Alexander Sims, Connor De Phillippi and Bill Auberlen were competitive throughout the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, and were rewarded with a second place finish.
Nick Tandy, Patrick Pilet and Frédéric Makowiecki were victorious in the GT Le Mans class in the 2018 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday.
After being in contention for at least a podium finish at Sebring, a slow final pit stop, causing by a clutch and battery problem, left the #55 Mazda down in sixth at the chequered flag.
The Frenchman was on course for a strong result at Sebring before getting onto the marbles at turn seventeen and hitting the wall hard, ending the #90 cars day.
Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow and Corey Lewis ensured Paul Miller Racing left Sebring with the winning trophies on Saturday night.
The Scotsman has lambasted the Balance of Performance levels at Sebring, feeling any of the LMP2’s were never in contention against the DPi’s.
The #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac came through to finish second in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday.
Luis Felipe Derani, Nicolas Lapierre and Johannes van Overbeek were victorious in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday.
Despite missing the majority of practice and Qualifying at Sebring due to a crash, the #93 Michael Shank Racing Acura was in contention throughout the twelve hour race on Saturday.
Frankie Montecalvo ended his Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on his roof after contact with the prototype entry from AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports.
Luis Felipe Derani brought the #22 Tequila Patron ESM Nissan home on Saturday night to claim outright honours in the 66th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
12 Hours of Sebring: Hours 7-9 Update – Top Six All in Contention as Darkness Engulfs Sebring
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As day turns to night at Sebring, the battles for honours in all three classes is intense, with Mazda Team Joest leading overall thanks to its pit stop cycle.
Pipo Derani and the #22 ESM Tequila Patron Nissan dominated hours 4-6 of the Sebring 12 Hours as the race reached its half-way point. A rash of caution periods in the fifth hour bunched the field up but Derani was able to build a sizeable lead until a caution at the end of the sixth hour.
Excessive contact and damage from many of the class leaders in the opening few laps saw a number of teams drop down the order at Sebring.
Connor de Phillippi gave BMW Team RLL the GT Le Mans pole position for the 2018 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Friday.
The pole sitter for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring admitted he was surprised to have set such a strong lap time during Qualifying on Friday.
Tristan Vautier, Connor de Phillippi and Daniel Serra all set class lap records at Sebring to take pole position for Saturdays Mobil 1 Twelve Hours.
