2017 12 Hours of Sebring

Sports car endurance race

Cadillac DPi-V.R Sebring International Raceway

The 65th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring fueled by Fresh from Florida was an endurance sports car racing event held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida from 16 to 18 March 2017. The race was the second round of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as the second round of the North American Endurance Cup.

The race was won by Wayne Taylor Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R driven by Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, and Alex Lynn, ahead of Mustang Sampling Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R and Whelen Engineering Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R. The PC class winners were Performance Tech Motorsports with drivers James French, Patricio O'Ward, and Kyle Masson driving an Oreca FLM09. Corvette Racing won the GTLM class for the third straight year with Antonio García, Jan Magnussen, and Mike Rockenfeller taking the win in their Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. The GTD category was won by Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing's Ben Keating, Jeroen Bleekemolen, and Mario Farnbacher in a Mercedes-AMG GT3.[1][2]

## Background

[edit]

Sebring International Raceway, where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship schedule in August 2016. It was the fourth year in a row that the race was part of the series calendar, and the 65th 12 Hours of Sebring. The race was the second of 2017's twelve scheduled IMSA automobile endurance races, and the second of four North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) events.[3] It was held at the 17-turn, 3.741-mile (6.021 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida on March 18, 2017.

After the 24 Hours of Daytona 7 weeks earlier, Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor, Max Angelelli, and Jeff Gordon were leading the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 35 points.[4] With 36 points, James French, Patricio O'Ward, Kyle Masson, and Nicholas Boulle led the PC Drivers' Championship.[4] GTLM was led by Joey Hand, Dirk Müller, and Sébastien Bourdais with a three-point advantage over Frédéric Makowiecki, Patrick Pilet, and Dirk Werner.[4] In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Michael Christensen, Carlos de Quesada, Michael de Quesada, Jesse Lazare, Daniel Morad with 35 points ahead of Connor De Phillippi, Jules Gounon, Christopher Mies, and Jeffrey Schmidt.[4] Cadillac, Ford, and Porsche were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Wayne Taylor Racing, Performance Tech Motorsport, Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, and Alegra Motorsports each led their own Teams' Championships.[4]

On March 8, 2017, IMSA issued the latest technical bulletin outlining the Balance of Performance for the event.[5] In P, the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 20 kilogram weight increase and a 0.6 mm smaller air restrictor. In GTLM, the BMW M6 GTLM and Porsche 911 RSR were given fuel capacity increases of 4 and 3 liters, respectively. In GTD, the Acura NSX GT3 received a 20 kilogram weight increase as well an increase in turbo boost, and 1 extra liter of fuel capacity. The Audi R8 LMS received a 5 kilogram weight increase. The Mercedes-AMG GT3 received a 20 kilogram weight increase as well as a 1.5 mm larger air restrictor, and 2 extra liters of fuel capacity. The Porsche 911 GT3 R received a fuel capacity increase of 2 liters while the Lexus RC F GT3 lost 1 liter of fuel capacity.

## Entries

[edit]

Further information: 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries

A total of 46 cars took part in the event split across four classes. 10 cars were entered in P, 4 in PC, 10 in GTLM, and 21 in GTD.[6] In P, Alex Lynn replaced Max Angelelli in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing entry after Angelelli retired from racing after Daytona.[7][8] DragonSpeed were absent. Marino Franchitti joined Tom Long and Joel Miller in the #70 Mazda Motorsports entry.[9] In PC, Starworks Motorsport scaled down to one entry.[6] Garett Grist, Max Hanratty, and Sean Rayhall shared the #8 Starworks Motorsport entry.[10] Gustavo Yacamán joined Marc Drumwright, Chapman Ducote, and Colin Thompson in the #26 BAR1 Motorsports entry.[11] In GTLM, Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK scaled down to one entry.[12] In GTD, Konrad Motorsport, Spirit of Race, Manthey Racing, Aston Martin Racing, and TRG were absent. GRT Grasser Racing Team scaled down to one entry. Spencer Pumpelly joined Daniel Morad, Michael Christensen, and Michael de Quesada in the #28 Alegra Motorsports entry.[6]

