By Gary Horrocks
SEBRING, FL – It’s six years in a row for Audi at Sebring, as Tom Kristensen, Marco Werner and JJ Lehto combined to win the 12-hour race by a margin of just over six seconds ahead of their R8-driving teammates. The Champion Audis start off their final year of racing with yet another strong effort.In GT1, the new Corvette C6-R’s had the pace, but they each had a problem, allowing the new Aston Martin DBR9 to win its maiden race. Victory went to David Brabham, Darren Turner and Stephane Ortelli.
The #3 Corvette was the first to hit trouble, when a front brake disc exploded while at speed, sending Johnny O’Connell into the wall, causing heavy damage. O’Connell, teamed as usual with Ron Fellows and Max Papis, recovered to finish second in class, one lap back.
The second factory Corvette rebounded from heavy damage, sustained by a skirmish while in traffic. They inherited third in the last few minutes of the race when the ACEMCO Saleen S7-Rwas retired due to excessive oil leakage.
P2 was won by Miracle Motorsports in their Kuhmo tire-shod Courage. It finished 10th overall and was the only car in class left running at the end. GT2 saw a fitting end to the weekend, as the Petersen/White Lightning Porsche 911 RSR capped off a dominant performance with a seven-lap class victory, finishing seventh overall.
A more detailed report will appear in the next issue of Inside Track Motorsport News.
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