Single-car trial for Sears
The American Le Mans Series will experiment with a single-car qualifying format this weekend, just as Formula 1 seems to be falling out of love with its own, slightly different, format
The trial system - so far in for just one weekend - is designed to heighten drama and improve the show for spectators at the Californian track.
"The ALMS has always been for the fans, and we have been looking at ways of increasing the excitement for fans during qualifying at our events," said Scott Atherton, president and CEO of the ALMS. "The system we are introducing this weekend is the result of many hours of research and planning. We look forward to seeing the format in action but also stress that this is a one-race trial."
The ALMS system differs from others in that there will in fact be more than one car on-track at any one time, though they will be released onto the track at time intervals designed to allow each driver a clear track.
The cars will get two flying laps to set a time and the preceding practice session will determine the order in which they run - with the fastest cars last.
The standard ALMS qualifying procedure is of two 2-minute sessions - one for prototypes and the other for the production-based GTS and GT class cars.
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