2012 12 Hours of Sebring

Sports car endurance race held at Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida, USA February 2025 thumb|Track map of the Sebring International Raceway thumb|right|The race-winning No. Car number 2 Audi R18 TDI The 60th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring was a 12-hour automobile endurance race for teams of three drivers each fielding sports prototype and grand touring cars held on March 17, 2012, at the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida before more than 90,000 spectators. It was the 60th 12 Hours of Sebring and the first round of both the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 2012 American Le Mans Series (ALMS). Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC), Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE), and Grand Touring Challenge (GTC) cars competed in the race. An Audi R18 TDI shared by Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer started from pole position after Lotterer set the fastest overall lap time during qualifying. The car lost the race lead on the opening lap to a sister Audi driven by Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen, and Allan McNish. The trio led all but 66 laps and finished first, four laps ahead of their teammates Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, and Loïc Duval. It was Kristensen's sixth Sebring victory, Capello's fifth, McNish's fourth and Audi's tenth. Ryan Dalziel, Enzo Potolicchio and Stéphane Sarrazin of Starworks Motorsport's HPD ARX-03b car in third overall won the WEC LMP2 category and the Level 5 Motorsports HPD entry of João Barbosa, Christophe Bouchut and Scott Tucker won the ALMS' P2 class. The Pescarolo Team of Jean-Christophe Boullion, Emmanuel Collard, and Julien Jousse in a Pescarolo 01 car completed the WEC LMP1 class podium. The only classified finisher in the ALMS' P1 category was Chris Dyson, Steven Kane, and Guy Smith in a Lola B12/60 car. The CORE Autosport Oreca FLM09 vehicle shared by Burt Frisselle, Alex Popow and E. J. Viso won the PC class by one lap over the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports team of Ken Dobson, Rudy Junco Jr. and Butch Leitzinger. BMW Team RLL's trio of Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Jonathan Summerton in a BMW M3 GT2 overcame a final lap collision with an AF Corse entered Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 to win the GT class from Corvette Racing's C6.R entry of Antonio García, Jan Magnussen and Jordan Taylor. After losing the opportunity to win outright in GT due to a last lap spin, AF Corse's Olivier Beretta, Andrea Bertolini, and Marco Cioci won the LMGTE Pro category. The LMGTE Am class was led by the No. 50 Larbre Compétition Corvette until driver Pedro Lamy suffered a driveshaft failure in the final hour, handing the victory to Team Felbermayr-Proton's Porsche 997 GT3-RSR of Christian Ried, Gianluca Roda and Paolo Ruberti. Alex Job Racing won their eighth Sebring category with Townsend Bell, Dion von Moltke, and Bill Sweedler's Porsche 997 GT3 Cup leading the GTC category by one lap over teammates Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, Leh Keen, and Cooper MacNeil. Background Preview The 2012 12 Hours of Sebring was the opening round of both the 2012 American Le Mans Series (ten races) and the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship (eight races), as well as the race's 60th running.Tomlin Jim 16 March 2012 12 Hours of Sebring celebrates its 60th anniversary Tampa Bay Times https://www.tampabay.com/sports/autoracing/12-hours-of-sebring-celebrates-its-60th-anniversary/1220192/ July 16, 2023 16 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230716085525/https://www.tampabay.com/sports/autoracing/12-hours-of-sebring-celebrates-its-60th-anniversary/1220192/ live It was the first and only event involving both the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC),DiZinno Tony It's been five years since lone ALMS, WEC Sebring double in 2012 http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/03/17/its-been-five-years-since-lone-alms-wec-sebring-double-in-2012/ NBC Sports March 17, 2017 November 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20170317150240/http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/03/17/its-been-five-years-since-lone-alms-wec-sebring-double-in-2012/ March 17, 2017 dead the only North American round of the WEC season, and the series' debut race.Babgy Bob March 17, 2012 12 Hours of Sebring revs up The Ledger https://eu.theledger.com/story/news/2012/03/17/12-hours-sebring-revs-up/8017793007/ July 16, 2023March 17, 2017 Sebring: Where it all began https://wec-magazin.com/sebring-where-it-all-began/ July 21, 2023 WEC Magazin July 21, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230721152847/https://wec-magazin.com/sebring-where-it-all-began/ live On March 17, 2012, the round was held at the 17-turn 3.74 mi km on Sebring International Raceway road course in Sebring, Florida.March 17, 2012 Mobile 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring 6 The Tampa Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-12-hours-of-sebring-fa/128306915/ July 16, 2023 Newspapers.com July 27, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230727014312/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-12-hours-of-sebring-fa/128306915/ live Pietrafesa Dan March 15, 2012 Dyson Racing set to kick off new season D1 Poughkeepsie Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/poughkeepsie-journal-dyson-racing-2012-s/128306884/ July 16, 2023 Newspapers.com July 27, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230727014313/https://www.newspapers.com/article/poughkeepsie-journal-dyson-racing-2012-s/128306884/ live The event was sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), with officials from both the ALMS and the WEC on site.Dagys John March 1, 2012 ALMS: Sebring Rules & Regulations FAQ http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-sebring-rules-regulations-faq dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120304054749/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-sebring-rules-regulations-faq March 4, 2012 July 16, 2023 Speed Entry list The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) track homologation meant that the event had a 64-car entry limit. Only full-season ALMS and WEC entries were permitted to compete, and no one-time entries were permitted due to the combined ALMS and WEC field. The race included five car types: Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC), Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE), and Grand Touring Challenge (GTC). The nine car categories racing at Sebring were the ALMS' P1, P2, PC, GT, GTC, and the WEC's LMP1, LMP2, LMGTE Pro, and LMGTE Am. The race's defending winners, Peugeot, did not return to defend their title after withdrawing from endurance racing.Cole Smith Steven March 20, 2012 12 Hours of Sebring 2012: The Aftermath + Photo Gallery https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a18730812/12-hours-of-sebring-2012-the-aftermath-photo-gallery/ July 16, 2023 Car and Driver July 16, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230716091027/https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a18730812/12-hours-of-sebring-2012-the-aftermath-photo-gallery/ live Audi Sport Team Joest (the only factory LMP1 manufacturer after Peugeot's withdrawal) fielded three one-year-old R18 TDI cars, while Rebellion Racing entered two 2011 Lola B11/60s.Dagys John March 14, 2012 Le Mans: Sebring WEC Preview http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-sebring-wec-preview dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120320005302/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-sebring-wec-preview March 20, 2012 July 16, 2023 Speed OAK Racing and Pescarolo Team each entered a 2011 Pescarolo 01, while JRM, Muscle Milk Pickett Racing and Strakka Racing each entered one HPD ARX-03a.Goodwin Graham March 2012 FIA WEC, 12 Hours of Sebring – Race Preview https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=012D8991-1143-FDC9-35CA227DD2678F15.html July 16, 2023 DailySportsCar July 16, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230716101535/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=012D8991-1143-FDC9-35CA227DD2678F15.html live The Lola B12/60 made its début at Sebring, and Dyson Racing Team fielded one.Watkins Gary March 5, 2012 Lola reveals LMP1 contender that will make its debut in the Sebring 12 Hours http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97855 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121010112842/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97855 October 10, 2012 July 16, 2023 Autosport Toyota did not enter its TS030 Hybrid car due to time constraints.Esler William February 2, 2012 Toyota to enter WEC early http://www.skysports.com/motorsport/news/15749/7475369/toyota-to-enter-wec-early https://web.archive.org/web/20170724144309/http://www.skysports.com/motorsport/news/15749/7475369/toyota-to-enter-wec-early July 24, 2017 July 16, 2023 Sky Sports LMP2 had 13 teams from five different manufacturers. Oreca had three 03 cars in LMP2 run by Pecom Racing, ADR-Delta, and Signatech Nissan. Lola Cars also fielded three B12/80s, with two from Gulf Racing Middle East, and one by Lotus. There were also three HPD ARX-03b cars with two run by Level 5 Motorsports, and one by Starworks Motorsport.Goodwin Graham March 2012 FIA WEC, 12 Hours of Sebring – Race Preview – Part Two – LMP2 https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=040F4053-1143-FDC9-3523C24BD9C687B2.html July 16, 2023 DailySportsCar July 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230715191708/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=040F4053-1143-FDC9-3523C24BD9C687B2.html live Horrocks Gary March 2012 ALMS, 12 Hours Of Sebring, Race Preview – Part One – Prototypes https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=01E718F0-1143-FDC9-35662E38839AD368.html July 16, 2023 DailySportsCar July 16, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230716172331/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=01E718F0-1143-FDC9-35662E38839AD368.html live OAK Racing and Conquest Endurance each entered a single Morgan LMP2 car. Greaves Motorsport also fielded one Zytek Z11SN car. The one-make PC class included nine Oreca FLM09 vehicles,Mercier Laurent March 13, 2012 Douze Châssis Oreca Alignés Aux 12 Heures De Sebring Twelve Oreca Chassis Lined Up at the 12 Hours of Sebring http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9822.