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Page 1: Preliminary General Schedule Wednesday, March 17...Mar 05, 2021  · 1952 — First 12 Hours of Sebring race held on March 15. 1953 — The 12 Hours of Sebring is the first event of
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Wednesday, March 1712:15-12:45 p.m. Mazda MX-5 Practice No. 1

1-2:30 p.m. Fan Track Walk (enter at Turn 17 near Corvette Corral)

2:45-3:30 p.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Practice No. 1

3:45-4:15 p.m. Mazda MX-5 Practice No. 2

4:30-5:30 p.m Alan Jay Automotive Network (Michelin Pilot Challenge) Practice No. 1

Thursday, March 188:15-8:45 a.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Practice No. 2

9:05-10:05 a.m. Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) Practice No. 1

10:25-11:25 a.m Alan Jay Automotive Network (Michelin Pilot Challenge) Practice No. 2

11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Mazda MX-5 Qualifying

12:25-12:55 p.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Qualifying

1:55-3:10 p.m. Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) Practice No. 2

3:50-4:25 p.m. Alan Jay Automotive Network (Michelin Pilot Challenge) Qualifying

4:40-5:25 p.m. Mazda MX-5 Race No. 1

5:50-6:35 p.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Race No. 1

7:30-9 p.m. Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WeatherTech SportsCar Championship) Practice No. 3

Friday, March 199-9:45 a.m. Mazda MX-5 Race No. 2

10:10-10:55 a.m. Porsche Carrera Cup Race No. 2

11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Qualifying

2:35-4:35 p.m. Alan Jay Automotive Network 120

Saturday, March 2010:10 a.m.-10:10 p.m. Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto

Parts

Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice

2021 SchedulePreliminary General Schedule

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WHAT: 69th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts, the second race of the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

WHEN: March 17-20, 2021. The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring starts at 10:10 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, and is preceded by three days of supporting events, practice and qualifying. Gates open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 17.

WHERE: Sebring International Raceway, located adjacent to Sebring Regional Airport, three miles east of US 27. The 3.74-mile, 17-turn circuit is the oldest road course in North America, portions of which were originally a WWII B-17 combat crew training base. Sebring was voted America’s No. 1 Motorsports Event for the second con-secutive year in a poll by USA Today.

WEATHERTEcH SpoRTScAR cHAmpioNSHip: The premier sports car racing series in North America, sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), featuring five classes of competi-tion (see page 10).

micHELiN ENDURANcE cUp: A special points championship fea-turing the four prestigious long distance races of the season at Sebring, Daytona, Watkins Glen and Road Atlanta.

SUppoRTiNG EVENTS: Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 Michelin Pilot Challenge, Porsche Carrera Cup North America, Mazda MX-5 Cup.

TicKETS: Available by calling 800-626-7223 or 863-655-1442. Tickets can also be ordered online or purchased at the gate. Children 12 and under admitted free. Student and military dis-counts also available.

SEBRiNG 2021 QUicK FAcTS

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SEBRiNG iNTERNATioNAL RAcEWAY113 Midway Drive • Sebring, FL 33870

Phone (863) 655-1442 • Fax (863) 655-1777www.sebringraceway.com

SEBRiNG STAFFWayne Estes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President and GM

John Story . . . . . . . . . Senior Dir., Marketing & Communications Ken Breslauer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Media Director & Track Historian Kim Albritton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Finance Matt Muha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Operations Jimmy Anzueto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager, Events Philip McGee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Director of Maintenance Elizabeth Worley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marketing Coordinator Caity Crofton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant Sue Calderone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customer Service Dean Engelhard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Dee Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Tony Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Tiffany Lodder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitality Coordinator Priscilla Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Accountant Billy Kingston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Director Jan Shoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registrar

The staff at Sebring International Raceway welcomes media represen-tatives who will be attending. We have prepared this Media Record Book to assist in your coverage. Please let us know how we can be of further assistance.

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imSA mEDiA coNTAcTSimSA commUNicATioNS DEpARTmENT

Nate Siebens, Sr. Manager, IMSA Communications Office: 386-310-6568 | Cell: (386) 216-9884 [email protected] Dawn Zinsmaster, Manager, IMSA Communications Office: 386-310-6584 | Cell: (386) 589-9335 [email protected] mark Robinson, IMSA Communications Cell: (317) 308-1464 [email protected] information: https://www.imsa.com/media-center/

imSA SociAL mEDiATwitter: @IMSAFacebook: IMSA

Instagram: IMSA_Racing

SEBRiNG iNTERNATioNAL RAcEWAYKen Breslauer (727) 415-0992 [email protected] Media Director/Track Historian John Story (863) 655-7706 [email protected] Senior Director Marketing, Business Development & Communications

SEBRiNG SociAL mEDiATwitter: @SebringRaceway #Sebring12Facebook: SebringInternationalRaceway

Instagram: SebringRaceway

REGiSTRATioN HoURS imSA : Tuesday, March 16 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 17 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thursday, March 18 6 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 19 6 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, March 20 6 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sebring: Tuesday, March 16 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 17 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18. 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday, March 19 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, March 20. 6:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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Media credentials will be issued only to recognized journalists repre-senting major media outlets. Credentials must be requested by the editor, sports editor or sports director. No freelance requests will be considered.

Media access at Sebring 2021 will be extremely limited. IMSA hard card holders must confirm in advance their attendance. Other media should contact Sebring International Raceway ([email protected]) regarding credential availability. Please note there will be limited media access in the competitor paddock, and other media services will be limited.

mEDiA cREDENTiAL poLicY

mEDiA REGiSTRATioN: Located in the raceway administration building adjacent to the front entrance (Gate 2). All parking passes will be distributed at this location.

mEDiA cENTER: Located on the second floor of the tower. Capacity and access will be limited in 2020. Additional seating for photogra-phers will be located on the first floor of the pit structure. All seating in the Media Center will be reserved. Please refer to communications from IMSA and Sebring International Raceway for more details.

mEDiA pARKiNG: A limited number of parking passes will be dis-tributed at Sebring Registration and must be requested in advance.

pHoTo SHUTTLE: The Photo Shuttle will not be in operation in 2021 due to COVID protocols.

pHoTo mEETiNGS: Photo meetings will be scheduled by IMSA using online conferencing.

mEDiA mEALS: Snacks and beverages will be available. Pizza will be served Thursday evening.

VicToRY LANE AccESS: IMSA will be allowing limited access to victory lane. Details will be discussed in online conferences.

mEDiA FAciLiTiES & SERVicES

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SEBRiNG HiSToRYSebring International Raceway is America’s oldest road racing circuit. Originating from a World War II military base, it hosted the first 12-hour classic in 1952. Founder Alec Ulmann built Sebring into one of America’s greatest racing traditions, second only to Le Mans in international sports car racing prestige. Below are some historical highlights of Sebring International Raceway.

1942 — Hendricks Field opens near Sebring as an Army Air Force training base.

1946 — Hendricks Field deactivated and becomes Sebring Airport1950 — Alec Ulmann suggests Sebring Airport site for a sports car road

race … Sam Collier 6 Hour Memorial race held on December 31 is first racing event ever held at Sebring and the first sports car endurance race held in the U.S.

1952 — First 12 Hours of Sebring race held on March 15.1953 — The 12 Hours of Sebring is the first event of the new FIA sports

car world championship. A Chrysler-powered Cunningham wins, giving America its first international sports car victory.

1954 — Stunning upset as an OSCA co-driven by Stirling Moss wins.1955 — Jaguar wins controversial race.1956 — The legendary Fangio gives Ferrari its first Sebring win.1957 — Fangio wins his second consecutive Sebring race, this time driving

for Maserati.1959 — Sebring hosts first ever Formula One race in the U.S. in December.1960 — Porsche wins its first major endurance race at Sebring.1964 — Ferrari wins fourth consecutive Sebring race; Carroll Shelby’s

Cobras dominate the GT class.1965 — First American car to win Sebring in over a decade as Chevrolet

Chaparral wins with Hap Sharp and Jim Hall driving.1966 — Sebring hosts first Trans-Am race … Tragedy strikes as four spec-

tators are killed in an incident at Webster Turn… Dan Gurney’s Ford, leading with two minutes left, stops on course. As he tries to push the car across the finish line, the Miles/Ruby Ford passes him in the final minute.

1967 — Promoter Alec Ulmann announces the race will be moved to a new circuit in West Palm Beach. Two months later he changes his mind … First major change made to the circuit as the Webster Turn is replaced with a chicane.

1968 — Trans-Am race included within the 12-hour race.1969 — Last “Le Mans start" at Sebring. 1970 — Mario Andretti gives Ferrari a thrilling 22-second victory over actor

Steve McQueen and Peter Revson in a Porsche.1972 — Ulmann announces this will be last Sebring race.1973 — Sebring revived by John Bishop and Reggie Smith under IMSA

sanction.1974 — Race canceled due to “energy crisis.” Several thousand fans show

up anyway to party.1975 — Race revived with John Greenwood as promoter … BMW records

its first Sebring victory.

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1978 — Tampa businessman Charles Mendez takes over promotion of race … FIA sanction restored.

1980 — Dick Barbour Racing wins its third consecutive Sebring 12 hour race.

1983 — Sebring Airport Authority takes over promotion of race . . . First major circuit change in 20 years as a new section bypasses air-port runway … In biggest upset in endurance racing history, a GT Porsche takes overall win, coming from 11 laps down.

1984 — Paddock expanded, increasing course length to 4.86 miles.1985 — Co-driving with Bob Wollek, A.J. Foyt wins his first Sebring race,

the last win of his career as a driver.1986 — Akin, Stuck and Gartner drive a Porsche 962 to victory in the last

race to utilize the airport runways.1987 — Revised track configuration results in new 4.11-mile course

bypassing the airport runways, making Sebring a year-round cir-cuit.

1989 — Nissan victory ends 13-year Porsche win streak. 1990 — Sebring Airport Authority leases facility to Mike Cone, major

improvements include track resurfacing and a new paddock bridge.

1992 — Sebring celebrates its 40th anniversary. Toyota wins first endur-ance race with Juan Fangio II and Andy Wallace driving.

1994 — World Sports Car era begins, GT Nissan wins overall.1995 — Ferrari records historic win, first in 23 years at Sebring ... Chicane

is relocated and renamed the Fangio Chicane.1996 — Oldsmobile with Riley & Scott chassis scores first victory for an

American manufactuer at Sebring in 27 years.1997 — Andy Evans sells Sebring lease to Panoz Motor Sports Group.1998 — Hairpin turn reconfigured.1999 — American Le Mans Series debuts at Sebring … New Pit Tower

constructed as part of multimillion dollar improvement program … Hotel constructed adjacent to the Hairpin.

2000 — Audi records historic one-two finish.2001 — Audi sweeps top four positions … Saleen upsets Corvette in GTS

class … Large portion of track resurfaced.2002 — Sebring celebrates 50th Anniversary as Audi scores its third

straight victory … Sebring Hall of Fame established.2006 — Audi records first win for diesel-powered R10.2007 — GT2 class produces closest finish in Sebring history with a spec-

tacular last lap battle.2008 — Porsche breaks Audi’s eight-year Sebring win streak.2009 — The fastest Sebring 12 hours ever as Audi wins in debut of the

R15. 2010 — Peugeot becomes the first French manufacturer to win Sebring.2011 — Sebring opens the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup season. Oreca

Peugeot wins against factory entries.2012 — FIA World Endurance Championship debuts at Sebring. 2016 — First rainfall during race in 19 years. Honda scores first overall win.2017 — Debut of new DPi formula in the Prototype class.2019 — Super Sebring IMSA/FIA WEC doubleheader.2020 — Sebring 12 Hour moved to November due to pandemic.

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SEBRiNG ciRcUiT cHANGES1952-82 (5.2 miles)The first 30 years of the 12 Hours of Sebring were held on the original 5.2 mile circuit which included two long airport runways. The only major change in the circuit during this period was the elimination of the Webster Turn in 1967. It was replaced with the Green Park Chicane.1983 (4.75 miles)A segment deleting part of the runway section altered the course in 1983. The new section reduced the length, bypassing a large portion of an active airport runway.1984-86 (4.86 miles)The expansion of the paddock area increased the course length slightly as the Ulmann Straight was move slightly south.1987-90 (4.11 miles)Sebring became a permanent year-round circuit after massive chang-es. The north-south runway was deleted and a new asphalt course re placed the circuit from turn one through the esses, which were replaced by the carrousel.1991-95 (3.70 miles)A major improvement program began with wid en ing, resurfacing and rerouting of the track. Turns 8, 9 and the carrousel were deleted, placing a warehouse building outside the circuit. 1996-97 (3.6 miles)Following the 1995 race, the Fangio chicane was relocated closer to the Hairpin, which shortened the circuit slightly.1997 (3.75 miles)Following the 1997 race and before the October FIA GT event, the entrance and exit of the Ulmann straight was reconfigured, increasing the length of the circuit slightly. The Ulmann straight was paved with asphalt. Turn 17 was returned to its original design after the FIA race. 1998-present (3.74 miles)After the 1998 12 hour and before the September IMSA event, the Hairpin configuration was changed to create more safety run-off. A new pit lane was added on the Ulmann Straight for the FIA WEC race in 2019. A new vehicle bridge into Green Park was constructed prior to the 2019 event.

