Sebring Hour 10: Chevy runs 1-2-3
Action Express Racing still leads overall with Christian Fittipaldi behind the wheel of the No. 5 Corvette DP.
The sister No. 31 Corvette DP hit trouble with 3 hours and 27 minutes remaining when Eric Curran spun from second place.
That spin came following the restart from the race’s seventh safety car period.
That caution period was due to Kyle Marcelli nosing his Performance Tech entry into the tire barriers in Turn 10.
It was not the first off-course excursion for the car, which has reported a stuck throttle at various times throughout the race.
Another incident a few minutes later saw Johannes van Overbeek spin the Tequila Patron ESM Ligier JS P2 Honda exiting Turn 17.
Then-PC leader Jose Gutierrez was forced to spin as well to miss the ESM machine, but has recovered to second place in class.
Late in the ninth hour, the No. 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Oreca FLM09 came together with Lucas Luhr in the No. 100 BMW M6 GTLM, knocking Luhr well down the GTLM standings to sixth.
An additional safety car period came when Jan Heylen pulled the No. 73 Park Place Porsche 911 GT3 R off course with smoke coming from the car.
Other class leaders include the No. 54 Core Autosports Oreca FLM09 of Mark Wilkins (PC), Tommy Milner (GTLM), and Corey Lewis in the No. 23 Mario Farnbacher Porsche 991 GT3 (GTD).
Hour 10 Standings
POS | CL | CAR | CURRENT DRIVER | CAR TYPE | LAPS | BEHIND | GAP |
1 | P | 5 | CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | 186 | –.— | –.— |
2 | P | 31 | DANE CAMERON | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | 186 | 2.432 | 2.432 |
3 | P | 90 | RYAN HUNTER REAY | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | 186 | 6.375 | 3.943 |
4 | P | 2 | JOHANNES VAN OVERBEEK | HONDA HPD LIGIER JS P2 | 186 | 12.035 | 5.660 |
5 | P | 60 | OLIVIER PLA | HONDA HPD LIGIER JS P2 | 185 | 1 LAP | 1 LAP |
6 | P | 81 | NICOLAS MINASSIAN | NISSAN ORECA 05 | 185 | 1 LAP | 1.562 |
7 | P | 0 | ANDY MEYRICK | DELTAWING DWC13 | 184 | 2 LAPS | –:— |
8 | P | 55 | SPENCER PIGOT | MAZDA PROTOTYPE | 184 | 2 LAPS | 1:26.123 |
9 | P | 70 | TOM LONG | MAZDA PROTOTYPE | 183 | 3 LAPS | 1 LAP |
10 | PC | 54 | MARK WILKINS | ORECA FLM09 | 183 | 3 LAPS | 1:46.145 |
11 | PC | 52 | TOM KIMBER SMITH | ORECA FLM09 | 183 | 3 LAPS | 1:58.533 |
12 | GTLM | 4 | TOMMY MILNER | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R | 183 | 3 LAPS | 36.407 |
13 | GTLM | 25 | BILL AUBERLEN | BMW M6 GTLM | 183 | 3 LAPS | 11.499 |
14 | GTLM | 62 | GIANCARLO FISICHELLA | FERRARI 488 GTE | 183 | 3 LAPS | 0.805 |
15 | GTLM | 912 | FREDERIC MAKOWIECKI | PORSCHE 911 RSR | 183 | 3 LAPS | 0.337 |
16 | GTLM | 67 | RICHARD WESTBROOK | FORD GT ECO BOOST | 183 | 3 LAPS | 7.126 |
