2016 12 Hours of Sebring

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The 64th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida was an endurance sports car racing event held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida from 16 to 19 March 2016. The race was the second round of the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the second round of the North American Endurance Cup. It was the final time that the original Daytona Prototypes participated in the race, as, for 2017, they were replaced with the new DPi cars.

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The race was won by Tequila Patrón ESM's Honda HPD-Ligier JS P2 driven by Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek, Ed Brown, and Pipo Derani after completing a pass for the lead in the final moments of the race. [1] [2] It was the first overall 12 Hours of Sebring win for both ESM and Honda. [3] [4] The Prototype Challenge class was won by the No. 54 CORE Autosport entry driven by Colin Braun, Mark Wilkins, and Jon Bennett. GT Le Mans was won by the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R from Corvette Racing, driven by Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner, and Marcel Fässler. The GT Daytona class was won by the No. 63 Ferrari 488 GT3 from Scuderia Corsa, driven by Christina Nielsen, Alessandro Balzan, and Jeff Segal. The race saw a stoppage of roughly two hours and 15 minutes due to heavy rain and lightning just before the halfway-point of the event. [5] [6]

Background

Sebring International Raceway, where the race was held. Final Hours of Sebring 2011.tif
Sebring International Raceway, where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2015. [7] It was the third consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the 64th 12 Hours of Sebring. [7] The 12 Hours of Sebring was the second of twelve scheduled automobile endurance races of 2016 by IMSA, and the second in the four round North American Endurance Cup (NAEC). [7] It was held at the 17-turn, 3.741-mile (6.021 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida on March 19, 2016. [7]

Before the race, Ed Brown, Pipo Derani, Johannes van Overbeek, and Scott Sharp were leading the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 36 points. [8] With 36 points, Misha Goikhberg, Kenton Koch, Chris Miller, and Stephen Simpson led the PC Drivers' Championship. [8] GTLM was led by Marcel Fässler, Oliver Gavin, and Tommy Milner with a three-point advantage over Antonio García, Jan Magnussen, and Mike Rockenfeller. [8] In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Andy Lally, John Potter, René Rast, and Marco Seefried with 36 points. [8] Honda, Chevrolet, and Audi were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Tequila Patrón ESM, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Corvette Racing, Magnus Racing each led their own Teams' Championships. [8]

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. [9]

Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 10:00 am ET on Thursday and ended with Dane Cameron topping the charts for Action Express Racing, with a lap time of 1:52.447. [10]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P31 Action Express Racing Dane Cameron 1:52.447_
2P5 Action Express Racing Scott Pruett 1:53.226+0.779
3P2 Tequila Patrón ESM Johannes van Overbeek 1:53.312+0.865
Source: [11]

Practice 2

The second practice session took place at 2:25 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Christian Fittipaldi topping the charts for Action Express Racing, with a lap time of 1:53.850. [12]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P5 Action Express Racing Christian Fittipaldi 1:53.850_
2P31 Action Express Racing Scott Pruett 1:54.283+0.433
3P24Alegra Motorsports Daniel Morad 1:54.334+0.484
Source: [13]

Night Practice

The night practice session took place at 7:30 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Filipe Albuquerque topping the charts for Action Express Racing, with a lap time of 1:52.832. [14]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P5 Action Express Racing Filipe Albuquerque 1:52.832_
2P55Mazda Motorsports Jonathan Bomarito 1:53.882+1.050
3P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor 1:54.088+1.256
Source: [15]

Final Practice

The fourth and final practice session took place at 10:15 am ET on Friday and ended with Dane Cameron topping the charts for Action Express Racing, with a lap time of 1:52.135. [16]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P31 Action Express Racing Dane Cameron 1:52.135_
2P5 Action Express Racing Filipe Albuquerque 1:52.228+0.093
3P60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Olivier Pla 1:53.067+0.932
Source: [17]

Qualifying

In Friday afternoon's 90-minute four-group qualifying, each category had separate 15-minute sessions. Regulations stipulated that teams nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each class' starting order. IMSA arranged the grid to put Prototypes ahead of the PC, GTLM and GTD cars. [18] [9]

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . All Prototype and Prototype Challenge cars were grouped together on the starting grid, regardless of qualifying position.

