Cadillac DPi-V.R
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]
Qualifying results[]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by 
.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 1:48.178 | _ | 1
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| 2 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:48.273 | +0.095 | 2 |
| 3 | P | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Dane Cameron | 1:48.314 | +0.136 | 3 |
| 4 | P | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | José Gutiérrez | 1:49.056 | +0.878 | 4 |
| 5 | P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Brendon Hartley | 1:149.103 | +0.925 | 5 |
| 6 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:49.541 | +1.363 | 6 |
| 7 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Stephen Simpson | 1:49.587 | +1.409 | 7 |
| 8 | P | 55 | Mazda Motorsports | Jonathan Bomarito | 1:49.907 | +1.729 | 8 |
| 9 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing | Renger van der Zande | 1:49.919 | +1.741 | 9 |
| 10 | P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Joel Miller | 1:50.284 | +2.106 | 10 |
| 11 | PC | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Gustavo Yacamán | 1:53.506 | +5.328 | 11
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| 12 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French | 1:53.575 | +5.397 | 12 |
| 13 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Buddy Rice | 1:55.846 | +7.668 | 13 |
| 14 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ryan Briscoe | 1:55.939 | +7.761 | 16
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| 15 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Dirk Müller | 1:56.175 | +7.997 | 17 |
| 16 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner | 1:56.252 | +8.074 | 45 |
| 17 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Kévin Estre | 1:56.319 | +8.141 | 18 |
| 18 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:56.368 | +8.190 | 19 |
| 19 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Garett Grist | 1:56.433 | +8.255 | 14 |
| 20 | GTLM | 68 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Stefan Mücke | 1:56.441 | +8.263 | 20 |
| 21 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Dirk Werner | 1:56.487 | +8.309 | 21 |
| 22 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | Nicky Catsburg | 1:56.617 | +8.439 | 22 |
| 23 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Alexander Sims | 1:56.660 | +8.482 | 23 |
| 24 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:57.475 | +9.297 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Tristan Vautier | 1:59.738 | +11.560 | 25
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| 26 | GTD | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Connor De Phillippi | 2:00.490 | +12.312 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing | Corey Lewis | 2:00.967 | +12.789 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing | Robert Alon | 2:00.998 | +12.820 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing | Scott Pruett | 2:01.158 | +12.980 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Andrew Davis | 2:01.222 | +13.044 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | Ben Keating | 2:01.284 | +13.106 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil | 2:01.358 | +13.180 | 32 |
| 33 | GTD | 11 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Mirko Bortolotti | 2:01.385 | +13.207 | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Christina Nielsen | 2:01.628 | +13.450 | 34 |
| 35 | GTD | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian | Mark Wilkins | 2:01.687 | +13.509 | 35 |
| 36 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Daniel Morad | 2:01.752 | +13.574 | 36 |
| 37 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey | 2:01.966 | +13.788 | 37 |
| 38 | GTD | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian | Oswaldo Negri Jr. | 2:02.096 | +13.918 | 38 |
| 39 | GTD | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Townsend Bell | 2:02.234 | +14.056 | 39 |
| 40 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Justin Marks | 2:02.256 | +14.078 | 40 |
| 41 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 2:02.345 | +14.167 | 41 |
| 42 | GTD | 46 | EBIMOTORS | Emmanuel Collard | 2:03.201 | +15.023 | 42 |
| 43 | GTD | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett | 2:03.672 | +15.494 | 46 |
| 44 | GTD | 18 | DAC Motorsports | Brandon Gdovic | 2:04.154 | +15.976 | 43 |
| 45 | GTD | 27 | Dream Racing Motorsport | Lawrence DeGeorge | 2:08.569 | +20.291 | 44 |
| 46 | P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Disqualified | 15 | ||
| Sources:[3][4] | |||||||
- The No. 4 Corvette Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTLM field for violating competition rules regarding the car's ride height.
