12 ore di Sebring, primo appuntamento del campionato ALMS 2006.

Alla fine della classica gara di durata é proprio la nuova Audi R10 di Rinaldo Capello, con il "mostruoso" V12 turbodiesel ad aggiudicarsi la classifica assoluta e la vittori in classe LMP1.

Mentre la Porsche RS Spyder termina in seconda posizione, alle spalle della Lola di Field in classe LMP2 e la Corvette C6R di Sarrazin riesce ancora una volta ad avere ragione della più veloce tra le Aston Martin DB9R, quella di Turner, aggiudicandosi la gara per quanto riguarda la classe maggiore riservata alle GT, la LMGT1.

Infine, da segnalare anche il buon risultato della FERRARI F430 del Team Risi, alla fine sul podio in terza posizione, immediatamente alle spalle della Panoz Esperante di Brabham, prima classificata della classe LMGT2 ed alla Porsche 911 GT3 di Lieb, seconda in LMGT2.

Sotto, la classifica provvisoria della gara ed i punteggi assegnati per il campionato

Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Fla.
Saturday's results
1. (1) Rinaldo Capello, Italy; Tom Kristensen, Denmark; Allan McNish, Scotland; Audi R10 TDI Power (1, P1), 349.
2. (28) Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Liz Halliday, Rancho Santa Fe, CA; Lola B05/40 AER (2, P2), 345.
3. (12) Oliver Gavin, England; Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Jan Magnussen, Denmark; Corvette C6-R (3, GT1), 338.
4. (10) Stephane Sarrazin, France; Jason Bright, Australia; Pedro Lamy, Lisbon Portugal; Aston Martin DB9 (4, GT1), 337.
5. (6) James Weaver, England; Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Andy Wallace, England; Lola B06/10 AER (5, P1), 336.
6. (11) Darren Turner, England; Nicolas Kiesa, Denmark; Tomas Enge, Czech Republic; Aston Martin DB9 (6, GT1), 324.
7. (13) Ron Fellows, Canada; Johnny OConnell, Flowery Branch, GA; Max Papis, Italy; Corvette C6-R (7, GT1), 324.
8. (3) Lucas Luhr, Germany; Emmanuel Collard, France; Sascha Maassen, Germany; Porsche RS Spyder (8, P2), 323, Mechanical.
9. (15) David Brabham, Australia; Sebastien Bourdais, France; Scott Maxwell, Canada; Panoz Esperante GTLM (9, GT2), 320.
10. (20) Marc Lieb, Germany; Johannes vanOverbeek, San Francisco, CA; Jon Fogarty, Los Gatos, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (10, GT2), 320.
11. (16) Ralf Kelleners, Germany; Jaime Melo, Brazil; Anthony Lazzaro, Acworth, GA; Ferrari 430 GT Berlinetta (11, GT2), 320.
12. (9) William Binnie, Portsmouth, NH; Alan Timpany, England; Rick Sutherland, Los Gatos, CA; Lola B05/40 Zytek (12, P2), 317.
13. (23) Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Lonnie Pechnik, Pacific Grove, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (13, GT2), 315.
14. (21) Richard Dean, England; Tom Kimber-Smith, England; Lawrence Tomilson, Ireland; Panoz Esperante GTLM (14, GT2), 312.
15. (18) Mike Rockenfeller, Germany; Klaus Graf, Germany; Graham Rahal, New Albany, OH; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (15, GT2), 311.
16. (8) Michael Vergers, England; Elton Julian, Los Angeles, CA; Juan Barazi, Switzerland; Courage C65 (16, P2), 293.
17. (19) Jorg Bergmeister, Germany; Nic Jonsson, Sweden; Tim Bergmeister, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (17, GT2), 292.
18. (25) Joeren Bleekemolen, Netherlands; Mike Hezemans, The Netherlands; Spyker C8 Spyder Audi (18, GT2), 281.
19. (32) Terry Borcheller, Gainesville, GA; Tom Weickardt, Whitefish Bay, WI; Jean-Philippe Belloc, France; Saleen S7R (19, GT1), 275.
20. (26) Tim Sudgen, England; Jim Matthews, Boca Raton, FL; Wolf Henzler, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (20, GT2), 267, Transmission.
21. (22) Spencer Pumpelly, Mason Neck, VA; Jep Thornton, Orlando, FL; Mark Patterson, Bronxville, NY; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (21, GT2), 263, Engine.
22. (31) Guy Cosmo, Long Island, NY; Raphael Matos, Brazil; Jamie Bach, West Palm Beach, FL; Courage C65 Mazda (22, P2), 262, Overheating.
23. (35) Peter Kox, The Netherlands; Donny Crevels, The Netherlands; Spyker C8 Spyder Audi (23, GT2), 248.
24. (24) Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Pierre Ehret, Santa Rosa, CA; Lars Nielsen, Denmark; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (24, GT2), 198.
25. (33) Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, CA; Ian James, England; Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA; BMW E46 M3 (25, GT2), 197.
26. (4) Timo Bernhard, Germany; Romain Dumas, France; Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Porsche RS Spyder (26, P2), 193, Clutch.
27. (5) Guy Smith, England; Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Lola B06/10 AER (27, P1), 173, Overheating.
28. (27) Jan Vonka, Czech Republic; Mauro Casadel, Italy; Bo McCormick, England; Porsche 911 GT3 RS (28, GT2), 130, Engine.
29. (7) Duncan Dayton, North Salem, NY; Gregor Fisken, Scotland; Rick Knoop, Laguna Beach, CA; Lola EX257 AER (29, P1), 128, Mechanical.
30. (34) Justin Marks, Sacramento, CA; Bryan Sellers, Centerville, OH; Martin Jensen, Denmark; BMW E46 M3 (30, GT2), 124, Gearbox.
31. (30) Michael Lewis, San Diego, CA; Chris McMurry, Phoenix, AZ; Bryan Willman, Kirkland, WA; Lola EX257 AER (31, P1), 121, Mechanical.
32. (2) Frank Biela, Germany; Emanuele Pirro, Italy; Marco Werner, Germany; Audi R10 TDI Power (32, P1), 117, Overheating.
33. (17) Gunnar Jeannette, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA; Bruno Junqueira, Brazil; Panoz Esperante GTLM (33, GT2), 71, Drivetrain.
34. (14) Fabio Babini, Italy; Jamie Davies, England; Paolo Ruberti, Italy; Saleen S7R (34, GT1), 66, Gearbox.
35. (29) Andy Lally, New York, NY; James Gue, Athens, GA; Andrew Davis, Lilburn, GA; Courage C65 AER (35, P2), 62, Gearbox.

