2023 12 Hours of Sebring

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The 2023 12 Hours of Sebring (formally known as the 71st Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts) was an endurance sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida from 15 to 18 March 2023. It was the second round of both the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Endurance Cup. Cadillac Racing entered as the defending overall winners of the 12-hour event, albeit in the new-for-2023 GTP class rather than DPi.

Sebring International Raceway

The race was won by the #31 Whelen Engineering Racing entry, driven by Pipo Derani, Jack Aitken, and Alexander Sims, after a late accident eliminated the top three GTP-class cars.[1]

Background

 
The #31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-Series.R en route to victory.

2023 saw the introduction of LMDh machinery into the IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship, allowing teams in the top classes to compete in both marquee series on the same weekend. The Acura ARX-06 of Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian claimed victory in the first race in class history, the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, and the car continued its early success by topping IMSA's sanctioned test that took place at Sebring approximately a month before the 12-hour event, albeit this time in the hands of Wayne Taylor Racing.[2] Former racing driver and Sebring Hall of Fame inductee Lyn St. James served as the race's grand marshal.[3]

The "Super Sebring" weekend also presented the opportunity for a number of drivers in other classes to compete in both endurance events in the same weekend. The Iron Dames trio of Michelle Gatting, Rahel Frey, and Sarah Bovy, for instance, competed in both the GTE Am category of the 1000 Miles of Sebring as well as the GTD class in the 12-hour.[4] A total of 27 drivers pulled double duty across the two races, with only Dane Cameron and Michael Christensen running in the top class for both.[5]

On March 8, 2023, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the GTP and LMP2 classes.[6] Wholesale changes were introduced to the top class following the 24 Hours of Daytona, where all cars ran on equal metrics. All cars ran on a 1030 kilogram base weight at Daytona, whereas at Sebring the Cadillac ran at the lowest weight (1038 kg), with the BMW at 1040 kg, the Porsche at 1048 kg, and the Acura at 1054 kg. As a result, the Cadillac and BMW both ran at 513 kilowatts of power, while the Porsche ran with 517 kW and the Acura with 520 kW – up from 500 kW across the board at Daytona. Maximum stint energy figures were also adjusted. No performance changes were announced for the LMP2 class.[7] On March 9, IMSA released the balance of performance metrics for the GTD class.[8] The Porsche received a five millimeter increase to its air restrictor after suffering from a lack of straight-line speed at Daytona. This change marked a four millimeter increase from the Sebring test, after which several Porsche teams threatened to withdraw their entries from the series if BoP concerns were not addressed.[9] The new-for-2023 Lamborghini also received an air restrictor size increase from 47 to 49 millimeters after suffering from a similar lack of pace in the opening round. The Ferrari received an increase in turbo boost pressure as well as a 15 kg weight increase, while the Acura also received similar changes in boost pressure but instead lost 15 kg. Other cars that received a weight break included the Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, and Lexus, while the Mercedes received an equivalent increase.[10]

Aside from the WEC support race, the Michelin Pilot Challenge and Porsche Carrera Cup North America made up the support bill. The former race was won by Robby Foley and Vin Barletta of Turner Motorsport,[11] while Riley Dickinson swept the pair of Carrera Cup events.[12]

Entries

A total of 53 cars took part in the event, split across five classes. 8 were entered in GTP, 8 in LMP2, 9 in LMP3, 8 in GTD Pro, and 20 in GTD.[13]

In GTP, the field was reduced by one entry following the season-opening round. Cadillac Racing's second car, in accordance with the team's plan for the entry to conduct the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship season, was removed. Wayne Taylor Racing, BMW M Team RLL, and Meyer Shank Racing also removed the fourth driver from their entries, being Brendon Hartley, Colton Herta, and Simon Pagenaud respectively. In LMP2, entries from Proton Competition and AF Corse did not return following Daytona, reducing the entry to eight cars. Nolan Siegel was also added to CrowdStrike Racing's entry.[14]

