From the racetrack Audi motorsport news

Oct 2, 2005

Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro clinched the American the Le Mans Series LM P1 title with a race in hand before the finale at Laguna Seca following a comfortable "Petit Le Mans” victory.

Audi won the annual 1,000-mile race at Road Atlanta (USA) for the sixth consecutive year. The Audi R8 remains unbeaten at "Petit Le Mans” since its debut in 2000. JJ Lehto, driving the companion Audi R8, was involved in a collision at the start and lost 40 minutes whilst the car underwent repairs. Nevertheless, JJ Lehto and Marco Werner fought their way back to seventh place overall and third position in the LM P1 class, so their quest for runner-up spot remains intact.

Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro dominated the race after their team mates’ bad luck and celebrated their fourth victory of the season. They lead the drivers’ championship heading into the final round at Laguna Seca on 15 October.

Result and points
Road Atlanta (USA), 1 October, American Le Mans Series (ALMS) round 9
1 Frank Biela/Emanuele Pirro (Audi R8) 394 laps in 9hrs 16m 20.630s
2 Chris Dyson/Guy Smith (Lola-AER) - 12 laps
3 Oliver Gavin/Olivier Beretta/Jan Magnussen (Chevrolet) - 15 laps
4 David Brabham/Darren Turner/Johnny Kane (Aston Martin) - 16 laps
5 Clint Field/Liz Halliday/Jon Field (Lola-AER) - 19 laps
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7 JJ Lehto/Marco Werner (Audi R8) - 22 laps

Positions after 9 of 10 rounds: 1 Biela and Pirro, each 162 points; 3 Dyson, 137; 4 Lehto and Werner, each 134.

Next race: Laguna Seca (USA), 15 October