Sebring 12 hour race 2006

Made his racing debut at Sebring in 2006; the Audi R10 TDI

Allen Timpany in the Lola B05 / 40 at nightfall

The two Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder

The 54th Sebring 12 Hours of Sebring , also The 54th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Sebring International Raceway , took place on March 18, 2006 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the first race of the 2006 ALMS season .

Before the race

As in the previous year, a Champion Racing Audi R8 secured the overall standings in the American Le Mans Series in 2005 . Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro won the drivers' championship .

The race

In 2006 the successful Audi R8 was replaced by the Audi R10 TDI . The racing car presented in Paris at the end of 2005 was powered by a newly developed 5.5-liter twelve-cylinder TDI engine with twin-turbo charging. With over 475 kW and 1200 Newton meters, the Le Mans prototype surpassed the performance data of its predecessor. The R10's V12 engine, equipped with two particle filters, was hardly noticeable from the outside as a diesel engine due to its smoothness. The maximum torque of 1.2 kilonewton meters places special demands on the power transmission of the R10. Even the Audi Sport engine test stands had to be converted to other transmissions in order to cope with these high torque loads.

The chassis of the car also had to be adapted: the R10 TDI has a significantly longer wheelbase than the R8. So far, the particularly wide front tires have been unique for a Le Mans prototype. New techniques were also in the development of the monocoque made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic used. Chassis, engine and transmission form a torsion-resistant, fully load-bearing unit. The R10 TDI made its racing debut at Sebring.

The second racing car that made its debut at Sebring was the Porsche RS Spyder . The RS Spyder was known internally at Porsche as Type 9R6 and was the first completely new development since the 911 GT1 exclusively designed for motorsport . The chassis was a two-seater monocoque which, together with the flange-mounted engine and transmission unit, functioned as a load-bearing part of the vehicle . The RS Spyder had an approx. 3.4 liter (3397 cm³) large 90-degree V8 - naturally aspirated engine , which, according to the LMP2 regulations, had an air flow limiter measuring 44 mm in diameter to a maximum output of 353 kW (480 hp) at 10,300 / min was slowed down. Its output per liter was 103.62 kW (140.88 hp). The high-performance engine, known internally as type MR6 , achieved its maximum torque of 370 Nm at a speed of 7500 rpm. The intake system was equipped with individual throttle valves. The opening times of the 4 valves per cylinder were controlled by 2 overhead camshafts ( dohc ). The oil supply was ensured via dry sump lubrication including an oil-water heat exchanger . The exhaust gases escaped through an open manifold .

The debut of the two new LMP prototypes was not continuous. Frank Biels, Marco Werner and Emanuele Prior's Audi R10 TDI broke down early due to an overheated engine. The second works car, driven by Rinaldo Capello , Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish , won the race. However, the competition in the LMP1 class and thus for the overall victory was extremely thin and consisted of the two Dyson Racing Lola B06 / 10 and the Highcrof Racing or. Autocon Motorsports- MG-Lola EX257 , which were clearly inferior to the R10 TDI. The two RS Spyders did not see the checkered flag either after technical defects.

