ENTER THE DRAGONS: THE 2022 FIA WEC CONTENDERS GATHER AT SEBRING
15.03.2022
This weekend the 70th edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring gets underway at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida. Regarded as a warm-up to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 12 Hours of Sebring has itself grown into an unmissable world-class motorsport event. The 12H of Sebring is the second round of the Weathertech Sportscar Championship. During the same weekend, the World Endurance Championship runs its 1000 Miles of Sebring, bringing the spirit of prototype endurance Le Mans-style racing to the USA.
A legendary warm-up to the 24 Hours of Le Mans
The legendary 12-hour endurance race has had its fair share of famous winners over the years, with Tom Kristensen taking home six wins, Allan McNish four and Mario Andretti three. In terms of manufacturer victories, Porsche has scored 18 wins, Ferrari 12 and Audi 11.
A brutal test of a car’s reliability
Over time, the course has got shorter, and now takes place over a 3.74-mile (6.02km) lap. With its bumpy surface and hot, humid Floridian weather, Sebring is a brutal test of a car’s reliability.
12 Teams and 14 cars, proudly powered by Motul
For several years, Motul has been supporting teams and helping drive them to victory with Motul 300V, the lubricant that has evolved from more than 50 years of motorsport innovation and pedigree and provides the optimum balance between performance and reliability. This year, Motul is supporting 12 teams and 14 cars across four categories. In the LMP2 category, Motul is supporting the entire Gibson-powered Oreca chassis grid. These are the teams Motul is supporting at this year’s 12 Hours of Sebring.
GT Daytona Pro
Team: Pfaff Motorsports
Car: Porsche 911 GT3R
Drivers: Matt Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet, Felipe Nasr
Team: BMW M Team RLL
Car: BMW M4 GT3
Drivers: Philipp Eng, Marco Wittmann, Nick Yelloly
Car: BMW M4 GT3
Drivers: Connor De Phillippi, John Edwards, Augusto Farfus
GT Daytona
Team: Crucial Motorsports
Car: McLaren 720S GT3
Drivers: Jon Miller, Patrick Gallagher, Paul Holton
LMP2
Team: Era Motorsport
Car: Oreca LMP2 07
Drivers: Dwight Merriman, Kyle Tilley, Ryan Dalziel
Team: High Class Racing
Car: Oreca LMP2 07
Drivers: Dennis Andersen, Anders Fjordbach, Fabio Scherer
Team: United Autosports
Car: Oreca LMP2 07
Drivers: James McGuire, Guy Smith, Duncan Tappy
Team: DragonSpeed USA
Car: Oreca LMP2 07
Drivers: Henrik Hedman, Juan Pablo Montoya, Sebastian Montoya
Team: Racing Team Nederland
Car: Oreca LMP2 07
Drivers: Frits Van Eerd, Giedo van der Garde, Dylan Murry
Team: PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports
Car: Oreca LMP2 07
Drivers: Steven Thomas USA, Josh Pierson, Jonathan Bomarito
Team: PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports
Car: Oreca LMP2 07
Drivers: Ben Keating, Mikkel Jensen, Scott Huffaker
Team: Tower Motorsport
Car: Oreca LMP2 07
Drivers: John Farano, Louis Deletraz, Rui Pinto de Andrade
LMP3
Team: AWA
Car: Duqueine D08
Drivers: Orey Fidani, Kuno Wittmer, Lars Kern
Team: CORE Autosport
Car: Ligier JS P320
Drivers: Jon Bennett, Colin Braun, George Kurtz
Where to watch the 12 hours of Sebring:
12 Hours of Sebring Schedule. All times in Eastern Time (-5 CET)
Thursday, March 17
10:15-11:45 – Practice 1
14:25-15:55 – Practice 2
19:45-21:15 – Practice 3
Friday, March 18
09:20-10:25 – Qualifying
Saturday, March 19
10:10-22:10 – 2022 Twelve Hours of Sebring Race