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

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

1st Hour (10:40-11:40 a.m.)
- Weather (start): 68 degrees, sunny, winds SSW 4mph
- 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: Ricky Taylor, #5 Cadillac DPi (1st overall; completed 27 laps; car’s best lap was 1:49.026)
o   1st Hour: Ricky Taylor, #7 Acura Dpi (+1.081 seconds)

Prototype/Overall Notes
- The distance between overall leader Ricky Taylor and second-place Felipe Nasr (#31 Cadillac Dpi) at the one-hour mark was 1.081 seconds. Pipo Derani (#22 Nissan DPi) was third, about two seconds behind Taylor.
- A total of 27 laps (101.25 miles/162.95 kilometers) were completed during the first hour and a total of 27 laps (101.25 miles/162.95 kilometers) were completed through one hour.
- There have been zero retirements from the event
- Cars that have led the race include: #90 Cadillac (Tristan Vautier); #7 Acura (Ricky Taylor).
- The temperature was 73 degrees Fahrenheit (22.8 degrees Celsius) at the end of the first hour. It is sunny.
- There has been one full course caution at the end of the one-hour mark. It lasted approximately 20 minutes.
- The No. 99 ORECA LMP2 started the race from the pit lane, after incurring problems with the electronics. The team did not compete in the morning warm-up.
- The No. 2 Nissan DPi pitted at the four-minute mark with gearbox problems. Olivier Pla, who started the car, dropped off the track in Turn 1 at the start as there several cars went into the turn next to each other.
- Sebastian Saavedra (#52 Ligier LMP2) and Frankie Montecalvo (#64 Ferrari, GTD class) were involved in an incident at the 20-minute mark in Turn 17. Saavedra spun and Montecalvo launched over him and flipped onto his roof. Montecalvo walked away, while Saavedra pitted for repairs to the front of the car and returned to action a little later.
- Many of the Prototypes pitted at the 30-minute mark for routine service.

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: Jesse Krohn, #24 BMW M8 (10th overall; completed 27 laps; car’s best lap is 1:57.622)     
o   1st Hour: Jesse Krohn, #24 BMW M8

GTLM Notes
- Jesse Krohn led after the first hour.
- Among the cars that have led in GTLM are: #24 BMW (Jesse Krohn); #62 Ferrari 488 (James Calado).

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: Jack Hawksworth, #15 Lexus RC F (25th overall; completed 26 laps; car’s best lap was 2:00.748)
o   1st Hour: Jack Hawksworth, #15 Lexus RC F

GTD Notes
- Polesitter and early leader Daniel Serra pits at the four-minute mark with a cut tire.

- Among the cars that have led are: #51 Ferrari (Daniel Serra); #15 Lexus RC (Jack Hawksworth); #86 Acura NSX GT3 (Katherine Legge).

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