17 | GTLM | 100 | LUCAS LUHR | BMW M6 GTLM | 182 | 4 LAPS | 1 LAP |
18 | PC | 38 | JAMES FRENCH | ORECA FLM09 | 180 | 6 LAPS | 2 LAPS |
19 | GTLM | 68 | ALESSANDRO PIER GUIDI | FERRARI 488 GTE | 180 | 6 LAPS | 46.824 |
20 | PC | 85 | CHRIS MILLER | ORECA FLM09 | 179 | 7 LAPS | 1 LAP |
21 | PC | 8 | DAVID H HANSSON | ORECA FLM09 | 179 | 7 LAPS | 21.132 |
22 | GTD | 23 | MARIO FARNBACHER | PORSCHE 991 GT3 R | 179 | 7 LAPS | 42.952 |
23 | GTD | 63 | JEFF SEGAL | FERRARI 488 GT3 | 179 | 7 LAPS | 1.162 |
24 | GTD | 97 | MARKUS PALTTALA | BMW M6 GT3 | 179 | 7 LAPS | 3.425 |
25 | GTD | 98 | PEDRO LAMY | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 | 179 | 7 LAPS | 0.641 |
26 | GTD | 44 | MARCO SEEFRIED | AUDI R8 LMS GT3 | 179 | 7 LAPS | 4.695 |
27 | GTD | 22 | GUNNAR JEANNETTE | PORSCHE 911 GT3 R | 179 | 7 LAPS | 0.929 |
28 | GTD | 6 | ANDREW DAVIS | AUDI R8 LMS GT3 | 179 | 7 LAPS | 5.529 |
29 | GTD | 51 | MATTEO CRESSONI | FERRARI 458 | 179 | 7 LAPS | 0.753 |
30 | GTD | 48 | BRYCE MILLER | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 179 | 7 LAPS | 5.286 |
31 | GTD | 96 | JENS KLINGMANN | BMW M6 GT3 | 178 | 8 LAPS | 1 LAP |
32 | PC | 88 | SEAN JOHNSTON | ORECA FLM09 | 177 | 9 LAPS | 1 LAP |
33 | GTLM | 66 | JOEY HAND | FORD GT ECO BOOST | 177 | 9 LAPS | 1:02.718 |
34 | GTD | 16 | COREY LEWIS | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 176 | 10 LAPS | 1 LAP |
35 | GTD | 33 | JEROEN BLEEKEMOLEN | DODGE VIPER GT3-R | 176 | 10 LAPS | 1:13.588 |
36 | PC | 20 | RYAN LEWIS | ORECA FLM09 | 175 | 11 LAPS | 1 LAP |
37 | GTD | 28 | CHRISTOPHER BRUCK | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 175 | 11 LAPS | 3:32.704 |
38 | GTD | 540 | NICKY CATSBURG | PORSCHE 991 GT3 R | 175 | 11 LAPS | 2:00.608 |
39 | P | 50 | JIM PACE | BMW POWER RILEY DP | 174 | 12 LAPS | 1 LAP |
40 | GTD | 45 | TRACY KROHN | AUDI R8 | 170 | 16 LAPS | 4 LAPS |
41 | P | 10 | MAX ANGELELLI | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | 169 | 17 LAPS | 1 LAP |
42 | P | 24 | DANIEL MORAD | BMW POWER RILEY DP | 166 | 20 LAPS | 3 LAPS |
43 | GTD | 9 | MATT BELL | AUDI R8 LMS GT3 | 165 | 21 LAPS | 1 LAP |
44 | GTLM | 3 | MIKE ROCKENFELLER | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R | 150 | 36 LAPS | 15 LAPS |
45 | GTD | 73 | JAN HEYLEN | PORSCHE 911 GT3 R | 145 | 41 LAPS | 5 LAPS |
46 | GTLM | 911 | KEVIN ESTRE | PORSCHE 911 RSR | 116 | 70 LAPS | 29 LAPS |
47 | GTD | 11 | TOWNSEND BELL | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 29 | 157 LAPS | 87 LAPS |
48 | GTD | 27 | FABIO BABINI | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 27 | 159 LAPS | 2 LAPS |
50 | GTD | 21 | CHRISTOPHER ZOCHLING | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 0 | –.— | –.— |