2021 24 Hours of Sebring

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The layout of the Sebring International Raceway.

The 2021 Hankook 24 Hours of Sebring was the first running of the 24 Hours of Sebring, an endurance race taking place at the Sebring International Raceway on 20 and 21 November 2021. It was the final round of the 2021 24H GT and TCE Series. The race was won by Michael Doppelmayr, Swen Herberger, Pierre Kaffer and Markus Winkelhock in the #18 Rutronik Racing by TECE Audi R8 LMS Evo.

## Schedule

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The initial schedule was shortened due to shipping delays and the start of the race moved from Friday to Saturday; the race is due to start at 5pm local time.[1]

Date  | Time (local: EST)  | Event  | Distance

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Saturday, 20 November  | 09:00 - 11:30  | Free Practice  | 150 Mins
11:30 - 12:00  | Qualifying  | 30 Mins
17:00  | Race  | 24 Hours
Sunday, 21 November  | 17:00
Source:[2]

## Entry list

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24 cars were entered into the event; 18 GT cars and 6 TCEs.

Team  | Car  | Engine  | No. | Drivers

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GT3 (5 entries)
Leipert Motorsport  | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 10  |  Sebastian Balthasar
Tyler Cooke
Dennis Fetzer
Brendon Leitch
Seb Morris
Rutronik Racing by TECE  | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 18  |  Michael Doppelmayr
Swen Herberger
Pierre Kaffer
Markus Winkelhock
CP Racing  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 85  |  Charles Espenlaub
Joe Foster
Shane Lewis
Charles Putman
Herberth Motorsport  | Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 91  |  Daniel Allemann
Ralf Bohn
Alfred Renauer
Robert Renauer
92  |  "Bobby Gonzales"
Jürgen Häring
Felix Neuhofer
Wolfgang Triller
Marco Seefried
GTX (4 entries)
Vortex V8 | Vortex 1.0 | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 701  |  "Steve Brooks"
Philippe Bonnel
Boris Gimond
Sebastian Lajoux
Leipert Motorsport  | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 710  |  Gregg Gorski
Lance Bergstein
Matthias Hoffsümmer
Kenton Koch
Al Miller
Gerhard Watzinger
MRS GT-Racing  | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 987  |  Omar Balkissoon
Jeff Courtney
Alexander Marmureanu
Sebastian Moreno
989  |  Jeronimo Guzman
Raulino Kreis Jr
Robert Lorndale
Pedro Torres
991 (2 entries)
RPM Racing  | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 907  |  Niclas Jonsson
Patrick Huisman
Tracy Krohn
Andy Lally
Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors  | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 955  |  Fabrizio Broggi
Sabino de Castro
Sergiu Nicolae
GT4 (6 entries)
Team ACP - Tanger Associates  | BMW M4 GT4 | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | 421  |  Ken Goldberg
Catesby Jones
Jim Norman
Josh Norman
Heart of Racing Team  | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 423  |  Roman De Angelis
Ian James
Gray Newell
Alex Riberas
ST Racing  | BMW M4 GT4 | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | 438  |  Chandler Hull
Jon Miller
Bryson Morris
Samantha Tan
Nick Wittmer
NOLASPORT  | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 470  |  Zac Anderson
Jason Hart
Alex Mayer
Scott Noble
Matt Travis
RENNtech Motorsports  | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | 489  |  Chapman Ducote
David Ducote
Wayne Ducote
Kyle Marcelli
Alan Metni
Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport  | Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 499  |  José Garcia
Patrick Kolb
Patric Niederhauser
Jörg Viebahn
P4 (1 entry)
BMW M Motorsport[3] | BMW M4 GT3[3] | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | 82  |  Bill Auberlen[3]
James Clay[3]
Robby Foley[3]
Max Hesse[3]
Neil Verhagen[3]
TCR (4 entries)
Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing  | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | 1  |  Mikas Born
Fabian Danz
Emil Heyerdahl
Constantin Kletzer
Jasmin Preisig
112  |  Mikas Born
Antti Buri
Fabian Danz
Roberto Ferri
Kari-Pekka Laaksonen
Red Camel-Jordans.nl  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | 101  |  Ivo Breukers
Luc Breukers
Dominique Bastien
Kim Holmgaard
AC Motorsport  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | 188  |  Rik Breukers
Mathieu Detry
Stéphane Perrin
Matthew Taskinen
TCX (2 entries)
Nordschleife Racing  | Ligier JS2 R | Ford 3.7 L V6 | 226  |  Lucca Ayarii
Cédric Houot
Guillaume Roman
Michel Sallenbach
CWS Engineering | Ginetta G55 Supercup | Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 | 278  |  Jean-Francois Brunot
Joe Burris
Warren Dexter
Matt Rivard
Colin White
Source:[4]

