Tom Kristensen, Dindo Capello and Allan McNish took victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring aboard their No. 2 R18 TDI, ahead of the sister No. 3 Audi, piloted by Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Loïc Duval.
Which means Audi has taken both their 10th Sebring 12 Hours win and first World Endurance Champion (WEC) victory this season.
It could have been an all Audi podium, had it not been from the transmission problems the No. 1 pole-sitting car suffered from at the end of the sixth hour.
The No. 3 would have also been in contention for the win until the end, if only it had not had those handling problems, nor that get-together with a slower car, near the end of the race.
The Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03a of Klaus Graf, Lucas Luhr and Simon Pagenaud could have rounded out the podium, but its race was cut-short by refuelling problems.
It was therefore the LMP2 class winning Starworks-HPD car of Enzo Potolicchio, Ryan Dalziel and Stéphane Sarrazin that took third spot, in a close fight with the Level 5 Honda-powered P2 HPD of Scott Tucker, Chris Bouchut and Joao Barbosa.
They played it cool all week, staying under everyone's radar, but it was eventually the BMW Team RLL that took away the win of the highly-contested GT class - thanks to the consistent drive of Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Jonathan Summerton. They were followed by the Corvette C6.R of Magnussen, Garcia and Taylor, and the Bertolini-Beretta-Cioci Ferrari F458 Italia.
Canadian Louis-Philippe Dumoulin finished 35th overall, aboard his Alex Job Racing GTC Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.
Source: Autosport.com
Race results - 12 Hours of Sebring (Sebring, Florida)
1 - McNish-Kristensen-Capello (Audi R18) - Audi - 325
2 - Bernhard-Dumas-Duval (Audi R18) - Audi - 321
3 - Potolicchio-Dalziel-Sarrazin (HPD ARX-03b) - Starworks - 319
4 - Bouchut-Tucker-Barbosa (HPD ARX-03b) - Level 5 - 319
5 - Nicolet-Pla-Lahaye (Morgan-Judd) - Oak Racing - 318
6 - Collard-Boullion-Jousse (Pescarolo 03-Judd) - Pescarolo - 318
7 - Perez Companc-Ayari-Kaffer (Oreca 03-Nissan) - AF Corse - 317
8 - Dyson-Smith-Kane (Lola B12/60-Mazda) - Dyson - 317
9 - Zugel-Rodriguez-Julian (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) - Greaves - 316
10 - Leventis-Watts-Kane (HPD ARX-03a) - Strakka - 316
11 - Martin-Graves-Kerr (Oreca 03-Nissan) - ADR - 315
12 - Viso-Popow-Frisselle (Oreca 09 FLM - Core - 312
13 - Leitzinger-Dobson-Junco (Oreca 09 FLM) - PR1 - 311
14 - Holzer-Schultis-Moro (Lola B12/80 Nissan) - Lotus - 310
15 - Bennett-Braun-Lux (Oreca 09 FLM) - Core - 310
16 - Lotterer-Treluyer-Fassler (Audi R18) - Audi - 310
17 - Brabham-Dumbreck-Chandok (HPD ARX-03a) - JRM - 309
18 - Hand-Muller-Summerton (BMW M3 E92) - Rahal - 307
19 - Magnussen-Garcia-Taylor (Corvette C6 ZR1) - Corvette - 307
20 - Bertolini-Beretta-Cioci (Ferrari 458 Italia) - AF Corse - 307
21 - Gavin-Milner-Westbrook (Corvette C6 ZR1) - Corvette - 307
22 - Muller-Auberlen-Alzen (BMW M3 E92) - Rahal - 307
23 - Lietz-Lieb-Pilet (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Felbermayr - 306
24 - Maassen-Miller-Bell (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Miller - 303
25 - Ducote-Echeverria-Sanchez (Oreca 09 FLM) - Merchant - 303
26 - Neiman-Lally-Law (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Flying Lizard - 303
27 - Brown-Lazzaro-Segal (Ferrari 458 Italia) - Extreme Speed - 303
28 - Luhr-Graf-Pagenaud (HPD ARX-03a) - Cytosport - 302
29 - Ried-Roda-Ruberti (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Felbermayr - 298
30 - Pappas-Curtis-Fogarty (Lola-HPD) - Black Swan - 298
31 - Bourret-Gibon-Belloc (Corvette C6 ZR1) - Larbre - 297
32 - Prost-Jani-Heidfeld (Lola B10/60-Toyota) - Rebellion - 296
