2003 12 Hours of Sebring

Last updated March 18, 2024

The 2003 12 Hours of Sebring was the 51st running of this event, and took place on March 15, 2003. This was also the opening race of the 2003 American Le Mans Series season.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP900	1	Infineon Team Joest	Marco Werner Frank Biela Philipp Peter	Audi R8	M	367
1	LMP900	1	Infineon Team Joest	Marco Werner Frank Biela Philipp Peter	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	367
2	LMP900	38	ADT Champion Racing	Emanuele Pirro JJ Lehto Stefan Johansson	Audi R8	M	367
2	LMP900	38	ADT Champion Racing	Emanuele Pirro JJ Lehto Stefan Johansson	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	367
3	LMGTP	8	Team Bentley	Johnny Herbert David Brabham Mark Blundell	Bentley Speed 8	M	363
3	LMGTP	8	Team Bentley	Johnny Herbert David Brabham Mark Blundell	Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	363
4	LMGTP	7	Team Bentley	Tom Kristensen Guy Smith Rinaldo Capello	Bentley Speed 8	M	362
4	LMGTP	7	Team Bentley	Tom Kristensen Guy Smith Rinaldo Capello	Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	362
5	LMP900	10	JML Team Panoz	Olivier Beretta Max Papis Gunnar Jeannette	Panoz LMP01 Evo	M	352
5	LMP900	10	JML Team Panoz	Olivier Beretta Max Papis Gunnar Jeannette	Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	M	352
6	LMP900	9	Audi Sport UK	Mika Salo Jonny Kane Perry McCarthy	Audi R8	M	351
6	LMP900	9	Audi Sport UK	Mika Salo Jonny Kane Perry McCarthy	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	351
7	LMP900	27	Doran Lista Racing	Didier Theys Eric van de Poele Fredy Lienhard	Dallara SP1	M	336
7	LMP900	27	Doran Lista Racing	Didier Theys Eric van de Poele Fredy Lienhard	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	M	336
8	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Franck Fréon	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	332
8	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Franck Fréon	Chevrolet LS7r 7.0 L V8	G	332
9	LMP900	11	JML Team Panoz	Scott Maxwell John Graham Benjamin Leuenberger	Panoz LMP01 Evo	M	324
9	LMP900	11	JML Team Panoz	Scott Maxwell John Graham Benjamin Leuenberger	Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	M	324
10	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	320
10	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	320
11	GT	31	White Lightning Racing	Johnny Mowlem Niclas Jönsson Craig Stanton	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	319
11	GT	31	White Lightning Racing	Johnny Mowlem Niclas Jönsson Craig Stanton	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	319
12	LMP900	12	American Spirit Racing	Michael Lewis Tomy Drissi Guy Cosmo	Riley & Scott Mk III C	D	318
12	LMP900	12	American Spirit Racing	Michael Lewis Tomy Drissi Guy Cosmo	Lincoln (Élan) 5.0 L V8	D	318
13	GTS	80	Veloqx Prodrive Racing	Darren Turner Anthony Davidson Kelvin Burt	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	316
13	GTS	80	Veloqx Prodrive Racing	Darren Turner Anthony Davidson Kelvin Burt	Ferrari 5.9 L V12	M	316
14	GT	53	Seikel Motorsport	Alex Caffi Gabrio Rosa Andrea Chiesa	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	312
14	GT	53	Seikel Motorsport	Alex Caffi Gabrio Rosa Andrea Chiesa	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	Y	312
15	GT	28	JMB Racing USA	Stéphane Grégoire Fabio Babini Christian Pescatori	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	P	311
15	GT	28	JMB Racing USA	Stéphane Grégoire Fabio Babini Christian Pescatori	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	311
16	LMP900	77	Taurus Sports Racing	Phil Andrews Justin Keen Larry Oberto	Lola B2K/10	D	307
16	LMP900	77	Taurus Sports Racing	Phil Andrews Justin Keen Larry Oberto	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	307
17	GT	24	Alex Job Racing	Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	307
17	GT	24	Alex Job Racing	Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	307
18	LMP675	20	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Chad Block Didier de Radiguès	MG-Lola EX257	G	306
18	LMP675	20	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Chad Block Didier de Radiguès	MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4	G	306
19	GT	68	The Racer's Group	Cort Wagner Marc Bunting Chris Gleason	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	299
19	GT	68	The Racer's Group	Cort Wagner Marc Bunting Chris Gleason	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	299
20	GT	41	DeWALT Racesport Salisbury	Rob Barff Richard Hay Richard Stanton	TVR Tuscan T400R	D	297