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imSA WeatherTech Sportscar championshipSebring will host the second round of the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The series features an impressive schedule of events at major circuits throughout North America.

cLASSES oF compETiTioNDaytona prototype international (Dpi) The fastest and most technologically advanced sports cars in North America, the Daytona Prototype International (DPi) is specifically de-signed and engineered for the track. DPi cars use chassis built to international specifications powered by engines from mainstream automotive manufacturers like Acura, Cadillac, and Mazda. In addi-tion, DPi bodywork includes styling cues that align with these engine manufacturers.Le mans prototype 2 (Lmp2) The Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) is a closed cockpit car developed by four approved constructors. In addition to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, LMP2 cars are eligible to compete in oth-er global series such as the FIA World Endurance Championship.GT Le mans (GTLm) Utilizing the same technical regulations as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the GTLM cars are the most elite and fastest GT cars on the track. Based on production models, they are engineered to extract the maximum performance possible. The class serves as a true prov-ing ground for leading manufacturers such as BMW, Corvette, and Porsche.GT Daytona (GTD) The GT Daytona cars are enhanced (not defined by) technology and utilize the global FIA-GT3 specification. The GTD class consists of cars from leading manufacturers such as Acura, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lexus, Mercedes-AMG, Aston Martin, and Porsche.Le mans prototype 3 (Lmp3) New class for 2021 in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, featuring Prototype Challenge cars that are brand new or updated EVO models.

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Track Length: 3.74 miles (6.019 km)Track Surface: 2.89 miles asphalt and 0.85 miles concreteNumber of Turns: 17Number of pits: 64 in the main pit structure, 36 in the Ulmann pit laneFiA circuit Rating: Grade 2Longest Straight: Ulmann Straight 0.63 milesoriginal use: USAAF B-17 combat crew training base (1941-45) Elevation: 62 feetAverage Race Day Temperature: 67º FRain History: 9 times in 68 years (1952, 59, 65, 91, 93, 95, 97, 16, 19)Race Founder: Alec UlmannFirst Race: December 31, 1950First 12-hour Race: March 8, 1952 Historic "Firsts" at Sebring: 1953 – First ever FIA Sports Car World

Championship race; 1959 – First Formula One race in the USA; 1966 – First ever SCCA Trans-Am race; 1999 – First ever American Le Mans Series race; 2012 – First ever FIA World Endurance Championship race.

Total completion miles at Sebring since 1952: 2,825,337.4 miles

oRiGiN oF ciRcUiT TURN NAmES:Kristensen corner (T3): Named for Sebring's all-time winning driver

Tom Kristensen.Gurney Bend (aka Big Bend, T6): Named for racing legend Dan

Gurney.Fangio chicane (T8-9): Named in honor of Juan Manuel Fangio,

two-time Sebring Winner.cunningham corner (T10): Named after legendary sportsman

Briggs Cunningham who built his namesake cars in West Palm Beach, Florida, and won three consecutive years as a car owner.

collier curve (T11-12): Honors sports car racing pioneers Sam and Miles Collier.

Tower Turn (T13): Named for landmark water tower that was located just outside the turn (demolished in 1997).

Flying Fortress Straight: Named in honor of the B-17s that were based at Hendricks Field.

Bishop Bend (T14): Recognizes IMSA founder John Bishop, who helped save Sebring in 1973.

Gendebien Bend (T15): Honors three-time winner Olivier Gendebien.Le mans curve (T16): Named after the world's most famous endur-

ance race.Ulmann Straight: Named after Sebring founder Alec Ulmann, who

promoted the race 1950-1972.Sunset Bend (T17): The final turn of the legendary Sebring circuit.

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SEBRiNG TRAcK FAcTS

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SEBRiNG iNTERNATioNAL RAcEWAY TRAcK REcoRDS

Existing 3.74-mile (6.019 km) circuit.

SEBRiNG QUALiFYiNGDPi Dane Cameron (2019) Acura DPi 1:45.865LMP1 Marcel Fassler (2013 / ALMS) Audi R18 e-tron quattro 1:43.886LMP2 Matthew McMurry (2019) Oreca LMP2 1:49.728LMP2 Timo Bernhard (2007 / ALMS) Porsche RS Spyder 1:46.046GTLM Antonio Garcia (2020) Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 155.456GTD Daniel Serra (2018) Ferrari 488 GT3 1:58.710

SEBRiNG RAcE LApDPi Harry Ticknell (2019) Mazda DPi 1:47.472LMP1 Sebastien Bourdais (2009 / ALMS) Peugeot 908 HDI FAP 1:43.274LMP2 Gustavo Menezes (July 2020) Oreca LMP2 1:49.939LMP2 Adrian Fernandez (2008 / ALMS) Acura ARX-01b 1:46.417GTLM Nicky Catsburg (2020) Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 1:57.038GTD Dominik Baumann (2018) Lexus RCF GT3 2:00.268

12 HoURS oF SEBRiNG DiSTANcEDPi R. Taylor / J. Taylor / Lynn (2017) Cadillac DPi 348 laps 1301.5 mi. Curran / Nasr/ Derani (2019) Cadillac DPi 348 laps 1301.5 mi.LMP1 Capello / McNish / Kristensen (2009) Audi R15 TDI 383 laps 1417.1 mi.LMP2 Diaz / Fernandez (2008) Acura ARX-01b 360 laps 1332.0 mi.GTLM Garcia / Rockenfeller / Magnussen (2017) Corvette C7.R 334 laps 1249.2 mi.GTD Keating / Bleekemolen / Farnbacher (2017) Mercedes-AMG 325 laps 1215.5 mi.

HiSToRic REcoRDS (regardless of circuit configuration or sanctioning organization)

RAcE AVERAGEMcNish / Kristensen / Capello (Audi R15) 2009 3.74 mile circuit (ALMS) 117.98 mph QUALiFYiNG LApWhitney Ganz (Buick March 85G) 1986 4.86 mile circuit (IMSA) 133.13 mphRAcE LApDerek Bell (Porsche 962) 1986 4.86 mile circuit (IMSA) 130.70 mph

ALL-TimE TRAcK REcoRD SpEED (regardless of series or race length)Fernando Alonso (Toyota TS050H) 2019 3.74 mile circuit (WEC) 134.5 mph

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oVERALL WiNS — DRiVERS Tom Kristensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Rinaldo Capello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Frank Biela, Allan McNish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mario Andretti, Phil Hill, Olivier Gendebien,

Hans Stuck, Marco Werner, Pipo Derani. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood, Phil Walters, Jacky Ickx,

Juan Manuel Fangio, Hans Herrmann, Stefan Johansson, Brian Redman, Bob Akin, Geoff Brabham, Andy Wallace, Andy Evans, Juan Fangio II, Fermin Velez, Nicholas Lapierre, Eric Van de Poele, Derek Daly, J.J. Lehto, Johannes Van Overbeek, Emanuele Pirro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

mANUFAcTURER oVERALL WiNSPorsche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Ferrari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Audi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Nissan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4BMW, Toyota, Peugeot, Cadillac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Riley & Scott, Chaparral, Maserati, OSCA, MazdaCunningham, Frazer Nash, Corvette DP, Honda . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

mANUFAcTURER oVERALL + cLASS WiNSmAKE oVERALL cLASS ToTALPorsche 18 74 92Ferrari 12 21 33GM Corvette 1 24 25Audi 11 1 12Nissan 5 6 11Ford 4 6 10

ALL-TimE SEBRiNG WiNNERS

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SEBRiNG ALL-TimE REcoRDSAll-Time 12 Hour Records regardless of track configuration or sactioning

organization.

moST oVERALL DRiVER WiNS: 6 — Tom Kristensen.moST oVERALL WiNS BY mAKE: 18 — Porsche.FASTEST QUALiFYiNG SpEED: 133.134 mph set in 1986 by Whitney Ganz

in a Buick March.FASTEST RAcE AVERAGE: 117.98 mph set in 2009 by McNish/Capello/

Kristensen in an Audi R15 TDI.FASTEST RAcE LAp: 130.707 mph in 1986 by Derek Bell in a Porsche

962.LARGEST mARGiN oF VicToRY: 12 laps in 1967 by Ford.cLoSEST mARGiN oF VicToRY: 1.03 seconds in 2019 (racing finish);

.482 seconds in 2001 (managed team finish).LARGEST STARTiNG FiELD: 84 cars in 1983.moST oVERALL poDiUm FiNiSHES: 10 — Andy Wallace.moST SEBRiNG STARTS: 28 — Hurley Haywood.LoNGEST DiSTANcE: 1,417.1 miles in 2009 by McNish/Capello/

Kristensen.moST coNSEcUTiVE oVERALL WiNS: 3 — Olivier Gendebien (1959,

1960, 1961).moST coNSEcUTiVE TEAm WiNS: 4 — Joest Racing (2000-03).moST coNSEcUTiVE STARTS: 20 — Johnny O’Connell.moST coNSEcUTiVE WiNS BY mAKE: 13 — Porsche (1976-88).moST FAST QUALiFiERS – DRiVER: 3 — Chip Robinson, Frank Biela,

Mario Andretti, J.J. Lehto.moST oVERALL poLE poSiTioNS – mAKE: 10 — Audi.moST oVERALL FASTEST RAcE LApS: 6 — Tom Kristensen.moST FASTEST RAcE LApS – mAKE: 14 — Porsche.moST cARS To FiNiSH oN LEAD LAp: 9 — 2014.LARGEST pERcENT oF STARTERS FiNiSHiNG: 92.1% in 2019 (35 / 38).LoWEST pERcENT oF STARTERS FiNiSHiNG: 36.5% in 1985 (27 / 74).moST DiFFERENT cARS To LEAD RAcE: 11 in 2014.

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moST LEAD cHANGES: 41 in 2018.moST cLASS WiNS: 7 — Johnny O’Connell.moST cLASS poDiUm FiNiSHES: 12 — Johnny O’Connell.moST cLASS WiNS mANUFAcTURER: 74 — Porsche.moST miLES LED AT SEBRiNG – mANUFAcTURER: 19,977.4 —

Porsche.moST comBiNED LE mANS AND SEBRiNG WiNS: 15 by Tom

Kristensen.cLoSEST GT cLASS FiNiSH: 0.202 seconds in 2007 (GT2 class).moST GT cLASS poLE poSiTioNS – DRiVER: 4 — Ron Fellows,

Oliver Gavin, Pete Halsmer.moST GT cLASS poLE poSiTioNS – mANUFAcTURER: 16 — Porsche.moST GT FASTEST RAcE LApS – mANUFAcTURER: 15 — PorscheLoNGEST DiSTANcE BY GT WiNNER: 1,291.3 miles — Corvette (2009).moST WiNNiNG DRiVERS BY coUNTRY: USA — 47.moST oVERALL WiNNiNG cARS BY coUNTRY: Germany — 31.moST WiNS – TiRE mANUFAcTURER: 18 — Goodyear.moST coNSEcUTiVE WiNS – TiRE mANUFAcTURER: 15 — MichelinSmALLEST ENGiNE To WiN oVERALL: 1.5 liters (OSCA MT4, 1954).LoWEST QUALiFYiNG poSiTioN BY WiNNiNG cAR: 16th in 1984.oLDEST DRiVER To WiN oVERALL: Gianpiero Moretti (age 58) in 1998.YoUNGEST DRiVER To WiN oVERALL: John Paul, Jr. (age 22) in 1982.BEST FiNiSH BY FEmALE DRiVER: Liz Halliday (2nd overall), 2006.moST cAUTioN TimE: 5 hours 55 minutes in 1993.LoWEST cAUTioN TimE: 0 in 1985, 1994, 2001 (No caution periods prior

to 1978).FEWEST LApS LED BY WiNNiNG cAR: 1 in 1966.FEWEST piT STopS BY WiNNiNG cAR: 3 in 1952.LARGEST LEAD LoST: 13 laps (67.6 miles) in 1970 by Andretti/Merzario.

SEBRiNG ALL-TimE REcoRDS (continued)

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Aiello, Laurent (01) FranceAkin, Bob (79, 86) USAAlboreto, Michele (01) ItalyAndretti, Mario (67, 70, 72) USABaker, Wayne (83) USABaldi, Mauro (98) ItalyBarbosa, Joao (15) PortugalBarbour, Dick (80) USABehra, Jean (57) FranceBianchi, Lucien (62) BelgiumBiela, Frank (00, 03, 04, 07) GermanyBernhard, Timo (08) GermanyBonnier, Jo (62) SwedenBomarito, Jonathan (20) USABourdais, Sebastien (15) FranceBrabham, Gary (91) AustraliaBrabham, Geoff (89, 91) AustraliaBrown, Ed (16) USA capello, Rinaldo (01, 02, 06, 09, 12) Italycastelotti, Eugenio (56) Italycollard, Emmanuel (08) Francecollins, Peter (58) Englandcurran, Eric (19) USADaigh, Chuck (59) USADalmas, Yannick (97) FranceDaly, Derek (90, 9t1) IrelandDavidson, Anthony (10) EnglandDeNarvaez, Mauricio (84) ColombiaDerani, Luis Felipe (16, 18, 19) Brazil Dumas, Romain (08) FranceDuval, Loic (11) FranceDyer, George (77) USAEarl, Bob (90) USAElford, Vic (71) EnglandEvans, Andrew (95, 97) USAFangio, Juan Manuel (56, 57) ArgentinaFangio, Juan II (92, 93) ArgentinaFassler, Marcel (13) SwitzerlandFitch, John (53) USAFittipaldi, Christian (15) BrazilFitzpatrick, John (80) EnglandFoyt, A.J. (85) USAFranchitti, Marino (14) ScotlandFrisselle, Brad (77) USAGarretson, Bob (78) USAGartner, Jo (86) AustriaGendebien, Olivier (59, 60, 61) BelgiumGené, Marc (10) SpainGiunti, Ignazio (70) ItalyGrey, Harry (52) EnglandGregg, Peter (73) USAGurney, Dan (59) USAHall, Jim (65) USAHawthorn, Mike (55) EnglandHaywood, Hurley (73, 81) USAHelmick, Dave (73) USAHerbert, Johnny (02) EnglandHerrmann, Hans (60, 68) GermanyHeyer, Hans (84) GermanyHill, Phil (58, 59, 61) USAHolbert, Al (76, 81) USAHunter-Reay, Ryan (20) USAickx, Jacky (69, 72) BelgiumJarvis, Oliver (13) EnglandJohansson, Stefan (84, 97) SwedenKaffer, Pierre (04) GermanyKeyser, Michael (76) USA

