Sebring Hour 6: Corvette DPs 1-2 at halfway
Filipe Albuquerque |
At the halfway mark in the 64th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida, teams have already been forced to use all the race strategy they can muster.
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race has been run under completely clear skies, in a deluge, and everything in between.
A weather front crossing from the west to the east hit the historic Sebring International Raceway around noon, with everything from a drizzle to a downpour accompanied by lightning and thunder, and causing IMSA to stop the race for two hours and 15 minutes for track conditions and lightning in the area.
The race resumed at 4:08 p.m., and in the next half-hour, Filipe Albuquerque took the lead the Prototype class and overall in the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Action Express Corvette DP, followed by the No. 31 team Action Express Corvette DP, driven by Scott Pruett. Third was Daniel Morad in the No. 24 BMW Riley from the upstart Alegra Motorsports team.
In GT Le Mans, Nick Tandy is leading in his No. 911 Porsche, followed by Michael Christensen in the No. 912, a team car to the No. 911.
In Prototype Challenge, Colin Braun led the field at halfway in the CORE autosport No. 54 ORECA-Chevrolet. And in GT Daytona, Corey Lewis was out front in the Change Racing No. 16 Lamborghini Huracan GT3.
The new Ford GTs were having a mixed-result day – the No. 66 crashed, but was repaired and is back on track, and was 10th in the GTLM field. The No. 67 sister car is 18th overall and fifth in class, with IndyCar champ Scott Dixon driving.
The race is scheduled to end at 10:40 p.m. According to the radar, there could be rain in the area until about 8 p.m. so the need for strategy isn’t over.
Hour 6 Standings
POS | CL | CAR | CURRENT DRIVER | CAR TYPE | LAPS COMP | BEHIND | GAP |
1 | P | 5 | FILIPE ALBUQUERQUE | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | 89 | –.— | –.— |
2 | P | 31 | SCOTT PRUETT | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | 89 | 0.663 | 0.663 |
3 | P | 24 | DANIEL MORAD | BMW POWER RILEY DP | 89 | 4.493 | 3.830 |
4 | P | 60 | OSWALDO NEGRI | HONDA HPD LIGIER JS P2 | 89 | 14.087 | 9.594 |
5 | P | 90 | RYAN DALZIEL | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | 89 | 17.176 | 3.089 |
6 | P | 10 | RICKY TAYLOR | CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP | 89 | 30.329 | 13.153 |
7 | P | 0 | KATHERINE LEGGE | DELTAWING DWC13 | 89 | 39.621 | 9.292 |
8 | P | 2 | LUIS FELIPE DERANI | HONDA HPD LIGIER JS P2 | 89 | 1:23.366 | 43.745 |
9 | P | 81 | NICOLAS LAPIERRE | NISSAN ORECA 05 | 88 | 1 LAP | 1 LAP |
10 | GTLM | 911 | NICK TANDY | PORSCHE 911 RSR | 88 | 1 LAP | 32.835 |
11 | PC | 54 | COLIN BRAUN | ORECA FLM09 | 88 | 1 LAP | 2.506 |
12 | GTLM | 912 | MICHAEL CHRISTENSEN | PORSCHE 911 RSR | 88 | 1 LAP | 2.757 |
13 | P | 70 | BEN DEVLIN | MAZDA PROTOTYPE | 88 | 1 LAP | 3.153 |
