This weekend marks the 66th edition of the Mobil 1 Twelve
Hours of Sebring in Florida. The race, one of the top endurance races in the
world and frequently referred to as one of the most straining, will feature 43
cars this weekend (16 Prototypes, nine GTLM cars and 18 GTD cars).
A quick look at 12
statistics from the Twelve Hours of Sebring, in a “By The Number” format.
3 – Olivier Gendebien holds the record for most consecutive
victories overall in the Twelve Hours of Sebring with three: 1959 (co-driving
with Phil Hill, Dan Gurney and Chuck Daigh); 1960 (Hans Herrmann); and 1961
(Phil Hill).
3.74 – Length, in miles, of the current Sebring
International Raceway; the current course has been used since the 1999 race.
The Twelve Hours of Sebring has also been run at 3.72 miles (1991-1998); 4.2
miles (1987-1990); 4.7 miles (1983-1986); 5.4 miles (1967-1982); 5.382 miles
(1952-1966); and 3.3 miles (1950).
4 – Four drivers have won the Twelve Hours of Sebring overall
and the Indianapolis 500: Mario Andretti (1967, 1970 and 1972); A.J. Foyt
(1985); Bobby Rahal (1987); and Arie Luyendyk (1989).
5 – Each of the last five Twelve Hours of Sebring races has
been won by a different manufacturer: Cadillac (2017); Honda (2016); Chevrolet
(2015); Ford (2014); and Audi (2013).
15 – Of the drivers that have won the Twelve Hours of
Sebring overall, 15 of them have also won a Formula 1 World Championship grand
prix: Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, Juan Manuel Fangio, Peter Collins, Phil
Hill, Dan Gurney, Jo Bonnier, John Surtees, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Bruce McLaren,
Mario Andretti, Jo Siffert, Jacky Ickx, Jochen Maas and Johnny Herbert.
18 – Porsche has won the Twelve Hours of Sebring a record 18
times overall. The marquee’s last victory came in 2008 with factory drivers
Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Emmanuel Collard. Likewise, Goodyear has 18
victories to lead all tire manufacturers, with its last win coming in 1997 with
Andy Evans, Fermin Velez, Yannick Dalmas and Stefan Johansson.
20 – Scott Sharp’s two victories came 20 years apart, a
record for most years between victories. His first win came in 1996 with Wayne
Taylor and Jim Pace, while his second win, in 2016, came with Ed Brown,
Johannes van Overbeek and Pipo Derani. Sharp is also the only driver to win the
Twelve Hours of Sebring and the Rolex 24 At Daytona in the same year twice
(1996, 2016).
23 – A total of 23 countries have represented race winners:
United States, United Kingdom (includes England and Scotland), Italy,
Argentina, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, New Zealand, Switzerland, Canada,
Colombia, Austria, Australia, Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, South Africa,
Denmark, Finland, Mexico, Brazil and Portugal.
24 – A total of 24 drivers have won the Twelve Hours of
Sebring and the Rolex 24 At Daytona in the same year: Ken Miles (1966), Lloyd
Ruby (1966), Jo Siffert (1968), Hans Herrmann (1968), Mario Andretti (1972),
Jacky Ickx (1972), Peter Gregg (1973), Hurley Haywood (1973), John Paul Jr.
(1982), John Paul Sr. (1982), A.J. Foyt (1985), Bob Wollek (1985), Steve Millen
(1994), Wayne Taylor (1996), Scott Sharp (1996 and 2016), Jim Pace (1996),
Mauro Baldi (1998), Didier Theys (1998), Giampiero Moretti (1998), Ed Brown
(2016), Pipo Derani (2016), Johannes van Overbeek (2016), Ricky Taylor (2017)
and Jordan Taylor (2017).
66 – This is the 66th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, which
has been contested every year since 1974 (energy crisis) and every year but two
since 1950, in a race won by Fritz Koster and Ralph Deshon.
129 – A total of 129 drivers have won the race overall, with
Tom Kristensen the leading the way with six overall victories.
1,416.01 – Record number of miles completed in the 12 Hours
of Sebring in 2009, by Tom Kristensen, Rinaldo Capello and Allan McNish,
driving an Audi R15 TDI. That equates to 2,278.85 kilometers.
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