IMSA Throwback: 2009 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca ALMS Final Laps

Relive the exciting GT2 battle between Joerg Bergmeister and Jan Magnussen headed into the final laps of the 2009 ALMS race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

[@PaladinNL5]

Speed was the best, I miss this channel

[@nascarDee48]

Multiple times Jorg ran Magnussen off track out of turn 1. Mags was clearly quicker and the move was made harder when everytime he got alongside he was shoved off. Mags passed in the pit exit, but rightly so gave the spot back. Then into the final corner clearly Jorg was trying to slow up the apex to prevent a potential cutback and parked it while Magnussen took the corner normally. Watch any other lap and see how much slower the Porsche was through that corner on that lap. He tried to prevent Magnussen from getting alongside which in reality gave him the opportunity. To which Jorg would run Magnussen into the wall and at that point put his life in danger. Wasn't the most top notch driving from either side but was significantly dirty from the Porsche. Still, one of the best battles in GT history. Still wishing the Porsche didn't do that and we got a photo finish.

[@michaelgomez4994]

nascarDee48 exactly! you saved me the trouble of writing a paragraph.

[@magnummax78]

Well, it's 2017, and the Corvette v Porsche Wars seem to have no end! I will admit Corvette has had the better cars since, though.

[@bbbbBEOTCH]

that porsche driver was a piece of shit dude

[@jeracerx]

*Grabs popcorn for the incoming comment wars

[@3ric585]

JERACERX Oh, you know it's coming, lol

[@Jfromes1]

one of the best battles in motorsport history.

[@larquefausse3623]

RIP in peace, SPEED. You got me right the sentimentals, IMSA

[@AWDfreak]

Jeez, I remember watching this in high school. Great battle, I remember being quite shocked by cutting into pit lane (and even more so at the end of it all), thanks for uploading!

[@ryanbird4796]

I have been watching this battle at least once a month for a long time! Thanks for adding it to your library IMSA!

[@adadadpd]

Love the throwback series, so interesting to see these snapshots in motorsport history, keep them coming!

[@DavidLand91]

Lost in this GT2 finish was a 2008-style P1 vs P2 battle between Simon Pagenaud in the XM DeFerran ARX-02 and Adrian Fernandez in the Lowe's ARX-01 which would be the last race for both of those teams... too bad that couldn't have been the style of racing all season in Prototype. I think the Isobuthanol fueled Dyson Racing Mazda-Lola led this race for a while as well. God I miss SPEED.

[@swsephy]

Always love watching this closing battle. Crazy

[@ijast2]

I love all the people still holding grudges over something that happened eight years ago.

[@possiblycrazy442]

Well, that's humanity for you. lol I wish it weren't so.

[@michaelgomez4994]

Ijast 2 the porche could have killed someone

[@ijast2]

Implying he was trying to kill Magnussen, which he wasn't. Oh the humanity.

[@michaelgomez4994]

Ijast 2 are u saying carahing at 100mph can't be deadly.

[@ijast2]

Not sure what "carahing" is so I don't know.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

ALMS (highlights) was on German (free-) TV in those days - I loved it. And I feel old now :D

[@nikedug25]

The commentary said it, this battle is intense. One of my favorite videos because that unbelievable fighting for P1.

[@cliffordbruber2791]

This was some race! Still remember this scrap between Bergmeister and Magnussen in GT2.

[@TyXoXX]

One of the best finishes, ever.

[@mycorvettelife]

One of the best battles of all time.

[@3ric585]

Crazy ending​!

[@stefandettmann]

Legendary !

[@AboutTimeFFS]

Anyone know if the GT2 results stood?

[@possiblycrazy442]

Very exciting run for sure. Though I was hoping it would end with a handshake.

[@magnummax78]

Those Corvettes, man! Times have changed, though. Back then, they were CLEARLY faster than the Porsche. Today, Corvette is not the best car, but they still win! It's the strangest thing! These days, they just run in the middle of the pack all the way until the end. Then, like, out of NOWHERE, a Corvette is in the lead!! They win more on strategy and reliability today.

[@RomerAlcala]

WHO JUST CLICK THE DISLIKE BUTTON???? man i don't understand how can someone dislike this.... haters going to hate i guess

[@AustinLaPlante]

Disclaimer: This finish was durgin the 2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships...

