2005 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2005 12 Hours of Sebring was the 53rd running of this event, and took place on March 19, 2005. The race was sponsored by Mobil 1 and was the opening race of the 2005 American Le Mans Series season run by IMSA.

Track map of the Sebring International Raceway
Audi R8

Official results

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Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 1   ADT Champion Racing   JJ Lehto
  Marco Werner
  Tom Kristensen
Audi R8 M 361
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2 LMP1 2   ADT Champion Racing   Emanuele Pirro
  Frank Biela
  Allan McNish
Audi R8 M 361
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3 LMP1 16   Dyson Racing   James Weaver
  Andy Wallace
  Butch Leitzinger
MG-Lola EX257 M 341
MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
4 GT1 57   Aston Martin Racing   Darren Turner
  David Brabham
  Stéphane Ortelli
Aston Martin DBR9 M 338
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
5 GT1 3   Corvette Racing   Ron Fellows
  Johnny O'Connell
  Max Papis
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 337
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
6 GT1 4   Corvette Racing   Oliver Gavin
  Olivier Beretta
  Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 323
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
7 GT2 31   Petersen Motorsports
  White Lightning Racing
  Lucas Luhr
  Jörg Bergmeister
  Patrick Long
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 321
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
8 GT1 63   ACEMCO Motorsports   Johnny Mowlem
  Terry Borcheller
  Ralf Kelleners
Saleen S7-R M 318
Ford 7.0 L V8
9 GT1 35   Maserati Corse
  Risi Competizione
  Andrea Bertolini
  Fabio Babini
  Fabrizio de Simone
Maserati MC12 P 316
Maserati 6.0 L V12
10 GT1 5   Pacific Coast Motorsports   Ryan Dalziel
  Alex Figge
  David Empringham
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Y 315
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
11 GT2 79   J3 Racing   Tim Sugden
  Niclas Jönsson
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR P 314
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12 LMP2 10   Miracle Motorsports   Jeff Bucknum
  Chris McMurry
  Ian James
Courage C65 K 311
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
13 GT2 45   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Jon Fogarty
  Johannes van Overbeek
  Darren Law
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 311
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14 GT1 71   Carsport America   Jean-Philippe Belloc
  Michele Rugolo
  Tom Weickardt
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 310
Dodge 8.0 L V10
15 GT1 58   Aston Martin Racing   Peter Kox
  Pedro Lamy
  Stéphane Sarrazin
Aston Martin DBR9 M 303
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
16 GT2 66   TRG   Tracy Krohn
  Michael Cawley
  Marc Sluszny
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 297
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
17 GT2 96   IN2 Racing   Michael Vergers
  Juan Barazi
  Andrew Thompson
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR D 278
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18 GT2 34   ZIP Racing   Spencer Pumpelly
  Andy Lally
  Steven Ivankovich
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 275
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
19
DNF
LMP1 20   Dyson Racing   Chris Dyson
  Guy Smith
MG-Lola EX257 M 264
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
20
NC
GT2 51   Panoz Motor Sports   Gunnar Jeannette
  Bryan Sellers
  Scott Maxwell
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 239
Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8
21
DNF
LMP2 27   Kruse Motorsport   Ian Mitchell
  Phillip Bennett
  Harold Primat
Courage C65 P 238
Judd XV675 3.4 L V8
22
DNF
GT2 43   BAM!   Mike Rockenfeller
  Martin Jensen
  Tony Burgess
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Y 207
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23
DNF
LMP1 12   Autocon Motorsports   Michael Lewis
  Tomy Drissi
  Bryan Willman
Riley & Scott Mk III C D 202
Elan 6L8 6.0 L V8
24
DNF
LMP2 37   Telesis Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Duncan Dayton
  Gregor Fisken
Lola B05/40 G 166
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
25
DNF
GT1 83   Graham Nash Motorsport   Nigel Smith
  Ricky Cole
  Rick Sutherland
Saleen S7-R P 159
Ford 7.0 L V8
26
DNF
GT2 41   Team LNT   Richard Dean
  Patrick Pearce
  Marc Hynes
TVR Tuscan T400R D 157
TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6
27
DNF
GT1 86   Larbre Compétition   Christophe Bouchut
  Fabrizio Gollin
  Sébastien Bourdais
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 155
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
28
DNF
GT2 40   Team LNT   Jonny Kane
  Warren Hughes
  Lawrence Tomlinson
TVR Tuscan T400R D 136
TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6
29
DNF
LMP1 88   Rollcentre Racing   João Barbosa
  Didier Theys
  Michael Krumm
Dallara SP1 M 130
Nissan 3.6 L Turbo V8
30
DNF
GT2 50   Panoz Motor Sports   Bill Auberlen
  Robin Liddell
  Emanuele Naspetti
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 121
Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8
31
DNF
GT2 48   Spyker Squadron   Tom Coronel
  Donny Crevels
  Marc Goossens
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R D 121
Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8
32
DNF
GT2 23   Alex Job Racing   Timo Bernhard
  Sascha Maassen
  Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 98
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
33
DNF
LMP2 30   Telesis Intersport Racing   Clint Field
  Liz Halliday
  Gareth Ridpath
Lola B2K/40 P 62
Judd XV675 3.4 L V8
34
DNF
GT2 24   Alex Job Racing   Randy Pobst
  Ian Baas
  Brian Cunningham
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 62
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
35
DNF
GT2 44   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Lonnie Pechnik
  David Murry
  Seth Neiman
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 46
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
36
DNF
GT2 67   TRG   Pierre Ehret
  Kevin Buckler
  Andrew Davis
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 21
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
37
DNF
GT2 47   Spyker Squadron   Peter van Merksteijn
  Frans Munsterhuis
  Marino Franchitti
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R D 18
Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8
38
DNF
LMP2 15   Binnie Motorsports   William Binnie
  Robert Julien
  Adam Sharpe
Lola B05/40 P 11
Nicholson-McLaren 3.3 L V8

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #1 ADT Champion Racing - Grid set by combined practice times
  • Fastest Lap - #1 ADT Champion Racing - 1:48.580
  • Distance - 1,335.7 miles (2,149.6 km)
  • Average Speed - 111.028 mph (178.682 km/h)
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  • "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2006-10-30. (308 KiB)


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