# 2010 12 Hours of Sebring

The 58th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida was the 2010 running of the 12 Hours of Sebring and the opening round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida on March 20, 2010. The race featured the debut of the Le Mans Prototype Challenge category for spec racing.
The duo of LMP1s from Peugeot won the race by a three lap margin over fellow European manufacturer Aston Martin, earning the company their first victory at Sebring. Winning drivers Marc Gené and Alexander Wurz had previously won the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans for Peugeot, and were joined by Anthony Davidson for the Sebring win. The LMP2 category was won by Team Cytosport, the first class victory for the team, while the new LMPC category was led by Level 5 Motorsports who had a 16 lap margin over their nearest competitor. Risi Competizione Ferrari won their second straight GT2 class at Sebring, while returning American Le Mans team Alex Job Racing won the first participation for the GTC class at the 12 Hours.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
| 1 | LMP1 | #07 Team Peugeot Total | Marc Gené | 1:45.214 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #08 Team Peugeot Total | Nicolas Minassian | 1:45.841 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | #007 Aston Martin Racing | Stefan Mücke | 1:46.079 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | #8 Drayson Racing | Emanuele Pirro | 1:46.460 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | #1 Patrón Highcroft Racing | Marino Franchitti | 1:47.684 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | #6 Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | Klaus Graf | 1:47.738 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | #16 Dyson Racing Team | Guy Smith | 1:47.882 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP1 | #12 Autocon Motorsports | Bryan Willman | 1:54.441 | 8 |
| 9 | LMPC | #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar | Gunnar Jeannette | 1:55.279 | 9 |
| 10 | LMPC | #95 Level 5 Motorsports | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 1:55.397 | 10 |
| 11 | LMPC | #55 Level 5 Motorsports | Christophe Bouchut | 1:56.101 | 11 |
| 12 | LMPC | #89 Intersport Racing | Mitch Pagerey | 1:59.580 | 12 |
| 13 | GT2 | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister | 2:01.150 | 13 |
| 14 | GT2 | #17 Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler | 2:01.201 | 14 |
| 15 | GT2 | #62 Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo | 2:01.236 | 15 |
| 16 | GT2 | #3 Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen | 2:01.358 | 16 |
| 17 | GT2 | #4 Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin | 2:01.628 | 17 |
| 18 | GT2 | #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek | 2:01.914 | 18 |
| 19 | GT2 | #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen | 2:01.922 | 19 |
| 20 | GT2 | #02 Extreme Speed Motorsports | Guy Cosmo | 2:02.242 | 20 |
| 21 | GT2 | #40 Robertson Racing | David Murry | 2:03.622 | 21 |
| 22 | GT2 | #75 Jaguar RSR | Marc Goossens | 2:04.804 | 31 |
| 23 | GTC | #81 Alex Job Racing | Leh Keen | 2:05.959 | 22 |
| 24 | GT2 | #61 Risi Competizione | Tracy Krohn | 2:06.680 | 23 |
| 25 | GTC | #80 Car Amigo Alex Job Racing | Patrick Kelly | 2:07.018 | 24 |
| 26 | GTC | #23 Alex Job Racing | Romeo Kapudija | 2:07.205 | 25 |
| 27 | GTC | #88 Velox Motorsport | Shane Lewis | 2:07.412 | 30 |
| 28 | GTC | #32 GMG Racing | James Sofronas | 2:07.751 | 26 |
| 29 | GT2 | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 2:07.874 | 29 |
| 30 | GTC | #69 WERKS II Racing | Galen Bieker | 2:10.312 | 32 |
| 31 | GTC | #63 TRG | Henri Richard | 2:11.371 | 27 |
| – | LMPC | #11 Primetime-Braille Battery Race Group | No Time | No Time | 28 |
| – | LMPC | #36 Genoa Racing | J. R. Hildebrand | Disallowed | 33 |
| – | GT2 | #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Dirk Müller | Disallowed | 34 |

## Race
### Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tire | Laps |