Kristensen, Tom (99, 00, 05, 06, 09, 12) Denmark Kulok, Larry (52) USALapierre, Nicholas (11, 18) FranceLarrousse, Gerard (71) FranceLehto, J.J. (99, 05) FinlandLeven, Bruce (81) USALloyd, Bill (54) USALudwig, Klaus (88) GermanyLuyendyk, Arie (89) HollandLynn, Alex (17) EnglandmcFarlin, Rob (79) USAmcLaren, Bruce (67) New ZealandmcNish, Allan (04, 06, 09, 12) Scotlandmaglioli, Umberto (64) Italymass, Jochen (87) Germanymendez, Charles (78) USAmiles, Ken (66) Englandmillen, Steve (94) New Zealandmoffat, Allan (75) Australiamoretti, Gianpiero (98) Italymorton, John (94) USAmoss, Stirling (54) Englandmullen, Jim (83) USAmuller, Jorg (99) GermanyNasr, Felipe (19) BrazilNierop, Kees (83) Canadao'connell, Johnny (94) USAoliver, Jackie (69) Englandpace, Jim (96) USApanis, Olivier (11) Franceparkes, Mike (64) Englandpaul, John Sr. (82) USApaul, John Jr. (82) USApescatori, Christian (02) Italypeter, Philipp (03) Austriapirro, Emanuele (00, 07) Italyposey, Sam (75) USApruett, Scott (14) USA Rahal, Bobby (87) USARedman, Brian (75, 78) EnglandRobinson, Chip (89) USARojas, Memo (14) MexicoRuby, Lloyd (66) USAScarfiotti, Lodovico (63) ItalySharp, Hap (65) USASharp, Scott (16) USA Siffert, Jo (68) SwitzerlandStuck, Hans (75, 86, 88) GermanySurtees, John (63) EnglandTaylor, Jordan (17) USATaylor, Ricky (17) USATaylor, Wayne (96) South AfricaTheys, Didier (98) BelgiumTincknell, Harry (20) EnglandTreluyer, Benoit (13) FranceVan de poele, Eric (95, 96) BelgiumVan overbeek, Johannes (16, 18) USA Vaccarella, Nino (70) ItalyVelez, Fermin (95, 97) SpainWallace, Andy (92, 93) EnglandWalters, Phil (53, 55) USAWerner, Marco (03, 05, 07) GermanyWollek, Bob (85) FranceWoods, Roy (79) USAWurz, Alexander (10) Austria

SEBRiNG WiNNiNG DRiVERS

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2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship / Michelin Cup

2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship / Michelin Cup

2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship / Patrón NAEC

2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship / Patrón NAEC

2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship / Patrón NAEC

2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship / Patrón NAEC

2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship / Patrón NAEC

2013 American Le Mans Series2012 American Le Mans Series/

FIA World Endurance Championship

2011 American Le Mans Series/Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

2010 American Le Mans Series2009 American Le Mans Series2008 American Le Mans Series2007 American Le Mans Series2006 American Le Mans Series2005 American Le Mans Series2004 American Le Mans Series2003 American Le Mans Series2002 American Le Mans Series2001 American Le Mans Series2000 American Le Mans Series1999 American Le Mans Series1998 Exxon World Sports Car

Championship1997 Exxon World Sports Car

Championship1996 Exxon World Sports Car

Championship1995 Exxon World Sports Car

Championship1994 Exxon World Sports Car

Championship1993 Camel GT Series1992 Camel GT Series1991 Camel GT Series1990 Camel GT Series1989 Camel GT Series

1988 Camel GT Series1987 Camel GT Series1986 Camel GT Series1985 Camel GT Series1984 Camel GT Series1983 Camel GT Series1982 Camel GT Series1981 Camel GT Series/FIA World

Challenge for Endurance Drivers

1980 Camel GT Series/World Challenge for Endurance Drivers

1979 Winston GT Series/ World Challenge for Endurance Drivers

1978 Camel GT Series/ World Challenge for Endurance Drivers

1977 Camel GT Series1976 Camel GT Series1975 Camel GT Series1973 Camel GT Series1972 FIA World Championship1971 FIA World Championship1970 FIA World Championship1969 FIA World Championship1968 FIA World Championship/

SCCA Trans-Am1967 FIA World Championship1966 FIA World Championship1965 FIA World Championship1964 FIA World Championship1963 FIA World Championship1962 FIA World Championship1961 FIA World Championship1960 FIA World Championship1959 FIA World Championship1958 FIA World Championship1957 FIA World Championship1956 FIA World Championship1955 FIA World Championship1954 FIA World Championship1953 FIA World Championship1952 American Automobile

Association

SEBRiNG 12 HoURS SERiES AFFiLiATioN

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28Hurley Haywood26Bill Auberlen21Butch LeitzingerJan Magnussen20Jim DowningOliver GavinJohn MortonJohnny O’ConnellJack Refenning19Bill McDillLuis Sereix18Bruce JenningsAndy LallyAndy WallaceJames WeaverDon Yenko17Rudi BartlingDavid BrabhamJohannes van Overbeek16Jorg BergmeisterBob GrossmanLucas LuhrRay Mummery15Derek BellAmos JohnsonNic JonssonRoger Mandeville

Tommy Milner John Paul Jr.Peter UriaDave White14Briggs CunninghamElliott Forbes-RobinsonJoey HandPeter GreggWalt HansgenDave HeinzPatrick Long David MurryBrian RedmanHans StuckDick ThompsonBob Tullius13Jack BaldwinRainer BrezinkaJon FieldAntonio GarciaPete HalsmerPhil HillAl HolbertTom KristensenGianpiero MorettiJohn O’SteenJim PaceAndy PilgrimPedro RodriguezMike RothschildDorsey SchroederCharles SlaterGuy SmithJerry Thompson

ALL-TimE SEBRiNG STARTS

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YR SANcTioN ST. FiN. %FiN. LDRS cHGS miLES mARGiN AVG.2020 IMSA 31 26 83.8 8 34 1,300.7 10.15 secs. 108.302019 IMSA 38 35 92.1 7 28 1,301.5 1.03 secs. 108.42 2018 IMSA 43 35 81.4 8 41 1,286.5 12.4 secs. 106.272017 IMSA 46 38 82.6 4 18 1,301.3 13.6 secs. 108.232016 IMSA 48 38 79.1 7 21 890.1 2.92 secs. 74.07x2015 IMSA 43 29 67.4 5 14 1,271.6 1L 105.722014 IMSA 62 46 74.2 11 30 1,088.3 4.68 secs. 90.672013 IMSA 42 38 90.4 2 20 1,361.4 7.67 secs. 113.412012 IMSA 63 52 82.5 4 23 1,215.5 4L 101.252011 IMSA 56 37 66.1 6 31 1,228.4 31.8 secs. 102.292010 IMSA 33 30 90.9 2 14 1,357.9 13.8 secs. 113.022009 IMSA 26 14 53.8 4 23 1,417.1 22.2 secs. 117.982008 IMSA 33 21 63.6 7 27 1,298.7 62.0 secs. 107.972007 IMSA 34 27 79.4 4 16 1,346.8 6L 112.042006 IMSA 35 20 57.1 2 3 1,291.3 4L 107.312005 IMSA 38 18 47.3 4 20 1,335.7 6.36 secs. 111.022004 IMSA 44 25 56.8 3 8 1,295.0 5L 107.712003 IMSA 55 30 54.5 2 4 1,357.9 13.4 secs. 113.092002 IMSA 59 31 52.5 4 6 1,280.2 1L 106.512001 PSCR 38 20 52.6 3 17 1,369.0 0.48 secs. 113.982000 PSCR 42 23 54.7 4 20 1,332.0 39.1 secs. 110.691999 PSCR 58 28 48.2 5 18 1,158.1 9.2 secs. 96.371998 PSCR 48 23 47.9 6 24 1,180.3 1L 98.311997 PSCR 63 38 60.3 3 22 1,011.6 47.4 secs. 84.28x1996 IMSA 58 34 58.6 6 18 1,202.4 4L 100.161995 IMSA 64 45 70.3 6 23 962.0 86.5 secs. 80.04x1994 IMSA 48 30 62.5 5 19 1,209.9 5L 100.631993 IMSA 47 34 72.3 3 12 851.0 2L 70.69x1992 IMSA 48 23 47.9 5 20 1,332.0 5L 110.721991 IMSA 46 25 54.3 4 18 1,102.6 1L 91.63x1990 IMSA 49 24 48.9 6 19 1,237.1 87.8 secs. 102.991989 IMSA 53 31 58.5 2 4 1,356.3 2L 112.741988 IMSA 65 37 57.0 3 9 1,306.9 9L 108.781987 IMSA 74 38 51.3 3 6 1,224.8 2L 101.851986 IMSA 76 28 36.8 6 16 1,394.8 8L 115.851985 IMSA 74 27 36.5 5 4 1,365.6 4L 113.78

SEBRiNG 12 HoUR RAcE DATA

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YR SANcTioN ST. FiN. %FiN. LDRS cHGS miLES mARGiN AVG.1984 IMSA 81 33 40.7 7 11 1,278.2 2L 106.361983 IMSA 84 41 48.8 8 23 1,097.2 94 secs. 91.271982 IMSA 67 28 41.7 7 11 1,268.2 121 secs. 105.401981 IMSA 78 33 42.3 6 10 1,274.0 3L 106.041980 IMSA 79 34 43.0 3 4 1,315.6 3L 109.521979 IMSA 72 29 40.2 4 4 1,242.8 1L 103.461978 IMSA 76 35 46.0 5 7 1,248.0 92 secs. 103.981977 IMSA 72 29 40.2 3 2 1,216.8 5L 101.401976 IMSA 75 34 45.3 5 5 1,196.0 2L 99.621975 IMSA 69 30 43.4 3 2 1,237.0 3L 102.641973 IMSA 72 39 54.1 4 7 1,175.2 1L 97.851972 SCCA 61 29 47.5 2 2 1,341.6 2L 111.801971 SCCA 57 24 42.1 6 9 1,352.0 3L 112.861970 SCCA 68 28 41.1 7 20 1,289.6 22.1 secs. 107.031969 SCCA 70 46 65.7 6 13 1,242.8 1L 103.361968 SCCA 68 36 52.1 3 6 1,232.0 11L 102.511967 SCCA 58 35 59.3 3 5 1,237.6 12L 102.131966 SCCA 64 30 46.8 4 4 1,185.8 12L 98.071965 SCCA 66 43 65.1 3 4 1,019.2 4L 84.72x1964 ARCF 66 40 60.6 6 14 1,112.8 1L 92.731963 ARCF 65 42 64.6 4 6 1,086.8 1L 90.931962 ARCF 65 37 56.9 4 7 1,071.2 10L 89.141961 ARCF 65 40 61.5 4 4 1,092.0 2L 89.861960 ARCF 65 41 63.0 3 2 1,019.2 9L 84.921959 ARCF 65 48 73.8 5 7 977.6 1L 81.46x1958 ARCF 65 41 63.0 2 1 1,040.0 1L 86.761957 ARCF 66 38 57.5 2 1 1,024.4 2L 85.361956 ARCF 59 24 41.0 2 7 1,008.8 2L 84.071955 AAA 80 49 61.2 2 2 946.4 24.5 secs. 78.861954 AAA 59 25 42.4 5 9 868.4 4L 72.961953 AAA 54 34 62.9 3 5 899.6 1L 74.961952 AAA 32 17 53.1 2 1 754.0 5L 62.83

x = rain/red flag track slowed average speed IMSA = International Motor Sports Association PSCR = Professonal Sports Car Racing SCCA = Sports Car Club of America ARCF = Automobile Racing Club of Florida AAA = American Automobile Association

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ALAN JAY PADDOCK

26

IMSA

HOTEL

Spectators and Media not allow

ed in Competitor Paddock

3.74 mile circuit

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Name 1st 2nd 3rd TOTALWallace, Andy 2 5 3 10Kristensen, Tom 6 2 1 9Capello, Rinaldo 5 1 2 8McNish, Allan 4 3 1 8Bell, Derek — 4 2 6Holbert, Al 2 2 2 6Biela, Frank 4 2 — 6Weaver, James — 3 3 6Pirro, Emanuele 2 4 — 6Barbosa, Joao 1 1 3 5Gendebien, Olivier 3 2 — 5Hill, Phil 3 2 — 5Johansson, Stefan 2 2 1 5Lehto, J.J. 2 2 1 5Werner, Marco 3 1 1 5Vaccarella, Nino 1 2 2 5Alboreto, Michele 1 2 1 4Andretti, Mario 3 1 — 4Bourdais, Sebastien 1 2 1 4Brabham, David — 3 1 4Brabham, Geoff 2 2 — 4Curran, Eric 1 1 2 4Fittipaldi, Christian 1 1 2 4Haywood, Hurley 2 1 1 4Moretti, Gianpiero 1 1 2 4Redman, Brian 2 1 1 4Robinson, Chip 1 3 — 4Leitzinger, Butch — 3 1 4Taylor, Jordan 1 3 — 4Wollek, Bob 1 — 3 4Akin, Bob 2 1 — 3Albuquerque, Filipe — 1 2 3Cameron, Dane — 2 1 3Daly, Derek 2 1 — 3Derani, Pipo 3 — — 3Evans, Andrew 2 — 1 3Foyt, A.J. 1 1 1 3Franchitti, Marino 1 2 — 3Herbert, Johnny 1 — 2 3Lammers, Jan — 2 1 3Mendez, Charles 1 1 1 3Pace, Jim 1 — 2 3Sarrazin, Stephane — 1 2 3Schell, Harry — 2 1 3Stuck, Hans 3 — — 3Whittington, Bill — 2 1 3Baldi, Mauro 1 1 — 2Bandini, Lorenzo 1 1 — 2Behra, Jean 1 1 — 2Bonnier, Jo 1 — 1 2Brabham, Gary 1 1 — 2Busby, Jim — 1 1 2Cobb, Price — 1 1 2Conway, Mike — — 2 2DeNarvaez, M. 1 1 — 2Donohue, Mark — 1 1 2Downing, Jim — — 2 2Dumas, Romain 1 1 — 2

