2000 12 Hours of Sebring

Sports car endurance race

Sebring International Raceway

The 2000 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 48th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring as well as the opening round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 18, 2000. This was the first time ever the 12 Hours was covered flag-to-flag on television with Speedvision doing the honors.

## Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos  | Class  | No  | Team  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Tyre  | Laps

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1  | LMP  | 78  |  Audi Sport North America |  Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Tom Kristensen | Audi R8 | M | 360
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2  | LMP  | 77  |  Audi Sport North America |  Rinaldo Capello
Michele Alboreto
Allan McNish | Audi R8 | M | 360
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3  | LMP  | 42  |  BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport |  Jörg Müller
JJ Lehto | BMW V12 LMR | M | 359
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
4  | LMP  | 43  |  BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport |  Jean-Marc Gounon
Steve Soper
Bill Auberlen | BMW V12 LMR | M | 358
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
5  | LMP  | 27  |  Doran Lista Racing  |  Didier Theys
Mauro Baldi
Fredy Lienhard | Ferrari 333 SP | M | 337
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
6  | LMP  | 19  |  Team Cadillac |  Wayne Taylor
Eric van de Poele
Max Angelelli | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 331
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
7  | GTS  | 91  |  Viper Team Oreca |  Dominique Dupuy
Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 327
Dodge 8.0 L V10
8  | GTS  | 92  |  Viper Team Oreca |  David Donohue
Tommy Archer
Marc Duez | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 326
Dodge 8.0 L V10
9  | GTS  | 93  |  Viper Team Oreca |  Jean-Philippe Belloc
Anthony Beltoise
Ni Amorim | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 321
Dodge 8.0 L V10
10  | GT  | 5  |  Dick Barbour Racing  |  Dirk Müller
Lucas Luhr | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | M | 313
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
11  | GT  | 70  |  Skea Racing International  |  Johnny Mowlem
David Murry  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | P | 308
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12  | GTS  | 33  |  Konrad Motorsport |  Franz Konrad
Charles Slater
John Paul Jr. | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 307
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
13  | GT  | 03  |  Reiser Callas Rennsport  |  Hurley Haywood
Craig Stanton
Joel Reiser  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | Y | 306
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14  | GT  | 07  |  RWS Motorsport  |  Dieter Quester
Philipp Peter
Luca Riccitelli  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | M | 302
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
15  | GT  | 41  |  Team LR Organization  |  Christophe Bouchut
Angelo Zadra  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | Y | 302
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
16  | GTS  | 4  |  Corvette Racing |  Andy Pilgrim
Kelly Collins
Franck Fréon | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 300
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
17  | GT  | 71  |  Skea Racing International  |  Rohan Skea
Grady Willingham
Lloyd Hawkins  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | P | 284
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18  | GT  | 87  |  Michael Colucci Racing
Nygmatech  |  Tim Robertson
Ian James
João Barbosa | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR  | P | 276
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
19  | GT  | 66  |  The Racer's Group |  Kevin Buckler
Robert Nagel
Mike Fitzgerald  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | G | 266
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
20  | GT  | 89  |  Michael Colucci Racing
Nygmatech  |  Dave Dullum
James McCormick
Kurt Baumann  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | P | 258
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | GT  | 51  |  Dick Barbour Racing  |  Sascha Maassen
Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | M | 251
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | LMP  | 1  |  Panoz Motor Sports |  David Brabham
Jan Magnussen
Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 249
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8

DNF  | GT  | 21  |  MCR Aspen Knolls  |  Shane Lewis
Cort Wagner
Bob Mazzuoccola  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | P | 229
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | GTS  | 3  |  Corvette Racing |  Chris Kneifel
Ron Fellows
Justin Bell | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 201
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
25  | LMP  | 37  |  Intersport Racing |  Jon Field
Don Whittington
Dale Whittington | Lola B98/10 | G | 181
Ford 5.1 L V8

DNF  | LMP  | 38  |  Champion Racing |  Dorsey Schroeder
James Weaver
Ralf Kelleners | Lola B2K/10 | M | 165
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6

DNF  | LMP  | 31  |  Motorola DAMS |  Emmanuel Collard
Éric Bernard | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 163
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
28  | GT  | 88  |  Michael Colucci Racing
Nygmatech  |  Leo Hindery
Peter Baron
Tony Kester  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | P | 147
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | GT  | 30  |  White Lightning Racing  |  Gunnar Jeannette
Rod McLeod
Michael Lauer  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | P | 143
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | GT  | 6  |  Prototype Technology Group  |  Boris Said
Johannes van Overbeek
Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 | Y | 141
BMW 3.2 L I6

DNF  | GTS  | 08  |  Roock Motorsport North America  |  Claudia Hürtgen
Hubert Haupt
Vic Rice  | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 125
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6

DNF  | LMP  | 06  |  Multimatic Motorsports  |  Scott Maxwell
John Graham
David Empringham | Lola B98/10 | P | 124
Ford Cosworth XD 2.6 L Turbo V8

DNF  | GT  | 10  |  Prototype Technology Group  |  Peter Cunningham
Brian Cunningham
Darren Law | BMW M3 | Y | 106
BMW 3.2 L I6

DNF  | GT  | 52  |  Seikel Motorsport |  Philip Collin
Kurt Mathewson
Tony Burgess  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | D | 105
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | LMP  | 9  |  Team Cadillac |  Andy Wallace
Franck Lagorce | Cadillac Northstar LMP | P | 87
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8

DNF  | LMP  | 2  |  Panoz Motor Sports |  Johnny O'Connell
Hiroki Katou  | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 79
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8

DNF  | GTS  | 09  |  Roock Motorsport North America  |  Zak Brown
Stephen Earle
Manfred Jurasz  | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 76
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6

DNF  | LMP  | 36  |  Johansson-Matthews Racing  |  Stefan Johansson
Guy Smith
Jim Matthews  | Reynard 2KQ  | Y | 65
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10

DNF  | GT  | 23  |  Alex Job Racing |  Randy Pobst
Mike Conte
Bruno Lambert  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | M | 59
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | LMP  | 0  |  Team Rafanelli SRL  |  Mimmo Schiattarella
Pierluigi Martini
Didier de Radiguès | Lola B2K/10 | M | 52
Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10

DNF  | LMP  | 74  |  Robinson Racing  |  George Robinson
Irv Hoerr
Jack Baldwin | Reynard 2KQ  | G | 48
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10

DNF  | LMP  | 02  |  Pole Team  |  Norman Simon
Günther Blieninger
Mark Simo | Riley & Scott Mk III | M | 8
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10

## Statistics

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* Pole Position LMP - #78 Audi Sport North America (Frank Biela) - 1:48.825
* Pole Position GTS - Ron Fellows #3 Corvette Racing - 1:59.646
* Pole Position GT - Dirk Muller #5 Dick Barbour Racing - 2:07.064
* Fastest Lap - #78 Audi Sport North America (Emanuele Pirro) - 1:50.287
* Distance - 2143.646 km
* Average Speed - 178.141 km/h

## References

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* "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
* "American Le Mans Series 2000". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008.

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