Acura to Field P1 Entry in ALMS

Acura Motorsports will return in 2009 with three teams in two classes, competing in both LMP1 and LMP2.
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Acura to Field P1 Entry in ALMS
Highcroft Patron will move up to a P1 ride in 2009. Here, Scott Sharp competes in LMP2 at St. Petersburg, 2008. (Sherwood Liu/The Epoch Times)
12/16/2008
Updated:
10/1/2015

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Highcroft Patron will move up to a P1 ride in 2009. Here, Scott Sharp competes in LMP2 at St. Petersburg, 2008. (Sherwood Liu/The Epoch Times)
Acura Motorsports, purveyors of the very successful ARX-01b LMP2 prototypes in the 2007 and 2008 ALMS seasons, will return in 2009 with three teams in two classes.

Acura will continue to field the ARX-01b of Lowe’s Fernandez Racing, and will also campaign in LMP1 with its brand new ARX-02a sports prototype, operated by De Ferran Motorsports and Patrón Highcroft Racing.

Acura entered the American Le Mans Series in 2007 with the teams of Andretti Green Racing, Highcroft Racing and Lowe’s Fernandez Racing driving the 3.4 liter-V8-powered ARX-01b. De Ferran Racing, operated by Indy and F1 veteran Gils de Ferran, joined the program in 2008.

De Ferran, who was sporting Director for the Honda F1 team before entering ALMS halfweay throughthe 2008 season, said, “We look forward to the challenge competing in the LMP1 class and putting Acura at the forefront of American Le Mans Series racing.”

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