## Practice

[edit]

There were four practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, three on Thursday and one on Friday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Thursday morning and afternoon. The third held later that evening ran for 90 minutes; the fourth on Friday morning lasted an hour.[13]

### Practice 1

[edit]

The first practice session took place at 11:10 am ET on Thursday and ended with Stephen Simpson topping the charts for JDC-Miller MotorSports, with a lap time of 1:49.516.[14] The PC class was topped by the #38 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca FLM09 of Patricio O'Ward with a time of 1:55.172.[15] Frédéric Makowiecki was fastest in GTLM while Bryan Sellers set the fastest time in GTD.[16][15]

Pos. | Class  | No. | Team  | Driver  | Time  | Gap

|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | P  | 85  | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Stephen Simpson | 1:49.516  | _
2  | P  | 5  | Mustang Sampling Racing | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:49.557  | +0.041
3  | P  | 31  | Whelen Engineering Racing | Mike Conway | 1:49.608  | +0.092
Sources:[17][18]

### Practice 2

[edit]

The second practice session took place at 3:15 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Jordan Taylor topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing, with a lap time of 1:49.888.[19] Colin Thompson set the fastest time in PC.[20] The GTLM class was topped by the #4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of Tommy Milner with a lap time of 1:57.206. Sébastien Bourdais was second in the #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing car and Antonio García rounded out the top 3.[21] Andrew Davis was fastest in GTD.[21]

Pos. | Class  | No. | Team  | Driver  | Time  | Gap

|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | P  | 10  | Wayne Taylor Racing | Jordan Taylor | 1:49.888  | _
2  | P  | 5  | Mustang Sampling Racing | João Barbosa | 1:50.103  | +0.215
3  | P  | 31  | Whelen Engineering Racing | Mike Conway | 1:50.370  | +0.482
Sources:[22][23]

### Night Practice

[edit]

The night practice session took place at 7:30 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Mike Conway topping the charts for Whelen Engineering Racing, with a lap time of 1:49.815.[24] Gustavo Yacamán set the fastest time PC by 0.257 seconds ahead of Sean Rayhall in the #8 Starworks Motorsport entry.[24] Sébastien Bourdais set the fastest time in GTLM with a time of 1:57.166.[25] The GTD class was topped by the #57 Stevenson Motorsports Audi R8 LMS of Lawson Aschenbach with a lap time of 2:00.964.[26]

Pos. | Class  | No. | Team  | Driver  | Time  | Gap

|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | P  | 31  | Whelen Engineering Racing | Mike Conway | 1:49.815  | _
2  | P  | 10  | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:50.072  | +0.257
3  | P  | 5  | Mustang Sampling Racing | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:50.169  | +0.354
Sources:[27][28]

### Final Practice

[edit]

The fourth and final practice session took place at 9:20 am ET on Friday and ended with Christian Fittipaldi topping the charts for Mustang Sampling Racing, with a lap time of 1:49.211.[29] Gustavo Yacamán set the fastest time in PC.[29] Dirk Müller was fastest in GTLM while Michael Christensen set the fastest time in GTD.[30]

Pos. | Class  | No. | Team  | Driver  | Time  | Gap

|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | P  | 5  | Mustang Sampling Racing | Christian Fittipaldi | 1:49.211  | _
2  | P  | 13  | Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 1:49.329  | +0.118
3  | P  | 2  | Tequila Patrón ESM | Pipo Derani | 1:49.405  | +0.194
Sources:[31][32]

## Qualifying

[edit]

On Friday afternoon's 90-minute four-group qualifying, each category had separate 15-minute sessions. Regulations stipulated that teams nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each class' starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put Prototypes ahead of the PC, GTLM and GTD cars.[33][13]

Neel Jani (pictured in 2011) took the overall pole position for Rebellion Racing.

