2018 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring – After 7 Hours (March 17, 2018)

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

 7th Hour (4:40-5:40 p.m.)

- Weather (start of 7th hour): 84 degrees Fahrenheit, sunny, winds SW 8 mph

- Weather (end of 7th hour): 83 degrees Fahrenheit, sunny, winds SW 8 mph

- Total Full Course Cautions: 6 for approximately 78 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: Johannes van Overbeek, #22 Nissan DPi, 26 laps during hour (+.325 seconds over second)

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)

Prototype/Overall Notes

- The distance between overall leader Johannes van Overbeek and second-place Renger van der Zande (#10 Cadillac DPi) was 0.478 seconds. Spencer Pigot (#55 Mazda DPi) was third.

- A total of 30 laps (112.5 miles/181.05 kilometers) were completed during the seventh hour and a total of 201 laps (753.75 miles/1,213.04 kilometers) through seven hours.

- A total of two cars were not on the track at the end of the seventh hour: #2 Nissan DPi (Prototype) and #64 Ferrari 488 (GTD).

- A total of seven cars and 12 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, Eric Curran); #77 Mazda DPi (Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez); #22 Nissan DPi (Johannes van Overbeek, Nicolas Lapierre, Pipo Derani); and #10 Cadillac DPi (Jordan Taylor).

- Only eight cars were on the lead lap at the end of seven hours.

- Felipe Nasr (#31 Cadillac DPi) hit Christian Fittipaldi (#5 Cadillac DPi) and spins his teammate while battling for fourth at the six-hour, three-minute mark.

- Also at the six-hour, three-minute mark, Jordan Taylor’s car slowed and there was a fire at the rear of the car; he brought out the sixth caution, which lasted about five minutes.

- A number of drivers set the fastest lap of the race during the seventh hour. At the six-hour, 40-minute mark, leader Pipo Derani set the fastest lap at 1:49.162 (Lap 191); a lap later, he pitted and turned the car over to Johannes van Overbeek.

- At the six-hour, 53-minute mark, Tristan Nunez (#77 Mazda DPi, seven laps down in eighth, set the fastest lap at 1:49.002.

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: Frederic Makowiecki, #911 Porsche GT3 RSR (14th overall; completed 192 laps overall; best lap was 1:58.572)

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

GTLM Notes

- Frederic Makowiecki (#911 Porsche GT3 RSR) led by 0.911 seconds over teammate Laurens Vanthoor (#912 Porsche GT3 RSR); 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).

- Six of the nine GTLM cars remained on the lead lap.

- Makowiecki led for the first time during the seventh hour.

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: Corey Lewis, #48 Lamborghini Huracan (20th overall; completed 187 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

GTD Notes

- Corey Lewis (#48 Lamborghini Huracan) led by 3.694 seconds over Katherine Legge (#86 Acura NSX GT3); Mario Farnbacher (#93 Acura NSX GT3), Legge’s teammate, was third.

- A total of seven cars and 13 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); and #33 Mercedes-AMG (Luca Stolz, Jeroen Bleekmolen).

- Nine GTD cars were on the lead lap.