Name 1st 2nd 3rd TOTALDuval, Loic 1 1 — 2Dyer, George 1 1 — 2Earl, Bob 1 1 — 2Elford, Vic 1 1 — 2Fangio, Juan 2 — — 2Fangio, Juan II 2 — — 2Fernandez, Adrian — — 2 2Forbes, Robinson, E. — 1 1 2Dalziel, Ryan — 1 1 2Garretson, Bob 1 — 1 2Gregg, Peter 1 — 1 2Hawthorn, Mike 1 — 1 2Helmick, Dave 1 — 1 2Herrmann, Hans 2 — — 2Hezemans, Toine — — 2 2Hinze, Marty — 1 1 2Hunter-Reay, Ryan 1 1 — 2Ickx, Jacky 2 — — 2Jarvis, Oliver 1 — 1 2Johnston, Sherwood — — 2 2Keyser, Michael 1 1 — 2Lamy, Pedro — 1 1 2Lapierre, Nicolas 2 — — 2Luyendyk, Arie 1 1 — 2Mairesse, Willy — 2 — 2McLaren, Bruce 1 — 1 2Miles, Ken 1 1 — 2Minter, Milt — 1 1 2Montagny, Franck — 1 1 2Morton, John 1 1 — 2Moss, Stirling 1 1 — 2Muller, Jorg 1 — 1 2Musso, Luigi — 2 — 2O’Steen, John — 1 1 2Paul, John Jr 1 1 — 2Pruett, Scott 1 1 — 2Rahal, Bobby 1 1 — 2Revson, Peter — 1 1 2Rockenfeller, Mike — — 2 2Rodriguez, Pedro — — 2 2Ruby, Lloyd 1 1 — 2Scarfiotti, Lodovico 1 1 — 2Schneider, Bernd — — 2 2Sharp, Scott 1 1 — 2Sigala, Massimo — — 2 2Smith, Guy — — 2 2Stommelen, Rolf — 1 1 2Surtees, John 1 — 1 2Taylor, Ricky 1 1 — 2Taylor, Wayne 1 — 1 2Theys, Didier 1 — 1 2Unser, Al Jr — 1 1 2Van de Poele, Eric 2 — — 2Van der Zande, Renger — 2 — 2Van Overbeek, J. 2 — — 2Velez, Fermin 2 — — 2Von Trips, Wolfgang — 1 1 2Walters, Phil 2 — — 2

SEBRiNG oVERALL poDiUm FiNiSHES

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Name 1st 2nd 3rd TOTALO’Connell, Johnny 8 3 1 12Downing, Jim 3 3 4 10Gavin, Oliver 6 2 2 10Auberlen, Bill 3 5 1 9Luhr, Lucas 5 4 — 9 Magnussen, Jan 5 2 2 9Beretta, Olivier 3 3 3 9Fellows, Ron 4 2 2 8Morgan, David 2 2 4 8Garcia, Antonio 3 1 4 8Muller, Dirk 4 2 1 7Rothschild, Mike 1 3 3 7Hand, Joey 2 2 2 6Haywood, Hurley 2 1 3 6Holbert, Bob 5 1 — 6Grossman, Bob 2 3 1 6Johnson, Bob 2 4 — 6Johnson, Delmo 1 1 4 6Leitzinger, Butch 2 3 1 6Linge, Herbert 2 2 2 6Maassen, Sascha 5 1 — 6Morton, John 3 1 2 6Pilgrim, Andy 1 4 1 6Wallace, Charles 2 3 1 6Barth, Edgar 1 2 1 5 Bennett, Jon 2 2 1 5Brabham, David 3 1 1 5Buzzetta, Joe 2 3 — 5Field, Jon 2 1 2 5Gimondo, Vince 4 1 — 5Greer, Dick 1 1 3 5Hoerr, Irv 2 1 2 5James, Ian 3 1 1 5Jennings, Bruce 1 2 2 5Konrad, Franz 3 2 — 5Long, Patrick 3 — 2 5Soldevilla, Chiqui 2 1 2 5Mandeville, Roger 3 1 1 5Mees, Mike 1 1 3 5Millen, Steve 3 2 — 5Milner, Tommy 2 1 2 5Morgan, Charles 2 3 — 5Refenning, Jack — 2 3 5Schroeder, Dorsey 1 2 2 5Thompson, Dick 1 3 1 5Turner, Darren 1 2 2 5Von Hanstein, Huschtke 2 1 2 5Yenko, Don 1 2 2 5

Name 1st 2nd 3rd TOTALBacon, Al 2 1 1 4Beck, Harry 1 1 2 4Bentley, John 2 2 — 4Bergmeister, Jorg 3 1 — 4Bernhard, Timo 2 1 1 4Braun, Colin 2 1 1 4Collins, Kelly 1 2 1 4Cunningham, Briggs 3 1 — 4Cuomo, Ray 1 1 2 4Diaz, Luis 2 1 1 4Dyson, Chris 1 1 2 4Farnbacher, Mario 2 — 2 4Field, Clint 1 — 3 4Gregg, Peter 3 — 1 4Heinz, Dave 1 1 2 4Hill, Phil 3 — 1 4Henzler, Wolf 1 — 3 4Hessert, Tom 3 1 — 4Johnson, Amos 2 1 1 4Jonsson, Nic 1 2 1 4Kaplan, Jake 2 1 1 4Kendall, Tom — 4 — 4Lally, Andy 1 2 1 4Lieb, Marc 1 3 — 4Linton, Otto 2 — 2 4Loring, David 4 — — 4Lovely, Pete 1 3 — 4Makowiecki, Frederic 3 — — 4Melo, Jaime 3 — 1 4Mowlem, Johnny 1 2 1 4O’Steen, John — 1 3 4Papis, Max 2 2 — 4Penske, Roger 3 1 — 4Reed, George 1 1 2 4Robinson, George 3 — 1 4Sesslar, Don 2 2 — 4Slater, Charlie 1 1 2 4Stuck, Hans 2 1 1 4Sweedler, Bill 1 2 1 4Tremblay, John 1 1 2 4Tucker, Scott 4 — — 4Uria, Peter 1 — 3 4

NOTE: Overall wins not included as a class win unless non-premier class.

SEBRiNG cLASS poDiUm FiNiSHES

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make / TypeMazda RT24-PCadillac DPi VRNissan Onroak DPiCadillac DPi VRHonda Ligier JS P2Chevrolet Corvette DPFord EcoBoost Riley Audi R18 e-tron quattroAudi R18 TDI Peugeot 908 HDI FAPPeugeot 908 HDI FAPAudi R15 TDIPorsche RS SpyderAudi R10 TDIAudi R10 TDIAudi R8Audi R8Audi R8Audi R8Audi R8Audi R8BMW V12 LMRFerrari 333SPFerrari 333SPRiley & Scott Mk3Ferrari 333SPNissan 300ZXToyota Eagle Mk IIIToyota Eagle Mk IIINissan NPT-90Nissan ZXT GTPNissan ZXT GTPPorsche 962Porsche 962Porsche 962Porsche 962Porsche 935JPorsche 934Porsche 935Porsche 935Porsche 935K3Porsche 935Porsche 935Porsche Carrera RSRPorsche Carrera RSRBMW CSLPorsche Carrera RSRFerrari 312PPorsche 917KFerrari 512SFord GT40Porsche 907 (short tail)Ford Mk IVFord X-1 (roadster)Chaparral 2Ferrari 275PFerrari 250PFerrari 250TRFerrari 250TRPorsche RS60Ferrari 250TRFerrari 250TRMaserati 450SFerrari 860 MonzaJaguar DOSCA MT-4Cunningham C4RFrazer Nash LMR

Team (country)Multimatic (Canada)Whelen Engineering Racing (USA)Extreme Speed Motorsports (USA)Wayne Taylor Racing (USA)Extreme Speed Motorsports (USA)Action Express Racing (USA)Chip Ganassi / Felix Sabates (USA)Audi Sport Team Joest (Germany)Audi Sport Team Joest (Germany)Team Oreca Matmut (France)Peugeot Sport (France)Audi Sport Team Joest (Germany)Penske Racing (USA)Audi Sport (Germany)Audi Sport (Germany)Champion Audi (USA)Audi Sport UK (England)Audi Sport Team Joest (Germany)Audi Sport Team Joest (Germany)Audi Sport Team Joest (Germany)Audi Sport Team Joest (Germany)BMW Motorsport (Germany)Moretti / Doran Racing (USA)Scandia Motorsports (USA)Riley & Scott / Doyle Racing (USA)Scandia Motorsports (USA)Clayton Cunningham (USA)All American Racers (USA)All American Racers (USA)Nissan Performance Tech. (USA)Nissan Performance Tech. (USA)Electramotive (USA)Bruce Leven / Bayside (USA)Bruce Leven / Bayside (USA)Bob Akin (USA)Preston Henn (USA)DeNarvaez Enterprises (Colombia)Wayne Baker (USA)John Paul Sr. (USA)Bruce Leven (USA)Dick Barbour (USA)Dick Barbour (USA)Dick Barbour (USA)George Dyer (USA)George Dickinson (USA)BMW Factory (Germany)Dr. Dave Helmick (USA)Ferrari Factory (Italy)Martini Racing Team (Germany)Ferrari Factory (Italy)John Wyer (England)Porsche Factory (Germany)Ford Factory (USA)Shelby American (USA)Jim Hall (USA)Ferrari Factory (Italy)Ferrari Factory (Italy)SSS Republica de Venezia (Italy)Ferrari Factory (Italy)Joakim Bonnier (Sweden)Ferrari Factory (Italy)Ferrari Factory (Italy)Maserati Factory (Italy)Ferrari Factory (Italy)Briggs Cunningham (USA)Briggs Cunningham (USA)Briggs Cunningham (USA)Duke Donaldson (USA)

chassis No. 00100803002OR02/09CPM-GMD08AA-004305H1021009102802202101605603604 602 502 402 02N019 N003 04N003 07004 004 9003 8801 8801 121 121 113 104 0012 9110090030JLP-3935/80/2 0099307700910 9308900037 9110090030 9114609056 22759849113600705 082917.020 1026 1075 907.024 J4110 01 0812 0810 0792 0792 718042 0766 0704 4503 0604M XKD406 1137 5217 421100160

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Year Disp. cyl. Tire Avg. Q. pos. Laps Led % of Race2020 2.04t 4 MI 108.30 6 19 5.42019 6.2 8 MI 108.42 5 165 47.42018 3.8t 6 CN 106.29 4 158 45.92017 6.2 8 CN 108.23 6 123 35.32016 3.5t 6 CN 74.07r 2 32 13.42015 5.5 8 CN 105.72 3 248 72.62014 3.5t 6 CN 90.67 9 24 8.22013 3.7tdh 6 MI 113.41 1 223 61.32012 3.7td 6 MI 101.25 2 270 83.12011 5.5td 12 MI 102.29 5 99 29.82010 5.5td 12 MI 113.01 1 150 40.82009 5.5td 10 MI 117.98 2 159 41.52008 3.4 8 MI 107.97 4 155 44.12007 5.5td 12 MI 112.04 1 160x 43.92006 5.5td 12 MI 107.31 1 281x 80.52005 3.6t 8 MI 111.02 1 266x 73.72004 3.6t 8 MI 107.71 2 260 74.32003 3.6t 8 MI 113.09 1 77 20.92002 3.6t 8 MI 106.57 2 210 60.62001 3.6t 8 MI 113.98 2 281 75.92000 3.6t 8 MI 110.69 1 191x 53.11999 6.0 12 MI 96.37 1 199 63.51998 4.0 12 YO 98.31 3 197x 61.71997 4.0 12 GY 84.82r 1 148 52.61996 5.0 8 PI 100.16 3 172 51.51995 4.0 12 PI 80.04r 4 138 53.01994 3.0t 6 YO 100.63 4 159 48.61993 2.1t 4 GY 70.69r 1 117 50.81992 2.1t 4 GY 110.73 1 147 40.81991 3.0t 6 GY 91.63r 1 182 61.01990 3.0t 6 GY 102.99 3 151 50.11989 3.0t 6 GY 112.74 1 316 95.71988 3.0t 6 GY 108.78 4 226 71.11987 3.2t 6 GY 101.85 2 49 16.41986 3.2t 6 YO 115.85 4 240 83.61985 3.2t 6 GY 113.78 13 106 37.71984 3.0t 6 GY 106.36 16 36 13.71983 2.8t 6 FS 91.27 14 11 4.71982 2.8t 6 GY 105.40 6 110 45.11981 3.2t 6 GY 106.04 4 82 33.41980 2.8t 6 GY 109.52 1 169 66.71979 2.8t 6 GY 103.46 9 66 27.61978 3.0 6 GY 103.98 5 93 38.71977 3.0 6 GY 101.40 7 82 35.01976 3.0 6 GY 99.62 3 82 35.61975 3.0 6 DL 102.64 4 171x 71.81973 2.8 6 GY 97.85 4 141 62.41972 3.0 12 FS 111.80 1 112 43.41971 5.0 12 FS 112.66 4 126x 48.41970 5.0 12 FS 107.03 7 10 4.01969 4.9 8 FS 103.36 12 35 14.61968 2.2 8 DL 102.51 1 199 83.91967 7.0 8 FS 102.13 1 228 95.71966 7.0 8 GY 98.07 5 1 0.41965 5.4 8 FS 84.72r 1 179x 91.31964 3.3 12 DL 92.73 5 21 9.81963 3.0 12 DL 90.39 72x 34.41962 3.0 12 DL 89.14 109 52.91961 3.0 12 DL 90.71 87 41.41960 1.6 4 DL 84.92 60 30.61959 3.0 12 EN 81.46r 87 30.21958 3.0 12 EN 86.76 130 65.01957 4.5 8 PI 85.36 177 89.81956 3.4 6 EN 84.07 101 52.01955 3.4 6 FS 79.30 178x 98.21954 1.5 4 PI 72.80 7 4.11953 5.4 8 FS 74.96 139 80.31952 2.0 6 DL 62.80 94 64.8t = turbo d = diesel h = hybrid r = rain slowed average speed. x = set fastest race lap DL = Dunlop; GY = Goodyear; FS = Firestone; EN = Englebert; PI = Pirelli; YO = Yokohama.; MI = Michelin; CN = Continental

