American Le Mans Series
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The American Le Mans Series was a North American sports car racing championship featuring endurance races for prototype and grand touring cars, inspired by the rules and spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Le Mans Series canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11481340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: American Le Mans Series Context triple: [Scott Sharp, participantIn, American Le Mans Series]
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A.
Petit Le Mans
Petit Le Mans is a prestigious endurance sports car race held annually at Road Atlanta, renowned as one of North America’s premier long-distance motorsport events.
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B.
IMSA SportsCar Championship (historically)
The IMSA SportsCar Championship is a premier North American sports car racing series featuring multi-class endurance events with professional teams and manufacturers.
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C.
SCCA Trans-Am Series
The SCCA Trans-Am Series is an American road racing championship for high-performance production-based sports cars and sedans, historically known for its fierce manufacturer battles and iconic muscle car competition.
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D.
Porsche Carrera Cup North America
Porsche Carrera Cup North America is a one-make sports car racing series featuring Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars competing at premier circuits across North America.
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E.
World Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was an international endurance racing series organized by the FIA that featured prototype and grand touring sports cars competing in long-distance events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: American Le Mans Series Target entity description: The American Le Mans Series was a North American sports car racing championship featuring endurance races for prototype and grand touring cars, inspired by the rules and spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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A.
Petit Le Mans
Petit Le Mans is a prestigious endurance sports car race held annually at Road Atlanta, renowned as one of North America’s premier long-distance motorsport events.
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B.
IMSA SportsCar Championship (historically)
The IMSA SportsCar Championship is a premier North American sports car racing series featuring multi-class endurance events with professional teams and manufacturers.
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C.
SCCA Trans-Am Series
The SCCA Trans-Am Series is an American road racing championship for high-performance production-based sports cars and sedans, historically known for its fierce manufacturer battles and iconic muscle car competition.
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D.
Porsche Carrera Cup North America
Porsche Carrera Cup North America is a one-make sports car racing series featuring Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars competing at premier circuits across North America.
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E.
World Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was an international endurance racing series organized by the FIA that featured prototype and grand touring sports cars competing in long-distance events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endurance racing championship
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sports car racing series ⓘ |
| allowedFuelType |
diesel
ⓘ
ethanol blends ⓘ gasoline ⓘ |
| basedOnRulesOf | Automobile Club de l’Ouest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carClass |
GT1
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GT2 ⓘ GTC NERFINISHED ⓘ LMP1 NERFINISHED ⓘ LMP2 ⓘ LMPC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| discipline | sports car racing ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2013 ⓘ |
| feature |
customer racing teams
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manufacturer participation ⓘ multi-class racing ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1999 ⓘ |
| founder | Don Panoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Motor Sports Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 2013 ⓘ |
| mergedInto | IMSA SportsCar Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCircuit |
Laguna Seca
NERFINISHED
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Lime Rock Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Beach Street Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosport International Raceway NERFINISHED ⓘ Road America NERFINISHED ⓘ Road Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebring International Raceway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
12 Hours of Sebring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petit Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| organizer | International Motor Sports Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedBy | Panoz Motor Sports Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceFormat | endurance race ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| regulationsBasedOn |
Grand Touring regulations
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Le Mans Prototype regulations ⓘ |
| shortName | ALMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | auto racing ⓘ |
| successor |
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
NERFINISHED
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United SportsCar Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalRaceDuration | 2 hours 45 minutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Le Mans Series Description of subject: The American Le Mans Series was a North American sports car racing championship featuring endurance races for prototype and grand touring cars, inspired by the rules and spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.