2017 12 Hours of Sebring
The 65th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring fueled by Fresh from Florida was an endurance sports car racing event held at Sebring International Raceway near Sebring, Florida from 16–18 March 2017. The race was the second round of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, as well as the second round of the North American Endurance Cup.
The race was won by Wayne Taylor Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R driven by Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, and Alex Lynn, ahead of Mustang Sampling Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R and Whelen Engineering Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R. The PC class winners were Performance Tech Motorsports with drivers James French, Patricio O'Ward, and Kyle Masson driving an Oreca FLM09. Corvette Racing won the GTLM class for the third straight year with Antonio García, Jan Magnussen, and Mike Rockenfeller taking the win in their Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. The GTD category was won by Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing's Ben Keating, Jeroen Bleekemolen, and Mario Farnbacher in a Mercedes-AMG GT3.
Race
Results
Class winners are denoted in bold.| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | P | 10 |  Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor  Alex Lynn | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 348 | 12:01:09.861 | |
| 1 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor Alex Lynn | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | 348 | 12:01:09.861 | |
| 2 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing |  João Barbosa  Christian Fittipaldi Filipe Albuquerque | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 348 | +13.614 | |
| 2 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing | João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Filipe Albuquerque | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | 348 | +13.614 | |
| 3 | P | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Dane Cameron Eric Curran Mike Conway | Cadillac DPi-V.R | 346 | +2 Laps | |
| 3 | P | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Dane Cameron Eric Curran Mike Conway | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | 346 | +2 Laps | |
| 4 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Chris Miller  Stephen Simpson  Mikhail Goikhberg | Oreca 07 | 344 | +4 Laps | |
| 4 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Chris Miller Stephen Simpson Mikhail Goikhberg | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 344 | +4 Laps | |
| 5 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French  Patricio O'Ward Kyle Masson | Oreca FLM09 | 338 | +10 Laps | |
| 5 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French Patricio O'Ward Kyle Masson | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 338 | +10 Laps | |
| 6 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Garett Grist Max Hanratty Sean Rayhall | Oreca FLM09 | 336 | +12 Laps | |
| 6 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | Garett Grist Max Hanratty Sean Rayhall | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 336 | +12 Laps | |
| 7 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing |  Antonio García  Jan Magnussen  Mike Rockenfeller | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 7 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 8 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Dirk Müller Joey Hand  Sébastien Bourdais | Ford GT | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 8 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Dirk Müller Joey Hand Sébastien Bourdais | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 9 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione |  Giancarlo Fisichella James Calado  Toni Vilander | Ferrari 488 GTE | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 9 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | Giancarlo Fisichella James Calado Toni Vilander | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 10 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing |  Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook  Scott Dixon | Ford GT | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 10 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook Scott Dixon | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 11 | GTLM | 68 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson | Ford GT | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 11 | GTLM | 68 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson | Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 12 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Alexander Sims Kuno Wittmer | BMW M6 GTLM | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 12 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | Bill Auberlen Alexander Sims Kuno Wittmer | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 13 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Patrick Pilet Dirk Werner Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 911 RSR | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 13 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Patrick Pilet Dirk Werner Frédéric Makowiecki | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 334 | +14 Laps | |
| 14 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Kévin Estre  Laurens Vanthoor  Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR | 332 | +16 Laps | |
| 14 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Richard Lietz | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 332 | +16 Laps | |
| 15 | PC | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Marc Drumwright Chapman Ducote  Gustavo Yacamán Colin Thompson | Oreca FLM09 | 328 | +20 Laps | |
| 15 | PC | 26 | BAR1 Motorsports | Marc Drumwright Chapman Ducote Gustavo Yacamán Colin Thompson | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 328 | +20 Laps | |
| 16 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | Ben Keating  Jeroen Bleekemolen Mario Farnbacher | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 325 | +23 Laps | |
| 16 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | Ben Keating Jeroen Bleekemolen Mario Farnbacher | Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 325 | +23 Laps | |
| 17 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Christina Nielsen Alessandro Balzan Matteo Cressoni | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 17 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Christina Nielsen Alessandro Balzan Matteo Cressoni | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 18 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Kenny Habul Boris Said Tristan Vautier | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 18 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Kenny Habul Boris Said Tristan Vautier | Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 19 | GTD | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Connor De Phillippi Christopher Mies Jules Gounon | Audi R8 LMS | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 19 | GTD | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Connor De Phillippi Christopher Mies Jules Gounon | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 20 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Dion von Moltke | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 20 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Dion von Moltke | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 21 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Jörg Bergmeister Matt McMurry Jan Heylen | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 21 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey Jörg Bergmeister Matt McMurry Jan Heylen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 22 | GTD | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach Andrew Davis Matt Bell | Audi R8 LMS | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 22 | GTD | 57 | Stevenson Motorsports | Lawson Aschenbach Andrew Davis Matt Bell | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 23 | GTD | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian | Jeff Segal Oswaldo Negri, Jr. Tom Dyer | Acura NSX GT3 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 23 | GTD | 86 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian | Jeff Segal Oswaldo Negri, Jr. Tom Dyer | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | 324 | +24 Laps | |