[@alexschmidt3692]

Do more videos like these but as old as you have the videos for

[@aeroracer4875]

So who ended up getting the win?

[@yetifacekilah8885]

wow

[@wdavis6814]

why does 2009 look like 1999?

[@SIMCOMotorsportsTV]

One of my favorite road races that I've ever seen since first watching in 2003. Jan just nudged Joerg...didn't wreck him and Joerg flips out to wreck Jan. I know it's road racing and there should be give-and-take; but, come on it was the last lap...all bets are off. Nothing wrong with doing a bump and run (with exception of not doing it in open-wheel cars) on the last lap, last turn. It would have been nice to see a drag race to the finish line instead of Joerg wrecking him. I would have been hot under the collar if I was Jan, could have hurt him with an impact like that.

[@dowroa]

+IMSA Official awww come on, IMSA. This is not a good version of this video. Isn't there better source? In the 7 years I have been watching this since I watched the live race, this current appears as a bad video. Is it still encoding?

[@michaelgomez4994]

7:30 porche got the rear lose and hit john off the track. dirty move he was already next to him and has lots of room to the left but wanted the inside line for the next turn. but the pass was already being made he had already lost that line. Very dirty "win"

[@SerPurple51]

DAMN! That crash was all on the Porsche. Corvette was gunning for him and he was running cleaner and faster. Porsche was just blocking him out and caused the crash. Good battle, bad attitude.

[@CamaroThings]

:( horrible end to an amazing battle :(

[@weesky2000]

8:57 that guy seemed to run to the porsche pit and beat all the crews there

[@golfpro5502]

The only thing that was truly unsafe was the pass in the pit lane exit. the rest of it was just hard racing with some intentional slow speeds through a few corners…that’s just racing

[@rE-ct2ok]

Great racing! That's how people race on Project Cars Multiplayer!

[@RobertMartino98]

Porsche driver did him dirty at the end LMAO

[@Exit_164]

- so he win or not...!!

[@MatrixDiscovery]

Corvette thought this was Gran Turismo

[@michaelgomez4994]

The porche could have killed someone. It not the driver then someone in the stands or pits. No one should turn into someone on the straight

[@PatrickMasonBurke]

another fine example of dirty driving by porsche

[@RobertMartino98]

The Vette driver was 20x better and had better pace just pushed too hard

[@weesky2000]

EPIC FAIL

[@Pandamasque]

Disreputable moment for IMSA. When the officials don't do their job (exhibit A, 7:30), racers take matters into their own hands (exhibit B, 8:39). Everyone loses (except the controversy loving media).

[@KyleStrycharz]

Ugh when the prototypes were good

[@javierrosadojr.6379]

everybody saying fuck Jan for making that move but youre all too stupid to realize that it's a risky attack move that drivers do all the time. theres always gonna be contact in racing. sometimes its a racing incident, sometimes its a avoidable contact that will get a driver penalized. jan CLEARLY had a faster car and had better pace, but Bergmesiter was defending that position extremely well. so as a last ditch effort, he tried the bump and run against someone who wasn't gonna put up with that AGAIN mind you, because it happened to him at sebring and ended up P2 I think. remember "IF YOU AINT RUBBIN YOU AINT RACIN!"

[@lakeshoresubtleties]

Javier Rosado Jr. Magnussen tried to shove him off the track in the last turn to win. So he got shoved into the wall. You hit me, i hit you. Bye bitch.

[@DerekS75]

Yea but the difference is one was to put him off the track the other only had one result... the wall

[@hushypushy]

Aspect ratio fail 😪

[@raybobuzz]

Magnussen trying to steal a win. bit over aggressive.

[@weesky2000]

Stupid Corvette

[@AstronautAdventureRiders]

Corvette shouldn't have been a dirty douche and it wouldn't have ended that way

[@JamesDavis-mm2mi]

Chris Kolk oh shut up. Porsche has always been dirty and as soon someone stands up to them they cry like a bunch of snowflakes... unfortunately corvette is the only team good enough to stand up to them

[@seantaylor2683]

The dirty douche was the Porsche driver. Notice how the Corvette driver managed to tap the Porsche without spinning him into the wall?

[@bbbbBEOTCH]

porsche repeatedly runs him off track going high with exits and refusing a side by side