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.

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]

Race result[]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tire	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tire	Laps
1	P	5	Action Express Racing	João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Sébastien Bourdais	Coyote Corvette DP	C	340
1	P	5	Action Express Racing	João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Sébastien Bourdais	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	C	340
2	P	10	Wayne Taylor Racing	Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli	Dallara Corvette DP	C	339
2	P	10	Wayne Taylor Racing	Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	C	339
3	P	90	VisitFlorida.com Racing	Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante Mike Rockenfeller	Coyote Corvette DP	C	339
3	P	90	VisitFlorida.com Racing	Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante Mike Rockenfeller	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	C	339
4	P	01	Chip Ganassi Racing	Joey Hand Scott Pruett Scott Dixon	Ford EcoBoost Riley DP	C	339
4	P	01	Chip Ganassi Racing	Joey Hand Scott Pruett Scott Dixon	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L V6 Turbo	C	339
5	P	31	Action Express Racing	Eric Curran Dane Cameron Max Papis	Coyote Corvette DP	C	338
5	P	31	Action Express Racing	Eric Curran Dane Cameron Max Papis	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	C	338
6	PC	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Mike Guasch Andrew Palmer Tom Kimber-Smith	Oreca FLM09	C	334
6	PC	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Mike Guasch Andrew Palmer Tom Kimber-Smith	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	C	334
7	PC	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun James Gue	Oreca FLM09	C	334
7	PC	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun James Gue	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	C	334
8	P	57	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Olivier Pla	Ligier JS P2	C	334
8	P	57	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Olivier Pla	Judd HK 3.6 L V8	C	334
9	PC	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Jerome Mee James French Conor Daly	Oreca FLM09	C	333
9	PC	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Jerome Mee James French Conor Daly	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	C	333
10	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jan Magnussen Ryan Briscoe	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M	330
10	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jan Magnussen Ryan Briscoe	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	M	330
11	GTLM	62	Risi Competizione	Pierre Kaffer Giancarlo Fisichella Andrea Bertolini	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	330
11	GTLM	62	Risi Competizione	Pierre Kaffer Giancarlo Fisichella Andrea Bertolini	Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8	M	330
12	GTLM	17	Team Falken Tire	Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Patrick Long	Porsche 911 RSR	F	329
12	GTLM	17	Team Falken Tire	Bryan Sellers Wolf Henzler Patrick Long	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	F	329
13	GTLM	24	BMW Team RLL	John Edwards Lucas Luhr Jens Klingmann	BMW Z4 GTE	M	329
13	GTLM	24	BMW Team RLL	John Edwards Lucas Luhr Jens Klingmann	BMW 4.4 L V8	M	329
14	GTLM	911	Porsche North America	Nick Tandy Patrick Pilet Richard Lietz Earl Bamber	Porsche 911 RSR	M	328
14	GTLM	911	Porsche North America	Nick Tandy Patrick Pilet Richard Lietz Earl Bamber	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	328
15	GTD	23	Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing	Ian James Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas	Porsche 911 GT America	C	318
15	GTD	23	Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing	Ian James Mario Farnbacher Alex Riberas	Porsche 4.0 L Flat 6	C	318
16	GTD	007	TRG-AMR North America	Christina Nielsen James Davison Brandon Davis	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	C	318
16	GTD	007	TRG-AMR North America	Christina Nielsen James Davison Brandon Davis	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	C	318
17	GTLM	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Darren Turner Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	M	318
17	GTLM	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Darren Turner Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	318
18	GTD	63	Scuderia Corsa	Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Anthony Lazzaro	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	C	318
18	GTD	63	Scuderia Corsa	Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Anthony Lazzaro	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	C	318
19	GTD	93	Riley Motorsports	Al Carter Marc Goossens Ben Keating Cameron Lawrence	Dodge Viper GT3-R	C	317
19	GTD	93	Riley Motorsports	Al Carter Marc Goossens Ben Keating Cameron Lawrence	Dodge 8.3 L V10	C	317
20	GTD	48	Paul Miller Racing	Christopher Haase Bryce Miller Dion von Moltke	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	C	317
20	GTD	48	Paul Miller Racing	Christopher Haase Bryce Miller Dion von Moltke	Audi 5.2 L V10	C	317
21	GTLM	912	Porsche North America	Jörg Bergmeister Earl Bamber Frédéric Makowiecki Nick Tandy	Porsche 911 RSR	M	317
21	GTLM	912	Porsche North America	Jörg Bergmeister Earl Bamber Frédéric Makowiecki Nick Tandy	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	317
22	GTLM	25	BMW Team RLL	Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner Augusto Farfus	BMW Z4 GTE	M	317
22	GTLM	25	BMW Team RLL	Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner Augusto Farfus	BMW 4.4 L V8	M	317
23	GTD	58	Wright Motorsports	Madison Snow Jan Heylen Emilio Valverde	Porsche 911 GT America	C	316
