12 Hours of Sebring







































12 Hours of Sebring
12HSebring logo.png
Sebring International Raceway.svg
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Venue Sebring International Raceway
Corporate sponsor
Mobil 1
First race 1950
Duration 12 hours
Most wins (driver)
Tom Kristensen (6)
Most wins (team)
Scuderia Ferrari/SpA Ferrari (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)
Porsche (18)

The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in Sebring, Florida. The event is the second round of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and in the past has been a round of the now defunct World Sportscar Championship, IMSA GT Championship and American Le Mans Series. In 2012, the race was the opening event of the FIA World Endurance Championship.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Race results


  • 3 Statistics


  • 4 Overall winners


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


The track opened in 1950 on an airfield and is a road racing course styled after those used in European Grand Prix motor racing. The first race was a six-hour race on New Year's Eve 1950, with the next race held 14 months later as the first 12 Hours of Sebring.[1] The race is famous for its "once around the clock" action, starting during the day and finishing at night. From 1953 to 1972 the 12 Hour was a round of the FIA’s premier sports car series which was contested under various names including the World Sportscar Championship and the International Championship for Makes.


In its early years, the Sebring circuit combined former airport runways with narrow two-lane service roads.[citation needed] The 1966 event was a turning point in Sebring history, as the facilities and the safety of the circuit were heavily criticized. Five people were killed during the race, which was more people killed than in the race's prior 15-year history combined.[citation needed]Bob McLean crashed while approaching the hairpin; his car rolled several times, struck a utility pole and then exploded, landing in a ditch and killing McLean.[citation needed]


In another incident Mario Andretti in his Ferrari 365 P2 tangled with Don Wester's Porsche 906 on the Warehouse Straight near the Webster Turns, killing four spectators and then crashing into a warehouse next to the track. Subsequent to these events, the facilities were upgraded and the circuit layout was changed, including eliminating the Webster Turns and creating the Green Park Chicane further down the track to move the straight further away from the airport warehouses.[citation needed] The circuit was made safer and there were no fatalities until 1980.


It is known as preparation for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as the track's extremely bumpy surface, combined with south-central Florida's perennial hot weather, is a test of a car's reliability. In recent years, six overall victories have been achieved by the Audi R8, one fewer than the record seven wins of the Porsche 935.


Tom Kristensen has won the race more times than anyone else, with six victories—in 1999–2000, 2005–2006, 2009 and in 2012.



Race results




The Ford Mk IV which won the 1967 Sebring 12 Hour





2008 overall winner Porsche RS Spyder.


The 1966 race had Dan Gurney leading at the last lap, when his engine of his Shelby American Ford GT40 Mk II seized near the end. Gurney pushed his car over the finish line, beaten only by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby. However, his actions were ultimately determined to be against the rules and he did not receive credit for his finish.[2]


In 2005, the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R and Aston Martin DBR9 made their race debut in the hotly contested GT1 class, with Aston Martin winning its class for the first time in 49 years at Sebring ahead of the two Corvettes. Corvette had dominated the class the past three years with its previous generation C5R.




Nissan Onroak DPi #22, 2018 overall winner.


The all-new Audi R10 TDI won the 2006 edition of the race, the car's first ever run in competition. The victory set the stage for an even more momentous win by the R10 in its next race, the Le Mans 24 Hours later in the year. The much-hyped Porsche RS Spyder campaigned by Penske Racing dropped to take 2nd place in its LMP2 class, behind the Intersport Lola car. The GT1 Corvette C6R team got their revenge against the Aston Martin, although the second Corvette came within 1/3 of a second of the podium in the closing laps of the race.


2007 saw Audi again winning in the R10 TDI despite requiring more frequent refueling due to changes in American Le Mans series rules intended to even the field between gasoline and diesel powered engines. In addition to an overall win, Audi also set a track record in 2007 with Marco Werner behind the wheel in qualifying.



