2025 12 Hours of Sebring
The 2025 12 Hours of Sebring (formally known as the 73rd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring) is an endurance sports car race which was held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida, from 12 to 15 March 2025. It was the second round of both the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the Michelin Endurance Cup.
Background
Preview
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2024.[1] It was the twelfth consecutive year it will be a part of the IMSA SCC, and the 73rd 12 Hours of Sebring. The 12 Hours of Sebring was the second of eleven scheduled sports car endurance races by IMSA, and the second of five races on the Michelin Endurance Cup (MEC).[1] The race would take place at the 17-turn 3.741-mile (6.021 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida on March 15, 2024.[1]
Before the race, Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy, and Laurens Vanthoor lead the GTP Drivers' Championship with 380 points.[2] In LMP2, James Allen, Paul di Resta, Dan Goldburg, and Rasmus Lindh are leading the Drivers' Championship with 370 points.[2] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship is being led by Christopher Mies, Dennis Olsen, and Frédéric Vervisch with 376 points; 21 points ahead of Michael Christensen, Laurin Heinrich, and Sebastian Priaulx in second position.[2] With 364 points, Matt Bell, Orey Fidani, Lars Kern, and Marvin Kirchhöfer are leading the GTD Drivers' Championship.[2] Porsche, Ford, and Chevrolet are leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Porsche Penske Motorsport, United Autosports USA, Ford Multimatic Motorsports, and AWA each lead their own Teams' Championships.[2]
Qualifying
Friday's afternoon qualifying was broken into four sessions, with one session for the GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD classes each.[3] The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am LMP2 class requiring a Bronze rated driver to qualify the car. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD cars.[4]
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTP | 24 | BMW M Team RLL | Dries Vanthoor | 1:47.091 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | GTP | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Tom Blomqvist | 1:47.116 | +0.025 | 2 |
| 3 | GTP | 7 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Felipe Nasr | 1:47.552 | +0.431 | 3 |
| 4 | GTP | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Mathieu Jaminet | 1:47.598 | +0.507 | 4 |
| 5 | GTP | 5 | Proton Competition | Neel Jani | 1:48.074 | +0.983 | 5 |
| 6 | GTP | 93 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Renger van der Zande | 1:48.108 | +1.107 | 6 |
| 7 | GTP | 40 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing | Louis Delétraz | 1:48.126 | +1.035 | 7 |
| 8 | GTP | 10 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor | 1:48.171 | +1.080 | 8 |
| 9 | GTP | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Gianmaria Bruni | 1:48.228 | +1.137 | 9 |
| 10 | GTP | 25 | BMW M Team RLL | Sheldon van der Linde | 1:48.780 | +1.689 | 10 |
| 11 | GTP | 63 | Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse | Romain Grosjean | 1:49.304 | +2.213 | 11 |
| 12 | GTP | 23 | Aston Martin THOR Team | Ross Gunn | 1:49.400 | +2.309 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 11 | TDS Racing | Steven Thomas | 1:51.804 | +4.713 | 14‡ |
| 14 | LMP2 | 99 | AO Racing | P. J. Hyett | 1:51.919 | +4.828 | 15 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 2 | United Autosports USA | Nick Boulle | 1:52.444 | +5.353 | 16 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA | Dan Goldburg | 1:52.604 | +5.513 | 17 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 18 | Era Motorsport | Tobias Lütke | 152.944 | +5.853 | 18 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 88 | AF Corse | Luis Pérez Companc | 1:53.196 | +6.105 | 19 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Rodrigo Sales | 1:53.400 | +6.309 | 20 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 04 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | George Kurtz | 1:53.443 | +6.352 | 21 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 74 | Riley | Gar Robinson | 1:53.498 | +6.407 | 22 |
