Autodrómo Internacional de Las Américas
| Autodromo de Las Americas | |
|---|---|
| Location |
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Time zone | GMT-4 |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Architect | Dr. Ing. Ludovino Fernández Fernández |
| Major events | Miller Grand-Am Cup 200 Grand-Am Cup (2005) |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.664 km (1.6 mi) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Lap record |
1:23.873 ( Scott Maxwell, Multimatic Motorsports, 2005, Grand-Am Cup (GS)) |
Autodrómo Internacional de Las Américas is a paved circuit built in 1998, located near the capital city of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo. While only an 11 turn, 1.6 mile (2.664 km) road course, it is considered to be highly challenging as well as equally highly rewarding; the beautiful Caribbean Coast can be seen just behind Turn One.
History
In 2005, the Circuit played host to the Second Round of the Grand-Am Cup (now Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge), the Miller Grand-Am Cup 200. After 2005, Grand-Am never returned, and it currently used as a local proving grounds for the best of the best in Caribbean talent.
Racing
Miller Grand-Am Cup 200 [GS Class Only] Results[1]
| Pos | No. | Class | Class Pos. | Driver | Team/Car | Laps | Best Lap | On Lap |
| 1 | 96 | GS | 1 | Marks/ Auberlen | Turner Motorsport / BMW M3 | 111 | 01:24.454 | 4 |
| 2 | 05 | GS | 2 | Jeannette/ Gue | Multimatic Motorsports / Mustang | 111 | 01:24.436 | 7 |
| 3 | 11 | GS | 3 | Knowles/ Powell | Powell Motorsport / Cadillac CTS-V | 111 | 01:25.903 | 2 |
| 4 | 60 | GS | 4 | Finlay/ McDowell | Finlay Motorsports / BMW M3 | 110 | 01:23.836 | 3 |
| 5 | 09 | GS | 5 | Russell/ Thornton/ Riddle | Automatic Racing / BMW M3 | 110 | 01:24.783 | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | GS | 6 | McCalmont/ Law | Zoom Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 110 | 01:25.299 | 7 |
| 7 | 16 | GS | 7 | Wortzman/ Wilden | Zoom Motorsports / BMW M3 | 110 | 01:25.410 | 4 |
| 8 | 37 | GS | 8 | B Seafuse/ J Seafuse | JBS Motorsports / Mustang GT | 110 | 01:25.898 | 11 |
| 9 | 55 | GS | 9 | Maxwell/ Empringham | Multimatic Motorsports / Mustang | 110 | 01:24.908 | 5 |
| 10 | 9 | GS | 10 | J Sandridge/ M Sandridge/ Varde | Team Salad Racing / BMW M3 | 110 | 01:25.905 | 11 |
| 11 | 44 | GS | 11 | Wi Nonnamaker/ Gonzalez Jr | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 110 | 01:26.120 | 3 |
| 12 | 31 | GS | 12 | Ellis/ Bavaro | Bodymotion Racing / Porsche 997 | 110 | 01:26.539 | 5 |
| 13 | 18 | GS | 13 | Pickett/ Lally/ Pumpelly | Race Prep Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 109 | 01:25.944 | 3 |
| 14 | 93 | GS | 14 | Foster/ Skelton | Anchor Racing / BMW M3 | 109 | 01:24.671 | 22 |
| 15 | 43 | GS | 15 | Murry/ Rosser | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 109 | 01:26.383 | 5 |
| 16 | 81 | GS | 16 | Martini/ Collins | Synergy Racing / Porsche 997 | 109 | 01:26.386 | 3 |
| 17 | 5 | GS | 17 | James/ Nastasi | Blackforest Motorsports / Mustang GT | 109 | 01:24.861 | 4 |
| 18 | 79 | GS | 18 | M Sandridge/ J Sandridge/ Ham | Team Salad Racing / Cadillac CTS-V | 109 | 01:26.385 | 2 |
| 19 | 89 | GS | 19 | Grande/ Fox/ Wellon | LNS Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 108 | 01:25.954 | 3 |
| 20 | 40 | GS | 20 | Wa Nonnamaker/ J Nonnamaker | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 108 | 01:26.301 | 7 |
| 21 | 90 | GS | 21 | Wilson/ Riddle/ Thornton | Automatic Racing / BMW M3 | 108 | 01:25.027 | 5 |
| 22 | 42 | GS | 22 | Sahlen/ Wi Nonnamaker/ Wa Nonnamaker | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 108 | 01:26.793 | 4 |
| 23 | 28 | GS | 23 | Lally/ Gaffney/ Pickett | Race Prep Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 108 | 01:26.263 | 9 |
| 24 | 52 | GS | 24 | Ackley/ Rehagen | Rehagen Racing / Mustang Cobra SVT | 107 | 01:26.819 | 14 |
| 25 | 07 | GS | 25 | Guindon/ Camirand | Powell Motorsport / Cadillac CTS-V | 107 | 01:25.710 | 3 |
| 26 | 88 | GS | 26 | Ellis/ Rossi | Knobel Racing / Porsche 996 | 106 | 01:26.482 | 2 |
| 27 | 47 | GS | 27 | Smith/ Kohler/ DeFontes | TF Racing / Mustang | 105 | 01:27.195 | 6 |
| 28 | 69 | GS | 28 | Krohn/ Jonsson | Krohn Racing/ TRG / Porsche 996 | 104 | 01:26.582 | 4 |
| 29 | 41 | GS | 29 | Levy/ Alvarez | Team Sahlen / Porsche 996 | 92 | 01:26.715 | 3 |
| 30 | 58 | GS | 30 | Martin/ MacAlpine | Rehagen Racing / Mustang Cobra SVT | 89 | 01:24.704 | 3 |
| 31 | 99 | GS | 31 | Hainer/ Said | Anchor Racing / BMW M3 | 80 | 01:24.922 | 3 |
| 32 | 78 | GS | 32 | R Lopez/ J Lopez/ Pickett | Race Prep Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 71 | 01:26.911 | 22 |
| 33 | 38 | GS | 33 | Plummer/ Cosmo | BGB Motorsports / Porsche 996 | 68 | 01:25.958 | 4 |
| 34 | 92 | GS | 34 | Munson/ Sofronas | Anchor Racing / BMW M3 | 18 | 01:27.059 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | GS | 35 | Wilkins/ Lacey | Doncaster Racing / Porsche 996 | 13 | 01:26.664 | 0 |
Notes and references
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Coordinates: 18°28′7″N 69°44′53″W / 18.46861°N 69.74806°W
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