2017 12 Hours of Sebring

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Cadillac DPi-V.R
Sebring International Raceway

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.

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]

Race[]

Results[]

Class winners are denoted in bold.[3]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 P 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor
United Kingdom Alex Lynn 		Cadillac DPi-V.R C 348 12:01:09.861
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
2 P 5 United States Mustang Sampling Racing Portugal João Barbosa
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 		Cadillac DPi-V.R C 348 +13.614
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
3 P 31 United States Whelen Engineering Racing United States Dane Cameron
United States Eric Curran
United Kingdom Mike Conway 		Cadillac DPi-V.R C 346 +2 Laps
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
4 P 85 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports United States Chris Miller
South Africa Stephen Simpson
Canada Mikhail Goikhberg 		Oreca 07 C 344 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 PC 38 United States Performance Tech Motorsports United States James French
Mexico Patricio O'Ward
United States Kyle Masson 		Oreca FLM09 C 338 +10 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
6 PC 8 United States Starworks Motorsport Canada Garett Grist
United States Max Hanratty
United States Sean Rayhall 		Oreca FLM09 C 336 +12 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
7 GTLM 3 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany Mike Rockenfeller 		Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 334 +14 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
8 GTLM 66 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Germany Dirk Müller
United States Joey Hand
France Sébastien Bourdais 		Ford GT M 334 +14 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
9 GTLM 62 United States Risi Competizione Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
United Kingdom James Calado
Finland Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 488 GTE M 334 +14 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
10 GTLM 67 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Australia Ryan Briscoe
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
New Zealand Scott Dixon 		Ford GT M 334 +14 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
11 GTLM 68 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Germany Stefan Mücke
France Olivier Pla
United States Billy Johnson 		Ford GT M 334 +14 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
12 GTLM 24 United States BMW Team RLL United States Bill Auberlen
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
Canada Kuno Wittmer 		BMW M6 GTLM M 334 +14 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
13 GTLM 911 United States Porsche GT Team France Patrick Pilet
Germany Dirk Werner
France Frédéric Makowiecki 		Porsche 911 RSR M 334 +14 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14 GTLM 912 United States Porsche GT Team France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Austria Richard Lietz 		Porsche 911 RSR M 332 +16 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15 PC 26 United States BAR1 Motorsports United States Marc Drumwright
United States Chapman Ducote
Colombia Gustavo Yacamán
United States Colin Thompson 		Oreca FLM09 C 328 +20 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16 GTD 33 United States Riley Motorsports - Team AMG United States Ben Keating
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
Germany Mario Farnbacher 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 C 325 +23 Laps
Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
17 GTD 63 United States Scuderia Corsa Denmark Christina Nielsen
Italy Alessandro Balzan
Italy Matteo Cressoni 		Ferrari 488 GT3 C 324 +24 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
18 GTD 75 United States SunEnergy1 Racing Australia Kenny Habul
United States Boris Said
France Tristan Vautier 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 C 324 +24 Laps
Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
19 GTD 29 Germany Montaplast by Land-Motorsport United States Connor De Phillippi
Germany Christopher Mies
France Jules Gounon 		Audi R8 LMS C 324 +24 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
20 GTD 48 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Bryan Sellers
United States Madison Snow
United States Dion von Moltke 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 324 +24 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
21 GTD 73 United States Park Place Motorsports United States Patrick Lindsey
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
United States Matt McMurry
Belgium Jan Heylen 		Porsche 911 GT3 R C 324 +24 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22 GTD 57 United States Stevenson Motorsports United States Lawson Aschenbach
United States Andrew Davis
United States Matt Bell 		Audi R8 LMS C 324 +24 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
23 GTD 86 United States Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian United States Jeff Segal
Brazil Oswaldo Negri, Jr.
United States Tom Dyer 		Acura NSX GT3 C 324 +24 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
24 GTD 11 Austria GRT Grasser Racing Team Germany Christian Engelhart
Switzerland Rolf Ineichen
Italy Richard Antinucci
Italy Mirko Bortolotti 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 323 +25 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
25 GTD 28 United States Alegra Motorsports United States Michael de Quesada
Canada Daniel Morad
United States Spencer Pumpelly
Denmark Michael Christensen 		Porsche 911 GT3 R C 323 +25 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26 GTD 16 United States Change Racing United States Corey Lewis
Netherlands Jeroen Mul
United States Brett Sandberg 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 322 +26 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
27 GTD 46 Italy EBIMOTORS Italy Emanuele Busnelli
Italy Fabio Babini
France Emmanuel Collard
Italy Michele Beretta 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 322 +26 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
28 GTD 15 United States 3GT Racing United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
United States Robert Alon
United States Austin Cindric 		Lexus RC F GT3 C 320 +28 Laps
Lexus 5.0 L V8
29 P 55 United States Mazda Motorsports United States Tristan Nunez
United States Jonathan Bomarito
United States Spencer Pigot 		Mazda RT24-P C 319 +29 Laps
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
30 GTD 93 United States Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian United States Andy Lally
United Kingdom Katherine Legge
Canada Mark Wilkins 		Acura NSX GT3 C 318 +30 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
31 GTD 23 United States Alex Job Racing United States Bill Sweedler
United States Townsend Bell
United States Frank Montecalvo 		Audi R8 LMS C 309 +39 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
32 PC 20 United States BAR1 Motorsports United States Don Yount
United States Buddy Rice
Canada Daniel Burkett
United States Mark Kvamme 		Oreca FLM09 C 302 +46 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
33

