2003 12 Hours of Sebring

Sports car endurance race February 2025 thumb|Track map of the Sebring International Raceway The 2003 12 Hours of Sebring was the 51st running of this event, and took place on March 15, 2003. This was also the opening race of the 2003 American Le Mans Series season. Official results 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 LMP900 1 DEU Infineon Team Joest DEU Marco WernerDEU Frank BielaAUT Philipp Peter Audi R8 Michelin 367 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 2 LMP900 38 USA ADT Champion Racing ITA Emanuele PirroFIN JJ LehtoSWE Stefan Johansson Audi R8 Michelin 367 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 3 LMGTP 8 GBR Team Bentley GBR Johnny HerbertAUS David BrabhamGBR Mark Blundell Bentley Speed 8 Michelin 363 Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 4 LMGTP 7 GBR Team Bentley DEN Tom KristensenGBR Guy SmithITA Rinaldo Capello Bentley Speed 8 Michelin 362 Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8 5 LMP900 10 USA JML Team Panoz MCO Olivier BerettaITA Max PapisUSA Gunnar Jeannette Panoz LMP01 Evo Michelin 352 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 6 LMP900 9 GBR Audi Sport UK FIN Mika SaloGBR Jonny KaneGBR Perry McCarthy Audi R8 Michelin 351 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 7 LMP900 27 USA Doran Lista Racing BEL Didier TheysBEL Eric van de PoeleCHE Fredy Lienhard Dallara SP1 Michelin 336 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 8 GTS 3 USA Corvette Racing CAN Ron FellowsUSA Johnny O'ConnellFRA Franck Fréon Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 332 Chevrolet LS7r 7.0 L V8 9 LMP900 11 USA JML Team Panoz CAN Scott MaxwellCAN John GrahamCHE Benjamin Leuenberger Panoz LMP01 Evo Michelin 324 Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8 10 GT 23 USA Alex Job Racing DEU Lucas LuhrDEU Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 320 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 11 GT 31 USA White Lightning Racing GBR Johnny MowlemSWE Niclas JönssonUSA Craig Stanton Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 319 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 12 LMP900 12 USA American Spirit Racing USA Michael LewisUSA Tomy DrissiUSA Guy Cosmo Riley & Scott Mk III C Dunlop 318 Lincoln (Élan) 5.0 L V8 13 GTS 80 GBR Veloqx Prodrive Racing GBR Darren TurnerGBR Anthony DavidsonGBR Kelvin Burt Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Michelin 316 Ferrari 5.9 L V12 14 GT 53 DEU Seikel Motorsport ITA Alex CaffiITA Gabrio RosaCHE Andrea Chiesa Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 312 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 15 GT 28 USA JMB Racing USA FRA Stéphane GrégoireITA Fabio BabiniITA Christian Pescatori Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Pirelli 311 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 16 LMP900 77 GBR Taurus Sports Racing GBR Phil AndrewsGBR Justin KeenUSA Larry Oberto Lola B2K/10 Dunlop 307 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 17 GT 24 USA Alex Job Racing DEU Jörg BergmeisterDEU Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 307 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 LMP675 20 USA Dyson Racing USA Chris DysonUSA Chad BlockBEL Didier de Radiguès MG-Lola EX257 Goodyear 306 MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 GT 68 USA The Racer's Group USA Cort WagnerUSA Marc BuntingUSA Chris Gleason Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 299 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 20 GT 41 GBR DeWALT Racesport Salisbury GBR Rob BarffGBR Richard HayGBR Richard Stanton TVR Tuscan T400R Dunlop 297 TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6 21 GT 66 USA The Racer's Group USA Kevin BucklerUSA Jim PaceCHL Eliseo Salazar Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 293 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 22 GT 42 USA Orbit Racing USA Joe PolicastroUSA Joe Policastro, Jr.USA Mike Fitzgerald Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 292 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 23 GT 33 USA ZIP Racing USA Andy LallyUSA Spencer PumpellyUSA Steven Ivankovich Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 290 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 24 GT 67 USA The Racer's Group USA Michael SchromDEU Pierre EhretUSA Vic Rice Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 288 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 25DNF LMP900 36 USA Jim Matthews Racing USA Jim MatthewsBEL Marc GoossensDEN Jan Magnussen Riley & Scott Mk III C Michelin 284 Ford (Yates) 6.0 L V8 26DNF GTS 4 USA Corvette Racing USA Kelly CollinsGBR Andy PilgrimGBR Oliver Gavin Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 283 Chevrolet LS7r 7.0 L V8 27 GT 29 USA JMB Racing USA USA Stephen EarleITA Andrea GarbagnatiITA Ludovico Manfredi Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Pirelli 283 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 28DNF GTS 71 USA Carsport America USA Tom WeickardtUSA Jeff AltenbergFRA Jean-Philippe Belloc Dodge Viper GTS-R Pirelli 280 Dodge 8.0 L V10 29 GT 52 DEU