2014 12 Hours of Sebring

The 62nd 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 13–15 March 2014. The race was the second round of the inaugural Tudor United SportsCar Championship, replacing the former American Le Mans Series that previously held the 12 Hours since 1999, as well as the second round of the North American Endurance Cup. Daytona Prototypes were introduced to the race for the first time as part of the development of the United SportsCar Championship.

Sebring International Raceway
The winning No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Riley

The race was won by Chip Ganassi Racing's Riley-Ford driven by Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, and Marino Franchitti, ahead of Extreme Speed Motorsports' HPD-Honda and Action Express Racing's Chevrolet Corvette. Ford's victory was the company's first since 1969. The PC class winners were CORE Autosport in their second straight victory of the season, with drivers Colin Braun, Jon Bennett, and James Gue. Porsche North America also earned their second win of the year in GTLM with Patrick Long, Michael Christensen, and Jörg Bergmeister. The GTD category was led by Magnus Racing's Andy Lally, John Potter, and Marco Seefried.[1]

Background

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Sebring International Raceway, where the race was held.

Preview

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International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule in September 2013.[2] It was the first year that the race was part of the series calendar, and the 62nd 12 Hours of Sebring.[2] The race was the second of 2014's thirteen scheduled IMSA automobile endurance races, and the second of four North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) events.[2] It was held at the 17-turn, 3.741-mile (6.021 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida on March 15, 2014.[3]


Qualifying

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Qualifying results

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

Pos. Class No. Team Time Gap Grid
1 P 5   Action Express Racing 1:51.917 _ 1‡
2 P 42   OAK Racing 1:52.086 +0.169 2
3 P 10   Wayne Taylor Racing 1:52.544 +0.627 3
4 P 1   Extreme Speed Motorsports 1:52.662 +0.745 4
5 P 6   Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 1:52.667 +0.750 5
6 P 02   Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 1:53.098 +1.181 6
7 P 90   Spirit of Daytona Racing 1:53.147 +1.230 7
8 P 2   Extreme Speed Motorsports 1:53.393 +1.476 8
9 P 01   Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 1:53.456 +1.539 9
10 P 9   Action Express Racing 1:53.590 +1.673 10
11 P 60   Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian 1:54.062 +2.145 11
12 PC 09   RSR Racing 1:54.839 +2.922 12‡
13 P 78   Starworks Motorsport 1:55.081 +3.164 13
14 P 0   DeltaWing Racing Cars 1:55.468 +3.551 14
15 P 31   Marsh Racing 1:55.594 +3.677 15
16 PC 25   8Star Motorsports 1:55.599 +3.682 16
17 PC 38   Performance Tech Motorsports 1:55.603 +3.686 17
18 PC 54   CORE Autosport 1:55.660 +3.743 18
19 PC 8   Starworks Motorsport 1:56.152 +4.235 19
20 PC 08   RSR Racing 1:56.253 +4.336 20
21 PC 88   BAR1 Motorsports 1:56.300 +4.383 21
22 PC 52   PR1/Mathiesen Motorsports 1:56.929 +5.012 22
23 PC 87   BAR1 Motorsports 1:57.495 +5.578 23
24 P 50   Highway to Help 1:58.366 +6.449 24
25 PC 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports 1:58.559 +6.642 25
26 GTLM 912   Porsche North America 1:58.933 +7.016 26‡
27 GTLM 55   BMW Team RLL 1:59.024 +7.107 27
28 GTLM 56   BMW Team RLL 1:59.094 +7.177 28
29 GTLM 4   Corvette Racing 1:59.222 +7.305 29
30 GTLM 3   Corvette Racing 1:59.224 +7.307 30
31 GTLM 911   Porsche North America 1:59.248 +7.331 31
32 GTLM 62   Risi Competizione 1:59.890 +7.973 32
33 GTLM 93   SRT Motorsports 2:00.111 +8.194 33
34 GTLM 17   Team Falken Tire 2:00.447 +8.530 34
35 GTLM 91   SRT Motorsports 2:00.509 +8.592 35
36 GTLM 57   Krohn Racing 2:00.538 +8.621 36
37 GTD 94   Turner Motorsport 2:04.258 +12.341 37‡
38 GTD 22   Alex Job Racing 2:04.268 +12.351 38
39 GTD 33   Riley Motorsports 2:04.311 +12.394 39
40 GTD 007   TRG-AMR 2:04.320 +12.403 40
41 GTD 63   Scuderia Corsa 2:04.460 +12.543 41
42 GTD 23   Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing 2:04.542 +12.625 42
43 GTD 13   Rum Bum/Snow Racing 2:04.561 +12.644 43
44 GTD 555   AIM Autosport 2:04.650 +12.733 44
45 GTD 28   Dempsey Racing 2:04.784 +12.867 45
46 GTD 44   Magnus Racing 2:04.965 +13.048 46
47 GTD 30   NGT Motorsport 2:05.029 +13.112 47
48 GTD 73   Park Place Motorsports 2:05.038 +13.121 48
49 GTD 27   Dempsey Racing 2:05.087 +13.170 49
50 GTD 49   Spirit of Race 2:05.146 +13.229 50
51 GTD 71   Park Place Motorsports 2:05.197 +13.280 51
52 GTD 32   GMG Racing 2:05.404 +13.487 52
53 GTD 19   Mühlner Motorsports America 2:05.606 +13.689 53
54 GTD 48   Paul Miller Racing 2:05.798 +13.881 54
55 GTD 009   TRG-AMR 2:05.863 +13.946 55
56 GTD 46   Fall-Line Motorsports 2:05.990 +14.073 56
57 GTD 45   Flying Lizard Motorsports 2:07.077 +15.160 57
58 GTD 35   Flying Lizard Motorsports 2:09.154 +17.237 58
59 GTD 51   Spirit of Race 2:10.652 +18.735 59
60 P 07   Speedsource 2:14.095 +18.735 60
61 P 70   Speedsource No Time Established 61
62 GTD 81   GB Autosport No time 62
63 GTD 18   Mühlner Motorsports America No Time Established 63
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Race

