IMSA News: 56 Entries for 12 Hours of Sebring

The famed concrete surface and the notorious, legendary bumps of Sebring International Raceway greet the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the 73rd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in just over a week.

The second race of both the full 2025 season and IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup is often advertised as half as long but twice as tough as the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, although both Florida races provide different tests to the field.

A field of 56 cars, spread across 13 Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), 12 Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), 11 Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and 20 Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class entries are set to tackle this year’s edition of the mid-March classic.

More of the story follows the entry list table

12 Hours of Sebring Entry List: Total Entries = 56

GRAND TOURING PROTOTYPE (GTP) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY			TEAM & SPONSOR	CAR TYPE	TIRE	Entries: 13 ENGINE FUEL
5	(P) Neel Jani (G) Tristan Vautier (S) Nico Pino	CHE FRA USA	Proton Competition	Porsche 963	Michelin	Porsche	VP R80
6	(P) Mathieu Jaminet (P) Matt Campbell (P) Kevin Estre	FRA AUS FRA	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Porsche 963	Michelin	Porsche	VP R80
7	(P) Felipe Nasr (P) Nick Tandy (P) Laurens Vanthoor	BRA GBR BEL	Porsche Penske Motorsport	Porsche 963	Michelin	Porsche	VP R80
10	(P) Ricky Taylor (P) Filipe Albuquerque (P) Will Stevens	USA PRT GBR	Wayne Taylor Racing DEX (DEX Imaging)	Cadillac V- Series.R	Michelin	Cadillac	VP R80
23	(P) Ross Gunn (G) Roman De Angelis (G) Alex Riberas	GBR CAN ESP	ASTON MARTIN THOR Team	Aston Martin Valkyrie	Michelin	Aston Martin	VP R80
24	(P) Philipp Eng (P) Dries Vanthoor (P) Kevin Magnussen	AUT BEL DNK	BMW M Team RLL Akrapovic / Champion / CATL / PUMA / OZ RACING / MINTH / SHELL / H&R	BMW M Hybrid V8	Michelin	BMW	VP R80
25	(P) Marco Wittmann (P) Sheldon van der Linde (P) Robin Frijns	DEU ZAF NLD	BMW M Team RLL Akrapovic / Champion / CATL / PUMA / OZ RACING / MINTH / SHELL / H&R	BMW M Hybrid V8	Michelin	BMW	VP R80
31	(P) Jack Aitken (P) Earl Bamber (P) Frederik Vesti	GBR NZL DNK	Cadillac Whelen Cadillac / Whelen	Cadillac V- Series.R	Michelin	Cadillac	VP R80
40	(P) Jordan Taylor (G) Louis Deletraz (P) Brendon Hartley	USA SWZ NZL	Wayne Taylor Racing DEX (DEX Imaging)	Cadillac V- Series.R	Michelin	Cadillac	VP R80
60	(P) Tom Blomqvist (G) Colin Braun (P) Scott Dixon	GBR USA NZL	Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian	Acura ARX-06	Michelin	Acura	VP R80
63	(P) Mirko Bortolotti (P) Romain Grosjean (P) Daniil Kvyat	ITA FRA RUS	Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse	Lamborghini SC63	Michelin	Lamborghini	VP R80
85	(G) Tijmen van der Helm (P) Gianmaria Bruni (?) TBD	NLD ITA ?	JDC Miller MotorSports Trofi Pack / Wiha / OMP	Porsche 963	Michelin	Porsche	VP R80
93	(P) Renger van der Zande (P) Nick Yelloly (P) Alex Palou	NLD GBR ESP	Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian	Acura ARX-06	Michelin	Acura	VP R80
LE MANS PROTOTYPE 2 (LMP2) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY			TEAM & SPONSOR	CAR TYPE	TIRE	ENGINE	Entries: 12 FUEL
2	(B) Nick Boulle (S) Juan Correa (G) Ben Hanley	USA USA GBR	United Autosports USA deBoulle Diamond & Jewelry	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
04	(B) George Kurtz (G) Malthe Jakobsen (S) Toby Sowery	USA DNK GBR	Crowdstrike Racing by APR	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
8	(B) John Farano (S) Sebastian Alvarez (P) Sebastien Bourdais	CAN MEX FRA	Tower Motorsports Motul	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
11	(B) Steven Thomas (P) Mikkel Jensen (S) Hunter McElrea	USA DNK NZL	TDS RACING	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
18	(G) Kaku Ohta (S) David Heinemeier Hansson (B) Tobi Lutke	JPN DNK CAN	Era Motorsport Shopify / ShopPay / Motul / Sparco	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
22	(B) Daniel Goldburg (P) Paul Di Resta (S) Rasmus Lindh	USA GBR SWE	United Autosports USA CSCI	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
43	(G) Tom Dillmann (S) Bijoy Garg (B) Jeremy Clarke	FRA USA USA	Inter Europol Competition	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
52	(B) Rodrigo Sales (S) Benjamin Pedersen (G) Mathias Beche	USA USA CHE	PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ROC / Ameriprise / Larusmiani / Colibri Capitol	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
73	(G) Pietro Fittipaldi (S) James Roe (B) Chris Cumming	BRA IRL CAN	Pratt Miller Motorsports Evident / Topcon / Ring Power CAT	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
74	(B) Gar Robinson (G) Felipe Fraga (S) Josh Burdon	USA BRA AUS	Riley 74 Ranch Resort	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
88	(B) Luis Perez Companc (S) Matias Perez Companc (P) Nicklas Nielsen	ARG ARG DNK	Af Corse	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
99	(B) PJ Hyett (P) Dane Cameron (S) Jonny Edgar	USA USA GBR	AO Racing	ORECA LMP2 07	Michelin	Gibson	E-20C
GT DAYTONA PRO (GTD Pro) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY			TEAM & SPONSOR	CAR TYPE	TIRE	Entries: 11 ENGINE FUEL
