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
editThe 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 | ||
| Source:[2] | |||
Entry list
edit24 cars were entered into the event; 18 GT cars and 6 TCEs.
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT3 (5 entries) | ||||
 Leipert Motorsport
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 10 | Sebastian Balthasar Tyler Cooke Dennis Fetzer Brendon Leitch Seb Morris
|
| Rutronik Racing by TECE
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 18 |  Michael Doppelmayr Swen Herberger Pierre Kaffer Markus Winkelhock
|
| CP Racing
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | 85 | Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman
|
| Herberth Motorsport
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 91 |  Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer
|
| 92 | "Bobby Gonzales" Jürgen Häring Felix Neuhofer Wolfgang Triller Marco Seefried
| |||
| GTX (4 entries) | ||||
 Vortex V8
|
Vortex 1.0 | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | 701 | "Steve Brooks" Philippe Bonnel Boris Gimond Sebastian Lajoux
|
| Leipert Motorsport
|
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 710 | Gregg Gorski Lance Bergstein Matthias Hoffsümmer Kenton Koch Al Miller Gerhard Watzinger
|
| MRS GT-Racing
|
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 987 | Omar Balkissoon Jeff Courtney Alexander Marmureanu Sebastian Moreno
|
| 989 |  Jeronimo Guzman Raulino Kreis Jr Robert Lorndale Pedro Torres
| |||
| 991 (2 entries) | ||||
| RPM Racing
|
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 907 |  Niclas Jonsson Patrick Huisman Tracy Krohn Andy Lally
|
 Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors
|
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup II | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 955 | Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae
|
| GT4 (6 entries) | ||||
| Team ACP - Tanger Associates
|
BMW M4 GT4 | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | 421 | Ken Goldberg Catesby Jones Jim Norman Josh Norman
|
| Heart of Racing Team
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 423 |  Roman De Angelis Ian James Gray Newell Alex Riberas
|
| ST Racing
|
BMW M4 GT4 | BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | 438 | Chandler Hull Jon Miller Bryson Morris Samantha Tan Nick Wittmer
|
| NOLASPORT
|
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 470 | Zac Anderson Jason Hart Alex Mayer Scott Noble Matt Travis
|
| RENNtech Motorsports
|
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | 489 | Chapman Ducote David Ducote Wayne Ducote Kyle Marcelli Alan Metni
|
| Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport
|
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 499 | José Garcia Patrick Kolb Patric Niederhauser Jörg Viebahn
|
| P4 (1 entry) | ||||
| BMW M Motorsport[3]
|
BMW M4 GT3[3] | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | 82 | Bill Auberlen[3] James Clay[3] Robby Foley[3] Max Hesse[3] Neil Verhagen[3]
|
| TCR (4 entries) | ||||
| Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing
|
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | 1 | Mikas Born Fabian Danz Emil Heyerdahl Constantin Kletzer Jasmin Preisig
|
| 112 | Mikas Born Antti Buri Fabian Danz Roberto Ferri Kari-Pekka Laaksonen
| |||
| Red Camel-Jordans.nl
|
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | 101 | Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Dominique Bastien Kim Holmgaard
|
 AC Motorsport
|
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | 188 | Rik Breukers Mathieu Detry Stéphane Perrin Matthew Taskinen
|
| TCX (2 entries) | ||||
| Nordschleife Racing
|
Ligier JS2 R | Ford 3.7 L V6 | 226 | Lucca Ayarii Cédric Houot Guillaume Roman Michel Sallenbach
|
| CWS Engineering
|
Ginetta G55 Supercup | Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 | 278 | Jean-Francois Brunot Joe Burris Warren Dexter Matt Rivard Colin White
|
| Source:[4] | ||||
Results
editQualifying
editFastest in class in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 | 18 | Rutronik Racing by TECE
|
2:01.627 |
| 2 | GT3 | 85 | CP Racing
|
2:02.766 |
| 3 | GT3 | 91 | Herberth Motorsport
|
2:03.195 |
| 4 | GT3 | 10 | Leipert Motorsport
|
2:03.234 |
| 5 | GT3 | 92 | Herberth Motorsport
|
2:03.235 |
| 6 | GTX | 710 | Leipert Motorsport
|
2:04.303 |
| 7 | P4 | 82 | BMW M Motorsport
|
2:04.631 |
| 8 | GTX | 987 | MRS GT-Racing
|
2:06.773 |
| 9 | 991 | 995 | Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors
|
2:08.084 |
| 10 | GTX | 989 | MRS GT-Racing
|
2:08.368 |
| 11 | GT4 | 438 | ST Racing
|
2:11.658 |
| 12 | GT4 | 499 | Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport
|
2:12.053 |
| 13 | 991 | 907 | RPM Racing
|
2:12.347 |
| 14 | GTX | 701 | Vortex V8
|
2:12.853 |
| 15 | GT4 | 489 | RENNtech Motorsports
|
2:14.332 |
| 16 | GT4 | 423 | Heart of Racing Team
|
2:14.684 |
| 17 | TCR | 112 | Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing
|
2:15.069 |
| 18 | TCR | 1 | Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing
|
2:15.360 |
| 19 | TCR | 188 | AC Motorsport
|
2:15.588 |
| 20 | TCX | 278 | CWS Engineering
|
2:15.881 |
| 21 | TCX | 226 | Nordschleife Racing
|
2:16.461 |
| 22 | TCR | 101 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl
|
2:18.462 |
| 23 | GT4 | 470 | NOLASPORT
|
No time |
| 24 | GT4 | 421 | Team ACP - Tanger Associates
|
No time |
| Source:[5] | ||||
Race
editClass winner in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Time/Reason | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT3 | 18 | Rutronik Racing by TECE
|
Michael Doppelmayr Swen Herberger Pierre Kaffer Markus Winkelhock
|
