2000 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2000 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 48th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring as well as the opening round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 18, 2000. This was the first time ever the 12 Hours was covered flag-to-flag on television with Speedvision doing the honors.

Sebring International Raceway

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP 78   Audi Sport North America   Frank Biela
  Emanuele Pirro
  Tom Kristensen
Audi R8 M 360
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2 LMP 77   Audi Sport North America   Rinaldo Capello
  Michele Alboreto
  Allan McNish
Audi R8 M 360
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3 LMP 42   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Jörg Müller
  JJ Lehto
BMW V12 LMR M 359
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
4 LMP 43   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Jean-Marc Gounon
  Steve Soper
  Bill Auberlen
BMW V12 LMR M 358
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
5 LMP 27   Doran Lista Racing   Didier Theys
  Mauro Baldi
  Fredy Lienhard
Ferrari 333 SP M 337
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
6 LMP 19   Team Cadillac   Wayne Taylor
  Eric van de Poele
  Max Angelelli
Cadillac Northstar LMP P 331
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
7 GTS 91   Viper Team Oreca   Dominique Dupuy
  Olivier Beretta
  Karl Wendlinger
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 327
Dodge 8.0 L V10
8 GTS 92   Viper Team Oreca   David Donohue
  Tommy Archer
  Marc Duez
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 326
Dodge 8.0 L V10
9 GTS 93   Viper Team Oreca   Jean-Philippe Belloc
  Anthony Beltoise
  Ni Amorim
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 321
Dodge 8.0 L V10
10 GT 5   Dick Barbour Racing   Dirk Müller
  Lucas Luhr
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 313
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
11 GT 70   Skea Racing International   Johnny Mowlem
  David Murry
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 308
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12 GTS 33   Konrad Motorsport   Franz Konrad
  Charles Slater
  John Paul Jr.
Porsche 911 GT2 D 307
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
13 GT 03   Reiser Callas Rennsport   Hurley Haywood
  Craig Stanton
  Joel Reiser
Porsche 911 GT3-R Y 306
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14 GT 07   RWS Motorsport   Dieter Quester
  Philipp Peter
  Luca Riccitelli
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 302
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
15 GT 41   Team LR Organization   Christophe Bouchut
  Angelo Zadra
Porsche 911 GT3-R Y 302
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
16 GTS 4   Corvette Racing   Andy Pilgrim
  Kelly Collins
  Franck Fréon
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 300
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
17 GT 71   Skea Racing International   Rohan Skea
  Grady Willingham
  Lloyd Hawkins
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 284
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18 GT 87   Michael Colucci Racing
  Nygmatech
  Tim Robertson
  Ian James
  João Barbosa
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 276
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
19 GT 66   The Racer's Group   Kevin Buckler
  Robert Nagel
  Mike Fitzgerald
Porsche 911 GT3-R G 266
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
20 GT 89   Michael Colucci Racing
  Nygmatech
  Dave Dullum
  James McCormick
  Kurt Baumann
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 258
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
21
DNF
GT 51   Dick Barbour Racing   Sascha Maassen
  Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 251
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
22
DNF
LMP 1   Panoz Motor Sports   David Brabham
  Jan Magnussen
  Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 249
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
23
DNF
GT 21   MCR Aspen Knolls   Shane Lewis
  Cort Wagner
  Bob Mazzuoccola
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 229
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
24
DNF
GTS 3   Corvette Racing   Chris Kneifel
  Ron Fellows
  Justin Bell
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 201
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
25 LMP 37   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Don Whittington
  Dale Whittington
Lola B98/10 G 181
Ford 5.1 L V8
26
DNF
LMP 38   Champion Racing   Dorsey Schroeder
  James Weaver
  Ralf Kelleners
Lola B2K/10 M 165
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
27
DNF
LMP 31   Motorola DAMS   Emmanuel Collard
  Éric Bernard
Cadillac Northstar LMP P 163
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
28 GT 88   Michael Colucci Racing
  Nygmatech
  Leo Hindery
  Peter Baron
  Tony Kester
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 147
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
29
DNF
GT 30   White Lightning Racing   Gunnar Jeannette
  Rod McLeod
  Michael Lauer
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 143
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
30
DNF
GT 6   Prototype Technology Group   Boris Said
  Johannes van Overbeek
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 141
BMW 3.2 L I6
31
DNF
GTS 08   Roock Motorsport North America   Claudia Hürtgen
  Hubert Haupt
  Vic Rice
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 125
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
32
DNF
LMP 06   Multimatic Motorsports   Scott Maxwell
  John Graham
  David Empringham
Lola B98/10 P 124
Ford Cosworth XD 2.6 L Turbo V8
33
DNF
GT 10   Prototype Technology Group   Peter Cunningham
  Brian Cunningham
  Darren Law
BMW M3 Y 106
BMW 3.2 L I6
34
DNF
GT 52   Seikel Motorsport   Philip Collin
  Kurt Mathewson
  Tony Burgess
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 105
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
35
DNF
LMP 9   Team Cadillac   Andy Wallace
  Franck Lagorce
Cadillac Northstar LMP P 87
Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
36
DNF
LMP 2   Panoz Motor Sports   Johnny O'Connell
  Hiroki Katou
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 79
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
37
DNF
GTS 09   Roock Motorsport North America   Zak Brown
  Stephen Earle
  Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 76
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
38
DNF
LMP 36   Johansson-Matthews Racing   Stefan Johansson
  Guy Smith
  Jim Matthews
Reynard 2KQ Y 65
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
39
DNF
GT 23   Alex Job Racing   Randy Pobst
  Mike Conte
  Bruno Lambert
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 59
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
40
DNF
LMP 0   Team Rafanelli SRL   Mimmo Schiattarella
  Pierluigi Martini
  Didier de Radiguès
Lola B2K/10 M 52
Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10
41
DNF
LMP 74   Robinson Racing   George Robinson
  Irv Hoerr
  Jack Baldwin
Reynard 2KQ G 48
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
42
DNF
LMP 02   Pole Team   Norman Simon
  Günther Blieninger
  Mark Simo
Riley & Scott Mk III M 8
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10

Statistics

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  • Pole Position LMP - #78 Audi Sport North America (Frank Biela) - 1:48.825
  • Pole Position GTS - Ron Fellows #3 Corvette Racing - 1:59.646
  • Pole Position GT - Dirk Muller #5 Dick Barbour Racing - 2:07.064
  • Fastest Lap - #78 Audi Sport North America (Emanuele Pirro) - 1:50.287
  • Distance - 2143.646 km
  • Average Speed - 178.141 km/h

References

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  • "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
  • "American Le Mans Series 2000". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05.


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