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120316050744/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9822.html March 16, 2012 July 16, 2023 Endurance-Info fr including two from CORE Autosport. PR1 Mathiasen Racing, Muscle Milk Pickett Racing, Performance Tech Motorsports, RSR Racing, and Dempsey Racing each ran one car. The WEC LMGTE field included twelve cars from four different manufacturers, with five in the Pro category and seven in the Am class.Goodwin Graham March 2012 FIA WEC, 12 Hours of Sebring – Race Preview – Part Three – GTE https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=0967D3E2-1143-FDC9-354BA3B40B6895A6.html July 16, 2023 DailySportsCar July 16, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230716172334/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=0967D3E2-1143-FDC9-354BA3B40B6895A6.html live AF Corse was the only two-car team in LMGTE Pro, with two Ferrari 458 Italias, while Luxury Racing had one. There was one Aston Martin Vantage GTE from Aston Martin Racing and one Porsche 997 GT3-RSR from Team Felbermayr-Proton. Ferrari had three cars in LMGTE Am, with one 458 Italia entered by Krohn Racing, Luxury Racing, and AF-Corse-Waltrip. Larbre Compétition fielded two Chevrolet Corvette C6.Rs, and JWA-Avila and Felbermayr-Proton each fielded one Porsche 997 GT3-RSR. The ten-car ALMS GT field featured two C6.Rs from Corvette Racing, two Ferrari 458 Italias from Extreme Speed Motorsports (ESM), four Porsche 997 GTE-RSRs from Flying Lizard Motorsports (two) and Team Falken Tire and Paul Miller Racing (one each), and two BMW M3 GT2s from Team RLL.Horrocks Gary March 2012 ALMS, 12 Hours Of Sebring, Race Preview – Part Two – GTs https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=12C95DAA-1143-FDC9-35F816CDE73B2474.html July 16, 2023 DailySportsCar July 16, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230716172332/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=12C95DAA-1143-FDC9-35F816CDE73B2474.html live Risi Competizione missed Sebring due to the economic climate and the resulting lack of preparation.February 24, 2012 Risi Competizione elect not to enter 2012 Sebring 12 Hours http://www.planetlemans.com/2012/02/24/risi-competizione-elect-not-to-enter-2012-sebring-12-hours/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120228215042/http://www.planetlemans.com/2012/02/24/risi-competizione-elect-not-to-enter-2012-sebring-12-hours/ February 28, 2012 July 16, 2023 Planetlemans The one-make GTC class included nine Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars. Alex Job Racing (AJR) and NGT Motorsports had two cars and one each by Green Hornet Racing, JDX Racing, Competition Motorsports, GMG Racing, and TRG.February 24, 2012 ALMS: Sebring Entry List Released http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-64-entries-for-sebring/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120304063545/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-64-entries-for-sebring/ March 4, 2012 July 16, 2023 Speed Balance of performance changes The balance of performance goal for both the ALMS and the WEC was to achieve parity in all classes. The Audi R18 TDi's performance was lowered because its air restrictor was 7% smaller, its turbocharger boost was reduced, and it lost 5 L on in fuel capacity. The GT-category Chevrolet Corvette C6.R received a 0.4 mm on larger air restrictor and more flexibility in its rear wing placement, as did the Aston Martin Vantage GTE and the BMW M3 GT2. The WEC LMGTE Am-class Porsche 997 GTE-RSR lost 25 kg lb on of ballast, while the Black Swan Lola B11/80 gained 20 kg lb on of ballast, affecting their handling.Dagys John March 16, 2012 Le Mans: Sebring Notebook http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-sebring-notebook dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319165535/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-sebring-notebook March 19, 2012 July 20, 2023 Speed 1, 2 Testing The teams had two four-hour test sessions on March 12 and two one-hour test sessions the next day.February 7, 2012 Sanctioned by IMSA and held under the IMSA Code and the ACO Specifications "2012" – 60th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring – Fueled by Fresh From Florida – Sebring International Raceway / Sebring, Florida – March 14 – 17, 2012 http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/events/sebring/2012%20WEC-ALMS%20Sebring%20Schedule.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120504041456/http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/events/sebring/2012%20WEC-ALMS%20Sebring%20Schedule.pdf May 4, 2012 July 16, 2023 International Motor Sports Association1–2 On the first day, 61 of the 64 entered cars competed, with Audi leading with a 1:47.187 lap set by Allan McNish's No. 2 car. During the afternoon session, McNish's co-driver Tom Kristensen damaged the No. 2 car's front-left corner in a collision with Romain Dumas' sister No. 3 vehicle. The No. 1 Audi was four-tenths of a second faster than the No. 3 entry, which was more than a second slower. The highest-placed petrol-powered car was the No. 6 Muscle Milk HPD entry in fourth. Level 5's No. 95 car led LMP2 in the afternoon session with a time of 1:52.055, almost 1.5 seconds faster than the sister No. 055 entry. On the bumpy turn 17, OAK team owner Jacques Nicolet lost control of the No. 24 Morgan car, which incurred severe damage in a high-speed accident. Luxury's No. 59 Ferrari set the quickest afternoon session lap at 2:00.830. The No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche was 0.325 seconds slower, while Dominik Farnbacher's No. 58 Luxury Ferrari led LMGTE Am with a 2:02.893 lap time. Dempsey Racing topped LMPC with a 1:55.540 lap time from PR1 Mathiasen Racing, while Green Hornet's No. 34 car led the GTC class with a time of 2:06.899 from NGT Motorsport's No. 30 car.Dagys John March 12, 2012 Le Mans: Audi Paces Monday Sebring Test http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-paces-monday-sebring-test dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120315172223/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-paces-monday-sebring-test March 15, 2012 July 17, 2023 SpeedMarch 12, 2012 ALMS: Audi and Ferrari top the first day of testing at Sebring http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120312/ALMS/120319955#ixzz1pJPq8wsv dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120315225706/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120312/ALMS/120319955 March 15, 2012 July 17, 2023 Autoweek Testing's second day saw all 64 cars compete, and Audi again led with Kristensen's lap of 1:48.138, 0.272 seconds quicker than Timo Bernhard's No. 3 car. The No. 1 Audi was third after a lap by Marcel Fässler and the highest-placed ALMS LMP1 entry was the fourth-placed Muscle Milk HPD car. Soheil Ayari's No. 49 Pecom Oreca car led LMP2 with a 1:53.527 lap in the afternoon session. After a lap by João Barbosa, the No. 055 Level 5 car was second and the top ALMS LMP2 entry, and Ryan Dalziel's No. 44 Starworks HPD entry was third, the top three LMP2 cars were within 0.362 seconds of each other. Giancarlo Fisichella's No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari led GT with a 2:01.097 lap, 0.043 seconds faster than Jaime Melo's No. 59 Luxury car. The top ALMS GT entry was Flying Lizard's No. 45 Porsche. Krohn's No. 57 Ferrari led LMGTE Am with a 2:02.991 lap time from Niclas Jönsson. Colin Braun lapped quickest in the LMPC-class CORE entry at 1:55.473, while Sean Edwards's No. 30 NGT car set the fastest GTC lap at 2:07.841.Dagys John March 13, 2012 Le Mans: Kristensen Leads Audi 1–2–3 In Tuesday Testing http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-kristensen-leads-audi-1-2-3-in-tuesday-testing dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120316182826/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-kristensen-leads-audi-1-2-3-in-tuesday-testing March 16, 2012 July 17, 2023 SpeedMarch 13, 2012 Audi, Ferrari remain quickest in Sebring testing http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120313/ALMS/120319933 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120315205138/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120313/ALMS/120319933 March 15, 2012 July 17, 2023 Autoweek Practice The first practice session lasted one hour and was held on March 15 in the morning.2 Dumas was fastest at 1:48.626, 1.136 seconds ahead of Klaus Graf's highest-placed No. 6 Muscle Milk ALMS LMP1 entry. Graf was three-seconds ahead of Fässler in third and Andrea Belicchi's No. 13 Rebellion Lola was fourth overall.March 15, 2012 Audi heads first practice session ahead of the Sebring 12 Hours http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98044 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318031315/http://www.autosport.com:80/news/report.php/id/98044 March 18, 2012 July 17, 2023 AutosportMarch 16, 2012 FIA WEC – 60th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring – Free Practice 1 – Provisional Classification by Driver Fastest Lap http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/01_SEBRING/01_FIA%20WEC/201203151000_Free%20Practice%201/07_FastestLapByDriver_Free%20Practice%201.PDF July 18, 2023 Automobile Club de l'Ouest 1 July 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230718100747/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/01_SEBRING/01_FIA%20WEC/201203151000_Free%20Practice%201/07_FastestLapByDriver_Free%20Practice%201.PDF live Barbosa set the quickest LMP2 lap of 1:52.680 for Level 5. John Martin's No. 25 ADR-Delta Oreca was second, 0.404 seconds slower, with the second Level 5 car third.Davies Dave March 15, 2012 Sebring 12 Hours: First Free Practice https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-first-free-practice-6469 July 17, 2023 Automobile Club de l'Ouest July 17, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230717185135/https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-first-free-practice-6469 live David Heinemeier Hansson spun and stranded the No. 37 Conquest car at turn ten, stopping practice for five minutes. Practice was stopped again when Scott Tucker crashed the No. 055 Level 5 entry into the turn 17 tire barrier.March 15, 2012 Pit Notes Presented by Porsche https://www.pitnotes.org/files/ALMS/2012/1/mar15a.pdf July 17, 2023 American Le Mans Series July 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230715193149/https://www.pitnotes.org/files/ALMS/2012/1/mar15a.pdf live 3–4March 15, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Thursday Morning Settling In https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=16FC6950-1143-FDC9-35D1797A61B01158.html July 17, 2023 DailySportsCar July 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230715191824/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=16FC6950-1143-FDC9-35D1797A61B01158.html live Nine cars came within a second of Oliver Gavin's No. 4 Corvette's quickest GT lap of 2:01.514. With Jonathan Summerton's quickest lap, the No. 56 RLL BMW was second, and Toni Vilander's No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari was third, separated by a tenth of a second. Farnbacher led LMGTE Am with a 2:02.988 lap, followed by Paolo Ruberti's No. 88 Felbermayr-Proton Porsche and Krohn's No. 57 Ferrari of Jönsson.3–4 Muscle Milk's Memo Gidley led LMPC with a 1:55.881 lap, 0.137 seconds quicker than No. 6 CORE's Alex Popow. Michael Guasch's No. 5 Muscle Milk car stopped at turn ten, resulting in a five-minute delay. Alex Job's No. 022 car led GTC with Leh Keen's 2:07.308 lap, ahead of Henrique Cisneros' No. 30 NGT car.3–4 The second practice session, during that afternoon, lasted an hour in clear, windy conditions.3Wittenberg Russell Horrocks Gary March 15, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Thursday