The Petit Le Mans (French for little Le Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, USA. It uses the rules established for the 24 hours of Le Mans by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which are slightly modified if necessary, mainly to allow additional cars to compete.

The race was founded by Road Atlanta owner Don Panoz and first run on October 10, 1998 as part of the IMSA season. The 1999 edition was one of the original events of the American Le Mans Series. This year will mark the 2nd Annual Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, which
connects the races in North America, Europe and Asia.

The Petit Le Mans covers a maximum of 1,000 miles (1,600 km) (which is approximately 394 laps) or a maximum of 10 hours, whichever comes first; only once, in the rain-stopped 2009 race, has the leading team failed to complete 1,000 miles (1,600 km). In addition to the overall race, teams of two or three drivers per car compete for class victories in four different classes of cars, two for Le Mans prototypes and two for grand tourer cars. Class winners of this event receive an automatic invitation to the following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES WELCOMES TOYOTA DECISION Friday, October 14, 2011 - American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón president and CEO Scott Atherton welcomed today's announcement by Toyota regarding their Le Mans Prototype program to be launched in the 2012 season. "Toyota's decision clearly demonstrates the importance the world's automobile manufacturers place on the relevance of endurance sports car racing in developing future automotive technology solutions," said A ...  >>>More

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A PETIT LE MANS FOR THE AGES Saturday, October 01, 2011 - The 14th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda was a classic 1,000-mile endurance thriller and a more-than-worthy finale for the 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón. Peugeot Sport Total won its third straight Petit Le Mans after an intense battle with Audi Sport Team Joest as Franck Montagny, Stephane Sarrazin and Alexander Wurz drove to victory.  >>>More

DAVIDSON DOES IT AGAIN IN PETIT LE MANS QUALIFYING Friday, September 30, 2011 - Second straight pole position for Peugeot's British ace Seeking a third straight victory at Road Atlanta, Team Peugeot Total is on pole position again for the 14th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda. Anthony Davidson set a blistering 1:07.428 (135.611 mph) lap in qualifying Friday in the diesel-powered Peugeot 908 coupe that he will drive in Saturdays 1,000-mile/10-hour race with Sébastien Bourdais and  >>>More   Link goes to external web site