2021 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2021 12 Hours of Sebring (formally known as the 69th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts) was an endurance sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida from 17 to 20 March 2021. It was the second round of both the 2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Endurance Cup. Mazda Motorsports entered as the defending overall winners of the 12-hour event.

Background[]

After being postponed to November the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race returned to its traditional March date for 2021. Originally, the 1000 Miles of Sebring, the FIA World Endurance Championship event run in conjunction with the 12 Hours in 2019, was slated to return, but was later cancelled due to international travel restrictions still imposed by the pandemic.^[1]

On March 10, the full entry list for the race was revealed, featuring 37 cars. The field consisted of 7 cars in the DPi category, 5 in the LMP2 category, 7 in the LMP3 category, 5 in the GTLM category, and 13 in the GTD category.^[2]

Supporting the race during the week were IMSA's Michelin Pilot Challenge series, Porsche Carrera Cup North America series, and Mazda MX-5 Cup series.^[3]

Qualifying[]

Qualifying results[]

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap	Grid
1	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Pipo Derani	1:45.354	_	1
2	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05	Ricky Taylor	1:45.464	+0.110	2
3	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Renger van der Zande	1:45.849	+0.495	3
4	GTD	55	Mazda Motorsports	Oliver Jarvis	1:46.253	+0.899	4
5	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Olivier Pla	1:46.377	+1.023	5
6	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Loïc Duval	1:46.549	+1.195	6
7	DPi	48	Ally Cadillac Racing	Jimmie Johnson	1:47.610¹	+2.256	7
8	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Steven Thomas	1:51.025	+5.671	8
9	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Ben Keating	1:51.148	+5.794	9
10	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Dwight Merriman	1:52.388	+7.034	10
11	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García	1:54.910	+9.556	20
12	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner	1:54.944	+9.590	21
13	GTLM	25	BMW Team RLL	Connor De Phillippi	1:55.062	+9.708	22
14	GTLM	24	BMW Team RLL	Jesse Krohn	1:55.281	+9.927	23
15	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Jim McGuire	1:55.440	+10.086	11
16	LMP3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Rasmus Lindh	1:56.001	+10.647	13
17	LMP3	7	Forty7 Motorsports	Oliver Askew	1:56.066	+10.712	14
18	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil	1:56.119	+10.765	24
19	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport By Starworks	John Farano	1:56.142	+10.788	12
20	LMP3	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson	1:56.974	+11.620	15
21	LMP3	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett	1:58.151	+12.797	16
22	LMP3	91	Riley Motorsports	Jim Cox	1:58.546	+13.192	17
23	LMP3	33	Sean Creech Motorsport	Lance Willsey	1:58.991	+13.637	18
24	LMP3	83	WIN Autosport	Rodrigo Sales	1:59.950	+14.596	19
25	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Tim Zimmermann	2:00.010	+14.656	37²
26	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Jan Heylen	2:00.077	+14.723	25
27	GTD	28	Alegra Motorsports	Daniel Morad	2:00.272	+14.918	26
28	GTD	14	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz	2:00.504	+15.150	27
29	GTD	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo	2:00.790	+15.436	28
30	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley	2:00.791	+15.437	29
31	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Madison Snow	2:01.518	+16.164	30
32	GTD	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Kenny Habul	2:01.684	+16.330	31
33	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Ian James	2:01.698	+16.344	32
34	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Christina Nielsen	2:02.613	+17.259	33
35	GTD	99	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol	2:03.144	+17.790	34
36	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter	2:03.367	+18.013	35
37	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon	3:07.086	+1:21.732	36
Sources:^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

¹ The No. 48 Ally Cadillac Racing entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.