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Start and early hours

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Afternoon

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Sunset to finish

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Race result

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Final race classification
Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 P 01   Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates   Scott Pruett
  Memo Rojas
  Marino Franchitti
Riley MkXXVI C 291 12:00:09.985
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 P 1   Extreme Speed Motorsports   Scott Sharp
  Ryan Dalziel
  David Brabham
HPD ARX-03b C 291 + 4.682
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
3 P 5   Action Express Racing   João Barbosa
  Christian Fittipaldi
  Sébastien Bourdais
Coyote Corvette DP C 291 + 8.965
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
4 P 42   OAK Racing   Olivier Pla
  Alex Brundle
  Gustavo Yacamán
Morgan LMP2 C 291 + 11.994
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
5 P 2   Extreme Speed Motorsports   Ed Brown
  Johannes van Overbeek
  Simon Pagenaud
HPD ARX-03b C 291 + 17.027
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
6 P 02   Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates   Scott Dixon
  Tony Kanaan
  Sage Karam
Riley MkXXVI C 291 + 17.837
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
7 P 10   Wayne Taylor Racing   Ricky Taylor
  Jordan Taylor
  Max Angelelli
Dallara Corvette DP C 291 + 34.229
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
8 P 9   Action Express Racing   Brian Frisselle
  Burt Frisselle
  Jon Fogarty
Coyote Corvette DP C 291 + 39.559
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
9 P 60   Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian   John Pew
  Oswaldo Negri Jr.
  Justin Wilson
Riley MkXXVI C 291 + 40.568
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
10 PC 54   CORE Autosport   Colin Braun
  Jon Bennett
  James Gue
Oreca FLM09 C 288 + 3 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
11 PC 09   RSR Racing   Bruno Junqueira
  Duncan Ende
  David Heinemeier Hansson
Oreca FLM09 C 288 + 3 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
12 GTLM 912   Porsche North America   Patrick Long
  Michael Christensen
  Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 911 RSR M 286 + 5 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13 GTLM 93   SRT Motorsports   Jonathan Bomarito
  Kuno Wittmer
  Rob Bell
SRT Viper GTS-R M 286 + 5 Laps
SRT 8.0 L V10
14 GTLM 55   BMW Team RLL   Bill Auberlen
  Joey Hand
  Andy Priaulx
BMW Z4 GTE M 286 + 5 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
15 GTLM 57   Krohn Racing   Tracy Krohn
  Niclas Jönsson
  Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 286 + 5 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
16 GTLM 17   Team Falken Tire   Bryan Sellers
  Wolf Henzler
  Marco Holzer
Porsche 911 RSR F 285 + 6 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17 GTLM 4   Corvette Racing   Tommy Milner
  Oliver Gavin
  Robin Liddell
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 285 + 6 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
18 GTLM 91   SRT Motorsports   Dominik Farnbacher
  Marc Goossens
  Ryan Hunter-Reay
SRT Viper GTS-R M 284 + 7 Laps
SRT 8.0 L V10
19 GTLM 3   Corvette Racing   Jan Magnussen
  Antonio García
  Ryan Briscoe
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 283 + 8 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
20 GTLM 911   Porsche North America   Nick Tandy
  Richard Lietz
  Patrick Pilet
Porsche 911 RSR M 282 + 9 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21 PC 8   Starworks Motorsport   Renger van der Zande
  Martín Fuentes
  Sam Bird
  David Cheng
Oreca FLM09 C 281 + 10 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
22 PC 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Gerry Kraut
  Chris Miller
  Stephen Simpson