In LMP3, Ave Motorsports made their season debut, competing with Seth Lucas,[15] Trenton Estep, and Tõnis Kasemets. Jr III Racing, also making their season debut at Sebring, added Dakota Dickerson to their driver lineup of Ari Balogh and Garett Grist just weeks before the event, ensuring that the class runners-up from 2022 returned.[16] Dickerson's place in the Andretti Autosport lineup was filled by Dutch driver Glenn van Berlo.[17] Dan Goldburg joined the JDC-Miller MotorSports lineup, while Robert Mau was an addition to the Performance Tech Motorsports entry. Performance Tech finalized their entry with the addition of Tristan Nunez.[18] FastMD Racing also did not continue their entry past Daytona. Late in the weekend, MRS-GT Racing removed their entry.[19]

In GTD Pro, Risi Competizione added Stock Car Pro Series driver Gabriel Casagrande to their lineup, with the Brazilian making his first IMSA start since 2014, where he drove in the PC class for Performance Tech.[20] Both Team TGM and MDK Motorsports also did not continue to field an entry at Sebring, with MDK scaling back their planned Endurance Cup campaign due to BoP concerns.[21] Kyle Kirkwood and Franck Perera were added to the Vasser Sullivan Racing and Iron Lynx lineups, respectively. After initially committing to the Michelin Endurance Cup, SunEnergy1 Racing were also absent from the Sebring entry list, as were NTE Sport and the Iron Lynx #19. NTE Sport cited financial difficulties following their Daytona crash as the primary reason for their absence.[22] Julien Andlauer was also added to the #92 Kelly-Moss lineup. Inception Racing, which competed with the McLaren 720S GT3 base model at Daytona, upgraded to the Evo specification for Sebring, giving the package its global race debut.[23]

Practice

Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 10:10 AM ET on Thursday and ended with Filipe Albuquerque topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport, with a lap time of 1:48.303.[24]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 GTP 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Filipe Albuquerque 1:48.303 _
2 GTP 01 Cadillac Racing Renger van der Zande 1:48.436 +0.133
3 GTP 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Jack Aitken 1:48.534 +0.231
Source:[25]

Practice 2

The second practice session took place at 3:50 PM ET on Thursday and ended with Tom Blomqvist topping the charts for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:47.049.[26]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 GTP 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist 1:47.049 _
2 GTP 01 Cadillac Racing Sébastien Bourdais 1:47.075 +0.026
3 GTP 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Louis Delétraz 1:47.197 +0.148
Source:[27]

Night Practice

The night practice session took place at 7:45 PM ET on Thursday and ended with Alexander Sims topping the charts for Whelen Engineering Racing, with a lap time of 1:48.820.[28]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 GTP 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Alexander Sims 1:48.820 _
2 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Nick Tandy 1:48.972 +0.152
3 GTP 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Louis Delétraz 1:49.034 +0.214
Source:[29]

Final Practice

The fourth and final practice session took place at 8:55 AM ET on Friday and ended with Mathieu Jaminet topping the charts for Porsche Penske Motorsport, with a lap time of 1:47.086.[30]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Mathieu Jaminet 1:47.086 _
2 GTP 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Ricky Taylor 1:48.127 +1.041
3 GTP 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Pipo Derani 1:48.799 +1.713
Source:[31]

Warm-Up

The morning warm-up took place at 8:00 AM ET on Saturday and ended with Mathieu Jaminet again topping the charts for Porsche Penske Motorsport, with a lap time of 1:48.398.[32]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Mathieu Jaminet 1:48.398 _
2 GTP 25 BMW M Team RLL Connor De Phillippi 1:49.519 +1.121
3 GTP 24 BMW M Team RLL Marco Wittmann 1:51.226 +2.828
Source:[33]

