ALMS Schedule

Wednesday
10:20 a.m.: Practice (all classes)
2:15 p.m.: Practice (all classes)
Thursday
10:15 a.m.: Practice (all classes)
3:20 p.m: Qualifying
8 p.m.: Night practice (all classes)
Friday
9:55 a.m.: Practice (all classes)
Saturday
7:30 a.m.: Warm-up (all classes)
8:45 a.m.: Pre-race festivities
10:05 a.m.: Green flag
— All times Eastern

Sebring Int'l Raceway

Track specs
Length: 3.7 miles
Number of laps: 364 in 2007
Race distance: 12 hours

Who's Driving What At Sebring

    LMP1 class
No.    Drivers        Team                                Car
1    Rinaldo Capello    Audi Sport North America    Audi AG R10
        Tom Kristensen
        Allan McNish
2    Lucas Luhr    Audi Sport North America    Audi AG R10
        Mike Rockenfeller
        Marco Werner
10    Ben Collins    ECO Racing    Radical R10
        Harri Toivonen
        Simon Wright
12    Chris McMurry    Autocon Motorsports    Creation CA07-002
        Bryan Willman
        Tony Burgess
37    Jon Field    Intersport Racing    Lola B06/10
        Clint Field
        Richard Berry
07    Nicolas Minassian    Peugeot Sport Total    Peugeot 908
        Stephane Sarrazin
        Pedro Lamy

CAPTAIN IN CHARGE: Roger Penske has won Sebring as a driver, a car owner and as a crew chief. (ALMS Photo)

LMP2 class
6    Sascha Maassen    Penske Racing    Porsche RS Spyder
        Patrick Long
        Ryan Briscoe
7    Timo Bernhard    Penske Racing    Porsche RS Spyder
        Romain Dumas
        Emmanuel Collard
8    Ben Devlin    BK Motorsports    Lola B07 46
        James Bach
9    David Brabham    Patron Highcroft Racing    Acura ARX-01B
        Scott Sharp
        Stefan Johansson
15    Adrian Fernandez    Lowe’s Fernandez Racing    Acura ARX-01B
        Luis Diaz
16    Chris Dyson    Dyson Racing Team    Porsche RS Spyder
        Guy Smith   
20    Butch Leitzinger    Dyson Racing Team    Porsche RS Spyder
        Marino Franchitti   
        Andy Lally
26    Bryan Herta    Andretti Green Racing    Acura ARX-01B
        Marco Andretti
        Christian Fittipaldi
27    Fredy Lienhard    Horag Racing    Porsche RS Spyder
        Didier Theys
        Jan Lammers
32    Juan Barazi    Barazi-Epsilon    Zytek 07S
        Michael Vergers

GT1 class
3    Johnny O’Connell    Corvette Racing    Chevrolet Corvette C6R
        Jan Magnussen
        Ron Fellows
4    Olivier Beretta    Corvette Racing    Chevrolet Corvette C6R
        Oliver Gavin
        Max Papis
08    Terry Borcheller    Bell Motorsports    Aston Martin DBR9
        Chapman Ducote
        Antonio Garcia

GT2 class
5    Uwe Alzen    VICI Rcing    Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
        TBA
        TBA
11    Joel Feinberg    Primetime Race Group    Dodge Viper
        Chris Hall
    No.    Drivers    Team    Car
21    Joey Hand    Panoz Team PTG    Panoz Esperante
        Tommy Milner
        Tom Sutherland
28    Lou Gigliotti    LG Motorsports    Chevrolet Riley Corvette C6
        Doug Peterson
        Marc Goossens
40    David Robertson    Robertson Racing    Doran Ford GT-R
        Andrea Robertson
        David Murry
44    Darren Law    Flying Lizard Motorsports     Poersche 911 GT3 RSR
        Seth Neiman
        Alex Davison
45    Jorg Bergmeister    Flying Lizard Motorsports    Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
        Wolf Henzler
        Marc Lieb
46    Johannes van Overbeek    Flying Lizard Motorsports    Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
        Patrick Pilet
        Richard Lietz
48    Gunnar Jeannette    Corsa Motorsports    Ferrari F430 GT
        Johnny Mowlem   
        Ralf Kelleners
61    Tracy Krohn    Risi Competizione    Ferrari F430 GT
        Nic Jonsson
        Eric van de Poele
62    Mika Salo    Risi Competizione    Ferrar F430 GT
        Jaime Melo   
        Gianmaria Bruni
71    Dominik Farnbacher    Tafel Racing    Ferrari F430 GT
        Dirk Mueller
        Robert Bell
73    Allan Simonsen    Tafel Racing    Ferrari F430 GT
        Jim Tafel
        Pierre Ehret
77    Miroslav Konopka    Autoracing Club Bratislava    Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
        TBA
        TBA
87    Dirk  Werner    Farnbacher Loles Motorsports    Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
        Marc Basseng

07    Paul Drayson    Drayson-Barwell    Aston Martin DBRS 9
        Jonny Cocker
        Tim Sugden
LMP1: Three; LMP2: 10; GT1: Three; GT2: 19; Total: 35; Entry list as of March 7

FAST FACTS

• Sebring Int’l Raceway was originally a World War II B-17 training base known as Hendricks Field. During its five years of activity, the base originated 488,936 hours of flying time.
• 3,360 cars have started the 12 Hours of Sebring in its first 55 years. More than 3,000 drivers representing 42 countries have participated.
• No car qualifying outside the top four has won Sebring in the past 21 years. The pole winner has won 10 times in that period.
• The GT2 class finish in 2007 was the closest in the 55-year history of the race. Ferrari won by just 0.202 second.
• John Paul, Jr. (22 years, 1 month) was the youngest Sebring winner in 1982, while Gianpiero Moretti (58 years, 4 months) was the oldest in 1998.