Oreca FLM09 C 280 + 11 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
23 GTD 44   Magnus Racing   Andy Lally
  John Potter
  Marco Seefried
Porsche 911 GT America C 278 + 13 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
24 GTD 555   AIM Autosport   Bill Sweedler
  Townsend Bell
  Jeff Segal
  Maurizio Mediani
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 278 + 13 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
25 GTD 23   Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing   Ian James
  Mario Farnbacher
  Alex Riberas
Porsche 911 GT America C 278 + 13 laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26 GTD 22   Alex Job Racing   Cooper MacNeil
  Leh Keen
  Philipp Frommenwiler
Porsche 911 GT America C 278 + 13 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
27 GTD 35   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Seth Neiman
  Dion von Moltke
  Filipe Albuquerque
Audi R8 LMS C 278 + 13 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
28 GTD 46   Fall-Line Motorsports   Charles Espenlaub
  Charlie Putnam
  Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS C 278 + 13 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
29 P 90   Spirit of Daytona Racing   Michael Valiante
  Richard Westbrook
  Mike Rockenfeller
Coyote Corvette DP C 278 + 13 Laps
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
30 P 70   SpeedSource   Sylvain Tremblay
  Tom Long
  Ben Devlin
Mazda Prototype C 278 + 13 Laps
Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4
(Diesel)
31 GTLM 56   BMW Team RLL   John Edwards
  Dirk Müller
  Dirk Werner
BMW Z4 GTE M 277 + 14 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
32 GTD 94   Turner Motorsport   Paul Dalla Lana
  Dane Cameron
  Shane Lewis
  Markus Palttala
BMW Z4 GT3 C 277 + 14 Laps
BMW 4.4 L V8
33 GTD 45   Flying Lizard Motorsports   Spencer Pumpelly
  Alessandro Latif
  Nelson Canache Jr.
  Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS C 276 + 15 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
34 GTD 13   Rum Bum/Snow Racing   Jan Heylen
  Madison Snow
  Matt Plumb
  Hugh Plumb
Porsche 911 GT America C 273 + 18 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
35 GTD 81   GB Autosport   Bob Faieta
  Michael Avenatti
  Damien Faulkner
Porsche 911 GT America C 272 + 19 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
36 GTD 32   GMG Racing   Alex Welch
  James Sofronas
  Marc Basseng
Audi R8 LMS C 271 + 20 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
37 PC 25   8Star Motorsports   Tom Kimber-Smith
  Mike Marsal
  Eric Lux
  Sean Rayhall
Oreca FLM09 C 271 + 20 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
38 GTD 48   Paul Miller Racing   Bryce Miller
  Matthew Bell
  Christopher Haase
Audi R8 LMS C 270 + 21 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
39 GTD 51   Spirit of Race   Matt Griffin
  Marco Cioci
  Michele Rugolo
  Jack Gerber
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 270 + 21 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
40 GTD 49   Spirit of Race   Gianluca Roda
  Paolo Ruberti
  Mirko Venturi
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 263 + 28 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
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DNF
P 31   Marsh Racing   Eric Curran
  Boris Said
  Guy Cosmo
Coyote Corvette DP C 249 mechanical
Chevrolet LS9 5.5 L V8
42 GTD 27   Dempsey Racing   Patrick Dempsey
  Joe Foster
  Andrew Davis
  Norbert Siedler
Porsche 911 GT America C 244 + 47 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
43 GTD 009   TRG-AMR   Brandon Davis
  Kris Wilson
  Max Riddle
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 C 242 + 49 Laps
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
44 GTD 73   Park Place Motorsports   Kévin Estre
  Patrick Lindsey
  Jim Norman
  Mike Vess
Porsche 911 GT America C 235 + 56 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
45
DNF
GTD 63   Scuderia Corsa   Jeff Westphal
