Results and Pictures from ALMS Round 7 In Baltimore

Team Falken Tire and drivers Bryan Sellers and Wolf Henzler captured an impressive victory in their Porsche 911 GT3 RSR this weekend at the 2011 Inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix, round seven of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón season. In what turned out to be a heavy fought street fight around the Inner Harbour of Baltimore, the Falken Tire squad took their second GT victory of the year in front of a sold out crowd in what will no doubt become a marquee event in the ALMS schedule. Story continues after the pictures below. For the best viewing options, visit our site to review using the “lightbox” feature that allows you to scroll through the photos.

Henzler took the green flag in his #17 Porsche machine in the fifth position and managed to wiggle through carnage in Turn-1 of the narrow 2.04-mile circuit, picking up two positions in the process. The German driver immediately started reeling the leaders in showcasing the speed and grip of his specifically engineered Falken Tires. After putting the pressure on the leaders for many laps, Henzler pulled a daring outside pass for the lead around Turn-1 and got the position, for the rest of he stint he maintained a quick pace until Lap 35 when Team Falken Tire, operated by Walker Racing, brought him in for his one and only pit stop for new Falken tires, a full tank of fuel and a driver change.

The Team Falken Tire pit crew, lead by crew chief Nico Castellaccio, performed the quickest pit stop in the GT field and sent Sellers out on his way with one hour to go in the race. After a restart Sellers took advantage of contact between the top two running GT cars, picked up the lead in Turn-1 and never looked back. He led the remainder of the race and took the checkered flag for the second time this year.

Full Race Results

Result class GT
1. Henzler/Sellers (D/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 71 laps
2. Müller/Hand (D/USA), BMW M3 GT, 70
3. Magnussen/Gavin (DK/GB), Chevrolet Corvette, 70
4. Maassen/Miller (D/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 70
5. Werner/Auberlen (D/USA), BMW M3 GT, 70
6. Melo/Vilander (BRA/SF), Ferrari F458 Italia, 70
8. Law/Neiman (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 68
11. Bergmeister/Long (D/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 56

Result GTC class
1. Bleekemolen/Pappas (NL/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 67
2. Sweedler/Keen (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 67
3. Potter/Stanton (USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 67

ALMS Points’ standings GT class

Drivers
1. Dirk Müller, Joey Hand, BMW, 124 points
2. Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, Chevrolet, 99
3. Dirk Werner, Bill Auberlen, BMW, 88
4. Wolf Henzler, Bryan Sellers, Porsche, 77
5. Jaime Melo, Toni Vilander, Ferrari, 72
6. Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Porsche, 51

Manufacturers
1. BMW, 133 points
2. Porsche, 107
3. Chevrolet, 103
4. Ferrari, 91

Teams
1. BMW Team RLL, BMW, 133 points
2. Corvette Racing, Chevrolet, 103
3. Team Falken Tire, Porsche, 77
4. Risi Competizione, 72
5. Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche, 60

[Source: Falken Tire, Porsche]