2018 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring – After 11 Hours (March 17, 2018)

Here are the statistics after 11 hours of the 66th annual 12 Hours of Sebring, on the 3.75-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida.

11th Hour (8:40-9:40 p.m.)
- Weather (start of 11th hour): 72 degrees Fahrenheit, clear, winds W 6 mph
- Weather (end of 11th hour): 67 degrees Fahrenheit, clear, winds WSW 6 mph
- Total Full Course Cautions: 11 for approximately 141 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: Pipo Derani (1st overall; completed 312 laps; best lap of 1:49.162)
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)
o   3rd Hour: Eric Curran, #31 Cadillac DPi, 30 laps during hour (+0.776 seconds over second)
o   4th Hour: Helio Castroneves, #7 Acura DPi, 30 laps during hour (+13.675 seconds over second; under caution)
o   5th Hour: Pipo Derani, #22 Nissan DPi, 26 laps during hour (+1.633 seconds over second)
o   6th Hour (Halfway): Pipo Derani, #22 Nissan DPi, 26 laps during hour (+0.478 seconds over second)
o   7th Hour: Johannes van Overbeek, #22 Nissan DPi, 26 laps during hour (+0.325 seconds over second)
o   8th Hour: Johannes van Overbeek, #22 Nissan DPi, 27 laps during hour (+4.030 seconds over second)
o   9th Hour: Jonathan Bomarito, #55 Mazda DPi; 28 laps during hour (+52.662 seconds over second)
o   10th Hour: Nicolas Lapierre, #22 Nissan DPi; 31 laps during hour (+13.817 seconds over second)
o   11th Hour: Pipo Derani, #22 Nissan DPi; 25 laps during hour (+3.392 seconds over second)

Prototype/Overall Notes
- The advantage overall leader Pipo Derani had over second-place Felipe Nasr (#31 Cadillac DPi) was 3.392 seconds. Harry Tincknell (#55 Mazda DPi) was third.
- A total of 25 laps (93.75 miles/150.88 kilometers) were completed during the 11th hour and a total of 312 laps (1,170 miles/1,882.93 kilometers) through 11 hours.
- A total of four cars were not on the track at the end of the 11th hour: #2 Nissan DPi, #7 Acura DPi and #6 Acura DPi (Prototype) and #64 Ferrari 488 (GTD).
 - A total of seven cars and 15 drivers have led the race: #90 Cadillac (Tristan Vautier); #7 Acura (Ricky Taylor); #55 Mazda DPi (Jonathan Bomarito, Spencer Pigot, Harry Tincknell); #31 Cadillac DPi (Felipe Nasr, Eric Curran, Mike Conway); #77 Mazda DPi (Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez); #22 Nissan DPi (Johannes van Overbeek, Nicolas Lapierre, Pipo Derani); and #10 Cadillac DPi (Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande).
- Only six cars were on the lead lap at the end of 11 hours.
- After no full course caution periods during the 10th hour, there were two during the 11th hour. Tristan Vautier (#90 Cadillac DPi) brought out the 10th caution when he hit the tire wall in Turn 17 at the 10-hour, 16-minute mark. He walked away under his own power. A couple of cars behind him, including the #54 ORECA LMP2 of Colin Braun, hit tires that were scattered across the track. The caution lasted 20 minutes.
- Dirk Mueller brought out the 11th caution at the 10-hour, 38-minute mark, when he stopped in a sandpit. The caution lasted nine minutes.
- Many teams from all three classes made their final driver changes during the 10th caution, notably Pipo Derani (#22 Nissan DPi); Felipe Nasr (#31 Cadillac DPi); Nick Tandy (#911 Porsche RSR GT3); Alexander Sims (#25 BMW M8); Alessandro Pier Guidi (#62 Ferrari 488); and Bryan Sellers (#48 Lamborghini Huracan).

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: Nick Tandy, #911 Porsche RSR GT3 (10th overall; completed 298 laps overall; best lap of 1:58.416).
o   1st Hour: Jesse Krohn, #24 BMW M8
o   2nd Hour: Richard Westbrook, #67 Ford GT
o   3rd Hour: Alessandro Pier Guidi, #62 Ferrari 488
o   4th Hour: Oliver Gavin, #4 Corvette C7.R
o   5th Hour: Patrick Pilet, #911 Porsche GT3 RSR
o   6th Hour (Halfway): Connor De Phillippi, #25 BMW M8
o   7th Hour: Frederic Makowiecki, #911 Porsche GT3 RSR
o   8th Hour: Frederic Makowiecki, #911 Porsche GT3 RSR
o   9th Hour: Frederic Makowiecki, #911 Porsche GT3 RSR
o   10th Hour: Toni Vilander, #62 Ferrari 488
o   11th Hour: Nick Tandy, #911 Porsche RSR GT3

GTLM Notes
- Nick Tandy (#911 Porsche RSR GT3) led by 0.491 seconds over Alexander Sims (#25 BMW M8); Alessandro Pier Guidi (#62 Ferrari 488) was third.
- A total of seven cars and 13 drivers have led the race: #24 BMW M8 (Jesse Krohn); #62 Ferrari 488 (James Calado, Toni Vilander, Alessandro Pier Guidi); #911 Porsche RSR (Nick Tandy, Patrick Pilet, Frederic Makowiecki); #67 Ford GT (Richard Westbrook, Ryan Briscoe); #912 Porsche RSR (Gianmaria Bruni); #4 Corvette C7.R (Oliver Gavin); and #25 BMW M8 (Alexander Sims, Connor De Phillippi).
- Five of the nine GTLM cars remained on the lead lap.

GTD
- Total Drivers/Cars: 56 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: Bryan Sellers, #48 Lamborghini Huracan (18th overall; completed 269 laps overall; best lap of 2:00.973)
o   1st Hour: Jack Hawksworth, #15 Lexus RC F
o   2nd Hour: Sheldon van der Linde, #29 Audi R8
o   3rd Hour: Sheldon van der Linde, #29 Audi R8
o   4th Hour: Alessio Clemente Picariello, #29 Audi R8
o   5th Hour: Bryan Sellers, #48 Lamborghini Huracan
o   6th Hour (Halfway): Luca Stolz, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o   7th Hour: Corey Lewis, #48 Lamborghini Huracan
o   8th Hour: Jeroen Bleekemolen, #33 Mercedes-AMG
o   9th Hour: Lawson Aschenbach, #93 Acura NSX GT3
o   10th Hour: Madison Snow, #48 Lamborghini Huracan
o   11th Hour: Bryan Sellers, #48 Lamborghini Huracan

GTD Notes
- Bryan Sellers (#48 Lamborghini Huracan) led by 0.493 seconds over Luca Stolz (#33 Mercedes-AMG); Christopher Mies (#29 Audi R8) was third.
- A total of nine cars and 16 drivers have led: #51 Ferrari (Daniel Serra); #15 Lexus RC (Jack Hawksworth, David Heinemeier Hansson); #86 Acura NSX GT3 (Katherine Legge, Alvaro Parente); #48 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (Madison Snow, Corey Lewis, Bryan Sellers); #29 Audi R8 (Sheldon van der Linde, Alessio Clemente Picariello); #14 Lexus RC (Philipp Frommenwiler); #33 Mercedes-AMG (Luca Stolz, Jeroen Bleekemolen); #63 Ferrari 488 (Alessandro Balzan); and #93 Acura NSX GT3 (Mario Farnbacher, Lawson Aschenbach).

- Eleven GTD cars were on the lead lap.

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