The first was for cars in GTD class. Tristan Vautier qualified on pole for the class driving the #75 SunEnergy1 Racing car.[34]

The second session of qualifying was for cars in the GTLM class. Ryan Briscoe qualified on pole driving the #67 car for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, besting Dirk Müller in the sister #66 entry.[34]

The third session of qualifying was for cars in the PC class. Gustavo Yacamán set the fastest time driving the #26 BAR1 Motorsports car.[35]

The final session of qualifying was for the P class. Neel Jani qualified on pole driving the #13 car for Rebellion Racing, beating Christian Fittipaldi in the #5 Mustang Sampling Racing by less than one tenth of a second.[36]

### Qualifying results

[edit]

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

Pos. | Class  | No. | Team  | Driver  | Time  | Gap | Grid

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | P  | 13  |  Rebellion Racing |  Neel Jani | 1:48.178  | _ | 1 ‡
2  | P  | 5  |  Mustang Sampling Racing |  Christian Fittipaldi | 1:48.273  | +0.095  | 2
3  | P  | 31  |  Whelen Engineering Racing |  Dane Cameron | 1:48.314  | +0.136  | 3
4  | P  | 52  |  PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports |  José Gutiérrez | 1:49.056  | +0.878  | 4
5  | P  | 22  |  Tequila Patrón ESM |  Brendon Hartley | 1:149.103  | +0.925  | 5
6  | P  | 10  |  Wayne Taylor Racing |  Ricky Taylor | 1:49.541  | +1.363  | 6
7  | P  | 85  |  JDC-Miller MotorSports |  Stephen Simpson | 1:49.587  | +1.409  | 7
8  | P  | 55  |  Mazda Motorsports |  Jonathan Bomarito | 1:49.907  | +1.729  | 8
9  | P  | 90  |  VisitFlorida Racing |  Renger van der Zande | 1:49.919  | +1.741  | 9
10  | P  | 70  |  Mazda Motorsports |  Joel Miller | 1:50.284  | +2.106  | 10
11  | PC  | 26  |  BAR1 Motorsports  |  Gustavo Yacamán | 1:53.506  | +5.328  | 11‡
12  | PC  | 38  |  Performance Tech Motorsports  |  James French | 1:53.575  | +5.397  | 12
13  | PC  | 20  |  BAR1 Motorsports  |  Buddy Rice | 1:55.846  | +7.668  | 13
14  | GTLM  | 67  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Racing |  Ryan Briscoe | 1:55.939  | +7.761  | 16‡
15  | GTLM  | 66  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Racing |  Dirk Müller | 1:56.175  | +7.997  | 17
16  | GTLM  | 4  |  Corvette Racing |  Tommy Milner | 1:56.252  | +8.074  | 451
17  | GTLM  | 912  |  Porsche GT Team |  Kévin Estre | 1:56.319  | +8.141  | 18
18  | GTLM  | 3  |  Corvette Racing |  Antonio García | 1:56.368  | +8.190  | 19
19  | PC  | 8  |  Starworks Motorsport |  Garett Grist | 1:56.433  | +8.255  | 14
20  | GTLM  | 68  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK |  Stefan Mücke | 1:56.441  | +8.263  | 20
21  | GTLM  | 911  |  Porsche GT Team |  Dirk Werner | 1:56.487  | +8.309  | 21
22  | GTLM  | 24  |  BMW Team RLL |  Nick Catsburg | 1:56.617  | +8.439  | 22
23  | GTLM  | 25  |  BMW Team RLL |  Alexander Sims | 1:56.660  | +8.482  | 23
24  | GTLM  | 62  |  Risi Competizione |  Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:57.475  | +9.297  | 24
25  | GTD  | 75  |  SunEnergy1 Racing |  Tristan Vautier | 1:59.738  | +11.560  | 25‡
26  | GTD  | 29  |  Montaplast by Land-Motorsport  |  Connor De Phillippi | 2:00.490  | +12.312  | 26
27  | GTD  | 16  |  Change Racing  |  Corey Lewis | 2:00.967  | +12.789  | 27
28  | GTD  | 15  |  3GT Racing |  Robert Alon | 2:00.998  | +12.820  | 28
29  | GTD  | 14  |  3GT Racing |  Scott Pruett | 2:01.158  | +12.980  | 29
30  | GTD  | 57  |  Stevenson Motorsports  |  Andrew Davis  | 2:01.222  | +13.044  | 30
31  | GTD  | 33  |  Riley Motorsports - Team AMG |  Ben Keating | 2:01.284  | +13.106  | 31
32  | GTD  | 50  |  Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing |  Cooper MacNeil | 2:01.358  | +13.180  | 32
33  | GTD  | 11  |  GRT Grasser Racing Team |  Mirko Bortolotti | 2:01.385  | +13.207  | 33
34  | GTD  | 63  |  Scuderia Corsa |  Christina Nielsen | 2:01.628  | +13.450  | 34
35  | GTD  | 93  |  Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian |  Mark Wilkins | 2:01.687  | +13.509  | 35
36  | GTD  | 28  |  Alegra Motorsports  |  Daniel Morad | 2:01.752  | +13.574  | 36
37  | GTD  | 73  |  Park Place Motorsports  |  Patrick Lindsey | 2:01.966  | +13.788  | 37
38  | GTD  | 86  |  Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian |  Oswaldo Negri Jr. | 2:02.096  | +13.918  | 38
39  | GTD  | 23  |  Alex Job Racing |  Townsend Bell | 2:02.234  | +14.056  | 39
40  | GTD  | 96  |  Turner Motorsport |  Justin Marks | 2:02.256  | +14.078  | 40
41  | GTD  | 48  |  Paul Miller Racing |  Madison Snow | 2:02.345  | +14.167  | 41
42  | GTD  | 46  |  EBIMOTORS  |  Emmanuel Collard | 2:03.201  | +15.023  | 42
43  | GTD  | 54  |  CORE Autosport |  Jon Bennett | 2:03.672  | +15.494  | 462
44  | GTD  | 18  |  DAC Motorsports  |  Brandon Gdovic | 2:04.154  | +15.976  | 43
45  | GTD  | 27  |  Dream Racing Motorsport  |  Lawrence DeGeorge  | 2:08.569  | +20.291  | 44
46  | P  | 2  |  Tequila Patrón ESM | Disqualified | 15
Sources:[37][38]