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGapGrid
1P60 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla 1:51.217_1
2P2 Flag of the United States.svg Tequila Patrón ESM Flag of Brazil.svg Pipo Derani 1:51.391+0.1742
3P31 Flag of the United States.svg Action Express Racing Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron 1:51.943+0.7263
4P5 Flag of the United States.svg Action Express Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi 1:52.205+0.9884
5P55 Flag of the United States.svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez 1:52.951+1.7345
6P90 Flag of the United States.svg VisitFlorida Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens 1:53.185+1.9686
7P70 Flag of the United States.svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Tom Long 1:53.513+2.2967
8P10 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello 1:53.576+2.3598
9P81 Flag of the United States.svg DragonSpeed Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian 1:54.171+2.9549
10P24 Flag of the United States.svg Alegra Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad 1:54.193+2.97610
11P0 Flag of the United States.svg Panoz DeltaWing Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Meyrick 1:54.274+3.05711
12PC54 Flag of the United States.svg CORE Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun 1:54.910+3.69312
13PC52 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith 1:55.843+4.62613
14PC20 Flag of the United States.svg BAR1 Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Mowlem 1:56.661+5.44414
15PC38 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg James French 1:57.189+5.97215
16PC8 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow 1:57.241+6.02416
17P50 Flag of the United States.svg Highway to Help Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pace 1:57.422+6.20517
18PC85 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Misha Goikhberg 1:57.630+6.41318
19PC88 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston 1:58.218+7.00119
20GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen 1:58.402+7.18520
21GTLM100 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg John Edwards 1:58.592+7.37521
22GTLM68 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra 1:58.637+7.42022
23GTLM67 Flag of the United States.svg Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook 1:58.708+7.49123
24GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García 1:58.856+7.63924
25GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin 1:58.878+7.66125
26GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche North America Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet 1:59.009+7.79226
27GTLM62 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander 1:59.020+7.80327
28GTLM66 Flag of the United States.svg Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller 1:59.053+7.83628
29GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche North America Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki 1:59.170+7.95329
30GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Segal 2:02.350+11.13330
31GTD33 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen 2:02.386+11.16931
32GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann 2:02.660+11.44332
33GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher 2:03.037+11.82033
34GTD22 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of the United States.svg Leh Keen 2:03.241+12.02434
35GTD73 Flag of the United States.svg Park Place Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Lindsey 2:03.284+12.06735
36GTD51 Flag of Italy.svg Spirit of Race Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Giammaria 2:03.340+12.12336
37GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Change Racing Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly 2:03.455+12.23837
38GTD97 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala 2:03.625+12.40838
39GTD21 Flag of Austria.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Zöchling2:03.822+12.60539
40GTD9 Flag of the United States.svg Stevenson Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach 2:03.856+12.63940
41GTD11 Flag of the United States.svg Change Racing Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell 2:03.861+12.64441
42GTD27 Flag of the United States.svg Dream Racing Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Babini 2:03.933+12.71642
43GTD98 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Dalla Lana 2:04.204+12.98743
44GTD48 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Miller 2:04.260+13.04344
45GTD28 Flag of Austria.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Brück2:04.302+13.08545
46GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg Magnus Racing Flag of the United States.svg John Potter 2:04.857+13.64046
47GTD540 Flag of the United States.svg Black Swan Racing Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pappas 2:07.095+15.87847
48GTD45 Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Krohn 2:07.338+16.12148
49GTD6 Flag of the United States.svg Stevenson MotorsportsNo Time Established49
Source: [19]

Race

Start and early hours

Afternoon

Sunset to finish

Results

Class winners are denoted in bold.

Final race classification
PosClassNo.TeamDriversChassisTireLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1P2 Flag of the United States.svg Tequila Patrón ESM Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp
Flag of the United States.svg Ed Brown
Flag of the United States.svg Johannes van Overbeek
Flag of Brazil.svg Pipo Derani
Ligier JS P2 C 23812:00:59.881
Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo
2P31 Flag of the United States.svg Action Express Racing Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Curran
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett
Corvette Daytona Prototype C 238+2.926
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
3P5 Flag of the United States.svg Action Express Racing Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa
Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi
Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Corvette Daytona Prototype C 238+3.940
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
4P81 Flag of the United States.svg DragonSpeed Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Hedman
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian
Oreca 05 C 238+4.339
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
5P90 Flag of the United States.svg VisitFlorida Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay
Corvette Daytona Prototype C 238+18.078
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
6P55 Flag of the United States.svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito
Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot
Mazda Prototype C 238+29.735
Mazda MZ2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo
7