² The No. 19 GRT Grasser Racing Team entry entry initially qualified on pole position for the GTD class. However, the car was found to have a wifi hotspot onboard. By IMSA rules, the entry was moved to the rear of the GTD field on the starting grid.^[9]

Results[]

Race[]

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Sébastien Bourdais Loïc Duval Tristan Vautier	Cadillac DPi-V.R	349	12:01:01.418
1	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Sébastien Bourdais Loïc Duval Tristan Vautier	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	349	12:01:01.418
2	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Jonathan Bomarito Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell	Mazda RT24-P	349	+1.435
2	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Jonathan Bomarito Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell	Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4	349	+1.435
3	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian	Dane Cameron Juan Pablo Montoya Olivier Pla	Acura ARX-05	349	+2.614
3	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian	Dane Cameron Juan Pablo Montoya Olivier Pla	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	349	+2.614
4	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05	Filipe Albuquerque Alexander Rossi Ricky Taylor	Acura ARX-05	349	+5.318
4	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05	Filipe Albuquerque Alexander Rossi Ricky Taylor	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6	349	+5.318
5	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Scott Dixon Kevin Magnussen Renger van der Zande	Cadillac DPi-V.R	347	+2 Laps
5	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Scott Dixon Kevin Magnussen Renger van der Zande	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	347	+2 Laps
6	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Scott Huffaker Mikkel Jensen Ben Keating	Oreca 07	344	+5 Laps
6	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Scott Huffaker Mikkel Jensen Ben Keating	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	344	+5 Laps
7	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Ryan Dalziel Dwight Merriman Kyle Tilley	Oreca 07	344	+5 Laps
7	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Ryan Dalziel Dwight Merriman Kyle Tilley	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	344	+5 Laps
8	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Matt Campbell Mathieu Jaminet Cooper MacNeil	Porsche 911 RSR-19	334	+15 Laps
8	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Matt Campbell Mathieu Jaminet Cooper MacNeil	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	334	+15 Laps
9	GTLM	25	BMW Team RLL	Connor De Phillippi Philipp Eng Bruno Spengler	BMW M8 GTE	333	+16 Laps
9	GTLM	25	BMW Team RLL	Connor De Phillippi Philipp Eng Bruno Spengler	BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8	333	+16 Laps
10	GTLM	24	BMW Team RLL	John Edwards Augusto Farfus Jesse Krohn	BMW M8 GTE	333	+16 Laps
10	GTLM	24	BMW Team RLL	John Edwards Augusto Farfus Jesse Krohn	BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8	333	+16 Laps
11	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Nicky Catsburg Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	333	+16 Laps
11	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Nicky Catsburg Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	333	+16 Laps
12	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Alexander Sims Nick Tandy	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	330	+19 Laps
12	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Alexander Sims Nick Tandy	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	330	+19 Laps
13	LMP3	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun George Kurtz	Ligier JS P320	329	+20 Laps
13	LMP3	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun George Kurtz	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	329	+20 Laps
14	LMP3	91	Riley Motorsports	Jeroen Bleekemolen Jim Cox Dylan Murry	Ligier JS P320	329	+20 Laps
14	LMP3	91	Riley Motorsports	Jeroen Bleekemolen Jim Cox Dylan Murry	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	329	+20 Laps
15	LMP3	74	Riley Motorsports	Scott Andrews Spencer Pigot Gar Robinson	Ligier JS P320	329	+20 Laps
15	LMP3	74	Riley Motorsports	Scott Andrews Spencer Pigot Gar Robinson	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	329	+20 Laps
16	LMP3	7	Forty7 Motorsports	Oliver Askew Stevan McAleer Austin McCusker	Duqueine M-30 - D08	328	+21 Laps
16	LMP3	7	Forty7 Motorsports	Oliver Askew Stevan McAleer Austin McCusker	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	328	+21 Laps
17	LMP3	33	Sean Creech Motorsport	João Barbosa Yann Clairay Lance Willsey	Ligier JS P320	328	+21 Laps
17	LMP3	33	Sean Creech Motorsport	João Barbosa Yann Clairay Lance Willsey	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	328	+21 Laps
18	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Lars Kern Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 GT3 R	320	+29 Laps
18	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Lars Kern Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	320	+29 Laps
19	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Jan Heylen Trent Hindman Patrick Long	Porsche 911 GT3 R	320	+29 Laps
