2003 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2003 12 Hours of Sebring was the 51st running of this event, and took place on March 15, 2003. This was also the opening race of the 2003 American Le Mans Series season.

Track map of the Sebring International Raceway

Official results

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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 LMP900 1   Infineon Team Joest   Marco Werner
  Frank Biela
  Philipp Peter
Audi R8 M 367
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2 LMP900 38   ADT Champion Racing   Emanuele Pirro
  JJ Lehto
  Stefan Johansson
Audi R8 M 367
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3 LMGTP 8   Team Bentley   Johnny Herbert
  David Brabham
  Mark Blundell
Bentley Speed 8 M 363
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
4 LMGTP 7   Team Bentley   Tom Kristensen
  Guy Smith
  Rinaldo Capello
Bentley Speed 8 M 362
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
5 LMP900 10   JML Team Panoz   Olivier Beretta
  Max Papis
  Gunnar Jeannette
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 352
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
6 LMP900 9   Audi Sport UK   Mika Salo
  Jonny Kane
  Perry McCarthy
Audi R8 M 351
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
7 LMP900 27   Doran Lista Racing   Didier Theys
  Eric van de Poele
  Fredy Lienhard
Dallara SP1 M 336
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
8 GTS 3   Corvette Racing   Ron Fellows
  Johnny O'Connell
  Franck Fréon
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 332
Chevrolet LS7r 7.0 L V8
9 LMP900 11   JML Team Panoz   Scott Maxwell
  John Graham
  Benjamin Leuenberger
Panoz LMP01 Evo M 324
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
10 GT 23   Alex Job Racing   Lucas Luhr
  Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 320
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
11 GT 31   White Lightning Racing   Johnny Mowlem
  Niclas Jönsson
  Craig Stanton
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 319
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12 LMP900 12   American Spirit Racing   Michael Lewis
  Tomy Drissi
  Guy Cosmo
Riley & Scott Mk III C D 318
Lincoln (Élan) 5.0 L V8
13 GTS 80   Veloqx Prodrive Racing   Darren Turner
  Anthony Davidson
  Kelvin Burt
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 316
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
14 GT 53   Seikel Motorsport   Alex Caffi
  Gabrio Rosa
  Andrea Chiesa
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 312
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
15 GT 28   JMB Racing USA   Stéphane Grégoire
  Fabio Babini
  Christian Pescatori
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 311
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
16 LMP900 77   Taurus Sports Racing   Phil Andrews
  Justin Keen
  Larry Oberto
Lola B2K/10 D 307
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
17 GT 24   Alex Job Racing   Jörg Bergmeister
  Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 307
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18 LMP675 20   Dyson Racing   Chris Dyson
  Chad Block
  Didier de Radiguès
MG-Lola EX257 G 306
MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
19 GT 68   The Racer's Group   Cort Wagner
  Marc Bunting
  Chris Gleason
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 299
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
20 GT 41   DeWALT Racesport Salisbury   Rob Barff
  Richard Hay
  Richard Stanton
TVR Tuscan T400R D 297
TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6
21 GT 66   The Racer's Group   Kevin Buckler
  Jim Pace
  Eliseo Salazar
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 293
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
22 GT 42   Orbit Racing   Joe Policastro
  Joe Policastro, Jr.
  Mike Fitzgerald
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 292
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23 GT 33   ZIP Racing   Andy Lally
  Spencer Pumpelly
  Steven Ivankovich
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 290
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
24 GT 67   The Racer's Group   Michael Schrom
  Pierre Ehret
  Vic Rice
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 288
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
25
DNF
LMP900 36   Jim Matthews Racing   Jim Matthews
  Marc Goossens
  Jan Magnussen
Riley & Scott Mk III C M 284
Ford (Yates) 6.0 L V8
26
DNF
GTS 4   Corvette Racing   Kelly Collins
  Andy Pilgrim
  Oliver Gavin
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 283
Chevrolet LS7r 7.0 L V8
27 GT 29   JMB Racing USA   Stephen Earle
  Andrea Garbagnati
  Ludovico Manfredi
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 283
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
28
DNF