- The No. 54 CORE Autosport entry was moved to the back of the GTD field after the team elected to change tires after qualifying.
Race[]
Results[]
Class winners are denoted in bold.[5]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||||
| 1 | P | 10 |  Wayne Taylor Racing
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Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor  Alex Lynn
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 348 | 12:01:09.861 |
| Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 2 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing
|
 João Barbosa  Christian Fittipaldi Filipe Albuquerque
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 348 | +13.614 |
| Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 3 | P | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing
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Dane Cameron Eric Curran Mike Conway
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 346 | +2 Laps |
| Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 4 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports
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Chris Miller  Stephen Simpson  Mikhail Goikhberg
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Oreca 07 | C | 344 | +4 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 5 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports
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James French  Patricio O'Ward Kyle Masson
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Oreca FLM09 | C | 338 | +10 Laps |
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 6 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport
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Garett Grist Max Hanratty Sean Rayhall
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Oreca FLM09 | C | 336 | +12 Laps |
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 7 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing
|
 Antonio García  Jan Magnussen  Mike Rockenfeller
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 334 | +14 Laps |
| Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 8 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing
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Dirk Müller Joey Hand  Sébastien Bourdais
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Ford GT | M | 334 | +14 Laps |
| Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 9 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione
|
 Giancarlo Fisichella James Calado  Toni Vilander
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Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 334 | +14 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 10 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing
|
 Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook  Scott Dixon
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Ford GT | M | 334 | +14 Laps |
| Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 11 | GTLM | 68 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK
|
Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson
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Ford GT | M | 334 | +14 Laps |
| Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 12 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL
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Bill Auberlen Alexander Sims Kuno Wittmer
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BMW M6 GTLM | M | 334 | +14 Laps |
| BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 13 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team
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Patrick Pilet Dirk Werner Frédéric Makowiecki
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Porsche 911 RSR | M | 334 | +14 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 14 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team
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Kévin Estre  Laurens Vanthoor  Richard Lietz
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Porsche 911 RSR | M | 332 | +16 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 15 | PC | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports
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Marc Drumwright Chapman Ducote  Gustavo Yacamán Colin Thompson
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Oreca FLM09 | C | 328 | +20 Laps |
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 16 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG
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Ben Keating  Jeroen Bleekemolen Mario Farnbacher
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | 325 | +23 Laps |
| Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 17 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa
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Christina Nielsen Alessandro Balzan Matteo Cressoni
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Ferrari 488 GT3 | C | 324 | +24 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 18 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing
|
Kenny Habul Boris Said Tristan Vautier
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | 324 | +24 Laps |
| Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 19 | GTD | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport
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Connor De Phillippi Christopher Mies Jules Gounon
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Audi R8 LMS | C | 324 | +24 Laps |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 20 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing
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Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Dion von Moltke
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 324 | +24 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 21 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports
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Patrick Lindsey Jörg Bergmeister Matt McMurry Jan Heylen
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | 324 | +24 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 22 | GTD | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports
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Lawson Aschenbach Andrew Davis Matt Bell
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Audi R8 LMS | C | 324 | +24 Laps |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 23 | GTD | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian
|
Jeff Segal Oswaldo Negri Jr. Tom Dyer
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Acura NSX GT3 | C | 324 | +24 Laps |
| Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 24 | GTD | 11 | GRT Grasser Racing Team
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Christian Engelhart  Rolf Ineichen Richard Antinucci Mirko Bortolotti