20	GT	41	DeWALT Racesport Salisbury	Rob Barff Richard Hay Richard Stanton	TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6	D	297
21	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Jim Pace Eliseo Salazar	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	293
21	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Jim Pace Eliseo Salazar	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	293
22	GT	42	Orbit Racing	Joe Policastro Joe Policastro, Jr. Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	292
22	GT	42	Orbit Racing	Joe Policastro Joe Policastro, Jr. Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	292
23	GT	33	ZIP Racing	Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly Steven Ivankovich	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	290
23	GT	33	ZIP Racing	Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly Steven Ivankovich	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	290
24	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Michael Schrom Pierre Ehret Vic Rice	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	288
24	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Michael Schrom Pierre Ehret Vic Rice	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	288
25 DNF	LMP900	36	Jim Matthews Racing	Jim Matthews Marc Goossens Jan Magnussen	Riley & Scott Mk III C	M	284
25 DNF	LMP900	36	Jim Matthews Racing	Jim Matthews Marc Goossens Jan Magnussen	Ford (Yates) 6.0 L V8	M	284
26 DNF	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Kelly Collins Andy Pilgrim Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	283
26 DNF	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Kelly Collins Andy Pilgrim Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet LS7r 7.0 L V8	G	283
27	GT	29	JMB Racing USA	Stephen Earle Andrea Garbagnati Ludovico Manfredi	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	P	283
27	GT	29	JMB Racing USA	Stephen Earle Andrea Garbagnati Ludovico Manfredi	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	P	283
28 DNF	GTS	71	Carsport America	Tom Weickardt Jeff Altenberg Jean-Philippe Belloc	Dodge Viper GTS-R	P	280
28 DNF	GTS	71	Carsport America	Tom Weickardt Jeff Altenberg Jean-Philippe Belloc	Dodge 8.0 L V10	P	280
29	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Philip Collin John Lloyd David Shep	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Y	278
29	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Philip Collin John Lloyd David Shep	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	Y	278
30	LMP675	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Duncan Dayton Mike Durand	MG-Lola EX257	G	266
30	LMP675	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Duncan Dayton Mike Durand	MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4	G	266
31 DNF	GT	78	T2M Motorsport	Derek Clark Chip Vance Georges Forgeois	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	263
31 DNF	GT	78	T2M Motorsport	Derek Clark Chip Vance Georges Forgeois	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	263
32 NC	GTS	2	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Robert Nearn Toni Seiler	Saleen S7-R	D	249
32 NC	GTS	2	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Robert Nearn Toni Seiler	Ford 7.0 L V8	D	249
33 DNF	GTS	88	Veloqx Prodrive Racing	Tomáš Enge Peter Kox Jamie Davies	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	245
33 DNF	GTS	88	Veloqx Prodrive Racing	Tomáš Enge Peter Kox Jamie Davies	Ferrari 5.9 L V12	M	245
34 DNF	GT	34	Risi Competizione	Marino Franchitti Kevin McGarrity	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	M	243
34 DNF	GT	34	Risi Competizione	Marino Franchitti Kevin McGarrity	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	M	243
35 NC	GT	61	P.K. Sport	Ian Donaldson Bart Hayden Gregor Fisken	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	240
35 NC	GT	61	P.K. Sport	Ian Donaldson Bart Hayden Gregor Fisken	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	240
36 DNF	GT	63	ACEMCO Motorsports	B.J. Zacharias Andrew Davis Shane Lewis	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	Y	233
36 DNF	GT	63	ACEMCO Motorsports	B.J. Zacharias Andrew Davis Shane Lewis	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	Y	233
37 DNF	GT	40	Alegra Motorsports	Boris Said Catersby Jones Carlos DeQuesada	BMW M3	Y	141
37 DNF	GT	40	Alegra Motorsports	Boris Said Catersby Jones Carlos DeQuesada	BMW 3.2 L I6	Y	141
38 DNF	GT	03	Hyper Sport	Joe Foster Brad Nyberg Rick Skelton	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	P	125