Seikel Motorsport USA Philip CollinUSA John LloydCAN David Shep Porsche 911 GT3-RS Yokohama 278 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 30 LMP675 37 USA Intersport Racing USA Jon FieldUSA Duncan DaytonUSA Mike Durand MG-Lola EX257 Goodyear 266 MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 31DNF GT 78 DEU T2M Motorsport USA Derek ClarkUSA Chip VanceFRA Georges Forgeois Porsche 911 GT3-R Dunlop 263 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 32NC GTS 2 DEU Konrad Motorsport AUT Franz KonradGBR Robert NearnCHE Toni Seiler Saleen S7-R Dunlop 249 Ford 7.0 L V8 33DNF GTS 88 GBR Veloqx Prodrive Racing CZE Tomáš EngeNLD Peter KoxGBR Jamie Davies Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Michelin 245 Ferrari 5.9 L V12 34DNF GT 34 USA Risi Competizione GBR Marino FranchittiGBR Kevin McGarrity Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Michelin 243 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 35NC GT 61 GBR P.K. Sport GBR Ian DonaldsonGBR Bart HaydenGBR Gregor Fisken Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 240 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 36DNF GT 63 USA ACEMCO Motorsports USA B.J. ZachariasUSA Andrew DavisUSA Shane Lewis Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Yokohama 233 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 37DNF GT 40 USA Alegra Motorsports USA Boris SaidUSA Catersby JonesUSA Carlos DeQuesada BMW M3 Yokohama 141 BMW 3.2 L I6 38DNF GT 03 USA Hyper Sport USA Joe FosterUSA Brad NybergUSA Rick Skelton Porsche 911 GT3-RS Pirelli 125 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 39DNF GT 48 NLD Spyker Squadron DEU Norman SimonNLD Hans HugenholtzBEL Patrick van Schoote Spyker C8 Double-12R Dunlop 103 BMW (Mader) 4.0 L V8 40DNF GTS 83 GBR Graham Nash Motorsport BRA Thomas ErdosPRT Pedro ChavesGBR Gavin Pickering Saleen S7-R Dunlop 97 Ford 7.0 L V8 41DNF GT 60 GBR P.K. Sport GBR Robin LiddellGBR Piers MasaratiGBR David Warnock Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 74 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 42DNF LMP675 15 GBR RN Motorsports JPN Hayanari ShimodaDEN John Nielsen DBA4 03S Dunlop 73 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 43DNF LMP900 87 USA Sezio Florida Racing Team USA Allen ZiegelmanFRA Patrice RousselGBR Ian James Norma M2000 Dunlop 71 Ford (Kinetic) 6.0 L V8 44DNF GT 07 DEU RWS-Yukos Motorsport AUT Walter Lechner, Jr.FRA Stéphane DaoudiRUS Nikolai Fomenko Porsche 911 GT3-R Pirelli 70 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 45DNF GTS 0 ITA Team Olive Garden ITA Emanuele NaspettiITA Domenico SchiattarellaVEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto Ferrari 550 Maranello Pirelli 59 Ferrari 6.0 L V12 46DNF GT 79 USA J-3 Racing USA David MurryUSA Brian CunninghamUSA Justin Jackson Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 57 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 47DNF LMP675 18 USA Marshall Cooke Racing USA Jason WorkmanCAN Melanie PatersonGBR Ben Devlin Lola B2K/40 Pirelli 50 Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4 48DNF GT 35 USA Risi Competizione USA Terry BorchellerUSA Anthony LazzaroDEU Ralf Kelleners Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Michelin 39 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 49DNF LMP675 16 USA Dyson Racing USA Butch LeitzingerGBR Andy WallaceGBR James Weaver MG-Lola EX257 Goodyear 39 MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 50DNF LMP675 56 USA Team Bucknum Racing USA Jeff BucknumUSA Bryan WillmanUSA Chris McMurry Pilbeam MP91 Dunlop 37 Willman (JPX) 3.4 L V6 51DNF GT 43 USA Orbit Racing USA Leo HinderyUSA Peter BaronDEU Marc Lieb Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 26 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 52DNF LMP900 01 GBR Team Nasamax USA Bryan HertaCAN Robbie StirlingFRA Romain Dumas Reynard 01Q Goodyear 14 Cosworth XDE 2.7 L Turbo V8(Bio-ethanol) 53DNF LMP900 6 GBR Lister Storm Racing GBR Jamie Campbell-WalterGBR Ian MacKellar Lister Storm LMP Dunlop 10 Chevrolet LS1 6.0 L V8 54DNF GTS 17 USA Carsport America NLD Mike HezemansBEL Anthony Kumpen Pagani Zonda GR Pirelli 6 Mercedes-AMG 6.3 L V12 DSQ† LMP900 30 USA Intersport Racing USA Clint FieldUSA Rick SutherlandUSA John Macaluso Lola B2K/10 Goodyear 196 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 † - #30 was disqualified for receiving outside assistance while still on the race course. Statistics Pole Position - #1 Infineon Team Joest - 1:48.826 Note: #8 Team Bentley was originally on pole (1:48.108), but failed post-qualifying inspection. Fastest Lap - #7 Team Bentley - 1:49.521 Distance - 1357.9 mi km Average Speed - 113.097 mi/h km/h on External links http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/events/sebring/OfficialResults.pdf Official Results dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121020195116/http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/events/sebring/OfficialResults.pdf 2012-10-20  (48.7 KB) 2003 American Le Mans Series None 2003 Grand Prix of Atlanta S Category:12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Of Sebring 12 Hours Of Sebring