2018 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring – After 10 Hours (March 17, 2018)

Here are the statistics after 10 hours of the 66th annual 12 Hours of Sebring, on the 3.75-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida.

10th Hour (7:40-8:40 p.m.)

- Weather (start of 10th hour): 76 degrees Fahrenheit, sunny, winds W 7 mph

- Weather (end of 10th hour): 72 degrees Fahrenheit, clear, winds W 6 mph (dropped four degrees in last hour; nine degrees in last two hours)

- Total Full Course Cautions: 9 for approximately 112 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: Nicolas Lapierre (1st overall; completed 287 laps overall; 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)

Prototype/Overall Notes

- The advantage overall leader Nicolas Lapierre had over second-place Mike Conway (#31 Cadillac DPi) was 13.817 seconds. Spencer Pigot (#55 Mazda DPi) was third.

- A total of 31 laps (116.25/187.09 kilometers) were completed during the 10th hour and a total of 287 laps (1,076.25 miles/1,732.06 kilometers) through 10 hours.

- A total of four cars were not on the track at the end of the 10th 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 10 hours.

- There were no full course cautions during the 10th hour.

- Drivers swapped the lead multiple times during pit stops.

- Spencer Pigot took over for Jonathan Bomarito during their pit stop.

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: Toni Vilander, #62 Ferrari 488 (12th overall; completed 274 laps overall; best lap of 1:58.303)

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

GTLM Notes

- Toni Vilander (#62 Ferrari 488) led by 1.263 seconds over Patrick Pilet (#911 Porsche GT3 RSR); Pilet’s Porsche teammate Earl Bamber (#912 Porsche GT3 RSR) 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: Madison Snow, #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

GTD Notes

- Madison Snow (#48 Lamborghini Huracan) led by one minute, 57.783 seconds over Trent Hindman (#86 Acura NSX GT3); 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).

- Ten GTD cars were on the lead lap.