* 1 The No. 4 Corvette Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTLM field for violating competition rules regarding the car's ride height.[39]
* 2 The No. 54 CORE Autosport entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43.6 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).[40][13]

## Race

[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024)

|

### Start and early hours

[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024)

|

### Afternoon

[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024)

|

### Sunset to finish

[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024)

|

## Post-race

[edit]

With a total of 70 points, Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor's victory allowed them to increase their advantage over Fittipaldi, Barbosa, and Albuquerque in the Prototype Drivers' Championship to 5 points. Cameron, Curran, and Conway advanced from sixth to third. [41] In the PC Drivers' Championship, Rayhall advanced from fourth to second while Boulle dropped from first to fifth.[41] The result kept Hand, Müller, and Bourdais atop the GTLM Drivers' Championship. García, Magnussen, and Rockenfeller advanced from fourth to second.[41] As a result of winning the race, Bleekemolen, Keating, and Farnbacher advanced from third to first in the GTD Drivers' Championship.[41] Cadillac, and Ford continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Mercedes-AMG took the lead of the GTD Manufacturers' Championship. Wayne Taylor Racing, Performance Tech Motorsports, and Ford Chip Ganassi Racing kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships. Riley Motorsports Team AMG took the lead of the GTD Teams' Championship with ten rounds remaining.[41]

### Race Results

[edit]

Class winners are denoted in bold.[42]

Final race classification  | Pos | Class  | No. | Team  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Tire  | Laps | Time/Retired

