The 2000 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 48th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring as well as the opening round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 18, 2000. This was the first time ever the 12 Hours was covered flag-to-flag on television with Speedvision doing the honors.
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP | 78 |  Audi Sport North America | Frank Biela  Emanuele Pirro  Tom Kristensen | Audi R8 | M | 360 |
| Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP | 77 | Audi Sport North America | Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto  Allan McNish | Audi R8 | M | 360 |
| Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller  JJ Lehto | BMW V12 LMR | M | 359 |
| BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport |  Jean-Marc Gounon Steve Soper  Bill Auberlen | BMW V12 LMR | M | 358 |
| BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP | 27 | Doran Lista Racing |  Didier Theys Mauro Baldi  Fredy Lienhard | Ferrari 333 SP | M | 337 |
| Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP | 19 | Team Cadillac |  Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele Max Angelelli | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 331 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 7 | GTS | 91 | Viper Team Oreca | Dominique Dupuy  Olivier Beretta  Karl Wendlinger | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 327 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 8 | GTS | 92 | Viper Team Oreca | David Donohue Tommy Archer Marc Duez | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 326 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 9 | GTS | 93 | Viper Team Oreca | Jean-Philippe Belloc Anthony Beltoise  Ni Amorim | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 321 |
| Dodge 8.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 10 | GT | 5 | Dick Barbour Racing | Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 313 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT | 70 |  Skea Racing International | Johnny Mowlem David Murry | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 308 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GTS | 33 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Charles Slater John Paul Jr. | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 307 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 03 | Reiser Callas Rennsport | Hurley Haywood Craig Stanton Joel Reiser | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Y | 306 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT | 07 | RWS Motorsport | Dieter Quester Philipp Peter Luca Riccitelli | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 302 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | GT | 41 | Team LR Organization | Christophe Bouchut Angelo Zadra | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Y | 302 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 300 |
| Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 17 | GT | 71 | Skea Racing International | Rohan Skea Grady Willingham Lloyd Hawkins | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 284 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT | 87 | Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech | Tim Robertson Ian James João Barbosa | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 276 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler Robert Nagel Mike Fitzgerald | Porsche 911 GT3-R | G | 266 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 | GT | 89 | Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech | Dave Dullum James McCormick Kurt Baumann | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 258 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 DNF | GT | 51 | Dick Barbour Racing | Sascha Maassen Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 251 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 DNF | LMP | 1 | Panoz Motor Sports | David Brabham Jan Magnussen Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 249 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | GT | 21 | MCR Aspen Knolls | Shane Lewis Cort Wagner Bob Mazzuoccola | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 229 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 DNF | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chris Kneifel  Ron Fellows Justin Bell | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 201 |
| Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 25 | LMP | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Don Whittington Dale Whittington | Lola B98/10 | G | 181 |
| Ford 5.1 L V8 | |||||||
| 26 DNF | LMP | 38 | Champion Racing | Dorsey Schroeder James Weaver Ralf Kelleners | Lola B2K/10 | M | 165 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 27 DNF | LMP | 31 | Motorola DAMS | Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 163 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 28 | GT | 88 | Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech | Leo Hindery Peter Baron Tony Kester | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 147 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | GT | 30 | White Lightning Racing | Gunnar Jeannette Rod McLeod Michael Lauer | Porsche 911 GT3-R | P | 143 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Boris Said Johannes van Overbeek Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 | Y | 141 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | GTS | 08 | Roock Motorsport North America | Claudia Hürtgen Hubert Haupt Vic Rice | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 125 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 32 DNF | LMP | 06 | Multimatic Motorsports | Scott Maxwell John Graham David Empringham | Lola B98/10 | P | 124 |
| Ford Cosworth XD 2.6 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Peter Cunningham Brian Cunningham Darren Law | BMW M3 | Y | 106 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | GT | 52 | Seikel Motorsport | Philip Collin Kurt Mathewson Tony Burgess | Porsche 911 GT3-R | D | 105 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 35 DNF | LMP | 9 | Team Cadillac | Andy Wallace Franck Lagorce | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 87 |
| Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | LMP | 2 | Panoz Motor Sports | Johnny O'Connell  Hiroki Katou | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 79 |
| Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 37 DNF | GTS | 09 | Roock Motorsport North America | Zak Brown Stephen Earle Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 76 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 38 DNF | LMP | 36 | Johansson-Matthews Racing |  Stefan Johansson Guy Smith Jim Matthews | Reynard 2KQ | Y | 65 |
| Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 39 DNF | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Mike Conte Bruno Lambert | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 59 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 40 DNF | LMP | 0 | Team Rafanelli SRL | Mimmo Schiattarella Pierluigi Martini Didier de Radiguès | Lola B2K/10 | M | 52 |
| Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 41 DNF | LMP | 74 | Robinson Racing | George Robinson Irv Hoerr Jack Baldwin | Reynard 2KQ | G | 48 |
| Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 42 DNF | LMP | 02 | Pole Team | Norman Simon Günther Blieninger Mark Simo | Riley & Scott Mk III | M | 8 |
| Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 |
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