Statistics




Audi R8 winner 2000-2007







































































































Rank Constructor Wins Years
1
Germany Porsche
18
1960, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1976–1988, 2008
2
Italy Ferrari
12
1956, 1958–1964, 1970, 1972, 1995, 1997–1998
3
Germany Audi
11
2000–2007, 2009, 2012–2013
4
Japan Nissan
5
1989–1991, 1994

2018


5
United States Ford
3
1966–1967, 1969
6
Japan Toyota
2
1992–1993

Germany BMW

1975, 1999

France Peugeot

2010–2011
12
United Kingdom Allard
1
1950

United Kingdom Frazer-Nash

1952

United States Cunningham

1953

Italy O.S.C.A.

1954

United Kingdom Jaguar

1955

Italy Maserati

1957

United States Chaparral

1965

United States Riley & Scott

1996

United States Riley

2014

United States Coyote

2015

France Ligier

2016

United States Cadillac

2017












































Rank Driver Wins Years
1
Denmark Tom Kristensen
6
99–00, 05–06, 2009, 2012
2
Italy Rinaldo Capello
5
01–02, 2006, 2009, 2012
3
Germany Frank Biela
4
2000, 03–04, 07

United Kingdom Allan McNish

2004, 2006, 2009, 2012
5
Belgium Olivier Gendebien
3
1959, 1960, 1961

United States Mario Andretti

1967, 1970, 1972

Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck

1975, 1986, 1988


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Year
Drivers
Team
Car
Tires
Distance
Championship
3.3 mile/5.31 km circuit

1950 D

United States Fritz Koster
United States Ralph Deshon

United States Victor Sharpe/Tommy Cole

Crosley HotShot

613.84 km (381.42 mi)
(Sam Collier Memorial Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance Six Hours)[3]
Non-championship
1951

Not held
5.382 mile/8.6 km circuit

1952

United States Harry Gray
United States Larry Kulok

United States Stuart Donaldson

Frazer-Nash Le Mans Replica

D
1,213.445 km (754.000 mi)

American Automobile Association (AAA)

1953

United States Phil Walters
United States John Fitch

United States Briggs Cunningham

Cunningham C4R-Chrysler

F
1,447.766 km (899.600 mi)

World Sportscar Championship

1954

United States Bill Lloyd
United Kingdom Stirling Moss

United States Briggs Cunningham

O.S.C.A. MT4

P
1,405.923 km (873.600 mi)

World Sportscar Championship

1955

United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn
United States Phil Walters

United States Briggs Cunningham

Jaguar D-Type

D
1,523.083 km (946.400 mi)

World Sportscar Championship

1956

Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio

Italy Scuderia Ferrari

Ferrari 860 Monza

E
1,623.506 km (1,008.800 mi)

World Sportscar Championship

1957

Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
France Jean Behra

Italy Maserati

Maserati 450S

P
1,648.612 km (1,024.400 mi)

World Sportscar Championship

1958

United Kingdom Peter Collins
United States Phil Hill

Italy Scuderia Ferrari

Ferrari 250 TR 58

E
1,673.718 km (1,040.000 mi)

World Sportscar Championship

1959

United States Phil Hill
United States Dan Gurney
United States Chuck Daigh
Belgium Olivier Gendebien

Italy Scuderia Ferrari

Ferrari 250 TR 59

E
1,573.295 km (977.600 mi)

World Sportscar Championship

1960

Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Germany Hans Herrmann

Sweden Joakim Bonnier

Porsche RS-60

D
1,640.243 km (1,019.200 mi)

World Sportscar Championship

1961

United States Phil Hill
Belgium Olivier Gendebien

Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC

Ferrari 250 TRI/61

D
1,740.666 km (1,081.600 mi)

World Sportscar Championship

1962

Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Sweden Joakim Bonnier

Italy Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia

Ferrari 250 TRI/61

D
1,723.929 km (1,071.200 mi)

International Championship for GT Manufacturers

1963

United Kingdom John Surtees
Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti

Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC

Ferrari 250P

D
1,749.035 km (1,086.800 mi)

International Championship for GT Manufacturers

1964

United Kingdom Mike Parkes
Italy Umberto Maglioli

Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC

Ferrari 275P

D
1,790.878 km (1,112.800 mi)

International Championship for GT Manufacturers

1965

United States Jim Hall
United States Hap Sharp

United States Chaparral Cars Inc.

