2021 24 Hours of Sebring

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.

The layout of the Sebring International Raceway.

Schedule edit

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
Source:[2]

Entry list edit

24 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 GTX 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 edit

Qualifying edit

Fastest 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 edit

Class 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 GTX +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

  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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