2021 24 Hours of Sebring explained

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

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

24 cars were entered into the event; 18 GT cars and 6 TCEs.

Team	Car	Engine		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	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6	82	Bill Auberlen James Clay Robby Foley Max Hesse Neil Verhagen
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

Qualifying

Fastest in class in bold.

	Class		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

Class winner in bold.

	Class		Team	Drivers	Chassis	Time/Reason
					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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 24H Sebring Moved to Saturday Start Due to Sea-Freight Delays. Dagys. John. 17 November 2021. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 18 November 2021.
2. News: TIME SCHEDULE Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021. 24hseries.com. Creventic.
3. Web site: IMSA Pair, Junior Team Members in M4 GT3 for 24H Sebring. Lloyd. Daniel. 21 October 2021. Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. 21 October 2021.
4. News: PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST HANKOOK 24H SEBRING 2021. 24hseries.com. Creventic.
5. News: 1st Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021 Final Results. 20 November 2021. 20 November 2021. getraceresults.com.
6. News: 1st Hankook 24H SEBRING 2021 Final Result - Race. 21 November 2021. 21 November 2021. getraceresults.com.