2009 1000 km of Algarve
# 2009 1000 km of Algarve

The 2009 1000 km of Algarve (1000 km do Algarve) was the third round of the 2009 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal, and was held over the night starting on 1 August 2009 and ending in the early morning of 2 August.

## Race Report

### Qualifying

**Qualifying result**

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

| Pos | Class | Team | Lap Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 11 Team Oreca Matmut AIM | 1:31.020 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 007 Aston Martin Racing | 1:31.160 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 10 Team Oreca Matmut AIM | 1:31.236 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 23 Strakka Racing | 1:31.468 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 009 Aston Martin Racing | 1:31.556 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 15 Kolles | 1:32.124 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 16 Pescarolo Sport | 1:32.232 |
| 8 | LMP1 | No. 14 Kolles | 1:32.284 |
| 9 | LMP1 | No. 13 Speedy Racing Team Sebah | 1:32.408 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 40 Quifel ASM Team | 1:34.296 |
| 11 | LMP1 | No. 12 Signature Plus | 1:34.328 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 25 RML | 1:34.728 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 41 GAC Racing Team | 1:34.752 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 29 Racing Box | 1:34.948 |
| 15 | LMP2 | No. 33 Speedy Racing Team Sebah | 1:35.100 |
| 16 | LMP2 | No. 30 Racing Box | 1:35.448 |
| 17 | LMP2 | No. 35 OAK Racing | 1:37.076 |
| 18 | LMP2 | No. 37 WR Salini | 1:37.088 |
| 19 | LMP2 | No. 24 OAK Racing | 1:38.396 |
| 20 | LMP2 | No. 43 Q8 Oils Hache Team | 1:39.296 |
| 21 | LMP2 | No. 28 Ibañez Racing Service | 1:39.940 |
| 22 | LMP2 | No. 26 Bruichladdich-Bruneau Team | 1:40.820 |
| 23 | GT1 | No. 72 Luc Alphand Aventures | 1:42.052 |
| 24 | GT1 | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 1:44.028 |
| 25 | GT2 | No. 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton | 1:44.804 |
| 26 | GT2 | No. 92 JMW Motorsport | 1:44.868 |
| 27 | GT2 | No. 84 Team Modena | 1:45.436 |
| 28 | GT2 | No. 76 IMSA Performance Matmut | 1:45.744 |
| 29 | GT2 | No. 90 FBR | 1:45.808 |
| 30 | GT2 | No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton | 1:46.080 |
| 31 | GT2 | No. 89 Hankook Team Fernbacher | 1:46.380 |
| 32 | GT2 | No. 87 Drayson Racing | 1:46.636 |
| 33 | GT2 | No. 99 JMB Racing | 1:46.672 |
| 34 | GT2 | No. 81 Easyrace | 1:48.412 |
| 35 | GT2 | No. 85 Snoras Spyker Squadron | No Time |

