2005 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2005 12 Hours of Sebring was the 53rd running of this event, and took place on March 19, 2005. The race was sponsored by Mobil 1 and was the opening race of the 2005 American Le Mans Series season run by IMSA.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 1 United States ADT Champion Racing Finland JJ Lehto
Germany Marco Werner
Denmark Tom Kristensen
Audi R8 M 361
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2 LMP1 2 United States ADT Champion Racing Italy Emanuele Pirro
Germany Frank Biela
United Kingdom Allan McNish
Audi R8 M 361
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3 LMP1 16 United States Dyson Racing United Kingdom James Weaver
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United States Butch Leitzinger
MG-Lola EX257 M 341
MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
4 GT1 57 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Darren Turner
Australia David Brabham
France Stéphane Ortelli
Aston Martin DBR9 M 338
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
5 GT1 3 United States Corvette Racing Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Italy Max Papis
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 337
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
6 GT1 4 United States Corvette Racing United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 323
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
7 GT2 31 United States Petersen Motorsports
United States White Lightning Racing
Germany Lucas Luhr
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
United States Patrick Long
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 321
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
8 GT1 63 United States ACEMCO Motorsports United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
United States Terry Borcheller
Germany Ralf Kelleners
Saleen S7-R M 318
Ford 7.0 L V8
9 GT1 35 Italy Maserati Corse
United States Risi Competizione
Italy Andrea Bertolini
Italy Fabio Babini
Italy Fabrizio de Simone
Maserati MC12 P 316
Maserati 6.0 L V12
10 GT1 5 United States Pacific Coast Motorsports United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
United States Alex Figge
Canada David Empringham
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Y 315
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
11 GT2 79 United States J3 Racing United Kingdom Tim Sugden
Sweden Niclas Jönsson
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR P 314
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12 LMP2 10 United States Miracle Motorsports United States Jeff Bucknum
United States Chris McMurry
United States Ian James
Courage C65 K 311
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
13 GT2 45 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Jon Fogarty
United States Johannes van Overbeek
United States Darren Law
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 311
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14 GT1 71 United States Carsport America France Jean-Philippe Belloc
Italy Michele Rugolo
United States Tom Weickardt
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 310
Dodge 8.0 L V10
15 GT1 58 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Netherlands Peter Kox
Portugal Pedro Lamy
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Aston Martin DBR9 M 303
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
16 GT2 66 United States TRG United States Tracy Krohn
United States Michael Cawley
Belgium Marc Sluszny
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 297
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
17 GT2 96 United Kingdom IN2 Racing Netherlands Michael Vergers
Denmark Juan Barazi
United Kingdom Andrew Thompson
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR D 278
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18 GT2 34 United States ZIP Racing United States Spencer Pumpelly
United States Andy Lally
United States Steven Ivankovich
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 275
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
19
DNF
LMP1 20 United States Dyson Racing United States Chris Dyson
United Kingdom Guy Smith
MG-Lola EX257 M 264
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
20
NC
GT2 51 United States Panoz Motor Sports United States Gunnar Jeannette
United States Bryan Sellers
Canada Scott Maxwell
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 239
Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8
21
DNF
LMP2 27 Germany Kruse Motorsport United Kingdom Ian Mitchell
United Kingdom Phillip Bennett
Switzerland Harold Primat
Courage C65 P 238
Judd XV675 3.4 L V8
22
DNF
GT2 43 United States BAM! Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Denmark Martin Jensen
Canada Tony Burgess
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Y 207
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23
DNF
LMP1 12 United States Autocon Motorsports United States Michael Lewis
United States Tomy Drissi
United States Bryan Willman
Riley & Scott Mk III C D 202
Elan 6L8 6.0 L V8
24
DNF
LMP2 37 United States Telesis Intersport Racing United States Jon Field
United States Duncan Dayton
United Kingdom Gregor Fisken
Lola B05/40 G 166
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
25
DNF
GT1 83 United Kingdom Graham Nash Motorsport United Kingdom Nigel Smith
United Kingdom Ricky Cole
United States Rick Sutherland
Saleen S7-R P 159
Ford 7.0 L V8
26
DNF
GT2 41 United Kingdom Team LNT United Kingdom Richard Dean
United Kingdom Patrick Pearce
United Kingdom Marc Hynes
TVR Tuscan T400R D 157
TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6
27
DNF
GT1 86 France Larbre Compétition France Christophe Bouchut
Italy Fabrizio Gollin
France Sébastien Bourdais
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 155
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
28
DNF
GT2 40 United Kingdom Team LNT United Kingdom Jonny Kane
United Kingdom Warren Hughes
United Kingdom Lawrence Tomlinson
TVR Tuscan T400R D 136
TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6
29
DNF
LMP1 88 United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing Portugal João Barbosa
Belgium Didier Theys
Germany Michael Krumm
Dallara SP1 M 130
Nissan 3.6 L Turbo V8
30
DNF
GT2 50 United States Panoz Motor Sports United States Bill Auberlen
United Kingdom Robin Liddell
Italy Emanuele Naspetti
Panoz Esperante GT-LM P 121
Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8
31
DNF
GT2 48 Netherlands Spyker Squadron Netherlands Tom Coronel
Netherlands Donny Crevels
Belgium Marc Goossens
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R D 121
Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8
32
DNF
GT2 23 United States Alex Job Racing Germany Timo Bernhard
Germany Sascha Maassen
France Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 98
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
33
DNF
LMP2 30 United States Telesis Intersport Racing United States Clint Field
United States Liz Halliday
United Kingdom Gareth Ridpath
Lola B2K/40 P 62
Judd XV675 3.4 L V8
34
DNF
GT2 24 United States Alex Job Racing United States Randy Pobst
United States Ian Baas
United States Brian Cunningham
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 62
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
35
DNF
GT2 44 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Lonnie Pechnik
United States David Murry
United States Seth Neiman
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 46
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
36
DNF
GT2 67 United States TRG Germany Pierre Ehret
United States Kevin Buckler
United States Andrew Davis
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 21
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
37
DNF
GT2 47 Netherlands Spyker Squadron Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn
Netherlands Frans Munsterhuis
United Kingdom Marino Franchitti
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R D 18
Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8
38
DNF
LMP2 15 United States Binnie Motorsports United States William Binnie
Canada Robert Julien
United Kingdom Adam Sharpe
Lola B05/40 P 11
Nicholson-McLaren 3.3 L V8

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