38 DNF	GT	03	Hyper Sport	Joe Foster Brad Nyberg Rick Skelton	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	125
39 DNF	GT	48	Spyker Squadron	Norman Simon Hans Hugenholtz Patrick van Schoote	Spyker C8 Double-12R	D	103
39 DNF	GT	48	Spyker Squadron	Norman Simon Hans Hugenholtz Patrick van Schoote	BMW (Mader) 4.0 L V8	D	103
40 DNF	GTS	83	Graham Nash Motorsport	Thomas Erdos Pedro Chaves Gavin Pickering	Saleen S7-R	D	97
40 DNF	GTS	83	Graham Nash Motorsport	Thomas Erdos Pedro Chaves Gavin Pickering	Ford 7.0 L V8	D	97
41 DNF	GT	60	P.K. Sport	Robin Liddell Piers Masarati David Warnock	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	74
41 DNF	GT	60	P.K. Sport	Robin Liddell Piers Masarati David Warnock	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	74
42 DNF	LMP675	15	RN Motorsports	Hayanari Shimoda John Nielsen	DBA4 03S	D	73
42 DNF	LMP675	15	RN Motorsports	Hayanari Shimoda John Nielsen	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	D	73
43 DNF	LMP900	87	Sezio Florida Racing Team	Allen Ziegelman Patrice Roussel Ian James	Norma M2000	D	71
43 DNF	LMP900	87	Sezio Florida Racing Team	Allen Ziegelman Patrice Roussel Ian James	Ford (Kinetic) 6.0 L V8	D	71
44 DNF	GT	07	RWS-Yukos Motorsport	Walter Lechner, Jr. Stéphane Daoudi Nikolai Fomenko	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	70
44 DNF	GT	07	RWS-Yukos Motorsport	Walter Lechner, Jr. Stéphane Daoudi Nikolai Fomenko	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	70
45 DNF	GTS	0	Team Olive Garden	Emanuele Naspetti Domenico Schiattarella Johnny Cecotto	Ferrari 550 Maranello	P	59
45 DNF	GTS	0	Team Olive Garden	Emanuele Naspetti Domenico Schiattarella Johnny Cecotto	Ferrari 6.0 L V12	P	59
46 DNF	GT	79	J-3 Racing	David Murry Brian Cunningham Justin Jackson	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	57
46 DNF	GT	79	J-3 Racing	David Murry Brian Cunningham Justin Jackson	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	57
47 DNF	LMP675	18	Marshall Cooke Racing	Jason Workman Melanie Paterson Ben Devlin	Lola B2K/40	P	50
47 DNF	LMP675	18	Marshall Cooke Racing	Jason Workman Melanie Paterson Ben Devlin	Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4	P	50
48 DNF	GT	35	Risi Competizione	Terry Borcheller Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	M	39
48 DNF	GT	35	Risi Competizione	Terry Borcheller Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners	Ferrari 3.6 L V8	M	39
49 DNF	LMP675	16	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace James Weaver	MG-Lola EX257	G	39
49 DNF	LMP675	16	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace James Weaver	MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4	G	39
50 DNF	LMP675	56	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Bryan Willman Chris McMurry	Pilbeam MP91	D	37
50 DNF	LMP675	56	Team Bucknum Racing	Jeff Bucknum Bryan Willman Chris McMurry	Willman (JPX) 3.4 L V6	D	37
51 DNF	GT	43	Orbit Racing	Leo Hindery Peter Baron Marc Lieb	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	26
51 DNF	GT	43	Orbit Racing	Leo Hindery Peter Baron Marc Lieb	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	26
52 DNF	LMP900	01	Team Nasamax	Bryan Herta Robbie Stirling Romain Dumas	Reynard 01Q	G	14
52 DNF	LMP900	01	Team Nasamax	Bryan Herta Robbie Stirling Romain Dumas	Cosworth XDE 2.7 L Turbo V8 (Bio-ethanol)	G	14
53 DNF	LMP900	6	Lister Storm Racing	Jamie Campbell-Walter Ian MacKellar	Lister Storm LMP	D	10
53 DNF	LMP900	6	Lister Storm Racing	Jamie Campbell-Walter Ian MacKellar	Chevrolet LS1 6.0 L V8	D	10
54 DNF	GTS	17	Carsport America	Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen	Pagani Zonda GR	P	6
54 DNF	GTS	17	Carsport America	Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen	Mercedes-AMG 6.3 L V12	P	6
DSQ^†	LMP900	30	Intersport Racing	Clint Field Rick Sutherland John Macaluso	Lola B2K/10	G	196
DSQ^†	LMP900	30	Intersport Racing	Clint Field Rick Sutherland John Macaluso	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	196

† - #30 was disqualified for receiving outside assistance while still on the race course.

Statistics

Pole Position - #1 Infineon Team Joest - 1:48.826
- Note: #8 Team Bentley was originally on pole (1:48.108), but failed post-qualifying inspection.
Fastest Lap - #7 Team Bentley - 1:49.521
Distance - 1,357.9 miles (2,185.3 km)
Average Speed - 113.097 mph (182.012 km/h)

External links

"Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-20. (48.7 KB)

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