2017 12 Hours of Sebring

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The 65th 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 18 March 2017. The race was the second round of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as the second round of the North American Endurance Cup.

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The race was won by Wayne Taylor Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R driven by Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, and Alex Lynn, ahead of Mustang Sampling Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R and Whelen Engineering Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R. The PC class winners were Performance Tech Motorsports with drivers James French, Patricio O'Ward, and Kyle Masson driving an Oreca FLM09. Corvette Racing won the GTLM class for the third straight year with Antonio García, Jan Magnussen, and Mike Rockenfeller taking the win in their Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. The GTD category was won by Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing's Ben Keating, Jeroen Bleekemolen, and Mario Farnbacher in a Mercedes-AMG GT3. [1] [2]

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 that the race was part of the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship schedule in August 2016. It was the fourth year in a row that the race was part of the series calendar, and the 65th 12 Hours of Sebring. The race was the second of 2017's twelve scheduled IMSA automobile endurance races, and the second of four North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) events. [3] It was held at the 17-turn, 3.741-mile (6.021 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida on March 18, 2017.

After the 24 Hours of Daytona 7 weeks earlier, Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli, and Jeff Gordon were leading the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 35 points. [4] With 36 points, James French, Patricio O'Ward, Kyle Masson, and Nicholas Boulle led the PC Drivers' Championship. [4] GTLM was led by Joey Hand, Dirk Müller, and Sébastien Bourdais with a three-point advantage over Frédéric Makowiecki, Patrick Pilet, and Dirk Werner. [4] In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Michael Christensen, Carlos de Quesada, Michael de Quesada, Jesse Lazare, Daniel Morad with 35 points ahead of Connor De Phillippi, Jules Gounon, Christopher Mies, and Jeffrey Schmidt. [4] Cadillac, Ford, and Porsche were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Wayne Taylor Racing, Performance Tech Motorsport, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, and Alegra Motorsports each led their own Teams' Championships. [4]

On March 8, 2017, IMSA issued the latest technical bulletin outlining the Balance of Performance for the event. [5] In P, the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 20 kilogram weight increase and a 0.6 mm smaller air restrictor. In GTLM, the BMW M6 GTLM and Porsche 911 RSR were given fuel capacity increases of 4 and 3 liters, respectively. In GTD, the Acura NSX GT3 received a 20 kilogram weight increase as well an increase in turbo boost, and 1 extra liter of fuel capacity. The Audi R8 LMS received a 5 kilogram weight increase. The Mercedes-AMG GT3 received a 20 kilogram weight increase as well as a 1.5 mm larger air restrictor, and 2 extra liters of fuel capacity. The Porsche 911 GT3 R received a fuel capacity increase of 2 liters while the Lexus RC F GT3 lost 1 liter of fuel capacity.


Entries

A total of 46 cars took part in the event split across four classes. 10 cars were entered in P, 4 in PC, 10 in GTLM, and 21 in GTD. [6] In P, Alex Lynn replaced Max Angelelli in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing entry after Angelelli retired from racing after Daytona. [7] [8] DragonSpeed were absent. Marino Franchitti joined Tom Long and Joel Miller in the #70 Mazda Motorsports entry. [9] In PC, Starworks Motorsport scaled down to one entry. [6] Garett Grist, Max Hanratty, and Sean Rayhall shared the #8 Starworks Motorsport entry. [10] Gustavo Yacamán joined Marc Drumwright, Chapman Ducote, and Colin Thompson in the #26 BAR1 Motorsports entry. [11] In GTLM, Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK scaled down to one entry. [12] In GTD, Konrad Motorsport, Spirit of Race, Manthey Racing, Aston Martin Racing, and TRG were absent. GRT Grasser Racing Team scaled down to one entry. Spencer Pumpelly joined Daniel Morad, Michael Christensen, and Michael de Quesada in the #28 Alegra Motorsports entry. [6]

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. [13]

Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 11:10 am ET on Thursday and ended with Stephen Simpson topping the charts for JDC-Miller MotorSports, with a lap time of 1:49.516. [14] The PC class was topped by the #38 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca FLM09 of Patricio O'Ward with a time of 1:55.172. [15] Frédéric Makowiecki was fastest in GTLM while Bryan Sellers set the fastest time in GTD. [16] [15]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Stephen Simpson 1:49.516_
2P5 Mustang Sampling Racing Christian Fittipaldi 1:49.557+0.041
3P31 Whelen Engineering Racing Mike Conway 1:49.608+0.092
Sources: [17] [18]

