2015 12 Hours of Sebring

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.

Sebring International Raceway

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

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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

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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. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 P 5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa 1:52.485 _
2 P 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:53.732 +1.247
3 P 57 Krohn Racing Niclas Jönsson 1:53.871 +1.386
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Practice 2

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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. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 P 57 Krohn Racing Olivier Pla 1:52.731 _
2 P 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:53.554 +0.823
3 P 5 Action Express Racing João Barbosa 1:53.818 +1.087
Source:[7]

Night Practice

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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. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 P 57 Krohn Racing Olivier Pla 1:51.973 _
2 P 5 Action Express Racing Sébastien Bourdais 1:52.246 +0.273
3 P 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:52.536 +0.563
Source:[9]

Final Practice

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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. Class No. Team Time Gap
1 P 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian 1:52.096 _
2 P 57 Krohn Racing 1:52.578 +0.482
3 P 5 Action Express Racing 1:52.588 +0.492
Source:[11]

Qualifying

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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

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

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 P 57   Krohn Racing   Olivier Pla 1:51.152 _ 1 ‡
2 P 1   Tequila Patrón ESM   Ryan Dalziel 1:51.455 +0.303 2
3 P 5   Action Express Racing   João Barbosa 1:52.128 +0.976 3
4 P 60   Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian   Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1:52.170 +1.018 4
5 P 31   Action Express Racing   Dane Cameron 1:52.490 +1.338 5
6 P 90   VisitFlorida.com Racing   Richard Westbrook 1:52.691 +1.539 6
7 P 10   Wayne Taylor Racing   Ricky Taylor 1:52.720 +1.568 7
8 P 2   Tequila Patrón ESM   Johannes van Overbeek 1:53.047 +1.895 8
9 P 01   Chip Ganassi Racing   Joey Hand 1:53.329 +2.177 9
10 P 0   DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone   Memo Rojas 1:55.223 +4.071 10
11 PC 16   BAR1 Motorsports   Martin Plowman 1:55.257 +4.105 11‡
12 PC 54   CORE Autosport   Colin Braun 1:55.327 +4.175 12
13 PC 52   PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Tom Kimber-Smith 1:55.416 +4.264 13
14 PC 38   Performance Tech Motorsports   Conor Daly 1:55.748 +4.596 14
15 PC 11   RSR Racing   Chris Cumming 1:56.450 +5.298 15
16 PC 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Rusty Mitchell 1:57.248 +6.096 16
17 P 70   SpeedSource   Tristan Nunez 1:57.421 +6.269 17
18 PC 8   Starworks Motorsport   Alex Popow 1:57.842 +6.690 18
19 GTLM 912   Porsche North America   Frédéric Makowiecki 1:58.587 +7.435 19‡
20 GTLM 911   Porsche North America   Patrick Pilet 1:58.806 +7.654 20
21 GTLM 3   Corvette Racing   Antonio García 1:58.828 +7.676 21
22 GTLM 25   BMW Team RLL   Dirk Werner 1:58.842 +7.690 22
23 GTLM 62   Risi Competizione   Pierre Kaffer 1:58.927 +7.775 23
24 GTLM 24   BMW Team RLL   Lucas Luhr 1:58.930 +7.778 24
25 GTLM 4   Corvette Racing   Tommy Milner 1:59.451 +8.299 25
26 GTLM 17   Team Falken Tire   Wolf Henzler 1:59.787 +8.635 26
27 GTLM 98   Aston Martin Racing   Pedro Lamy 1:59.896 +8.744 27
28 GTD 33   Riley Motorsports   Jeroen Bleekemolen 2:03.485 +12.333 28‡
29 GTD 23   Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing   Mario Farnbacher 2:03.538 +12.386 29
30 GTD 73   Park Place Motorsports   Patrick Lindsey 2:04.106 +12.954 30
31 GTD 22   Alex Job Racing   Leh Keen 2:04.339 +13.187 31
32 GTD 007   TRG-AMR North America   James Davison 2:04.855 +13.703 32
33 GTD 81   GB Autosport   Damien Faulkner 2:04.930 +13.778 33
34 GTD 44   Magnus Racing   Andy Lally 2:04.944 +13.792 34
35 GTD 58   Wright Motorsports   Jan Heylen 2:05.059 +13.907 35
36 GTD 93   Riley Motorsports   Ben Keating 2:05.081 +13.929 36
37 GTD 48   Paul Miller Racing   Bryce Miller 2:05.265 +14.113 37
38 GTD 45   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Marco Holzer 2:05.499 +14.347 38
39 GTD 49   AF Corse   Marco Cioci 2:05.781 +14.629 39
40 GTD 63   Scuderia Corsa   Anthony Lazzaro 2:06.479 +15.327 40
41 GTD 97   Turner Motorsport   Boris Said 2:07.373 +16.221 41
42 P 07   SpeedSource No Time Set 42
43 P 50   Fifty Plus Racing No Time Set 43
44 P 7   Starworks Motorsport Did Not Participate 44
45 GTD 18   Mühlner Motorsports America Did Not Participate 45
46 GTD 009   TRG-AMR North America Did Not Participate 46
Source:[15]