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 GTP 31 Whelen Engineering Racing   Pipo Derani 1:45.836 _ 1
2 GTP 01 Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais 1:45.923 +0.087 2
3 GTP 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport   Ricky Taylor 1:46.100 +0.264 3
4 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport   Mathieu Jaminet 1:46.426 +0.590 4
5 GTP 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian   Tom Blomqvist 1:46.603 +0.767 5
6 GTP 24 BMW M Team RLL   Augusto Farfus 1:46.756 +0.920 6
7 GTP 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport   Matt Campbell 1:46.851 +1.015 7[a]
8 GTP 25 BMW M Team RLL   Connor De Phillippi 1:46.908 +1.072 8
9 LMP2 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Ben Keating 1:51.780 +5.944 9
10 LMP2 35 TDS Racing   François Heriau 1:51.900 +6.064 10
11 LMP2 11 TDS Racing   Steven Thomas 1:52.169 +6.333 11
12 LMP2 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR   George Kurtz 1:52.486 +6.650 12
13 LMP2 20 High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen 1:53.350 +7.514 13
14 LMP2 8 Tower Motorsports   John Farano 1:53.579 +7.743 14
15 LMP2 51 Rick Ware Racing   Eric Lux 1:53.673 +7.837 15
16 LMP2 18 Era Motorsport   Dwight Merriman 1:53.963 +8.127 16
17 LMP3 36 Andretti Autosport   Glenn van Berlo 1:55.215 +9.379 17
18 LMP3 4 Ave Motorsports   Tõnis Kasemets 1:56.874 +11.038 25[b]
19 LMP3 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports   Daniel Goldburg 1:56.984 +11.148 18
20 LMP3 74 Riley Motorsports   Gar Robinson 1:57.012 +11.176 19
21 LMP3 30 Jr III Racing   Ari Balogh 1:58.092 +12.256 20
22 LMP3 17 AWA   Anthony Mantella 1:58.164 +12.328 21
23 LMP3 38 Performance Tech Motorsports   Christopher Allen 1:58.724 +12.888 22
24 LMP3 13 AWA   Orey Fidani 1:59.160 +13.324 23
25 GTD Pro 3 Corvette Racing   Antonio García 1:59.315 +13.479 26
26 LMP3 33 Sean Creech Motorsport   Lance Willsey 1:59.458 +13.622 24
27 GTD Pro 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing   Jack Hawksworth 1:59.582 +13.746 27
28 GTD Pro 79 WeatherTech Racing   Daniel Juncadella 1:59.635 +13.799 52[c]
29 GTD 93 Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR   Kyle Marcelli 1:59.714 +13.878 28
30 GTD 57 Winward Racing   Philip Ellis 1:59.834 +13.998 53[d]
31 GTD Pro 23 Heart of Racing Team   Alex Riberas 1:59.925 +14.089 29
32 GTD Pro 62 Risi Competizione   Daniel Serra 1:59.939 +14.103 30
33 GTD 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing   Aaron Telitz 1:59.944 +14.108 31
34 GTD 16 Wright Motorsports   Jan Heylen 2:00.022 +14.186 32
35 GTD 023 Triarsi Competizione   Alessio Rovera 2:00.124 +14.288 33
36 GTD 1 Paul Miller Racing   Madison Snow 2:00.229 +14.393 34
37 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport   Patrick Gallagher 2:00.504 +14.668 35
38 GTD 78 Forte Racing powered by US RaceTronics   Loris Spinelli 2:00.639 +14.803 36
39 GTD Pro 63 Iron Lynx   Franck Perera 2:00.763 +14.927 37
40 GTD 70 Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe 2:01.395 +15.559 38
41 GTD 47 Cetilar Racing   Giorgio Sernagiotto 2:01.451 +15.615 39
42 GTD 21 AF Corse   Simon Mann 2:01.588 +15.752 40
43 GTD 83 Iron Dames   Michelle Gatting 2:01.652 +15.816 41
44 GTD 27 Heart of Racing Team   Ian James 2:01.652 +15.816 46[e]
45 GTD 91 Kelly-Moss with Riley   Alan Metni 2:01.927 +16.091 48[f]
46 GTD 44 Magnus Racing   John Potter 2:02.115 +16.279 42
47 GTD 77 Wright Motorsports   Alan Brynjolfsson 2:02.612 +16.776 43
48 GTD 80 AO Racing Team   P. J. Hyett 2:02.678 +16.842 44
49 GTD 66 Gradient Racing   Sheena Monk 2:03.342 +17.506 45
50 GTD 92 Kelly-Moss with Riley   David Brule 2:04.555 +18.719 47[g]
GTD Pro 9 Pfaff Motorsports No Time Set 49[h]
GTD Pro 95 Turner Motorsport Time Disallowed 50[i]
GTD 32 Team Korthoff Motorsports Time Disallowed 51[j]
QUALIFYING RESULTS STARTING GRID
  1. ^ The #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry had its two fastest laps invalidated for causing a red flag.
  2. ^ The #4 Ave Motorsports entry started at the rear of the LMP3 class due to a technical infraction.
  3. ^ The #79 WeatherTech Racing entry started at the rear of the GTD Pro class due to a technical infraction.
  4. ^ The #57 Winward Racing entry started at the rear of the GTD class due to a technical infraction.
  5. ^ The #27 Heart of Racing Team entry started at the rear of the GTD class after deciding to change their starting race tires.
  6. ^ The #91 Kelly-Moss with Riley entry started at the rear of the GTD class after deciding to change their starting race tires.
  7. ^ The #92 Kelly-Moss with Riley entry started at the rear of the GTD class after deciding to change their starting race tires.
  8. ^ The #9 Pfaff Motorsports entry had its two fastest laps invalidated for causing a red flag.
  9. ^ The #95 Turner Motorsport entry had its lap times invalidated after the driver exited the car before the end of the qualifying session.
  10. ^ The #32 Team Korthoff Motorsports entry had its lap times invalidated after the driver exited the car before the end of the qualifying session.