33 - Sweeder-Bell-von Moltke (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - Alex Job - 292
34 - Mucke-Turner-Fernandez (Aston Martin Vantage V8) - AMR - 292
35 - MacNeil-Keen-Dumoulin (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - Alex Job - 291
36 - Belicchi-Primat-Bleekemolen (Lola B10/60-Toyota) - Rebellion - 291
37 - LeSaffre-Faulkner-Bleekemolen (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - Green Hornet - 290
38 - Ragginger-Henzler-Sellers (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Falken Tire - 290
39 - Canal-Bornhauser-Lamy (Corvette C6 ZR1) - Larbre - 288
40 - Pumpelly-Di Guida-Bunting (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - TRG - 287
41 - Kauffman-Aguas-Waltrip (Ferrari 458 Italia) - AF Corse - 283
42 - Guasch-Gidley-Wills (Oreca 09 FLM) - Cytosport - 282
43 - Cumming-Bullit-Estre (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - JDX - 282
44 - Plowman-Heinemeier-Hansson-Heylen (Morgan-Judd) - Conquest - 281
45 - Faieta-Avenatti-Wagner (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - Competition - 279
46 - Cosmo-Sharp-Van Overbeek (Ferrari 458 Italia) - Extreme Speed - 278
47 - Giroix-Jousse-Johansson (Lola B12/80-Nissan) - Gulf - 277
48 - Sofronas-Weich-Villeneuve (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - GMG - 276
49 - Nicolosi-Vera-Matos (Oreca 09 FLM) - Performance Tech - 274
50 - Krohn-Jonsson-Rugolo (Ferrari 458 Italia) - Krohn - 265
51 - Junqueira-Drissi (Oreca 09 FLM) - Rocketsports - 255
52 - Palttala-Binnie-Camathias (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - JWA - 252
53 - Bergmeister-Long-Holzer (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Flying Lizard - 251
54 - Benitez-Benitez-Thiim (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - NGT - 236
55 - Moreau-Kraihamer-Baguette (Oak Pescarolo-Judd) - Oak Racing - 233
56 - Fisichella-Bruni-Vilander (Ferrari 458 Italia) - AF Corse - 215
57 - Cisneros-Edwards-Kauffmann (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - NGT - 205
58 - Richard-Ende-Cameron (Oreca 09 FLM) - Dempsey - 173
59 - Hunter Reay-Diaz-Tucker (HPD ARX-03b) - Level 5 - 85
60 - Tresson-Lombard-Mailleux (Oreca 03-Nissan) - Signatech - 85
61 - Makowiecki-Melo-Vernay (Ferrari 458 Italia) - Luxury Racing - 83
62 - Marcelli-Downs-Stirling (Oreca 09 FLM) - Merchant - 38
Which means Audi has taken both their 10th Sebring 12 Hours win and first World Endurance Champion (WEC) victory this season.
It could have been an all Audi podium, had it not been from the transmission problems the No. 1 pole-sitting car suffered from at the end of the sixth hour.
The No. 3 would have also been in contention for the win until the end, if only it had not had those handling problems, nor that get-together with a slower car, near the end of the race.
The Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03a of Klaus Graf, Lucas Luhr and Simon Pagenaud could have rounded out the podium, but its race was cut-short by refuelling problems.
It was therefore the LMP2 class winning Starworks-HPD car of Enzo Potolicchio, Ryan Dalziel and Stéphane Sarrazin that took third spot, in a close fight with the Level 5 Honda-powered P2 HPD of Scott Tucker, Chris Bouchut and Joao Barbosa.
They played it cool all week, staying under everyone's radar, but it was eventually the BMW Team RLL that took away the win of the highly-contested GT class - thanks to the consistent drive of Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Jonathan Summerton. They were followed by the Corvette C6.R of Magnussen, Garcia and Taylor, and the Bertolini-Beretta-Cioci Ferrari F458 Italia.
Canadian Louis-Philippe Dumoulin finished 35th overall, aboard his Alex Job Racing GTC Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.
