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.  

Sebring International Raceway

Background

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Preview

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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]

 
Sebring International Raceway, where the race was held.

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

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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

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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
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Race

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Post-race

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With a total of 760 points, Nasr, Tandy, and Vanthoor's victory allowed them to extend their advantage in the GTP Drivers' Championship while Campbell, Estre, and Jaminet took over second place.[7] Allen, di Resta, Goldburg, and Lindh led the LMP2 point standings, ahead of Fraga, Massa, Robinson, and Burdon.[7] The final results of GTD Pro kept Mies, Olsen, and Versich atop GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 653 points. Bachler, Heinrich, and Picariello advanced from to second.[7] As a result of winning the race, Dontje, Ellis, and Ward advanced from fourth to first in the GTD Drivers' Championship.[7] Porsche Penske Motorsport and Ford Multimatic Motorsports continued to top their respective Teams' Championships while Riley and Winward Racing became the leaders of their Teams' Championships. Porsche and Ford continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Mercedes-AMG took the lead of the GTD Manufacturers' Championship with 9 rounds remaining in the season.[7]

Race results

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Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Felipe Nasr
  Nick Tandy
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 353 12:01:23.265‡
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
2 GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Matt Campbell
  Kévin Estre
  Mathieu Jaminet
Porsche 963 353 +2.239
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
3 GTP 93   Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian   Álex Palou
  Renger van der Zande
  Nick Yelloly
Acura ARX-06 353 +5.017
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
4 GTP 31   Cadillac Whelen   Jack Aitken
  Earl Bamber
  Frederik Vesti
Cadillac V-Series.R 353 +12.661
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
5 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Robin Frijns
  Sheldon van der Linde
  Marco Wittmann
BMW M Hybrid V8 353 +19.257
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
6 GTP 5   Proton Competition   Neel Jani
  Nico Pino
  Tristan Vautier
Porsche 963 353 +1:02.670
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
7 GTP 10   Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing   Filipe Albuquerque
  Will Stevens
  Ricky Taylor
Cadillac V-Series.R 352 +1 Lap
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
8 GTP 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Gianmaria Bruni
  Nico Müller
  Tijmen van der Helm
Porsche 963 352 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
9 GTP 23   Aston Martin THOR Team   Roman De Angelis
  Ross Gunn
  Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Valkyrie 351 +2 Laps
Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12
10 GTP 60   Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian   Tom Blomqvist
  Colin Braun
  Scott Dixon
Acura ARX-06 348 +5 Laps
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
11 LMP2 43   Inter Europol Competition   Jeremy Clarke
  Tom Dillmann
  Bijoy Garg
Oreca 07 347 +6 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 8   Tower Motorsports   Sebastián Álvarez
  Sébastien Bourdais
  John Farano
Oreca 07 347 +6 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMP2 11   TDS Racing   Mikkel Jensen
  Hunter McElrea
  Steven Thomas
Oreca 07 347 +6 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14 LMP2 74   Riley   Josh Burdon
  Felipe Fraga
  Gar Robinson
Oreca 07 347 +6 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15 LMP2 2   United Autosports USA   Nick Boulle
  Juan Manuel Correa
  Ben Hanley
Oreca 07 347 +6 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
16 LMP2 04   CrowdStrike Racing by APR   Malthe Jakobsen
  George Kurtz
  Toby Sowery
Oreca 07 347 +6 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
17 LMP2 99   AO Racing   Dane Cameron
  Jonny Edgar
  P. J. Hyett
Oreca 07 346 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
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DNF
GTP 40   Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing   Louis Delétraz
  Brendon Hartley
  Jordan Taylor
Cadillac V-Series.R 345 Accident damage
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
19 LMP2 22   United Autosports USA   Paul di Resta
  Dan Goldburg
  Rasmus Lindh
Oreca 07 342 +11 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
20 GTD Pro 77   AO Racing   Klaus Bachler
  Laurin Heinrich
  Alessio Picariello
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 329 +24 Laps‡
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
21 GTD Pro 48   Paul Miller Racing   Dan Harper
  Max Hesse
  Jesse Krohn
BMW M4 GT3 Evo 329 +24 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6
22 GTD Pro 1   Paul Miller Racing   Connor De Phillippi
  Madison Snow
  Neil Verhagen
BMW M4 GT3 Evo 329 +24 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6
23 GTD Pro 81   DragonSpeed   Giacomo Altoè
  Albert Costa
  Davide Rigon
Ferrari 296 GT3 329 +24 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
24 GTD Pro 64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Ben Barker
  Sebastian Priaulx
  Mike Rockenfeller
Ford Mustang GT3 329 +24 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
25 GTD Pro 65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Christopher Mies
  Dennis Olsen
  Frédéric Vervisch
Ford Mustang GT3 329 +24 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
26 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Antonio García
  Daniel Juncadella
  Alexander Sims
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 328 +25 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
27 GTD Pro 20   Proton Competition   Matteo Cressoni
  Richard Lietz
  Claudio Schiavoni
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 327 +26 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
