Sebring produced clean 1‑2s
At the 2026 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Porsche Penske Motorsport finished 1‑2 in the headline GTP class while Manthey and AO Racing did the same in GTD Pro — reliability and strategy dominated the event (speedwaydigest.com). United Autosports USA also took a 1‑2 in LMP2, underscoring a day of controlled prototypes and textbook team execution (speedwaydigest.com).
The race-winning No. 7 completed 343 laps in 12:01:48.652, and the gap to its sister car at the flag was 1.515 seconds; the No. 7 was driven by Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich while the No. 6 ran Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Matt Campbell. (autosport.com) Penske’s two 963s led all but 60 of the 343 laps, and Nasr paced the final 22 circuits to close out the result. (imsa.com) Race control and the timing stand ordered Nasr to yield with roughly 1 hour 12 minutes remaining; Nasr later passed Kevin Estre at Turn 17 with 64 minutes to go, a move that produced visible post‑race disagreement within the team. (speedsportlife.com) Manthey’s No. 911 “Grello” was driven by Thomas Preining, Klaus Bachler and Ricardo Feller, with Preining’s decisive pass in the penultimate hour ultimately producing a 1.43‑second winning margin in GTD Pro. (newsroom.porsche.com) AO Racing’s pink “Roxy” No. 77 carried Nick Tandy, Harry King and Alessio Picariello and finished narrowly behind Manthey after a late class duel that left the two Porsches at the front of GTD Pro. (racer.com) In LMP2 the No. 2 United Autosports Oreca (Mikkel Jensen, Hunter McElrea, Phil Fayer) beat sister car No. 22 by about 0.51 seconds after the No. 22 required a rear‑wing change following contact. (autoracing1.com) GTD produced the other dramatic finish: AF Corse USA’s No. 21 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo — Antonio Fuoco, Lilou Wadoux and Simon Mann — overcame three drive‑through penalties and executed a last‑lap pass to claim the class victory, marking the 296 GT3 Evo’s first IMSA win. (sebringraceway.com) IMSA’s championship now moves to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 17–18, 2026 as the series’ third round. (imsa.com)