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SEBRiNG FASTEST QUALiFiERSYEAR TRAcK DRiVER mAKE mpH 2020 3.74 Ricky Taylor Acura DPi 125.92019 3.74 Dane Cameron Acura DPi 125.82018 3.74 Tristan Vautier Cadillac DPi 125.32017 3.74 Neel Jani ORECA 09 Gibson 124.42016 3.74 Olivier Pla Ligier Honda 121.12015 3.74 Olivier Pla Ligier Judd 121.12014 3.74 Sebastien Bourdais Corvette DP 120.32013 3.74 Marcel Fassler Audi R18 e-tron quattro 128.62012 3.74 Andre Lotterer Audi R18 TDI 125.82011 3.74 Stephane Sarrazin Peugeot 908 HDI FAP 124.92010 3.74 Marc Gené Peugeot 908 HDI FAP 126.52009 3.74 Scott Dixon Acura ARX-02A 126.52008* 3.74 Allan McNish Audi R10 TDI 129.12007 3.74 Marco Werner Audi R10 TDI 126.82006 3.74 Allan McNish Audi R10 TDI 125.92005 3.74 J.J. Lehto Audi R8 121.42004 3.74 J.J. Lehto Audi R8 122.52003 3.74 Frank Biela Audi R8 122.42002 3.74 Frank Biela Audi R8 123.32001 3.74 Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 122.12000 3.74 Frank Biela Audi R8 122.41999 3.74 J.J. Lehto BMW V12 LMR 121.31998 3.75 Wayne Taylor Ferrari 333SP 115.8 1997 3.60 Yannick Dalmas Ferrari 333SP 118.41996 3.60 Max Papis Ferrari 333SP 117.31995 3.70 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 333SP 116.21994 3.70 Paul Gentilozzi Nissan 300ZX 110.01993 3.70 Juan Fangio II Toyota Eagle MkIII 125.51992 3.70 Juan Fangio II Toyota Eagle MkIII 123.31991 3.70 Geoff Brabham Nissan NPT-90 121.41990 4.11 Chip Robinson Nissan ZXT GTP 127.81989 4.11 Geoff Brabham Nissan ZXT GTP 127.91988 4.11 Chip Robinson Porsche 962 127.71987 4.11 Chip Robinson Porsche 962 120.31986 4.86 Whitney Ganz Buick March 85G 133.11985 4.86 Hans Stuck Porsche 962 131.61984 4.86 Brian Redman Jaguar XJR-5 125.91983 4.75 John Paul Jr. Porsche 935 118.81982 5.20 Bobby Rahal Chevrolet March 82G 127.31981 5.20 John Fitzpatrick Porsche 935 125.91980 5.20 John Fitzpatrick Porsche 935 121.51979 5.20 Rolf Stommelen Porsche 935 118.51978 5.20 David Hobbs BMW 320i 120.31977 5.20 Peter Gregg Porsche Carrera RSR 112.11976 5.20 John Greenwood Chevrolet Corvette 111.51975 5.20 Hans Stuck BMW CSL 110.91973 5.20 Tony DeLorenzo Chevrolet Corvette 106.91972 5.20 Mario Andretti Ferrari 312PB 123.61971 5.20 Mark Donohue Ferrari 512M 123.41970 5.20 Mario Andretti Ferrari 512S 121.91969 5.20 Chris Amon Ferrari 312P 116.81968 5.20 Hans Herrmann Porsche 907 110.51967 5.20 Mario Andretti Ford Mk IV 111.41966 5.20 Dan Gurney Ford MkII 107.21965 5.20 Jim Hall Chaparral 2 105.41964 5.20 John Surtees Ferrari 330P 101.6*Practice time – official qualifying abandoned due to incident on track.

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YEAR DRiVER mAKE mpH2020 Ricky Taylor Acura DPi 124.92019 Harry Ticknell Mazda DPi 125.22018 Oliver Jarvis Mazda DPi 123.52017 Michael Conway Cadillac DPi VR 122.72016 Olivier Pla Ligier Honda 119.72015 Olivier Pla Ligier Judd 119.92014 Ryan Dalziel HPD ARX-03b 118.82013 Tom Kristensen Audi R18 e-tron quattro 128.62012 Andre Lotterer Audi R18 TDI 126.42011 Alexander Wurz Peugeot 908 HDI FAP 123.22010 Sebastien Bourdais Peugeot 908 HDI FAP 127.02009 Sebastien Bourdais Peugeot 908 HDI FAP 127.02008 Pedro Lamy Peugeot 908 HDI FAP 127.42007 Tom Kristensen Audi R10 TDI 124.92006 Allan McNish Audi R10 TDI 122.92005 Tom Kristensen Audi R8 122.72004 J.J. Lehto Audi R8 121.72003 Tom Kristensen Bentley Speed 8 121.62002 Tom Kristensen Audi R8 122.92001 Tom Kristensen Audi R8 121.52000 Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 120.81999 Tomas Enge Riley & Scott Mk 3 Judd 119.31998 Didier Theys Ferrari 333SP 113.31997 Andrea Montermini Ferrari 333SP 115.91996 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 333SP 114.4 1995 Elton Julian Ferrari 333SP 112.91994 Andy Evans Chevrolet Spice HC89 108.01993 P.J. Jones Toyota Eagle MkIII 120.21992 Geoff Brabham Nissan NPT-90 121.51991 Bob Wollek Porsche 962C 119.91990 Geoff Brabham Nissan ZXT GTP 124.81989 Arie Luyendyk Nissan ZXT GTP 123.51988 Price Cobb Porsche 962 122.61987 Chip Robinson Porsche 962 118.41986 Derek Bell Porsche 962 130.71985 Al Holbert Porsche 962 129.01984 Brian Redman Jaguar XJR-4 122.61983 Bill Whittington Chevrolet March 83G 119.81982 John Fitzpatrick Porsche 935 121.21981 John Paul Jr. Porsche 935 126.01980 Bill Whittington Porsche 935 124.01979 Rolf Stommelen Porsche 935 117.61978 Rolf Stommelen Porsche 935 119.01977 Peter Gregg Porsche Carrera RSR 111.81976 John Greenwood Chevrolet Corvette 109.71975 Hans Stuck BMW CSL 110.61973 Milt Minter* Porsche Carrera RSR 1972 Ronnie Peterson Ferrari 312PB 121.71971 Jo Siffert Porsche 917K 124.41970 Jo Siffert Porsche 917 122.51969 Chris Amon Ferrari 312P 115.61968 Scooter Patrick Lola T-70 Chevy MkIII 110.81967 Mike Spence Chaparral Chevy 2F 111.01966 Dan Gurney Ford MkII 107.91965 Jim Hall Chaparral 2 Chevy 104.41964 John Surtees Ferrari 275P 100.41963 John Surtees Ferrari 250P 97.81962 Pedro Rodriquez Ferrari Dino 246 97.21961 Stirling Moss Maserati T-61 97.41960 Stirling Moss Maserati T-61 95.01959 Jean Behra Ferrari 250TR 92.91958 Stirling Moss Aston Martin DBR1 93.61957 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 450S 92.51956 Mike Hawthorn Jaguar D 89.51955 Phil Walters* Jaguar D 1954 Alberto Ascari* Lancia D-241953 John Fitch* Cunningham CR4 * = unofficial 1952 Bill Spear* Ferrari 340 America

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mANUFAcTURER SEBRiNG pERFoRmANcEManufacturers that have led at least one lap overall at Sebring.

YEARS cLASS FAST mAKE LApS LED miLES LED LED WiNS WiNS poLES LApPorsche 4,198 19,977.4 25 18 74 9 14Audi 3,726 13,833,6 13 11 1 10 9Ferrari 2,743 13,099.1 22 12 21 9 11Nissan 1,269 4,909.7 7 5 6 4 3Peugeot 972 3,596.4 4 2 0 2 4GM Cadillac 951 3,444.4 5 2 0 1 1Ford 530 2,654.0 6 4 6 2 1BMW 558 2,478.6 5 2 4 3 1Corvette DP 556 2,058.2 3 1 0 1 0Jaguar 385 1,962.6 7 1 4 1 3Maserati 315 1,638.0 3 1 1 0 3Riley & Scott 383 1,417.1 4 1 0 0 1Toyota 373 1,380.1 2 2 0 2 1Acura / Honda 328 1,226.6 8 1 5 4 3Chaparral 205 1,066.0 3 1 1 1 2Lancia 151 785.2 1 0 3 0 1Cunningham 139 722.8 1 1 1 0 1Mazda 171 674.8 4 1 9 0 2Spice 179 662.3 2 0 4 0 1GM Corvette 112 582.4 4 0 23 2 1Aston Martin 108 561.6 3 0 3 0 1Frazer Nash 94 488.8 1 1 0 0 0Lola 81 377.2 4 0 4 0 1Ligier 71 262.7 2 1 0 2 2March 53 255.4 5 0 0 2 1Alfa Romeo 32 166.4 2 0 10 0 0Panoz 38 140.6 3 0 2 0 0Lotus 16 83.2 1 0 3 0 0ORECA 19 71.0 2 0 0 1 0 DeltaWing 14 52.4 1 0 0 0 0Cooper 10 52.0 1 0 1 0 0GM Oldsmobile 13 48.1 1 0 2 0 0Grid 8 38.0 1 0 0 0 0OSCA 7 36.4 1 1 8 0 0Morgan 4 14.8 1 0 0 0 0Pescarolo 3 11.1 1 0 0 0 0 Shelby Cobra 1 5.2 1 0 3 0 0

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Selected makes, models, engine and chassis manufacturers. BF = Best Overall Finish.mAKE BF YEAR(S)Acura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2007, 2020Alfa Romeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1971Argo (Mazda engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1985Ascari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2002Aston Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1953Audi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2000-07, 09, 12-13Austin-Healey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1954Bentley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2003BMW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1975, 99Cadillac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2017, 19Chaparral (Chevrolet engine) . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1965Chevrolet Camaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1968Chevrolet Corvette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1973, 06Chevrolet Corvette DP (Coyote chassis) . . 1 2015Cobra (Ford engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1965Dodge (Viper) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2000Ferrari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1956, 58-59, 61-64, 70, 72, 95, 97-98Fiat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1962Ford GT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1966, 67, 69Ford DP (Riley chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2014Ford Mustang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1986Honda (Ligier chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2016Jaguar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1955Kudzu (Mazda engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1994, 95Lamborghini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2018Lancia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1954Ligier (Honda engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2016Lola (AER engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2006Lotus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1958March (Chevrolet engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1982Maserati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1957Matra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1970Mazda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2020Mercedes-Benz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2017Mercury (Cougar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1990MG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1952Nissan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1989, 90, 91, 94, 18Oreca (Nissan engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2016, 17OSCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1954Panoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1998Pescarolo (Judd engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2012Peugeot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2010, 11Pontiac (Spice chassis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1989Porsche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1960, 68, 71, 73, 76-88, 08Renault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1962Riley & Scott (Oldsmobile engine) . . . . . . . 1 1996Saleen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2001Spice (Chevrolet engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1994, 95Spyker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2006Tiga (Buick engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1988Toyota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1992, 93Triumph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1980Volkswagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1952Volvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 1963Zytek (Nissan engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2013

