2015 12 Hours of Sebring

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The 63rd Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida was an endurance sports car racing event held at Sebring International Raceway from March 18-21st. The race was the second round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship as well as the second of four events in the North American Endurance Cup.

Contents

The race was won by Action Express Racing's No. 5 Corvette Daytona Prototype, piloted by Sébastien Bourdais, João Barbosa, and Christian Fittipaldi, finishing a full lap ahead of any else in the field. The Prototype Challenge class was won by the No. 52 entry from PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports piloted by Mike Guasch, Tom Kimber-Smith, and Andrew Palmer, securing their second consecutive victory in the season. In the GT Le Mans class, victory went to Corvette Racing's No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R driven by Antonio García, Ryan Briscoe, and Jan Magnussen. Finally, in GT Daytona, victory went to the No. 23 Porsche 911 GT America from Alex Job Racing and Team Seattle driven by Mario Farnbacher, Ian James, and Alex Riberas, though it only took the lead with roughly four minutes to go when the No. 33 Riley Motorsports Dodge Viper GT3-R suffered overheating issues. [1]

Practice

There were four practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, three on Thursday and one on Friday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Thursday morning and afternoon. The third held later that evening ran for 90 minutes; the fourth on Friday morning lasted an hour. [2] [3]

Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 10:15 am ET on Thursday and ended with João Barbosa topping the charts for Action Express Racing, with a lap time of 1:52.485. [4]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa 1:52.485_
2P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:53.732+1.247
3P57 Krohn Racing Niclas Jönsson 1:53.871+1.386
Source: [5]

Practice 2

The second practice session took place at 2:25 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Olivier Pla topping the charts for Krohn Racing, with a lap time of 1:52.731. [6]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P57 Krohn Racing Olivier Pla 1:52.731_
2P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:53.554+0.823
3P5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa 1:53.818+1.087
Source: [7]

Night Practice

The night practice session took place at 7:15 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Olivier Pla topping the charts for Krohn Racing, with a lap time of 1:51.973. [8]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P57 Krohn Racing Olivier Pla 1:51.973_
2P5 Action Express Racing Sébastien Bourdais 1:52.246+0.273
3P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:52.536+0.563
Source: [9]

Final Practice

The fourth and final practice session took place at 9:50 am ET on Friday and ended with Oswaldo Negri Jr. topping the charts for Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:52.096. [10]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamTimeGap
1P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian 1:52.096_
2P57 Krohn Racing 1:52.578+0.482
3P5 Action Express Racing 1:52.588+0.492
Source: [11]

Qualifying

Qualifying was broken into four sessions. The first session of qualifying was for the GTD class. The No. 33 Riley Motorsports entry driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen set the fastest time in GTD. [12]

The second session of qualifying was for the GTLM class. Frédéric Makowiecki qualified on pole for the class driving the No. 912 Porsche North America, besting Patrick Pilet in the No. 911 Porsche North America entry. [12]

The third session of qualifying was for the PC class. Martin Plowman qualified on pole driving the No. 16 car for BAR1 Motorsports. [13]

The final session of qualifying was for the P class. Olivier Pla qualified on pole driving the No. 57 car for Krohn Racing, beating Ryan Dalziel in the No. 1 Tequila Patrón ESM by just over three tenths of a second. [14]

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGapGrid
1P57 Flag of the United States.svg Krohn Racing Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla 1:51.152_1
2P1 Flag of the United States.svg Tequila Patrón ESM Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel 1:51.455+0.3032
3P5 Flag of the United States.svg Action Express Racing Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa 1:52.128+0.9763
4P60 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Flag of Brazil.svg Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:52.170+1.0184
5P31 Flag of the United States.svg Action Express Racing Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron 1:52.490+1.3385
6P90 Flag of the United States.svg VisitFlorida.com Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook 1:52.691+1.5396
7P10 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor 1:52.720+1.5687
8P2 Flag of the United States.svg Tequila Patrón ESM Flag of the United States.svg Johannes van Overbeek 1:53.047+1.8958
9P01 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand 1:53.329+2.1779
10P0 Flag of the United States.svg DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas 1:55.223+4.07110
11PC16 Flag of the United States.svg BAR1 Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Plowman 1:55.257+4.10511
12PC54 Flag of the United States.svg CORE Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun 1:55.327+4.17512
13PC52 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith 1:55.416+4.26413
14PC38 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly 1:55.748+4.59614
15PC11 Flag of the United States.svg RSR Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Cumming1:56.450+5.29815
16PC85 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of the United States.svg Rusty Mitchell 1:57.248+6.09616
17P70 Flag of the United States.svg SpeedSource Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez 1:57.421+6.26917
18PC8 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow 1:57.842+6.69018
19GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche North America Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki 1:58.587+7.43519
20GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche North America Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet 1:58.806+7.65420
21GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García 1:58.828+7.67621
22GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Werner 1:58.842+7.69022
23GTLM62 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer 1:58.927+7.77523
24GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr 1:58.930+7.77824
25GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Milner 1:59.451+8.29925
26GTLM17 Flag of the United States.svg Team Falken Tire Flag of Germany.svg Wolf Henzler 1:59.787+8.63526
27GTLM98 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy 1:59.896+8.74427
28GTD33 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen 2:03.485+12.33328
29GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher 2:03.538+12.38629
30GTD73 Flag of the United States.svg Park Place Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Lindsey 2:04.106+12.95430
31GTD22 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of the United States.svg Leh Keen 2:04.339+13.18731
32GTD007 Flag of the United States.svg TRG-AMR North America Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison 2:04.855+13.70332
33GTD81 Flag of the United States.svg GB Autosport Flag of Ireland.svg Damien Faulkner 2:04.930+13.77833
34GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg Magnus Racing Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally 2:04.944+13.79234
35GTD58 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen 2:05.059+13.90735
36GTD93 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating 2:05.081+13.92936
37GTD48 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Miller 2:05.265+14.11337
38GTD45 Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports Flag of Germany.svg Marco Holzer 2:05.499+14.34738
39GTD49 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cioci2:05.781+14.62939
40GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Lazzaro 2:06.479+15.32740
41GTD97 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said 2:07.373+16.22141
42P07 Flag of the United States.svg SpeedSourceNo Time Set42
43P50 Flag of the United States.svg Fifty Plus RacingNo Time Set43
44P7 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Did Not Participate44
45GTD18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mühlner Motorsports America Did Not Participate45
46GTD009 Flag of the United States.svg TRG-AMR North America Did Not Participate46
Source: [15]

