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2000 12 Hours of Sebring

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Sebring International Raceway

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.

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

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