  Alessandro Balzan
  Lorenzo Casé
  Kyle Marcelli
Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 C 234 electrical
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
46 PC 88   BAR1 Motorsports   Doug Biefield
  Tomy Drissi
  Chapman Ducote
  Martin Plowman
Oreca FLM09 C 228 + 63 Laps
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
47 GTD 007   TRG-AMR   James Davison
  Al Carter
  David Block
Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 C 215 + 76 Laps
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
48
DNF
P 6   Muscle Milk Pickett Racing   Klaus Graf
  Lucas Luhr
  Jann Mardenborough
Oreca 03 C 204 power steering
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
49
DNF
P 50   Highway to Help   Bryon DeFoor
  Jim Pace
  David Hinton
Riley MkXXVI C 200 did not finish
Dinan-BMW 5.0 L V8
50
DNF
P 0   DeltaWing Racing Cars   Andy Meyrick
  Katherine Legge
  Gabby Chaves
DeltaWing DWC13 C 185 crash
Élan 1.9 L Turbo I4
51 GTD 19   Mühlner Motorsports America   Earl Bamber
  Kyle Gimple
  Ruggero Melgrati
Porsche 911 GT America C 154 + 137 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
52
DNF
PC 08   RSR Racing   Chris Cumming
  Alex Tagliani
  Rusty Mitchell
Oreca FLM09 C 125 crash
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
53
DNF
GTD 28   Dempsey Racing   Franz Konrad
  Christian Engelhart
  Rolf Ineichen
Porsche 911 GT America C 113 suspension
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
54
DNF
PC 87   BAR1 Motorsports   Gaston Kearby
  Bruce Hamilton
  Tõnis Kasemets
Oreca FLM09 C 112 crash
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
55
DNF
P 07   SpeedSource   Tristan Nunez
  Joel Miller
  Tristan Vautier
Mazda Prototype C 104 wheel
Mazda Skyactiv-D 2.2 L Turbo I4
(Diesel)
56
DNF
PC 52   PR1/Mathiesen Motorsports   Mike Gausch
  Frankie Montecalvo
  Gunnar Jeannette
Oreca FLM09 C 89 crash
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
57
DNF
PC 38   Performance Tech Motorsports   Charlie Shears
  David Ostella
  Raphael Matos
Oreca FLM09 C 88 crash
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
58
DNF
GTLM 62   Risi Competizione   Giancarlo Fisichella
  Matteo Malucelli
  Gianmaria Bruni
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 62 crash
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
59
DNF
GTD 30   NGT Motorsport   Henrique Cisneros
  Kuba Giermaziak
  Christina Nielsen
Porsche 911 GT America C 61 crash
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
60
DNF
GTD 71   Park Place Motorsports   Kévin Estre
  Patrick Lindsey
  Jim Norman
  Mike Vess
Porsche 911 GT America C 34 parked
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
61
DNF
P 78   Starworks Motorsport   Scott Mayer
  Alex Popow
  Sebastián Saavedra
  Pierre Kaffer
Riley MkXXVI C 26 engine
Honda HR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
62
DNF
GTD 33   Riley Motorsports   Jeroen Bleekemolen
  Sebastiaan Bleekemolen
  Ben Keating
SRT Viper GT3-R C 13 fire
SRT 8.0 L V10
DNS GTD 18   Mühlner Motorsports America   Earl Bamber
  Nico Verdonck
Porsche 911 GT America C  – did not start
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
Sources:[6][7]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
C Continental
M Michelin
F Falken Tire
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References

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  1. ^ "Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Dagys, John (20 September 2013). "2014 USCC Schedule Released". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ^ "IMSA Announces 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Schedule". autoweek.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ "ResultsQuery" (PDF). 14 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Sebring-2014-03-15.html". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Race Report" (PDF). 17 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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