Race

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Start and early hours

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Afternoon

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Sunset to finish

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Post-race

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Race result

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Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.

Final race classification
Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 P 5   Action Express Racing   João Barbosa
  Christian Fittipaldi
  Sébastien Bourdais
Coyote Corvette DP C 340 12:01:40.097‡
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
2 P 10   Wayne Taylor Racing   Jordan Taylor
  Ricky Taylor
  Max Angelelli
Dallara Corvette DP C 339 +1 lap
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
3 P 90   VisitFlorida.com Racing   Richard Westbrook
  Michael Valiante
  Mike Rockenfeller
Coyote Corvette DP C 339 +1 lap
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
4 P 01   Chip Ganassi Racing   Joey Hand
  Scott Pruett
  Scott Dixon
Ford EcoBoost Riley DP C 339 +1 lap
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo
5 P 31   Action Express Racing   Eric Curran
  Dane Cameron
  Max Papis
Coyote Corvette DP C 338 +2 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
6 PC 52   PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Mike Guasch
  Andrew Palmer
  Tom Kimber-Smith
Oreca FLM09 C 334 +6 Laps‡
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
7 PC 54   CORE Autosport   Jon Bennett
  Colin Braun
  James Gue
Oreca FLM09 C 334 +6 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
8 P 57   Krohn Racing   Tracy Krohn
  Niclas Jönsson
  Olivier Pla
Ligier JS P2 C 334 +6 Laps
Judd HK 3.6 L V8
9 PC 38   Performance Tech Motorsports   Jerome Mee
  James French
  Conor Daly
Oreca FLM09 C 333 +7 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
10 GTLM 3   Corvette Racing   Antonio García
  Jan Magnussen
  Ryan Briscoe
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 330 +10 Laps‡
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
11 GTLM 62   Risi Competizione   Pierre Kaffer
  Giancarlo Fisichella
  Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 330 +10 Laps
Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8
12 GTLM 17   Team Falken Tire   Bryan Sellers
  Wolf Henzler
  Patrick Long
Porsche 911 RSR F 329 +11 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13 GTLM 24   BMW Team RLL   John Edwards
  Lucas Luhr
  Jens Klingmann
BMW Z4 GTE M 329 +11 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
14 GTLM 911   Porsche North America   Nick Tandy
  Patrick Pilet
  Richard Lietz
  Earl Bamber
Porsche 911 RSR M 328 +12 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15 GTD 23   Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing   Ian James
  Mario Farnbacher
  Alex Riberas
Porsche 911 GT America C 318 +22 Laps‡
Porsche 4.0 L Flat 6
16 GTD 007   TRG-AMR North America   Christina Nielsen
  James Davison
  Brandon Davis
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 C 318 +22 Laps
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
17 GTLM 98   Aston Martin Racing   Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Darren Turner
  Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 318 +22 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18 GTD 63   Scuderia Corsa   Bill Sweedler
  Townsend Bell
  Anthony Lazzaro
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 318 +22 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
19 GTD 93   Riley Motorsports   Al Carter
  Marc Goossens
  Ben Keating
  Cameron Lawrence
Dodge Viper GT3-R C 317 +23 Laps
Dodge 8.3 L V10
20 GTD 48   Paul Miller Racing   Christopher Haase
  Bryce Miller
  Dion von Moltke
Audi R8 LMS Ultra C 317 +23 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
21 GTLM 912   Porsche North America   Jörg Bergmeister
  Earl Bamber
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 RSR M 317 +23 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22 GTLM 25   BMW Team RLL   Bill Auberlen
  Dirk Werner
  Augusto Farfus
BMW Z4 GTE M 317 +23 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
23 GTD 58   Wright Motorsports   Madison Snow
  Jan Heylen
  Emilio Valverde
Porsche 911 GT America C 316 +24 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
24 GTD 22   Alex Job Racing   Cooper MacNeil
  Leh Keen
  Andrew Davis
Porsche 911 GT America C 316 +24 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
25 GTD 97   Turner Motorsport   Michael Marsal
  Markus Palttala
  Andy Priaulx
  Boris Said
BMW Z4 GT3 C 315 +25 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
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DNF