Audi R8 LMS Evo | 24:01:04.544 | 559 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 2 | GT3 | 91 | Herberth Motorsport
|
Daniel Allemann Ralf Bohn Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) | +1:44.136 | 559 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | 991 | 955 | Willi Motorsport by Ebimotors
|
Fabrizio Broggi Sabino de Castro Sergiu Nicolae
|
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | +24 Laps | 535 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 4 | 991 | 907 | RPM Racing
|
Niclas Jonsson Patrick Huisman Tracy Krohn Andy Lally
|
Porsche 991 GT3 II Cup | +33 Laps | 526 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 5 | GTX | 710 | Leipert Motorsport
|
Gregg Gorski Lance Bergstein Matthias Hoffsümmer Kenton Koch Al Miller Gerhard Watzinger
|
Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo | +38 Laps | 521 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 6 | GT4 | 470 | NOLASPORT
|
Zac Anderson Jason Hart Alex Mayer Scott Noble Matt Travis
|
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | +41 Laps | 518 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | GT4 | 438 | ST Racing
|
Chandler Hull Jon Miller Bryson Morris Samantha Tan Nick Wittmer
|
BMW M4 GT4 | +42 Laps | 517 |
| BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 8 | TCR | 188 | AC Motorsport
|
Rik Breukers Mathieu Detry Stéphane Perrin Matthew Taskinen
|
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | +45 Laps | 514 |
| Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 9 | TCR | 1 | Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing
|
Mikas Born Fabian Danz Emil Heyerdahl Constantin Kletzer Jasmin Preisig
|
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | +46 Laps | 513 |
| Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 10 | GT3 | 92 | Herberth Motorsport
|
"Bobby Gonzales" Jürgen Häring Felix Neuhofer Wolfgang Triller Marco Seefried
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) | +50 Laps | 509 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | TCR | 112 | Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing
|
Mikas Born Antti Buri Fabian Danz Roberto Ferri Kari-Pekka Laaksonen
|
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | +57 Laps | 502 |
| Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 12 | TCX | 226 | Nordschleife Racing
|
Lucca Ayarii Cédric Houot Guillaume Roman Michel Sallenbach
|
Ligier JS2 R | +68 Laps | 491 |
| Ford 3.7 L V6 | |||||||
| 13 | GTX | 987 | MRS GT-Racing
|
Omar Balkissoon Jeff Courtney Alexander Marmureanu Sebastian Moreno
|
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | +82 Laps | 477 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT4 | 421 | Team ACP - Tanger Associates
|
Ken Goldberg Catesby Jones Jim Norman Josh Norman
|
BMW M4 GT4 | +91 Laps | 468 |
| BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 15 | GTX | 701 | Vortex V8
|
"Steve Brooks" Philippe Bonnel Boris Gimond Sebastian Lajoux
|
Vortex 1.0 | +101 Laps | 458 |
| Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | P4 | 82 | BMW M Motorsport
|
Bill Auberlen James Clay Robby Foley Max Hesse Neil Verhagen
|
BMW M4 GT3 | +102 Laps | 457 |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 17 DNF |
GT4 | 421 | Heart of Racing Team
|
Roman De Angelis Ian James Gray Newell Alex Riberas
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | +110 Laps | 447 |
| Aston Martin 4.0 V8 Biturbo | |||||||
| 18 DNF |
GT3 | 10 | Leipert Motorsport
|
Sebastian Balthasar Tyler Cooke Dennis Fetzer Brendon Leitch Seb Morris
|
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | +204 Laps | 355 |
| Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | GT3 | 85 | CP Racing
|
Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Shane Lewis Charles Putman
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Crash | 309 |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | GT4 | 489 | RENNtech Motorsports
|
Chapman Ducote David Ducote Wayne Ducote Kyle Marcelli Alan Metni
|
Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Retired | 289 |
| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNF | GT4 | 499 | Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport
|
José Garcia Patrick Kolb Patric Niederhauser Jörg Viebahn
|
Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | Crash | 269 |
| Audi 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| DNF | GTX | 989 | MRS GT-Racing
|
Jeronimo Guzman Raulino Kreis Jr Robert Lorndale Pedro Torres
|
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | Retired | 256 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| NC | TCX | 278 | CWS Engineering
|
Jean-Francois Brunot Joe Burris Warren Dexter Matt Rivard Colin White
|
Ginetta G55 Supercup | Not Classified | 253 |
| Ford Cyclone 3.7 L V6 | |||||||
| DNS | TCR | 101 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl
|
Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Dominique Bastien Kim Holmgaard
|
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Did Not Start | 0 |
| Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| Source:[6] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Dagys, John (17 November 2021). "24H Sebring Moved to Saturday Start Due to Sea-Freight Delays". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "TIME SCHEDULE Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H SEBRING 2021". 24hseries.com. Creventic.
- ^ "1st Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021 Final Results" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "1st Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021 Final Result - Race" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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