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Engine
1  | P  | 10  |  Wayne Taylor Racing |  Ricky Taylor
Jordan Taylor
Alex Lynn | Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 348  | 12:01:09.861
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
2  | P  | 5  |  Mustang Sampling Racing |  João Barbosa
Christian Fittipaldi
Filipe Albuquerque | Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 348  | +13.614
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
3  | P  | 31  |  Whelen Engineering Racing |  Dane Cameron
Eric Curran
Mike Conway | Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 346  | +2 Laps
Cadillac 6.2 L V8
4  | P  | 85  |  JDC-Miller MotorSports |  Chris Miller
Stephen Simpson
Mikhail Goikhberg | Oreca 07 | C | 344  | +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
5  | PC  | 38  |  Performance Tech Motorsports  |  James French
Patricio O'Ward
Kyle Masson | Oreca FLM09 | C | 338  | +10 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
6  | PC  | 8  |  Starworks Motorsport |  Garett Grist
Max Hanratty
Sean Rayhall | Oreca FLM09 | C | 336  | +12 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
7  | GTLM  | 3  |  Corvette Racing |  Antonio García
Jan Magnussen
Mike Rockenfeller | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 334  | +14 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
8  | GTLM  | 66  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Racing |  Dirk Müller
Joey Hand
Sébastien Bourdais | Ford GT | M | 334  | +14 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6
9  | GTLM  | 62  |  Risi Competizione |  Giancarlo Fisichella
James Calado
Toni Vilander | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 334  | +14 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
10  | GTLM  | 67  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Racing |  Ryan Briscoe
Richard Westbrook
Scott Dixon | Ford GT | M | 334  | +14 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6
11  | GTLM  | 68  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK |  Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
Billy Johnson | Ford GT | M | 334  | +14 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6
12  | GTLM  | 24  |  BMW Team RLL |  Bill Auberlen
Alexander Sims
Kuno Wittmer | BMW M6 GTLM | M | 334  | +14 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
13  | GTLM  | 911  |  Porsche GT Team |  Patrick Pilet
Dirk Werner
Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 334  | +14 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14  | GTLM  | 912  |  Porsche GT Team |  Kévin Estre
Laurens Vanthoor
Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 332  | +16 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15  | PC  | 26  |  BAR1 Motorsports  |  Marc Drumwright
Chapman Ducote
Gustavo Yacamán
Colin Thompson | Oreca FLM09 | C | 328  | +20 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16  | GTD  | 33  |  Riley Motorsports - Team AMG |  Ben Keating
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Mario Farnbacher | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | 325  | +23 Laps
Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
17  | GTD  | 63  |  Scuderia Corsa |  Christina Nielsen
Alessandro Balzan
Matteo Cressoni | Ferrari 488 GT3 | C | 324  | +24 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
18  | GTD  | 75  |  SunEnergy1 Racing |  Kenny Habul
Boris Said
Tristan Vautier | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | 324  | +24 Laps
Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8
19  | GTD  | 29  |  Montaplast by Land-Motorsport  |  Connor De Phillippi
Christopher Mies
Jules Gounon | Audi R8 LMS | C | 324  | +24 Laps
Audi 5.2L V10
20  | GTD  | 48  |  Paul Miller Racing |  Bryan Sellers
Madison Snow
Dion von Moltke | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 324  | +24 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
21  | GTD  | 73  |  Park Place Motorsports  |  Patrick Lindsey
Jörg Bergmeister
Matt McMurry
Jan Heylen | Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | 324  | +24 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22  | GTD  | 57  |  Stevenson Motorsports  |  Lawson Aschenbach
Andrew Davis
Matt Bell | Audi R8 LMS | C | 324  | +24 Laps
Audi 5.2L V10
23  | GTD  | 86  |  Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian |  Jeff Segal
Oswaldo Negri Jr.
Tom Dyer  | Acura NSX GT3 | C | 324  | +24 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
24  | GTD  | 11  |  GRT Grasser Racing Team |  Christian Engelhart
Rolf Ineichen
Richard Antinucci
Mirko Bortolotti | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 323  | +25 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
25  | GTD  | 28  |  Alegra Motorsports  |  Michael de Quesada
Daniel Morad
Spencer Pumpelly
Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | 323  | +25 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26  | GTD  | 16  |  Change Racing  |  Corey Lewis
Jeroen Mul
Brett Sandberg  | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 322  | +26 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
27  | GTD  | 46  |  EBIMOTORS  |  Emanuele Busnelli
Fabio Babini
Emmanuel Collard
Michele Beretta | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 322  | +26 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
28  | GTD  | 15  |  3GT Racing |  Jack Hawksworth
Robert Alon
Austin Cindric | Lexus RC F GT3 | C | 320  | +28 Laps
Lexus 5.0L V8
29  | P  | 55  |  Mazda Motorsports |  Tristan Nunez
Jonathan Bomarito
Spencer Pigot | Mazda RT24-P | C | 319  | +29 Laps
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
30  | GTD  | 93  |  Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian |  Andy Lally
Katherine Legge
Mark Wilkins | Acura NSX GT3 | C | 318  | +30 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
31  | GTD  | 23  |  Alex Job Racing |  Bill Sweedler
Townsend Bell
Frank Montecalvo | Audi R8 LMS | C | 309  | +39 Laps
Audi 5.2L V10
32  | PC  | 20  |  BAR1 Motorsports  |  Don Yount
Buddy Rice
Daniel Burkett
Mark Kvamme | Oreca FLM09 | C | 302  | +46 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8