Practice 2

The second practice session took place at 3:15 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Jordan Taylor topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing, with a lap time of 1:49.888. [19] Colin Thompson set the fastest time in PC. [20] The GTLM class was topped by the #4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of Tommy Milner with a lap time of 1:57.206. Sébastien Bourdais was second in the #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing car and Antonio García rounded out the top 3. [21] Andrew Davis was fastest in GTD. [21]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor 1:49.888_
2P5 Mustang Sampling Racing João Barbosa 1:50.103+0.215
3P31 Whelen Engineering Racing Mike Conway 1:50.370+0.482
Sources: [22] [23]

Night Practice

The night practice session took place at 7:30 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Mike Conway topping the charts for Whelen Engineering Racing, with a lap time of 1:49.815. [24] Gustavo Yacamán set the fastest time PC by 0.257 seconds ahead of Sean Rayhall in the #8 Starworks Motorsport entry. [24] Sébastien Bourdais set the fastest time in GTLM with a time of 1:57.166. [25] The GTD class was topped by the #57 Stevenson Motorsports Audi R8 LMS of Lawson Aschenbach with a lap time of 2:00.964. [26]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P31 Whelen Engineering Racing Mike Conway 1:49.815_
2P10 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor 1:50.072+0.257
3P5 Mustang Sampling Racing Filipe Albuquerque 1:50.169+0.354
Sources: [27] [28]

Final Practice

The fourth and final practice session took place at 9:20 am ET on Friday and ended with Christian Fittipaldi topping the charts for Mustang Sampling Racing, with a lap time of 1:49.211. [29] Gustavo Yacamán set the fastest time in PC. [29] Dirk Müller was fastest in GTLM while Michael Christensen set the fastest time in GTD. [30]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1P5 Mustang Sampling Racing Christian Fittipaldi 1:49.211_
2P13 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani 1:49.329+0.118
3P2 Tequila Patrón ESM Pipo Derani 1:49.405+0.194
Sources: [31] [32]

Qualifying

On 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 then arranged the grid to put Prototypes ahead of the PC, GTLM and GTD cars. [33] [13]

Neel Jani (pictured in 2011) took the overall pole position for Rebellion Racing. Neel Jani Le Mans drivers parade 2011.jpg
Neel Jani (pictured in 2011) took the overall pole position for Rebellion Racing.

The first was for cars in GTD class. Tristan Vautier qualified on pole for the class driving the #75 SunEnergy1 Racing car. [34]

The second session of qualifying was for cars in the GTLM class. Ryan Briscoe qualified on pole driving the #67 car for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, besting Dirk Müller in the sister #66 entry. [34]

The third session of qualifying was for cars in the PC class. Gustavo Yacamán set the fastest time driving the #26 BAR1 Motorsports car. [35]

The final session of qualifying was for the P class. Neel Jani qualified on pole driving the #13 car for Rebellion Racing, beating Christian Fittipaldi in the #5 Mustang Sampling Racing by less than one tenth of a second. [36]

