2008 12 Hours of Sebring

Sports car endurance race February 2025 thumb|Track map of the Sebring International Raceway thumb|right|Overall winner thumb|right|Press box near the end of the event thumb|right|LMP1 class winner thumb|right|GT1 class winner thumb|right|GT2 class winner The 2008 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida was the 56th running of this event and the opening round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida on March 15, 2008. Porsche was able to defeat Audi, marking the first loss for Audi at Sebring since 1999, while Porsche marks its first overall win at Sebring since 1988, the 20th anniversary since its last win. The Porsche's win was also the first time in 14 years that the non-premier class of the race won the 12 Hours of Sebring overall, and the third time in history; it was also the first time an LMP2 car won the 12 Hours of Sebring since the race has become a part of the ALMS. The last time that the non-premier class won overall in Sebring was 1994, when Clayton Cunningham Racing, participating in the 1994 IMSA GT Championship season as a GTS-class entry, defeated the flagship World Sports Cars in a Nissan 300ZX. Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). http://www.imsaracing.net/2008/events/sebring/ALMS_FinalRace_REV.pdf PDF ALMS Final Revised Race Report International Motor Sports Association 16 March 2008 2008-03-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080624224214/http://www.imsaracing.net/2008/events/sebring/ALMS_FinalRace_REV.pdf 24 June 2008 dead dmy-all Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Engine 1 LMP2 7 USA Penske Racing DEU Timo BernhardFRA Romain DumasFRA Emmanuel Collard Porsche RS Spyder Evo Michelin 351 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 2 LMP2 20 USA Dyson Racing USA Butch LeitzingerGBR Marino FranchittiUSA Andy Lally Porsche RS Spyder Evo Michelin 351 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 3 LMP1 1 USA Audi Sport North America ITA Rinaldo CapelloGBR Allan McNishDEN Tom Kristensen Audi R10 TDI Michelin 351 Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 4 LMP2 16 USA Dyson Racing USA Chris DysonGBR Guy Smith Porsche RS Spyder Evo Michelin 350 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 5 LMP2 9 USA Patrón Highcroft Racing USA Scott SharpAUS David BrabhamSWE Stefan Johansson Acura ARX-01B Michelin 349 Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 6 LMP1 2 USA Audi Sport North America DEU Marco WernerDEU Lucas LuhrDEU Mike Rockenfeller Audi R10 TDI Michelin 333 Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 7 LMP2 27 SUI Horag Lista Racing SUI Fredy LienhardBEL Didier TheysNED Jan Lammers Porsche RS Spyder Evo Michelin 333 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 8 GT1 3 USA Corvette Racing USA Johnny O'ConnellDEN Jan MagnussenCAN Ron Fellows Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 328 Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 9 LMP1 37 USA Intersport Racing USA Jon FieldUSA Clint FieldUSA Richard Berry Lola B06/10 Dunlop 327 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8(E85 ethanol) 10 GT1 4 USA Corvette Racing GBR Oliver GavinMON Olivier BerettaITA Max Papis Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 320 Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 11 LMP1 07 FRA Peugeot Sport Total FRA Nicolas MinassianFRA Stéphane SarrazinPOR Pedro Lamy Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Michelin 318 Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 12 GT2 45 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports DEU Jörg BergmeisterDEU Wolf HenzlerDEU Marc Lieb Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 314 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 13 GT2 44 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 44 USA Darren LawUSA Seth NeimanAUS Alex Davison Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 311 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 14 GT2 61 USA Risi CompetizioneUSA Krohn Racing USA Tracy KrohnSWE Niclas JönssonBEL Eric van de Poele Ferrari F430GT Michelin 308 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 15 GT2 73 USA Tafel Racing USA Jim TafelDEU Pierre EhretDEN Allan Simonsen Ferrari F430GT Michelin 305 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 