DNF

| GTD  | 54  |  CORE Autosport |  Jon Bennett
Colin Braun
Niclas Jönsson | Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | 283  | Oil Pressure
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
34  | GTD  | 18  |  DAC Motorsports  |  Emmanuel Anassis
Brandon Gdovic
Anthony Massari  | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 282  | +66 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
35  | GTD  | 14  |  3GT Racing |  Scott Pruett
Sage Karam
Ian James | Lexus RC F GT3 | C | 269  | +79 Laps
Lexus 5.0L V8
36  | GTD  | 27  |  Dream Racing Motorsport  |  Lawrence DeGeorge
Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
Paolo Ruberti
Luca Persiani | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 255  | +93 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
37  | P  | 90  |  VisitFlorida Racing |  Marc Goossens
Renger van der Zande
René Rast | Riley Mk. 30 | C | 241  | +107 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
38  | GTD  | 96  |  Turner Motorsport |  Justin Marks
Jens Klingmann
Jesse Krohn | BMW M6 GT3 | C | 228  | +120 laps
BMW 4.4L Turbo V8

DNF

| P  | 52  |  PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports |  Mike Guasch
José Gutiérrez
Tom Kimber-Smith | Ligier JS P217 | C | 205  | Gearbox
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

DNF

| P  | 70  |  Mazda Motorsports |  Tom Long
Joel Miller
Marino Franchitti | Mazda RT-24P | C | 180  | Suspension
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
41  | P  | 13  |  Rebellion Racing |  Sébastien Buemi
Nick Heidfeld
Neel Jani | Oreca 07 | C | 167  | +181 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

DNF

| P  | 22  |  Tequila Patrón ESM |  Ed Brown
Johannes van Overbeek
Bruno Senna
Brendon Hartley | Nissan Onroak DPi | C | 158  | Exhaust
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6

DNF

| GTLM  | 24  |  BMW Team RLL |  John Edwards
Martin Tomczyk
Nick Catsburg | BMW M6 GTLM | M | 149  | Crash
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8

DNF

| GTD  | 50  |  Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing |  Cooper MacNeil
Gunnar Jeannette
Shane van Gisbergen | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | 132  | Suspension
Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8

DNF

| P  | 2  |  Tequila Patrón ESM |  Scott Sharp
Ryan Dalziel
Pipo Derani | Nissan Onroak DPi | C | 47  | Turbo
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6

DNF

| GTLM  | 4  |  Corvette Racing |  Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner
Marcel Fässler | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 42  | Overheating
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
Sources:[43] [44]
Tyre manufacturers  | Key

Symbol | Tyre manufacturer
C | Continental
M | Michelin

## Statistics

[edit]

* Fastest Lap - #31 Mike Conway - 1:49.629 on lap 100

## Standings after the race

[edit]