1	(G) Madison Snow (G) Neil Verhagen (G) Connor De Phillippi	USA USA USA	Paul Miller Racing	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	Michelin	BMW	E-10
3	(P) Antonio Garcia (P) Alexander Sims (P) Daniel Juncadella	ESP GBR ESP	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Oshkosh / Mobil 1	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Michelin	Chevrolet	E-10
4	(P) Tommy Milner (P) Nicky Catsburg (G) Nico Varrone	USA NLD ARG	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Oshkosh / Mobil 1	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Michelin	Chevrolet	E-10
9	(P) Andrea Caldarelli (P) Marco Mapelli (G) James Hinchcliffe	ITA ITA CAN	Pfaff Motorsports Lithia.com / Motul / Motomaster	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	Michelin	Lamborghini	E-10
14	(P) Ben Barnicoat (G) Aaron Telitz (G) Kyle Kirkwood	GBR USA USA	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Lexus RC F GT3	Michelin	Lexus	E-10
20	(B) Claudio Schiavoni (S) Matteo Cressoni (P) Richard Lietz	ITA ITA AUT	Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Michelin	Porsche	E-10
48	(G) Max Hesse (P) Dan Harper (G) Jesse Krohn	DEU GBR FIN	Paul Miller Racing I Heart Radio / Paul Miller BMW / UIS	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	Michelin	BMW	E-10
64	(P) Mike Rockenfeller (G) Sebastian Priaulx (G) Ben Barker	DEU GBR GBR	Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Peformance	Ford Mustang GT3	Michelin	Ford	E-10
65	(P) Christopher Mies (G) Frederic Vervisch (P) Dennis Olsen	DEU BEL NOR	Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Performance	Ford Mustang GT3	Michelin	Ford	E-10
77	(G) Laurin Heinrich (P) Klaus Bachler (G) Alessio Picariello	DEU AUT BEL	AO Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Michelin	Porsche	E-10
81	(P) Albert Costa (P) Davide Rigon (G) Giacomo Altoè	ESP ITA ITA	DragonSpeed	Ferrari 296 GT3	Michelin	Ferrari	E-10
GT DAYTONA (GTD) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY			TEAM & SPONSOR	CAR TYPE	TIRE	ENGINE	Entries: 20 FUEL
12	(G) Jack Hawksworth (S) Parker Thompson (S) Frankie Montecalvo	GBR CAN USA	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Lexus RC F GT3	Michelin	Lexus	E-10
13	(B) Orey Fidani (G) Matthew Bell (S) Lars Kern	CAN GBR DEU	AWA Sablet / Sonic / Projekt	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Michelin	Chevrolet	E-10
19	(S) Rory van der Steur (G) Valentin Hasse-Clot (B) Anthony McIntosh	USA FRA USA	van der Steur Racing EFC Systems / Global Power Components / Hexis	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	Michelin	Aston Martin	E-10
21	(S) Simon Mann (S) Lilou Wadoux Ducellier (P) Alessandro Pier Guidi	USA FRA ITA	Af Corse	Ferrari 296 GT3	Michelin	Ferrari	E-10
021	(B) Sheena Monk (G) Stevan McAleer (S) Mike Skeen	USA GBR USA	Triarsi Competizione JG Wentworth	Ferrari 296 GT3	Michelin	Ferrari	E-10
023	(S) Onofrio Triarsi (B) Charles Scardina (P) Alessio Rovera	USA USA ITA	Triarsi Competizione Ferrari of Central Florida	Ferrari 296 GT3	Michelin	Ferrari	E-10
27	(G) Tom Gamble (S) Casper Stevenson (S) Zacharie Robichon	GBR GBR CAN	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo	Michelin	Aston Martin	E-10
32	(S) Seth Lucas (S) Kenton Koch (P) Maximilian Goetz	USA USA DEU	Korthoff Competition Motors Motul / Competition Motors	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Michelin	Mercedes- AMG	E-10
34	(S) Manny Franco (P) Daniel Serra (S) Cedric Sbirrazzuoli	USA BRA MCO	Conquest Racing CORSA HORIZON	Ferrari 296 GT3	Michelin	Ferrari	E-10
36	(S) Salih Yoluc (S) Alec Udell (G) Charlie Eastwood	TUR USA IRL	DXDT Racing SuCo / Mobil 1	Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Michelin	Chevrolet	E-10
45	(S) Danny Formal (G) Trent Hindman (S) Graham Doyle	CRI USA USA	Wayne Taylor Racing DEX (DEX Imaging)	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	Michelin	Lamborghini	E-10
47	(S) Lorenzo Patrese (S) Giorgio Sernagiotto (P) Antonio Fuoco	ITA ITA ITA	CETILAR RACING	Ferrari 296 GT3	Michelin	Ferrari	E-10
57	(S) Russell Ward (G) Philip Ellis (S) Indy Dontje	USA GBR NLD	Winward Racing Techemet / First Horizon / Ravenol	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Michelin	Mercedes- AMG	E-10
66	(G) Joey Hand (B) Till Bechtolsheimer (S) Tati Calderon	USA GBR COL	Gradient Racing Ford Performance / Rimas Sports / Con Cora	Ford Mustang GT3	Michelin	Ford	E-10
70	(B) Brendan Iribe (G) Frederik Schandorff (S) Ollie Millroy	USA DNK GBR	Inception Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	Michelin	Ferrari	E-10
78	(S) Misha Goikhberg (G) Mario Farnbacher (S) Parker Kligerman	CAN DEU USA	Forte Racing Huntress / Forte	Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2	Michelin	Lamborghini	E-10
80	(B) Dan Knox (S) Eric Filgueiras (G) Scott Andrews	USA USA AUS	Lone Star Racing ACS Manufacturing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Michelin	Mercedes- AMG	E-10
83	(S) Sarah Bovy (S) Rahel Frey (G) Michelle Gatting	BEL CHE DNK	Iron Dames	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Michelin	Porsche	E-10
96	(S) Patrick Gallagher (G) Robby Foley (S) Jake Walker	USA USA USA	Turner Motorsport Turner Motorsport / Liqui-Moly	BMW M4 GT3 EVO	Michelin	BMW	E-10
120	(S) Adam Adelson (G) Elliott Skeer (S) Tom Sargent	USA USA AUS	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Michelin	Porsche	E-10

