Penske Racing's RS Spyder

“This was a fantastic race for the fans that made one thing very clear: Without the top competition
in the LMP2 and GT2 classes the American Le Mans Series show would be only half as good,” Porsche's head of motorsport Hartmut Kristen said after the race. “Today our better pit strategy was very clearly the reason for our one-two victory.” Drivers Ryan Briscoe and Sascha Maassen started from fifth on the grid with Briscoe taking the wheel over from Maassen and fighting his way up to second place.

Briscoe then went on the overtake team colleagues Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas, winning by nearly 7.5 seconds.

“The race ran exactly as planned,” Maassen said. “At the beginning I didn't want to take any risks but at the end we used our chance. I knew without doubt I had the best car, the best team and the best team mate. Nothing could really go wrong.” Ryan Briscoe added: “That was a fantastic team job. The pit stops ran perfectly. And Roger Penske, who decided on our race strategy, made exactly the right decisions. With the new tyres at the end my car ran like magic.” 

The two RS Spyders run by the Porsche-supported US private team Dyson Racing also finished well. Chris Dyson and Guy Smith claimed fourth with Andy Wallace and Butch Leitzinger finishing in sixth. 

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