Prototype Drivers' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Driver  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  |  Jordan Taylor
Ricky Taylor | 70
2  |  |  João Barbosa
Christian Fittipaldi
Filipe Albuquerque | 65
3  |  3  |  Dane Cameron
Eric Curran
Mike Conway | 56
4  |  1  |  Marc Goossens
Renger van der Zande
René Rast | 55
5  |  |  Mikhail Goikhberg
Stephen Simpson
Chris Miller | 54

|  PC Drivers' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Driver  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  |  James French
Patricio O'Ward
Kyle Masson | 72
2  |  2  |  Sean Rayhall | 60
3  |  |  Chapman Ducote
Gustavo Yacamán | 59
4  |  1  |  Buddy Rice
Don Yount
Mark Kvamme | 58
5  |  4  |  Nicholas Boulle | 36

|  GTLM Drivers' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Driver  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  |  Joey Hand
Dirk Müller
Sébastien Bourdais | 67
2  |  2  |  Antonio García
Jan Magnussen
Mike Rockenfeller | 63
3  |  |  Giancarlo Fisichella
Toni Vilander
James Calado | 60
4  |  2  |  Patrick Pilet
Dirk Werner
Frédéric Makowiecki | 57
5  |  5  |  Ryan Briscoe
Richard Westbrook
Scott Dixon | 50
GTD Drivers' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Driver  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  2  |  Jeroen Bleekemolen
Ben Keating
Mario Farnbacher | 66
2  |  |  Christopher Mies
Connor De Phillippi
Jules Gounon | 60
3  |  2  |  Daniel Morad
Michael de Quesada
Michael Christensen | 56
4  |  |  Lawson Aschenbach
Andrew Davis
Matt Bell | 52
5  |  2  |  Bryan Sellers
Madison Snow
Dion von Moltke | 50

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

Protoype Teams' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Team  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  |  #10 Wayne Taylor Racing | 70
2  |  |  #5 Mustang Sampling Racing | 65
3  |  3  |  #31 Whelen Engineering Racing | 56
4  |  1  |  #90 VisitFlorida Racing | 55
5  |  |  #85 JDC-Miller MotorSports | 54
PC Teams' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Team  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  |  #38 Performance Tech Motorsports  | 72
2  |  |  #26 BAR1 Motorsports  | 61
3  |  2  |  #8 Starworks Motorsport | 58
4  |  1  |  #20 BAR1 Motorsports  | 58
5  |  1  |  #88 Starworks Motorsport | 28

|  GTLM Teams' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Team  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  |  #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | 67
2  |  2  |  #3 Corvette Racing | 63
3  |  |  #62 Risi Competizione | 60
4  |  2  |  #911 Porsche GT Team | 57
5  |  5  |  #67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | 50
GTD Teams' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Team  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  2  |  #33 Riley Motorsports Team AMG | 66
2  |  1  |  #29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport  | 60
3  |  2  |  #28 Alegra Motorsports  | 56
4  |  |  #57 Stevenson Motorsports  | 52
5  |  2  |  #48 Paul Miller Racing | 50

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

Prototype Manufacturers' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Manufacturer  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  |  Cadillac | 70
2  |  |  Nissan | 62
3  |  |  Mazda | 62
GTLM Manufacturers' Championship standings[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Manufacturer  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  |  Ford | 67
2  |  2  |  Chevrolet | 63
3  |  |  Ferrari | 60
4  |  2  |  Porsche | 58
5  |  |  BMW | 54
GTD Manufacturers' Championship standing[41] | Pos. | +/–  | Manufacturer  | Points

|
|
|

1  |  2  |  Mercedes-AMG | 65
2  |  |  Audi | 62
3  |  2  |  Porsche | 61
4  |  5  |  Ferrari | 54
5  |  |  Lamborghini | 54