| 1 | LMP1 | 07 | Team Peugeot Total | Marc Gené Alexander Wurz Anthony Davidson | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 367 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 07 | Team Peugeot Total | Marc Gené Alexander Wurz Anthony Davidson | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 367 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 08 | Team Peugeot Total | Sébastien Bourdais Nicolas Minassian Pedro Lamy | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 367 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 08 | Team Peugeot Total | Sébastien Bourdais Nicolas Minassian Pedro Lamy | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 367 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Adrian Fernández Stefan Mücke Harold Primat | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | M | 364 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | Adrian Fernández Stefan Mücke Harold Primat | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 364 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 6 | Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | Greg Pickett Klaus Graf Sascha Maassen | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 353 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 6 | Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | Greg Pickett Klaus Graf Sascha Maassen | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 353 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 1 | Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham Simon Pagenaud Marino Franchitti | HPD ARX-01C | M | 349 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 1 | Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham Simon Pagenaud Marino Franchitti | HPD AL7R 3.4 L V8 | M | 349 |
| 6 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo Gianmaria Bruni Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari F430 GTE | M | 331 |
| 6 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo Gianmaria Bruni Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 331 |
| 7 | GT2 | 92 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen Tommy Milner Dirk Werner | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 330 |
| 7 | GT2 | 92 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen Tommy Milner Dirk Werner | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | 330 |
| 8 | GT2 | 90 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Dirk Müller Joey Hand Andy Priaulx | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 330 |
| 8 | GT2 | 90 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Dirk Müller Joey Hand Andy Priaulx | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | 330 |
| 9 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister Marc Lieb | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 329 |
| 9 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister Marc Lieb | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 329 |
| 10 | LMPC | 55 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut Mark Wilkins | Oreca FLM09 | M | 327 |
| 10 | LMPC | 55 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Christophe Bouchut Mark Wilkins | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 327 |
| 11 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Darren Law Seth Neiman Richard Lietz | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 325 |
| 11 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Darren Law Seth Neiman Richard Lietz | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 325 |
| 12 | LMP1 | 8 | Drayson Racing | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker Emanuele Pirro | Lola B09/60 | M | 324 |
| 12 | LMP1 | 8 | Drayson Racing | Paul Drayson Jonny Cocker Emanuele Pirro | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 324 |
| 13 | GT2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Guy Cosmo João Barbosa | Ferrari F430 GTE | M | 323 |
| 13 | GT2 | 02 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Ed Brown Guy Cosmo João Barbosa | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 323 |
| 14 | GT2 | 61 | Risi Competizione Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Eric van de Poele | Ferrari F430 GTE | M | 321 |
| 14 | GT2 | 61 | Risi Competizione Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Eric van de Poele | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 321 |
| 15 | GT2 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 320 |
| 15 | GT2 | 3 | Corvette Racing | Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen Antonio García | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 320 |
| 16 | GT2 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Emmanuel Collard | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 320 |
| 16 | GT2 | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Emmanuel Collard | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | M | 320 |
| 17‡ | LMPC | 99 | Green Earth Team Gunnar | Gunnar Jeannette Christian Zugel Elton Julian | Oreca FLM09 | M | 311 |
| 17‡ | LMPC | 99 | Green Earth Team Gunnar | Gunnar Jeannette Christian Zugel Elton Julian | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 311 |
| 18 | GTC | 81 | Alex Job Racing | Butch Leitzinger Juan González Leh Keen | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 308 |
