The 62nd 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 13–15 March 2014. The race was the second round of the inaugural Tudor United SportsCar Championship, replacing the former American Le Mans Series that previously held the 12 Hours since 1999, as well as the second round of the North American Endurance Cup. Daytona Prototypes were introduced to the race for the first time as part of the development of the United SportsCar Championship.
The race was won by Chip Ganassi Racing's Riley-Ford driven by Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, and Marino Franchitti, ahead of Extreme Speed Motorsports' HPD-Honda and Action Express Racing's Chevrolet Corvette. Ford's victory was the company's first since 1969. The PC class winners were CORE Autosport in their second straight victory of the season, with drivers Colin Braun, Jon Bennett, and James Gue. Porsche North America also earned their second win of the year in GTLM with Patrick Long, Michael Christensen, and Jörg Bergmeister. The GTD category was led by Magnus Racing's Andy Lally, John Potter, and Marco Seefried.[1]
Background
[edit]Preview
[edit]International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule in September 2013.[2] It was the first year that the race was part of the series calendar, and the 62nd 12 Hours of Sebring.[2] The race was the second of 2014's thirteen scheduled IMSA automobile endurance races, and the second of four North American Endurance Cup (NAEC) events.[2] It was held at the 17-turn, 3.741-mile (6.021 km) Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida on March 15, 2014.[3]
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying results
[edit]Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | P | 5 | Action Express Racing | 1:51.917 | _ | 1‡ |
2 | P | 42 | OAK Racing | 1:52.086 | +0.169 | 2 |
3 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | 1:52.544 | +0.627 | 3 |
4 | P | 1 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1:52.662 | +0.745 | 4 |
5 | P | 6 | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | 1:52.667 | +0.750 | 5 |
6 | P | 02 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | 1:53.098 | +1.181 | 6 |
7 | P | 90 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | 1:53.147 | +1.230 | 7 |
8 | P | 2 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1:53.393 | +1.476 | 8 |
9 | P | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | 1:53.456 | +1.539 | 9 |
10 | P | 9 | Action Express Racing | 1:53.590 | +1.673 | 10 |
11 | P | 60 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian | 1:54.062 | +2.145 | 11 |
12 | PC | 09 | RSR Racing | 1:54.839 | +2.922 | 12‡ |
13 | P | 78 | Starworks Motorsport | 1:55.081 | +3.164 | 13 |
14 | P | 0 | DeltaWing Racing Cars | 1:55.468 | +3.551 | 14 |
15 | P | 31 | Marsh Racing | 1:55.594 | +3.677 | 15 |
16 | PC | 25 | 8Star Motorsports | 1:55.599 | +3.682 | 16 |
17 | PC | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | 1:55.603 | +3.686 | 17 |
18 | PC | 54 | CORE Autosport | 1:55.660 | +3.743 | 18 |
19 | PC | 8 | Starworks Motorsport | 1:56.152 | +4.235 | 19 |
20 | PC | 08 | RSR Racing | 1:56.253 | +4.336 | 20 |
21 | PC | 88 | BAR1 Motorsports | 1:56.300 | +4.383 | 21 |
22 | PC | 52 | PR1/Mathiesen Motorsports | 1:56.929 | +5.012 | 22 |
23 | PC | 87 | BAR1 Motorsports | 1:57.495 | +5.578 | 23 |
24 | P | 50 | Highway to Help | 1:58.366 | +6.449 | 24 |
25 | PC | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | 1:58.559 | +6.642 | 25 |
26 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche North America | 1:58.933 | +7.016 | 26‡ |
27 | GTLM | 55 | BMW Team RLL | 1:59.024 | +7.107 | 27 |
28 | GTLM | 56 | BMW Team RLL | 1:59.094 | +7.177 | 28 |
29 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | 1:59.222 | +7.305 | 29 |
30 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | 1:59.224 | +7.307 | 30 |
31 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche North America | 1:59.248 | +7.331 | 31 |
32 | GTLM | 62 | Risi Competizione | 1:59.890 | +7.973 | 32 |
33 | GTLM | 93 | SRT Motorsports | 2:00.111 | +8.194 | 33 |
34 | GTLM | 17 | Team Falken Tire | 2:00.447 | +8.530 | 34 |
35 | GTLM | 91 | SRT Motorsports | 2:00.509 | +8.592 | 35 |
36 | GTLM | 57 | Krohn Racing | 2:00.538 | +8.621 | 36 |
37 | GTD | 94 | Turner Motorsport | 2:04.258 | +12.341 | 37‡ |
38 | GTD | 22 | Alex Job Racing | 2:04.268 | +12.351 | 38 |
39 | GTD | 33 | Riley Motorsports | 2:04.311 | +12.394 | 39 |
40 | GTD | 007 | TRG-AMR | 2:04.320 | +12.403 | 40 |
41 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | 2:04.460 | +12.543 | 41 |
42 | GTD | 23 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | 2:04.542 | +12.625 | 42 |
43 | GTD | 13 | Rum Bum/Snow Racing | 2:04.561 | +12.644 | 43 |
44 | GTD | 555 | AIM Autosport | 2:04.650 | +12.733 | 44 |
45 | GTD | 28 | Dempsey Racing | 2:04.784 | +12.867 | 45 |
46 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | 2:04.965 | +13.048 | 46 |
47 | GTD | 30 | NGT Motorsport | 2:05.029 | +13.112 | 47 |
48 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | 2:05.038 | +13.121 | 48 |
49 | GTD | 27 | Dempsey Racing | 2:05.087 | +13.170 | 49 |
50 | GTD | 49 | Spirit of Race | 2:05.146 | +13.229 | 50 |
51 | GTD | 71 | Park Place Motorsports | 2:05.197 | +13.280 | 51 |
52 | GTD | 32 | GMG Racing | 2:05.404 | +13.487 | 52 |
53 | GTD | 19 | Mühlner Motorsports America | 2:05.606 | +13.689 | 53 |
54 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | 2:05.798 | +13.881 | 54 |
55 | GTD | 009 | TRG-AMR | 2:05.863 | +13.946 | 55 |
56 | GTD | 46 | Fall-Line Motorsports | 2:05.990 | +14.073 | 56 |
57 | GTD | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 2:07.077 | +15.160 | 57 |
58 | GTD | 35 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 2:09.154 | +17.237 | 58 |
59 | GTD | 51 | Spirit of Race | 2:10.652 | +18.735 | 59 |
60 | P | 07 | Speedsource | 2:14.095 | +18.735 | 60 |
61 | P | 70 | Speedsource | No Time Established | 61 | |
62 | GTD | 81 | GB Autosport | No time | 62 | |
63 | GTD | 18 | Mühlner Motorsports America | No Time Established | 63 | |
Sources:[4][5] |
Race
[edit]Start and early hours
[edit]Afternoon
[edit]Sunset to finish
[edit]Race result
[edit]Gallery
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The GTLM winning No. 912 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR
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The GTD winning No. 44 Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT America
References
[edit]- ^ "Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Dagys, John (20 September 2013). "2014 USCC Schedule Released". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "IMSA Announces 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Schedule". autoweek.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "ResultsQuery" (PDF). 14 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Sebring-2014-03-15.html". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Official Race Report" (PDF). 17 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "03/15/2014 race: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (WSCC) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2020-02-04.