| 22 | LMP2 | 43 | Inter Europol Competition | Jeremy Clarke | 1:53.769 | +6.678 | 23 |
| 23 | LMP2 | 73 | Pratt Miller Motorsports | Chris Cumming | 1:53.891 | +6.800 | 24 |
| 24 | LMP2 | 8 | Tower Motorsports | John Farano | 1:55.877 | +8.786 | 25 |
| 25 | GTD | 21 | AF Corse | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1:59.131 | +12.040 | 37‡ |
| 26 | GTD Pro | 81 | DragonSpeed | Albert Costa | 1:59.225 | +12.134 | 26‡ |
| 27 | GTD Pro | 77 | AO Racing | Laurin Heinrich | 1:59.397 | +12.306 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 32 | Korthoff Competition Motors | Kenton Koch | 1:59.513 | +12.422 | 38 |
| 29 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Jack Hawksworth | 1:59.518 | +12.427 | 39 |
| 30 | GTD Pro | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Neil Verhagen | 1:59.666 | +12.575 | 28 |
| 31 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing | Philip Ellis | 1:59.684 | +12.593 | 40 |
| 32 | GTD Pro | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Dan Harper | 1:59.768 | +12.677 | 29 |
| 33 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | Antonio García | 1:59.768 | +12.806 | 30 |
| 34 | GTD Pro | 4 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | Tommy Milner | 1:59.897 | +12.835 | 31 |
| 35 | GTD | 47 | Cetilar Racing | Lorenzo Patrese | 2:00.048 | +12.957 | 41 |
| 36 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Zacharie Robichon | 2:00.061 | +12.970 | 42 |
| 37 | GTD | 78 | Forte Racing | Mario Farnbacher | 2:00.226 | +13.135 | 43 |
| 38 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Aaron Telitz | 2:00.227 | +13.136 | 32 |
| 39 | GTD | 021 | Triarsi Competizione | Mike Skeen | 2:00.258 | +13.167 | 44 |
| 40 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Andrea Caldarelli | 2:00.493 | +13.402 | 33 |
| 41 | GTD Pro | 64 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | Sebastian Priaulx | 2:00.533 | +13.442 | 34 |
| 42 | GTD Pro | 65 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | Christopher Mies | 2:00.614 | +13.523 | 35 |
| 43 | GTD | 34 | Conquest Racing | Manny Franco | 2:00.734 | +13.643 | 45 |
| 44 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 2:00.782 | +13.691 | 46 |
| 45 | GTD Pro | 20 | Proton Competition | Richard Lietz | 2:00.814 | +13.723 | 36 |
| 46 | GTD | 83 | Iron Dames | Michelle Gatting | 2:00.843 | +13.752 | 47 |
| 47 | GTD | 023 | Triarsi Competizione | Charlie Scardina | 2:00.946 | +13.855 | 48 |
| 48 | GTD | 120 | Wright Motorsports | Adam Adelson | 2:01.206 | +14.115 | 49 |
| 49 | GTD | 80 | Lone Star Racing | Dan Knox | 2:01.728 | +14.637 | 50 |
| 50 | GTD | 36 | DXDT Racing | Salih Yoluç | 2:01.814 | +14.723 | 51 |
| 51 | GTD | 19 | van der Steur Racing | Anthony McIntosh | 2:01.983 | +14.892 | 52 |
| 52 | GTD | 13 | AWA | Orey Fidani | 2:02.274 | +15.183 | 53 |
| 53 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing | Till Bechtolsheimer | 2:02.435 | +15.344 | 54 |
| 54 | GTD | 45 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Trent Hindman | 2:02.786 | +15.695 | 55 |
| 55 | GTP | 31 | Cadillac Whelen | No Time Established | 13 | ||
| 56 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing | No Time Established | 56 | ||
| Sources:[5][6] | |||||||
Race
Race results
Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.
References
- ^ a b c Kilbey, Stephen; O'Connell, RJ (March 15, 2024). "IMSA Announces 2025 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "00_Championship Points – Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. 31 January 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "12 Hours of Sebring – Official Schedule" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "2025 IMSA Sporting Regulations & Series Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). IMSA. April 30, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "12 Hours of Sebring – Qualifying Results" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "12 Hours of Sebring – Race Official Starting Grid" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.