Level 5 announce driver lineup for 12 hours of sebring. Mar 15, 2017 twelve hours of sebring stevenson motorsports will make its second entry into the iconic mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring with the teams no. Red bull victorious in iracing 12 hours of sebring the race. The first race was a sixhour race on new years eve 1950, with the next race held 14 months later as the first 12 hours of sebring. The racing shoes of the retiring christian fittipaldi are large ones to step in to, but mustang sampling racing has secured an outstanding addition for the driver line up in the 2019 mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring as brendon hartley has been confirmed with the team. Super sebring 2020 featuring the 68th mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring presented by advance auto parts and the fia wec miles of sebring. The 62nd mobil 1 12 hours of sebring fueled by fresh from florida was an endurance sports. Lux bolsters 8star lineup for sebring sportscars news. Photos, results and race report from the 2014 12 hours of sebring, held march 15 at the 3. The weekend results helped to tighten in the sharp end of the point standings. Saturday, march 18 with live streaming available on the fox sports go app with fox sports 1 authentication. Last weekend was the 60th running of the 12 hours of sebring, one americas most famous endurance race. March 16, 2014 chip ganassi racing with felix sabates cgrfs made its.
Pfaff motorsports ready for first 12 hours of sebring with. Previous mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring winning drivers in 2019 field. Founded in 1952 on the site of a former us air force base for b17 bombers, floridas famed sebring raceway has seen many great races. Scott tucker, level 5 announce driver lineup for 12 hours. This will be my third 12 hours of sebring and in my opinion, its the most challenging endurance race of the year. A nissan powered morgan race car and another honda rounded out the top five in the 2014 running of the 12 hours of sebring. Mar, 2015 imsa unveils 47car entry list for 12 hours of sebring. Feb 21, 2014 eric lux has been drafted into the 8star motorsport line up for the sebring 12 hours. To the sounds of bagpipes and the anthems of the 19 nations represented by the competitors, motorsports enthusiasts had the opportunity to rub shoulders with the stars of sportscar racing and at the same time get an up closeandpersonal look at the competing. Heres a closer look at the mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring entry list. Bomarito therefore becomes the latest driver to commit to pulling double wecimsa duty at sebring. Hpd ready for 12 hours of sebring honda motorsports. The track is very hard on the car and driver because of the bumps, and the darkness at night adds another challenge. Ford performance announces imsa driver lineup for 2016.
Tafel racing announces full driver lineup for 12 hours of. Christian fittipaldi and joao barbosa, who won the event in 2014, return to sebring on march 21. The driver lineup for this seasons imsa weathertech sportscar championship, which begins in january, has been finalised. This is the 61st running of the mobil 1 12 hours of sebring fueled by fresh from florida. Number of racing miles completed by corvette racing during the 12 hours of sebring.
Round two of the imsa weathertech sportscar championship will be the headliner series in the super sebring weekend, with the legendary racing facility also hosting. Traditionally looked at as a tuneup for the 24 hours of le mans that takes place in june, sebring has played host to some of the worlds greatest drivers, cars, and teams over the course. Everything you need to know for the 12 hours of sebring. It requires 100% concentration every lap and there isnt much time to rest. The ford f150 ecoboost engine wins the 12 hours of sebring. Nov 21, 2015 ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver line up for imsa weathertech sportscar championship. Et on saturday, march 18, with fs1 picking up coverage at 12. But before you race the 12 hours of sebring, you must qualify. Acura grand prix of long beach 2020 daytona prototype international. Dec 07, 2018 alexander rossi will make his first appearance in the rolex 24 at daytona since 2014 after being announced as acura team penskes sixth and final driver for the endurance classic. The track opened in 1950 on an airfield and is a road racing course styled after those used in european grand prix motor racing. Lexus currently ranks second in the imsa gtd manufacturer point standings following topfive finishes for both aim vasser sullivan rc f. Audi with top lineup at sebring and le mans audiworld. Tafel racing announces full driver lineup for 12 hours of sebring.
Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. Westbrook has recorded eight wins, including the 20 12 hours of sebring, the 2014 and 2015 sahlens six hours of the glen, and eight poles over his nineyear sports car career. In partnership with iracing, imsa is hosting a 90minute, singleclass shootout at sebring. Red bull was victorious in iracings 12 hours of sebring, taking centrestage after the cancellation of the reallife event. That driver lineup, in fact, won the 12 hours of sebring in 2014, so theyre looking for the repeat this year as well. The 65th 12 hours of sebring takes the green flag at 10. The sebring international raceway is the oldest circuit in north america and this year hosts the spectacular endurance race for the 60th time.
With the official pronouncement drivers, start your engines, given by racing legend vic elford, grand marshal for the 62nd mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring and a 2014 inductee into the sebring motorsports hall of fame, the high speed chess game was underway at 10. Core autosport wins 12 hours of sebring weathertech. The driver lineup of ben keating, jeroen bleekemolen, and luca stolz will pilot the. The 12 hours of sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at. Here is the starting lineup for the 12 hours of sebring.
What to expect at this weekends 12 hours of sebring the. Ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver line. Travel, tickets and accommodation for the 12 hours of sebring. The 2014 12 hours of sebring was the 62nd running of this famous endurance classic. Full season drivers michael marsal and markus palttala anchor a familiar driver lineup. The 12 hours of sebring is one of the most prestigious and grueling endurance races of the year. Ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver lineup for. Roughly half an hour into the race, there was already one casualty as the. Bmw team rll launches the defence of its titles in the gt class of the american le mans series alms at the 12 hours of sebring us this saturday. Alexander rossi will make his first appearance in the rolex 24 at daytona since 2014 after being announced as acura team penskes sixth and final driver for the endurance classic. Four days of racing action culminating with the famed 12 hour endurance classic starting at 10. Its not much of a stretch to see them on the top step at the end of 12 hours. Starting lineup for the 12 hours of sebring fox sports. Part of the daytonawinning driver lineup, james gue will reprise his role as co driver to jon bennett and colin braun.
Aai motorsports set to enter 3 cars in 2014 asian le. Results with starting position from the 12 hours of sebring. The 62nd annual mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring fueled by fresh from florida was the second race for the tudor united sportscar. This years sebring 12 hours proves that americas oldest endurance race can still throw a curveball.
Pit road is where the car refuel and get worked on along with the driver changes through out the 12 hour race. Brendon hartley joins mustang sampling racing for sebring. Alexander rossi to make rolex 24 return with acurapenske. After 11 hours 39 minutes of racing, the 62nd annual mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring still didnt have a clear leader.
Hartley will join joao barbosa and filipe albuquerque. Mar 06, 2018 12 hours of sebring practice and setup with crew chief michi hoyer driver shaun cole shaun cole on march 6, 2018 the iracing 12 hours of sebring is another one of the pinnacle racing events in sim racing. Endurance racing ace and 2017 tpnaec champion, mario farnbacher will return to the no. Most of the 11 drivers competing in both the mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring and fridays miles of sebring fia world endurance championship are racing in cars that are familiar or at least in a similar class to the ones they race regularly in either the.
Lmpc ranks for the 2014 mobil 1 12 hours of sebring. At the midpoint of the 62nd annual 12 hours of sebring bmw team rll races in the third and tenth positions in the gtlm class. Mar 14, 2014 headed by longtime motorsports broadcaster rick benjamin, cpg will be providing video highlights packages following tomorrows mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring and at future honda racinghpd events. In addition, graham rahal and 2016 verizon indycar series champion simon pagenaud will join the program as endurance drivers when the team makes its competition debut with the new acura prototype sports cars at imsas 2018 seasonopening rolex 24 at daytona in january and the 12 hours of sebring in march. The track opened in 1950 on an airfield and is a road racing course styled after those. Colin braun core autosport wins 12 hours of sebring. Following its win in the season opening rolex 24 at daytona, core autosport prepares for another trip to florida, this time for the mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring. The 62nd 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 15 march 2014. Despite their driver lineup, they were the lowest placed finishers in the class largely because krohn ran out of fuel midway through the race and had to roll back to the pitlane. Tafel racing will leave nothing on the table as it makes its ferrari debut at the 56th annual mobil 1 12 hours of sebring. The first race at sebring for the new tudor united sportscar championship has been slowed by eight caution periods, the sixth bringing out a red flag that halted the race for six minutes, in the first six hours.
