2006_12_Hours_of

2006 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2006 12 Hours of Sebring was the 54th running of this event, and took place on March 18, 2006. The race was sponsored by Mobil 1 and was the opening race of the 2006 American Le Mans Series season run by IMSA.

This race marked the first time that a diesel powered racing vehicle had won a major motorsports event, with Audi taking the victory in their new R10 TDI sportscar, which was also the car's first race ever. However the win was not without problems, as one of the two Audi R10s suffered overheating problems and did not finish. This victory would be surpassed later with the diesel R10s winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	2	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish Tom Kristensen	Audi R10 TDI	M	349
1	LMP1	2	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish Tom Kristensen	Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	349
2	LMP2	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Liz Halliday	Lola B05/40	G	345
2	LMP2	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Liz Halliday	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	G	345
3	GT1	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	338
3	GT1	4	Corvette Racing	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet LS7r 7.0L V8	M	338
4	GT1	009	Aston Martin Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy Jason Bright	Aston Martin DBR9	P	337
4	GT1	009	Aston Martin Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy Jason Bright	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	P	337
5	LMP1	16	Dyson Racing	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace	Lola B06/10	M	336
5	LMP1	16	Dyson Racing	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace	AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8	M	336
6	GT1	007	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Tomáš Enge Nicolas Kiesa	Aston Martin DBR9	P	324
6	GT1	007	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Tomáš Enge Nicolas Kiesa	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	P	324
7	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	324
7	GT1	3	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis	Chevrolet LS7r 7.0L V8	M	324
8 DNF	LMP2	6	Penske Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard	Porsche RS Spyder	M	323
8 DNF	LMP2	6	Penske Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard	Porsche MR6 3.4L V8	M	323
9	GT2	50	Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz	David Brabham Scott Maxwell Sébastien Bourdais	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	P	320
9	GT2	50	Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz	David Brabham Scott Maxwell Sébastien Bourdais	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	P	320
10	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Marc Lieb Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	320
10	GT2	45	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Marc Lieb Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	320
11	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Ralf Kelleners Jaime Melo Anthony Lazzaro	Ferrari F430GT	M	320
11	GT2	62	Risi Competizione	Ralf Kelleners Jaime Melo Anthony Lazzaro	Ferrari 4.0L V8	M	320
12	LMP2	41	Binnie Motorsports	William Binnie Allen Timpany Rick Sutherland	Lola B05/42	M	317
12	LMP2	41	Binnie Motorsports	William Binnie Allen Timpany Rick Sutherland	Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8	M	317
13	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Darren Law Seth Neiman Lonnie Pechnik	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	315
13	GT2	44	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Darren Law Seth Neiman Lonnie Pechnik	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	315
14	GT2	80	Team LNT	Richard Dean Lawrence Tomlinson Tom Kimber-Smith	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	P	312
14	GT2	80	Team LNT	Richard Dean Lawrence Tomlinson Tom Kimber-Smith	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	P	312
15	GT2	23	Alex Job Racing	Mike Rockenfeller Klaus Graf Graham Rahal	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	311
15	GT2	23	Alex Job Racing	Mike Rockenfeller Klaus Graf Graham Rahal	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	311
16	LMP2	33	Barazi-Epsilon	Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Elton Julian	Courage C65	M	293