Race

Start and early hours

Afternoon

Sunset to finish

Post-race

Race result

Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.

Final race classification
PosClassNo.TeamDriversChassisTireLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1P5 Flag of the United States.svg Action Express Racing Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa
Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais
Coyote Corvette DP C 34012:01:40.097
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
2P10 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of Italy.svg Max Angelelli
Dallara Corvette DP C 339+1 lap
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
3P90 Flag of the United States.svg VisitFlorida.com Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Valiante
Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller
Coyote Corvette DP C 339+1 lap
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
4P01 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett
Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
Ford EcoBoost Riley DP C 339+1 lap
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo
5P31 Flag of the United States.svg Action Express Racing Flag of the United States.svg Eric Curran
Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis
Coyote Corvette DP C 338+2 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
6PC52 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Mike Guasch
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Palmer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith
Oreca FLM09 C 334+6 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
7PC54 Flag of the United States.svg CORE Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Jon Bennett
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg James Gue
Oreca FLM09 C 334+6 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
8P57 Flag of the United States.svg Krohn Racing Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Krohn
Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Jönsson
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Ligier JS P2 C 334+6 Laps
Judd HK 3.6 L V8
9PC38 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jerome Mee
Flag of the United States.svg James French
Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly
Oreca FLM09 C 333+7 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
10GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 330+10 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
11GTLM62 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 330+10 Laps
Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8
12GTLM17 Flag of the United States.svg Team Falken Tire Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of Germany.svg Wolf Henzler
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
Porsche 911 RSR F 329+11 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg John Edwards
Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
BMW Z4 GTE M 329+11 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
14GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche North America Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
Flag of Austria.svg Richard Lietz
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Porsche 911 RSR M 328+12 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James
Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher
Flag of Spain.svg Alex Riberas
Porsche 911 GT America C 318+22 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat 6
16GTD007 Flag of the United States.svg TRG-AMR North America Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Nielsen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Davis
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 C 318+22 Laps
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
17GTLM98 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Dalla Lana
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner
Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 318+22 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Bill Sweedler
Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Lazzaro
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 318+22 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
19GTD93 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Al Carter
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Lawrence
Dodge Viper GT3-R C 317+23 Laps
Dodge 8.3 L V10
20GTD48 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase
Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Miller
Flag of South Africa.svg Dion von Moltke
Audi R8 LMS Ultra C 317+23 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
21GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche North America Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 RSR M 317+23 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Werner
Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus
BMW Z4 GTE M 317+23 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
23GTD58 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Emilio Valverde
Porsche 911 GT America C 316+24 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
24GTD22 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil
Flag of the United States.svg Leh Keen
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis
Porsche 911 GT America C 316+24 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
25GTD97 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Michael Marsal
Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx
Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said
BMW Z4 GT3 C 315+25 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
26

DNF

GTD33 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
Dodge Viper GT3-R C 314Did Not Finish
Dodge 8.3 L V10
27P50 Flag of the United States.svg Fifty Plus Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pace
Flag of the United States.svg Bryon DeFoor
Flag of the United States.svg David Hinton
Flag of the United States.svg Dorsey Schroeder
Riley Mk XXVI DP C 309+31 Laps
Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8
28GTD49 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cioci
Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Águas
Flag of Venezuela.svg Enzo Potolicchio
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 308+32 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
29

DNF

PC85 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Misha Goikhberg
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Rusty Mitchell
Flag of the United States.svg Gerry Kraut
Oreca FLM09 C 290Did Not Finish
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
30PC8 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Flag of Germany.svg Mirco Schultis
Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow
Oreca FLM09 C 280+60 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
31

