2018 12 Hours of Sebring

The66th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Partswas anendurancesports car racingevent held atSebring International RacewaynearSebring, Floridafrom 15 to 17 March 2018. The race was the second round of the2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship,as well as the second round of theNorth American Endurance Cup.

Nissan Onroak DPi #22 of Tequila Patrón ESM which won the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway

The race was won byTequila Patrón ESM'sNissan Onroak DPidriven byPipo Derani,Johannes van Overbeek,andNicolas Lapierre,ahead of theCadillac DPi-V.R's ofWayne Taylor RacingandWhelen Engineering Racing.Porschetook GTLM honours withNick Tandy,Frédéric Makowiecki,andPatrick Piletbehind the wheel of their911 RSR.The GTD category was won byPaul Miller Racing'sCorey Lewis,Bryan SellersandMadison Snowin a GT3-specLamborghini Huracán.

Background

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Sebring International Raceway,where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship(IMSA SCC) in August 2017.[1]It was the fifth consecutive year it was part of the IMSA SCC, and the 66th 12 Hours of Sebring.[1]The 24 Hours of Daytona was the second of twelve scheduled sports carenduranceraces of 2018 by IMSA, and the second of four races of the North American Endurance Cup (NAEC).[1]It was held at the 17-turn, 3.741-mile (6.021 km)Sebring International RacewayinSebring, Floridaon March 17, 2018.[1]

On March 1, 2018, IMSA released a bulletin outlining the minimum refueling times for all the classes.[2]All cars in the Prototype class were given 30 second minimum refueling time while GTLM and GTD were given times of 34 and 40 seconds, respectively. The times were made to override any refueling restrictor size following Montaplast by Land-Motorsport's penalty at Daytona.[3]

After the24 Hours of Daytona7 weeks earlier,Filipe Albuquerque,João Barbosa,andChristian Fittipaldiwere leading the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 35 points.[4]GTLM was led byRyan Briscoe,Richard Westbrook,andScott Dixonwith a three-point advantage overJoey Hand,Dirk Müller,andSébastien Bourdais.[4]In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led byMirko Bortolotti,Rik Breukers,Rolf Ineichen,andFranck Pererawith 35 points.[4]Cadillac,Ford,andLamborghiniwere leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, whileMustang Sampling Racing,Ford Chip Ganassi Racing,andGRT Grasser Racing Teameach led their own Teams' Championships.[4]

On March 7, 2018, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outliningBalance of Performancefor the event.[5]In the Prototype class, theAcura ARX-05received a reduction of turbo boost and a fuel capacity reduction of 1 liter while theNissan Onroak DPigot a turbo boost reduction between 6000-7600 rpm. TheCadillac DPi-V.Rreceived a 10 kilogram weight increase while theMazda RT24-Preceived a fuel capacity increase of 2 liters and adjustments to the cars rear wing. In the GTLM class, theBMW M8 GTEreceived a 20 kilogram weight reduction and increase of power between 5000-7500 rpm while thePorsche 911 RSRgot a fuel capacity increase of 2 liters. In the GTD class, theMercedes-AMG GT3received a 20 kilogram weight increase and a 1mm air restrictor increase while theLexus RC F GT3received a 1mm air restrictor increase.

Entries

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A total of 43 cars took part in the event split across 3 classes. 16 cars were entered in P, 9 in GTLM, and 18 in GTD.[6]In P, BAR1 Motorsports andJackie Chan DCR JOTAwere absent whileUnited Autosportsscaled down to 1 entry.Paul Di RestajoinedPhil HansonandAlex Brundlein the United Autosports #32 entry whileBruno Sennamissed the event after having undergone a surgical procedure a few weeks earlier.[7][8]In GTD,Grasser Racing TeamandManthey Racingskipped the event whileRisi Competizionescaled down focussing on its GTLM effort.CJ Wilson Racingmade theirIMSA SportsCar Championshipdebut at this event.[9]Dillon Machavern andMarkus Palttalajoined Don Yount in theTurner Motorsportentry. Following the retirement ofScott Pruett,Sean Rayhalljoined3GT Racingin the teams #15 entry.[10]Corey LewisjoinedBryan SellersandMadison Snowin thePaul Miller Racingentry.[11]Tom Dyer joinedRyan Eversleyand Chad Gilsinger in theHARTentry.[12]


Practice

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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