Afternoon Audi 1–2–3 – GT Sandbagging? https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=1865BEC1-1143-FDC9-35711F7E386D3FD0.html July 17, 2023 DailySportsCar July 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230715191912/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=1865BEC1-1143-FDC9-35711F7E386D3FD0.html live The three Audis led, with André Lotterer's No. 1 car fastest in 1:47.761, ahead of Dumas and Rinaldo Capello's No. 2 entry. Guillaume Moreau's No. 15 OAK Pescarolo and Graf were fourth and fifth, respectively.Dagys John March 15, 2012 Le Mans: Audi 1–2–3 In Practice 2 At Sebring http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-1-2-3-in-practice-2-at-sebring/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120317111242/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-1-2-3-in-practice-2-at-sebring/ March 17, 2012 July 17, 2023 Speed Nick Leventis stopped practice when his No. 21 Strakka car stopped on track before a collision between an unknown Prototype and GT car caused another stoppage.8 The No. 95 HPD of Ryan Hunter-Reay lapped fastest in 1:53.094 late in the session, 0.322 seconds faster than Level 5 teammate Christophe Bouchut's No. 055 car. Martin Plowman's No. 37 Conquest Morgan was third in class. Gianmaria Bruni paced GT with a lap of 2:00.034 in AF Corse's No. 51 Ferrari. Bill Auberlen's No. 155 RLL BMW was 0.360 seconds slower in second place. Pedro Lamy's No. 50 Larbre Corvette improved the fastest LMGTE Am lap to a 2:02.747, leaving Farnbacher over a second behind.9 Pablo Sanchez's No. 7 Merchant car led LMPC in 1:55.573, ahead of Raphael Matos' No. 18 Performance Tech car. Edwards' No. 30 NGT car led GTC with a 2:06.819 lap, 0.358 seconds faster than Damien Faulkner's Green Hornet entry.9March 15, 2012 Andre Lotterer keeps Audi on top in second Sebring 12 Hours practice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98047 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120318055929/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98047 March 18, 2012 July 17, 2023 Autosport That evening, a single one-hour and 45-minute practice session was scheduled.3 Kristensen set the quickest lap late in the session, 1:47.049, ahead of teammates Lotterer and Loïc Duval's No. 3 Audi, and Graf and David Brabham's No. 22 JRM HPD car.March 16, 2012 Tom Kristensen tops messy night practice for Audi at Sebring http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98051 https://web.archive.org/web/20120319013016/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98051 March 19, 2012 July 18, 2023 AutosportDagys John March 16, 2012 Le Mans: Audi Paces Incident-Filled Night Practice http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-paces-incident-filled-night-practice/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120317111245/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-paces-incident-filled-night-practice/ March 17, 2012 July 18, 2023 Speed With a 1:51.824 lap, Stéphane Sarrazin's Starworks HPD vehicle led LMP2 ahead of OAK's No. 24 entry of Olivier Pla and Hunter-Reay.11, 15 Joey Hand's best GT lap of 2:00.258 was 0.065 seconds faster than Bruni's. Farnbacher led LMGTE Am with a lap of 2:01.864, half a second faster than Jönsson. Matos (1:56.789) was 0.127 seconds faster than Sanchez in LMPC. TRG's Spencer Pumpelly topped GTC with a lap of 2:07.623 from Green Hornet's Sebastiaan Bleekemolen.15 A CORE LMPC car spun the No. 31 NGT Porsche in the hairpin, forcing Nick Heidfeld's No. 12 Rebellion to stop in heavy traffic at the exit to avoid contact.12March 15, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Thursday Night Practice Bizarre Incident Takes Out Two Audis https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=19468F9D-1143-FDC9-35B1CABB4E7CED5D.html July 17, 2023 DailySportsCar July 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230715191804/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=19468F9D-1143-FDC9-35B1CABB4E7CED5D.html live Duval struck Heidfeld's rear, and Duval's rear was then hit by teammate Fässler.Mercier Laurent March 16, 2012 Sebring, Nuit: Du Grabuge Bien Involontaire Chez Audi Sebring, Night: Unintentional Mayhem at Audi http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9854.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120318232841/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9854.html March 18, 2012 July 18, 2023 Endurance-Info fr The No. 3 Audi missed the rest of the session due to major front and rear-end repairs, but all other drivers returned to the pit lane. Maxime Jousse crashed the front left of the No. 28 Gulf Lola at high speed into the outside turn 11 tire barrier, stopping practice for 14 minutes.14 He was uninjured. Steven Kane stopped the No. 16 Dyson Lola in turn one with a loss of power and halted practice for five minutes.14 All three incidents extended the session by 20 minutes. On March 16, the final morning practice session lasted one hour.3 Audi kept their No. 1 and 3 cars out of the session after finishing their pre-qualifying preparations, as Dumas went fastest overall with a lap time of 1:48.200.March 16, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Friday Practice https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=1C176547-1143-FDC9-3501514813370A04.html July 18, 2023 DailySportsCar July 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230718183947/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=1C176547-1143-FDC9-3501514813370A04.html live Dagys John March 16, 2012 Le Mans: Dumas Quickest For Audi In Practice 4 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-dumas-quickest-for-audi-in-practice-4 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318222823/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-dumas-quickest-for-audi-in-practice-4 March 18, 2012 July 18, 2023 Speed Moreau, Belicchi and Lucas Luhr's No. 6 Muscle Milk car occupied second to fourth, respectively. Pla set the LMP2 pace with a time of 1:51.318, a half-second faster than Sarrazin and John Martin. On his final lap before practice ended, Richard Lietz in the No. 77 Felbermayr-Proton Porsche set the first sub-two-minute GT lap at 1:59.987.Watkins Gary March 16, 2012 Romain Dumas keeps Audi on top in final practice for Sebring 12 Hours http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98089 https://web.archive.org/web/20120319051717/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98089 March 19, 2012 July 18, 2023 AutosportFoubert Claude March 16, 2012 Sebring, Libres 4: Dumas Devant, Mais Moreau Résiste… Sebring, Libre 4: Dumas in Front, but Moreau Resists… http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9860.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120318215926/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9860.html March 18, 2012 July 18, 2023 Endurance-Info fr Ferraris were second and third in class with Melo (No. 59 Luxury) ahead of Vilander (No. 51 AF Corse). Jönsson's lap of 2:01.348 was fastest in LMGTE Am from Ruberti and Lamy.March 16, 2012 60th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring fueled by Fresh From Florida – Round 1 American Le Mans Series – Friday March 16, 2012 – Pit Notes Presented by Porsche https://www.pitnotes.org/files/ALMS/2012/1/mar16a.pdf July 18, 2023 American Le Mans Series July 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230718130214/https://www.pitnotes.org/files/ALMS/2012/1/mar16a.pdf live 19 E. J. Viso's No. 06 CORE entry led in PC after lapping at 1:55.606, ahead of Bruno Junqueira's No. 9 RSR car. Keen paced GTC from Faulkner with a lap of 2:06.365.19 Kévin Estre's No. 11 JDX car spun and crashed into the turn ten tire barrier, prompting an early end to the session with two minutes to go.19 Qualifying A 65-minute qualifying session divided into four 15-minute sessions was held in the afternoon of March 16.3 The rules required each team to nominate one qualifying driver, with the quickest laps determining each class' starting order. IMSA and the FIA awarded a championship point to the pole-sitting team and their drivers in each category.March 6, 2012 2012 Rules American Le Mans Series http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/alms/bulletins/2012%20ALMS%20RULES%20FINAL.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130220000456/http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/alms/bulletins/2012%20ALMS%20RULES%20FINAL.pdf February 20, 2013 July 19, 2023 International Motor Sports Association 25, 35, 482012 Sporting Regulations http://www.fiawec.com/championship/regulation.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120507043945/http://www.fiawec.com/championship/regulation.html May 7, 2012 July 19, 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship Audi led from the start once more, with Lotterer taking Audi's tenth Sebring pole with a lap of 1:45.820 recorded during the closing minutes of qualifying despite serving a penalty for speeding in the pit lane.March 16, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – P1 Qualifying https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=1D25803F-1143-FDC9-35A83B96F056E281.html July 19, 2023 DailySportsCar July 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230719201949/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=1D25803F-1143-FDC9-35A83B96F056E281.html live Watkins Gary March 16, 2012 Andre Lotterer puts Audi on Sebring 12 Hours pole http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98099 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318122751/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98099 March 18, 2012 July 19, 2023 AutosportMercier Laurent March 16, 2012 Sebring: Andre Lotterer Claque La Pole Pour Audi! Sebring: Andre Lotterer Slams Pole for Audi! http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9863.