16	LMP2	33	Barazi-Epsilon	Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Elton Julian	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	M	293
17	GT2	31	Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing	Jörg Bergmeister Tim Bergmeister Niclas Jönsson	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	292
17	GT2	31	Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing	Jörg Bergmeister Tim Bergmeister Niclas Jönsson	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	M	292
18	GT2	86	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	M	281
18	GT2	86	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans	Audi 3.8L V8	M	281
19	GT1	25	Konrad Motorsport	Terry Borcheller Jean-Philippe Belloc Tom Weickardt	Saleen S7-R	P	275
19	GT1	25	Konrad Motorsport	Terry Borcheller Jean-Philippe Belloc Tom Weickardt	Ford 7.0L V8	P	275
20 DNF	GT2	79	J-3 Racing	Tim Sugden Wolf Henzler Jim Matthews	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Y	267
20 DNF	GT2	79	J-3 Racing	Tim Sugden Wolf Henzler Jim Matthews	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	267
21 DNF	GT2	78	J-3 Racing	Spencer Pumpelly Jep Thorton Mark Patterson	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Y	263
21 DNF	GT2	78	J-3 Racing	Spencer Pumpelly Jep Thorton Mark Patterson	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	263
22 DNF	LMP2	8	B-K Motorsports	Guy Cosmo James Bach Raphael Matos	Courage C65	G	262
22 DNF	LMP2	8	B-K Motorsports	Guy Cosmo James Bach Raphael Matos	Mazda R20B 2.0L 3-rotor	G	262
23	GT2	85	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Donny Crevels Peter Kox	Spyker C8 Spyder GT-2	M	248
23	GT2	85	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Donny Crevels Peter Kox	Audi 3.8L V8	M	248
24 DNF	GT2	55	Farnbacher Loles Racing	Dominik Farnbacher Piere Ehret Lars-Erik Nielsen	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Y	198
24 DNF	GT2	55	Farnbacher Loles Racing	Dominik Farnbacher Piere Ehret Lars-Erik Nielsen	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	198
25 DNF	GT2	21	BMW Team PTG	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Ian James	BMW M3 GTR	Y	197
25 DNF	GT2	21	BMW Team PTG	Bill Auberlen Joey Hand Ian James	BMW 3.2L I6	Y	197
26 DNF	LMP2	7	Penske Racing	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Patrick Long	Porsche RS Spyder	M	193
26 DNF	LMP2	7	Penske Racing	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Patrick Long	Porsche MR6 3.4L V8	M	193
27 DNF	LMP1	20	Dyson Racing	Guy Smith Chris Dyson	Lola B06/10	M	173
27 DNF	LMP1	20	Dyson Racing	Guy Smith Chris Dyson	AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8	M	173
28 NC	GT2	56	Vonka Racing	Jan Vonka Mauro Casadei Bo McCormick	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	130
28 NC	GT2	56	Vonka Racing	Jan Vonka Mauro Casadei Bo McCormick	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	130
29 DNF	LMP1	9	Highcroft Racing	Duncan Dayton Gregor Fisken Richard Knoop	MG-Lola EX257	D	128
29 DNF	LMP1	9	Highcroft Racing	Duncan Dayton Gregor Fisken Richard Knoop	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	D	128
30 DNF	GT2	22	BMW Team PTG	Justin Marks Bryan Sellers Martin Jensen	BMW M3 GTR	Y	124
30 DNF	GT2	22	BMW Team PTG	Justin Marks Bryan Sellers Martin Jensen	BMW 3.4L I6	Y	124
31 DNF	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Michael Lewis Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	MG-Lola EX257	D	121
31 DNF	LMP1	12	Autocon Motorsports	Michael Lewis Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	D	121
32 DNF	LMP1	1	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Marco Werner Emanuele Pirro	Audi R10 TDI	M	117
32 DNF	LMP1	1	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Marco Werner Emanuele Pirro	Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	117
33 DNF	GT2	51	Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz	Gunnar Jeanette Tom Milner Bruno Junqueira	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	P	71
33 DNF	GT2	51	Multimatic Motorsports Team Panoz	Gunnar Jeanette Tom Milner Bruno Junqueira	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	P	71
34 DNF	GT1	26	Konrad Motorsport	Fabio Babini Paolo Ruberti Jamie Davies	Saleen S7-R	P	66
34 DNF	GT1	26	Konrad Motorsport	Fabio Babini Paolo Ruberti Jamie Davies	Ford 7.0L V8	P	66
35 DNF	LMP2	10	Miracle Motorsports	Andy Lally James Gue	Courage C65	K	62
35 DNF	LMP2	10	Miracle Motorsports	Andy Lally James Gue	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	K	62