2000 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2000 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 48th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring as well as the opening round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 18, 2000. This was the first time ever the 12 Hours was covered flag-to-flag on television with Speedvision doing the honors.

Sebring International Raceway

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP	78	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Tom Kristensen	Audi R8	M	360
1	LMP	78	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Tom Kristensen	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	360
2	LMP	77	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Allan McNish	Audi R8	M	360
2	LMP	77	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Allan McNish	Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8	M	360
3	LMP	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW V12 LMR	M	359
3	LMP	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW S70 6.0 L V12	M	359
4	LMP	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jean-Marc Gounon Steve Soper Bill Auberlen	BMW V12 LMR	M	358
4	LMP	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jean-Marc Gounon Steve Soper Bill Auberlen	BMW S70 6.0 L V12	M	358
5	LMP	27	Doran Lista Racing	Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard	Ferrari 333 SP	M	337
5	LMP	27	Doran Lista Racing	Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	M	337
6	LMP	19	Team Cadillac	Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele Max Angelelli	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	331
6	LMP	19	Team Cadillac	Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele Max Angelelli	Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	331
7	GTS	91	Viper Team Oreca	Dominique Dupuy Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	327
7	GTS	91	Viper Team Oreca	Dominique Dupuy Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Dodge 8.0 L V10	M	327
8	GTS	92	Viper Team Oreca	David Donohue Tommy Archer Marc Duez	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	326
8	GTS	92	Viper Team Oreca	David Donohue Tommy Archer Marc Duez	Dodge 8.0 L V10	M	326
9	GTS	93	Viper Team Oreca	Jean-Philippe Belloc Anthony Beltoise Ni Amorim	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	321
9	GTS	93	Viper Team Oreca	Jean-Philippe Belloc Anthony Beltoise Ni Amorim	Dodge 8.0 L V10	M	321
10	GT	5	Dick Barbour Racing	Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	313
10	GT	5	Dick Barbour Racing	Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	313
11	GT	70	Skea Racing International	Johnny Mowlem David Murry	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	308
11	GT	70	Skea Racing International	Johnny Mowlem David Murry	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	308
12	GTS	33	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Charles Slater John Paul, Jr.	Porsche 911 GT2	D	307
12	GTS	33	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Charles Slater John Paul, Jr.	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	D	307
13	GT	03	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Hurley Haywood Craig Stanton Joel Reiser	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Y	306
13	GT	03	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Hurley Haywood Craig Stanton Joel Reiser	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	Y	306
14	GT	07	RWS Motorsport	Dieter Quester Philipp Peter Luca Riccitelli	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	302
14	GT	07	RWS Motorsport	Dieter Quester Philipp Peter Luca Riccitelli	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	302
15	GT	41	Team LR Organization	Christophe Bouchut Angelo Zadra	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Y	302
15	GT	41	Team LR Organization	Christophe Bouchut Angelo Zadra	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	Y	302
16	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	300
16	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	300
17	GT	71	Skea Racing International	Rohan Skea Grady Willingham Lloyd Hawkins	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	284
17	GT	71	Skea Racing International	Rohan Skea Grady Willingham Lloyd Hawkins	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	284
18	GT	87	Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech	Tim Robertson Ian James João Barbosa	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	276
18	GT	87	Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech	Tim Robertson Ian James João Barbosa	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	276
19	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Robert Nagel Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 911 GT3-R	G	266
19	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Robert Nagel Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	G	266
20	GT	89	Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech	Dave Dullum James McCormick Kurt Baumann	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	258
20	GT	89	Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech	Dave Dullum James McCormick Kurt Baumann	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	258
21 DNF	GT	51	Dick Barbour Racing	Sascha Maassen Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	251
21 DNF	GT	51	Dick Barbour Racing	Sascha Maassen Bob Wollek	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	251
22 DNF	LMP	1	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Jan Magnussen Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	249
22 DNF	LMP	1	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Jan Magnussen Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	M	249