Qualifying results

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

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGapGrid
1P13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani 1:48.178_1
2P5 Flag of the United States.svg Mustang Sampling Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi 1:48.273+0.0952
3P31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron 1:48.314+0.1363
4P52 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of Mexico.svg José Gutiérrez 1:49.056+0.8784
5P22 Flag of the United States.svg Tequila Patrón ESM Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley 1:149.103+0.9255
6P10 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor 1:49.541+1.3636
7P85 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson 1:49.587+1.4097
8P55 Flag of Japan.svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito 1:49.907+1.7298
9P90 Flag of the United States.svg VisitFlorida Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande 1:49.919+1.7419
10P70 Flag of Japan.svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Joel Miller 1:50.284+2.10610
11PC26 Flag of the United States.svg BAR1 Motorsports Flag of Colombia.svg Gustavo Yacamán 1:53.506+5.32811
12PC38 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg James French 1:53.575+5.39712
13PC20 Flag of the United States.svg BAR1 Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Rice 1:55.846+7.66813
14GTLM67 Flag of the United States.svg Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe 1:55.939+7.76116
15GTLM66 Flag of the United States.svg Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller 1:56.175+7.99717
16GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Milner 1:56.252+8.07445 1
17GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre 1:56.319+8.14118
18GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García 1:56.368+8.19019
19PC8 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist 1:56.433+8.25514
20GTLM68 Flag of the United States.svg Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Mücke 1:56.441+8.26320
21GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Werner 1:56.487+8.30921
22GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg 1:56.617+8.43922
23GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims 1:56.660+8.48223
24GTLM62 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella 1:57.475+9.29724
25GTD75 Flag of the United States.svg SunEnergy1 Racing Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier 1:59.738+11.56025
26GTD29 Flag of Germany.svg Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi 2:00.490+12.31226
27GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Change Racing Flag of the United States.svg Corey Lewis 2:00.967+12.78927
28GTD15 Flag of the United States.svg 3GT Racing Flag of the United States.svg Robert Alon 2:00.998+12.82028
29GTD14 Flag of the United States.svg 3GT Racing Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett 2:01.158+12.98029
30GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg Stevenson Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis2:01.222+13.04430
31GTD33 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports - Team AMG Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating 2:01.284+13.10631
32GTD50 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil 2:01.358+13.18032
33GTD11 Flag of Austria.svg GRT Grasser Racing Team Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti 2:01.385+13.20733
34GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Nielsen 2:01.628+13.45034
35GTD93 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Wilkins 2:01.687+13.50935
36GTD28 Flag of the United States.svg Alegra Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad 2:01.752+13.57436
37GTD73 Flag of the United States.svg Park Place Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Lindsey 2:01.966+13.78837
38GTD86 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Flag of Brazil.svg Oswaldo Negri Jr. 2:02.096+13.91838
39GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell 2:02.234+14.05639
40GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Justin Marks 2:02.256+14.07840
41GTD48 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow 2:02.345+14.16741
42GTD46 Flag of Italy.svg EBIMOTORS Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard 2:03.201+15.02342
43GTD54 Flag of the United States.svg CORE Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Jon Bennett 2:03.672+15.49446 2
44GTD18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DAC Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Gdovic 2:04.154+15.97643
45GTD27 Flag of the United States.svg Dream Racing Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Lawrence DeGeorge2:08.569+20.29144
46P2 Flag of the United States.svg Tequila Patrón ESM Disqualified15
Sources: [37] [38]

Race

Start and early hours

Afternoon

Sunset to finish

Post-race

With a total of 70 points, Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor's victory allowed them to increase their advantage over Fittipaldi, Barbosa, and Albuquerque in the Prototype Drivers' Championship to 5 points. Cameron, Curran, and Conway advanced from sixth to third. [41] In the PC Drivers' Championship, Rayhall advanced from fourth to second while Boulle dropped from first to fifth. [41] The result kept Hand, Müller, and Bourdais atop the GTLM Drivers' Championship. García, Magnussen, and Rockenfeller advanced from fourth to second. [41] As a result of winning the race, Bleekemolen, Keating, and Farnbacher advanced from third to first in the GTD Drivers' Championship. [41] Cadillac, and Ford continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Mercedes-AMG took the lead of the GTD Manufacturers' Championship. Wayne Taylor Racing, Performance Tech Motorsports, and Ford Chip Ganassi Racing kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships. Riley Motorsports Team AMG took the lead of the GTD Teams' Championship with ten rounds remaining. [41]

Race Results

Class winners are denoted in bold. [42]

