2005 12 Hours of Sebring

Sports car endurance race held at Sebring International Raceway

Track map of the Sebring International Raceway Audi R8

The 2005 12 Hours of Sebring was the 53rd running of this event, and took place on March 19, 2005. The race was sponsored by Mobil 1 and was the opening race of the 2005 American Le Mans Series season run by IMSA.

## Official results[edit]

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

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1  | LMP1  | 1  |  ADT Champion Racing |  JJ Lehto
Marco Werner
Tom Kristensen | Audi R8 | M | 361
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2  | LMP1  | 2  |  ADT Champion Racing |  Emanuele Pirro
Frank Biela
Allan McNish | Audi R8 | M | 361
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3  | LMP1  | 16  |  Dyson Racing |  James Weaver
Andy Wallace
Butch Leitzinger | MG-Lola EX257 | M | 341
MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
4  | GT1  | 57  |  Aston Martin Racing |  Darren Turner
David Brabham
Stéphane Ortelli | Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 338
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
5  | GT1  | 3  |  Corvette Racing |  Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Max Papis | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 337
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
6  | GT1  | 4  |  Corvette Racing |  Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Jan Magnussen | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 323
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
7  | GT2  | 31  |  Petersen Motorsports
White Lightning Racing  |  Lucas Luhr
Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Long | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | M | 321
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
8  | GT1  | 63  |  ACEMCO Motorsports  |  Johnny Mowlem
Terry Borcheller
Ralf Kelleners | Saleen S7-R  | M | 318
Ford 7.0 L V8
9  | GT1  | 35  |  Maserati Corse
Risi Competizione |  Andrea Bertolini
Fabio Babini
Fabrizio de Simone  | Maserati MC12 | P | 316
Maserati 6.0 L V12
10  | GT1  | 5  |  Pacific Coast Motorsports |  Ryan Dalziel
Alex Figge
David Empringham | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Y | 315
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
11  | GT2  | 79  |  J3 Racing  |  Tim Sugden
Niclas Jönsson | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | P | 314
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12  | LMP2  | 10  |  Miracle Motorsports  |  Jeff Bucknum
Chris McMurry
Ian James | Courage C65  | K | 311
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
13  | GT2  | 45  |  Flying Lizard Motorsports |  Jon Fogarty
Johannes van Overbeek
Darren Law | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | M | 311
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14  | GT1  | 71  |  Carsport America  |  Jean-Philippe Belloc
Michele Rugolo
Tom Weickardt  | Dodge Viper GTS-R | P | 310
Dodge 8.0 L V10
15  | GT1  | 58  |  Aston Martin Racing |  Peter Kox
Pedro Lamy
Stéphane Sarrazin | Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 303
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
16  | GT2  | 66  |  TRG |  Tracy Krohn
Michael Cawley
Marc Sluszny  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | M | 297
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
17  | GT2  | 96  |  IN2 Racing  |  Michael Vergers
Juan Barazi
Andrew Thompson  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | D | 278
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18  | GT2  | 34  |  ZIP Racing  |  Spencer Pumpelly
Andy Lally
Steven Ivankovich  | Porsche 911 GT3-R  | P | 275
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | LMP1  | 20  |  Dyson Racing |  Chris Dyson
Guy Smith | MG-Lola EX257 | M | 264
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4

NC  | GT2  | 51  |  Panoz Motor Sports  |  Gunnar Jeannette
Bryan Sellers
Scott Maxwell  | Panoz Esperante GT-LM  | P | 239
Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8

DNF  | LMP2  | 27  |  Kruse Motorsport  |  Ian Mitchell
Phillip Bennett
Harold Primat | Courage C65  | P | 238
Judd XV675 3.4 L V8

DNF  | GT2  | 43  |  BAM!  |  Mike Rockenfeller
Martin Jensen
Tony Burgess  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | Y | 207
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | LMP1  | 12  |  Autocon Motorsports  |  Michael Lewis
Tomy Drissi
Bryan Willman  | Riley & Scott Mk III C | D | 202
Elan 6L8 6.0 L V8

DNF  | LMP2  | 37  |  Telesis Intersport Racing  |  Jon Field
Duncan Dayton
Gregor Fisken  | Lola B05/40 | G | 166
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4

DNF  | GT1  | 83  |  Graham Nash Motorsport  |  Nigel Smith
Ricky Cole
Rick Sutherland  | Saleen S7-R  | P | 159
Ford 7.0 L V8

DNF  | GT2  | 41  |  Team LNT  |  Richard Dean
Patrick Pearce
Marc Hynes  | TVR Tuscan T400R | D | 157
TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6

DNF  | GT1  | 86  |  Larbre Compétition |  Christophe Bouchut
Fabrizio Gollin
Sébastien Bourdais | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello  | M | 155
Ferrari 5.9 L V12

DNF  | GT2  | 40  |  Team LNT  |  Jonny Kane
Warren Hughes
Lawrence Tomlinson | TVR Tuscan T400R | D | 136
TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6

DNF  | LMP1  | 88  |  Rollcentre Racing  |  João Barbosa
Didier Theys
Michael Krumm | Dallara SP1 | M | 130
Nissan 3.6 L Turbo V8

DNF  | GT2  | 50  |  Panoz Motor Sports  |  Bill Auberlen
Robin Liddell
Emanuele Naspetti | Panoz Esperante GT-LM  | P | 121
Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8

DNF  | GT2  | 48  |  Spyker Squadron |  Tom Coronel
Donny Crevels
Marc Goossens | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R  | D | 121
Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8

DNF  | GT2  | 23  |  Alex Job Racing |  Timo Bernhard
Sascha Maassen
Romain Dumas | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | M | 98
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | LMP2  | 30  |  Telesis Intersport Racing  |  Clint Field
Liz Halliday
Gareth Ridpath  | Lola B2K/40 | P | 62
Judd XV675 3.4 L V8

DNF  | GT2  | 24  |  Alex Job Racing |  Randy Pobst
Ian Baas
Brian Cunningham  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | M | 62
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | GT2  | 44  |  Flying Lizard Motorsports |  Lonnie Pechnik
David Murry
Seth Neiman  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | M | 46
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | GT2  | 67  |  TRG |  Pierre Ehret
Kevin Buckler
Andrew Davis  | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR  | M | 21
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

DNF  | GT2  | 47  |  Spyker Squadron |  Peter van Merksteijn
Frans Munsterhuis
Marino Franchitti | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R  | D | 18
Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8

DNF  | LMP2  | 15  |  Binnie Motorsports  |  William Binnie
Robert Julien
Adam Sharpe  | Lola B05/40 | P | 11
Nicholson-McLaren 3.3 L V8

## Statistics[edit]

* Pole Position - #1 ADT Champion Racing - Grid set by combined practice times
* Fastest Lap - #1 ADT Champion Racing - 1:48.580
* Distance - 1,335.7 miles (2,149.6 km)
* Average Speed - 111.028 mph (178.682 km/h)

## External links[edit]

* "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2006-10-30. (308 KiB)

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