With Liz Halliday , driver in the overall runner-up Lola B05 / 40 from Intersport Racing, a woman stood on the podium for the first time in the history of Sebring.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	LMP1	2	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Allan McNish	Audi R10 TDI	349
2	LMP2	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Liz Halliday	Lola B05 / 40	345
3	GT1	4th	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	338
4th	GT1	009	Aston Martin Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy Jason Bright	Aston Martin DBR9	337
5	LMP1	16	Dyson Racing Team	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace	Lola B06 / 10	336
6th	GT1	007	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Tomáš Enge Nicolas Kiesa	Aston Martin DBR9	324
7th	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Massimiliano Papis	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	324
8th	GT2	50	Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz	David Brabham Scott Maxwell Sébastien Bourdais	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	320
9	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Marc Lieb Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	320
10	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Ralf Kellener's Jaime Melo Anthony Lazzaro	Ferrari F430 GT Berlinetta	320
11	LMP2	41	Binnie Motorsports	William Binnie Allen Timpany Rick Sutherland	Lola B05 / 40	317
12	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Darren Law Seth Neiman Lonnie Pechnik	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	315
13	GT2	80	Team LNT	Richard Dean Lawrence Tomlinson Tom Kimber-Smith	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	312
14th	GT2	23	Alex Job Racing	Mike Rockenfeller Klaus Graf Graham Rahal	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	311
15th	LMP2	33	Barazi Epsilon	Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Elton Julian	Courage C65	293
16	GT2	31	Petersen White Lightning	Jörg Bergmeister Tim Bergmeister Niclas Jönsson	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	292
17th	GT2	86	Spyker Squadron	Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans	Spyker C8 Spyder	281
18th	GT1	25th	Konrad Motorsports	Terry Borcheller Jean-Philippe Belloc Tom Weickardt	Saleen S7-R	275
19th	GT2	85	Spyker Squadron	Donny Crevels Peter Kox	Spyker C8 Spyder	248
20th	GT2	56	Vonka Racing	Jan Vonka Mauro Casadei Bo McCormick	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	130
Failed
21st	LMP2	6th	Penske Motorsports	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard	Porsche RS Spyder	323
22nd	GT2	79	J3 Racing	Tim Sugden Wolf Henzler Jim Matthews	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	267
23	GT2	78	J3 Racing	Spencer Pumpelly Jep Thornton Mark Patterson	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	267
24	LMP2	8th	BK Motorsports	Guy Cosmo James Bach Raphael Matos	Courage C65	262
25th	GT2	55	Farnbacher Loles Racing	Dominik Farnbacher Pierre Ehret Lars-Erik Nielsen	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	198
26th	GT2	21st	BMW Team PTG	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Ian James	BMW M3 E46	197
27	LMP2	7th	Penske Motorsports	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Patrick Long	Porsche RS Spyder	193
28	LMP1	20th	Dyson Racing Team	Guy Smith Chris Dyson	Lola B06 / 10	173
29	LMP1	9	Highcroft Racing	Duncan Dayton Gregor Fisken Rick Knoop	MG-Lola EX257	128
30th	GT2	22nd	BMW Team PTG	Justin Marks Bryan Sellers Martin Jensen	BMW M3 E46	124
31	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Michael Lewis Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	MG-Lola EX257	121
32	LMP1	1	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Marco Werner Emanuele Pirro	Audi R10 TDI	117
33	GT2	51	Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz	Gunnar Jeannette Tommy Milner Bruno Junqueira	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	71
34	GT1	26th	Konrad Motorsports	Fabio Babini Paolo Ruberti Jamie Davies	Saleen S7-R	66
35	LMP2	10	Miracle Motorsports	Andy Lally James Gue Andrew Davis	Courage C65	62

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
36	LMP2	18th	Rachel Welter	Frédéric Hauchard Olivier Porta	WR LMP2
37	LMP1	32	Group Bio	Harri Toivonen Adam Sharpe	Lola B2K / 10

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
LMP1	Rinaldo Capello	Tom Kristensen	Allan McNish	Audi R10 TDI	Overall victory
LMP2	Jon Field	Clint Field	Liz Halliday	Lola B05 / 40	Rank 2
GT1	Oliver Gavin	Olivier Beretta	Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Rank 3
GT2	David Brabham	Scott Maxwell	Sébastien Bourdais	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Rank 8

Racing data

• Registered: 37
• Started: 35
• Rated: 20
• Race classes: 4
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: 5.955 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 12:01: 56.561 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 349
• Total distance of the winning team: 2078.146 km
• Winner's average: 172.713 km / h
• Pole position: Allan McNish - Audi R10 TDI (# 2) - 1: 45.828 - 202.560 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Allan McNish - Audi R10 TDI (# 2) - 1: 48.373 - 197.803 km / h
• Racing series: 1st round of the 2006 ALMS season

Web links

• Race results at Racing Sports Cars

Previous race 4 Hours of Laguna Seca 2005

American Le Mans Series

Successor to the 2.45-hour race of Houston 2006