2006 12 Hours of Sebring


The 2006 12 Hours of Sebring was the 54th running of this event, and took place on March 18, 2006. The race was sponsored by Mobil 1 and was the opening race of the 2006 American Le Mans Series season run by IMSA.
This race marked the first time that a diesel powered racing vehicle had won a major endurance sports car race, with Audi taking the victory in their new R10 TDI sportscar, which was also the car's first race ever. However the win was not without problems, as one of the two Audi R10s suffered overheating problems and did not finish. This victory would be a building block towards the diesel R10 winning the marquis ACO event the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans and taking 36 class wins in 48 career races entered.
Liz Halliday's second place overall is the best for any woman in the history of the 12 Hours of Sebring as of December 2012.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1LMP12 Audi Sport North America Rinaldo Capello
Allan McNish
Tom Kristensen		Audi R10 TDI349
1LMP12 Audi Sport North America Rinaldo Capello
Allan McNish
Tom Kristensen		Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12
349
2LMP237 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Clint Field
Liz Halliday		Lola B05/40345
2LMP237 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Clint Field
Liz Halliday		AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4345
3GT14 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Jan Magnussen		Chevrolet Corvette C6.R338
3GT14 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Olivier Beretta
Jan Magnussen		Chevrolet LS7r 7.0L V8338
4GT1009 Aston Martin Racing Stéphane Sarrazin
Pedro Lamy
Jason Bright		Aston Martin DBR9337
4GT1009 Aston Martin Racing Stéphane Sarrazin
Pedro Lamy
Jason Bright		Aston Martin 6.0L V12337
5LMP116 Dyson Racing James Weaver
Butch Leitzinger
Andy Wallace		Lola B06/10336
5LMP116 Dyson Racing James Weaver
Butch Leitzinger
Andy Wallace		AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8336
6GT1007 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner
Tomáš Enge
Nicolas Kiesa		Aston Martin DBR9324
6GT1007 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner
Tomáš Enge
Nicolas Kiesa		Aston Martin 6.0L V12324
7GT13 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Max Papis		Chevrolet Corvette C6.R324
7GT13 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Max Papis		Chevrolet LS7r 7.0L V8324
8
DNF		LMP26 Penske Racing Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen
Emmanuel Collard		Porsche RS Spyder323
8
DNF		LMP26 Penske Racing Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen
Emmanuel Collard		Porsche MR6 3.4L V8323
9GT250 Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz David Brabham
Scott Maxwell
Sébastien Bourdais		Panoz Esperante GT-LM320
9GT250 Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz David Brabham
Scott Maxwell
Sébastien Bourdais		Ford 5.0L V8320
10GT245 Flying Lizard Motorsports Marc Lieb
Johannes van Overbeek
Jon Fogarty		Porsche 911 GT3-RSR320
10GT245 Flying Lizard Motorsports Marc Lieb
Johannes van Overbeek
Jon Fogarty		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6320
11GT262 Risi Competizione Ralf Kelleners
Jaime Melo
Anthony Lazzaro		Ferrari F430GT320
11GT262 Risi Competizione Ralf Kelleners
Jaime Melo
Anthony Lazzaro		Ferrari 4.0L V8320
12LMP241 Binnie Motorsports William Binnie
Allen Timpany
Rick Sutherland		Lola B05/42317
12LMP241 Binnie Motorsports William Binnie
Allen Timpany
Rick Sutherland		Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8317
13GT244 Flying Lizard Motorsports Darren Law
Seth Neiman
Lonnie Pechnik		Porsche 911 GT3-RSR315
13GT244 Flying Lizard Motorsports Darren Law
Seth Neiman
Lonnie Pechnik		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6315
14GT280 Team LNT Richard Dean
Lawrence Tomlinson
Tom Kimber-Smith		Panoz Esperante GT-LM312
14GT280 Team LNT Richard Dean
Lawrence Tomlinson
Tom Kimber-Smith		Ford 5.0L V8312
15GT223 Alex Job Racing Mike Rockenfeller
Klaus Graf
Graham Rahal		Porsche 911 GT3-RSR311
15GT223 Alex Job Racing Mike Rockenfeller
Klaus Graf
Graham Rahal		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6311
