2005 12 Hours of Sebring

Track map of the Sebring International Raceway

Audi R8

The 2005 12 Hours of Sebring was the 53rd running of this event, and took place on March 19, 2005. The race was sponsored by Mobil 1 and was the opening race of the 2005 American Le Mans Series season run by IMSA.

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
					Engine
1	LMP1	1	ADT Champion Racing	JJ Lehto Marco Werner Tom Kristensen	Audi R8	M	361
					Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2	LMP1	2	ADT Champion Racing	Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela Allan McNish	Audi R8	M	361
					Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3	LMP1	16	Dyson Racing	James Weaver Andy Wallace Butch Leitzinger	MG-Lola EX257	M	341
					MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
4	GT1	57	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner David Brabham Stéphane Ortelli	Aston Martin DBR9	M	338
					Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
5	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	337
					Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
6	GT1	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	323
					Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
7	GT2	31	Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing	Lucas Luhr Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	321
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
8	GT1	63	ACEMCO Motorsports	Johnny Mowlem Terry Borcheller Ralf Kelleners	Saleen S7-R	M	318
					Ford 7.0 L V8
9	GT1	35	Maserati Corse Risi Competizione	Andrea Bertolini Fabio Babini Fabrizio de Simone	Maserati MC12	P	316
					Maserati 6.0 L V12
10	GT1	5	Pacific Coast Motorsports	Ryan Dalziel Alex Figge David Empringham	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Y	315
					Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
11	GT2	79	J3 Racing	Tim Sugden Niclas Jönsson	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	P	314
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12	LMP2	10	Miracle Motorsports	Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry Ian James	Courage C65	K	311
					AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
13	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Jon Fogarty Johannes van Overbeek Darren Law	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	311
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14	GT1	71	Carsport America	Jean-Philippe Belloc Michele Rugolo Tom Weickardt	Dodge Viper GTS-R	P	310
					Dodge 8.0 L V10
15	GT1	58	Aston Martin Racing	Peter Kox Pedro Lamy Stéphane Sarrazin	Aston Martin DBR9	M	303
					Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
16	GT2	66	TRG	Tracy Krohn Michael Cawley Marc Sluszny	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	297
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
17	GT2	96	IN2 Racing	Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Andrew Thompson	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	278
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18	GT2	34	ZIP Racing	Spencer Pumpelly Andy Lally Steven Ivankovich	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	275
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
19 DNF	LMP1	20	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson Guy Smith	MG-Lola EX257	M	264
					MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
20 NC	GT2	51	Panoz Motor Sports	Gunnar Jeannette Bryan Sellers Scott Maxwell	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	P	239
					Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8
21 DNF	LMP2	27	Kruse Motorsport	Ian Mitchell Phillip Bennett Harold Primat	Courage C65	P	238
					Judd XV675 3.4 L V8
22 DNF	GT2	43	BAM!	Mike Rockenfeller Martin Jensen Tony Burgess	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Y	207
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23 DNF	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Michael Lewis Tomy Drissi Bryan Willman	Riley & Scott Mk III C	D	202
					Elan 6L8 6.0 L V8
24 DNF	LMP2	37	Telesis Intersport Racing	Jon Field Duncan Dayton Gregor Fisken	Lola B05/40	G	166
					AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
25 DNF	GT1	83	Graham Nash Motorsport	Nigel Smith Ricky Cole Rick Sutherland	Saleen S7-R	P	159
					Ford 7.0 L V8
26 DNF	GT2	41	Team LNT	Richard Dean Patrick Pearce Marc Hynes	TVR Tuscan T400R	D	157
					TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6
27 DNF	GT1	86	Larbre Compétition	Christophe Bouchut Fabrizio Gollin Sébastien Bourdais	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	155
					Ferrari 5.9 L V12
28 DNF	GT2	40	Team LNT	Jonny Kane Warren Hughes Lawrence Tomlinson	TVR Tuscan T400R	D	136
					TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6
29 DNF	LMP1	88	Rollcentre Racing	João Barbosa Didier Theys Michael Krumm	Dallara SP1	M	130
					Nissan 3.6 L Turbo V8
30 DNF	GT2	50	Panoz Motor Sports	Bill Auberlen Robin Liddell Emanuele Naspetti	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	P	121
					Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8
31 DNF	GT2	48	Spyker Squadron	Tom Coronel Donny Crevels Marc Goossens	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	D	121
					Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8
32 DNF	GT2	23	Alex Job Racing	Timo Bernhard Sascha Maassen Romain Dumas	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	98
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
33 DNF	LMP2	30	Telesis Intersport Racing	Clint Field Liz Halliday Gareth Ridpath	Lola B2K/40	P	62
					Judd XV675 3.4 L V8
34 DNF	GT2	24	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Ian Baas Brian Cunningham	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	62
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
35 DNF	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Lonnie Pechnik David Murry Seth Neiman	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	46
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
36 DNF	GT2	67	TRG	Pierre Ehret Kevin Buckler Andrew Davis	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	21
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
37 DNF	GT2	47	Spyker Squadron	Peter van Merksteijn Frans Munsterhuis Marino Franchitti	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	D	18
					Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8
38 DNF	LMP2	15	Binnie Motorsports	William Binnie Robert Julien Adam Sharpe	Lola B05/40	P	11
					Nicholson-McLaren 3.3 L V8

Statistics

• Pole Position - #1 ADT Champion Racing - Grid set by combined practice times
• Fastest Lap - #1 ADT Champion Racing - 1:48.580
• Distance - 1,335.7 miles (2,149.6 km)
• Average Speed - 111.028 mph (178.682 km/h)

External links

• "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2006. (308  KiB)

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