2003 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2003 12 Hours of Sebring was the 51st running of this event, and took place on March 15, 2003. This was also the opening race of the 2003 American Le Mans Series season.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP900 1 Infineon Team Joest Marco Werner
Frank Biela
Philipp Peter		 Audi R8 M 367
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
2 LMP900 38 ADT Champion Racing Emanuele Pirro
JJ Lehto
Stefan Johansson		 Audi R8 M 367
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
3 LMGTP 8 Team Bentley Johnny Herbert
David Brabham
Mark Blundell		 Bentley Speed 8 M 363
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
4 LMGTP 7 Team Bentley Tom Kristensen
Guy Smith
Rinaldo Capello		 Bentley Speed 8 M 362
Bentley 4.0 L Turbo V8
5 LMP900 10 JML Team Panoz Olivier Beretta
Max Papis
Gunnar Jeannette		 Panoz LMP01 Evo M 352
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
6 LMP900 9 Audi Sport UK Mika Salo
Jonny Kane
Perry McCarthy		 Audi R8 M 351
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
7 LMP900 27 Doran Lista Racing Didier Theys
Eric van de Poele
Fredy Lienhard		 Dallara SP1 M 336
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
8 GTS 3 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows
Johnny O'Connell
Franck Fréon		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 332
Chevrolet LS7r 7.0 L V8
9 LMP900 11 JML Team Panoz Scott Maxwell
John Graham
Benjamin Leuenberger		 Panoz LMP01 Evo M 324
Élan 6L8 6.0 L V8
10 GT 23 Alex Job Racing Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 320
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
11 GT 31 White Lightning Racing Johnny Mowlem
Niclas Jönsson
Craig Stanton		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 319
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12 LMP900 12 American Spirit Racing Michael Lewis
Tomy Drissi
Guy Cosmo		 Riley & Scott Mk III C D 318
Lincoln (Élan) 5.0 L V8
13 GTS 80 Veloqx Prodrive Racing Darren Turner
Anthony Davidson
Kelvin Burt		 Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 316
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
14 GT 53 Seikel Motorsport Alex Caffi
Gabrio Rosa
Andrea Chiesa		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 312
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
15 GT 28 JMB Racing USA Stéphane Grégoire
Fabio Babini
Christian Pescatori		 Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 311
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
16 LMP900 77 Taurus Sports Racing Phil Andrews
Justin Keen
Larry Oberto		 Lola B2K/10 D 307
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
17 GT 24 Alex Job Racing Jörg Bergmeister
Timo Bernhard		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 307
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18 LMP675 20 Dyson Racing Chris Dyson
Chad Block
Didier de Radiguès		 MG-Lola EX257 G 306
MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
19 GT 68 The Racer's Group Cort Wagner
Marc Bunting
Chris Gleason		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 299
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
20 GT 41 DeWALT Racesport Salisbury Rob Barff
Richard Hay
Richard Stanton		 TVR Tuscan T400R D 297
TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6
21 GT 66 The Racer's Group Kevin Buckler
Jim Pace
Eliseo Salazar		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 293
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
22 GT 42 Orbit Racing Joe Policastro
Joe Policastro, Jr.
Mike Fitzgerald		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 292
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
23 GT 33 ZIP Racing Andy Lally
Spencer Pumpelly
Steven Ivankovich		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 290
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
24 GT 67 The Racer's Group Michael Schrom
Pierre Ehret
Vic Rice		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 288
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
25
DNF		 LMP900 36 Jim Matthews Racing Jim Matthews
Marc Goossens
Jan Magnussen		 Riley & Scott Mk III C M 284
Ford (Yates) 6.0 L V8
26
DNF		 GTS 4 Corvette Racing Kelly Collins
Andy Pilgrim
Oliver Gavin		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 283
Chevrolet LS7r 7.0 L V8
27 GT 29 JMB Racing USA Stephen Earle
Andrea Garbagnati
Ludovico Manfredi		 Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 283
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
28
DNF		 GTS 71 Carsport America Tom Weickardt
Jeff Altenberg
Jean-Philippe Belloc		 Dodge Viper GTS-R P 280