Chaparral 2-Chevrolet

F
1,640.243 km (1,019.200 mi)

International Championship for GT Manufacturers

1966

United States Lloyd Ruby
United Kingdom Ken Miles

United States Shelby American Inc.

Ford X-1 Roadster

G
1,908.038 km (1,185.600 mi)

International Championship for Sports-Prototypes
International Championship for Sports Cars
5.4 mile/8.66 km circuit

1967

New Zealand Bruce McLaren
United States Mario Andretti

United States Ford Motor Company

Ford Mk IV

F
1,991.724 km (1,237.600 mi)

International Championship for Sports-Prototypes
International Championship for Sports Cars

1968

Switzerland Jo Siffert
Germany Hans Herrmann

Germany Porsche Automobile Company

Porsche 907

D
1,983.356 km (1,232.400 mi)

International Championship for Makes

1969

Belgium Jacky Ickx
United Kingdom Jackie Oliver

United Kingdom J.W. Automotive Engineering

Ford GT40 MkI

F
2,000.093 km (1,242.800 mi)

International Championship for Makes

1970

Italy Ignazio Giunti
Italy Nino Vaccarella
United States Mario Andretti

Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC

Ferrari 512S

F
2,075.410 km (1,289.600 mi)

International Championship for Makes

1971

United Kingdom Vic Elford
France Gérard Larrousse

Germany Martini Racing

Porsche 917K

F
2,175.833 km (1,352.000 mi)

International Championship for Makes

1972

Belgium Jacky Ickx
United States Mario Andretti

Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC

Ferrari 312PB

F
2,167.465 km (1,346.800 mi)

World Championship for Makes

1973

United States Hurley Haywood
United States Peter Gregg
United States Dave Helmick

United States Dave Helmick

Porsche Carrera RSR

G
1,891.301 km (1,175.200 mi)

IMSA GT Championship
1974
No race due to energy crisis

1975

Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
United Kingdom Brian Redman
Canada Allan Moffat
United States Sam Posey

Germany BMW Motorsport

BMW 3.0 CSL

D
1,991.724 km (1,237.600 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1976

United States Al Holbert
United States Mike Keyser

United States Holbert Porsche-Audi

Porsche Carrera RSR

G
1,924.775 km (1,196.000 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1977

United States George Dyer
United States Brad Frisselle

United States George Dyer

Porsche Carrera RSR

G
1,958.450 km (1,216.924 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1978

United Kingdom Brian Redman
United States Charles Mendez
United States Bob Garretson

United States Dick Barbour Racing

Porsche 935

G
2,008.461 km (1,248.000 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1979

United States Bob Akin
United States Rob McFarlin
United States Roy Woods

United States Dick Barbour Racing

Porsche 935

G
2,000.093 km (1,242.800 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1980

United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
United States Dick Barbour

United States Dick Barbour Racing

Porsche 935 K3

G
2,117.253 km (1,315.600 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1981

United States Bruce Leven
United States Hurley Haywood
United States Al Holbert

United States Bayside Disposal Racing

Porsche 935/80

G
2,050.304 km (1,274.000 mi)

IMSA GT Championship
World Endurance Championship

1982

United States John Paul, Sr.
United States John Paul, Jr.

United States JLP Racing

Porsche 935 JLP-3

G
2,041.936 km (1,268.800 mi)

IMSA GT Championship
4.7 mile/7.52 km circuit

1983

United States Wayne Baker
United States Jim Mullen
Canada Kees Nierop

United States Personalized Autohaus

Porsche 934A

F
1,765.853 km (1,097.250 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1984

Colombia Mauricio de Narvaez
Germany Hans Heyer
Sweden Stefan Johansson

Colombia De Narvaez Enterprises

Porsche 935J

G
2,057.031 km (1,278.180 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1985

France Bob Wollek
United States A. J. Foyt

United States Preston Henn

Porsche 962

G
2,197.817 km (1,365.660 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1986

