Sebring 12 hour race 2005
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The 53rd Sebring 12 Hours of Sebring , also known as the 53rd Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring International Raceway , took place on March 19, 2005 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the first race of the 2005 ALMS season .
Before the race
The race in Sebring was again the opening event of the new season. The defending champions of the American Le Mans Series were Marco Werner and JJ Lehto .
The race
The most interesting new racing car in Sebring for years was the Maserati MC12 GT1 in 2005 . The development of the MC12 GT1 began after the takeover of Maserati by Ferrari . Ferrari commissioned Maserati to design a racing car that would be eligible to compete in the FIA GT championship . In contrast to most of the other racing cars in the FIA GT championship, which are usually further developments of road sports cars, the MC12 was specially designed for use in motorsport. The 50 built vehicles of the street version should only be used for homologation . Due to the fact that the street-legal Maserati MC12 was already a very radical concept, Maserati had more technical freedom than its competitors for its racing vehicle, originally called Maserati Corse Competizione . As head test driver, Andrea Bertolini carried out many test drives with the Maserati MC12 GT1. Some test drives were also completed by Michael Schumacher .
With 38 starters on race day, this was the smallest starting field in the 2000s to date. The race was again dominated by the Audi R8 . This time JJ Lehto , Marco Werner and Tom Kristensen won the Champion R8. The Maserati, driven by Bertolini, Fabio Babini and Fabrizio De Simone , crossed the finish line in eighth place overall. This meant fourth place in the GT1 class.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
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1 | LMP1 | 1 |
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Audi R8 | 361 | ||
2 | LMP1 | 2 |
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Audi R8 | 361 | ||
3 | LMP1 | 16 |
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MG-Lola EX257 | 341 | ||
4th | GT1 | 57 |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | 338 | ||
5 | GT1 | 3 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 337 | ||
6th | GT1 | 4th |
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 323 | ||
7th | GT2 | 31 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 321 | ||
8th | GT1 | 35 |
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Maserati MC12 GT1 | 316 | ||
9 | GT1 | 5 |
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Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | 315 | ||
10 | GT2 | 79 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 314 | ||
11 | LMP2 | 10 |
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Courage C65 | 311 | ||
12 | GT2 | 45 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 311 | ||
13 | GT1 | 71 |
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Dodge Viper GTS-R | 310 | ||
14th | GT1 | 58 |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | 303 | ||
15th | GT2 | 66 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 297 | ||
16 | GT2 | 96 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 278 | ||
17th | GT2 | 34 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 275 | ||
18th | GT2 | 51 |
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Panoz Esperante GT-LM | 239 | ||
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19th | GT1 | 63 |
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Saleen S7-R | 318 | ||
20th | LMP1 | 20th |
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MG-Lola EX257 | 264 | ||
21st | LMP2 | 27 |
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Courage C65 | 238 | ||
22nd | GT2 | 43 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 207 | ||
23 | LMP1 | 12 |
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Riley & Scott Mk IIIC | 202 | ||
24 | LMP2 | 37 |
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Lola B05 / 40 | 166 | ||
25th | GT1 | 83 |
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Saleen S7-R | 159 | ||
26th | GT2 | 41 |
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TVR T400R | 157 | ||
27 | GT1 | 86 |
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Ferrari 550 Maranello | 155 | ||
28 | GT2 | 40 |
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TVR T400R | 136 | ||
29 | LMP1 | 88 |
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Dallara LMP | 130 | ||
30th | GT2 | 50 |
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Panoz Esperante GT-LM | 121 | ||
31 | GT2 | 48 |
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Spyker C-8 Spyder GT2 R | 121 | ||
32 | GT2 | 23 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 98 | ||
33 | LMP2 | 30th |
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Lola B2K / 40 | 62 | ||
34 | GT2 | 24 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 62 | ||
35 | GT2 | 44 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 46 | ||
36 | GT2 | 67 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 21st | ||
37 | GT2 | 47 |
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Spyker C-8 Spyder GT2 R | 18th | ||
38 | LMP2 | 15th |
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Lola B05 / 42 | 11 | ||
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39 | GT2 | 78 |
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1 not trained
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
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41 | LMP2 | 11 |
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Lola B05 / 40 |
42 | GT1 | 21st |
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Dodge Viper GTS-R |
43 | GT1 | 22nd |
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Dodge Viper GTS-R |
44 | GT2 | 60 |
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Porsche 996 GT3-RS |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 44
- Started: 38
- Valued: 18
- Race classes: 4
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: hot and dry
- Route length: 5.955 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 12: 01: 49.211 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 361
- Total distance of the winning team: 2149.601 km
- Winner's average: 178.682 km / h
- Pole position: JJ Lehto - Audi R8 (# 1) - 1: 49.723 - 195.370 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Tom Kristensen - Audi R8 (# 1) - 1: 48.580 - 197.426 km / h
- Racing series: 1st round of the 2005 ALMS season
Web links
Previous race 4 Hours of Laguna Seca 2004 |
American Le Mans Series |
Succession race 2.45-hour race at Road Atlanta in 2005 |