| 18 | GTC | 81 | Alex Job Racing | Butch Leitzinger Juan González Leh Keen | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 308 |
| 19 | GTC | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Romeo Kapudija Bill Sweedler Jan-Dirk Lueders | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 305 |
| 19 | GTC | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Romeo Kapudija Bill Sweedler Jan-Dirk Lueders | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 305 |
| 20 | GTC | 80 | Car Amigo Alex Job Racing | Luis Díaz Ricardo González Patrick Kelly | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 304 |
| 20 | GTC | 80 | Car Amigo Alex Job Racing | Luis Díaz Ricardo González Patrick Kelly | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 304 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith Andy Meyrick | Lola B09/86 | D | 303 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 16 | Dyson Racing Team | Chris Dyson Guy Smith Andy Meyrick | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (Butanol) | D | 303 |
| 22 | GTC | 69 | WERKS II Racing | Galen Bieker Robert Rodriguez Cory Friedman | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 302 |
| 22 | GTC | 69 | WERKS II Racing | Galen Bieker Robert Rodriguez Cory Friedman | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 302 |
| 23 | GT2 | 40 | Robertson Racing | David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry | Ford GT-R Mk. VII | D | 300 |
| 23 | GT2 | 40 | Robertson Racing | David Robertson Andrea Robertson David Murry | Ford 5.0 L V8 | D | 300 |
| 24 | GTC | 88 | Velox Racing | Shane Lewis Jerry Vento Lawson Aschenbach | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 299 |
| 24 | GTC | 88 | Velox Racing | Shane Lewis Jerry Vento Lawson Aschenbach | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 299 |
| 25 | GTC | 63 | TRG | Henri Richard Duncan Ende Andy Lally | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 282 |
| 25 | GTC | 63 | TRG | Henri Richard Duncan Ende Andy Lally | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 282 |
| 26 | LMPC | 36 | Genoa Racing | Andy Wallace J. R. Hildebrand Tom Sutherland | Oreca FLM09 | M | 281 |
| 26 | LMPC | 36 | Genoa Racing | Andy Wallace J. R. Hildebrand Tom Sutherland | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 281 |
| 27 | GTC | 32 | GMG Racing | James Sofronas Bret Curtis Andy Pilgrim | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 280 |
| 27 | GTC | 32 | GMG Racing | James Sofronas Bret Curtis Andy Pilgrim | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 280 |
| 28 DNF | GT2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek Dominik Farnbacher | Ferrari F430 GTE | M | 271 |
| 28 DNF | GT2 | 01 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek Dominik Farnbacher | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 271 |
| 29 | GT2 | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler Bryan Sellers Patrick Pilet | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | F | 255 |
| 29 | GT2 | 17 | Team Falken Tire | Wolf Henzler Bryan Sellers Patrick Pilet | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | F | 255 |
| 30 | LMPC | 11 | Primetime-Braille Battery Race Group | Joel Feinberg Tom Weickardt Kyle Marcelli | Oreca FLM09 | M | 234 |
| 30 | LMPC | 11 | Primetime-Braille Battery Race Group | Joel Feinberg Tom Weickardt Kyle Marcelli | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 234 |
| 31 DNF | LMPC | 89 | Intersport Racing | Mitch Pagerey Brian Wong David Ducote | Oreca FLM09 | M | 232 |
| 31 DNF | LMPC | 89 | Intersport Racing | Mitch Pagerey Brian Wong David Ducote | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 232 |
| 32‡ NC | LMPC | 95 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Ryan Hunter-Reay James Gue | Oreca FLM09 | M | 224 |
| 32‡ NC | LMPC | 95 | Level 5 Motorsports | Scott Tucker Ryan Hunter-Reay James Gue | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | M | 224 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 75 | Jaguar RSR | Paul Gentilozzi Ryan Dalziel Marc Goossens | Jaguar XKRS | Y | 11 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 75 | Jaguar RSR | Paul Gentilozzi Ryan Dalziel Marc Goossens | Jaguar 5.0 L V8 | Y | 11 |
| DNS | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Bryan Willman Tony Burgess Pierre Ehret | Lola B06/10 | D | – |
| DNS | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Bryan Willman Tony Burgess Pierre Ehret | AER P32T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | D | – |
‡ The #95 Level 5 Motorsports entry and the #99 Green Earth Team Gunnar entry were initially disqualified from the results, but, following a rule clarification by the ALMS, the two cars have been reinstated into the results.