23 DNF	GT	21	MCR Aspen Knolls	Shane Lewis Cort Wagner Bob Mazzuoccola	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	229
23 DNF	GT	21	MCR Aspen Knolls	Shane Lewis Cort Wagner Bob Mazzuoccola	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	229
24 DNF	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Chris Kneifel Ron Fellows Justin Bell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	201
24 DNF	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Chris Kneifel Ron Fellows Justin Bell	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	201
25	LMP	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Don Whittington Dale Whittington	Lola B98/10	G	181
25	LMP	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Don Whittington Dale Whittington	Ford 5.1 L V8	G	181
26 DNF	LMP	38	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder James Weaver Ralf Kelleners	Lola B2K/10	M	165
26 DNF	LMP	38	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder James Weaver Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	165
27 DNF	LMP	31	Motorola DAMS	Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	163
27 DNF	LMP	31	Motorola DAMS	Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard	Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	163
28	GT	88	Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech	Leo Hindery Peter Baron Tony Kester	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	147
28	GT	88	Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech	Leo Hindery Peter Baron Tony Kester	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	147
29 DNF	GT	30	White Lightning Racing	Gunnar Jeannette Rod McLeod Michael Lauer	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	143
29 DNF	GT	30	White Lightning Racing	Gunnar Jeannette Rod McLeod Michael Lauer	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	143
30 DNF	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Johannes van Overbeek Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW M3	Y	141
30 DNF	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Johannes van Overbeek Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 3.2 L I6	Y	141
31 DNF	GTS	08	Roock Motorsport North America	Claudia Hürtgen Hubert Haupt Vic Rice	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	125
31 DNF	GTS	08	Roock Motorsport North America	Claudia Hürtgen Hubert Haupt Vic Rice	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	125
32 DNF	LMP	06	Multimatic Motorsports	Scott Maxwell John Graham David Empringham	Lola B98/10	P	124
32 DNF	LMP	06	Multimatic Motorsports	Scott Maxwell John Graham David Empringham	Ford Cosworth XD 2.6 L Turbo V8	P	124
33 DNF	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Peter Cunningham Brian Cunningham Darren Law	BMW M3	Y	106
33 DNF	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Peter Cunningham Brian Cunningham Darren Law	BMW 3.2 L I6	Y	106
34 DNF	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Philip Collin Kurt Mathewson Tony Burgess	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	105
34 DNF	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Philip Collin Kurt Mathewson Tony Burgess	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	105
35 DNF	LMP	9	Team Cadillac	Andy Wallace Franck Lagorce	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	87
35 DNF	LMP	9	Team Cadillac	Andy Wallace Franck Lagorce	Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8	P	87
36 DNF	LMP	2	Panoz Motor Sports	Johnny O'Connell Hiroki Katou	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	79
36 DNF	LMP	2	Panoz Motor Sports	Johnny O'Connell Hiroki Katou	Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8	M	79
37 DNF	GTS	09	Roock Motorsport North America	Zak Brown Stephen Earle Manfred Jurasz	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	76
37 DNF	GTS	09	Roock Motorsport North America	Zak Brown Stephen Earle Manfred Jurasz	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	76
38 DNF	LMP	36	Johansson-Matthews Racing	Stefan Johansson Guy Smith Jim Matthews	Reynard 2KQ	Y	65
38 DNF	LMP	36	Johansson-Matthews Racing	Stefan Johansson Guy Smith Jim Matthews	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	Y	65
39 DNF	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Mike Conte Bruno Lambert	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	59
39 DNF	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Mike Conte Bruno Lambert	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	59
40 DNF	LMP	0	Team Rafanelli SRL	Mimmo Schiattarella Pierluigi Martini Didier de Radiguès	Lola B2K/10	M	52
40 DNF	LMP	0	Team Rafanelli SRL	Mimmo Schiattarella Pierluigi Martini Didier de Radiguès	Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10	M	52
41 DNF	LMP	74	Robinson Racing	George Robinson Irv Hoerr Jack Baldwin	Reynard 2KQ	G	48
41 DNF	LMP	74	Robinson Racing	George Robinson Irv Hoerr Jack Baldwin	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	48
42 DNF	LMP	02	Pole Team	Norman Simon Günther Blieninger Mark Simo	Riley & Scott Mk III	M	8
42 DNF	LMP	02	Pole Team	Norman Simon Günther Blieninger Mark Simo	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	M	8

Statistics

Pole Position LMP - Frank Biela #78 Audi Sport North America - 1:48.825
Pole Position GTS - Ron Fellows #3 Corvette Racing - 1:59.646
Pole Position GT - Dirk Muller #5 Dick Barbour Racing - 2:07.064
Fastest Lap - #78 Audi Sport North America - 1:50.287
Distance - 2143.646 km
Average Speed - 178.141 km/h

References

"Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
"American Le Mans Series 2000". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05.

American Le Mans Series
Previous race: None	2000 season	Next race: 2000 Grand Prix of Charlotte

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