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YR. cL. Drivers car oA. moV2020 GTLM Tandy / Bamber / Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR 12th 9 secs. GTD Long / Hardwick / Heylen Porsche 911 GT3 18th 3.4 secs. LMP2 Kelly / Trummer / Huffaker Oreca LMP2 9th 2 laps2019 GTLM Pilet / Tandy / Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR 10th 1.0 secs. GTD Ineichen / Bortolotti / Breukers Lamborghini Hurracan GT3 19th 2.7 secs. LMP2 Masson / Evans / Cassels ORECA 07 Gibson 17th 13 laps2018 GTLM Pilet / Tandy / Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR 10th 6.2 secs. GTD Sellers / Snow / Lewis Lamborghini Huracan 17th 8.1 secs.2017 PC French / O'Ward / Masson Oreca FLM 5th 48 secs. GTLM Garcia / Magnussen / Rockenfeller Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 7th 4.5 secs. GTD Keating / Farnbacher / J. Bleekemolen Mercedes AMG GT3 16th 1 lap2016 PC Bennett / Brown / Wilkins Oreca FLM 9th 1.3 secs. GTLM Gavin / Milner / Fassler Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 11th 2.9 secs. GTD Nielsen / Segal / Balzan Ferrari 488 GT3 22nd 2.3 secs.2015 PC Guasch / Palmer / Kimber-Smith Oreca FLM 6th 11.6 secs. GTLM Magnussen / Garcia / Briscoe Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 10th 59.4 secs. GTD James / Farnbacher / Riberas Porsche 911 GT 15th 9 secs.2014 PC Braun / Bennett / Gue Oreca FLM 10th 2.4 secs. GTLM Long / Christensen / Bergmeister Porsche 911 RSR 12th 5.4 secs. GTD Lally / Potter / Seefried Porsche 911 GT 23rd 1.9 secs.2013 LMP2 Tucker / Franchitti / Briscoe Honda HPD ARX-03b 6th 1 lap GT Gavin / Milner / Westbrook Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 15th 2.7 secs. PC Cheng / Guasch / Ostella Oreca FLM 9th 16 secs. GTC MacNeil / Bleekemolen / von Moltke Porsche 977 GT3 Cup 24th 35 secs.2012 LMP2 Potolicchio / Dalziel / Sarrazin Honda HPD ARX-03b 3rd 32 secs. GT Hand / Muller / Summerton BMW E92 M3 18th 7 secs. PC Popow / Viso / Frisselle Oreca FLM 12th 1 lap GTC Sweedler / Bell / von Moltke Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 33rd 1 lap GT-AM Ried / Roda / Ruberti Porsche 911 RSR 29th 1 lap2011 LMP2 Tucker / Diaz / Hunter-Reay Lola Honda 20th 10 laps GT Priaulx / Muller / Hand BMW M3 GT 10th 30 secs. PC Petersen / Cameron / Guasch Oreca FLM 9th 44 secs. GTC Pappas / Faulkner / Bleekemolen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 21st 68 secs. GT-AM Krohn / Jonsson / Rugolo Ferrari F430 GT 19th 50 laps2010 LMP2 Pickett / Graf / Maassen Porsche RS Spyder 4th 4 laps GT2 Melo / Bruni / Kaffer Ferrari F430 GT 6th 1 lap LMPC Bouchut / Wilkins / Tucker Oreca FLM 10th 16 laps GTC Keen / Leitzinger / Gonzalez Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 18th 3 laps 2009 LMP2 Diaz / Fernandez Acura ARX-01B 4th 211 laps GT1 Magnussen / O’Connell / Garcia Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 6th 1 lap GT2 Salo / Melo / Kaffer Ferrari F430 GT 8th 2 laps2008 LMP2 Bernhard / Dumas / Collard Porsche RS Spyder 1st 62 secs. GT1 Fellows / O’Connell / Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 8th 8 laps GT2 Bergmeister / Henzler / Lieb Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 12th 3 laps2007 LMP2 Kanaan / D. Franchitti / Herta Acura ARX-01a 2nd 2 laps GT1 Gavin / Beretta / Papis Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 7th 17 secs. GT2 Melo / Salo / Mowlem Ferrari F430 GT 12th .2 secs.2006 LMP2 Field / Field / Halliday Lola B05/AER 2nd 22 laps GT1 Gavin / Beretta / Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 3rd 1 lap GT2 Brabham / Maxwell / Bourdais Panoz Esperante GTLM 9th 5 secs.2005 LMP2 Bucknum / McMurry / James Courage C-65 AER 12th 74 laps GT1 Turner / Brabham / Ortelli Aston Martin DB9 4th 1 lap GT2 Bergmeister / Long / Luhr Porsche 911 GT3RS 7th 7 laps2004 LMP2 James / Macaluso / Borkowski Nissan Lola B2K/40 23rd 16 laps GTS Fellows / O’Connell / Papis Chevrolet Corvette 4th 22 laps GT Bernhard / Maassen Porsche 911 GT3RS 8th 40 secs.2003 675 Block / Dyson / deRadigues MG Lola EX257 18th 40 laps GTS Fellows / O’Connell / Freon Chevrolet Corvette 8th 16 laps GT Maassen / Luhr Porsche 911 GT3RS 10th 1 lap2002 675 Field / Dayton / Durand MG Lola EX257 7th 52 laps GTS Fellows / O’Connell / Gavin Chevrolet Corvette 9th 8 laps GT Maassen / Luhr Porsche 911 GT3RS 12th 11 laps2001 GTS Konrad / Gavin / Borcheller Saleen S7R 6th 1 lap GT Maassen / Luhr / Collard Porsche 911 GT3RS 8th 45 secs.2000 GTS Wendlinger / Beretta / Dupuy Dodge Viper GTS-R 7th 1 lap GT Müller / Luhr Porsche 911 GT3R 10th 5 laps19 99 GTS Snow / Snow / Huisman Porsche Turbo 9th 2 laps GT Havens / Wagner / Collins Porsche 911 RSR 11th 3 laps

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YR. cL. Drivers car oA. moV1998 GT-1 Wallace / Brabham Ford Panoz GTR-1 2nd 77 secs. GT-2 Konrad / Ham Porsche 911 Turbo 5th 3 laps GT-3 Auberlen / Said BMW M3 11th 2 laps 1997 GT-1 Robinson / Hoerr / Baldwin Oldsmobile Aurora 6th 86 secs. GT-2 Konrad / Wollek / Roessler Porsche 911 Turbo 8th 3 laps GT-3 Auberlen / Hessert / Quiros / Hill BMW M3 9th 2 laps1996 GT-1 Stuck / Adam Porsche 911 Turbo 6th 4 laps GT-2 Pilgrim / Pace / Schumacher Porsche 911 11th 3 laps1995 GT-1 Morton / O’Connell / Millen Nissan 300ZX 5th 2 laps GT-2 Auberlen / Slater / Cogbill Porsche 911 12th 1 lap1994 GTS Morton / O’Connell / Millen Nissan 300ZX 1st 28 laps GTU Varde / Sandridge / Ham Porsche 911 5th 19 secs. WSC Bell / Wallace / Weaver Chevrolet Spice 2nd 5 laps1993 GTS Morton / O’Connell / Millen Nissan 300ZX 4th 1 lap GTU Greer / Uria / Bacon / Mees Mazda RX-7 16th 1 lap IGT Haywood / Stuck / Rohrl Porsche 911 LM 7th 12 laps GTPL Johnstone / Marvin / Melgrati Acura Spice 5th 6 laps1992 GTS Brassfield / Gentilozzi / Robinson / Hoerr Oldsmobile Cutlass 7th 17 laps GTU Loring / Paul Jr. Nissan 240SX 8th 4 laps GTPL Downing / Katz / McAdam Mazda Kudzu 5th 6 laps1991 GTO Gordon / Jones Ford Mustang 8th 2 laps GTU Loring / Leitzinger Nissan 240SX 17th 10 laps GTPL Morgan / Pace Buick Kudzu 7th 15 laps1990 GTO Gordon / Fish / St. James Mercury Cougar 6th 8 laps GTU Loring / Leitzinger / Kurtz Nissan 240SX 10th 14 laps GTPL Morgan / Hessert Buick Spice 7th 7 laps1989 GTO Dallenbach / Schroeder Mercury Cougar 8th 3 laps GTU Robinson / J. Unser / B. Kendall Pontiac Fiero 15th 5 laps GTPL Marvin / Lesnett Pontiac Spice 7th 2 laps1988 GTO Dallenbach / Jones Chevrolet Corvette 6th 7 laps GTU Johnson / Marsh / Marsh Mazda RX-7 15th 2 laps GTPL Loring / Hessert Buick Tiga 9th 13 laps1987 GTO Pickett / Riggins Chevrolet Camaro 5th 7 laps GTU Bacon / Reed Mazda RX-7 17th 1 lap GTPL Higgins / Monk / Cherry Porsche Fabcar 10th 4 laps1986 GTO Pruett / Jenner Ford Mustang 4th 9 secs. GTU Mandeville / Smith Mazda RX-7 8th 1 lap GTPL Rothbarth / Kline / Meyer Mazda Royale 6th 8 laps1985 GTO Dallenbach / Jones Ford Mustang 6th 12 laps GTU Auberlen / Jauker / Gang / Eisenlohr Porsche 911 15th 7 laps GTPL Downing / Maffucci Mazda Argo 5th 35 laps1984 GTO Hagen / Felton / Labonte Chevrolet Camaro 8th 22 laps GTU Baldwin / Young / Reed Mazda RX-7 9th 4 laps1983 GTO Baker / Mullen / Neirop Porsche 934 1st 4 laps GTP Akin / Whittington / O’Steen Porsche 935K3 2nd 2 laps GTU Dunham / Kline / Compton Mazda RX-7 6th 1 lap1982 GTO Febles / Ferrer / Soldevilla Porsche Carrera 4th 14 laps GTU Mandeville / Johnson / Kline Mazda RX-7 6th 12 laps1981 GTO Kendall / Smith / Aase Porsche Carrera 5th 7 laps GTU Mueller / Bohren Mazda RX-7 9th 3 laps1980 GTO Tullius / Adam Triumph TR8 6th 14 laps GTU Mandeville / Downing / Frisselle Mazda RX-7 9th 10 laps1979 GTO Fernandez / Ferrer / Soldevilla Porsche Carrera 5th 3 laps GTU Bond / Tilton Porsche 911 11th 4 laps19 78 GTO Paul Sr. / Fernandez Porsche Carrera 4th 22 laps GTU Romero / Soto Porsche 911 6th 6 laps AC Felton / Gimondo Buick Skylark 9th 25 laps1977 GTU Brezinka / Hochreuter / Hirsch Porsche 911S 8th 49 secs.1976 GTU White / McClain Porsche 911S 9th 3 laps1975 GTU Garcia / Naon / Freyre Porsche 911S 10th 2 laps1973 TO Gimondo / Dingman Chevrolet Camaro 5th 2 laps GTU Lindley / Behr / Goaellnicht Porsche 911S 7th 26 secs.19 72 GTO Heinz / Johnson Chevrolet Corvette 4th 11 laps GTU Gregg / Haywood Porsche 911S 5th 8 laps TO Gimondo / Dingman Chevrolet Camaro 10th 39 laps

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YR cL. DRiVER cAR SpEED2020 GTLM Antonio Garcia Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 116.6 mph GTD Jan Heylen Porsche 911 GT3 111.4 mph2019 GTLM Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 RSR 114.9 mph GTD Trent Hindman Acura NSX GT3 111.0 mph2018 GTLM Connor DePhillippi BMW M8 GTLM 116.2 mph GTD Daniel Serra Ferrari 488 GT3 113.4 mph2017 GTLM Ryan Briscoe Ford GT 116.1 mph GTD Tristan Vautier Mercedes-ATG GT3 112.4 mph2016 GTLM Bill Auberlen BMW M6 113.7 mph GTD Jeff Segal Ferrari 488 GT3 110.0 mph2015 GTLM Frederic Makowiecki Porsche 911 RSR 113.5 mph GTD Jeroen Bleekemolen Dodge Viper SRT 109.0 mph2014 GTLM Michael Christensen Porsche 911 RSR 113.2 mph GTD Dane Cameron BMW Z4 108.4 mph2013 GT Gianmaria Bruni Ferrari 458 Italia 113.4 mph GTC Andy Lally Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 107.3 mph2012 GT Gianmaria Bruni Ferrari 458 Itallia 113.7 mph GT-AM Dominik Farnbacher Ferrari 458 Italia 106.7 mph GTC Sean Edwards Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 106.3 mph2011 GT Gianmaria Bruni Ferrari F430 GT 109.6 mph GT-AM Richard Lietz Porsche 911 RSR 108.3 mph GTC Leh Keen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 104.6 mph2010 GT2 Jorg Bergmeister Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 109.9 mph GTC Leh Keen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 105.7 mph2009 GT1 Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 113.0 mph GT2 Dirk Werner Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 108.2 mph2008+ GT1 Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 114.6 mph GT2 Jaime Melo Ferrari F430 GT 109.9 mph2007 GT1 Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 113.8 mph GT2 Jaime Melo Ferrari F430 GT 108.8 mph2006 GT1 Pedro Lamy Aston Martin DB9 115.5 mph GT2 David Brabham Panoz Esperante 107.6 mph2005* GT1 Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 113.5 mph GT2 Jorg Bergmeister Porsche 911 GT3 RS 106.5 mph2004 GTS Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 113.8 mph GT Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 RS 106.7 mph2003 GTS Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 111.9 mph GT Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 RS 105.7 mph2002 GTS Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 111.3 mph GT Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3 RS 104.5 mph2001 GTS Oliver Gavin Saleen S7R 110.6 mph GT Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3 RS 105.1 mph 2000 GTS Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 111.3 mph GT Dirk Müller Porsche 911 GT3R 104.8 mph 1999 GTS Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 108.4 mph GT Randy Pobst Porsche 911 RSR 102.2 mph1998 GT-1 Shane Lewis Mosler Raptor 107.9 mph GT-2 Nick Ham Porsche 911 GTR 103.1 mph GT-3 Bill Auberlen BMW M3 99.5 mph1997 GT-1 Jeff Purner Ford Panoz GTR 107.4 mph GT-2 Price Cobb Saleen Mustang 103.4 mph GT-3 Bill Auberlen BMW M3 101.6 mph1996 GT-1 Irv Hoerr Oldsmobile Aurora 107.9 mph GT-2 Pete Halsmer BMW M3 99.7 mph1995 GT-1 Irv Hoerr Oldsmobile Cutlass 107.5 mph GT-2 Ruggero Melgrati Ferrari 308 GTS 99.9 mph