28 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Indy Dontje
  Philip Ellis
  Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 327 +26 Laps‡
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
29 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan Racing   Jack Hawksworth
  Frankie Montecalvo
  Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 327 +26 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
30 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Tom Gamble
  Zacharie Robichon
  Casper Stevenson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 327 +26 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
31 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe
  Ollie Millroy
  Frederik Schandorff
Ferrari 296 GT3 327 +26 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
32 GTD 120   Wright Motorsports   Adam Adelson
  Tom Sargent
  Elliott Skeer
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 326 +27 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
33 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Robby Foley
  Patrick Gallagher
  Jake Walker
BMW M4 GT3 Evo 326 +27 Laps
BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-turbo I6
34 GTD 34   Conquest Racing   Manny Franco
  Cédric Sbirrazzuoli
  Daniel Serra
Ferrari 296 GT3 326 +27 Laps
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
35 GTD 36   DXDT Racing   Charlie Eastwood
  Alec Udell
  Salih Yoluç
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 326 +27 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
36 GTD Pro 4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Nicky Catsburg
  Tommy Milner
  Nicolás Varrone
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 325 +28 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
37 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Andrea Caldarelli
  James Hinchcliffe
  Marco Mapelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 325 +28 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
38 GTD 80   Lone Star Racing   Scott Andrews
  Eric Filgueiras
  Dan Knox
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 325 +28 Laps
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
39 GTD 13   AWA   Matt Bell
  Orey Fidani
  Lars Kern
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 325 +28 Laps
Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8
40 GTD 83   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy
  Rahel Frey
  Michelle Gatting
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 325 +28 Laps
Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6
41 GTD 78   Forte Racing   Mario Farnbacher
  Misha Goikhberg
  Parker Kligerman
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 323 +30 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
42 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Till Bechtolsheimer
  Tatiana Calderón
  Joey Hand
Ford Mustang GT3 322 +31 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
43 GTD 45   Wayne Taylor Racing   Graham Doyle
  Danny Formal
  Trent Hindman
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 322 +31 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
44 GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Philipp Eng
  Kevin Magnussen
  Dries Vanthoor
BMW M Hybrid V8 322 +31 Laps
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
45
DNF
LMP2 52   PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports   Mathias Beche
  Benjamin Pedersen
  Rodrigo Sales
Oreca 07 321 Overheating
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
46
DNF
GTD 021   Triarsi Competizione   Stevan McAleer
  Sheena Monk
  Mike Skeen
Ferrari 296 GT3 293 Electrical
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
47
DNF
LMP2 88   AF Corse   Nicklas Nielsen
  Luis Pérez Companc
  Matías Pérez Companc
Oreca 07 260 Accident
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
48
DNF
GTP 63   Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse   Mirko Bortolotti
  Romain Grosjean
  Daniil Kvyat
Lamborghini SC63 256 Mechanical
Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8
49
DNF
GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan Racing   Kyle Kirkwood
  José María López
  Aaron Telitz
Lexus RC F GT3 255 Suspension
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
50
DNF
GTD 21   AF Corse   Simon Mann
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
  Lilou Wadoux
Ferrari 296 GT3 255 Engine
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
51
DNF
GTD 19   van der Steur Racing   Valentin Hasse-Clot
  Anthony McIntosh
  Rory van der Steur
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 198 Energy system
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
52
DNF
GTD 32   Korthoff Competition Motors   Maximilian Götz
  Kenton Koch
  Seth Lucas
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 183 Engine
Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8
53
DNF
LMP2 73   Pratt Miller Motorsports   Chris Cumming
  Pietro Fittipaldi
  James Roe
Oreca 07 144 Oil leak
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
54
DNF
GTD 47   Cetilar Racing   Antonio Fuoco
  Lorenzo Patrese
  Giorgio Sernagiotto
Ferrari 296 GT3 52 Mechanical
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
55
DNF
LMP2 18   Era Motorsport   David Heinemeier Hansson
  Tobias Lütke
  Kakunoshin Ohta
Oreca 07 37 Accident
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
56
DNF
GTD 023   Triarsi Competizione   Alessio Rovera
  Charlie Scardina
  Onofrio Triarsi
Ferrari 296 GT3 24 Accident
Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6
Provisional results

Standings after the race

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Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kilbey, Stephen; O'Connell, RJ (March 15, 2024). "IMSA Announces 2025 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "12 Hours of Sebring – Official Schedule" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 IMSA Sporting Regulations & Series Supplementary Regulations" (PDF). IMSA. April 30, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  5. ^ "12 Hours of Sebring – Qualifying Results" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  6. ^ "12 Hours of Sebring – Race Official Starting Grid" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Sebring After Race – Championship Points Standings (Official)" (PDF). IMSA Alkamel. Alkamel Systems. March 21, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

 

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