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Sebring 12 Jam: Cadillac dominan, Corvette kalahkan Ford di GTLM

Tiga mobil prototipe Cadillac berhasil finis 1-2-3 pada balapan Sebring 12 Jam 2017, sementara Corvette berhasil juara setelah melalui pertarungan sengit melawan Ford di kategori GT.

Winners Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Alex Lynn, Wayne Taylor Racing

Winners Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Alex Lynn, Wayne Taylor Racing

Podium: winners Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Alex Lynn, Wayne Taylor Racing, second place Joao Barbo
#10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi: Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Alex Lynn
Start action, #13 Rebellion Racing ORECA 07: Neel Jani, Sébastien Buemi, Nick Heidfeld leads
#10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi: Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, Alex Lynn
#66 Ford Performance Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT: Joey Hand, Dirk Müller, Sébastien Bourdais
#5 Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi: Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, Filipe Albuquerque
#38 Performance Tech Motorsports ORECA FLM09: James French, Kyle Mason, Patricio O'Ward
#2 Tequila Patrón ESM Nissan DPi: Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel, Pipo Derani
#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen, Mike Rockenfeller, Pit st
#66 Ford Performance Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT: Joey Hand, Dirk Müller, Sébastien Bourdais; #912 P
#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen, Mike Rockenfeller
#48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3: Madison Snow, Bryan Sellers, Dion von Moltke
#25 BMW Team RLL BMW M6 GTLM: Bill Auberlen, Alexander Sims, Kuno Wittmer
#31 Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi: Eric Curran, Dane Cameron, Mike Conway
68, Ford, Ford GT, GTLM, Billy Johnson, Stefan Mucke, Olivier Pla
#75 SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes AMG GT3: Boris Said, Tristan Vautier, Kenny Habul
#86 Michael Shank Racing Acura NSX: Oswaldo Negri Jr., Jeff Segal, Tom Dyer
#912 Porsche Team North America Porsche 911 RSR: Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, Richard Lietz

Trio pembalap tim Wayne Taylor Racing berhasil melanjutkan tren kemenangan mereka usai menjadi juara keseluruhan di balapan Sebring 12 Jam 2017. Dominasi mobil prototipe Cadillac dimulai sejak nasib sial yang menimpa peraih pole, Rebellion #13.

Menjelang satu jam pertama, mobil Oreca #13 dari tim Rebellion yang dikemudikan oleh Neel Jani, mendapatkan hukuman penalti drive-through akibat pelanggaran saat pitstop. Pimpinan balapan akhirnya diambil alih oleh mobil Cadillac dan bertahan hingga bendera finis dikibarkan.

Setelah sempat bertarung sengit melawan WTR, mobil Cadillac #5 dari tim Action Express yang dikemudikan oleh trio Joao Barbossa, Christian Fittipaldi, dan Filipe Albuquerque menempati peringkat kedua.

Melengkapi hasil 1-2-3 untuk pabrikan Cadillac adalah mobil #31 juga dari tim Action Express. Jarak mereka terpaut cukup jauh dari rombongan pimpinan balapan usai insiden dengan mobil Nissan DPi yang dikemudikan oleh Johannes van Overbeek di Tikungan 17.

Sementara kelas PC dimenangi oleh tim Performance Tech Motorsport #38 dengan trio pembalap mereka: James French, Kyle Masson, dan Pato O'Ward 

Corvette rebut juara GTLM

Strategi pitstop berbeda diterapkan oleh dua pabrikan besar dari Amerika Serikat, Corvette dan Ford. Berkat periode bendera kuning, mobil Corvette #3 yang dikemudikan trio pembalap: Jan Magnussen (ayah pembalap F1, Kevin), Antonio Garcia, dan Mike Rockenfeller, berhasil muncul sebagai pimpinan balapan.

Meski mobil Ford #66 terus berusaha mengejar mereka, usaha maksimal dari Garcia sudah cukup untuk membendung serangan pabrikan 'oval biru' itu hingga bendera finis dikibarkan. Corvette menjadi juara di GTLM dengan jarak keunggulan 4,5 detik.

