Sebring 12 Hours 2000 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: The 48th Annual Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring Presented by Dodge		Date: 18.3.2000
Track: Sebring International Raceway (United States), 5.955 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
American Le Mans Series (round 1)

Weather:	warm, breezy
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left, rolling start
Distance:	12 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	50
Practiced:	42
Qualified:	42
Started:	42
Finished:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start
Le Mans Prototype	17	17
Le Mans GTS	8	8
Le Mans GT	17	17

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Race notes:
2 full-course cautions

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 40 minutes on 15-16/3
5 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 300 minutes on 15-17/3
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	78	Audi R8	Biela / Pirro / Kristensen
Le Mans GTS:	91	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Beretta / Wendlinger / Dupuy
Le Mans GT:	5	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Müller / Luhr
Leaders:
laps 113-122:	42	BMW V12 LMR	Müller
laps 123-137:	78	Audi R8R	Pirro
laps 1-24:	78	Audi R8R	Biela
laps 138-149:	42	BMW V12 LMR	Lehto
laps 150-165:	78	Audi R8R	Pirro
laps 166-177:	42	BMW V12 LMR	Lehto
laps 178-195:	78	Audi R8R	Biela
laps 196-205:	42	BMW V12 LMR	Müller
laps 206-245:	78	Audi R8R	Biela
laps 234-360:	78	Audi R8R	Pirro
laps 246-249:	77	Audi R8R	Capello
laps 250-233:	77	Audi R8R	McNish
laps 25-26:	77	Audi R8R	Capello
lap 27:	42	BMW V12 LMR	Lehto
laps 28-53:	78	Audi R8R	Biela
laps 54-56:	77	Audi R8R	Capello
lap 57:	77	Audi R8R	Alboreto
laps 58-67:	1	Panoz LMP Roadster S	Magnussen
laps 68-78:	77	Audi R8R	Alboreto
laps 79-82:	78	Audi R8R	Kristensen
laps 83-84:	77	Audi R8R	Alboreto
laps 85-90:	1	Panoz LMP Roadster S	Magnussen
laps 91-112:	78	Audi R8R	Kristensen
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	78	Audi R8	Biela / Pirro / Kristensen	1:50.286	194.370 km/h	lap 161
Le Mans GTS:	91	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Beretta / Wendlinger / Dupuy	2:01.369	176.621 km/h	lap 171
Le Mans GT:	5	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Müller / Luhr	2:08.979	166.363 km/h	lap 9
Pole Positions:
Overall:	78	Audi R8	Frank Biela (D)	1:48.825	196.980 km/h
Le Mans GTS:	3	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Ron Fellows (CDN)	1:59.646	179.165 km/h
Le Mans GT:	5	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Dirk Müller (D)	2:07.064	168.706 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (18), BMW (4), Lola (4), Cadillac (3), Dodge (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (19), Judd (5), BMW (4), Cadillac (3), Dodge (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 996 GT3-R (14), Cadillac Northstar LMP (3), Dodge Viper (3), Porsche 993 GT2 (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (51), D (12), F (11), I (9), GB (7), CDN (6), A (5), B (5), P (2), AUS (2), DK (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (23), D (10), F (4), AUS (2)
Most used colours:	white (36%), red (21%), silver (19%), blue (6%), black (4%), yellow (4%)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (42%), mid-engined (35%), front-engined (23%)
Average engine size:	4387 cc (with regard to 23% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4790 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Dieter Quester (61), Bob Wollek (57), Manfred Jurasz (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Gunnar Jeannette (18), Lucas Luhr (21), Dirk Müller (25)
Female drivers:	Claudia Hürtgen

Official Race Programme:

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