2018 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring – After 2 Hours (March 17, 2018)

Here are the statistics after two hours of the 66th annual 12 Hours of Sebring, on the 3.75-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida.
 2nd Hour (11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.)
- Weather (start of 2nd hour): 73 degrees, sunny, winds SSW 7 mph
- Weather (end of 2nd hour): 78 degrees sunny, winds SSW7 mph
- Total Full Course Cautions: 1 for approximately 20 minutes

Prototype
- Total Drivers/Cars: 48 drivers in 16 cars
- Car Breakdown (7 combinations): ORECA LMP2 (4); Cadillac DPi (4); Ligier LMP2 (2); Acura DPi (2); Mazda DPi (2); Nissan DPi (2)
- Leader: Oliver Jarvis, #77 Mazda DPi (1st overall; completed 59 laps total; car’s best lap was 1:49.455)
o   1st Hour: Ricky Taylor, #7 Acura DPi, 27 laps during hour (+1.081 seconds over second)
o   2nd Hour: Oliver Jarvis, #77 Mazda DPi, 32 laps during hour (+35.173 seconds over second)

Prototype/Overall Notes
- The distance between overall leader Oliver Jarvis and second-place and teammate Spencer Pigot (#55 Mazda DPi) was 35.173 seconds. A number of teams were pitting at the end of the second hour.
- A total of 32 laps (120 miles/193.12 kilometers) were completed during the second hour and a total of 59 laps (221.25 miles/356.07 kilometers) were completed through two hours.
- A total of two cars were not on the track at the end of the second hour: #2 Nissan DPi (Prototype) and #64 Ferrari 488 (GTD).
- A total of five cars and six drivers have led the race: #90 Cadillac (Tristan Vautier); #7 Acura (Ricky Taylor); #55 Mazda DPi (Jonathan Bomarito, Spencer Pigot); #31 Cadillac DPi (Felipe Nasr); and #77 Mazda DPi (Oliver Jarvis).
- Only 12 cars were on the lead lap at the end of two hours.
- Many of the cars pitted during the final five minutes of the second hour. Graham Rahal (#7 Acura DPi) pitted for an extended amount of time but returned to action and caught up to run in the top five not long after.
- Chris Miller was off the track at the one-hour, 51-minute mark, and got back on.

GTLM
- Total Drivers/Cars: 27 drivers in 9 cars
- Car Breakdown: Ford GT (2); Porsche 911 RSR (2); Chevrolet Corvette C7.R (2); BMW M8 (2); Ferrari 488 GTE (1)
- Leader: Richard Westbrook, #67 Ford GT (15th overall; completed 56 laps; car’s best lap was 1:58.556)
o   1st Hour: Jesse Krohn, #24 BMW M8
o   2nd Hour: Richard Westbrook, #67 Ford GT

GTLM Notes
- Antonio Garcia (#3 Corvette) brought his car into the pits at the one-hour, 29-minute mark and quickly brought it behind the wall with mechanical problems; the car returned to action shortly after.
- Richard Westbrook took the lead at exactly the two-hour mark from Jesse Krohn, who pitted.
- A total of four cars and four drivers have led the race: #24 BMW M8 (Jesse Krohn); #62 Ferrari 488 (James Calado); #911 Porsche RSR (Nick Tandy); and #67 Ford GT (Richard Westbrook).

GTD
- Total Drivers/Cars: 54 drivers in 18 cars
- Car Breakdown: Acura NSX GT3 (3); Mercedes-AMG GT3 (3); Ferrari 488 GT3 (3); Lexus RC F GT3 (2); Audi R8 LMS (2); Porsche 911 GT3 (2); Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (1); BMW M6 (1)
- Leader: Sheldon van der Linde, #29 Audi R8 (24th overall; completed 54 laps; car’s best lap was 2:00.809)
o   1st Hour: Jack Hawksworth, #15 Lexus RC F
o   2nd Hour: Sheldon van der Linde, #29 Audi R8

GTD Notes
- David Heinemeier Hansson (#15 Lexus RC F) was served a penalty at the one-hour, 47-minute mark.
- Kenny Habul (#75 Mercedes-AMG GT3) was off the track at the one-hour, 47-minute mark, and got back on.

- Among the cars that have led are: #51 Ferrari (Daniel Serra); #15 Lexus RC (Jack Hawksworth, David Heinemeier Hansson); #86 Acura NSX GT3 (Katherine Legge); #48 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (Madison Snow); and #29 Audi R8 (Sheldon van der Linde).

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