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120318220034/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9863.html March 18, 2012 July 19, 2023 Endurance-Info fr The time was nearly four-tenths of a second faster than Kristensen's fastest lap in second. Dumas qualified the rebuilt No. 3 Audi third, completing a top three sweep for the manufacturer. Graf's No. 6 Muscle Milk HPD car was the top ALMS qualifier in fourth and Moreau's No. 15 OAK Pescarolo car was the highest-placed WEC petrol-powered entry in fifth.Dagys John March 16, 2012 Le Mans: Audi Sweeps Sebring Qualifying http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-sweeps-sebring-qualifying https://web.archive.org/web/20120318223744/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-sweeps-sebring-qualifying March 18, 2012 July 19, 2023 Speed 1, 2 OAK earned the LMP2 pole position with a time of 1:50.467 set by Pla after duelling the second-placed Sarrazin and Greaves Motorsport's third-placed Elton Julian. Bouchut's No. 055 Level 5 car was the fastest ALMS LMP2 entry. He swerved to avoid a car emerging ahead of him from the pit lane exit and collided with both the inside and outside barriers at turn one.March 16, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – PC/P2 Qualifying 3:55 pm – Green flag for the LMP2, P2 and PC cars https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=1D13FCC0-1143-FDC9-354043B398A5E478.html July 19, 2023 DailySportsCar July 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230719201946/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=1D13FCC0-1143-FDC9-354043B398A5E478.html live He was uninjured; the session was stopped for seven minutes.22 Junqueira's lap of 1:54.510 won RSR their first ALMS PC pole position in their class debut. Viso's No. 06 CORE car and Dane Cameron's Dempsey entry were second and third in class. Bruni's lap time of 1:58.427 with a minute to go secured him a second consecutive GT pole at Sebring and broke the 2011 category track lap record by more than two seconds. Bruni avoided striking the barrier in a lateral slide leaving turn 17 by engaging first gear and turning the car around. Second in GT was Melo's No. 59 Luxury Ferrari and Jan Magnussen's No. 03 Corvette was the highest-placed ALMS GT entry in third place. Farnbacher reset the LMGTE Am lap record with a time of 2:00.184, putting the No. 58 Luxury Ferrari on pole.Schilke Nancy Knapp March 16, 2012 Lotterer leads Audi sweep in qualifying at Sebring https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/lotterer-leads-audi-sweep-in-qualifying-at-sebring/418035/ July 19, 2023 Motorsport.com July 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230719201944/https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/lotterer-leads-audi-sweep-in-qualifying-at-sebring/418035/ live Jönsson qualified the Krohn Ferrari second and Lamy's No. 50 Larbre Corvette was third in class.23 Edwards' No. 30 NGT car secured pole in the GTC category with a 2:06.674 lap time, earning him his third career ALMS pole. Edwards' lap time was 0.023 seconds faster than Faulkner's Green Hornet vehicle's best effort. Keen took third in class with the No. 22 AJR entry.23 Post-qualifying Francesco Dracone became unwell and was replaced as a driver of the Conquest LMP2 car by Jan Heylen, who was granted a waiver despite not participating in night practice.DiZinno Tony March 17, 2012 Saturday Notebook: Sebring pre-race http://www.racer.com/saturday-notebook-sebring-pre-race/article/232479/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319071604/http://www.racer.com/saturday-notebook-sebring-pre-race/article/232479/ March 19, 2012 July 20, 2023 Racer This driver change demoted the entry to the back of the grid.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Pre-race And Hour One https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=20E9A54F-1143-FDC9-35D5CE3E6BEF1DC3.html July 21, 2023 DailySportsCar July 21, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230721152846/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=20E9A54F-1143-FDC9-35D5CE3E6BEF1DC3.html live Gulf No. 29 Lola was excluded from the race for failing to meet the minimum qualifying time due to engine installation issues that limited it to two qualifying laps,Dagys John March 17, 2012 Le Mans: Audi Quickest In Warmup http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-quickest-in-warmup/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120318122751/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-quickest-in-warmup/ March 18, 2012 July 20, 2023 SpeedMarch 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring 12 – Race Warm Up https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=20A37046-1143-FDC9-35268E2145FCDCB7.html July 19, 2023 DailySportsCar July 20, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230720060853/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=20A37046-1143-FDC9-35268E2145FCDCB7.html live dropping the number of race starters to 63. OAK's No. 15 car was moved to the rear of the field for failing a post-qualifying stall test. Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.March 17, 2012 60th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring – Final Grid http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/01_SEBRING/01_FIA%20WEC/201203161520_Qualifying%20Practice/25_%20Final%20%20Starting%20Grid.pdf July 18, 2023 International Motor Sports Association March 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220301180458/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/01_SEBRING/01_FIA%20WEC/201203161520_Qualifying%20Practice/25_%20Final%20%20Starting%20Grid.pdf live Watkins Gary March 22, 2012 Audi's old guard anniversary waltz https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2012/3/AS2012.03.22.pdf 207 52–57 July 19, 2023 Porsche Cars History Autosport 12 July 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230719201949/https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2012/3/AS2012.03.22.pdf live +Final qualifying result Pos Position Class Team Driver Lap time Grid Final grid position 1LMP1#1 Audi Sport Team JoestAndré Lotterer1:45.8201 2LMP1 #2 Audi Sport Team JoestTom Kristensen1:46.2152 3LMP1 #3 Audi Sport Team JoestRomain Dumas1:46.9353 4P1#6 Muscle Milk Pickett RacingKlaus Graf1:47.5364 5LMP1 #15 OAK RacingGuillaume Moreau1:48.31962 6LMP1 #22 JRMDavid Brabham1:48.4395 7LMP1 #21 Strakka RacingDanny Watts1:48.5906 8LMP1 #12 Rebellion RacingNeel Jani1:48.6307 9LMP1 #13 Rebellion RacingAndrea Belicchi1:48.9568 10LMP1 #16 Pescarolo TeamEmmanuel Collard1:50.2009 11LMP2 #24 OAK RacingOlivier Pla1:50.46710 12LMP2 #44 Starworks MotorsportStéphane Sarrazin1:50.82311 13LMP2 #41 Greaves MotorsportElton Julian1:51.80912 14LMP2 #23 Signatech NissanFranck Mailleux1:52.08413 15LMP2 #25 ADR-DeltaJohn Martin1:52.11314 16P2#055 Level 5 MotorsportsChristophe Bouchut1:52.12915 17P2#37 Conquest EnduranceMartin Plowman1:52.49363 18P2#95 Level 5 MotorsportsLuis Díaz1:52.65916 19LMP2 #49 PeCom RacingPierre Kaffer1:52.76317 20LMP2 #31 LotusThomas Holzer1:53.08018 21PC#9 RSR RacingBruno Junqueira1:54.51019 22PC#06 CORE AutosportE. J. Viso1:54.55520 23P1#016 Dyson RacingChris Dyson1:54.59321 24PC#025 Dempsey RacingDane Cameron1:54.62822 25PC#7 Merchant Services RacingPablo Sanchez1:55.16023 26PC#05 CORE AutosportColin Braun1:55.20824 27PC#5 Muscle Milk Pickett RacingMemo Gidley1:55.42025 28PC#52 PR1 Mathiasen RacingButch Leitzinger1:55.46026 29PC#8 Merchant Services RacingKyle Marcelli1:55.65427 30PC#18 Performance Tech MotorsportsRaphael Matos1:55.84828 31LMGTE Pro#51 AF CorseGianmaria Bruni1:58.42729 32LMGTE Pro#59 Luxury RacingJaime Melo1:58.72330 33GT#03 Corvette RacingJan Magnussen1:58.99631 34GT#4 Corvette RacingOliver Gavin1;59.00732 35LMGTE Pro#71 AF CorseOlivier Beretta1:59.08433 36GT#56 BMW Team RLLJoey Hand1:59.77634 37GT#01 Extreme Speed MotorsportsJohannes van Overbeek2:00.09435 38GT#45 Flying Lizard MotorsportsJörg Bergmeister2:00.11936 39LMGTE Pro#97 Aston Martin RacingStefan Mücke2:00.17437 40LMGTE Am #58 Luxury RacingDominik Farnbacher2:00.18438 41LMGTE Pro#77 Team Felbermayr-ProtonRichard Lietz2:00.25639 42GT#155 BMW Team RLLJörg Müller2:00.33740 43GT#02 Extreme Speed MotorsportsAnthony Lazzaro2:00.34441 44LMGTE Am #57 Krohn RacingNiclas Jönsson2:00.92942 45GT#17 Team Falken TireWolf Henzler2:01.63243 46LMGTE Am #50 Larbre CompétitionPedro Lamy2:01.64044 47LMGTE Am #88 Team Felbermayr-ProtonPaolo Ruberti2:01.78745 48GT#48 Paul Miller RacingSascha Maassen2:02.15046 49LMGTE Am #70 Larbre CompétitionJean-Philippe Belloc2:02.73247 50LMGTE Am #61 AF Corse-WaltripRui Águas2:03.33148 51LMGTE Am #55 JWA-AvilaJoël Camathias2:04.34249 52GTC#30 NGT MotorsportSean Edwards2:06.67450 53GTC#34 Green Hornet RacingDamien Faulkner2:06.69751 54GTC#022 Alex Job RacingLeh Keen2:06.71152 55GTC#023 Alex Job RacingDion von Moltke2:07.01653 56GTC#11 JDX RacingKévin Estre2:07.26454 57GT#044 Flying Lizard MotorsportsSeth Neiman2:07.35455 58GTC#031 NGT MotorsportNicki Thiim2:07.43456 59GTC#66 TRGSpencer Pumpelly2:07.55057 60GTC#32 GMG RacingJames Sofronas2:08.60758 61GTC#024 Competition MotorsportsCort Wagner2:08.79259 62P2#54 Black Swan RacingJon Fogarty2:35.15660 63LMP2 #29 Gulf Racing Middle EastJean-Denis Delétraz14:43.720EXThe No. 29 Gulf Racing Middle East car was excluded for not meeting the minimum required time during practice and qualifying. 64LMP2 #28 Gulf Racing Middle EastNo Time61 Warm-up A 25-minute morning warm-up session for drivers to examine their cars before the race began on March 17 under sunny but foggy conditions.4July 10, 2021 Sebring 12 hours: Warm-up https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-warm-up-6521 July 23, 2023 Automobile Club de l'Ouest July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723183408/https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-warm-up-6521 live McNish was fastest with a lap time of 1:50.804. Starworks' Dalziel was fastest in LMP2, Richard Westbrook's No. 4 Corvette led in GT, Rui Águas' AF Corse-Waltrip Ferrari topped LMGTE Am, Matos of Performance Tech paced PC and TRG's Pumpelly led GTC.March 16, 2012 60th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring fueled by Fresh From Florida – Round 1 American Le Mans Series – Saturday March 17, 2012 – Pit Notes Presented by Porsche https://www.pitnotes.org/files/ALMS/2012/1/mar17a.pdf July 20, 2023 American Le Mans Series July 19, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230719202522/https://www.pitnotes.org/files/ALMS/2012/1/mar17a.pdf live 29 The session was interrupted when John Martin crashed the ADR-Delta Oreca car into the turn one inside barrier.27 Bryan Sellers' Falken car suffered an engine failure with smoke billowing from its left-rear; the team began changing the engine to allow it to take the race start.Porsche teams Sebring race report https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/porsche-teams-sebring-race-report/418179/ Porsche Motorsorts March 18, 2012 July 25, 2023 Motorsport.com July 25, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230725194241/https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/porsche-teams-sebring-race-report/418179/ live Race Start and early hours The race, which started at 10:30 a.m. local time,4 drew more than 90,000 spectators.Clayton Jon M. March 24, 2012 Sebring Race Needs Coverage The Ledger https://eu.theledger.com/story/opinion/letters/2012/03/24/sebring-race-needs-coverage/26477381007/ July 17, 2023 FIA president Jean Todt commanded the drivers to start their engines. Competitors were focused on heavy traffic, and traffic management was a factor.July 10, 2021 The 2012 12 Hours of Sebring vanguard race of the FIA WEC and IMSA https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/the-2012-12-hours-of-sebring-vanguard-race-of-the-fia-wec-and-imsa-55263 July 21, 2023 Automobile Club de l'Ouest July 21, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230721201201/https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/the-2012-12-hours-of-sebring-vanguard-race-of-the-fia-wec-and-imsa-55263 live Following the withdrawal of the No. 29 Gulf Lola, 63 cars were scheduled to start, but the No. 17 Falken Porsche (engine change), No. 22 JRM HPD entry (steering wheel change after a safety car switch problem on another one), and No. 28 Gulf Lola were all in the pit lane.March 17, 2012 Sebring 12 Hours: McNish Takes Charge in First Hour at Sebring https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-mcnish-takes-charge-in-first-hour-at-sebring-6529 July 21, 2023 Automobile