23	GTD	58	Wright Motorsports	Madison Snow Jan Heylen Emilio Valverde	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	316
24	GTD	22	Alex Job Racing	Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen Andrew Davis	Porsche 911 GT America	C	316
24	GTD	22	Alex Job Racing	Cooper MacNeil Leh Keen Andrew Davis	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	316
25	GTD	97	Turner Motorsport	Michael Marsal Markus Palttala Andy Priaulx Boris Said	BMW Z4 GT3	C	315
25	GTD	97	Turner Motorsport	Michael Marsal Markus Palttala Andy Priaulx Boris Said	BMW 4.4 L V8	C	315
26 DNF	GTD	33	Riley Motorsports	Ben Keating Jeroen Bleekemolen Sebastiaan Bleekemolen	Dodge Viper GT3-R	C	314
26 DNF	GTD	33	Riley Motorsports	Ben Keating Jeroen Bleekemolen Sebastiaan Bleekemolen	Dodge 8.3 L V10	C	314
27	P	50	Fifty Plus Racing	Jim Pace Bryon DeFoor David Hinton Dorsey Schroeder	Riley Mk XXVI DP	C	309
27	P	50	Fifty Plus Racing	Jim Pace Bryon DeFoor David Hinton Dorsey Schroeder	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	C	309
28	GTD	49	AF Corse	Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Rui Águas Enzo Potolicchio	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	C	308
28	GTD	49	AF Corse		Ferrari 4.5 L V8	C	308
29 DNF	PC	85	JDC-Miller MotorSports	Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller Rusty Mitchell Gerry Kraut	Oreca FLM09	C	290
29 DNF	PC	85	JDC-Miller MotorSports	Misha Goikhberg Chris Miller Rusty Mitchell Gerry Kraut	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	C	290
30	PC	8	Starworks Motorsport	Renger van der Zande Mirco Schultis Alex Popow	Oreca FLM09	C	280
30	PC	8	Starworks Motorsport	Renger van der Zande Mirco Schultis Alex Popow	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	C	280
31 DNF	PC	11	RSR Racing	Bruno Junqueira Chris Cumming Gustavo Menezes	Oreca FLM09	C	267
31 DNF	PC	11	RSR Racing	Bruno Junqueira Chris Cumming Gustavo Menezes	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	C	267
32 DNF	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Simon Pagenaud	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M	264
32 DNF	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Simon Pagenaud	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	M	264
33 DNF	P	2	Tequila Patrón ESM	Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty	HPD ARX-03b	C	211
33 DNF	P	2	Tequila Patrón ESM	Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo	C	211
34	PC	16	BAR1 Motorsports	Marc Drumwright Tomy Drissi David Cheng Martin Plowman	Oreca FLM09	C	194
34	PC	16	BAR1 Motorsports	Marc Drumwright Tomy Drissi David Cheng Martin Plowman	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8	C	194
35 DNF	GTD	44	Magnus Racing	John Potter Andy Lally Marco Seefried	Porsche 911 GT America	C	179
35 DNF	GTD	44	Magnus Racing	John Potter Andy Lally Marco Seefried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	179
36 DNF	P	1	Tequila Patrón ESM	Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel David Heinemeier Hansson	HPD ARX-03b	C	162
36 DNF	P	1	Tequila Patrón ESM	Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel David Heinemeier Hansson	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo	C	162
37 DNF	GTD	73	Park Place Motorsports	Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly Jim Norman	Porsche 911 GT America	C	155
37 DNF	GTD	73	Park Place Motorsports	Patrick Lindsey Spencer Pumpelly Jim Norman	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	155
38 DNF	P	70	Speedsource	Tristan Nunez Jonathan Bomarito Sylvain Tremblay	Mazda Prototype	C	111
38 DNF	P	70	Speedsource	Tristan Nunez Jonathan Bomarito Sylvain Tremblay	Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel)	C	111
39 DNF	P	07	Speedsource	Tom Long Joel Miller Ben Devlin Sylvain Tremblay	Mazda Prototype	C	104
39 DNF	P	07	Speedsource	Tom Long Joel Miller Ben Devlin Sylvain Tremblay	Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel)	C	104
40 DNF	GTD	81	GB Autosport	Damien Faulkner Mike Skeen Michael Avenatti Kuba Giermaziak	Porsche 911 GT America	C	97
40 DNF	GTD	81	GB Autosport	Damien Faulkner Mike Skeen Michael Avenatti Kuba Giermaziak	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	97
41 DNF	P	0	DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone	Memo Rojas Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick	DeltaWing DWC13	C	60
41 DNF	P	0	DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone	Memo Rojas Katherine Legge Andy Meyrick	Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo	C	60
42 DNF	P	60	Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian	John Pew Oswaldo Negri, Jr. Justin Wilson	Ligier JS P2	C	46
42 DNF	P	60	Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian	John Pew Oswaldo Negri, Jr. Justin Wilson	Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo	C	46
43 DNF	GTD	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Marco Holzer Robert Thorne Colin Thompson	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	C	23
43 DNF	GTD	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Marco Holzer Robert Thorne Colin Thompson	Audi 5.2 L V10	C	23
DNS	P	7	Starworks Motorsport	Scott Mayer Brendon Hartley	Riley Mk XXVI DP	C	-
DNS	P	7	Starworks Motorsport	Scott Mayer Brendon Hartley	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	C	-
DNS	GTD	18	Mühlner Motorsports America		Porsche 911 GT America	C	-
DNS	GTD	18	Mühlner Motorsports America		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	C	-
OFFICIAL RACE REPORT

References[]

^ Pruett, Marshall (March 21, 2015). "IMSA: Action Express throttles field at Sebring". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[1] Pruett, Marshall (March 21, 2015). "IMSA: Action Express throttles field at Sebring". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

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