Dodge 8.0 L V10
29 GT 52 Seikel Motorsport Philip Collin
John Lloyd
David Shep		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS Y 278
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
30 LMP675 37 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Duncan Dayton
Mike Durand		 MG-Lola EX257 G 266
MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
31
DNF		 GT 78 T2M Motorsport Derek Clark
Chip Vance
Georges Forgeois		 Porsche 911 GT3-R D 263
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
32
NC		 GTS 2 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Robert Nearn
Toni Seiler		 Saleen S7-R D 249
Ford 7.0 L V8
33
DNF		 GTS 88 Veloqx Prodrive Racing Tomáš Enge
Peter Kox
Jamie Davies		 Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 245
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
34
DNF		 GT 34 Risi Competizione Marino Franchitti
Kevin McGarrity		 Ferrari 360 Modena GTC M 243
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
35
NC		 GT 61 P.K. Sport Ian Donaldson
Bart Hayden
Gregor Fisken		 Porsche 911 GT3-R P 240
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
36
DNF		 GT 63 ACEMCO Motorsports B.J. Zacharias
Andrew Davis
Shane Lewis		 Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Y 233
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
37
DNF		 GT 40 Alegra Motorsports Boris Said
Catersby Jones
Carlos DeQuesada		 BMW M3 Y 141
BMW 3.2 L I6
38
DNF		 GT 03 Hyper Sport Joe Foster
Brad Nyberg
Rick Skelton		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS P 125
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
39
DNF		 GT 48 Spyker Squadron Norman Simon
Hans Hugenholtz
Patrick van Schoote		 Spyker C8 Double-12R D 103
BMW (Mader) 4.0 L V8
40
DNF		 GTS 83 Graham Nash Motorsport Thomas Erdos
Pedro Chaves
Gavin Pickering		 Saleen S7-R D 97
Ford 7.0 L V8
41
DNF		 GT 60 P.K. Sport Robin Liddell
Piers Masarati
David Warnock		 Porsche 911 GT3-R P 74
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
42
DNF		 LMP675 15 RN Motorsports Hayanari Shimoda
John Nielsen		 DBA4 03S D 73
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
43
DNF		 LMP900 87 Sezio Florida Racing Team Allen Ziegelman
Patrice Roussel
Ian James		 Norma M2000 D 71
Ford (Kinetic) 6.0 L V8
44
DNF		 GT 07 RWS-Yukos Motorsport Walter Lechner, Jr.
Stéphane Daoudi
Nikolai Fomenko		 Porsche 911 GT3-R P 70
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
45
DNF		 GTS 0 Team Olive Garden Emanuele Naspetti
Domenico Schiattarella
Johnny Cecotto		 Ferrari 550 Maranello P 59
Ferrari 6.0 L V12
46
DNF		 GT 79 J-3 Racing David Murry
Brian Cunningham
Justin Jackson		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 57
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
47
DNF		 LMP675 18 Marshall Cooke Racing Jason Workman
Melanie Paterson
Ben Devlin		 Lola B2K/40 P 50
Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4
48
DNF		 GT 35 Risi Competizione Terry Borcheller
Anthony Lazzaro
Ralf Kelleners		 Ferrari 360 Modena GTC M 39
Ferrari 3.6 L V8
49
DNF		 LMP675 16 Dyson Racing Butch Leitzinger
Andy Wallace
James Weaver		 MG-Lola EX257 G 39
MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4
50
DNF		 LMP675 56 Team Bucknum Racing Jeff Bucknum
Bryan Willman
Chris McMurry		 Pilbeam MP91 D 37
Willman (JPX) 3.4 L V6
51
DNF		 GT 43 Orbit Racing Leo Hindery
Peter Baron
Marc Lieb		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 26
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
52
DNF		 LMP900 01 Team Nasamax Bryan Herta
Robbie Stirling
Romain Dumas		 Reynard 01Q G 14
Cosworth XDE 2.7 L Turbo V8
(Bio-ethanol)
53
DNF		 LMP900 6 Lister Storm Racing Jamie Campbell-Walter
Ian MacKellar		 Lister Storm LMP D 10
Chevrolet LS1 6.0 L V8
54
DNF		 GTS 17 Carsport America Mike Hezemans
Anthony Kumpen		 Pagani Zonda GR P 6
Mercedes-AMG 6.3 L V12
DSQ† LMP900 30 Intersport Racing Clint Field
Rick Sutherland
John Macaluso		 Lola B2K/10 G 196
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10

† - #30 was disqualified for receiving outside assistance while still on the race course.

Statistics
  • Pole Position - #1 Infineon Team Joest - 1:48.826
    • Note: #8 Team Bentley was originally on pole (1:48.108), but failed post-qualifying inspection.
  • Fastest Lap - #7 Team Bentley - 1:49.521
  • Distance - 1,357.9 miles (2,185.3 km)
  • Average Speed - 113.097 mph (182.012 km/h)
  • "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-20. (48.7 KB)
American Le Mans Series
Previous race:
None		 2003 season Next race:
2003 Grand Prix of Atlanta
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