Club de l'Ouest July 21, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230721152846/https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-mcnish-takes-charge-in-first-hour-at-sebring-6529 live During the second (and final) formation lap,March 17, 2012 Ferrari woes highlight Sebring first hour http://www.racer.com/ferrari-woes-highlight-sebring-first-hour/article/232486/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319071444/http://www.racer.com/ferrari-woes-highlight-sebring-first-hour/article/232486/ March 19, 2012 July 22, 2023 Racer Jörg Bergmeister's No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche and Farnbacher's No. 58 Luxury Ferrari collided entering turn 17. Farnbacher entered the pit lane with frontal damage, while Bergmeister was towed in with his left-rear suspension wheel bent and undertray damage that took 26 laps to repair in the garage. The Luxury Ferrari did not complete a single lap,Horrocks Gary March 2012 ALMS, 12 Hours Of Sebring – Race Wrap-Up https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=50A1A5B4-1143-FDC9-35CE6B0941848C74.html July 26, 2023 DailySportsCar July 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230726183001/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=50A1A5B4-1143-FDC9-35CE6B0941848C74.html live and was retired following an inspection and repairs. The Flying Lizard Porsche returned to the track after spending most of the first hour replaced the damaged suspension. Because it was deemed a "racing incident," no action was taken, and Farnbacher apologized to Flying Lizard in the paddock for the crash.Mercier Laurent March 17, 2012 Sebring, H+2: Audi Déroule, Déroule Et Déroule… Sebring, H+2: Audi Unrolls, Unrolls and Unrolls… http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9863.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120319215418/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9893.html March 19, 2012 July 21, 2023 Endurance-Info frPruett Marshall March 17, 2012 Le Mans: 12 Hours Of Sebring Race Blog http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-12-hours-of-sebring-race-blog https://web.archive.org/web/20120319140107/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-12-hours-of-sebring-race-blog March 19, 2012 July 21, 2023 Speed McNish passed Lotterer in the fast turn 17 for the lead at the end of the first lap.Richards Giles March 19, 2012 Audi secures 10th victory in 12 Hours of Sebring endurance classic The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/19/audi-twelve-hours-sebring-classic July 25, 2023 June 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150618114133/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/19/audi-twelve-hours-sebring-classic live Vilander brought the GT leading No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari into the garage for 45 minutes with an alternator failure on lap five; the car rejoined the race 20 laps down. This gave Melo's No. 59 Luxury Ferrari the GT lead. The first full course caution was necessitated for 15 minutes for an incident on lap eight. Alternator problems forced Águas to stop the AF Corse-Waltrip Ferrari at the side of the course before restarting and stopping again. McNish lost the overall lead to teammate Fässler during the pit stop cycle for fuel and tires, as his crew was eager to be out of sequence to avoid pit lane traffic. When racing restarted, the No. 44 Starworks and No. 24 OAK Racing teams battled for the LMP2 lead.32 Olivier Beretta moved the No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari past Gavin's No. 04 Corvette on the inside to take second place in GT. McNish lapped quicker than any other driver and returned the No. 2 Audi to the overall lead when the other two Audis and Graf's No. 6 Muscle Milk entry made pit stops. Afternoon Fässler collided with a Luxury Ferrari in the middle of the second hour and lost control of the No. 1 Audi, but he continued without losing much time.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Two https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=214E46C4-1143-FDC9-35474E0BE7550FFB.html July 22, 2023 DailySportsCar July 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230722192604/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=214E46C4-1143-FDC9-35474E0BE7550FFB.html live After going off the circuit at turn 10, Keen's No. 22 AJR car suffered a left-rear puncture and wheel damage, handing the GTC class lead to Estre's No. 11 JDX entry. The second full course caution was issued when Hansson's LMP2 Conquest Morgan entry stopped at the hairpin braking point with no fuel and was towed to the pit lane.DiZinno Tony March 17, 2012 Audi leads as Sebring passes one-third mark http://www.racer.com/audi-leads-as-sebring-passes-one-third-mark/article/232489/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120319071537/http://www.racer.com/audi-leads-as-sebring-passes-one-third-mark/article/232489/ March 19, 2012 July 22, 2023 RacerWimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Three https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=2181CCF2-1143-FDC9-35C7DE123D3D757F.html July 22, 2023 DailySportsCar July 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230722192604/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=2181CCF2-1143-FDC9-35C7DE123D3D757F.html live After 23 minutes of caution, racing resumed before a four-car crash involving the No. 01 ESM Ferrari, No. 5 Muscle Milk PC entry, No. 28 Gulf Lola, and the Luxury Ferrari did not necessitate any intervention because all four cars were able to return to the pit lane. A third full course caution was required for track cleanup when Olivier Lombard's No. 23 Signatech Oreca, Melo's GT-category leading Luxury Ferrari, Hunter-Reay's No. 95 Level 5 car, and the No. 22 AJR Porsche collided on fluids at turn 13.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Four – Audi still 1–2–3, Taylor Leads for Corvette https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=21C80CB8-1143-FDC9-35C9D0726FDCCD34.html July 22, 2023 DailySportsCar July 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230722192602/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=21C80CB8-1143-FDC9-35C9D0726FDCCD34.html live The Signatech Oreca and Luxury Ferrari were both retired due to car damage. When racing resumed, Dalziel's Starworks HPD car took up the LMP2 class lead, while Edwards' No. 30 NGT car reclaimed the GTC lead. Jordan Taylor's No. 03 Corvette gained on the GT-leading No. 77 Felbermayr-Proton Porsche of Patrick Pilet and passed him just before the fourth hour ended.Foubert Claude March 17, 2012 Sebring H+4: Audi sans Partage Sebring H+4: Audi Without Sharing http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9895.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120319220700/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9895.html March 19, 2012 July 22, 2023 Endurance-Info fr Benoît Tréluyer slowed on the Ullmann Straight due to an electronic downshift gear selection issue that was traced to the electric motor driving the gearbox's selection mechanism. He briefly brought the No. 1 Audi into the garage to rectify the fault by changing some car components early in the fifth hour.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Five https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=21ED90B9-1143-FDC9-35E6A205DB3E8796.html July 22, 2023 DailySportsCar July 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230722192603/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=21ED90B9-1143-FDC9-35E6A205DB3E8796.html live What Might Have Been http://www.benoittreluyer.com/bt/en/treluyer-left-wondering-what-might-have-been-at-sebring/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120508203925/http://www.benoittreluyer.com/bt/en/treluyer-left-wondering-what-might-have-been-at-sebring/ May 8, 2012 July 25, 2023 BenoitTreluyer.com Felbermayr-Proton's No. 88 Porsche spun behind the No. 55 JWA-Avila Porsche at turn four, prompting Tracy Krohn's LMGTE Am leading Krohn Ferrari to spin in avoidance. This moved Patrick Bornhauser's No. 50 Larbre Corvette into the LMGTE Am lead. Duncan Ende lost control of the Dempsey PC car and lightly collided with the turn four tire barrier, causing the fourth full course caution. Some teams made pit stops for fuel during the caution.Foubert Claude March 17, 2012 Sebring, H+6: Une Audi R18 Retardée Sebring, H+6: A Delayed Audi R18 http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9896.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319220700/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9896.html March 19, 2012 July 22, 2023 Endurance-Info fr After racing resumed, Dominik Kraihamer in fifth overall lost control of the No. 15 OAK Pescarolo at the exit of a turn, damaging the car's rear-left gently against the barrier but continuing to drive. In LMP2, Pecom's Ayari led, but he was two seconds slower on one lap, and he was passed by Bouchut and Sarrazin. Markus Palttala ceded the No. 55 JWA Porsche's GTC lead to Cisneros' No. 30 NGT car when Palttala served a penalty for overtaking the safety car under caution. The GT lead became a multi-car battle between Beretta and Andrea Bertolini's No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari, the Nos. 04 (Gavin and Tommy Milner) and 03 Corvettes (Magnussen and Antonio García), Liet and Marc Lieb's No. 77 Felbermayr-Proton Porsche with all cars running close behind each other and overtakes occurring between them.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Six https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=22289922-1143-FDC9-3587FC887463C83B.html July 23, 2023 DailySportsCar July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723110033/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=22289922-1143-FDC9-3587FC887463C83B.html live Fässler's No. 1 Audi slowed on course until it was brought into the garage for several laps due to a recurrence of its gear selection issue. This moved the No. 6 Muscle Milk HPD car to third overall. RSR's PC leading car entered the pit lane and lost the class lead to the No. 06 CORE entry. Heylen's No. 37 Conquest Morgan entry necessitated the fifth full course caution after it stopped past the bridge at the first corner with a lack of drive and required recovery to the pit lane.59–60 After 15 minutes of caution, Roger Wills' No. 5 Muscle Milk PC car crashed backwards into the turn seven tire barrier and returned to the pit lane with bodywork and car damage, necessitating a sixth full course caution for barrier repairs.