Source: Autosport.com
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Race results - 12 Hours of Sebring (Sebring, Florida)
1 - McNish-Kristensen-Capello (Audi R18) - Audi - 325
2 - Bernhard-Dumas-Duval (Audi R18) - Audi - 321
3 - Potolicchio-Dalziel-Sarrazin (HPD ARX-03b) - Starworks - 319
4 - Bouchut-Tucker-Barbosa (HPD ARX-03b) - Level 5 - 319
5 - Nicolet-Pla-Lahaye (Morgan-Judd) - Oak Racing - 318
6 - Collard-Boullion-Jousse (Pescarolo 03-Judd) - Pescarolo - 318
7 - Perez Companc-Ayari-Kaffer (Oreca 03-Nissan) - AF Corse - 317
8 - Dyson-Smith-Kane (Lola B12/60-Mazda) - Dyson - 317
9 - Zugel-Rodriguez-Julian (Zytek Z11SN-Nissan) - Greaves - 316
10 - Leventis-Watts-Kane (HPD ARX-03a) - Strakka - 316
11 - Martin-Graves-Kerr (Oreca 03-Nissan) - ADR - 315
12 - Viso-Popow-Frisselle (Oreca 09 FLM - Core - 312
13 - Leitzinger-Dobson-Junco (Oreca 09 FLM) - PR1 - 311
14 - Holzer-Schultis-Moro (Lola B12/80 Nissan) - Lotus - 310
15 - Bennett-Braun-Lux (Oreca 09 FLM) - Core - 310
16 - Lotterer-Treluyer-Fassler (Audi R18) - Audi - 310
17 - Brabham-Dumbreck-Chandok (HPD ARX-03a) - JRM - 309
18 - Hand-Muller-Summerton (BMW M3 E92) - Rahal - 307
19 - Magnussen-Garcia-Taylor (Corvette C6 ZR1) - Corvette - 307
20 - Bertolini-Beretta-Cioci (Ferrari 458 Italia) - AF Corse - 307
21 - Gavin-Milner-Westbrook (Corvette C6 ZR1) - Corvette - 307
22 - Muller-Auberlen-Alzen (BMW M3 E92) - Rahal - 307
23 - Lietz-Lieb-Pilet (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Felbermayr - 306
24 - Maassen-Miller-Bell (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Miller - 303
25 - Ducote-Echeverria-Sanchez (Oreca 09 FLM) - Merchant - 303
26 - Neiman-Lally-Law (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Flying Lizard - 303
27 - Brown-Lazzaro-Segal (Ferrari 458 Italia) - Extreme Speed - 303
28 - Luhr-Graf-Pagenaud (HPD ARX-03a) - Cytosport - 302
29 - Ried-Roda-Ruberti (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Felbermayr - 298
30 - Pappas-Curtis-Fogarty (Lola-HPD) - Black Swan - 298
31 - Bourret-Gibon-Belloc (Corvette C6 ZR1) - Larbre - 297
32 - Prost-Jani-Heidfeld (Lola B10/60-Toyota) - Rebellion - 296
33 - Sweeder-Bell-von Moltke (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - Alex Job - 292
34 - Mucke-Turner-Fernandez (Aston Martin Vantage V8) - AMR - 292
35 - MacNeil-Keen-Dumoulin (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - Alex Job - 291
36 - Belicchi-Primat-Bleekemolen (Lola B10/60-Toyota) - Rebellion - 291
37 - LeSaffre-Faulkner-Bleekemolen (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - Green Hornet - 290
38 - Ragginger-Henzler-Sellers (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Falken Tire - 290
39 - Canal-Bornhauser-Lamy (Corvette C6 ZR1) - Larbre - 288
40 - Pumpelly-Di Guida-Bunting (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - TRG - 287
41 - Kauffman-Aguas-Waltrip (Ferrari 458 Italia) - AF Corse - 283
42 - Guasch-Gidley-Wills (Oreca 09 FLM) - Cytosport - 282
43 - Cumming-Bullit-Estre (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - JDX - 282
44 - Plowman-Heinemeier-Hansson-Heylen (Morgan-Judd) - Conquest - 281
45 - Faieta-Avenatti-Wagner (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - Competition - 279
46 - Cosmo-Sharp-Van Overbeek (Ferrari 458 Italia) - Extreme Speed - 278
47 - Giroix-Jousse-Johansson (Lola B12/80-Nissan) - Gulf - 277
48 - Sofronas-Weich-Villeneuve (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - GMG - 276
49 - Nicolosi-Vera-Matos (Oreca 09 FLM) - Performance Tech - 274
50 - Krohn-Jonsson-Rugolo (Ferrari 458 Italia) - Krohn - 265
51 - Junqueira-Drissi (Oreca 09 FLM) - Rocketsports - 255
52 - Palttala-Binnie-Camathias (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - JWA - 252
53 - Bergmeister-Long-Holzer (Porsche 997 GT3 RSR) - Flying Lizard - 251
54 - Benitez-Benitez-Thiim (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - NGT - 236
55 - Moreau-Kraihamer-Baguette (Oak Pescarolo-Judd) - Oak Racing - 233
56 - Fisichella-Bruni-Vilander (Ferrari 458 Italia) - AF Corse - 215
57 - Cisneros-Edwards-Kauffmann (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) - NGT - 205
58 - Richard-Ende-Cameron (Oreca 09 FLM) - Dempsey - 173
59 - Hunter Reay-Diaz-Tucker (HPD ARX-03b) - Level 5 - 85
60 - Tresson-Lombard-Mailleux (Oreca 03-Nissan) - Signatech - 85
61 - Makowiecki-Melo-Vernay (Ferrari 458 Italia) - Luxury Racing - 83
62 - Marcelli-Downs-Stirling (Oreca 09 FLM) - Merchant - 38