United States Bob Akin
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Austria Jo Gartner

United States Bob Akin Motor Racing

Porsche 962

Y
2,244.745 km (1,394.820 mi)

IMSA GT Championship
4.2 mile/6.85 km circuit

1987

United States Bobby Rahal
Germany Jochen Mass

United States Bayside Disposal Racing

Porsche 962

G
1,971.092 km (1,224.780 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1988

Germany Klaus Ludwig
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck

United States Bayside Disposal Racing

Porsche 962

G
2,103.380 km (1,306.980 mi)

IMSA GT Championship
1989

Australia Geoff Brabham
Netherlands Arie Luyendyk
United States Chip Robinson

United States Electramotive Engineering

Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

G
2,182.753 km (1,356.300 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1990

United States Bob Earl
Republic of Ireland Derek Daly

United States Nissan Performance Technology

Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

G
1,990.936 km (1,237.110 mi)

IMSA GT Championship
3.72 mile/5.99 km circuit

1991

Republic of Ireland Derek Daly
Australia Geoff Brabham
Australia Gary Brabham

United States Nissan Performance Technology

Nissan NPT-90

G
1,774.463 km (1,102.600 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1992

Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio II
United Kingdom Andy Wallace

United States All American Racers

Eagle MkIII-Toyota

G
2,143.646 km (1,332.000 mi)

IMSA GT Championship

1993

Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio II
United Kingdom Andy Wallace

United States All American Racers

Eagle MkIII-Toyota

G
1,369.552 km (851.000 mi)B

IMSA GT Championship

1994

New Zealand Steve Millen
United States Johnny O'Connell
United States John Morton

United States Clayton Cunningham Racing

Nissan 300ZX

Y
1,947.145 km (1,209.900 mi)

IMSA Exxon World Sportscar Championship

1995

United States Andy Evans
Spain Fermín Vélez
Belgium Eric van de Poele

United States Scandia Motorsports

Ferrari 333 SP

P
1,548.189 km (962.000 mi)B

IMSA Exxon World Sportscar Championship

1996

South Africa Wayne Taylor
United States Jim Pace
United States Scott Sharp

United States Doyle Racing

Riley & Scott Mk III-Oldsmobile

P
1,935.075 km (1,202.400 mi)

IMSA Exxon World Sportscar Championship

1997

United States Andy Evans
Spain Fermín Vélez
France Yannick Dalmas
Sweden Stefan Johansson

United States Team Scandia

Ferrari 333 SP

G
1,628.012 km (1,011.600 mi)B

Professional Sports Car Exxon World Sportscar Championship

1998

Belgium Didier Theys
Italy Gianpiero Moretti
Italy Mauro Baldi

United States MOMO Doran Racing

Ferrari 333 SP

Y
1,925.178 km (1,196.250 mi)

Professional Sportscar Exxon World Sportscar Championship
3.74 mile/6.02 km circuit

1999

Denmark Tom Kristensen
Finland JJ Lehto
Germany Jörg Müller

Germany BMW Motorsport

BMW V12 LMR

M
1,863.781 km (1,158.100 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2000

Germany Frank Biela
Denmark Tom Kristensen
Italy Emanuele Pirro

Germany Audi Sport North America

Audi R8

M
2,143.646 km (1,332.000 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2001

Italy Rinaldo Capello
Italy Michele Alboreto
France Laurent Aïello

Germany Audi Sport North America

Audi R8

M
2,203.192 km (1,369.000 mi)

American Le Mans Series
European Le Mans Series

2002

Italy Rinaldo Capello
Italy Christian Pescatori
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert

Germany Audi Sport North America

Audi R8

M
2,060.282 km (1,280.200 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2003

Austria Philipp Peter
Germany Frank Biela
Germany Marco Werner

Germany Infineon Team Joest

Audi R8

M
2,185.328 km (1,357.900 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2004

United Kingdom Allan McNish
Germany Frank Biela
Germany Pierre Kaffer

United Kingdom Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx

Audi R8

M
2,084.101 km (1,295.000 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2005