Race

Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.

Pos Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 31   Whelen Engineering Racing   Jack Aitken
  Pipo Derani
  Alexander Sims
Cadillac V-Series.R 322 12:00:53.382‡
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
2 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Connor De Phillippi
  Sheldon van der Linde
  Nick Yelloly
BMW M Hybrid V8 322 +2.940
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
3 LMP2 8   Tower Motorsports   John Farano
  Scott McLaughlin
  Kyffin Simpson
Oreca 07 318 +4 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
4 LMP2 11   TDS Racing   Scott Huffaker
  Mikkel Jensen
  Steven Thomas
Oreca 07 318 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5 LMP2 18   Era Motorsport   Ryan Dalziel
  Dwight Merriman
  Christian Rasmussen
Oreca 07 318 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 52   PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Paul-Loup Chatin
  Ben Keating
  Alex Quinn
Oreca 07 318 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR   Ben Hanley
  George Kurtz
  Nolan Siegel
Oreca 07 318 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 20   High Class Racing   Dennis Andersen
  Anders Fjordbach
  Ed Jones
Oreca 07 317 +5 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9
DNF
GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Dane Cameron
  Mathieu Jaminet
  Nick Tandy
Porsche 963 315 Accident
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
10
DNF
GTP 10   Wayne Taylor Racing w/ Andretti Autosport   Filipe Albuquerque
  Louis Delétraz
  Ricky Taylor
Acura ARX-06 315 Accident
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
11
DNF
GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Matt Campbell
  Michael Christensen
  Felipe Nasr
Porsche 963 315 Accident
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
12 LMP3 74   Riley Motorsports   Josh Burdon
  Felipe Fraga
  Gar Robinson
Ligier JS P320 309 +13 Laps‡
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
13 LMP3 13   AWA   Matt Bell
  Orey Fidani
  Lars Kern
Duqueine M30 - D08 308 +14 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
14 LMP3 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Till Bechtolsheimer
  Dan Goldberg
  Tijmen van der Helm
Duqueine M30 - D08 308 +14 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
15 LMP3 17   AWA   Wayne Boyd
  Anthony Mantella
  Nicolás Varrone
Duqueine M30 - D08 307 +15 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
16 LMP3 4   Ave Motorsports   Trenton Estep
  Tõnis Kasemets
  Seth Lucas
Ligier JS P320 306 +16 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
17 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Klaus Bachler
  Patrick Pilet
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 303 +19 Laps‡
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
18 GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan Racing   Ben Barnicoat
  Jack Hawksworth
  Kyle Kirkwood
Lexus RC F GT3 303 +19 Laps
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
19 GTD Pro 79   WeatherTech Racing   Maro Engel
  Jules Gounon
  Daniel Juncadella
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 303 +19 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
20 GTD Pro 63   Iron Lynx   Romain Grosjean
  Jordan Pepper
  Franck Perera
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 303 +19 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
21 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing   Antonio García
  Tommy Milner
  Jordan Taylor
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 303 +19 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
22 GTD Pro 62   Risi Competizione   Gabriel Casagrande
  Davide Rigon
  Daniel Serra
Ferrari 296 GT3 303 +19 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
23 GTD Pro 95   Turner Motorsport   Bill Auberlen
  Chandler Hull
  John Edwards
BMW M4 GT3 302 +20 Laps
BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
24 GTP 60   Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian   Tom Blomqvist
  Colin Braun
  Hélio Castroneves
Acura ARX-06 301 +21 Laps
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
25 GTD 1   Paul Miller Racing   Corey Lewis
  Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow
BMW M4 GT3 301 +21 Laps‡
BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
26 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Michael Dinan
  Robby Foley
  Patrick Gallagher
BMW M4 GT3 301 +21 Laps
BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
27 GTD 92   Kelly-Moss w/ Riley   Julien Andlauer
  David Brule
  Alec Udell
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 301 +21 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
28 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe
  Ollie Millroy
  Frederik Schandorff