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The first practice session took place at 11:00 amETon Thursday and ended withHélio Castronevestopping the charts forAcuraTeam Penske,with a lap time of 1:48.237.[14]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 P 7 AcuraTeam Penske Hélio Castroneves 1:48.237 _
2 P 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Tristan Vautier 1:48.387 +0.150
3 P 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Renger van der Zande 1:48.415 +0.178
Source:[15]

Practice 2

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The second practice session took place at 3:10 pmETon Thursday and ended withRicky Taylortopping the charts forAcuraTeam Pensken, with a lap time of 1:47.841.[16]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 P 7 AcuraTeam Penske Ricky Taylor 1:47.841 _
2 P 55 Mazda Team Joest Jonathan Bomarito 1:48.753 +0.912
3 P 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Filipe Albuquerque 1:48.805 +0.964
Source:[17]

Night Practice

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The night practice session took place at 7:30 pmETon Thursday and ended withRené Rasttopping the charts forMazda Team Joest,with a lap time of 1:48.233.[18]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 P 77 Mazda Team Joest René Rast 1:48.233 _
2 P 55 Mazda Team Joest Harry Tincknell 1:48.690 +0.457
3 P 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Felipe Nasr 1:48.799 +0.566
Source:[19]

Final Practice

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The fourth and final practice session took place at 8:00 amETon Friday and ended withRicky Taylortopping the charts forAcuraTeam Penske,with a lap time of 1:47.076.[20]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 P 7 AcuraTeam Penske Ricky Taylor 1:47.076 _
2 P 22 Tequila Patrón ESM Pipo Derani 1:47.512 +0.436
3 P 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Patricio O'Ward 1:47.861 +0.785
Source:[21]


Qualifying

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Tristan Vautier(pictured in 2015)took the overallpole positionforSpirit of Daytona Racing.

Friday afternoon's 65-minute qualifying session was divided into three groups.[13]All three categories had 15-minute individual sessions, and regulations stipulated teams to nominate a single driver to qualify their cars. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order with the grid arranged to put the Prototype and GTLM cars ahead of all GTD entries.[22]

The first was for cars in GTD class.Daniel Serraqualified on pole for the class driving the #51 car forSpirit of Race,beatingChristopher Miesin the #29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport car by over five tenths of a second.[23]

The second session of qualifying was for cars in the GTLM class.Connor De Phillippiqualified on pole driving the #25 car forBMW Team RLL,beating James Calado in the #62Risi Competizionecar by less than one tenth of a second.[24]

The final session of qualifying was for the P class.Tristan Vautierqualified on pole driving the #90 car forSpirit of Daytona Racing,bestingOlivier Plain the #2Tequila Patrón ESMentry.[25]

Qualifying results

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Pole positionsin each class are indicated inboldand by ‡.