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Wayne Taylor Racing wins 2017 Sebring 12 Hours
2. ^ 2017 12 Hours of Sebring: Dominance by Cadillac Continues
3. ^ "IMSA: 2017 WeatherTech series calendar set". Racer. August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
4. ^ a b c d e "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Daytona After Round 1" (PDF). IMSA. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
5. ^ Dagys, John (March 8, 2017). "Cadillacs Slowed Again in Pre-Sebring BoP". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
6. ^ a b c Dagys, John (March 8, 2017). "46 Entries for 12H Sebring". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
7. ^ Pruett, Marshall (February 9, 2017). "WTR signs Lynn for Sebring, Petit Le Mans". racer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
8. ^ Dagys, John (January 6, 2017). "Angelelli to Retire After Rolex 24". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
9. ^ Pruett, Marshall (February 20, 2017). "M. Franchitti joins Mazda for Sebring 12 Hours". racer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
10. ^ Dagys, John (March 16, 2017). "Sebring Thursday Notebook". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
11. ^ Dagys, John (March 15, 2017). "Sebring Wednesday Notebook". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
12. ^ "Ford Chip Ganassi Racing to field three GTs at Sebring". racer.com. March 2, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
13. ^ a b c "Continental Tire Keys to the Race: 12H Sebring". sportscar365.com. March 15, 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
14. ^ Myrehn, Ryan (March 16, 2017). "Simpson Paces Opening Practice at Sebring". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
15. ^ a b Malsher-Lopez, David (March 16, 2017). "Sebring 12h: JDC-Miller Oreca tops first practice". motorsport.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
16. ^ Pruett, Marshall (March 16, 2017). "JDC-Miller ORECA leads Sebring IMSA FP1". racer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
17. ^ "03_Results.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
18. ^ "07_ Driver Fastest Lap.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
19. ^ Myrehn, Ryan (March 16, 2017). "Cadillac Goes 1-2-3 In Sebring Practice 2". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
20. ^ Pruett, Marshall (March 16, 2017). "Taylor team leads Cadillac 1-2-3 in Sebring FP2". racer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
21. ^ a b Malsher-Lopez, David (March 16, 2017). "Sebring 12h: Cadillac 1-2-3 in second practice". motorsport.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
22. ^ "03_Results.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
23. ^ "07_ Driver Fastest Lap.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
24. ^ a b Malsher-Lopez, David (March 16, 2017). "Sebring 12h: Conway sends Action Express Cadillac to the top". motorsport.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
25. ^ "Cadillac domination continues in Sebring FP3". racer.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
26. ^ Dagys, John (March 16, 2017). "Conway Tops Night Practice in Cadillac Sweep". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
27. ^ "03_Results.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
28. ^ "07_ Driver Fastest Lap.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
29. ^ a b Malsher-Lopez, David (March 17, 2017). "Sebring 12h: Cadillac dominance under threat in fourth practice". motorsport.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
30. ^ O'Malley, J.J (March 17, 2017). "Cadillac fastest in final Sebring practice". racer.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
31. ^ "03_Results.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
32. ^ "07_ Driver Fastest Lap.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
33. ^ "2017 IMSA Sporting Regulations & Series Supplementary Regulations of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sanctioned by IMSA" (PDF). IMSA. April 10, 2017. pp. 39, 81–83, 125. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
34. ^ a b Bradley, Charles (March 17, 2017). "Briscoe "nailed" pole lap, as Sebring GT qualifying records tumble". motorsport.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
35. ^ Dagys, John (March 17, 2017). "Jani Puts Rebellion on 12H Sebring Pole". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
36. ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (March 17, 2017). "Sebring 12h: Jani's Rebellion Oreca beats Cadillacs to pole". motorsport.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
37. ^ "03_Results.PDF" (PDF). IMSA. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
38. ^ "01_Starting_Grid.PDF" (PDF). IMSA. 18 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
39. ^ Dagys, John (March 17, 2017). "Sebring Friday Notebook". sportscar365.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
40. ^ Dagys, John (March 18, 2017). "Sebring Pre-Race Notebook". sportscar365.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
41. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Point Standings: After Round 2" (PDF). results.imsa.com. March 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
42. ^ 2017 12 Hours of Sebring scoring
43. ^ "Race Official Results" (PDF). IMSA. 21 March 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
44. ^ "03/18/2017 race: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WSCC) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2020-11-29.

## External links

[edit]

IMSA SportsCar Championship

Previous race:
24 Hours of Daytona | 2017 season | Next race:
Grand Prix of Long Beach

* v
* t
* e

12 Hours of Sebring

20th century|

* 1950
* ~~1951~~
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* ~~1974~~
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

21st century|

* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

*[Pos]: Position
*[No.]: Car number
*[Laps]: Laps completed
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template