DNF

PC11 Flag of the United States.svg RSR Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Cumming
Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Menezes
Oreca FLM09 C 267Did Not Finish
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
32

DNF

GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Milner
Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 264Did Not Finish
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
33

DNF

P2 Flag of the United States.svg Tequila Patrón ESM Flag of the United States.svg Ed Brown
Flag of the United States.svg Johannes van Overbeek
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Fogarty
HPD ARX-03b C 211Did Not Finish
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo
34PC16 Flag of the United States.svg BAR1 Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Marc Drumwright
Flag of the United States.svg Tomy Drissi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg David Cheng
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Plowman
Oreca FLM09 C 194+146 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
35

DNF

GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg Magnus Racing Flag of the United States.svg John Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Seefried
Porsche 911 GT America C 179Did Not Finish
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
36

DNF

P1 Flag of the United States.svg Tequila Patrón ESM Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
HPD ARX-03b C 162Did Not Finish
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo
37

DNF

GTD73 Flag of the United States.svg Park Place Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Lindsey
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Norman
Porsche 911 GT America C 155Did Not Finish
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
38

DNF

P70 Flag of the United States.svg Speedsource Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sylvain Tremblay
Mazda Prototype C 111Did Not Finish
Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel)
39

DNF

P07 Flag of the United States.svg Speedsource Flag of the United States.svg Tom Long
Flag of the United States.svg Joel Miller
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Devlin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sylvain Tremblay
Mazda Prototype C 104Did Not Finish
Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel)
40

DNF

GTD81 Flag of the United States.svg GB Autosport Flag of Ireland.svg Damien Faulkner
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Skeen
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Avenatti
Flag of Poland.svg Kuba Giermaziak
Porsche 911 GT America C 97Did Not Finish
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
41

DNF

P0 Flag of the United States.svg DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Meyrick
DeltaWing DWC13 C 60Did Not Finish
Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo
42

DNF

P60 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Flag of the United States.svg John Pew
Flag of Brazil.svg Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson
Ligier JS P2 C 46Did Not Finish
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo
43

DNF

GTD45 Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports Flag of Germany.svg Marco Holzer
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Thorne
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Thompson
Audi R8 LMS Ultra C 23Did Not Finish
Audi 5.2 L V10
DNSP7 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Scott Mayer
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley
Riley Mk XXVI DP C -Did not start
Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8
DNSGTD18 Flag of the United States.svg Mühlner Motorsports America Porsche 911 GT America C -Did not start
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNSGTD009 Flag of the United States.svg TRG-AMR North America Aston Martin Vantage GT3 C -Did not start
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
Sources: [16] [17]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
SymbolTyre manufacturer
C Continental
M Michelin
F Falken Tire

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The 2020 Petit Le Mans was the 23rd running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on October 17, 2020. It was the 9th race in the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the 3rd race of the 2020 Michelin Endurance Cup, and was run at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The race was won overall by the #10 Konica Minolta Cadillac Cadillac DPi-V.R after the #7 Acura Team Penske and #31 Whelen Engineering Racing entries made contact and spun out in the closing minutes of the race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 WeatherTech 240</span> Second round of the 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship season

The 2020 WeatherTech 240 was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at the Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida, on July 4, 2020. This race was the second round of the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the first round of the 2020 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 12 Hours of Sebring</span> 69th 12 Hours of Sebring race

The 2021 12 Hours of Sebring was an endurance sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida from 17 to 20 March 2021. It was the second round of both the 2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Endurance Cup. Mazda Motorsports entered as the defending overall winners of the 12-hour event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 6 Hours of The Glen</span> Fifth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship season

The 2021 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen was an endurance sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on June 27, 2021. This race was the fifth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the third round of the 2021 Michelin Endurance Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 WeatherTech 240 at The Glen</span> Sixth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship Season

The 2021 WeatherTech 240 at The Glen was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on July 2, 2021. This race was the sixth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the third round of the 2021 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Petit Le Mans</span> Final round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship season

The 2021 Petit Le Mans was the 24th running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on November 13, 2021. It was the 12th and final race in the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the 4th race of the 2021 Michelin Endurance Cup. The race was held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. This race was the last ever race for the GTLM Class.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Petit Le Mans</span> Motor race

The 2022 Petit Le Mans was the 25th running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on October 1, 2022. It was the 12th and final race in the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the 4th race of the 2022 Michelin Endurance Cup. The race was held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The event was the last ever race for the DPi Class.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase</span> Third round of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship season

The 2015 Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). It was held at Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California on 18 April 2015. The race was the third round of the 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 12 Hours of Sebring</span> 71st 12 Hours of Sebring race

The 2023 12 Hours of Sebring was an endurance sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida from 15 to 18 March 2023. It was the second round of both the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Endurance Cup. Cadillac Racing entered as the defending overall winners of the 12-hour event, albeit in the new-for-2023 GTP class rather than DPi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 12 Hours of Sebring</span> 72nd 12 Hours of Sebring race

The 2024 12 Hours of Sebring was an endurance sports car race being held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida, scheduled from 13 to 16 March 2024. It was the second round of both the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Endurance Cup.

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