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1994 GTS Paul Gentilozzi Nissan 300 ZX 110.0 mph GTU Bill Auberlen Mazda RX-7 100.9 mph1993 GTS Darin Brassfield Oldsmobile Cutlass 113.2 mph GTU Don Knowles Nissan 240 SX 99.7 mph IGT Walter Rohrl Porsche 911 LM 108.9 mph1992 GTS Steve Millen Nissan 300 ZX 109.2 mph GTU David Loring Nissan 240 SX 100.3 mph1991 GTO Steve Millen Nissan 300 ZX 107.8 mph GTU Bob Leitzinger Nissan 240 SX 98.6 mph1990 GTO Pete Halsmer Mazda RX-7 113.6 mph GTU David Loring Nissan 240 SX 105.6 mph1989 GTO Pete Halsmer Mercury Cougar XR7 112.3 mph GTU Luis Mendez Porsche 911 102.6 mph1988 GTO Pete Halsmer Lincoln-Mercury Merkur 113.1 mph GTU Amos Johnson Mazda RX-7 100.8 mph1987 GTO Jack Baldwin Chevrolet Camaro 109.3 mph GTU Al Bacon Mazda RX-7 100.7 mph1986 GTO Jack Baldwin Chevrolet Camaro 119.7 mph GTU Roger Mandeville Mazda RX-7 109.7 mph1985 GTO Walt Bohren Pontiac Firebird 111.6 mph GTU E. Forbes-Robinson Porsche 924 Carrera 107.0 mph1984 GTO Gene Felton Chevrolet Camaro 117.2 mph GTU E. Forbes-Robinson Porsche Carrera 111.1 mph1983 GTO Gene Felton Chevrolet Camaro 111.9 mph GTU Joe Varde Mazda RX-7 104.6 mph1982 GTO Tony Garcia BMW M1 112.6 mph GTU Jim Cook Mazda RX-7 106.9 mph1981 GTO Marc Surer BMW M1 114.3 mph GTU Jim Cook Mazda RX-7 108.6 mph1980 GTO Honorato Espinosa Porsche Carrera 108.3 mph GTU Lee Mueller Mazda RX-7 105.3 mph

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YR cL. DRiVER cAR SpEED2020 LMP2 Patrick Kelly Oreca LMP2 120.8 mph 2019 LMP2 Matthew McMurry Oreca LMP2 121.4 mph2017 PC Gustavo Yacaman Oreca FLM 118.6 mph2016 PC Tom Kimber-Smith Oreca FLM 116.2 mph2015 PC Martin Plowman Oreca FLM 116.8 mph2014 PC Bruno Junqueira Oreca FLM 117.2 mph2013 LMP2 Ryan Briscoe HPD ARX-03c 121.1 mph PC Colin Braun Oreca FLM 118.7 mph2012 LMP2 Olivier Pla Morgan Judd 121.9 mph PC Bruno Junqueira Oreca FLM 117.6 mph2011 LMP2 Soheil Ayari Nissan Oreca 117.0 mph PC Dane Cameron Oreca FLM 115.6 mph2010 LMP2 Marino Franchitti Honda ARX-01C 123.7 mph LMPC Gunnar Jeannette Oreca FLM 115.5 mph2009 LMP2 Adrian Fernandez Acura ARX-01B 121.4 mph2008+ LMP2 Timo Bernhard Porsche RS Spyder 126.6 mph2007 LMP2 Timo Bernhard Porsche RS Spyder 125.6 mph2006 LMP2 Lucas Luhr Porsche RS Spyder 123.6 mph2005* LMP2 Jon Field Lola B05/40 AER 119.2 mph2004 LMP2 Marino Franchitti Lola B2K/40 Nissan 109.9 mph2003 P675 James Weaver Lola EX257 AER 121.8 mph2002 P675 Jonny Kane Lola EX257 AER 120.5 mph2001 P675 Claudia Huertgen Lola B2K/40 Nissan 110.0 mph

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YR cL. DRiVER cAR SpEED2020 GTLM Nicky Catsburg Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 115.0 mph GTD Frank Perera Lamborghini Huracan GT3 110.3 mph2019 GTLM Sebastien Bourdais Ford GT 114.6 mph GTD Spencer Pumpelly Lamborghini Huracan GT3 111.1 mph2018 GTLM Jesse Krohn BMW M8 GTLM 114.4 mph GTD Dominik Baumann Lexus RCF GT3 111.6 mph2017 GTLM Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 RSR 114.3 mph GTD Jeroen Bleekemolen Mercedes-AMG GT3 110.6 mph2016 GTLM Bill Auberlen BMW M6 113.0 mph GTD Alessandro Balzan Ferrari 488 GT3 109.6 mph2015 GTLM Bill Auberlen BMW Z4 GTE 112.8 mph GTD Mario Farnbacher Porsche 911 GT America 108.6 mph2014 GTLM Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 112.7 mph GTD Dane Cameron BMW Z4 109.0 mph2013 GT Darren Turner Aston Martin Vantage 111.6 mph GTC Kevin Estre Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 105.4 mph2012 GT Gianmaria Bruni Ferrari 458 Italia 112.0 mph GT-AM Rui Aguas Ferrari 458 Italia 110.7 mph GTC Sean Edwards Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 105.7 mph2011 GT Joey Hand BMW M3 GT 109.6 mph GT-AM Richard Lietz Porsche 911 RSR 108.3 mph GTC Sean Edwards Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 104.2 mph2010 GT2 Joey Hand BMW E92 M3 110.1 mph GTC Leh Keen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 104.6 mph2009 GT1 Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 113.9 mph GT2 Marc Lieb Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 108.7 mph2008 GT1 Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 113.8 mph GT2 Jaime Melo Ferrari F430 GT 108.8 mph2007 GT1 Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 113.8 mph GT2 Patrick Long Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 108.5 mph2006 GT1 Tomas Enge Aston Martin DB9 114.3 mph GT2 Jaime Melo Ferrari 430 GT 107.4 mph2005 GT1 Darren Turner Aston Martin DB9 114.2 mph GT2 Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 RS 106.9 mph2004 GTS Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 113.7 mph GT Jon Fogarty Porsche 911 GT3 RS 107.1 mph2003 GTS Darren Turner Ferrari 550 Maranello 111.6 mph GT Jorg Bergmeister Porsche 911 GT3 RS 105.5 mph2002 GTS Tomas Enge Ferrari 550 Maranello 112.3 mph GT Lucas Luhr Porsche 911 GT3 RS 104.1 mph2001 GTS Terry Borcheller Saleen S7R 110.0 mph GT Jorg Müller BMW M3 105.1 mph2000 GTS Olivier Beretta Dodge Viper GTS-R 109.8 mph GT Dirk Müller Porsche 911 GT3R 103.3 mph1999 GTS Andy Pilgrim Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 106.1 mph GT Randy Pobst Porsche 911 RSR 101.4 mph1998 GT-1 Andy Wallace Panoz Ford GTR 111.6 mph GT-2 Ron Fellows Porsche 911 GT2 103.0 mph GT-3 Henry Taleb Nissan 240 SX 99.1 mph1997 GT-1 Eric Bernard Panoz Ford GTR 108.1 mph GT-2 Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT2 101.6 mph GT-3 Randy Pobst Porsche 911 98.9 mph1996 GT-1 Darin Brassfield Oldsmobile Aurora 104.5 mph GT-2 David Donohue BMW M3 98.3 mph1995 GT-1 Steve Millen Nissan 300 ZX 105.3 mph GT-2 Rob Wilson Nissan 240 SX 98.5 mph

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1994 GTS Scott Pruett Oldsmobile Cutlass 106.9 mph GTU Jim Pace Nissan 240 SX 98.8 mph1993 GTS Tom Kendall Ford Mustang Cobra 106.9 mph GTU Bill Auberlen Mazda MX-6 98.3 mph IGT Walter Rohrl Porsche 911 Turbo LM 101.6 mph1992 GTS Irv Hoerr Oldsmobile Cutlass 107.4 mph GTU David Loring Nissan 240 SX 97.0 mph1991 GTO Price Cobb Mazda RX-7 107.2 mph GTU David Loring Nissan 240 SX 97.1 mph1990 GTO Pete Halsmer Mazda RX-7 111.7 mph GTU Stu Hayner Dodge Daytona 103.5 mph1989 GTO John Morton Nissan 300 ZX 109.8 mph GTU Amos Johnson Mazda RX-7 100.9 mph1988 GTO Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette 109.8 mph GTU Al Bacon Mazda RX-7 99.2 mph1987 GTO Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette 107.4 mph GTU Al Bacon Mazda RX-7 96.8 mph1986 GTO Jack Baldwin Chevrolet Camaro 116.2 mph GTU Tom Kendall Mazda RX-7 107.3 mph1985 GTO Wally Dallenbach Ford Mustang 111.9 mph GTU E. Forbes-Robinson Porsche 924 Carrera 107.0 mph1984 GTO Paul Fassler Pontiac Firebird 114.3 mph GTU Bob Bergstrom Mazda RX-7 109.0 mph1983 GTO Carl Shafer Pontiac Firebird 110.2 mph GTU Joe Varde Mazda RX-7 101.5 mph1982 GTO Tony Garcia BMW M1 113.4 mph GTU Roger Mandeville Mazda RX-7 104.9 mph1981 GTO Marc Surer BMW M1 114.2 mph GTU Lee Mueller Mazda RX-7 107.5 mph1980 GTO Mandy Gonzalez Porsche 934 110.0 mph GTU Lee Mueller Mazda RX-7 106.6 mph

YR cL. DRiVER cAR SpEED2020 LMP2 Mikkel Jensen Oreca LMP2 122.3 mph2019 LMP2 Gabriel Aubry Oreca LMP2 120.9 mph2017 PC Patricio O'Ward Oreca FLM 117.5 mph2016 PC Colin Braun Oreca FLM 116.5 mph2015 PC Bruno Junqueira Oreca FLM 116.5 mph2014 PC Renger van der Zande Oreca FLM 115.6 mph2013 LMP2 Tom Kimber-Smith Zytek Z11SN 121.0 mph PC Collin Braun Oreca FLM 116.3 mph2012 LMP2 Olivier Pia Morgan Judd 121.0 mph PC Dane Cameron Oreca FLM 116.8 mph2011 LMP2 Franck Mailleux Nissan Oreca 115.9 mph LMPC Dane Cameron Oreca FLM 113.6 mph2010 LMP2 Simon Pagenaud Honda ARX-01C 123.7 mph2009 LMP2 Adrian Fernandez Acura ARX-01B 122.1 mph2008 LMP2 Adrian Fernandez Acura ARX-01B 125.2 mph2007 LMP2 Romain Dumas Porsche RS Spyder 124.9 mph2006 LMP2 Lucas Luhr Porsche RS Spyder 122.0 mph2005 LMP2 Duncan Dayton Lola B05/40 AER 118.3 mph2004 LMP2 Clint Field Lola B2K/40 Judd 111.5 mph2003 P675 James Weaver Lola EX257 AER 120.1 mph2002 P675 Jonny Kane Lola EX257 AER 119.4 mph2001 P675 Claudia Huertgen Lola B2K/40 Nissan 109.8 mph

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Below are various facts, statistics and trivia that may be of interest to the media. If you have any questions regarding Sebring history, please contact Media Director and Track Historian Ken Breslauer.• 3,925carshavecompetedinthe12HoursofSebring,covering2,805,037.4

miles on the famous circuit.• The2009Sebring12hourswasthefastestSebringever,withthewinningAudiR15averaging117.98mph.

• TheSebring12-hourracehasbeenheldinMarcheveryyearexcept1967(April1st),and2020(November14th).

• BillAuberlenisscheduledtomakehis27thSebring12-hourstartthisyear,secondonlytoHurleyHaywood’s28careerstartsatSebring.

• The2018 race set a new record for lead changes, aseight different carsrecorded41leadchanges.

• PorscheholdstheSebringrecordsformostwins(18),classwins(72)andmilesled(19,977.4).

• The exact same car haswonDaytona andSebring in the same year sixtimes:1982(Porsche935chassisJLP-3),1985(Porsche962chassis104),1996(Riley&Scottchassis004),1998(Ferrari333SPchassis018),2016(ESMHondaLigierchassis02/09),2017(WTRCadillacchassis002).

• TomKristensenbecameSebring’sfirst6-timewinnerin2012.Healsosetthefastestracelapsixtimes,aSebringrecord.

• JohnnyO’Connellistheall-timeleadingwinneratSebring(overallandclasswinscombined)witheightvictories.

• FernandoAlonsosetthefastestlapspeedeverrecordedatSebringduring2019WECqualifyingwithatimeof1:40.124(134.5mph)drivingtheToyotaLMP1.Thisrecordisregardlessofanyprevioustrackconfiguration.

• Drivers representing 48 nations have competed at Sebring. 129 differentdrivershavewonthe12HoursofSebring,including45driversfromtheUSA,more than any other country.

• ThepassengerinJamesDean’scarwhenthefamedactordiedinacarcrashwasmechanicRolfWutherich,who returned toGermany after recoveringfromhis injuries. In1957and1958heservedasamechanic forPorscheteamsat the12HoursofSebring. Ironically,Wutherichwaskilled inacarcrashin1981.

• ThefirstraceeverheldatSebringwastheSamCollier6-hourraceonDec.31,1950.Runusingacomplexhandicappingscoringmethod,itwaswonbyaCrosleyHotShot,theonlyAmericancarintherace.ThewinningCrosleywas borrowed from a spectator who drove from Tampa to attend the race!

