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First success for Mazda at the 12 Hours of Sebring, Makowiecki wins in GTLM
THEImsa ended its 2020 season with a fierce edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Almost every cutting-edge DPi has experienced its share of alerts and incidents. Only the No. 55 Mazda of Jonathan Bomarito, Harry Tincknell, Ryan Hunter-Reay avoided trouble; quite logically, she was the first under the Florida checkered flag.
#IMSA / @MazdaRacing / #Sebring12 pic.twitter.com/Ic4Nfzzijy
— IMSA (@IMSA) November 15, 2020
“This is what I always dreamed of, rejoiced Harry Tincknell, already winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LM P2. With 20 minutes to go, I took the lead after my teammate Oliver Jarvis suffered a puncture. I gave everything I had, I attacked like hell. »
The Mazda n°77, notably that of the Frenchman Olivier Pla, settles for third place. The first Frenchman classified is simon pagenaud with the Acura of Juan Pablo Montoya and Dane Cameron.
The Team Penske crew has come a long way, after being the target of revenge by Pipo Derani (Cadillac, finally penalized and 6th) in connection with the stormy finale of Petit Le Mans :
Some spicy moves in DPi battling for the lead.#IMSA / #Sebring12 pic.twitter.com/ajZ9oY93b3
— IMSA (@IMSA) November 15, 2020
Sébastien’s 100% French Cadillac DPi Bourdais, Tristan Vautier and Loïc duval settles for fifth place.
The title paradoxically goes to the last ranked in DPi, Helio Castroneves, Ricky Taylor and Alexander Red. The polemen were put offside for victory after a turbo failure in the first hour but rallied to finish in eighth place.
“In racing, anything is possible, said Helio Castroneves. We started the season without points and suddenly we were fighting for the championship. »
In GTLM, Porsche quitte le championnat la tête haute à travers un doublé. Le Français Frédéric Makowiecki accroche les 12 Heures de Sebring pour la troisième fois consécutive à son palmarès avec ses équipiers Nick Tandy et Earl Bamber, devant l’autre 911 RSR de Laurens Vanthoor, Neel Jani et Earl Bamber.
'Thank You' was at the rear of the car. So, thank you for the incredible job for this incredible 3rd victory #Sebring12. I'm over the moon!!
Porsche pic.twitter.com/ze30PD3UfW
— Fred Mako (@FredMako1) November 15, 2020
Corvette Racing experienced a difficult ordeal, with suspension problems for the two C8.Rs. BMW could have won without a collision with the #8 M25 of Connor de Philippi at the end of the race.
Find the report of the 12 2020 Hours of Sebring in issue 2287 of AUTOhebdo, available Monday evening digitally and Wednesday on newsstands.
Medhi Casaurang
Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!
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