#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen, Mike Rockenfeller
#3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen, Mike Rockenfeller

Foto oleh: Jake Galstad / LAT Images

Perebutan posisi podium ketiga terjadi hingga putaran terakhir saat pembalap Ferrari 488 dari tim Risi Competizione, James Calado, berduel melawan Ford #67 yang dikemudikan Richard Westbrook. Insiden melintir yang dialami oleh Westbrook di putaran terakhir memastikan posisi Ferrari di peringkat ketiga GTLM.

Drama putaran terakhir juga terjadi di kelas GT Daytona, setelah pembalap Belanda yang mengemudikan mobil Mercedes AMG GT3 #33, Jerome Bleekemolen, berhasil mengambil alih pimpinan lomba di putaran terakhir, memanfaatkan kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh peraih pole, Tritan Vautier.

Hasil Sebring 12 Jam:

PosClass#PembalapChassisLapGap
1 P 10 united_states Jordan Taylor
united_states Ricky Taylor
united_kingdom Alex Lynn
Cadillac DPi 348  
2 P 5 brazil Christian Fittipaldi
portugal Filipe Albuquerque
portugal Joao Barbosa
Cadillac DPi 348 13.614
3 P 31 united_kingdom Mike Conway
united_states Dane Cameron
united_states Eric Curran
Cadillac DPi 346 2 lap
4 P 85 canada Mikhail Goikhberg
united_states Chris Miller
south_africa Stephen Simpson
ORECA 344 4 lap
5 PC 38 united_states James French
united_states Kyle Masson
mexico Pato O'Ward
ORECA FLM09 338 10 lap
6 PC 8 united_states Sean Rayhall
canada Garett Grist
united_states Max Hanratty
canada James Dayson
ORECA FLM09 336 12 lap
7 GTLM 3 denmark Jan Magnussen
spain Antonio Garcia
germany Mike Rockenfeller
Corvette C7.R 334 14 lap
8 GTLM 66 france Sébastien Bourdais
united_states Joey Hand
germany Dirk Müller
Ford GT 334 14 lap
9 GTLM 62 italy Giancarlo Fisichella
united_kingdom James Calado
finland Toni Vilander
Ferrari 488 GTE 334 14 lap
10 GTLM 67 australia Ryan Briscoe
new_zealand Scott Dixon
united_kingdom Richard Westbrook
Ford GT 334 14 lap
11 GTLM 68 germany Stefan Mücke
france Olivier Pla
united_states Billy Johnson
Ford GT 334 14 lap
12 GTLM 25 united_states Bill Auberlen
canada Kuno Wittmer
united_kingdom Alexander Sims
BMW M6 GTLM 334 14 lap
13 GTLM 911 france Patrick Pilet
france Frédéric Makowiecki
germany Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 RSR 334 14 lap
14 GTLM 912 austria Richard Lietz
france Kevin Estre
belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 RSR 332 16 lap
15 PC 26 colombia Gustavo Yacaman
united_states Colin Thompson
united_states Marc Drumwright
united_states Chapman Ducote
ORECA FLM09 328 20 lap
16 GTD 33 netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
united_states Ben Keating
germany Mario Farnbacher
Mercedes-AMG GT3 325 23 lap
17 GTD 63 italy Matteo Cressoni
denmark Christina Nielsen
italy Alessandro Balzan
Ferrari 488 GT3 324 24 lap
18 GTD 75 united_states Boris Said
australia Kenny Habul
france Tristan Vautier
Mercedes-AMG GT3 324 24 lap
19 GTD 29 united_states Connor de Phillippi
france Jules Gounon
germany Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS GT3 324 24 lap
20 GTD 48 south_africa Dion von Moltke
united_states Bryan Sellers
united_states Madison Snow
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 324 24 lap
21 GTD 73 germany Jörg Bergmeister