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Seven https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=225FA829-1143-FDC9-35D2D55ECA9252FC.html July 23, 2023 DailySportsCar July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723110036/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=225FA829-1143-FDC9-35D2D55ECA9252FC.html live Auberlen's No. 155 RLL BMW took the GT lead from Milner's No. 04 Corvette when racing resumed in the eighth hour.64–65 Darren Turner's No. 97 Aston Martin triggered the eighth full course caution when his left-rear wheel disconnected from the car entering the hairpin and went down the main straight. Turner's car stopped on the side of the track and required a 25-minute recovery to the pit lane to replace a new wheel.March 17, 2012 Sebring 12 Hours: More Safety Car Periods at Sebring as Audi continue to move towards Sebring victory https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-more-safety-car-periods-at-sebring-as-audi-continue-to-move-towards-sebring-victory-6547 July 23, 2023 Automobile Club de l'Ouest July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723183402/https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-more-safety-car-periods-at-sebring-as-audi-continue-to-move-towards-sebring-victory-6547 live Soon after racing resumed, Henri Richard's Dempsey PC car spun in front of Performance Tech's Anthony Nicolosi, who collided with him in the turn 10 braking zone. Richard struck the concrete barrier just before the backstraightaway with the car's front and underside, necessitating its retirement and the eighth full course caution for debris cleanup by track marshals. He was uninjured.67 Krohn's Ferrari appeared to get caught out by a slowing car ahead of him in the concertina effect and collided with the outside wall at the start of the Ullman straight, extending the safety car period to allow turn workers to repair the barrier.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Eight – Old Guys Rule – So Do Yellows https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=22A75D13-1143-FDC9-35C2BEADCA43EDC7.html July 23, 2023 DailySportsCar July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723110034/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=22A75D13-1143-FDC9-35C2BEADCA43EDC7.html live Foubert Claude March 17, 2012 Sebring, H+8: La Course Perturbée Par Les Neutralisations Sebring, H+8: The Race Disrupted by Neutralizations http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9898.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120320231249/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9898.html March 20, 2012 July 23, 2023 Endurance-Info fr The Krohn Ferrari entered the garage for 71 minutes to replace the rear suspension and splitter.March 18, 2012 Krohn Racing Collects Top Five in 60th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring http://www.krohnracing.net/news/index.cfm?cid=52296 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120415091626/http://www.krohnracing.net/news/index.cfm?cid=52296 April 15, 2012 July 25, 2023 Krohn Racing Sunset to finish When racing restarted as the sun fell, Cisneros' No. 30 NGT vehicle lost the GTC lead to Townsend Bell's No. 023 AJR car.69 Cisneros later collided into the turn 13 tire barrier head on, forcing the No. 30 NGT team to withdraw as well as the ninth full course caution for 20 minutes to rebuild the six-deep tire wall. He was uninjured.70–73Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Nine https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=22CAEF69-1143-FDC9-355F6F09ADFB0DD2.html July 23, 2023 DailySportsCar July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723183403/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=22CAEF69-1143-FDC9-355F6F09ADFB0DD2.html live The engine in Moreau's No. 15 OAK Pescarolo failed, sending smoke rising from the engine cover, prompting the tenth full course caution soon after. Moreau's car stopped at turn seven on the track and had to be extricated to the pit lane.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Ten https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=23024C71-1143-FDC9-352E92B3BF9ED016.html July 23, 2023 DailySportsCar July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723183402/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=23024C71-1143-FDC9-352E92B3BF9ED016.html live Carter Jeff March 18, 2012 Sebring 12 Hours: The Race hits tenth hour as Audi continue to dominate https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-the-race-hits-tenth-hour-as-audi-continue-to-dominate-6553 July 23, 2023 Automobile Club de l'Ouest July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723183406/https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-the-race-hits-tenth-hour-as-audi-continue-to-dominate-6553 live When racing resumed, Luhr's No. 6 Muscle Milk car and JRM's Peter Dumbreck battled for third overall until Dumbreck's rear-right tire punctured. The ensuing collapse of the right-rear suspension, which came after a pit stop to replace the ruptured tire, cost the No. 22 car 15 laps in the garage. The race's 11th and final full course caution (a new Sebring record) came when Nicolosi stopped in the opposite direction in the grass and the stranded Performance Tech entry was recovered to the pit lane.75–76 Nicki Thiim's No. 031 NGT Porsche collided with Dion von Moltke's No. 023 AJR vehicle at the bumpy turn 17 after the safety car was recalled, and both cars spun. Both drivers were able to continue, although Thiim ceded NGT's hold on second in GTC to Faulkner's Green Hornet car as he entered the pit lane for repairs. The first six cars in GT were on the same lap, with Milner's No. 4 Corvette, Hand's No. 56 RLL BMW, and Beretta's No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari sharing the class lead.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Eleven https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=235BB7FB-1143-FDC9-352180F7ADFE081B.html July 23, 2023 DailySportsCar July 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230715191822/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=235BB7FB-1143-FDC9-352180F7ADFE081B.html live March 18, 2012 Sebring 12 Hours: tough battle in the GT class https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-tough-battle-in-the-gt-class-6554 July 23, 2023 Automobile Club de l'Ouest July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723183404/https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/sebring-12-hours-tough-battle-in-the-gt-class-6554 live When Faulkner spun at the entry to turn 17, his team's hold on second in GTC was lost. Nicolas Prost's No. 12 Rebellion Lola was forced to drive on the starter motor after the exit of turn 16 in a safe place on the Ullman straight due to an electronic glitch. The car was recovered to the pit lane and the problem was fixed.80 In the final hour, Simon Pagenaud experienced a refueling valve failure due to a loose buckeye during a pit stop, and a failed swap to another valve resulted in a fuel leak, forcing the No. 6 Muscle Milk car to retire.DiZinno Tony March 17, 2012 Audi wins Sebring, GT ends with BMW over Ferrari http://www.racer.com/audi-wins-sebring-gt-ends-with-bmw-over-ferrari/article/232496/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319221403/http://www.racer.com/audi-wins-sebring-gt-ends-with-bmw-over-ferrari/article/232496/ March 19, 2012 July 23, 2023 Racer 1, 2 Sarrazin's Starworks LMP2 HPD car advanced to third overall after he and Barbosa raced nose-to-tail for the final two hours, exchanging the LMP2 lead several times. Sarrazin passed Barbosa after the final round of pit stops and began to draw away as Barbosa was slower on the soft compound tires.Wimpffen Janos March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Hour Twelve https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=236DCF2F-1143-FDC9-35072348D1CE3475.html July 23, 2023 DailySportsCar July 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230723214753/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=236DCF2F-1143-FDC9-35072348D1CE3475.html live Bernhard's No. 3 Audi was a lap behind the sister No. 2 car when he collided with a GTC-class Porsche, necessitating a pit lane rear end change. Lamy's No. 50 Larbre Corvette lost the LMGTE Am lead when its driveshaft failed and the car stopped on track with 16 minutes remaining, advancing Ruberti's No. 88 Felbermayr-Proton Porsche to first place, which he held to the finish.Dagys John March 17, 2012 Le Mans: Audi Dominates Sebring http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-dominates-sebring/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120318213653/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-dominates-sebring/ March 18, 2012 July 23, 2023 Speed 1, 2 Pit stops changed the GT order, making it a duel between BMW and Ferrari. Beretta's 71 AF Corse Ferrari and Hand's 56 RLL BMW traded the class lead in the preceding laps until Bruni's sister No. 51 Ferrari bumped Hand in an attempt to unlap himself at turn three on the final lap and spun him off the track. Beretta suffered a puncture after spinning in avoidance of the incident. Hand regained control of his car and overtook Beretta, believing the latter had hit him. Unhindered since the second half of the event, the No. 1 Audi completed 325 laps, leading all but 66 laps to secure McNish's fourth Sebring victory, Capello's fifth, Kristensen's sixth, and Audi's tenth, four laps ahead of Bernhard's No. 3 car in the R18 TDI's final race.Audi dominates as world series returns https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-2012/16/audi-dominates-as-world-series-returns/ Motor Sport 88 5 May 2012 July 25, 2023 July 25, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230725061916/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-2012/16/audi-dominates-as-world-series-returns/ live The No. 16 Pescarolo in sixth overall was untroubled and completed the LMP1 class podium.Curwood Cameron March 18, 2012 McNish leads Audi 1–2 finish in the 60th Sebring 12 hour challenge https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/mcnish-leads-audi-1-2-finish-in-the-60th-sebring-12-hour-challenge/418099/ July 24, 2023 Motorsport.com July 24, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230724074419/https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/mcnish-leads-audi-1-2-finish-in-the-60th-sebring-12-hour-challenge/418099/ live Dyson Racing won ALMS P1 as the category's sole classified finisher, finishing eighth overall. Starworks' HPD LMP2 car won the class and finished third overall, with a 32-second lead over the highest-placed ALMS P2 entry, Level 5's No. 055 car, in their third Sebring category win when most LMP1 privateer entrants had trouble. CORE's No. 6 Oreca FLM09 car took their first PC Sebring win by one lap over the PR1 car.March 17, 2012 FIA WEC/ALMS, 12 Hours of Sebring – Race Summary https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=242FFAF4-1143-FDC9-35F2CBB6C7F5E494.html July 24, 2023 DailySportsCar July 24, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230724074420/https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=242FFAF4-1143-FDC9-35F2CBB6C7F5E494.html live Hand recovered to claim RLL's second consecutive Sebring GT victory by 1.740 seconds over Magnussen's No. 03 Corvette. Beretta's No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari fell behind Magnussen by slowing following his final lap spin but won in WEC LMGTE Pro and was third overall in GT. Felbermayr-Proton won the WEC's LMGTE Am class by one lap over the No. 70 Larbre Corvette. AJR took their eighth Sebring class win and second in succession in GTC with the No. 023 car a lap ahead of the sister No. 022 entry. Post-race The top three finishes in each of the nine classes appeared on the