racing driver)|Guy Smith]] | [[Lola B12/60]] | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 65 |- | [[Mazda MZR engine#MZR-R|Mazda MZR-R]] 2.0 L Turbo I4 ([[Isobutanol]]) |- ! rowspan=2 | 24 DNF | rowspan=2 | P1 | rowspan=2 | 6 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Muscle Milk Motorsports|Muscle Milk Pickett Racing]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Lucas Luhr]] {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Klaus Graf (racing driver)|Klaus Graf]] | [[HPD ARX-03a]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 62 |- | [[Honda Performance Development|Honda]] 3.4 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 25 | rowspan=2 | PC | rowspan=2 | 7 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Merchant Services Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lucas Downs {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Downs | [[Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 58 |- | [[Chevrolet]] [[GM LS engine#LS3|LS3]] 6.2 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 26 DNF | rowspan=2 | P2 | rowspan=2 | 37 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Conquest Racing|Conquest Endurance]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Martin Plowman]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[David Heinemeier Hansson]] | [[Morgan LMP2]] | rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}} | rowspan=2 | 56 |- | [[Nissan VK engine#VK45DE|Nissan VK45DE]] 4.5 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 27 | rowspan=2 | GTC | rowspan=2 | 11 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} JDX Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Chris Cumming {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Valiante]] | [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3]] Cup | rowspan=2 | {{Yokohama}} | rowspan=2 | 49 |- | [[Porsche]] 4.0 L Flat-6 |- ! rowspan=2 | 28 DNF | rowspan=2 | PC | rowspan=2 | 8 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Merchant Services Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kyle Marcelli]] {{flagicon|CAN}} Tony Burgess | [[Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 43 |- | [[GM LS engine#LS3|Chevrolet LS3]] 6.2 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 29 DNF | rowspan=2 | PC | rowspan=2 | 05 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[CORE Autosport]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Bennett (racing driver)|Jon Bennett]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Colin Braun]] | [[Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 31 |- | [[GM LS engine#LS3|Chevrolet LS3]] 6.2 L V8 |- ! rowspan=2 | 30 DNF | rowspan=2 | PC | rowspan=2 | 18 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Raphael Matos]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rodin Younessi]] | [[Oreca FLM09]] | rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}} | rowspan=2 | 0 |- | [[GM LS engine#LS3|Chevrolet LS3]] 6.2 L V8 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Sportscar Race Report | Year_of_race = 2012 | Sportscar_Series = American Le Mans Series | Previous_race_in_season = [[2012 Road Race Showcase|Road Race Showcase]] | Next_race_in_season = [[2012 American Le Mans Series VIR 240|American Le Mans Series VIR 240]] }}

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