GTD 33   Riley Motorsports   Ben Keating
  Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
Dodge Viper GT3-R C 314 Did Not Finish
Dodge 8.3 L V10
27 P 50   Fifty Plus Racing   Jim Pace
  Bryon DeFoor
  David Hinton
  Dorsey Schroeder
Riley Mk XXVI DP C 309 +31 Laps
Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8
28 GTD 49   AF Corse   Piergiuseppe Perazzini
  Marco Cioci
  Rui Águas
  Enzo Potolicchio
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 308 +32 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
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DNF

PC 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Misha Goikhberg
  Chris Miller
  Rusty Mitchell
  Gerry Kraut
Oreca FLM09 C 290 Did Not Finish
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
30 PC 8   Starworks Motorsport   Renger van der Zande
  Mirco Schultis
  Alex Popow
Oreca FLM09 C 280 +60 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
31

DNF

PC 11   RSR Racing   Bruno Junqueira
  Chris Cumming
  Gustavo Menezes
Oreca FLM09 C 267 Did Not Finish
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
32

DNF

GTLM 4   Corvette Racing   Oliver Gavin
  Tommy Milner
  Simon Pagenaud
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 264 Did Not Finish
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
33

DNF

P 2   Tequila Patrón ESM   Ed Brown
  Johannes van Overbeek
  Jon Fogarty
HPD ARX-03b C 211 Did Not Finish
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo
34 PC 16   BAR1 Motorsports   Marc Drumwright
  Tomy Drissi
  David Cheng
  Martin Plowman
Oreca FLM09 C 194 +146 Laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8
35

DNF

GTD 44   Magnus Racing   John Potter
  Andy Lally
  Marco Seefried
Porsche 911 GT America C 179 Did Not Finish
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
36

DNF

P 1   Tequila Patrón ESM   Scott Sharp
  Ryan Dalziel
  David Heinemeier Hansson
HPD ARX-03b C 162 Did Not Finish
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo
37

DNF

GTD 73   Park Place Motorsports   Patrick Lindsey
  Spencer Pumpelly
  Jim Norman
Porsche 911 GT America C 155 Did Not Finish
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
38

DNF

P 70   Speedsource   Tristan Nunez
  Jonathan Bomarito
  Sylvain Tremblay
Mazda Prototype C 111 Did Not Finish
Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel)
39

DNF

P 07   Speedsource   Tom Long
  Joel Miller
  Ben Devlin
  Sylvain Tremblay
Mazda Prototype C 104 Did Not Finish
Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel)
40

DNF

GTD 81   GB Autosport   Damien Faulkner
  Mike Skeen
  Michael Avenatti
  Kuba Giermaziak
Porsche 911 GT America C 97 Did Not Finish
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
41

DNF

P 0   DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone   Memo Rojas
  Katherine Legge
  Andy Meyrick
DeltaWing DWC13 C 60 Did Not Finish
Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo
42

DNF

P 60   Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian   John Pew
  Oswaldo Negri Jr.
  Justin Wilson
Ligier JS P2 C 46 Did Not Finish
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo
43

DNF

GTD 45   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Marco Holzer
  Robert Thorne
  Colin Thompson
Audi R8 LMS Ultra C 23 Did Not Finish
Audi 5.2 L V10
DNS P 7   Starworks Motorsport   Scott Mayer
  Brendon Hartley
Riley Mk XXVI DP C - Did not start
Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8
DNS GTD 18   Mühlner Motorsports America Porsche 911 GT America C - Did not start
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNS GTD 009   TRG-AMR North America Aston Martin Vantage GT3 C - Did not start
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
Sources:[16][17]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
C Continental
M Michelin
F Falken Tire

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