Germany Marco Werner
Finland JJ Lehto
Denmark Tom Kristensen

United States ADT Champion Racing

Audi R8

M
2,149.601 km (1,335.700 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2006

Denmark Tom Kristensen
United Kingdom Allan McNish
Italy Rinaldo Capello

United States Audi Sport North America

Audi R10 TDI
(Diesel)

M
2,078.145 km (1,291.299 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2007

Italy Emanuele Pirro
Germany Frank Biela
Germany Marco Werner

United States Audi Sport North America

Audi R10 TDI
(Diesel)

M
2,165.8 km (1,345.8 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2008

Germany Timo Bernhard
France Romain Dumas
France Emmanuel Collard

United States Penske Racing

Porsche RS Spyder

M
2,088.45 km (1,297.70 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2009

Denmark Tom Kristensen
Italy Rinaldo Capello
United Kingdom Allan McNish

Germany Audi Sport Team Joest

Audi R15 TDI
(Diesel)

M
2,278.85 km (1,416.01 mi)C

American Le Mans Series

2010

United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Spain Marc Gené
Austria Alexander Wurz

France Team Peugeot Total

Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
(Diesel)

M
2,185.328 km (1,357.900 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2011

France Loïc Duval
France Nicolas Lapierre
France Olivier Panis

France Team Oreca Matmut

Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
(Diesel)

M
1,975.4 km (1,227.5 mi)

American Le Mans Series
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

2012

Denmark Tom Kristensen
Italy Rinaldo Capello
United Kingdom Allan McNish

Germany Audi Sport Team Joest

Audi R18 TDI
(Diesel)

M
1,933.8 km (1,201.6 mi)

FIA World Endurance Championship
American Le Mans Series

2013

Switzerland Marcel Fässler
France Benoît Tréluyer
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis

Germany Audi Sport Team Joest

Audi R18 e-tron quattro
(hybrid diesel)

M
2,191.3 km (1,361.6 mi)

American Le Mans Series

2014

United Kingdom Marino Franchitti
United States Scott Pruett
Mexico Memo Rojas

United States Chip Ganassi Racing

Riley Mk XXVI-Ford Ecoboost

C
1,751.1 km (1,088.1 mi)

United SportsCar Championship

2015

France Sébastien Bourdais
Portugal João Barbosa
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi

United States Action Express Racing

Coyote-Corvette DP

C
2,046.4 km (1,271.6 mi)

United SportsCar Championship

2016

Brazil Pipo Derani
United States Scott Sharp
United States Ed Brown
United States Johannes van Overbeek

United States Tequila Patrón ESM

Ligier JS P2-Honda

C
1,432.51 km (890.12 mi)B

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

2017

United Kingdom Alex Lynn
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor

United States Wayne Taylor Racing

Cadillac DPi.V-R

C
2,094.59 km (1,301.52 mi)

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

2018

United States Johannes van Overbeek
France Nicolas Lapierre
Brazil Pipo Derani

United States Tequila Patrón ESM

Nissan DPi

C
2,070.88 km (1,286.79 mi)

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship



^A The car was in fact, a Porsche 935 K3 that has been modified with a single plug cylinder head and a front nose to resemble a Porsche 934 to comply to IMSA GTO specification.[4]


^B These races were stopped for a period of time due to heavy rain and/or accidents. The race clock was not stopped for these periods and counted towards the 12 Hours.


^C Race record for most distance covered.


^D Technically the race "winner" in 1950 was the Crosley Hot Shot of Fritz Koster / Ralph Deshon, entered by Victor Sharpe Jr. of Tampa. While the Wacker / Burrell Allard did cover more distance, the race was run under the "Index of Performance" handicapping rules and the Crosley, with a much smaller engine than the Cadillac-powered Allard, is listed in the Official Sebring Record Book as the winner.



References





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  3. ^ Sam Collier Memorial Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance Six Hours, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved on 31 July 2012


  4. ^ Starkey, John. 930 to 935: The Turbo Porsches. Renwick & Starkey Ltd. ISBN 0-9665094-1-2.




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