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 323 | +25 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 25 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports
|
Michael de Quesada Daniel Morad Spencer Pumpelly Michael Christensen
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | 323 | +25 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 26 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing
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Corey Lewis Jeroen Mul Brett Sandberg
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 322 | +26 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 27 | GTD | 46 | EBIMOTORS
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Emanuele Busnelli Fabio Babini Emmanuel Collard Michele Beretta
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 322 | +26 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 28 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing
|
Jack Hawksworth Robert Alon Austin Cindric
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Lexus RC F GT3 | C | 320 | +28 Laps |
| Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
| 29 | P | 55 | Mazda Motorsports
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Tristan Nunez Jonathan Bomarito Spencer Pigot
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Mazda RT24-P | C | 319 | +29 Laps |
| Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | ||||||||
| 30 | GTD | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian
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Andy Lally Katherine Legge Mark Wilkins
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Acura NSX GT3 | C | 318 | +30 Laps |
| Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 31 | GTD | 23 | Alex Job Racing
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Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Frank Montecalvo
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Audi R8 LMS | C | 309 | +39 Laps |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 32 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports
|
Don Yount Buddy Rice Daniel Burkett Mark Kvamme
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Oreca FLM09 | C | 302 | +46 Laps |
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 33
DNF |
GTD | 54 | CORE Autosport
|
Jon Bennett Colin Braun  Niclas Jönsson
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | 283 | Oil Pressure |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 34 | GTD | 18 | DAC Motorsports
|
Emmanuel Anassis Brandon Gdovic Anthony Massari
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 282 | +66 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 35 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing
|
Scott Pruett Sage Karam Ian James
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Lexus RC F GT3 | C | 269 | +79 Laps |
| Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
| 36 | GTD | 27 | Dream Racing Motorsport
|
Lawrence DeGeorge  Cédric Sbirrazzuoli Paolo Ruberti Luca Persiani
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 255 | +93 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
| 37 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing
|
Marc Goossens Renger van der Zande René Rast
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Riley Mk. 30 | C | 241 | +107 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 38 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport
|
Justin Marks Jens Klingmann Jesse Krohn
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BMW M6 GT3 | C | 228 | +120 laps |
| BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 39
DNF |
P | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
|
Mike Guasch José Gutiérrez Tom Kimber-Smith
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Ligier JS P217 | C | 205 | Gearbox |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 40
DNF |
P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports
|
Tom Long Joel Miller Marino Franchitti
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Mazda RT-24P | C | 180 | Suspension |
| Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | ||||||||
| 41 | P | 13 | Rebellion Racing
|
Sébastien Buemi Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani
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Oreca 07 | C | 167 | +181 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 42
DNF |
P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM
|
Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Bruno Senna Brendon Hartley
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Nissan Onroak DPi | C | 158 | Exhaust |
| Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 43
DNF |
GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL
|
John Edwards Martin Tomczyk Nick Catsburg
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BMW M6 GTLM | M | 149 | Crash |
| BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 44
DNF |
GTD | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing
|
Cooper MacNeil Gunnar Jeannette Shane van Gisbergen
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | 132 | Suspension |
| Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 45
DNF |
P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM
|
Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel Pipo Derani
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Nissan Onroak DPi | C | 47 | Turbo |
| Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 46
DNF |
GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing
|
Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fässler
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 42 | Overheating |
| Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| [6] [7] | ||||||||
Statistics[]
- Pole Position - #13 Neel Jani - 1:48.178[8]
- Fastest Lap - #31 Mike Conway - 1:49.629 on lap 100
References[]
- ↑ Wayne Taylor Racing wins 2017 Sebring 12 Hours
- ↑ 2017 12 Hours of Sebring: Dominance by Cadillac Continues
- ↑ "03_Results.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/05_Sebring%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201703171300_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF.
- ↑ "01_Starting_Grid.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/17_2017/05_Sebring%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201703181040_Race/01_Starting%20Grid.PDF.
- ↑ 2017 12 Hours of Sebring scoring
- ↑ "Race Official Results". http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/17_2017/05_Sebring%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201703181040_Race/Hour%2012/05_Results%20by%20Hour%20-%20Official.PDF.
- ↑ "03/18/2017 race: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WSCC) - Racing-Reference.info". https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2017_Mobil_1_Twelve_Hours_of_Sebring/TU.
- ↑ 2017 12 Hours of Sebring: Qualifying Results
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