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2021 24 Hours of Sebring

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The layout of the Sebring International Raceway.

The 2021 Hankook 24 Hours of Sebring was the first running of the 24 Hours of Sebring, an endurance race taking place at the Sebring International Raceway on 20 and 21 November 2021. It was the final round of the 2021 24H GT and TCE Series. The race was won by Michael Doppelmayr, Swen Herberger, Pierre Kaffer and Markus Winkelhock in the #18 Rutronik Racing by TECE Audi R8 LMS Evo.

Schedule

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The initial schedule was shortened due to shipping delays and the start of the race moved from Friday to Saturday; the race is due to start at 5pm local time.[1]

Date Time (local: EST) Event Distance
Saturday, 20 November 09:00 - 11:30 Free Practice 150 Mins
11:30 - 12:00 Qualifying 30 Mins
17:00 Race 24 Hours
Sunday, 21 November 17:00
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Entry list

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24 cars were entered into the event; 18 GT cars and 6 TCEs.

Team Car Engine No. Drivers
GT3 (5 entries)
Germany Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 10 Germany Sebastian Balthasar
United States Tyler Cooke
Germany Dennis Fetzer
New Zealand Brendon Leitch
United Kingdom Seb Morris
Germany Rutronik Racing by TECE Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 18 Austria Michael Doppelmayr
Germany Swen Herberger
Germany Pierre Kaffer
Germany Markus Winkelhock
United States CP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 85 United States Charles Espenlaub
United States Joe Foster
United States Shane Lewis
United States Charles Putman
Germany Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 91 Switzerland Daniel Allemann
Germany Ralf Bohn
Germany Alfred Renauer
Germany Robert Renauer
92 Germany "Bobby Gonzales"
Germany Jürgen Häring
Germany Felix Neuhofer
Germany Wolfgang Triller
Germany Marco Seefried
GTX (4 entries)
France Vortex V8 Vortex 1.0 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 701 France "Steve Brooks"
France Philippe Bonnel
France Boris Gimond
France Sebastian Lajoux
Germany Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 710 United States Gregg Gorski
United States Lance Bergstein
Germany Matthias Hoffsümmer
United States Kenton Koch
United States Al Miller
United States Gerhard Watzinger
Germany MRS GT-Racing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 987 United States Omar Balkissoon
United States Jeff Courtney
United States Alexander Marmureanu
Colombia Sebastian Moreno
989 Mexico Jeronimo Guzman
Brazil Raulino Kreis Jr
United States Robert Lorndale
United States Pedro Torres
991 (2 entries)
Germany RPM Racing Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 907 Sweden Niclas Jonsson
Netherlands Patrick Huisman
United States Tracy Krohn
United States Andy Lally
Italy Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 955 Italy Fabrizio Broggi
Italy Sabino de Castro
Romania Sergiu Nicolae
GT4 (6 entries)
United States Team ACP - Tanger Associates BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 421 United States Ken Goldberg
United States Catesby Jones
United States Jim Norman
United States Josh Norman
United States Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 423 Canada Roman De Angelis
United Kingdom Ian James
United States Gray Newell
Spain Alex Riberas
Canada ST Racing BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 438 United States Chandler Hull
United States Jon Miller
United States Bryson Morris
Canada Samantha Tan
Canada Nick Wittmer
United States NOLASPORT Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 470 United States Zac Anderson
United States Jason Hart
United States Alex Mayer
United States Scott Noble
United States Matt Travis
United States RENNtech Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 489 United States Chapman Ducote
United States David Ducote
United States Wayne Ducote
Canada Kyle Marcelli
United States Alan Metni
Germany Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 499 United States José Garcia
Germany Patrick Kolb
Switzerland Patric Niederhauser
Germany Jörg Viebahn
P4 (1 entry)
Germany BMW M Motorsport[3] BMW M4 GT3[3] BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 82 United States Bill Auberlen[3]
United States James Clay[3]
United States Robby Foley[3]
Germany Max Hesse[3]
United States Neil Verhagen[3]
TCR (4 entries)
Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 1 Switzerland Mikas Born
Switzerland Fabian Danz
Norway Emil Heyerdahl
Austria Constantin Kletzer
Switzerland Jasmin Preisig
112 Switzerland Mikas Born
Finland Antti Buri
Switzerland Fabian Danz
Italy Roberto Ferri
Finland Kari-Pekka Laaksonen
Netherlands Red Camel-Jordans.nl Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 101 Netherlands Ivo Breukers
Netherlands Luc Breukers
United States Dominique Bastien
Denmark Kim Holmgaard
Belgium AC Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 188 Netherlands Rik Breukers
Belgium Mathieu Detry
France Stéphane Perrin
Canada Matthew Taskinen
TCX (2 entries)
France Nordschleife Racing Ligier JS2 R Ford 3.7 L V6 226 France Lucca Ayarii
France Cédric Houot
France Guillaume Roman
Canada Michel Sallenbach
United Kingdom CWS Engineering Ginetta G55 Supercup Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 278 United States Jean-Francois Brunot
United States Joe Burris
United States Warren Dexter
United States Matt Rivard
United Kingdom Colin White
Source:[4]