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 P 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Tristan Vautier 1:47.432 _ 1‡
2 P 2 Tequila Patrón ESM Olivier Pla 1:47.592 +0.160 2
3 P 7 AcuraTeam Penske Ricky Taylor 1:47.773 +0.341 3
4 P 22 Tequila Patrón ESM Pipo Derani 1:47.834 +0.402 4
5 P 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Felipe Nasr 1:47.853 +0.421 5
6 P 6 AcuraTeam Penske Juan Pablo Montoya 1:48.177 +0.745 6
7 P 77 Mazda Team Joest René Rast 1:48.192 +0.760 151
8 P 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Filipe Albuquerque 1:48.256 +0.824 7
9 P 55 Mazda Team Joest Jonathan Bomarito 1:48.279 +0.847 162
10 P 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Renger van der Zande 1:48.370 +0.938 8
11 P 99 JDC-Miller MotorSports Stephen Simpson 1:48.742 +1.310 9
12 P 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Patricio O'Ward 1:49.068 +1.636 10
13 P 54 CORE Autosport Colin Braun 1:49.158 +1.726 11
14 P 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Simon Trummer 1:49.329 +1.897 12
15 P 52 AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Sebastián Saavedra 1:49.423 +1.991 13
16 P 32 United Autosports Paul di Resta 1:49.488 +2.056 143
17 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Connor De Phillippi 1:55.839 +8.407 17‡
18 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione James Calado 1:55.897 +8.465 18
19 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL Jesse Krohn 1:55.985 +8.553 19
20 GTLM 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Richard Westbrook 1:56.098 +8.666 20
21 GTLM 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Joey Hand 1:56.191 +8.759 21
22 GTLM 912 Porsche GT Team Laurens Vanthoor 1:56.251 +8.819 22
23 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio García 1:56.588 +9.156 23
24 GTLM 911 Porsche GT Team Nick Tandy 1:56.626 +9.194 24
25 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner 1:56.900 +9.468 25
26 GTD 51 Spirit of Race Daniel Serra 1:58.710 +11.278 26‡
27 GTD 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Christopher Mies 1:59.229 +11.797 27
28 GTD 15 3GT Racing Jack Hawksworth 1:59.251 +11.819 28
29 GTD 14 3GT Racing Dominik Baumann 1:59.476 +12.044 29
30 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Madison Snow 1:59.489 +12.057 30
31 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Gunnar Jeannette 1:59.609 +12.177 31
32 GTD 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Thomas Jäger 1:59.952 +12.520 32
33 GTD 69 HART Tom Dyer 2:00.069 +12.637 33
34 GTD 64 Scuderia Corsa Frankie Montecalvo 2:00.080 +12.648 34
35 GTD 86 Michael Shank RacingwithCurb Agajanian Katherine Legge 2:00.198 +12.766 35
36 GTD 58 Wright Motorsports Christina Nielsen 2:00.378 +12.946 36
37 GTD 36 CJ Wilson Racing Marc Miller 2:00.686 +13.254 37
38 GTD 71 P1 Motorsports Kenton Koch 2:00.717 +13.285 38
39 GTD 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsport Ben Keating 2:00.743 +13.311 39
40 GTD 44 Magnus Racing John Potter 2:02.151 +14.719 40
41 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Dillon Machavern 2:03.227 +15.795 41
42 GTD 73 Park Place Motorsports Tim Pappas 2:04.650 +17.218 42
43 GTD 93 Michael Shank RacingwithCurb Agajanian did not participate 434
Sources:[26][27]
  • 1The No. 77 Mazda Team Joest entry was moved to the back of the P field after failing post qualifying technical inspection.[28][29]
  • 2The No. 55 Mazda Team Joest entry was moved to the back of the P field failing post qualifying technical inspection.[30][31]
  • 3The No. 32 United Autosports entry initially qualified sixteenth for the P class. However, the team changed engines after qualifying. By IMSA rules, the entry was moved to the rear of the P field on the starting grid.[32]
  • 4The No. 93 Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian entry was moved to the back of the GTD field for starting the race with a different driver than who qualified.

Race

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Start and early hours

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At the start of the race at turn 1, Vautier and Pla had a collision that led to Pla needing to pit during the next lap of the race. In addition to this, both Milner and Serra both got tire punctures and also needed to pit. Around twenty minutes into the race, Saavedra spun around the final corner and was hit by Montecalvo who was flipped over following a hit to the tirewall.[33]Just before the four hour mark, an awning blew onto the track bringing out the yellow flag. Almost immediately after the caution ended however, Brundle spun during the final turn.[34]

Afternoon

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At the beginning of the afternoon, a Lexus hit a wall which caused debris to spread onto the track. This led to a caution period which caused Derani to lose his seventeen second lead. Just after the restart, an Acura retired due to an oil pressure problem. Towards the six hour mark, Fittipaldi and Nasr were involved in a collision that sprung from Nasr diving towards Fittipaldi. The collision led to Fittipaldi being spun around but rejoining the track shortly after.[35]Around the halfway mark, Vautier was given a drive through penalty after hitting Montoya which led to his retirement. Later, there was another collision between van der Zande and Curran which lead to tire debris being torn off and causing another yellow flag. Before the end of the afternoon, Barbosa and French had a collision that led to the two falling multiple laps behind the leader.[36]

Sunset to finish

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At the beginning of the afternoon, Bruni hit a curb which led to his diffuser landing on the track. This brought out another yellow flag however after the flag the Porsche managed to maintain third place.[37]Just before the end of the race, while in second, Pigot had attempted to drive between Vautier and the wall which led to him hitting debris and lose multiple places. The Mazda of Tincknell also would not engage it's clutch for a full two minutes which led to it losing a full lap to the leader. At the end of the race, the number 22 Nissan took first in the prototype class, the number 911 Porsche took first in the GTLM class, and number 48 Lamborghini took first in the GTD class.[38]