In GTP, Aston Martin debuts its new Valkyrie in North America, the first car built to Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) specifications competing alongside LMDh specification prototypes in IMSA. Aston Martin THOR Team runs the single entry, and its presence alongside five other manufacturers – Acura, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini and Porsche – sees a record-setting 13 GTP cars racing for the reborn class in its third year of competition.

After winning at the Rolex 24, Nick Tandy pursues an overall victory in the 12-hour race to add to his personal “Tandy Slam” of four major 24-hour endurance overall race victories. No top-class IMSA prototype entrant has won back-to-back overall in Daytona and Sebring since Wayne Taylor Racing did so in the first two Daytona Prototype international (DPi) category races in 2017, when Jordan and Ricky Taylor shared the winning Cadillac DPi-V.R with Max Angelelli and Jeff Gordon in Daytona and Alex Lynn in Sebring.

Fast Facts
73rd Running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway – Sebring, Florida
March 12-15, 2025

Race Day/Time: Saturday, March 15 – 10:10 a.m. ET
Peacock Streaming Coverage: LIVE – Flag-to-flag beginning at 10:00 a.m. (IMSA.com/TVLive, YouTube.com/@IMSAOfficial outside the U.S.)
Live Qualifying Stream: Friday, March 14 – 11:20 a.m. (Peacock in the U.S. and IMSA.com/TVLive, YouTube.com/@IMSAOfficial outside the U.S.)
Circuit Type: 3.74-mile, 17-turn road course
Classes Competing: Grand Touring Prototype (GTP), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO), Grand Touring Daytona (GTD)
Race Length: 12 hours
Track Social Media:
X / Twitter: @SebringRaceway
Instagram: @SebringRaceway
Facebook: @SebringInternationalRaceway
Event Hashtags: #IMSA, #Sebring12