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 France.svg Olivier Pla
Ligier JS P2 C 237Rear Suspension
Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo
8P70 Flag of the United States.svg Mazda Motorsports 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 Japan.svg Keiko Ihara
Mazda Prototype C 237+1 Lap
Mazda MZ2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo
9PC54 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 Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Wilkins
Oreca FLM09 C 236+2 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
10PC52 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith
Flag of Mexico.svg José Gutiérrez
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Alon
Oreca FLM09 C 236+2 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
11GTLM4 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 Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel Fässler
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 235+3 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
12GTLM25 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 Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler
BMW M6 GTLM M 235+3 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
13GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche North America Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Christensen
Porsche 911 RSR M 235+3 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14GTLM62 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE M 235+3 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
15GTLM67 Flag of the United States.svg Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook
Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
Ford GT M 235+3 Laps
Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6
16GTLM100 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 Canada (Pantone).svg Kuno Wittmer
BMW M6 GTLM M 235+3 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
17PC8 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Oreca FLM09 C 233+5 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
18GTLM68 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi
Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 488 GTE M 233+5 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
19PC85 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 South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson
Flag of the United States.svg Kenton Koch
Oreca FLM09 C 232+6 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
20PC38 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg James French
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Marcelli
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Norman
Oreca FLM09 C 231+7 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
21

DNF

P0 Flag of the United States.svg Panoz DeltaWing Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Rayhall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Meyrick
DeltaWing DWC13 C 229Steering
Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo
22GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Nielsen
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Segal
Ferrari 488 GT3 C 229+9 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
23GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Bret Curtis
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Freiberg
BMW M6 GT3 C 229+9 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
24GTD44 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
Audi R8 LMS C 229+9 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
25GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher
Flag of Spain.svg Alex Riberas
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 229+9 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26GTLM66 Flag of the United States.svg Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais
Ford GT M 229+9 Laps
Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6
27GTD22 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 Gunnar Jeannette
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 229+9 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
28GTD48 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 229+9 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
29GTD97 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Michael Marsal
Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn
BMW M6 GT3 C 229+9 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
30GTD6 Flag of the United States.svg Stevenson Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Liddell
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis
Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi
Audi R8 LMS C 229+9 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
31GTD51 Flag of Italy.svg Spirit of Race Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni
Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Giammaria
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Mann
Ferrari 488 GT3 C 229+9 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
32GTD98 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 Austria.svg Mathias Lauda
Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 C 229+9 Laps
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
33PC20 Flag of the United States.svg BAR1 Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Mowlem
Flag of the United States.svg Marc Drumwright
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Don Yount
Oreca FLM09 C 228+10 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
34GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Change Racing Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Al Carter
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 227+11 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
35GTD33 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 United States.svg Marc Miller
Dodge Viper GT3-R C 227+11 Laps
Dodge 8.3 L V10
36GTD540 Flag of the United States.svg Black Swan Racing Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pappas
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Pilgrim
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 226+12 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
37GTD28 Flag of Austria.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Franz Konrad
Flag of the United States.svg Terry Borcheller
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Brück
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Webster
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 226+12 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
38GTD45 Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Krohn
Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Jönsson
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
Audi R8 LMS C 220+18 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
39

DNF

P50 Flag of the United States.svg Highway to Help Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pace
Flag of the United States.svg Byron DeFoor
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hinton
Flag of the United States.svg Dorsey Schroeder
Riley Mk XXVI DP C 212Crash
Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8
40

DNF

PC88 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston
Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Lyons
Oreca FLM09 C 209Brakes
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
41GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Flag of Germany.svg Mike Rockenfeller
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 202+36 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
42P24 Flag of the United States.svg Alegra Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Carlos de Quesada
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Lawrence
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher
Riley Mk XXVI DP C 195+43 Laps
Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8
43

DNF

P10 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor
Flag of Italy.svg Max Angelelli
Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello
Corvette Daytona Prototype C 169Electrical
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
44

DNF

GTD9 Flag of the United States.svg Stevenson Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Bell
Flag of South Africa.svg Dion von Moltke
Audi R8 LMS C 165Engine
Audi 5.2 L V10
45

DNF

GTD73 Flag of the United States.svg Park Place Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Lindsey
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 145Crash
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
46

DNF

GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche North America Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy
Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR M 116Crash
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
47

DNF

GTD11 Flag of the United States.svg Change Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bill Sweedler
Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell
Flag of Italy.svg Richard Antinucci
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 30Crash
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
48

DNF

GTD27 Flag of the United States.svg Dream Racing Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti
Flag of Monaco.svg Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Babini
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Persiani
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 27Did Not Finish
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
DNSGTD21 Flag of Austria.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Ehret
Flag of Austria.svg Christopher Zöchling
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Krebs
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C -Did Not Start
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
Sources: [20] [21]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
SymbolTyre manufacturer
C Continental
M Michelin