Post-race

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In Prototype, Curran, Nasr, and Conway moved to first after being second coming into Sebring. Albuquerque, Barbosa, and Fittipaldi dropped from first to third.[39]The result kept Briscoe, Westbrook, and Dixon atop the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 63 points. Pilet, Tandy, and Makowiecki advanced from eighth to second while Hand, Müller, and Bourdais dropped from second to fourth. De Phillippi, Sims, and Auberlen moved to fifth after being ninth coming into Sebring.[39]As a result of winning the race, Sellers and Snow took the lead of the GTD Drivers' Championship. Bleekemolen, Keating, and Stolz advanced from fourth to second while Legge, Parente, and Hindman dropped from second to third. MacNeil, Jeannette, and Balzan advanced from tenth to fourth.[39]Cadillac, Ford, and Lamborghini continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Ford Chip Ganassi Racing kept their respective advantage in the GTLM Teams' Championship. Whelen Engineering Racing and Paul Miller Racing took the lead in their respective Teams' Championships with ten rounds left in the season.[39]

Race Results

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Class winners are denoted inbold.

Final race classification
Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tire Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 P 22 Tequila Patrón ESM Pipo Derani
Johannes van Overbeek
Nicolas Lapierre
Nissan Onroak DPi C 344 12:00:34.369
NissanVR38DETT 3.8 LTurboV6
2 P 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor
Renger van der Zande
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Cadillac DPi-V.R C 344 +12.427
Cadillac5.5 LV8
3 P 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Felipe Nasr
Eric Curran
Mike Conway
Cadillac DPi-V.R C 344 +53.075
Cadillac5.5 LV8
4 P 54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett
Colin Braun
Romain Dumas
Oreca 07 C 344 +1:16.328
GibsonGK428 4.2 LV8
5 P 32 United Autosports Paul di Resta
Alex Brundle
Phil Hanson
Ligier JS P217 C 344 +1:30.732
GibsonGK428 4.2 LV8
6 P 55 Mazda Team Joest Jonathan Bomarito
Harry Tincknell
Spencer Pigot
Mazda RT24-P C 343 +1 Laps
MazdaMZ-2.0T 2.0LTurboI4
7 P 99 JDC-Miller MotorSports Mikhail Goikhberg
Stephen Simpson
Chris Miller
Oreca 07 C 338 +6 Laps
GibsonGK428 4.2 LV8
8 P 77 Mazda Team Joest Oliver Jarvis
Tristan Nunez
René Rast
Mazda RT24-P C 334 +10 Laps
MazdaMZ-2.0T 2.0LTurboI4
9 P 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Robert Alon
Simon Trummer
Nelson Panciatici
Oreca 07 C 331 +13 Laps
GibsonGK428 4.2 LV8
10 GTLM 911 Porsche GT Team Patrick Pilet
Nick Tandy
Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR M 328 +16 Laps
Porsche4.0 LFlat-6
11 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Connor De Phillippi
Bill Auberlen
Alexander Sims
BMW M8 GTE M 328 +16 Laps
BMW S634.0 LTurboV8
12 GTLM 912 Porsche GT Team Earl Bamber
Laurens Vanthoor
Gianmaria Bruni
Porsche 911 RSR M 328 +16 Laps
Porsche4.0 LFlat-6
13 GTLM 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ryan Briscoe
Richard Westbrook
Scott Dixon
Ford GT M 328 +16 Laps
Ford EcoBoost3.5 LTurboV6
14 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Toni Vilander
Ferrari 488 GTE M 328 +16 Laps
Ferrari F154CB3.9 LTurboV8
15 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner
Marcel Fässler
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 327 +17 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.55.5 LV8
16 P 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Filipe Albuquerque
João Barbosa
Christian Fittipaldi
Cadillac DPi-V.R C 324 +20 Laps
Cadillac5.5 LV8
17 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Bryan Sellers
Madison Snow
Corey Lewis
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 C 321 +23 Laps
Lamborghini5.2 LV10
18 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Alessandro Balzan
Cooper MacNeil
Gunnar Jeannette
Ferrari 488 GT3 C 321 +23 Laps
Ferrari F154CB3.9 LTurboV8
19 GTD 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsport Jeroen Bleekemolen
Ben Keating
Luca Stolz
Mercedes-AMG GT3 C 321 +23 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M1596.2 LV8
20 GTD 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Sheldon van der Linde
Christopher Mies
Alessio Picariello
Audi R8 LMS GT3 C 321 +23 Laps
Audi5.2LV10
21 GTD 15 3GT Racing Jack Hawksworth
David Heinemeier Hansson
Sean Rayhall
Lexus RC F GT3 C 321 +23 Laps
Lexus5.0LV8
22 GTD 58 Wright Motorsports Patrick Long
Christina Nielsen
Mathieu Jaminet
Robert Renauer
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 321 +23 Laps
Porsche4.0 LFlat-6
23 GTD 93 Michael Shank RacingwithCurb Agajanian Mario Farnbacher
Justin Marks
Lawson Aschenbach
Acura NSX GT3 C 321 +23 Laps
Acura3.5 LTurboV6
24 GTD 86 Michael Shank RacingwithCurb Agajanian Katherine Legge
Álvaro Parente
Trent Hindman
Acura NSX GT3 C 321 +23 Laps
Acura3.5 LTurboV6
25 GTD 73 Park Place Motorsports Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Tim Pappas
Porsche 911 GT3 R C 321 +23 Laps
Porsche4.0 LFlat-6
26 GTD 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Kenny Habul
Thomas Jäger
Mikaël Grenier
Mercedes-AMG GT3 C 321 +23 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M1596.2 LV8
27 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Don Yount
Dillon Machavern
Markus Palttala
BMW M6 GT3 C 320 +24 Laps
BMW4.4 LTurboV8
28 GTD 51 Spirit of Race Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Daniel Serra
Ferrari 488 GT3 C 320 +24 Laps
Ferrari F154CB3.9 LTurboV8
29 GTD 44 Magnus Racing John Potter
Andy Lally
Andrew Davis
Audi R8 LMS GT3 C 319 +25 Laps
Audi5.2LV10
30 GTD 14 3GT Racing Dominik Baumann
Kyle Marcelli
Phillipp Frommenwiler
Lexus RC F GT3 C 316 +28 Laps
Lexus5.0LV8
31 P 52 AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Sebastián Saavedra
Gustavo Yacamán
Roberto González
Ligier JS P217 C 315 +29 Laps
GibsonGK428 4.2 LV8
32 GTD 69 HART Ryan Eversley
Chad Gilsinger
Tom Dyer
Acura NSX GT3 C 312 +32 Laps
Acura3.5 LTurboV6
33 GTD 36 CJ Wilson Racing Marc Miller
Till Bechtolsheimer
Kuno Wittmer
Acura NSX GT3 C 309 +35 laps
Acura3.5 LTurboV6
34