| 24 | GTD | 11 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Christian Engelhart  Rolf Ineichen Richard Antinucci Mirko Bortolotti | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 323 | +25 Laps | |
| 24 | GTD | 11 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen Richard Antinucci Mirko Bortolotti | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 323 | +25 Laps | |
| 25 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Michael de Quesada Daniel Morad Spencer Pumpelly Michael Christensen | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 323 | +25 Laps | |
| 25 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Michael de Quesada Daniel Morad Spencer Pumpelly Michael Christensen | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 323 | +25 Laps | |
| 26 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing | Corey Lewis Jeroen Mul Brett Sandberg | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 322 | +26 Laps | |
| 26 | GTD | 16 | Change Racing | Corey Lewis Jeroen Mul Brett Sandberg | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 322 | +26 Laps | |
| 27 | GTD | 46 | EBIMOTORS | Emanuele Busnelli Fabio Babini Emmanuel Collard Michele Beretta | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 322 | +26 Laps | |
| 27 | GTD | 46 | EBIMOTORS | Emanuele Busnelli Fabio Babini Emmanuel Collard Michele Beretta | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 322 | +26 Laps | |
| 28 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing | Jack Hawksworth Robert Alon Austin Cindric | Lexus RC F GT3 | 320 | +28 Laps | |
| 28 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing | Jack Hawksworth Robert Alon Austin Cindric | Lexus 5.0 L V8 | 320 | +28 Laps | |
| 29 | P | 55 | Mazda Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Jonathan Bomarito Spencer Pigot | Mazda RT24-P | 319 | +29 Laps | |
| 29 | P | 55 | Mazda Motorsports | Tristan Nunez Jonathan Bomarito Spencer Pigot | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 319 | +29 Laps | |
| 30 | GTD | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian | Andy Lally Katherine Legge Mark Wilkins | Acura NSX GT3 | 318 | +30 Laps | |
| 30 | GTD | 93 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian | Andy Lally Katherine Legge Mark Wilkins | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | 318 | +30 Laps | |
| 31 | GTD | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Frank Montecalvo | Audi R8 LMS | 309 | +39 Laps | |
| 31 | GTD | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Bill Sweedler Townsend Bell Frank Montecalvo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 309 | +39 Laps | |
| 32 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Don Yount Buddy Rice Daniel Burkett Mark Kvamme | Oreca FLM09 | 302 | +46 Laps | |
| 32 | PC | 20 | BAR1 Motorsports | Don Yount Buddy Rice Daniel Burkett Mark Kvamme | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 302 | +46 Laps | |
| 33 | GTD | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun  Niclas Jönsson | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 283 | Did Not Finish | |
| 33 | GTD | 54 | CORE Autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Niclas Jönsson | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 283 | Did Not Finish | |
| 34 | GTD | 18 | DAC Motorsports | Emmanuel Anassis Brandon Gdovic Anthony Massari | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 282 | +66 Laps | |
| 34 | GTD | 18 | DAC Motorsports | Emmanuel Anassis Brandon Gdovic Anthony Massari | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 282 | +66 Laps | |
| 35 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing | Scott Pruett Sage Karam Ian James | Lexus RC F GT3 | 269 | +79 Laps | |
| 35 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing | Scott Pruett Sage Karam Ian James | Lexus 5.0 L V8 | 269 | +79 Laps | |
| 36 | GTD | 27 | Dream Racing Motorsport | Lawrence DeGeorge  Cédric Sbirrazzuoli Paolo Ruberti Luca Persiani | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 255 | Did Not Finish | |
| 36 | GTD | 27 | Dream Racing Motorsport | Lawrence DeGeorge Cédric Sbirrazzuoli Paolo Ruberti Luca Persiani | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 255 | Did Not Finish | |
| 37 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing | Marc Goossens Renger van der Zande René Rast | Riley Mk. 30 | 241 | +107 Laps | |
| 37 | P | 90 | VisitFlorida Racing | Marc Goossens Renger van der Zande René Rast | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 241 | +107 Laps | |
| 38 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Justin Marks Jens Klingmann Jesse Krohn | BMW M6 GT3 | 228 | Did Not Finish | |
| 38 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Justin Marks Jens Klingmann Jesse Krohn | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | 228 | Did Not Finish | |
| 39 | P | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch José Gutiérrez Tom Kimber-Smith | Ligier JS P217 | 205 | Did Not Finish | |
| 39 | P | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Mike Guasch José Gutiérrez Tom Kimber-Smith | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 205 | Did Not Finish | |
| 40 | P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Tom Long Joel Miller Marino Franchitti | Mazda RT-24P | 180 | Did Not Finish | |
| 40 | P | 70 | Mazda Motorsports | Tom Long Joel Miller Marino Franchitti | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 180 | Did Not Finish | |
| 41 | P | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Sébastien Buemi Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani | Oreca 07 | 167 | Did Not Finish | |
| 41 | P | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Sébastien Buemi Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | 167 | Did Not Finish | |
| 42 | P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Bruno Senna Brendon Hartley | Nissan Onroak DPi | 158 | Did Not Finish | |
| 42 | P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek Bruno Senna Brendon Hartley | Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6 | 158 | Did Not Finish | |
| 43 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Martin Tomczyk Nick Catsburg | BMW M6 GTLM | 149 | Did Not Finish | |
| 43 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Martin Tomczyk Nick Catsburg | BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 | 149 | Did Not Finish | |
| 44 | GTD | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil Gunnar Jeannette Shane van Gisbergen | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 132 | Did Not Finish | |
| 44 | GTD | 50 | Riley Motorsports - WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil Gunnar Jeannette Shane van Gisbergen | Mercedes AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 132 | Did Not Finish | |
| 45 | P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel Pipo Derani | Nissan Onroak DPi | 47 | Did Not Finish | |
| 45 | P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel Pipo Derani | Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6 | 47 | Did Not Finish | |
| 46 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fässler | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 42 | Did Not Finish | |
| 46 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fässler | Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 | 42 | Did Not Finish |
Statistics
- Pole Position - #13 Neel Jani - 1:48.178
- Fastest Lap - #31 Mike Conway - 1:49.629 on lap 100