Pro drivers turn to virtual racing as real motorsports. Sebring, march 15, 2019 coming off a heartbreaking blow that saw an early exit from the season opener at the 24 hours of daytona, pfaff motorsports has returned for round two of the 2019 imsa weathertech sportscar championship and the 12 hours of sebring with a newlyrebuilt chassis and its sights set on redemption read more. Record attendance for mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring. Scott tucker, level 5 announce driver lineup for 12 hours of sebring. March 15, 2019 in the friday morning qualifying session for the 12 hours of sebring, tristan nunez drove the no. Flying lizard motorsports announces sebring twelve hour line up. Bennett and braun were both part of the 2014 winning lineup. The grt grasser racing team will not be racing both of their lamborghini huracan gt3 machines as well as manthey racings porsche 911 gt3 r and risi competiziones ferrari. 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, us. Lexus set for twelve hours of sebring at historic florida.
Ten great 12 hours of sebring winners winding road. In march each year thousands of race fans descend on the historic town of sebring in florida for the annual 12 hours race. Ford gt driver lineup announced for imsa weathertech. Imsa announced a 47car field on friday for the 63rd mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring that is set for march 21. A look at the engine lineup for the 2015 ford f150. In 2011, he signed with chevrolet as a factory driver and spent the next five years driving for the manufacturer as part of both their gt and prototype programs. Mar 19, 2016 everything you need to know for the 12 hours of sebring. Mazda motorsports announces sebring activation schedule. A sebring 12 hours worthy of the name the epoch times.
It was a satisfying qualifying effort from both of our teams. March 16, 2014 core autosport has kicked off its 2014 tudor united sportscar championship season by winning the two most prominent endurance races in north america. Imsa unveils 47car entry list for 12 hours of sebring get. Mar 18, 2014 photos, results and race report from the 2014 12 hours of sebring, held march 15 at the 3. Prior to that, competing in the michelin pilot challenge hindman stood on the podium in 2014 and followed that up with a victory in 2016. Heading the list is the dane tom kristensen 38 who has already won seven times at le mans and three times at sebring. While this will only be cgrfs second sports car appearance at sebring international raceway, the team is one for one at the track with a victory coming from their inaugural race in 2014 in the no. The 2014 sebring 12 hours was decided by rules, not racing. Michael shank racing has a strong lineup of drivers for each event, and the twelve hours of sebring will be no different. Sebring, march 15, 2019 coming off a heartbreaking blow. Apr 01, 2010 1974 12 hours of sebring race profile. This time, rain played hazards for the almost 50strong grid.
The mobil1 12 hours of sebring presented by fresh from florida marks the second stop on the calendar in the four round patron north american endurance cup adding significance to the already important endurance contest. The worlds leading drivers and manufacturers have competed at the 12 hours of sebring for over six decades. Porsche team prepares 911s to race the 12 hours of sebring. Thats close to two full trips around the earth at its equator approx. And there is no richer chapter in its history than the one written by mario andretti for ferrari in the 1970 12 hours endurance race. Brendon hartley joins mustang sampling racing for sebring 12. Complete imsa mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring entry list by the. Mar 02, 2017 the 12 hours of sebring is coming up in just a couple of weeks, and porsche is preparing to run their newfor2017 midengine 911 rsr competitor in imsas gtlm category. A lot of the cars, after 12 hours on one of the roughest, most challenging tracks in the world, wont be so pretty for long. Allen miller project leader, honda performance development on sebring qualifying. Mustang sampling racing sets sights on sebring 12 hour. Last season hindaman partook in his first sebring 12hour with meyer shank racing resulting in a seventh place finish. Sebring 12 hours is a go, wec race under threat the international motor sports association has announced that next weeks mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring will run as planned despite the stillrising number of coronavirus cases in the u. Pfaff motorsports ready for first 12 hours of sebring with threedriver lineup.