GTS 71   Carsport America   Tom Weickardt
  Jeff Altenberg
  Jean-Philippe Belloc
Dodge Viper GTS-R P 280
Dodge 8.0 L V10
29 GT 52   Seikel Motorsport   Philip Collin
  John Lloyd
  David Shep
Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 278
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
30 LMP675 37   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Duncan Dayton
  Mike Durand
MG-Lola EX257 G 266
MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
31
DNF
GT 78   T2M Motorsport   Derek Clark
  Chip Vance
  Georges Forgeois
Porsche 911 GT3-R D 263
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
32
NC
GTS 2   Konrad Motorsport   Franz Konrad
  Robert Nearn
  Toni Seiler
Saleen S7-R D 249
Ford 7.0 L V8
33
DNF
GTS 88   Veloqx Prodrive Racing   Tomáš Enge
  Peter Kox
  Jamie Davies
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 245
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
34
DNF
GT 34   Risi Competizione   Marino Franchitti
  Kevin McGarrity
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC M 243
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
35
NC
GT 61   P.K. Sport   Ian Donaldson
  Bart Hayden
  Gregor Fisken
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 240
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
36
DNF
GT 63   ACEMCO Motorsports   B.J. Zacharias
  Andrew Davis
  Shane Lewis
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Y 233
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
37
DNF
GT 40   Alegra Motorsports   Boris Said
  Catersby Jones
  Carlos DeQuesada
BMW M3 Y 141
BMW 3.2 L I6
38
DNF
GT 03   Hyper Sport   Joe Foster
  Brad Nyberg
  Rick Skelton
Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 125
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
39
DNF
GT 48   Spyker Squadron   Norman Simon
  Hans Hugenholtz
  Patrick van Schoote
Spyker C8 Double-12R D 103
BMW (Mader) 4.0 L V8
40
DNF
GTS 83   Graham Nash Motorsport   Thomas Erdos
  Pedro Chaves
  Gavin Pickering
Saleen S7-R D 97
Ford 7.0 L V8
41
DNF
GT 60   P.K. Sport   Robin Liddell
  Piers Masarati
  David Warnock
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 74
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
42
DNF
LMP675 15   RN Motorsports   Hayanari Shimoda
  John Nielsen
DBA4 03S D 73
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
43
DNF
LMP900 87   Sezio Florida Racing Team   Allen Ziegelman
  Patrice Roussel
  Ian James
Norma M2000 D 71
Ford (Kinetic) 6.0 L V8
44
DNF
GT 07   RWS-Yukos Motorsport   Walter Lechner, Jr.
  Stéphane Daoudi
  Nikolai Fomenko
Porsche 911 GT3-R P 70
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
45
DNF
GTS 0   Team Olive Garden   Emanuele Naspetti
  Domenico Schiattarella
  Johnny Cecotto
Ferrari 550 Maranello P 59
Ferrari 6.0 L V12
46
DNF
GT 79   J-3 Racing   David Murry
  Brian Cunningham
  Justin Jackson
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 57
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
47
DNF
LMP675 18   Marshall Cooke Racing   Jason Workman
  Melanie Paterson
  Ben Devlin
Lola B2K/40 P 50
Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4
48
DNF
GT 35   Risi Competizione   Terry Borcheller
  Anthony Lazzaro
  Ralf Kelleners
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC M 39
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
49
DNF
LMP675 16   Dyson Racing   Butch Leitzinger
  Andy Wallace
  James Weaver
MG-Lola EX257 G 39
MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
50
DNF
LMP675 56   Team Bucknum Racing   Jeff Bucknum
  Bryan Willman
  Chris McMurry
Pilbeam MP91 D 37
Willman (JPX) 3.4 L V6
51
DNF
GT 43   Orbit Racing   Leo Hindery
  Peter Baron
  Marc Lieb
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 26
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
52
DNF
LMP900 01   Team Nasamax   Bryan Herta
  Robbie Stirling
  Romain Dumas
Reynard 01Q G 14
Cosworth XDE 2.7 L Turbo V8
(Bio-ethanol)
53
DNF
LMP900 6   Lister Storm Racing   Jamie Campbell-Walter
  Ian MacKellar
Lister Storm LMP D 10
Chevrolet LS1 6.0 L V8
54
DNF
GTS 17   Carsport America   Mike Hezemans
  Anthony Kumpen
Pagani Zonda GR P 6
Mercedes-AMG 6.3 L V12
DSQ LMP900 30   Intersport Racing   Clint Field
  Rick Sutherland
  John Macaluso
Lola B2K/10 G 196
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10

† - #30 was disqualified for receiving outside assistance while still on the race course.

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #1 Infineon Team Joest - 1:48.826
    • Note: #8 Team Bentley was originally on pole (1:48.108), but failed post-qualifying inspection.
  • Fastest Lap - #7 Team Bentley - 1:49.521
  • Distance - 1,357.9 miles (2,185.3 km)
  • Average Speed - 113.097 mph (182.012 km/h)
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  • "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-20. (48.7 KB)


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