2000 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2000 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 48th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring as well as the opening round of the 2000 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 18, 2000.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	LMP	78	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Tom Kristensen	Audi R8	M	360
					Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2	LMP	77	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Michele Alboreto Allan McNish	Audi R8	M	360
					Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3	LMP	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jörg Müller JJ Lehto	BMW V12 LMR	M	359
					BMW S70 6.0 L V12
4	LMP	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Jean-Marc Gounon Steve Soper Bill Auberlen	BMW V12 LMR	M	358
					BMW S70 6.0 L V12
5	LMP	27	Doran Lista Racing	Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard	Ferrari 333 SP	M	337
					Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
6	LMP	19	Team Cadillac	Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele Max Angelelli	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	331
					Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
7	GTS	91	Viper Team Oreca	Dominique Dupuy Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	327
					Dodge 8.0 L V10
8	GTS	92	Viper Team Oreca	David Donohue Tommy Archer Marc Duez	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	326
					Dodge 8.0 L V10
9	GTS	93	Viper Team Oreca	Jean-Philippe Belloc Anthony Beltoise Ni Amorim	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	321
					Dodge 8.0 L V10
10	GT	5	Dick Barbour Racing	Dirk Müller Lucas Luhr	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	313
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
11	GT	70	Skea Racing International	Johnny Mowlem David Murry	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	308
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12	GTS	33	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Charles Slater John Paul, Jr.	Porsche 911 GT2	D	307
					Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
13	GT	03	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Hurley Haywood Craig Stanton Joel Reiser	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Y	306
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
14	GT	07	RWS Motorsport	Dieter Quester Philipp Peter Luca Riccitelli	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	302
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
15	GT	41	Team LR Organization	Christophe Bouchut Angelo Zadra	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Y	302
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
16	GTS	4	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Franck Fréon	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	300
					Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
17	GT	71	Skea Racing International	Rohan Skea Grady Willingham Lloyd Hawkins	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	284
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18	GT	87	Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech	Tim Robertson Ian James João Barbosa	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	276
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
19	GT	66	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Robert Nagel Mike Fitzgerald	Porsche 911 GT3-R	G	266
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
20	GT	89	Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech	Dave Dullum James McCormick Kurt Baumann	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	258
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
21 DNF	GT	51	Dick Barbour Racing	Sascha Maassen Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	251
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
22 DNF	LMP	1	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Jan Magnussen Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	249
					Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
23 DNF	GT	21	MCR Aspen Knolls	Shane Lewis Cort Wagner Bob Mazzuoccola	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	229
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
24 DNF	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Chris Kneifel Ron Fellows Justin Bell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	201
					Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
25	LMP	37	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Don Whittington Dale Whittington	Lola B98/10	G	181
					Ford 5.1 L V8
26 DNF	LMP	38	Champion Racing	Dorsey Schroeder James Weaver Ralf Kelleners	Lola B2K/10	M	165
					Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
27 DNF	LMP	31	Motorola DAMS	Emmanuel Collard Éric Bernard	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	163
					Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
28	GT	88	Michael Colucci Racing Nygmatech	Leo Hindery Peter Baron Tony Kester	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	147
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
29 DNF	GT	30	White Lightning Racing	Gunnar Jeannette Rod McLeod Michael Lauer	Porsche 911 GT3-R	P	143
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
30 DNF	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Johannes van Overbeek Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW M3	Y	141
					BMW 3.2 L I6
31 DNF	GTS	08	Roock Motorsport North America	Claudia Hürtgen Hubert Haupt Vic Rice	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	125
					Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
32 DNF	LMP	06	Multimatic Motorsports	Scott Maxwell John Graham David Empringham	Lola B98/10	P	124
					Ford Cosworth XD 2.6 L Turbo V8
33 DNF	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Peter Cunningham Brian Cunningham Darren Law	BMW M3	Y	106
					BMW 3.2 L I6
34 DNF	GT	52	Seikel Motorsport	Philip Collin Kurt Mathewson Tony Burgess	Porsche 911 GT3-R	D	105
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
35 DNF	LMP	9	Team Cadillac	Andy Wallace Franck Lagorce	Cadillac Northstar LMP	P	87
					Cadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V8
36 DNF	LMP	2	Panoz Motor Sports	Johnny O'Connell Hiroki Katou	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	79
					Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
37 DNF	GTS	09	Roock Motorsport North America	Zak Brown Stephen Earle Manfred Jurasz	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	76
					Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
38 DNF	LMP	36	Johansson-Matthews Racing	Stefan Johansson Guy Smith Jim Matthews	Reynard 2KQ	Y	65
					Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
39 DNF	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Randy Pobst Mike Conte Bruno Lambert	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	59
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
40 DNF	LMP	0	Team Rafanelli SRL	Mimmo Schiattarella Pierluigi Martini Didier de Radiguès	Lola B2K/10	M	52
					Judd (Rafanelli) GV4 4.0 L V10
41 DNF	LMP	74	Robinson Racing	George Robinson Irv Hoerr Jack Baldwin	Reynard 2KQ	G	48
					Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
42 DNF	LMP	02	Pole Team	Norman Simon Günther Blieninger Mark Simo	Riley & Scott Mk III	M	8
					Judd GV4 4.0 L V10

Statistics

• Pole Position LMP - Frank Biela #78 Audi Sport North America - 1:48.825
• Pole Position GTS - Ron Fellows #3 Corvette Racing - 1:59.646
• Pole Position GT - Dirk Muller #5 Dick Barbour Racing - 2:07.064
• Fastest Lap - #78 Audi Sport North America - 1:50.287
• Distance - 2143.646 km
• Average Speed - 178.141 km/h

References

• "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2000. 
• "American Le Mans Series 2000". World Sports Racing Prototypes.