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 301 +21 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
29 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan Racing   Frankie Montecalvo
  Aaron Telitz
  Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 301 +21 Laps
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
30 GTD 16   Wright Motorsports   Ryan Hardwick
  Jan Heylen
  Zacharie Robichon
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 301 +21 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
31 GTD 91   Kelly-Moss w/ Riley   Jaxon Evans
  Alan Metni
  Kay van Berlo
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 301 +21 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
32 GTD 77   Wright Motorsports   Alan Brynjolfsson
  Trent Hindman
  Max Root
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 301 +21 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
33 GTD 44   Magnus Racing   Andy Lally
  John Potter
  Spencer Pumpelly
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 301 +21 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
34 GTD 32   Team Korthoff Motorsports   Mikaël Grenier
  Kenton Koch
  Mike Skeen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 301 +21 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
35 GTD 83   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy
  Rahel Frey
  Michelle Gatting
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 300 +22 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
36 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Katherine Legge
  Marc Miller
  Sheena Monk
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 298 +24 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
37 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Ross Gunn
  David Pittard
  Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 297 +25 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
38 GTD 21   AF Corse   Francesco Castellacci
  Simon Mann
  Miguel Molina
Ferrari 296 GT3 294 +28 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
39 LMP3 38   Performance Tech Motorsports   Christopher Allen
  Robert Mau
  Tristan Nunez
Ligier JS P320 293 +29 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
40 GTD 47   Cetilar Racing   Antonio Fuoco
  Roberto Lacorte
  Giorgio Sernagiotto
Ferrari 296 GT3 290 +32 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
41
DNF
LMP2 51   Rick Ware Racing   Devlin DeFrancesco
  Pietro Fittipaldi
  Eric Lux
Oreca 07 289 Accident
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
42
DNF
GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Roman De Angelis
  Ian James
  Marco Sørensen
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 287 Accident
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
43 GTD 80   AO Racing Team   P. J. Hyett
  Gunnar Jeannette
  Sebastian Priaulx
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 285 +37 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
44 LMP3 33   Sean Creech Motorsports   João Barbosa
  Nico Pino
  Lance Willsey
Ligier JS P320 283 +39 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
45
DNF
LMP3 30   Jr III Racing   Ari Balogh
  Dakota Dickerson
  Garett Grist
Ligier JS P320 282 Accident
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
46
DNF
GTD 78   Forte Racing Powered by US RaceTronics   Misha Goikhberg
  Benjamin Hites
  Loris Spinelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 279 Accident
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
47
DNF
GTP 01   Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais
  Scott Dixon
  Renger van der Zande
Cadillac V-Series.R 241 Fire
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
48
DNF
LMP3 36   Andretti Autosport   Jarett Andretti
  Gabby Chaves
  Glenn van Berlo
Ligier JS P320 230 Engine
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
49
DNF
GTD 57   Winward Racing   Indy Dontje
  Philip Ellis
  Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 198 Accident
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
50
DNF
GTD 93   Racers Edge Motorsports w/ WTR   Danny Formal
  Ashton Harrison
  Kyle Marcelli
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 186 Collision
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
51
DNF
GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Philipp Eng
  Augusto Farfus
  Marco Wittmann
BMW M Hybrid V8 172 Overheating
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
52
DNF
LMP2 35   TDS Racing   François Heriau
  Josh Pierson
  Giedo van der Garde
Oreca 07 132 Accident
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
53
DNF
GTD 023   Triarsi Competizione   Alessio Rovera
  Charlie Scardina
  Onofrio Triarsi
Ferrari 296 GT3 95 Alternator
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
PROVISIONAL RESULTS

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