The 2005 12 Hours of Sebring was the 53rd running of this event, and took place on March 19, 2005. The race was sponsored by Mobil 1 and was the opening race of the 2005 American Le Mans Series season run by IMSA.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP1 1 ADT Champion Racing JJ Lehto Marco Werner Tom Kristensen Audi R8 361 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 2 LMP1 2 ADT Champion Racing Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela Allan McNish Audi R8 361 Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 3 LMP1 16 Dyson Racing James Weaver Andy Wallace Butch Leitzinger MG-Lola EX257 341 MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4 4 GT1 57 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner David Brabham Stéphane Ortelli Aston Martin DBR9 338 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 5 GT1 3 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 337 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 6 GT1 4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 323 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 7 GT2 31 Petersen Motorsports White Lightning Racing Lucas Luhr Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 321 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 8 GT1 63 ACEMCO Motorsports Johnny Mowlem Terry Borcheller Ralf Kelleners Saleen S7-R 318 Ford 7.0 L V8 9 GT1 35 Maserati Corse Risi Competizione Andrea Bertolini Fabio Babini Fabrizio de Simone Maserati MC12 316 Maserati 6.0 L V12 10 GT1 5 Pacific Coast Motorsports Ryan Dalziel Alex Figge David Empringham Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 315 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 11 GT2 79 J3 Racing Tim Sugden Niclas Jönsson Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 314 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 12 LMP2 10 Miracle Motorsports Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry Ian James Courage C65 311 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 13 GT2 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Jon Fogarty Johannes van Overbeek Darren Law Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 311 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 14 GT1 71 Carsport America Jean-Philippe Belloc Michele Rugolo Tom Weickardt Dodge Viper GTS-R 310 Dodge 8.0 L V10 15 GT1 58 Aston Martin Racing Peter Kox Pedro Lamy Stéphane Sarrazin Aston Martin DBR9 303 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 16 GT2 66 TRG Tracy Krohn Michael Cawley Marc Sluszny Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 297 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 17 GT2 96 IN2 Racing Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Andrew Thompson Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 278 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 GT2 34 ZIP Racing Spencer Pumpelly Andy Lally Steven Ivankovich Porsche 911 GT3-R 275 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 19DNF LMP1 20 Dyson Racing Chris Dyson Guy Smith MG-Lola EX257 264 MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 20NC GT2 51 Panoz Motor Sports Gunnar Jeannette Bryan Sellers Scott Maxwell Panoz Esperante GT-LM 239 Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8 21DNF LMP2 27 Kruse Motorsport Ian Mitchell Phillip Bennett Harold Primat Courage C65 238 Judd XV675 3.4 L V8 22DNF GT2 43 BAM! Mike Rockenfeller Martin Jensen Tony Burgess Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 207 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 23DNF LMP1 12 Autocon Motorsports Michael Lewis Tomy Drissi Bryan Willman Riley & Scott Mk III C 202 Elan 6L8 6.0 L V8 24DNF LMP2 37 Telesis Intersport Racing Jon Field Duncan Dayton Gregor Fisken Lola B05/40 166 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 25DNF GT1 83 Graham Nash Motorsport Nigel Smith Ricky Cole Rick Sutherland Saleen S7-R 159 Ford 7.0 L V8 26DNF GT2 41 Team LNT Richard Dean Patrick Pearce Marc Hynes TVR Tuscan T400R 157 TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6 27DNF GT1 86 Larbre Compétition Christophe Bouchut Fabrizio Gollin Sébastien Bourdais Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello 155 Ferrari 5.9 L V12 28DNF GT2 40 Team LNT Jonny Kane Warren Hughes Lawrence Tomlinson TVR Tuscan T400R 136 TVR Speed Six 4.0 L I6 29DNF LMP1 88 Rollcentre Racing João Barbosa Didier Theys Michael Krumm Dallara SP1 130 Nissan 3.6 L Turbo V8 30DNF GT2 50 Panoz Motor Sports Bill Auberlen Robin Liddell Emanuele Naspetti Panoz Esperante GT-LM 121 Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8 31DNF GT2 48 Spyker Squadron Tom Coronel Donny Crevels Marc Goossens Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R 121 Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8 32DNF GT2 23 Alex Job Racing Timo Bernhard Sascha Maassen Romain Dumas Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 98 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 33DNF LMP2 30 Telesis Intersport Racing Clint Field Liz Halliday Gareth Ridpath Lola B2K/40 62 Judd XV675 3.4 L V8 34DNF GT2 24 Alex Job Racing Randy Pobst Ian Baas Brian Cunningham Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 62 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 35DNF GT2 44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Lonnie Pechnik David Murry Seth Neiman Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 46 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 36DNF GT2 67 TRG Pierre Ehret Kevin Buckler Andrew Davis Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 21 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 37DNF GT2 47 Spyker Squadron Peter van Merksteijn Frans Munsterhuis Marino Franchitti Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R 18 Audi (Mader) 3.8 L V8 38DNF LMP2 15 Binnie Motorsports William Binnie Robert Julien Adam Sharpe Lola B05/40 11 Nicholson-McLaren 3.3 L V8

Statistics Pole Position - #1 ADT Champion Racing - Grid set by combined practice times Fastest Lap - #1 ADT Champion Racing - 1:48.580 Distance - Average Speed -

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