WeatherTech Championship Track Records – Sebring International Raceway
GTP: Pipo Derani, Cadillac V-Series.R, 1:45.836 / 127.215 mph, March 2023
LMP2: Giedo van der Garde, ORECA LMP2 07, 1:48.311 / 124.308 mph, March 2022
GTD PRO: Jack Hawksworth, Lexus RC F GT3, 1:58.714 / 113.415 mph, March 2024
GTD: Daniel Serra, Ferrari 488 GT3, 1:58.710 / 113.420 mph, March 2018

2024 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Motul Pole Award Winners:
GTP: Pipo Derani, No. 31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R
LMP2: PJ Hyett, No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07
GTD PRO: Jack Hawksworth, No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3
GTD: Antonio Fuoco, No. 47 Cetilar Racing Ferrari 296 GT3

2024 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Winners:
GTP: Louis Deletraz/Jordan Taylor/Colton Herta, No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-06
LMP2: Ryan Dalziel/Dwight Merriman/Connor Zilisch, No. 18 Era Motorsport ORECA LMP2 07
GTD PRO: Jack Hawksworth/Ben Barnicoat/Kyle Kirkwood, No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3
GTD: Russell Ward/Philip Ellis/Indy Dontje, No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3

Storylines

Nick Tandy’s Sebring Overall Pursuit: After winning the Rolex 24 At Daytona, Nick Tandy has now won four major 24-hour endurance races overall in Daytona, Le Mans, the Nürburgring and Spa-Francorchamps. The three-time class winner at Sebring seeks to become the 10th driver to win Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans overall if he can win this year. He’ll share the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 with Felipe Nasr and Laurens Vanthoor.
Aston Martin Valkyrie GTP Debut: The Aston Martin Valkyrie and its sonorous, shrieking 6.5L, V12 powerplant will make its North American race debut in Sebring. Ross Gunn, Roman De Angelis and Alex Riberas are set to share the No. 23 car for the Aston Martin THOR (The Heart of Racing) Team.
Eight Manufacturer Winners: The opening month-plus of the IMSA season produced eight different winning automotive manufacturers: Porsche, Ford and Chevrolet in WeatherTech Championship (with Porsche also winning in IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge), McLaren and Hyundai in Michelin Pilot Challenge, Toyota and BMW in VP Racing Challenge and Mazda in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Michelin.
Intense GTD PRO, GTD Battles: Most of the GT field incurred battle scars at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Ford (GTD PRO) and Corvette (GTD) won their classes, but not without intense clashes also involving BMW, Aston Martin and Porsche, which also contended for class podiums. After tougher Daytona races, entries from defending Sebring GTD PRO and GTD winners Lexus and Mercedes-AMG, as well as Ferrari and Lamborghini will look to mix it up closer to the front of the field here.
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup: Three of the four Rolex 24 class winners also scored the most points toward the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, which awards separate points at different hourly markers in the five endurance races. At Sebring, points are awarded at the four-, eight- and 12-hour marks. Leading in each class following the Rolex 24 are the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 in GTP, the No. 22 United Autosports USA ORECA LMP2 07 in LMP2, the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 in GTD PRO, and a tie between the No. 13 AWA Corvette Z06 GT3.R and No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 in GTD.
CrowdStrike Endurance, Teamwork and Speed Award: The No. 24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 (WeatherTech Championship) and No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Racing with Aerosport Ford Mustang GT4 (Michelin Pilot Challenge) were awarded the CrowdStrike Endurance, Teamwork and Speed Award for their performance at the Rolex 24 At Daytona weekend. The teams will be presented with the award during Sebring prerace ceremonies.

Who’s Hot?

Porsche: A dominant 1-3 finish at the Rolex 24 At Daytona positioned Porsche Penske Motorsport for season-long success in GTP. Additionally, Porsche snared a GTD podium with Wright Motorsports in second place. At a track where Porsche has won seven races in GT classes since 2018, the manufacturer is looking for more including its first overall win at this race since 2008.
Ford: Like Porsche in GTP, Ford ended 1-3 in GTD PRO at the Rolex 24 with the first global victory achieved for the new Mustang GT3. Ford also scored two podiums in the final three races of 2024, so the Ford Multimatic Motorsports team is riding its best wave of momentum thus far.

Who’s Good Here?

Jordan Taylor and Cadillac: Three-time Sebring winner Taylor seeks to defend his 2024 win with Wayne Taylor Racing in the team’s return to Cadillac, a manufacturer that has won the Twelve Hours of Sebring overall five times in the last eight years (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).
Colin Braun, Nick Tandy: The pair of three-time Sebring class winners have never won this race overall, but a fourth Sebring win for either driver would erase that stat.
Antonio Garcia and Corvette: The lone four-time Sebring winner in the field shares the No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R with Alexander Sims and Daniel Juncadella. Corvette Racing has 12 Sebring wins although like Garcia, none since 2022.