podium separately before being interviewed.DiZinno Tony March 22, 2012 Opinion: Should the new WEC era include an ALMS future? http://www.racer.com/opinion-should-the-new-wec-era-include-an-alms-future/article/233284/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120325211803/http://www.racer.com/opinion-should-the-new-wec-era-include-an-alms-future/article/233284/ March 25, 2012 July 25, 2023 Racer 1, 2 Capello said the win was not easy and added that slower cars were a major issue, "We were careful, we finished with just little scratches on our car, nothing serious. It was one of the keys to our success today." McNish added, "We didn't necessarily have the best of seasons in 2011. The thing we're looking towards now is the next race in the world championship. From my point of view, we've had a really good run and we should really be proud of that." Kristensen said the speed difference was now a challenge and that it "was amazing to come here and celebrate the team effort." Bernhard argued that his car had slightly more performance but conceded "it didn't work out for us today." Sarrazin called the duel with Level 5 "a great race all the way through" and that Starworks became gradually faster in the concluding two hours. Dalziel praised his team's work in the preceding weeks and co-driver Enzo Potolicchio added that third was "the first step for us, being 3rd overall in a P2 car was amazing." Beretta spoke on his last lap accident: "The BMW went sideways. I jumped on the brakes and lost it." He added that he felt Hand caused the crash but said that "He wants to win, and we want to win and that was just racing." Hand argued that Bruni had no opportunity to unlap himself and had expected the collision. Nevertheless, Hand said he enjoyed driving for RLL and was motivated by both team owner Bobby Rahal and his co-drivers, adding, "Did you see how many times we came in second and left in first? I hope everybody got a show. If you didn't like that, you don't like racing." Bruni was fined $15,000 by the race officials for the final lap accident, and the No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari was disqualified for "unsportsmanlike conduct".Mercier Laurent 12H Sebring: Analyse D'une Course Par Élimination… 12H Sebring: Analysis of a Race by Elimination… http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9999.html Endurance-Info fr March 26, 2012 July 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329020034/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-9999.html March 29, 2012 dead Ruberti called his LMGTE Am win "like a dream" and said he completed the final stint in the last hour with no power steering. Von Moltke explained that following his accident with Thiim, he had to push hard during the closing two hours in which he built up a gap to enable AJR to win in GTC. ALMS president and CEO Scott Atherton said that the race exceeded his expectations and that "it had all the makings of a real challenging and potentially fraught-with-danger experience. Still, this was a textbook example of cooperation, compromise and mutual respect that started at the top and permeated every aspect of the event." Racer's Tony DiZinno wrote in an opinion column that spectators ideally wanted to witness a simpler and understandable sports car race with no confusion over each car category in which racing series, adding: "the obvious point is that next year's Sebring needs to be a cleaner and simpler event. The race, the ALMS and the fans all deserve better. Grand as the 2012 race may have been, the confusion and politics that affected it should be, like the race, consigned to history." The WEC did not return to Sebring until the 2019 1000 Miles of Sebring as the series' American event was established at the Circuit of the Americas. Race result Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance (227 laps) marked as not classified (NC).No combined final race classification has been published 2023 y.Goodwin Graham Looking Back At The 2012 12 Hours of Sebring https://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/03/13/looking-back-at-the-2012-12-hours-of-sebring.html DailySportsCar March 13, 2019 July 12, 2023 July 12, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230712073654/https://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/03/13/looking-back-at-the-2012-12-hours-of-sebring.html live2012 60th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_60th_Annual_Mobil_1_Twelve_Hours_of_Sebring/LM/ Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media July 12, 2023 April 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210429035336/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_60th_Annual_Mobil_1_Twelve_Hours_of_Sebring/LM/ liveSebring 12 Hours 2012 https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Sebring-2012-03-17.html Racing Sports Cars July 12, 2023 2023-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20230712063504/https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Sebring-2012-03-17.html live + Final race classification Pos Position Class No Car number Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Engine 1 LMP1 2 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest GBR Allan McNishDEN Tom KristensenITA Rinaldo Capello Audi R18 TDI Michelin 325 12:00:12.191The FIA WEC final classification states the final winning time is 12:00'15.243.Season 2012 results https://bo.fiawec.com/en/season/result/28 9 July 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship 9 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709151419/https://bo.fiawec.com/en/season/result/28 live Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Diesel) 2 LMP1 3 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU Timo BernhardFRA Romain DumasFRA Loïc Duval Audi R18 TDI Michelin 321 +4 Laps Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Diesel) 3 LMP2 44 USA Starworks Motorsport GBR Ryan DalzielVEN Enzo PotolicchioFRA Stéphane Sarrazin HPD ARX-03b Dunlop 319 +6 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 4 P2 055 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerPRT João BarbosaFRA Christophe Bouchut HPD ARX-03b Dunlop 319 +6 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 5 LMP2 24 FRA OAK Racing FRA Jacques NicoletFRA Olivier PlaFRA Matthieu Lahaye Morgan LMP2 Dunlop 318 +7 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 6 LMP1 16 FRA Pescarolo Team FRA Emmanuel CollardFRA Jean-Christophe BoullionFRA Julien Jousse Pescarolo 01 Michelin 318 +7 Laps Judd GV5 S2 5.0 L V10 7 LMP2 49 ARG Pecom Racing ARG Luis Pérez CompancFRA Soheil AyariDEU Pierre Kaffer Oreca 03 Dunlop 317 +8 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 8 P1 016 USA Dyson Racing Team USA Chris DysonGBR Guy SmithGBR Steven Kane Lola B12/60 Dunlop 317 +8 Laps Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Butanol) 9 LMP2 41 GBR Greaves Motorsport DEU Christian ZugelMEX Ricardo GonzálezECU Elton Julian Zytek Z11SN Dunlop 316 +9 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 10 LMP1 21 GBR Strakka Racing GBR Nick LeventisGBR Jonny KaneGBR Danny Watts HPD ARX-03a Michelin 316 +9 Laps Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 11 LMP2 25 GBR ADR-Delta AUS John MartinGBR Robbie KerrTHA Tor Graves Oreca 03 Dunlop 315 +10 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 12 PC 06 USA CORE Autosport VEN E. J. VisoVEN Alex PopowUSA Burt Frisselle Oreca FLM09 Michelin 312 +13 Laps Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 13 PC 52 USA PR1 Mathiasen Racing USA Butch LeitzingerUSA Ken DobsonMEX Rudy Junco Jr. Oreca FLM09 Michelin 311 +14 Laps Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 14DNF Did not finish LMP2 31 DEU Lotus DEU Thomas HolzerDEU Mirco SchultisITA Luco Moro Lola B12/80 Dunlop 310 Did not finish Lotus (Judd) 3.6 L V8 15 PC 05 USA CORE Autosport USA Colin BraunUSA Jon BennettUSA Eric Lux Oreca FLM09 Michelin 310 +15 Laps Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 16 LMP1 1 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest DEU André LottererFRA Benoît TréluyerSUI Marcel Fässler Audi R18 TDI Michelin 310 +15 Laps Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Diesel) 17 LMP1 22 GBR JRM GBR Peter DumbreckAUS David BrabhamIND Karun Chandhok HPD ARX-03a Michelin 309 +16 Laps Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 18 GT 56 USA BMW Team RLL DEU Dirk MüllerUSA Joey HandUSA Jonathan Summerton BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 307 +18 Laps BMW S65B40 4.0 L V8 19 GT 03 USA Corvette Racing DEN Jan MagnussenUSA Jordan TaylorESP Antonio García Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 307 +18 Laps Chevrolet LS5.5R 5.5 L V8 20 LMGTEPro 71 ITA AF Corse ITA Andrea BertoliniMON Olivier BerettaITA Marco Cioci Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 307 +18 Laps Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 21 GT 4 USA Corvette Racing GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerGBR Richard Westbrook Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 307 +18 Laps Chevrolet LS5.5R 5.5 L V8 22 GT 155 USA BMW Team RLL USA Bill AuberlenDEU Jörg MüllerDEU Uwe Alzen BMW M3 GT2 Dunlop 307 +18 Laps BMW S65B40 4.0 L V8 23 LMGTEPro 77 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton DEU Marc LiebAUT Richard LietzFRA Patrick Pilet Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 306 +19 Laps Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 24 GT 48 USA Paul Miller Racing USA Bryce MillerDEU Sascha MaassenGBR Rob Bell Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Dunlop 303 +22 Laps Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 25 PC 7 USA Merchant Services Racing USA Chapman DucoteMEX Javier AcheverriaMEX Pablo Sanchez Oreca FLM09 Michelin 303 +22 Laps Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 26 GT 044 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Seth NeimanUSA Darren LawUSA Andy Lally Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 303 +22 Laps Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 27 GT 02 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Ed BrownUSA Jeff SegalUSA Anthony Lazzaro Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 303 +22 Laps Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 28DNF Did not finish P1 6 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing DEU Klaus GrafDEU Lucas LuhrFRA Simon Pagenaud HPD ARX-03a Michelin 302 Fuel valve Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 29 LMGTEAm 88 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton DEU Christian RiedITA Gianluca RodaITA Paolo Ruberti Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 298 +27 Laps Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 30 P2 54 USA Black Swan Racing USA Tim PappasUSA Bret CurtisUSA Jon Fogarty Lola B11/80 Dunlop 298 +27 Laps Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 31 LMGTEAm 70 FRA Larbre Compétition FRA Pascal GibonFRA Christophe BourretFRA Jean-Philippe Belloc Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 297 +28 Laps Chevrolet LS5.5R 5.5 L V8 32 LMP1 12 SUI Rebellion Racing FRA Nicolas ProstSUI Neel JaniDEU Nick Heidfeld Lola B11/60 Michelin 296 +29 Laps Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 