19	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Jan Heylen Trent Hindman Patrick Long	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	320	+29 Laps
20	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn Ian James	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	320	+29 Laps
20	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn Ian James	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	320	+29 Laps
21	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	Andy Lally John Potter Spencer Pumpelly	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	320	+29 Laps
21	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	Andy Lally John Potter Spencer Pumpelly	Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6	320	+29 Laps
22	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Bia Figueiredo Katherine Legge Christina Nielsen	Porsche 911 GT3 R	320	+29 Laps
22	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Bia Figueiredo Katherine Legge Christina Nielsen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	320	+29 Laps
23	GTD	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Robert Megennis Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus RC F GT3	319	+30 Laps
23	GTD	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Robert Megennis Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus 5.0 L V8	319	+30 Laps
24	GTD	14	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Jack Hawksworth Kyle Kirkwood Aaron Telitz	Lexus RC F GT3	313	+36 Laps
24	GTD	14	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Jack Hawksworth Kyle Kirkwood Aaron Telitz	Lexus 5.0 L V8	313	+36 Laps
25	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley Aidan Read	BMW M6 GT3	313	+36 Laps
25	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley Aidan Read	BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8	313	+36 Laps
26 DNF	GTD	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	304	Accident
26 DNF	GTD	75	SunEnergy1 Racing	Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Kenny Habul	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	304	Accident
27 DNF	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Mike Conway Pipo Derani Felipe Nasr	Cadillac DPi-V.R	292	Gearbox
27 DNF	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Mike Conway Pipo Derani Felipe Nasr	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	292	Gearbox
28^{[N 1]}	DPi	48	Ally Cadillac Racing	Jimmie Johnson Kamui Kobayashi Simon Pagenaud	Cadillac DPi-V.R	349	+1.641
28^{[N 1]}	DPi	48	Ally Cadillac Racing	Jimmie Johnson Kamui Kobayashi Simon Pagenaud	Cadillac 5.5 L V8	349	+1.641
29	GTD	99	Team Hardpoint EBM	Earl Bamber Trenton Estep Rob Ferriol	Porsche 911 GT3 R	280	+69 Laps
29	GTD	99	Team Hardpoint EBM	Earl Bamber Trenton Estep Rob Ferriol	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	280	+69 Laps
30 DNF	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsports by Starworks	Gabriel Aubry Timothé Buret John Farano	Oreca 07	266	Accident
30 DNF	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsports by Starworks	Gabriel Aubry Timothé Buret John Farano	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	266	Accident
31 DNF	LMP3	83	WIN Autosport	Matthew Bell Niklas Krütten Rodrigo Sales	Duqueine M-30 - D08	265	Mechanical
31 DNF	LMP3	83	WIN Autosport	Matthew Bell Niklas Krütten Rodrigo Sales	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	265	Mechanical
32 DNF	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Corey Lewis Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	255	Gearbox
32 DNF	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Corey Lewis Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	255	Gearbox
33 DNF	LMP3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Dan Goldburg Rasmus Lindh Mateo Llarena	Ligier JS P320	177	Overheating
33 DNF	LMP3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Dan Goldburg Rasmus Lindh Mateo Llarena	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	177	Overheating
34 DNF	GTD	28	Alegra Motorsports	Billy Johnson Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	91	Accident
34 DNF	GTD	28	Alegra Motorsports	Billy Johnson Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	91	Accident
35 DNF	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Franck Perera Stephen Simpson Tim Zimmerman	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	91	Accident/brake failure
35 DNF	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Franck Perera Stephen Simpson Tim Zimmerman	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	91	Accident/brake failure
36 DNF	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Thomas Merrill Tristan Nunez Steven Thomas	Oreca 07	90	Electronics
36 DNF	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Thomas Merrill Tristan Nunez Steven Thomas	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	90	Electronics
37^{[N 2]}	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Jim McGuire Guy Smith	Oreca 07	333	+16 Laps
37^{[N 2]}	LMP2	22	United Autosports	Wayne Boyd Jim McGuire Guy Smith	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	333	+16 Laps
OFFICIAL RESULTS

References[]

External links[]

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