DNF

GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL John Edwards
Jesse Krohn
Nick Catsburg
BMW M8 GTE M 296 Did Not Finish
BMW S634.0 LTurboV8
35

DNF

P 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Eddie Cheever III
Matt McMurry
Tristan Vautier
Cadillac DPi-V.R C 294 Crash
Cadillac5.5 LV8
36 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio García
Jan Magnussen
Mike Rockenfeller
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 283 +61 laps
Chevrolet LT5.55.5 LV8
37

DNF

GTLM 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Joey Hand
Dirk Müller
Sébastien Bourdais
Ford GT M 277 Did Not Finish
Ford EcoBoost3.5 LTurboV6
38

DNF

P 38 Performance Tech Motorsports James French
Kyle Masson
Patricio O'Ward
Oreca 07 C 276 Did Not Finish
GibsonGK428 4.2 LV8
39

DNF

P 6 AcuraTeam Penske Dane Cameron
Juan Pablo Montoya
Simon Pagenaud
Acura ARX-05 C 203 Lost Power
AcuraAR35TT 3.5 LTurboV6
40

DNF

P 7 AcuraTeam Penske Hélio Castroneves
Ricky Taylor
Graham Rahal
Acura ARX-05 C 172 Engine
AcuraAR35TT 3.5 LTurboV6
41

DNF

GTD 64 Scuderia Corsa Townsend Bell
Frankie Montecalvo
Bill Sweedler
Ferrari 488 GT3 C 9 Crash
Ferrari F154CB3.9 LTurboV8
42[N 1] GTD 71 P1 Motorsports Kenton Koch
JC Perez
Loris Spinelli
Mercedes-AMG GT3 C 316 +28 laps
Mercedes-AMG M1596.2 LV8
43

DNS

P 2 Tequila Patrón ESM Ryan Dalziel
Scott Sharp
Olivier Pla
Nissan Onroak DPi C Did Not Start
NissanVR38DETT 3.8 LTurboV6
Sources:[40][41]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
C Continental
M Michelin
  1. ^The No. 71 P1 Motorsports entry originally finished 30th overall and 14th in the GTD class but was demoted to last in class after the race had finished for exceeding the maximum stint for a single driver.


Standings after the race

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  • 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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