Nov 21, 2015 ford chip ganassi racing officially announced today the four drivers who will compete in the allnew ford gt for the 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship. March, 2019 lexus and aim vasser sullivan avs will compete in the mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring on saturday with two rc f gt3 entries at floridas historic sebring international raceway. What to expect at this weekends 12 hours of sebring. The welcome mat was out today at sebring international raceway, attracting a record crowd for the 62nd mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring. Turner bmw tuned up for 12 hours of sebring k1 speed. Ford gt driver lineup confirmed for imsa 2016 autoblog. So imagine how stoked i was when we were able to send both marc and jamey to shoot the 12 hours of sebring this year. Of 114 drivers on the provisional entry list, 39 drivers 34 percent of the field have won at least once previously in the mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring. This month, flying lizard motorsports will return to sebring international raceway to compete in their twelfth 12 hours of sebring tudor united sportscar championship endurance event. R pilot oliver gavin, who owns six class wins gts in 2001 and 2002, gt1 in 2006 and 2007, gt in 20. Pfaff motorsports ready for first 12 hours of sebring with threedriver. While the real mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring presented by advance auto parts has been rescheduled to the weekend of nov. Imsa unveils 47car entry list for 12 hours of sebring.
Bmw team rll races in p3 and p10 at 12 hours of sebring mid. Bmw team manager jochen neerspasch entered two new csl models and a stellar driver line up of hans stuck, brian redman, ronnie peterson and sam posey. March 18, 2014 spectators on saturday witnessed americas most punishing endurance race, the famous 12 hours of sebring, in its first year under nascar ownership. Given the freedom to race, the drivers and teams put on an awesome show. At the allnew mazda display, located in the midway at sebring international raceway, spectators will have the chance to take an up close look at the full lineup of mazda consumer vehicles and the mazda rt24p dpi, race at sebring virtually on mazda racing simulators, meet the mazda team joest drivers during autograph sessions, and take part in. Pla will be the third driver in the car in the sebring 12 hours imsa race. Imsa announced a 47car field on friday for the 63rd mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring that is set. Here is the starting lineup for tomorrows 12 hours of sebring. Each of the six audi drivers has won the 24 hours of le mans and the 12 hour race at sebring at least once, as a group they have recorded 17 le mans and twelve sebring wins. Will we see c8 battles at sebring international raceway this year. Imsa sebring 12 hours qualifying round up sportscar. The 2014 historic sportscar racing hsr 12 hours of sebring support races brought some classic race cars to the 3. The 20 running of the 12 hours of sebring endurance race might have heralded the final time the classic event would run under the banner of the american le mans series after a 15 year run, but the 61st edition signalled anything but the end.
Precision performance motorsports ppm has signed lawson aschenbach, brandon gdovic and don yount for the 67th annual mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring presented by advance auto parts. James gue took on opening stint responsibilities, starting the no. But how any of this translates to sebring international raceway, for the 65th mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring fueled by fresh from florida endurance race, is anyones guess. Of 114 drivers on the provisional entry list, 39 drivers 34 percent. Prototype battle set to escalate for 65th twelve hours of. Americas oldest sports car endurance race featuring the weathertech sportscar championship. The driver lineup will see sharp, twotime sportscar champion jon fogarty, and 2014 24 hours of le mans winner and fia wec champion david heinemeier hansson in one car. Triumphing this year was the 01 chip ganassi racing with felix sabates riley in the mkxxvi ford daytona prototype making this fords first win at the 12 hours since 1969. Eleven cars are entered in the prototype class, four in prototype challenge, 10 in gtlm and 21 in gtd. Imsa teams with iracing for sebring supersaturday racer. Marino franchitti wins twelve hours of sebring usa today. Nov 16, 2014 published on nov 16, 2014 a compilation of motorsport clips and the party atmosphere that happens every march in sebring florida at the sebring international raceway. Mar 16, 2014 fansofthe12hours presents the pits during the 2014 12 hours of sebring.
Jan 04, 2018 3gt racing announces final driver line up for 2018 imsa series. The shuffle in the intersport teams driver line up didnt fair well for tomy drissi in no. The real 12 hours of sebring was supposed be held this weekend but has been postponed until november. Nov 21, 2015 in 2011, he signed with chevrolet as a factory driver and spent the next five years driving for the manufacturer as part of both their gt and prototype programs. Complete imsa mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring entry list. The 12 hours of sebring is coming up in just a couple of weeks, and porsche is preparing to run their newfor2017 midengine 911 rsr competitor in imsas gtlm category. The photos speak for themselves however they cant convey the sensory over load the drivers of historic cars such as the porsche 935, ford gt40, alfa romeo giulia gta, mini cooper and others. Mar 20, 2010 saturday, march 20, 2010 sebring, fla.
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