## Results

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### Qualifying

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Fastest in class in bold.

Pos. | Class  | No. | Team  | Time

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1  | GT3  | 18  |  Rutronik Racing by TECE  | 2:01.627
2  | GT3  | 85  |  CP Racing  | 2:02.766
3  | GT3  | 91  |  Herberth Motorsport  | 2:03.195
4  | GT3  | 10  |  Leipert Motorsport  | 2:03.234
5  | GT3  | 92  |  Herberth Motorsport  | 2:03.235
6  | GTX  | 710  |  Leipert Motorsport  | 2:04.303
7  | P4  | 82  |  BMW M Motorsport | 2:04.631
8  | GTX  | 987  |  MRS GT-Racing  | 2:06.773
9  | 991  | 995  |  Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors  | 2:08.084
10  | GTX  | 989  |  MRS GT-Racing  | 2:08.368
11  | GT4  | 438  |  ST Racing  | 2:11.658
12  | GT4  | 499  |  Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport  | 2:12.053
13  | 991  | 907  |  RPM Racing  | 2:12.347
14  | GTX  | 701  |  Vortex V8 | 2:12.853
15  | GT4  | 489  |  RENNtech Motorsports  | 2:14.332
16  | GT4  | 423  |  Heart of Racing Team  | 2:14.684
17  | TCR  | 112  |  Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing  | 2:15.069
18  | TCR  | 1  |  Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing  | 2:15.360
19  | TCR  | 188  |  AC Motorsport  | 2:15.588
20  | TCX  | 278  |  CWS Engineering | 2:15.881
21  | TCX  | 226  |  Nordschleife Racing  | 2:16.461
22  | TCR  | 101  |  Red Camel-Jordans.nl  | 2:18.462
23  | GT4  | 470  |  NOLASPORT  | No time
24  | GT4  | 421  |  Team ACP - Tanger Associates  | No time
Source:[5]

### Race

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Class winner in bold.

Pos | Class  | No. | Team  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Time/Reason  | Laps

