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2017 12 Hours of Sebring

Summary

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.

Cadillac DPi-V.R
Sebring International Raceway

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

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

Start and early hours edit

Afternoon edit

Sunset to finish edit

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
33

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
39

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
40

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
42

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
43

DNF

GTLM 24   BMW Team RLL   John Edwards
  Martin Tomczyk
  Nick Catsburg 		BMW M6 GTLM M 149 Crash
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
44

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
45

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
46

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

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


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