Final race classification
PosClassNo.TeamDriversChassisTireLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1P10 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 the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn
Cadillac DPi-V.R C 34812:01:09.861
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
2P5 Flag of the United States.svg Mustang Sampling Racing Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa
Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi
Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Cadillac DPi-V.R C 348+13.614
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
3P31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Curran
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway
Cadillac DPi-V.R C 346+2 Laps
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
4P85 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller
Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikhail Goikhberg
Oreca 07 C 344+4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5PC38 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg James French
Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Masson
Oreca FLM09 C 338+10 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
6PC8 Flag of the United States.svg Starworks Motorsport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist
Flag of the United States.svg Max Hanratty
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Rayhall
Oreca FLM09 C 336+12 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
7GTLM3 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 334+14 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
8GTLM66 Flag of the United States.svg Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller
Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais
Ford GT M 334+14 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6
9GTLM62 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari 488 GTE M 334+14 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
10GTLM67 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 334+14 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6
11GTLM68 Flag of the United States.svg Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Mücke
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Johnson
Ford GT M 334+14 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6
12GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kuno Wittmer
BMW M6 GTLM M 334+14 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
13GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Werner
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR M 334+14 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor
Flag of Austria.svg Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR M 332+16 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15PC26 Flag of the United States.svg BAR1 Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Marc Drumwright
Flag of the United States.svg Chapman Ducote
Flag of Colombia.svg Gustavo Yacamán
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Thompson
Oreca FLM09 C 328+20 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16GTD33 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports - Team AMG Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher
Mercedes-AMG GT3 C 325+23 Laps
Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
17GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Nielsen
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni
Ferrari 488 GT3 C 324+24 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
18GTD75 Flag of the United States.svg SunEnergy1 Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul
Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said
Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier
Mercedes-AMG GT3 C 324+24 Laps
Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
19GTD29 Flag of Germany.svg Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies
Flag of France.svg Jules Gounon
Audi R8 LMS C 324+24 Laps
Audi 5.2L V10
20GTD48 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Flag of the United States.svg Dion von Moltke
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 324+24 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
21GTD73 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 324+24 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg Stevenson Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Bell
Audi R8 LMS C 324+24 Laps
Audi 5.2L V10
23GTD86 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Segal
Flag of Brazil.svg Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dyer
Acura NSX GT3 C 324+24 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
24GTD11 Flag of Austria.svg GRT Grasser Racing Team Flag of Germany.svg Christian Engelhart
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rolf Ineichen
Flag of Italy.svg Richard Antinucci
Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 323+25 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
25GTD28 Flag of the United States.svg Alegra Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Michael de Quesada
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Christensen
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 323+25 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Change Racing Flag of the United States.svg Corey Lewis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Mul
Flag of the United States.svg Brett Sandberg
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 322+26 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
27GTD46 Flag of Italy.svg EBIMOTORS Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Busnelli
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Babini
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard
Flag of Italy.svg Michele Beretta
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 322+26 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
28GTD15 Flag of the United States.svg 3GT Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Alon
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Cindric
Lexus RC F GT3 C 320+28 Laps
Lexus 5.0L V8
29P55 Flag of Japan.svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot
Mazda RT24-P C 319+29 Laps
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
30GTD93 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Wilkins
Acura NSX GT3 C 318+30 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
31GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bill Sweedler
Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Frank Montecalvo
Audi R8 LMS C 309+39 Laps
Audi 5.2L V10
32PC20 Flag of the United States.svg BAR1 Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Don Yount
Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Rice
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Burkett
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kvamme
Oreca FLM09 C 302+46 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
33

DNF

GTD54 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 Sweden.svg Niclas Jönsson
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 283Oil Pressure
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
34GTD18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DAC Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emmanuel Anassis
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Gdovic
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Massari
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 282+66 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
35GTD14 Flag of the United States.svg 3GT Racing Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett
Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James
Lexus RC F GT3 C 269+79 Laps
Lexus 5.0L V8
36GTD27 Flag of the United States.svg Dream Racing Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Lawrence DeGeorge
Flag of Monaco.svg Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Persiani
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 255+93 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
37P90 Flag of the United States.svg VisitFlorida Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast
Riley Mk. 30 C 241+107 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
38GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Justin Marks
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Klingmann
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn
BMW M6 GT3 C 228+120 laps
BMW 4.4L Turbo V8
39

DNF

P52 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Mike Guasch
Flag of Mexico.svg José Gutiérrez
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith
Ligier JS P217 C 205Gearbox
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
40

DNF

P70 Flag of Japan.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 Marino Franchitti
Mazda RT-24P C 180Suspension
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
41P13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi
Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani
Oreca 07 C 167+181 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
42

DNF

P22 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 Brazil.svg Bruno Senna
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley
Nissan Onroak DPi C 158Exhaust
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6
43

DNF

GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg John Edwards
Flag of Germany.svg Martin Tomczyk
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg
BMW M6 GTLM M 149Crash
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
44

DNF

GTD50 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil
Flag of the United States.svg Gunnar Jeannette
Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 C 132Suspension
Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
45

DNF

P2 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 Brazil.svg Pipo Derani
Nissan Onroak DPi C 47Turbo
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6
46

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 Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel Fässler
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 42Overheating
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
Sources: [43] [44]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
SymbolTyre manufacturer
C Continental
M Michelin

Statistics

Standings after the race


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