14 | P | 55 | TRISTAN NUNEZ | MAZDA PROTOTYPE | 88 | 1 LAP | 13.839 |
15 | GTLM | 3 | JAN MAGNUSSEN | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R | 88 | 1 LAP | 4.356 |
16 | GTLM | 4 | MARCEL FASSLER | CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R | 88 | 1 LAP | 4.439 |
17 | PC | 52 | ROBERT ALON | ORECA FLM09 | 88 | 1 LAP | 0.458 |
18 | GTLM | 67 | SCOTT DIXON | FORD GT ECO BOOST | 88 | 1 LAP | 0.135 |
19 | GTLM | 62 | DAVIDE RIGON | FERRARI 488 GTE | 88 | 1 LAP | 0.812 |
20 | PC | 88 | MICHAEL LYONS | ORECA FLM09 | 88 | 1 LAP | 1.767 |
21 | PC | 38 | KYLE MARCELLI | ORECA FLM09 | 88 | 1 LAP | 1.264 |
22 | GTLM | 100 | KUNO WITTMER | BMW M6 GTLM | 88 | 1 LAP | 8.433 |
23 | GTLM | 25 | BRUNO SPENGLER | BMW M6 GTLM | 87 | 2 LAPS | 1 LAP |
24 | GTD | 16 | COREY LEWIS | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 86 | 3 LAPS | 1 LAP |
25 | GTD | 51 | MATTEO CRESSONI | FERRARI 458 | 86 | 3 LAPS | 2.305 |
26 | GTD | 9 | MATT BELL | AUDI R8 LMS GT3 | 85 | 4 LAPS | 1 LAP |
27 | GTD | 48 | MADISON SNOW | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 85 | 4 LAPS | 2.277 |
28 | GTD | 73 | MATTHEW MCMURRY | PORSCHE 911 GT3 R | 85 | 4 LAPS | 3.174 |
29 | GTD | 63 | ALESSANDRO BALZAN | FERRARI 488 GT3 | 85 | 4 LAPS | 0.908 |
30 | GTD | 6 | ANDREW DAVIS | AUDI R8 LMS GT3 | 85 | 4 LAPS | 14.251 |
31 | GTD | 98 | PAUL DALLA LANA | ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE GT3 | 85 | 4 LAPS | 2.431 |
32 | GTD | 23 | IAN JAMES | PORSCHE 991 GT3 R | 85 | 4 LAPS | 2.025 |
33 | GTD | 28 | TERRY BORCHELLER | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 85 | 4 LAPS | 10.782 |
34 | GTD | 97 | MICHAEL MARSAL | BMW M6 GT3 | 85 | 4 LAPS | 0.686 |
35 | GTD | 45 | NIC JONSSON | AUDI R8 | 85 | 4 LAPS | 1.410 |
36 | GTD | 96 | JENS KLINGMANN | BMW M6 GT3 | 85 | 4 LAPS | 35.181 |
37 | GTD | 22 | GUNNAR JEANNETTE | PORSCHE 911 GT3 R | 84 | 5 LAPS | 1 LAP |
38 | GTD | 44 | ANDY LALLY | AUDI R8 LMS GT3 | 84 | 5 LAPS | 20.202 |
39 | PC | 85 | MISHA GOIKHBERG | ORECA FLM09 | 83 | 6 LAPS | 1 LAP |
40 | GTD | 540 | ANDY PILGRIM | PORSCHE 991 GT3 R | 83 | 6 LAPS | 29.048 |
41 | PC | 20 | DON YOUNT | ORECA FLM09 | 83 | 6 LAPS | 46.176 |
42 | P | 50 | DORSEY SCHROEDER | BMW POWER RILEY DP | 83 | 6 LAPS | 43.438 |
43 | GTLM | 68 | ANDREA BERTOLINI | FERRARI 488 GTE | 82 | 7 LAPS | 1 LAP |
44 | PC | 8 | RENGER VAN DER ZANDE | ORECA FLM09 | 82 | 7 LAPS | 1:11.542 |
45 | GTLM | 66 | SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS | FORD GT ECO BOOST | 81 | 8 LAPS | 1 LAP |
46 | GTD | 33 | BEN KEATING | DODGE VIPER GT3-R | 81 | 8 LAPS | 33.797 |
47 | GTD | 11 | TOWNSEND BELL | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 29 | 60 LAPS | 52 LAPS |
48 | GTD | 27 | FABIO BABINI | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 27 | 62 LAPS | 2 LAPS |
50 | GTD | 21 | CHRISTOPHER ZOCHLING | LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 | 0 | –.— | –.— |