Results

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Qualifying

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Fastest in class in bold.

Pos. Class No. Team Time
1 GT3 18 Germany Rutronik Racing by TECE 2:01.627
2 GT3 85 United States CP Racing 2:02.766
3 GT3 91 Germany Herberth Motorsport 2:03.195
4 GT3 10 Germany Leipert Motorsport 2:03.234
5 GT3 92 Germany Herberth Motorsport 2:03.235
6 GTX 710 Germany Leipert Motorsport 2:04.303
7 P4 82 Germany BMW M Motorsport 2:04.631
8 GTX 987 Germany MRS GT-Racing 2:06.773
9 991 995 Romania Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors 2:08.084
10 GTX 989 Germany MRS GT-Racing 2:08.368
11 GT4 438 Canada ST Racing 2:11.658
12 GT4 499 Germany Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport 2:12.053
13 991 907 Germany RPM Racing 2:12.347
14 GTX 701 France Vortex V8 2:12.853
15 GT4 489 United States RENNtech Motorsports 2:14.332
16 GT4 423 United States Heart of Racing Team 2:14.684
17 TCR 112 Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing 2:15.069
18 TCR 1 Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing 2:15.360
19 TCR 188 Belgium AC Motorsport 2:15.588
20 TCX 278 United Kingdom CWS Engineering 2:15.881
21 TCX 226 France Nordschleife Racing 2:16.461
22 TCR 101 Netherlands Red Camel-Jordans.nl 2:18.462
23 GT4 470 United States NOLASPORT No time
24 GT4 421 United States Team ACP - Tanger Associates No time
Source:[5]

Race

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Class winner in bold.

Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Time/Reason Laps
Engine
1 GT3 18 Germany Rutronik Racing by TECE Austria Michael Doppelmayr
Germany Swen Herberger
Germany Pierre Kaffer
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Evo 24:01:04.544 559
Audi 5.2 L V10
2 GT3 91 Germany Herberth Motorsport Switzerland Daniel Allemann
Germany Ralf Bohn
Germany Alfred Renauer
Germany Robert Renauer
Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) +1:44.136 559
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
3 991 955 Romania Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors Italy Fabrizio Broggi
Italy Sabino de Castro
Romania Sergiu Nicolae
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup +24 Laps 535
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
4 991 907 Germany RPM Racing Sweden Niclas Jonsson
Netherlands Patrick Huisman
United States Tracy Krohn
United States Andy Lally
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup +33 Laps 526
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
5 GTX 710 Germany Leipert Motorsport United States Gregg Gorski
United States Lance Bergstein
Germany Matthias Hoffsümmer
United States Kenton Koch
United States Al Miller
United States Gerhard Watzinger
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo +38 Laps 521
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
6 GT4 470 United States NOLASPORT United States Zac Anderson
United States Jason Hart
United States Alex Mayer
United States Scott Noble
United States Matt Travis
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport +41 Laps 518
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
7 GT4 438 Canada ST Racing United States Chandler Hull
United States Jon Miller
United States Bryson Morris
Canada Samantha Tan
Canada Nick Wittmer
BMW M4 GT4 +42 Laps 517
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
8 TCR 188 Belgium AC Motorsport Netherlands Rik Breukers
Belgium Mathieu Detry
France Stéphane Perrin
Canada Matthew Taskinen
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR +45 Laps 514
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
9 TCR 1 Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing Switzerland Mikas Born
Switzerland Fabian Danz
Norway Emil Heyerdahl
Austria Constantin Kletzer
Switzerland Jasmin Preisig
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR +46 Laps 513
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
10 GT3 92 Germany Herberth Motorsport Germany "Bobby Gonzales"
Germany Jürgen Häring
Germany Felix Neuhofer
Germany Wolfgang Triller
Germany Marco Seefried
Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) +50 Laps 509
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
11 TCR 112 Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing Switzerland Mikas Born
Finland Antti Buri
Switzerland Fabian Danz
Italy Roberto Ferri
Finland Kari-Pekka Laaksonen
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR +57 Laps 502
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
12 TCX 226 France Nordschleife Racing France Lucca Ayarii
France Cédric Houot
France Guillaume Roman
Canada Michel Sallenbach
Ligier JS2 R +68 Laps 491
Ford 3.7 L V6
13 GTX 987 Germany MRS GT-Racing United States Omar Balkissoon
United States Jeff Courtney
United States Alexander Marmureanu
Colombia Sebastian Moreno
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup +82 Laps 477
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14 GT4 421 United States Team ACP - Tanger Associates United States Ken Goldberg
United States Catesby Jones
United States Jim Norman
United States Josh Norman
BMW M4 GT4 +91 Laps 468
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
15 GTX 701 France Vortex V8 France "Steve Brooks"
France Philippe Bonnel
France Boris Gimond
France Sebastian Lajoux
Vortex 1.0 +101 Laps 458
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
16 P4 82 Germany BMW M Motorsport United States Bill Auberlen
United States James Clay
United States Robby Foley
Germany Max Hesse
United States Neil Verhagen
BMW M4 GT3 +102 Laps 457
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6
17
DNF
GT4 421 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis
United Kingdom Ian James
United States Gray Newell
Spain Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 +110 Laps 447
Aston Martin 4.0 V8 Biturbo
18
DNF
GT3 10 Germany Leipert Motorsport Germany Sebastian Balthasar
United States Tyler Cooke
Germany Dennis Fetzer
New Zealand Brendon Leitch
United Kingdom Seb Morris
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo +204 Laps 355
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
DNF GT3 85 United States CP Racing United States Charles Espenlaub
United States Joe Foster
United States Shane Lewis
United States Charles Putman
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Crash 309
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
DNF GT4 489 United States RENNtech Motorsports United States Chapman Ducote
United States David Ducote
United States Wayne Ducote
Canada Kyle Marcelli
United States Alan Metni
Mercedes-AMG GT4 Retired 289
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
DNF GT4 499 Germany Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport United States José Garcia
Germany Patrick Kolb
Switzerland Patric Niederhauser
Germany Jörg Viebahn
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Crash 269
Audi 5.2 L V10
DNF GTX 989 Germany MRS GT-Racing Mexico Jeronimo Guzman
Brazil Raulino Kreis Jr
United States Robert Lorndale
United States Pedro Torres
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Retired 256
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
NC TCX 278 United Kingdom CWS Engineering United States Jean-Francois Brunot
United States Joe Burris
United States Warren Dexter
United States Matt Rivard
United Kingdom Colin White
Ginetta G55 Supercup Not Classified 253
Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6
DNS TCR 101 Netherlands Red Camel-Jordans.nl Netherlands Ivo Breukers
Netherlands Luc Breukers
United States Dominique Bastien
Denmark Kim Holmgaard
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Did Not Start 0
Volkswagen 2.0 L I4
Source:[6]

References

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  1. ^ Dagys, John (17 November 2021). "24H Sebring Moved to Saturday Start Due to Sea-Freight Delays". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "TIME SCHEDULE Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Lloyd, Daniel (21 October 2021). "IMSA Pair, Junior Team Members in M4 GT3 for 24H Sebring". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H SEBRING 2021". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
  5. ^ "1st Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021 Final Results" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ "1st Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021 Final Result - Race" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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