DNF

GTD 54 United States CORE Autosport United States Jon Bennett
United States Colin Braun
Sweden Niclas Jönsson 		Porsche 911 GT3 R C 283 Oil Pressure
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
34 GTD 18 Canada DAC Motorsports Canada Emmanuel Anassis
United States Brandon Gdovic
United States Anthony Massari 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 282 +66 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
35 GTD 14 United States 3GT Racing United States Scott Pruett
United States Sage Karam
United Kingdom Ian James 		Lexus RC F GT3 C 269 +79 Laps
Lexus 5.0 L V8
36 GTD 27 United States Dream Racing Motorsport United States Lawrence DeGeorge
Monaco Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
Italy Paolo Ruberti
Italy Luca Persiani 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 255 +93 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
37 P 90 United States VisitFlorida Racing Belgium Marc Goossens
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Germany René Rast 		Riley Mk. 30 C 241 +107 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
38 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Justin Marks
Germany Jens Klingmann
Finland Jesse Krohn 		BMW M6 GT3 C 228 +120 laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
39

DNF

P 52 United States PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports United States Mike Guasch
Mexico José Gutiérrez
United Kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith 		Ligier JS P217 C 205 Gearbox
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
40

DNF

P 70 United States Mazda Motorsports United States Tom Long
United States Joel Miller
United Kingdom Marino Franchitti 		Mazda RT-24P C 180 Suspension
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
41 P 13 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Germany Nick Heidfeld
Switzerland Neel Jani 		Oreca 07 C 167 +181 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
42

DNF

P 22 United States Tequila Patrón ESM United States Ed Brown
United States Johannes van Overbeek
Brazil Bruno Senna
New Zealand Brendon Hartley 		Nissan Onroak DPi C 158 Exhaust
Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6
43

DNF

GTLM 24 United States BMW Team RLL United States John Edwards
Germany Martin Tomczyk
Netherlands Nick Catsburg 		BMW M6 GTLM M 149 Crash
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
44

DNF

GTD 50 United States Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing United States Cooper MacNeil
United States Gunnar Jeannette
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 C 132 Suspension
Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
45

DNF

P 2 United States Tequila Patrón ESM United States Scott Sharp
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
Brazil Pipo Derani 		Nissan Onroak DPi C 47 Turbo
Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6
46

DNF

GTLM 4 United States Corvette Racing United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
Switzerland Marcel Fässler 		Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 42 Overheating
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
[4] [5]

Statistics[]

  • Pole Position - #13 Neel Jani - 1:48.178[6]
  • Fastest Lap - #31 Mike Conway - 1:49.629 on lap 100

References[]

  1. ^ Wayne Taylor Racing wins 2017 Sebring 12 Hours
  2. ^ 2017 12 Hours of Sebring: Dominance by Cadillac Continues
  3. ^ 2017 12 Hours of Sebring scoring
  4. ^ "Race Official Resuts" (PDF). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ^ "03/18/2017 race: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WSCC) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  6. ^ 2017 12 Hours of Sebring: Qualifying Results

External links[]

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