### Race report

**Race results**

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Jean-Christophe Boullion Christophe Tinseau | Pescarolo 01 | M | 215 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Jean-Christophe Boullion Christophe Tinseau | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 215 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Jan Charouz Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | M | 215 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Jan Charouz Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 215 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 10 | Team Oreca Matmut AIM | Bruno Senna Tiago Monteiro | Oreca 01 | M | 214 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 10 | Team Oreca Matmut AIM | Bruno Senna Tiago Monteiro | AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | M | 214 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 11 | Team Oreca Matmut AIM | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | Oreca 01 | M | 212 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 11 | Team Oreca Matmut AIM | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | M | 212 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Harold Primat Miguel Ramos | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | M | 211 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 009 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Harold Primat Miguel Ramos | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 211 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 | D | 207 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | D | 207 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Box | Andrea Ceccato Filippe Francioni Giacomo Piccini | Lola B08/80 | M | 205 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Box | Andrea Ceccato Filippe Francioni Giacomo Piccini | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 205 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 41 | GAC Racing Team | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Philipp Peter | Zytek 07S/2 | M | 205 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 41 | GAC Racing Team | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Philipp Peter | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 205 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 30 | Racing Box | Matteo Bobbi Andrea Piccini Thomas Biagi | Lola B08/80 | M | 203 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 30 | Racing Box | Matteo Bobbi Andrea Piccini Thomas Biagi | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 203 |
| 10 | LMP1 | 12 | Signature Plus | Pierre Ragues Franck Mailleux | Courage-Oreca LC70E | M | 202 |
| 10 | LMP1 | 12 | Signature Plus | Pierre Ragues Franck Mailleux | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 202 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Benjamin Leuenberger Xavier Pompidou Jonny Kane | Lola B08/80 | M | 198 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Benjamin Leuenberger Xavier Pompidou Jonny Kane | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 198 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing Team Mazda France | Matthieu Lahaye Karim Ajlani | Pescarolo 01 | D | 195 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing Team Mazda France | Matthieu Lahaye Karim Ajlani | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 195 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 25 | RML | Thomas Erdos Mike Newton | Lola B08/86 | M | 195 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 25 | RML | Thomas Erdos Mike Newton | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | M | 195 |
| 14 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Yann Clairay Patrice Goueslard Julien Jousse | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | D | 194 |
| 14 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Yann Clairay Patrice Goueslard Julien Jousse | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | D | 194 |
| 15 | GT2 | 92 | JMW Motorsport | Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari F430 GT2 | D | 190 |
| 15 | GT2 | 92 | JMW Motorsport | Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | D | 190 |
| 16 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrick Pilet Raymond Narac | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 190 |
| 16 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Patrick Pilet Raymond Narac | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 190 |
| 17 | GT2 | 84 | Team Modena | Antonio García Leo Mansell Jaime Melo | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 189 |
| 17 | GT2 | 84 | Team Modena | Antonio García Leo Mansell Jaime Melo | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 189 |
| 18 | GT2 | 90 | FBR | Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher Anthony Beltoise | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 188 |
| 18 | GT2 | 90 | FBR | Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher Anthony Beltoise | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 188 |
| 19 | GT2 | 89 | Hankook Team Farnbacher | Allan Simonsen Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari F430 GT2 | H | 187 |
| 19 | GT2 | 89 | Hankook Team Farnbacher | Allan Simonsen Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | H | 187 |
| 20 | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing | John Hartshorne César Campaniço Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 182 |
| 20 | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing | John Hartshorne César Campaniço Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 182 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing Team Mazda France | Jacques Nicolet Richard Hein | Pescarolo 01 | D | 179 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing Team Mazda France | Jacques Nicolet Richard Hein | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 179 |
| 22 | GT2 | 81 | Easyrace | Maurice Basso Roberto Plati Gianpaolo Tenchini | Ferrari F430 GT2 | P | 179 |
| 22 | GT2 | 81 | Easyrace | Maurice Basso Roberto Plati Gianpaolo Tenchini | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | P | 179 |
| 23 | GT1 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Roland Berville Sébastien Dumez Stéphane Lémeret | Saleen S7-R | M | 172 |
| 23 | GT1 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Roland Berville Sébastien Dumez Stéphane Lémeret | Ford 7.0 L V8 | M | 172 |
| 24 | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Bruce Jouanny | WR LMP2008 | D | 171 |
| 24 | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Bruce Jouanny | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | D | 171 |
| 25 | LMP2 | 26 | Bruichladdich-Bruneau Team | Pierre Bruneau Tim Greaves Francesco Sini | Radical SR9 | D | 165 |
| 25 | LMP2 | 26 | Bruichladdich-Bruneau Team | Pierre Bruneau Tim Greaves Francesco Sini | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 165 |
| 26 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Richard Lietz | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 153 |
| 26 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Richard Lietz | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 153 |
| 27 NC | LMP1 | 14 | Kolles | Narain Karthikeyan Andrew Meyrick Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Audi R10 TDI | M | 149 |
| 27 NC | LMP1 | 14 | Kolles | Narain Karthikeyan Andrew Meyrick Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 149 |
| 28 NC | LMP2 | 28 | Ibañez Racing Service | José Ibañez William Cavailhès Frédéric Da Rocha | Courage LC75 | D | 124 |
| 28 NC | LMP2 | 28 | Ibañez Racing Service | José Ibañez William Cavailhès Frédéric Da Rocha | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 124 |
| 29 DNF | LMP1 | 15 | Kolles | Christijan Albers Christian Bakkerud Giorgio Mondini | Audi R10 TDI | M | 180 |
| 29 DNF | LMP1 | 15 | Kolles | Christijan Albers Christian Bakkerud Giorgio Mondini | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 180 |
| 30 DNF | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Tom Coronel Jaroslav Janiš | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 163 |
| 30 DNF | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Tom Coronel Jaroslav Janiš | Audi 4.0 L V8 | M | 163 |
| 31 DNF | LMP2 | 43 | Q8 Oils Hache Team | Máximo Cortés Fonsi Nieto Carmen Jordá | Lucchini LMP2/08 | D | 90 |
| 31 DNF | LMP2 | 43 | Q8 Oils Hache Team | Máximo Cortés Fonsi Nieto Carmen Jordá | Judd XV675 3.4 L V8 | D | 90 |
| 32 DNF | LMP1 | 23 | Strakka Racing | Nick Leventis Danny Watts | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S | M | 67 |
| 32 DNF | LMP1 | 23 | Strakka Racing | Nick Leventis Danny Watts | Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 | M | 67 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 87 | Drayson Racing | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | M | 47 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 87 | Drayson Racing | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 47 |
| 34 DNF | LMP1 | 13 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Marcel Fässler Andrea Belicchi Nicolas Prost | Lola B08/60 | M | 30 |
| 34 DNF | LMP1 | 13 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Marcel Fässler Andrea Belicchi Nicolas Prost | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 30 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr Jr. Christian Ried Francisco Cruz Martins | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 1 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr Jr. Christian Ried Francisco Cruz Martins | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 1 |