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The 18th Annual petit Le Mans presented by Mazda was the 2015 version of the Petit Le Mans automotive endurance race, was held on October 1–3 2015 at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia. This was the second Petit Le Mans in the United SportsCar Championship. The race was rain shorted for the second time with only eight hours of racing instead of the maximum 10 hours. The race was won overall by Richard Lietz, Patrick Pilet, and Nick Tandy in the #911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR. Originally scheduled to run for 10 hours, the race was concluded after 8 hours were completed due to heavy rain, darkness, visibility, and hydroplaning. This marked the first time in the event's history that a GT car won overall.

The 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship was the 47th season of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) GT Championship that traces its lineage to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. It was the fourth season of the United SportsCar Championship and second under the name as the IMSA SportsCar Championship. It began on 28 January with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on 7 October with the Petit Le Mans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 12 Hours of Sebring</span> Sports car endurance race

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.

The 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship was the 48th motor racing championship sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). It was the fifth season of the United SportsCar Championship and third to be held under the name as the IMSA SportsCar Championship. It began on January 27 with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on October 13 with the Petit Le Mans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 12 Hours of Sebring</span> 66th 12 Hours of Sebring race

The 66th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts was an endurance sports car racing event held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida from 15 to 17 March 2018. The race was the second round of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as the second round of the North American Endurance Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Petit Le Mans</span>

The 2018 Petit Le Mans was the 21st running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on October 15, 2018. It was the last race in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the last race of the 2018 Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup, and was run at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The race was won overall by the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 12 Hours of Sebring</span> Sports Car Racing

The 67th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts was an endurance sports car racing event held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida, from 14–16 March 2019. The race was the second round of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as the second round of the Michelin Endurance Cup. Action Express Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing brought home a Cadillac 1-2-3 finish for the overall honours, with the win going to the No. 31 crew of Eric Curran, Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani, who won the 12 Hour race for a third time in the previous four editions. the #911 Porsche GT Team won in the GTLM class over the No. 66 Ford GT of Chip Ganassi Racing, LMP2 was won by Performance Tech Motorsports, and the Grasser Racing Team took a second straight victory in the GTD class, winning over fellow Lamborghini GTD team Magnus Racing, who came 2nd in only their second start as a Lamborghini team.

The 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship was the 50th racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). This was also the seventh United SportsCar Championship season and fifth under the name as the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The series began on January 25 with the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on November 14 with the 12 Hours of Sebring.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ligier Nissan DPi</span>

The Ligier Nissan DPi, also known as the Onroak Nissan DPi is a Daytona Prototype car built by Ligier Automotive. The car is based on the Ligier JS P217, which was built to meet the 2017 FIA and ACO regulations for 2017 for the LMP2 category in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The prototype made its racing debut at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona, with the Tequila Patrón ESM team, finishing 4th on its debut.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mazda RT24-P</span> Race car

The Mazda RT24-P also known as the MazdaRoad to 24 – Prototype is a Daytona Prototype International built to the 2017 IMSA DPi regulations. The car is designed and built by Mazda Motorsports, in collaboration with Multimatic Motorsports, and is based on the Riley-Multimatic Mk. 30 LMP2 chassis. This car is eligible for use in the Daytona Prototype International (DPi) class of the IMSA sanctioned WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. It made its racing debut at the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona, with SpeedSource Race Engineering, running under the Mazda Motorsports banner. There have been plans to open the car to customer sales, although none have come to fruition so far.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LMDh</span> Type of sports prototype race car

An LMDh is a type of sports prototype race car that competes alongside Le Mans Hypercar entries in the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship from 2023. It also competes in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 6 Hours of The Glen</span>

The 2017 Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen was an endurance race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on the July 2nd, 2017. This race was the sixth round of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

<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.

The 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship was the 52nd racing season sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which traces its lineage back to the 1971 IMSA GT Championship. This was also the ninth season of the IMSA SportsCar Championship since the merger between the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2014, and the seventh under the sponsorship of WeatherTech. The series began on January 27 for the 24 Hours of Daytona, and ended on October 1 with the Petit Le Mans after 12 races.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 12 Hours of Sebring</span>

The 2022 12 Hours of Sebring was an endurance sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida from 16 to 19 March 2022. It was the second round of both the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Endurance Cup. JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing entered as the defending overall winners of the 12-hour event.

<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.

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