Celebration of the 12 Hours of Sebring – Page Five
The Audi R8 driven by Emanuele Pirro, Frank Biela and Allan McNish finished 2nd at Sebring in 2005.
This Audi R8, entered by Champion Racing and driven by J.J. Lehto, Marco Werner and Tom Kristensen, sat on the pole and won the race at Sebring in 2005.
James Weaver, Andy Wallace and Butch Leitzinger finished 3rd with the Dyson Racing MG Lola EX257 006/AER in the 2005 edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring.
Although there were only 26 entries in 2009, traffic was still an issue at times around the Sebring circuit, particularly when a group of prototypes had to work their way past a slower GT entry.
The 2009 race-winning Audi R15, entered by Audi Sport Team Joest and driven by Allan McNish, Rinaldo Capello and Tom Kristensen. The team's race distance still stands as the event record, and the victory made Kristensen the only 5-time Sebring winner.
Team Peugeot Total entered a pair of Peugeot 908s in 2009, taking 2nd place with the #08 entry driven by Franck Montagny, Stephane Sarrazin and Sebastien Bourdais.
The factory BMWs had a disappointing year in 2009, finishing 22nd and 26th.
Dyson Racing brought a pair of Lola-Mazdas to Sebring in 2009, but mechanical problems left them 21st and 23rd at the finish.
Peugeot senior management cancelled the company's endurance racing program in January, leaving the Audi team with little competition for this year's 60th anniversary celebration at Sebring.
Flying Lizard Motorsports entered a pair of Porsche 997s at Sebring in 2009, with the #45 entry of Jurg Bergmeister, Patrick Long and Marc Lieb finishing 11th and the companion car of Seth Neiman, Darren Law and Johannes van Overbeek in 12th.
Prototype traffic exiting the Sebring hairpin in 2009.
Following Peugeot's unexpected withdrawal from endurance racing in January, Sebring fans in 2012 will not experience a renewal of the Audi-Peugeot battles seen in recent years, illustrated by this photo from 2009.
[Source: Bob Harmeyer]
Great set of photos Bob. Your camera work is excellent.
Fantastic photographs.
I’ll second Louis’ comments: some great shots there, especially with the airplanes in the background, as a reminder of the origins of the Sebring track. Great piece, thank you very much.
Great shots of mostly Porsche. Didn’t Ferrari run a few cars at Sebring?
Great pics and documentary Bob.
As a UK resident I have been lucky enough to visit the US often in springtime and as a result have been able to attend the Daytona 500, Daytona Bike Week and the Sebring 12 Hours.
All three have a very friendly and special atmosphere. Unfortunately due to family circumstances and now Covid I’ve missed out for last three years but I’m eagerly looking forward getting back there.