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.
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Official results
editClass 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 |
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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
edit- 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
edit- "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2006-10-30. (308 KiB)