united_states Patrick Lindsey
united_states Matt McMurry
Porsche 911 GT3 R 324 24 lap
22 GTD 57 united_states Lawson Aschenbach
united_states Andrew Davis
united_states Matt Bell
Audi R8 LMS GT3 324 24 lap
23 GTD 86 united_states Jeff Segal
brazil Oswaldo Negri Jr.
united_states Tom Dyer
Acura NSX GT3 324 24 lap
24 GTD 11 italy Richard Antinucci
switzerland Rolf Ineichen
italy Mirko Bortolotti
germany Christian Engelhart
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 323 25 lap
25 GTD 28 denmark Michael Christensen
canada Daniel Morad
united_states Spencer Pumpelly
united_states Michael de Quesada
Porsche 911 GT3 R 323 25 lap
26 GTD 16 united_states Brett Sandberg
united_states Corey Lewis
netherlands Jeroen Mul
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 322 26 lap
27 GTD 46 france Emmanuel Collard
italy Fabio Babini
italy Emanuele Busnelli
italy Michele Beretta
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 322 26 lap
28 GTD 15 united_states Austin Cindric
united_kingdom Jack Hawksworth
united_states Robert Alon
Lexus RCF GT3 320 28 lap
29 P 55 united_states Spencer Pigot
united_states Jonathan Bomarito
united_states Tristan Nunez
Mazda DPi 319 29 lap
30 GTD 93 united_states Andy Lally
united_kingdom Katherine Legge
canada Mark Wilkins
Acura NSX GT3 318 30 lap
31 GTD 23 united_states Townsend Bell
united_states Frankie Montecalvo
united_states Bill Sweedler
Audi R8 LMS GT3 309 39 lap
32 PC 20 united_states Don Yount
united_states Buddy Rice
canada Daniel Burkett
ORECA FLM09 302 46 lap
33 GTD 54 sweden Niclas Jönsson
united_states Jon Bennett
united_states Colin Braun
Porsche 911 GT3 R 283 65 lap
34 GTD 18 united_states Brandon Gdovic
united_states Anthony Massari
canada Emmanuel Anassis
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 282 66 lap
35 GTD 14 united_states Scott Pruett
united_kingdom Ian James
united_states Sage Karam
Lexus RCF GT3 269 79 lap
36 GTD 27 italy Paolo Ruberti
united_states Lawrence DeGeorge
monaco Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 255 93 lap
37 P 90 germany René Rast
belgium Marc Goossens
netherlands Renger van der Zande
Multimatic/Riley 241 107 lap
38 GTD 96 united_states Justin Marks
germany Jens Klingmann
finland Jesse Krohn
BMW M6 GT3 228 120 lap
39 P 52 united_kingdom Tom Kimber-Smith
mexico Jose Gutierrez
united_states Mike Guasch
Ligier 205 143 lap
40 P 70 united_states Tom Long
united_states Joel Miller
united_kingdom Marino Franchitti
Mazda DPi 180 168 lap
41 P 13 germany Nick Heidfeld
switzerland Sébastien Buemi
switzerland Neel Jani
ORECA 167 181 lap
42 P 22 brazil Bruno Senna
new_zealand Brendon Hartley
united_states Ed Brown
united_states Johannes van Overbeek
Nissan DPi 158 190 lap
43 GTLM 24 united_states John Edwards
netherlands Nicky Catsburg
germany Martin Tomczyk
BMW M6 GTLM 149 199 lap
44 GTD 50 united_states Cooper MacNeil
united_states Gunnar Jeannette
new_zealand Shane van Gisbergen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 132 216 lap
45 P 2 brazil Pipo Derani
united_states Scott Sharp
united_kingdom Ryan Dalziel
Nissan DPi 47 301 lap
46 GTLM 4 switzerland Marcel Fassler
united_kingdom Oliver Gavin
united_states Tommy Milner
Corvette C7.R 42 306 lap

 

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