16 GT1 008 USA Bell Motorsports USA Terry BorchellerUSA Chapman DucoteESP Antonio García Aston Martin DBR9 Dunlop 299 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 17 GT2 11 USA Primetime Race Group USA Joel FeinbergUSA Chris Hall Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Michelin 295 Dodge 8.3 L V10 18DNF LMP2 26 USA Andretti Green Racing USA Marco AndrettiUSA Bryan HertaBRA Christian Fittipaldi Acura ARX-01B Michelin 287 Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 19 GT2 5 DEU VICI Racing DEU Uwe AlzenUSA Craig StantonUSA Nathan Swartzbaugh Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Kumho 286 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 20 GT2 71 USA Tafel Racing DEU Dominik FarnbacherDEU Dirk MüllerGBR Rob Bell Ferrari F430GT Michelin 280 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 21 GT2 46 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports USA Johannes van OverbeekFRA Patrick PiletAUT Richard Lietz Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 280 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 22DNF LMP1 12 USA Autocon Motorsports USA Chris McMurryUSA Bryan WillmanCAN Tony Burgess Creation CA07 Dunlop 250 Judd GV5 5.0 L V10 23DNF GT2 21 USA Panoz Team PTG USA Joey HandUSA Tommy MilnerUSA Tom Sutherland Panoz Esperante GT-LM Yokohama 200 Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8 24DNF GT2 40 USA Robertson Racing USA David RobertsonUSA Andrea RobertsonUSA David Murry Ford GT-R Mk.VII Dunlop 186 Ford 5.0 L V8 25DNF GT2 77 SVK Autoracing Club Bratislava SVK Miro KonôpkaSVK Miro HornakITA Mauro Casadei Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 173 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 26DNF GT2 62 USA Risi Competizione BRA Jaime MeloFIN Mika SaloITA Gianmaria Bruni Ferrari F430GT Michelin 137 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 27DNF GT2 87 USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports DEU Marc BassengDEU Dirk WernerUSA Bryce Miller Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 136 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 28DNF GT2 28 USA LG Motorsports USA Lou GigliottiUSA Doug PetersonBEL Marc Goossens Chevrolet Corvette C6 Kumho 99 Chevrolet LS3 6.0 L V8 29DNF LMP2 32 FRA Barazi-Epsilon DEN Juan BaraziNED Michael VergersFRA Jean-Christophe Ravier Zytek 07S/2 Michelin 88 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 30DNF GT2 007 GBR Drayson-Barwell GBR Paul DraysonGBR Jonny CockerGBR Tim Sugden Aston Martin DBRS9 Dunlop 70 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12(E85 ethanol) 31DNF LMP2 6 USA Penske Racing USA Patrick LongDEU Sascha MaassenAUS Ryan Briscoe Porsche RS Spyder Evo Michelin 29 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 DSQ† LMP2 15 MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing MEX Adrian FernándezMEX Luis Diaz Acura ARX-01B Michelin 351 Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 DNS LMP2 8 USA B-K Motorsports USA Gerardo BonillaGBR Ben DevlinBRA Raphael Matos Lola B07/46 Yokohama - Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(E85 ethanol) DNS GT2 48 USA Corsa Motorsport USA Gunnar JeannetteGBR Johnny MowlemDEU Ralf Kelleners Ferrari F430GT Hankook - Ferrari 4.0 L V8 † - #15 Fernández Racing was disqualified from the race results after the car failed post-race inspection. The car's airbox was found to have been broken, allowing an excess of air into the engine. http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/03/16/lowe%e2%80%99s-fernandez-racing-excluded-from-sebring-12h/ Lowe's Fernandez Racing excluded from Sebring 12H Planet Le Mans 16 March 2008 2008-03-16 Statistics Pole Position - #1 Audi Sport North America - 1:43.195 http://www.imsaracing.net/2008/events/sebring/ALMS_FinalGrid.pdf PDF ALMS Final Grid International Motor Sports Association 15 March 2008 2008-03-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080624224215/http://www.imsaracing.net/2008/events/sebring/ALMS_FinalGrid.pdf 24 June 2008 dead dmy-all Fastest Lap - #07 Peugeot Sport Total - 1:44.536 References 2008 American Le Mans Series None 2008 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg Sebring 12 Hours Of Sebring, 2008 Category:12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Of Sebring 12 Hours Of Sebring