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1  | GT3  | 18  |  Rutronik Racing by TECE  |  Michael Doppelmayr
Swen Herberger
Pierre Kaffer
Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS Evo | 24:01:04.544  | 559
Audi 5.2 L V10
2  | GT3  | 91  |  Herberth Motorsport  |  Daniel Allemann
Ralf Bohn
Alfred Renauer
Robert Renauer  | Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) | +1:44.136  | 559
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
3  | 991  | 955  |  Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors  |  Fabrizio Broggi
Sabino de Castro
Sergiu Nicolae  | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | +24 Laps  | 535
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
4  | 991  | 907  |  RPM Racing  |  Niclas Jonsson
Patrick Huisman
Tracy Krohn
Andy Lally | Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | +33 Laps  | 526
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
5  | GTX  | 710  |  Leipert Motorsport  |  Gregg Gorski
Lance Bergstein
Matthias Hoffsümmer
Kenton Koch
Al Miller
Gerhard Watzinger  | Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | +38 Laps  | 521
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
6  | GT4  | 470  |  NOLASPORT  |  Zac Anderson
Jason Hart
Alex Mayer
Scott Noble
Matt Travis  | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | +41 Laps  | 518
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
7  | GT4  | 438  |  ST Racing  |  Chandler Hull
Jon Miller
Bryson Morris
Samantha Tan
Nick Wittmer  | BMW M4 GT4 | +42 Laps  | 517
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
8  | TCR  | 188  |  AC Motorsport  |  Rik Breukers
Mathieu Detry
Stéphane Perrin
Matthew Taskinen  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | +45 Laps  | 514
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
9  | TCR  | 1  |  Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing  |  Mikas Born
Fabian Danz
Emil Heyerdahl
Constantin Kletzer
Jasmin Preisig  | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | +46 Laps  | 513
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
10  | GT3  | 92  |  Herberth Motorsport  |  "Bobby Gonzales"
Jürgen Häring
Felix Neuhofer
Wolfgang Triller
Marco Seefried  | Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) | +50 Laps  | 509
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
11  | TCR  | 112  |  Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing  |  Mikas Born
Antti Buri
Fabian Danz
Roberto Ferri
Kari-Pekka Laaksonen | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | +57 Laps  | 502
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
12  | TCX  | 226  |  Nordschleife Racing  |  Lucca Ayarii
Cédric Houot
Guillaume Roman
Michel Sallenbach  | Ligier JS2 R | +68 Laps  | 491
Ford 3.7 L V6
13  | GTX  | 987  |  MRS GT-Racing  |  Omar Balkissoon
Jeff Courtney
Alexander Marmureanu
Sebastian Moreno  | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +82 Laps  | 477
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14  | GT4  | 421  |  Team ACP - Tanger Associates  |  Ken Goldberg
Catesby Jones
Jim Norman
Josh Norman  | BMW M4 GT4 | +91 Laps  | 468
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
15  | GTX  | 701  |  Vortex V8 |  "Steve Brooks"
Philippe Bonnel
Boris Gimond
Sebastian Lajoux  | Vortex 1.0 | +101 Laps  | 458
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16  | P4  | 82  |  BMW M Motorsport |  Bill Auberlen
James Clay
Robby Foley
Max Hesse
Neil Verhagen | BMW M4 GT3 | +102 Laps  | 457
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6

DNF  | GT4  | 421  |  Heart of Racing Team  |  Roman De Angelis
Ian James
Gray Newell
Alex Riberas  | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | +110 Laps  | 447
Aston Martin 4.0 V8 Biturbo

DNF  | GT3  | 10  |  Leipert Motorsport  |  Sebastian Balthasar
Tyler Cooke
Dennis Fetzer
Brendon Leitch
Seb Morris | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | +204 Laps  | 355
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
DNF  | GT3  | 85  |  CP Racing  |  Charles Espenlaub
Joe Foster
Shane Lewis
Charles Putman  | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Crash  | 309
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
DNF  | GT4  | 489  |  RENNtech Motorsports  |  Chapman Ducote
David Ducote
Wayne Ducote
Kyle Marcelli
Alan Metni | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Retired  | 289
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
DNF  | GT4  | 499  |  Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport  |  José Garcia
Patrick Kolb
Patric Niederhauser
Jörg Viebahn  | Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | Crash  | 269
Audi 5.2 L V10
DNF  | GTX  | 989  |  MRS GT-Racing  |  Jeronimo Guzman
Raulino Kreis Jr
Robert Lorndale
Pedro Torres  | Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Retired  | 256
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
NC  | TCX  | 278  |  CWS Engineering |  Jean-Francois Brunot
Joe Burris
Warren Dexter
Matt Rivard
Colin White | Ginetta G55 Supercup | Not Classified  | 253
Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6
DNS  | TCR  | 101  |  Red Camel-Jordans.nl  |  Ivo Breukers
Luc Breukers
Dominique Bastien
Kim Holmgaard  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Did Not Start  | 0
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
Source:[6]

## References

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1. ^ Dagys, John (17 November 2021). "24H Sebring Moved to Saturday Start Due to Sea-Freight Delays". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ "TIME SCHEDULE Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
3. ^ a b c d e f g Lloyd, Daniel (21 October 2021). "IMSA Pair, Junior Team Members in M4 GT3 for 24H Sebring". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
4. ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H SEBRING 2021". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
5. ^ "1st Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021 Final Results" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
6. ^ "1st Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021 Final Result - Race" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

## External links

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