Unofficial points
LMP1
Allan McNish 26
Tom Kristensen 26
Rinaldo Capello 26
James Weaver 22
Andy Wallace 22
Butch Leitzinger 22
Rick Knoop 0
Gregor Fisken 0
Marco Werner 0
Chris Dyson 0
Michael Lewis 0
Duncan Dayton 0
Guy Smith 0
Frank Biela 0
Chris McMurry 0
Bryan Willman 0

LMP2
Liz Halliday 26
Jon Field 26
Clint Field 26
Emmanuel Collard 22
Sascha Maassen 22
Lucas Luhr 22
Alan Timpany 19
William Binnie 19
Rick Sutherland 19
Elton Julian 16
Michael Vergers 16
Juan Barazi 16
Raphael Matos 14
Jamie Bach 14
Guy Cosmo 14
Patrick Long 0
James Gue 0
Romain Dumas 0
Andy Lally 0
Timo Bernhard 0

GT1
Olivier Beretta 26
Oliver Gavin 26
Jan Magnussen 26
Jason Bright 22
Stephane Sarrazin 22
Pedro Lamy 22
Nicolas Kiesa 19
Darren Turner 19
Tomas Enge 19
Max Papis 16
Ron Fellows 16
Johnny O`Connell 16
Jean-Philippe Belloc 14
Terry Borcheller 14
Tom Weickardt 14

GT2
Scott Maxwell 26
Sebastien Bourdais 26
David Brabham 26
Jon Fogarty 22
Marc Lieb 22
Johannes van Overbeek 22
Jamie Melo 19
Ralf Kelleners 19
Anthony Lazzaro 19
Seth Neiman 16
Lonnie Pechnik 16
Darren Law 16
Richard Dean 14
Tom Kimber-Smith 14
Lawerence Tomilson 14
Graham Rahal 12
Mike Rockenfeller 12
Klaus Graf 12
Tim Bergmeister 10
Nic Jonsson 10
Jorg Bergmeister 10
Jeroem Bleekemolen 9
Mike Hezemans 9
Wolf Henzler 8
Tim Sugden 8
Jim Matthews 8
Jep Thornton 7
Mark Patterson 7
Spencer Pumpelly 7
Bo McCormick 0
Mauro Casadei 0
Jan Vonka 0
Bruno Junqueira 0
Dominik Farnbacher 0
Lars Nielsen 0
Tom Milner 0
Donny Crevels 0
Martin Jensen 0
Ian James 0
Justin Marks 0
Bryan Sellers 0
Peter Kox 0
Joey Hand 0
Bill Auberlen 0
Pierre Ehret 0
Gunnar Jeannette 0