• BeingthefastestduringtheracehashistoricallymeantverylittleatSebring.Thecarsettingthefastestracelaphaswononly10timesin68years.

• The2019racehadthelowestattritionofanySebring12-hour,with35outof38carsrunningatthefinish.

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• The GT2 class finish at Sebring in 2007 was the closest in the history ofAmerica’soldestsportscarrace.Ferrariwonbyamarginofjust0.202seconds.

• LizHalliday’ssecondplaceoverallfinishin2006(firstintheLMP2class)wasthebestfinisheverbyafemaledriveratSebring.Previousbestwas5thbyLynSt.Jamesin1983.

• AudiTeamJoestbecamethefirstteamtowinfourconsecutiveSebringraces(2000-03).

• AlexJobRacinghadarecord10classvictoriesatSebring(2015,13,12,10,04,03,02,01,98,95).

• BriggsCunninghamandDickBarboureachwonthreeconsecutiveSebringraces as car owners.

• OlivierGendebien is the only driver towin outright three straight years atSebring (1959-61).Back-to-backoverallwinnersare:JuanManuelFangio(1956-57),PhilHill (1958-59),DerekDaly (1990-91), JuanManuelFangioII (1992-93),AndyWallace (1992-93),EricvandePoele (1996-97),DindoCapello(2001-02),PipoDerani(2018-19).TomKristensenaccomplishedthisfeattwice(1999-2000and2005-06).

• In2008PenskeRacingbecamethefirstracingorganizationtowinboththe12HoursofSebringandtheDaytona500inthesameyear.

• Michelinwon15consecutiveSebring12-hourraces1999-2013.• AndyWallacehasarecord10overallpodiumfinishesatSebring.• Theyoungestdrivertowinthe12HoursofSebringwasJohnPaulJr.in1982(age22years1month).TheoldestwasGianpieroMorettiin1998(age58years4months).

• BillAuberlenistheonlypersoninSebringhistorytohavedriventhreediffer-entcarsinthesamerace(1996).Severaldrivershavedriventwocars,withBobWollekhavingdoneitfourdifferenttimes.

• Steve McQueen, James Brolin, Gene Hackman, Patrick Dempsey, DavidCarradine,CraigT.Nelson,DickSmothers,JackieCooper,LorenzoLamasand Paul Newman are among themany entertainerswho have driven atSebring.Thisyearmarksthe50thanniversaryofMcQueennearlywinningatSebringwhenheteamedwithPeterRevsoninaPorsche908andfinishedlessthan23secondbehindtheoverallwinningFerrari,driveninthefinalhourby Mario Andretti.

• AmongthosewhohavedrivenatSebringthatyoumightnothaveexpect-ed: Journalist Walter Cronkite, jazz musicianAllen Eager, astronaut PeteConrad, pro football quarterback Dan Pastorini, stock car stars FireballRoberts,CurtisTurner,KenSchrader,andMichaelWaltrip.

• The longest gap betweenwins at Sebring is 49 years.AstonMartin wonitsclassin1956andagainin2005.ThelongestgapforadriverwinningatSebring is held by2014winnerScottPruett.Hepreviouslywon theGTOclass28yearsearlieratSebringin1986.

• Sebring International Raceway was originally a WWII B-17 training baseknown asHendricks Field. During the nearly five years it was active, thebase originated 488,936 flying hours, covering over 98millionmiles.OneHendricksFieldB-17knownas“LightningJim”loggedover8,000hoursofflyingtime,representingover335daysintheair!

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• ThefirstSebring-winningteamtoaverageover100mphwastheFordMkIVdrivenbyMarioAndrettiandBruceMcLarenin1967.

• Fastest lap ever runatSebringRacewaybya human?18:47bySebringresident Doug Morton.

• Porschewon13consecutiveSebring12-hourraces1976-1988.ThestreakwasbrokenbyNissanin1989,thefirstJapanesemanufacturertowinoverallat Sebring.

• OneofthemostdominantteamfinishesinSebringhistorywasin2000whenTeamOreca’sDodgeViperentries,which finished1-2-3 in theGT1class,7-8-9overall,andinnumericalorder:91-92-93.

• Thefastestqualifyingcarhasonlywononceinthepastelevenyears,andonly one of the past seven winners started on the front row. This is a reversal ofAmericanLeMansSeriesera,when13outof15winningcarsstartedonthe front row.

• WeatherhasseldombeenafactoratSebring.Onlyninetimesin67yearshasrainaffectedthe12-hourrace.However,the2019racewasthefirsttimethe12-hoursstartedintherain.

• Prior to1970,Sebringusedthefamous“LeMansstart,” inwhichthedriv-ers ran to their cars to start the race. The cars were lined up according to qualifyingspeedsfrom1964-69.Priorto1964,carswereplacedonthegridaccording toenginedisplacement.Regularqualifyingbegan in1970whentherollingstartreplacedtheLeMansstart.

• SebringisfamousnotonlyforhostingAmerica’sgreatestsportscarrace…SebringwasalsothesiteofAmerica’sfirstFormulaOneracein1959,andthefirstSCCATrans-Amraceeverin1966.

• NASCARstarsBillElliottandRickyRuddfinishedjustninesecondsbehindOlympic champion Bruce Jenner and Scott Pruett for theGTO class winin 1986. The last NASCAR regular to win at Sebring wasTerry Labonte,whowontheGTclassin1984.ThelastDaytona500winnertocompeteatSebringwasMichaelWaltripin2012.

• TheFrazerNashthatwonthefirstSebring12-hourclassicin1952madeonlythree pit stops the entire race. In recent years, the winning car typically has made12-15pitstops.

• In1968aTrans-Amracewasincorporatedwithinthe12HoursofSebring.MarkDonohueco-droveaPenskeCamarotovictory,finishing3rdoverall.

• The1966winningFordledjustonelap,theonlycarinSebringhistorytowinby taking the lead on the final lap.

• Onlyfourdrivershaverecordedpoleposition,fastestracelapandwontherace in thesameyear: JohnSurtees (1964), JimHall (1965),HansStuck(1975),andAllanMcNish(2006).

• Thefirstwomantodriveatthe12HoursofSebringwasIsabelleHaskellin1955.

• Thefirsthusband-wifeteamatSebringwasPeggyandM.J.R.Wylliein1956.• JimandWillPacebecamethe firstbrothers toeachwinatSebring in thesameyear(1996)indifferentcars(Jimwonoverall,WillwoninGT2).

• ThefatherandsonteamofJohnPaulJr.andSr.wonthe1982Sebringrace.

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• FormerPresidentJimmyCarterattendedSebringseveraltimesasaspec-tator. His family would travel from Georgia every March to attend the races. Other famous spectators include Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and JimMorrison of the Doors.

• BruceMcLarenhadaremarkablecareeratSebring.HewonthreetimesatSebringinthreecompletelydifferentraces:the1959FormulaOnerace,the196712Hoursandthe1962GTsupportrace.

• Duringthe1960s,techinspectiontookplaceindowntownSebringandthenthe cars were driven to the track!

• Sebring1983wasprobably thebiggestupset inendurance racinghistory.ThewinningGTclassPorsche934camefromover10lapsbehindthankstoattritionamongthe topprototypes.KeesNierop,WayneMakerandJimMullen drove the winning car, with Baker unaware he had won overall when he crossed the finish line.

• JaySebring,oneofthevictimsoftheMansonfamilymurdersof1969,hadchangedhisnamefromThomasKummertoJaySebringbecausehisadmi-rationofSebring’ssportscarrace.

• ThemostcautionlapsatSebringwasin1993when5hoursand55minuteswererunundercautionduetoheavyrain(thisincludesover1:15ofred-flag).Therewerenocautionlapsin1994and2001.

• Therehavebeenfivered-flags(racestopped)inSebringhistory,threetimesforrain(1993,95,2016)andtwiceforanaccident(1997,2014).

• TheChaparral2driventovictoryin1965byJimHallandHapSharputilizedan automatic transmission.

• The only true All-American Sebring winners (American car driven byAmericandrivers)weretheCunninghamin1953(PhilWaltersandJohnFitchdriving)andtheChaparralin1965(JimHallandHapSharpdriving).

• 1976and1981SebringwinnerAlHolbertwasamemberofRogerPenske'spitcrewatSebringin1968.

• The last car to qualify outside the top 10 and then win the 12 Hours ofSebringwasthePorsche962drivenbyA.J.FoytandBobWollek in1985(qualified13thfastest).

• In1990,DerekDalybecamethefirstpersontodriveboththefirstandsecondplace cars.

• The12HourswasrunonSundayin1953,54and55.Allotheryearsithasbeen held on Saturday.

• Sebring international Raceway utilizes fencing, barriers, lighting, bridgesandotherequipmentfromseveralcircuitsthatnolongerexist,includingtheGrandPrixofMiami,WorldChallengeofTampa,BaltimoreGrandPrix,St.PetersburgGrandPrix(originalversion),LakelandSpeedwayandTamiamiPark, just to name a few!

• TwocarshavebeendisqualifiedfromSebring12hourswhileleadingtherace.In1962,StirlingMossand Innes Irelandbuiltacomfortable two-lap lead intheirFerraributweredisqualifiedforarefuelinginfraction.Theyhadrefueledtooearly (fuelingstopsneeded tobeat least20 lapsapart). In1966,DanGurneywasdisqualifiedforpushinghisFord,whichhadstoppedonthelastlap while in the lead.

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• ChristopherWilder,latertobediscoveredasthe“BeautyQueen”serialkiller,droveinthe1983Sebringrace.

• Duringtheearly1950s,armedpatrolsonhorsebackwerehiredtoshootstrayanimals that wondered on to the track (mainly hogs).Actor James Brolinstruckawildhogduringpracticeforthe1980race.

• RayCrawford(1955)andGeorgeWaltman(1961and1963)weretheonlydriverstocompletetheentire12HoursofSebringsolo.CrawfordwasgivenspecialpermissiontodosobytheAmericanAutomobileAssociation(AAA).Rules now prohibit that.

• Among thewinnersof support racesprior to the12HoursofSebringareFormula One legends Jim Clark and Jochen Rindt. NASCAR star JoeNemechekwonthefirstroadraceofhiscareeratSebring in thefall1988race.

• ThefamedoriginalSebringHairpinturnwasalteredafterthe199812-hourracetoincreaserunoffarea(youcanstillseetheoriginalhairpin).

• MilesCollier racedunder theassumedname“JohnMarshall” in1953and54sohisparentswouldnotknowhewasracing(hisbrotherSamhadbeenkilledin1950duringaroadrace).

• TheSebring12-hourracewasscheduledtobemovedtoWestPalmBeachFlorida(PalmBeachInternationalRaceway)in1967,butheavyrainsfloodedthat circuit, making the necessary improvements impossible, thus the race stayed in Sebring.

• Among theunusualenginesused in racecarscompetingatSebringhavebeenanoutboardboatenginein1955andaturbinejetenginein1968.

• The 12Hours of Sebringwas not held in 1974 due to the fuel shortage.Despitenorace,over2,000devotedfansshowedupatSebringanyway!

• InAugust1952,onlyfivemonthsaftertheinaugural12-hourrace,theCityof Sebring offered to give the airport back to the military to reopen Hendricks Field. After careful consideration, the USAF declined. If the military hadaccepted,theSebring12-hourracewould likelyhaveceasedtoexistafteronly one year.

• Portionsofthemovie“TheGreatWaldoPepper”starringRobertRedfordwasfilmed at the Sebring Airport and Raceway.

• BritishdriverMikeHawthornbecamethefirstdrivertowinSebringandLeMansinthesameyear(1955).

• ThesurfaceofSebring’sfrontstraightistheoriginalconcretepouredin1941fortheHendricksFieldmilitarybase.

• In1955,sixcarsstartedtheracewithoutpermission,sneakingontothetrackduringtheLeMansstart.Thecarswerereserveentriesthatfailedtoqualify.After a lap around the circuit, they pulled off the track.

• The famousB-17 “MemphisBelle” landed atSebring’sHendricksField in1944aspartofaWarBonddrive.

• FivedrivershavethreecareerwinsinSebring12-hoursupportingevents:BillAuberlen,NickHam,JohnDean,KarlHackerandPierreKleinubing.

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The Sebring Hall of Fame was established during Sebring’s 50th anni-versary in 2002. It recognizes the drivers, officials, teams, manufacturers and journalists who have made significant contributions and recorded major achievements at the Sebring 12-hour race, America’s greatest endurance racing tradition.

SEBRiNG HALL oF FAmE

Bob AkinMario Andretti

Derek BellGeoff BrabhamRinaldo Capello

Briggs CunninghamDerek Daly

Jim DowningVic Elford

Juan Manuel FangioJohn FitchA.J. Foyt

Peter GreggDan Gurney

Janet GuthrieJim Hall

Hurley HaywoodHans Herrmann

Phil HillAl Holbert

Bob HolbertTom Kristensen

Denise McCluggageBruce McLaren

John MortonStirling MossPaul Newman

Johnny O'ConnellRoger Penske

Sam PoseyBobby Rahal

Brian RedmanLyn St. JamesCarroll ShelbyDick Smothers

Hans StuckWayne TaylorBob TulliusPhil Walters

pRomoTERSJohn GreenwoodCharles Mendez

Don PanozSebring Firemen

Reginald S. SmithAlec & Mary Ulmann

oFFiciALSJohn BishopDavid Cowart

Charles EarwoodFord Heacock, Sr.Tres Stephenson

mANUFAcTURERS /TEAmS

Alex Job RacingDick Barbour Racing

AudiBrumos Racing

Chevrolet CorvetteFerrari

Joest RacingMichelinPorsche

JoURNALiSTSTom McEwen

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