FAST FACTS II

• Tom Kristensen is the only four-time overall winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring. He has 11 combined wins at Sebring and Le Mans. However, with class wins included Phil Hill and Johnny O’Connell, with six victories each, are the winningest drivers at Sebring.
• Andy Wallace has finished on the podium a record 10 times at Sebring, more than any other driver.
• Sebring is famous not only for hosting the 12 Hours of Sebring, but it was also the site of the first United States Grand Prix in 1959, the first SCCA Trans-Am race in 1966 and the first FIA GT race in America in 1997.
• Four Indianapolis 500 winners have also won the 12 Hours of Sebring — Bobby Rahal, A.J. Foyt, Arie Luyendyk and Mario Andretti.
• The largest starting field at Sebring was 84 cars in 1983.
• Hurley Haywood holds the all-time record with 28 Sebring starts, but Johnny O’Connell has the longest current streak, having competed in 17-consecutive 12 Hours of Sebring, dating back to 1991.
• Ray Crawford is the only person to complete the entire 12 Hours of Sebring without a co-driver. The American Automobile Ass’n gave him special permission in 1955.

12 Hours of Sebring Winners

Year    Drivers                    Car
1952    H. Grey/L. Kulok        Frazer Nash LM
1953    J. Fitch/P. Walters        Cunningham C4R

STREAKING: Audi has won the 12 Hours of Sebring eight-consecutive years and is a good bet to make it nine in a row this week. Audi has also been the fastest qualifier eight-straight years. Audis have led 2,780 laps during that time span. (ALMS Photo)

1954    S. Moss/B. Lloyd        OSCA MT-4
1955    M. Hawthorn/P. Walters        Jaguar D-type
1956    J. Fangio/E. Castellotti        Ferrari 860 Monza
1957    J. Fangio/J. Behra        Maserati 450S
1958    P. Collins/P. Hill        Ferrari 250TR
1959    P. Hill/O. Gendebien/D. Gurney/C. Daigh        Ferrari 250TR
1960    O. Gendebien/H. Herrmann        Porsche RS60
1961    P. Hill/O. Gendebien        Ferrari 250TR
1962    J. Bonnier/L. Bianchi        Ferrari 250TR
1963    J. Surtees/L. Scarfiotti        Ferrari 250P
1964    M. Parkes/U. Maglioli        Ferrari 275P
1965    J. Hall/H. Sharp        Chaparral 2
1966    K. Miles/L. Ruby        Ford X-1
1967    M. Andretti/B. McLaren        Ford MkIV
1968    H. Herrmann/J. Siffert        Porsche 907
1969    J. Ickx/J.Oliver        Ford GT40
1970    M. Andretti/N. Vaccarella/I. Guinti        Ferrari 512S
1971    V. Elford/G. Larrousse        Porsche 917
1972    J. Ickx/M. Andretti        Ferrari 312P
1973    H. Haywood/P. Gregg/D. Helmick        Porsche Carrera
1975    B. Redman/H. Stuck/A. Moffat/S. Posey        BMW CSL
1976    A. Holbert/M. Keyser        Porsche Carrera
1977    G. Dyer/B. Frisselle        Porsche Carrera
1978    B. Redman/C. Mendez/B. Garretson        Porsche 935
1979    B. Akin/R. Woods/R. McFarlin        Porsche 935
1980    D. Barbour/J. Fitzpatrick        Porsche 935 K3
1981    H. Haywood/A. Holbert/B. Leven        Porsche 935
1982    J. Paul, Sr./J. Paul, Jr.        Porsche 935
1983    W. Baker/J. Mullen/K. Nierop        Porsche 934
1984    S. Johansson/H. Heyer/M. DeNarvaez        Porsche 935
1985    A.J. Foyt/B. Wollek        Porsche 962
1986    B. Akin/H. Stuck/J. Gartner        Porsche 962
1987    J. Mass/B. Rahal        Porsche 962
1988    K. Ludwig/H. Stuck        Porsche 962
1989    G. Brabham/C. Robinson/A. Luyendyk        Nissan GTP-ZXT
1990    D. Daly/B. Earl        Nissan GTP-ZXT
1991    G.Brabham/G. Brabham        Nissan NPT-90
1992    J. Fangio II/A. Wallace        Toyota Eagle Mk3
1993    J. Fangio II/A. Wallace        Toyota Eagle Mk3
1994    S. Millen/J. Morton        Nissan 300ZX
1995    F. Velez/A. Evans/E. van de Poele        Ferrari 333SP
1996    W. Taylor/E. van de Poele/J. Pace        Riley & Scott Mk3
1997    S. Johansson/Y. Dalmas/F.  Velez        Ferrari 333SP
1998    D. Theys/M. Baldi/G. Moretti        Ferrari 333SP
1999    J.J. Lehto/T. Kristensen/J. Muller        BMW V-12 LMR
2000    F. Biela/T. Kristensen/E. Pirro        Audi R8
2001    R. Capello/M. Alboreto/L. Aiello        Audi R8
2002    R. Capello/C. Pescatori/J. Herbert        Audi R8
2003    F. Biela/M. Werner/P. Peter        Audi R8
2004    T. Kristensen/J.J. Lehto/M. Werner        Audi R8
2005    J.J. Lehto/M. Werner/T. Kristensen        Audi R8
2006    R. Capello/T. Kristensen/A. McNish        Audi R10
2007    F. Biela/E. Pirro/M. Werner        Audi R10