33 GTC 023 USA Alex Job Racing USA Bill SweedlerUSA Townsend BellRSA Dion von Moltke Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 292 +33 Laps Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 34 LMGTEPro 97 GBR Aston Martin Racing DEU Stefan MückeGBR Darren TurnerMEX Adrián Fernández Aston Martin Vantage GTE Michelin 292 +33 Laps Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 35 GTC 022 USA Alex Job Racing USA Cooper MacNeilUSA Leh KeenCAN Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 291 +34 Laps Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 36 LMP1 13 SUI Rebellion Racing ITA Andrea BelicchiSUI Harold PrimatNED Jeroen Bleekemolen Lola B11/60 Michelin 291 +34 Laps Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 37 GTC 34 USA Green Hornet Racing USA Peter LeSaffreIRL Damien FaulknerNED Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 290 +35 Laps Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 38 GT 17 USA Team Falken Tire USA Bryan SellersDEU Wolf HenzlerAUT Martin Ragginger Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Falken 290 +35 Laps Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 39DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 50 FRA Larbre Compétition FRA Patrick BornhauserFRA Julien CanalPRT Pedro Lamy Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 288 Gearbox Chevrolet LS5.5R 5.5 L V8 40 GTC 66 USA TRG USA Spencer PumpellyUSA Marc BuntingVEN Emilio Di Guida Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 287 +38 Laps Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 41 LMGTEAm 61 ITA AF Corse-Waltrip USA Robert KauffmanUSA Michael WaltripPRT Rui Águas Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 283 +42 Laps Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 42 PC 5 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing MEX Memo GidleyUSA Michael GuaschNZL Roger Wills Oreca FLM09 Michelin 282 +43 Laps Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 43 GTC 11 USA JDX Racing CAN Chris CummingFRA Kévin EstreDEU Mark Bullitt Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 282 +43 Laps Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 44 P2 37 USA Conquest Endurance GBR Martin PlowmanDEN David Heinemeier HanssonBEL Jan Heylen Morgan LMP2 Dunlop 281 +44 Laps Judd HK 3.6 L V8 45 GTC 024 USA Competition Motorsports USA Bob FaietaUSA Cort WagnerUSA Michael Avenatti Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 279 +46 Laps Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 46 GT 01 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports USA Scott SharpUSA Johannes van OverbeekUSA Guy Cosmo Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 278 +47 Laps Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 47 LMP2 28 UAE Gulf Racing Middle East FRA Fabien GiroixFRA Maxime JousseSWE Stefan Johansson Lola B12/80 Dunlop 277 +48 Laps Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 48 GTC 32 USA GMG Racing USA James SofronasUSA Alex WelchUSA René Villeneuve Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 276 +49 Laps Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 49 PC 18 USA Performance Tech Motorsports USA Anthony NicolosiUSA Ricardo VeraBRA Raphael Matos Oreca FLM09 Michelin 274 +51 Laps Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 50 LMGTEAm 57 USA Krohn Racing USA Tracy KrohnSWE Niclas JönssonITA Michele Rugolo Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Dunlop 265 +60 Laps Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 51 PC 9 USA RSR Racing BRA Bruno JunqueiraUSA Tomy DrissiMEX Roberto González Oreca FLM09 Michelin 255 +70 Laps Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 52 LMGTEAm 55 GBR JWA-Avila USA Bill BinnieCHE Joël CamathiasFIN Markus Palttala Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Pirelli 252 +73 Laps Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 53 GT 45 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Patrick LongDEU Jörg BergmeisterDEU Marco Holzer Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 251 +74 Laps Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 54DNF Did not finish GTC 031 USA NGT Motorsport DEN Nicki ThiimVEN Angel Benitez Sr.VEN Angel Benitez Jr. Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 236 Accident Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 55DNF Did not finish LMP1 15 FRA OAK Racing FRA Guillaume MoreauAUT Dominik KraihamerBEL Bertrand Baguette OAK Pescarolo 01 Dunlop 233 Engine Judd DB 3.4 L V8 56DNF Did not finish GTC 30 USA NGT Motorsport GBR Sean EdwardsUSA Henrique CisnerosUSA Carlos Kauffman Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Yokohama 205 Accident Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 57DNF Did not finish PC 025 USA Dempsey Racing USA Duncan EndeFRA Henri RichardUSA Dane Cameron Oreca FLM09 Michelin 172 Accident Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 58DNF Did not finish P2 95 USA Level 5 Motorsports USA Scott TuckerMEX Luis DíazUSA Ryan Hunter-Reay HPD ARX-03b Dunlop 85 Accident damage Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 59DNF Did not finish LMP2 23 FRA Signatech Nissan FRA Franck MailleuxFRA Jordan TressonFRA Olivier Lombard Oreca 03 Dunlop 85 Accident Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 60DNF Did not finish LMGTEPro 59 FRA Luxury Racing FRA Frédéric MakowieckiBRA Jaime MeloFRA Jean-Karl Vernay Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 83 Accident damage Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 61DNF Did not finish PC 8 USA Merchant Services Racing CAN Kyle MarcelliGBR Dean SterlingUSA Lucas Downs Oreca FLM09 Michelin 38 Accident Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 62DNF Did not finish LMGTEAm 58 FRA Luxury Racing DEU Pierre EhretDEU Dominik FarnbacherFRA François Jakubowski Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 0 Accident Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 EX Excluded LMGTEPro 51 ITA AF Corse ITA Giancarlo FisichellaITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Michelin 215 Disqualified Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 EX Excluded LMP2 29 UAE Gulf Racing Middle East CIV Frédéric FatienJPN Keiko IharaCHE Jean-Denis Delétraz Lola B12/80 Dunlop — Excluded Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8+ Tire manufacturers Key Symbol Tire manufacturerDunlop DunlopFalken Falken TireMichelin MichelinPirelli PirelliYokohama Yokohama Championship standings after the race start +World Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 1 ITA Rinaldo CapelloDNK Tom KristensenGBR Allan McNish 25 2 DEU Timo BernhardFRA Romain DumasFRA Loïc Duval 18 (−7) 3 GBR Ryan DalzielVEN Enzo PotolicchioFRA Stéphane Sarrazin 15 (−10) 4 FRA Matthieu LahayeFRA Jacques NicoletFRA Olivier Pla 12 (−13) 5 FRA Jean-Christophe BoullionFRA Emmanuel CollardFRA Julien Jousse 10 (−15)Source: break +LMP1 Manufacturers' World Championship standings Pos. Position Manufacturer Points 1 DEU Audi 25Source: break +LMGTE Manufacturers' World Cup standings Pos. Position Manufacturer Points 1 ITA Ferrari 33 2 DEU Porsche 33 (−0) 3 USA Chevrolet 22 (−11)Source: break +Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams standings Pos. Position Team Points 1 FRA Pescarolo Team 25 2 GBR Strakka Racing 18 (−7) 3 GBR JRM 15 (−10) 4 CHE Rebellion Racing 12 (−13) 5 FRA OAK Racing 8 (−17)Source: end start +Endurance Trophy For LMP2 Teams standings Pos. Position Team Points 1 USA Starworks Motorsport 25 2 FRA OAK Racing 18 (−7) 3 ARG Pecom Racing 15 (−10) 4 GBR Greaves Motorsport 12 (−13) 5 GBR ADR-Delta 10 (−15)Source: break +Endurance Trophy For LMGTE Pro Teams standings Pos. Position Team Points 1 ITA AF Corse 25 2 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton 18 (−7) 3 GBR Aston Martin Racing 15 (−10)Source: break +Endurance Trophy For LMGTE Am Teams standings Pos. Position Team Points 1 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton 25 2 FRA Larbre Compétition 18 (−7) 3 ITA AF Corse-Waltrip 15 (−10) 4 USA Krohn Racing 12 (−13) 5 GBR JWA-Avila 10 (−15)Source: end start +P1 Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 1 USA Chris DysonGBR Steven KaneGBR Guy Smith 24 2 DEU Klaus GrafDEU Lucas Luhr 20 (−4)Source:Driver Standings http://www.alms.com/standings American Le Mans Series July 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121125082502/http://www.alms.com/standings November 25, 2012 dead break +P2 Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 1 PRT João BarbosaFRA Christophe BouchutGBR Scott Tucker 24 2 USA Jon FogartyUSA Tim Pappas 20 (−4) 3 DNK David Heinemeier HanssonGBR Martin Plowman 17 (−7)Source: break +PC Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 1 VEN Alex PopowVEN E. J. Viso 24 2 USA Ken DobsonMEX Rudy Junco Jr.USA Butch Leitzinger 20 (−4) 3 USA Jon BennettUSA Colin Braun 17 (−7) 4 MEX Javier EcheverriaMEX Pablo Sanchez 14 (−10) 5 USA Memo GidleyUSA Mike Guasch 12 (−12)Source: break +GT Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 1 USA Joey HandDEU Dirk MüllerUSA Jonathan Summerton 24 2 ESP Antonio GarcíaDNK Jan MagnussenUSA Jordan Taylor 20 (−4) 3 GBR Oliver GavinUSA Tommy MilnerGBR Richard Westbrook 17 (−7) 4 DEU Uwe AlzenUSA Bill AuberlenDEU Jörg Müller 14 (−10) 5 GBR Rob BellDEU Sascha MaassenUSA Bryce Miller 12 (−12)Source: break +GTC Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 1 ZAF Dion von Moltke 24 2 USA Leh KeenUSA Cooper MacNeil 20 (−4) 3 NLD Sebastiaan BleekemolenIRL Damien FaulknerUSA Peter LeSaffre 17 (−7) 4 USA Marc BuntingUSA Spencer Pumpelly 14 (−10) 5 CAN Chris CummingFRA Kévin Estre 12 (−12)Source: end start +P1 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 1 USA Dyson Racing Team 24 2 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 20 (−4)Source:Team Standings http://www.alms.com/standings/team American Le Mans Series July 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121123143125/http://www.alms.com/standings/team November 23, 2012 dead break +P2 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 1 USA Level 5 Motorsports 24 2 USA Black Swan Racing 20 (−4) 3 USA Conquest Endurance 17 (−7)Source: break +PC Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 1 USA CORE Autosport 24 2 USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 20 (−4) 3 USA Merchant Services Racing 14 (−10) 4 USA Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 12 (−12) 5 USA Performance Tech Motorsports 10 (−14)Source: break +GT Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 1 USA BMW Team RLL 24 2 USA Corvette Racing 20 (−4) 3 USA Paul Miller Racing 12 (−12) 4 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 10 (−14) 5 USA Extreme Speed Motorsports 8 (−16)Source: break +GTC Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 1 USA Alex Job Racing 24 2 USA Green Hornet Racing 17 (−7) 3 USA TRG 14 (−10) 4 USA JDX Racing 12 (−12) 5 USA Competition Motorsports 10 (−14)Source: end Notes References 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship None 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2012 American Le Mans Series None American Le Mans Series at Long Beach Category:12 Hours of Sebring Sebring Sebring Sebring 12 Hours Of Sebring