16LMP233 Barazi-Epsilon Michael Vergers
Juan Barazi
Elton Julian		Courage C65293
16LMP233 Barazi-Epsilon Michael Vergers
Juan Barazi
Elton Julian		AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4293
17GT231 Petersen Motorsports
White Lightning Racing		 Jörg Bergmeister
Tim Bergmeister
Niclas Jönsson		Porsche 911 GT3-RSR292
17GT231 Petersen Motorsports
White Lightning Racing		 Jörg Bergmeister
Tim Bergmeister
Niclas Jönsson		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6292
18GT286 Spyker Squadron b.v. Jeroen Bleekemolen
Mike Hezemans		Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R281
18GT286 Spyker Squadron b.v. Jeroen Bleekemolen
Mike Hezemans		Audi 3.8L V8281
19GT125 Konrad Motorsport Terry Borcheller
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Tom Weickardt		Saleen S7-R275
19GT125 Konrad Motorsport Terry Borcheller
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Tom Weickardt		Ford 7.0L V8275
20
DNF		GT279 J-3 Racing Tim Sugden
Wolf Henzler
Jim Matthews		Porsche 911 GT3-RSR267
20
DNF		GT279 J-3 Racing Tim Sugden
Wolf Henzler
Jim Matthews		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6267
21
DNF		GT278 J-3 Racing Spencer Pumpelly
Jep Thorton
Mark Patterson		Porsche 911 GT3-RSR263
21
DNF		GT278 J-3 Racing Spencer Pumpelly
Jep Thorton
Mark Patterson		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6263
22
DNF		LMP28 B-K Motorsports Guy Cosmo
James Bach
Raphael Matos		Courage C65262
22
DNF		LMP28 B-K Motorsports Guy Cosmo
James Bach
Raphael Matos		Mazda R20B 2.0L 3-rotor262
23GT285 Spyker Squadron b.v. Donny Crevels
Peter Kox		Spyker C8 Spyder GT-2248
23GT285 Spyker Squadron b.v. Donny Crevels
Peter Kox		Audi 3.8L V8248
24
DNF		GT255 Farnbacher Loles Racing Dominik Farnbacher
Pierre Ehret
Lars-Erik Nielsen		Porsche 911 GT3-RSR198
24
DNF		GT255 Farnbacher Loles Racing Dominik Farnbacher
Pierre Ehret
Lars-Erik Nielsen		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6198
25
DNF		GT221 BMW Team PTG Bill Auberlen
Joey Hand
Ian James		BMW M3 GTR197
25
DNF		GT221 BMW Team PTG Bill Auberlen
Joey Hand
Ian James		BMW 3.2L I6197
26
DNF		LMP27 Penske Racing Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Patrick Long		Porsche RS Spyder193
26
DNF		LMP27 Penske Racing Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Patrick Long		Porsche MR6 3.4L V8193
27
DNF		LMP120 Dyson Racing Guy Smith
Chris Dyson		Lola B06/10173
27
DNF		LMP120 Dyson Racing Guy Smith
Chris Dyson		AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8173
28
NC		GT256 Vonka Racing Jan Vonka
Mauro Casadei
Bo McCormick		Porsche 911 GT3-RS130
28
NC		GT256 Vonka Racing Jan Vonka
Mauro Casadei
Bo McCormick		Porsche 3.6L Flat-6130
29
DNF		LMP19 Highcroft Racing Duncan Dayton
Gregor Fisken
Richard Knoop		MG-Lola EX257128
29
DNF		LMP19 Highcroft Racing Duncan Dayton
Gregor Fisken
Richard Knoop		AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4128
30
DNF		GT222 BMW Team PTG Justin Marks
Bryan Sellers
Martin Jensen		BMW M3 GTR124
30
DNF		GT222 BMW Team PTG Justin Marks
Bryan Sellers
Martin Jensen		BMW 3.4L I6124
31
DNF		LMP112 Autocon Motorsports Michael Lewis
Chris McMurry
Bryan Willman		MG-Lola EX257121
31
DNF		LMP112 Autocon Motorsports Michael Lewis
Chris McMurry
Bryan Willman		AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4121
32
DNF		LMP11 Audi Sport North America Frank Biela
Marco Werner
Emanuele Pirro		Audi R10 TDI117
32
DNF		LMP11 Audi Sport North America Frank Biela
Marco Werner
Emanuele Pirro		Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12
117
33
DNF		GT251 Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz Gunnar Jeannette
Tommy Milner
Bruno Junqueira		Panoz Esperante GT-LM71
33
DNF		GT251 Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz Gunnar Jeannette
Tommy Milner
Bruno Junqueira		Ford 5.0L V871
34
DNF		GT126 Konrad Motorsport Fabio Babini
Paolo Ruberti
Jamie Davies		Saleen S7-R66
34
DNF		GT126 Konrad Motorsport Fabio Babini
Paolo Ruberti
Jamie Davies		Ford 7.0L V866
35
DNF		LMP210 Miracle Motorsports Andy Lally
James Gue		Courage C6562
35
DNF		LMP210 Miracle Motorsports Andy Lally
James Gue		AER P07 2.0L Turbo I462

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