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The 69th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts weekend is March 16-19, 2022. In addition to the marquee 12-Hour Classic on March 19, other races scheduled to take place during the weekend include the FIA WEC 1000 Miles of Sebring, the Alan Jay Automotive Network 120, IMSA Prototype Challenge, and Porsche Carrera Cup North America (schedule subject to change). Spectator gates are scheduled to open at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, and will remain open 24 hours a day through Sunday, March 20.

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Again on its traditional date, the Classic 12 Hour begins on November 30th and continues through December 4th..

With close to nine (9) hours of possible track time, you will certainly have your fun meter pegged all week long!

Classic 12 Hour Entries include the following:
Two (2) Driver Credentials
Three (3) Crew Member Credentials

Official Race Schedule

Sebring Classic 12 Group/Class List

Also running will be the Sebring Historics which includes:
WeatherTech Sprint Races
B.R.M Chronograph Endurance Challenges
SascoSports Int'l/American Challenge
Stoner Car Care Global GT
Classic RS Cup

HSR's Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday evening.

Sebring start times, TV schedule: After a three-year absence, Super Sebring will return as the World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race on consecutive days at Sebring International Raceway.

The 70th edition of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring will take place Saturday, March 19, preceded by the WEC opening its season March 18 with the 1,000 Miles of Sebring. The WEC made its Sebring debut in 2019, but the 2020 race was canceled because of the pandemic (which also precluded a return in 2021).

Several drivers will be hustling between the IMSA and WEC paddocks to race both series this weekend in what could be considered a preview of next year. With rules convergence bringing the Hypercars of WEC and the new LMDh cars of IMSA into the rebranded Grand Touring Prototype category, Sebring could feature head-to-head battles between the premier sports car series’ top prototype divisions in 2023.

For the last Twelve Hours of Sebring with DPi (which will be replaced by LMDh in 2023), there are 53 cars entered across five categories in the second race of the 2022 IMSA season.

STARTING GRID: Click here for how the 53 cars will line up Friday

Meyer Shank Racing’s Oliver Jarvis is seeking history as the Brit aims to become the first driver to win four consecutive IMSA Endurance Cup events. In his MSR debut, Jarvis was part of this year’s winning Rolex 24 entry on the heels of winning last year at Watkins Glen International and Michelin Road Atlanta with Mazda Motorsports.

The No. 5 Cadillac of JDC MotorSports is the defending winner of the Twelve Hours of Sebring. Loic Duval and Tristan Vautier return from last year’s entry with new co-driver Richard Westbrook as Sebastien Bourdais has moved to Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 01 Cadillac.

Here are the details for the 70th running of the IMSA Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway (all times are ET):

2022 IMSA Twelve Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway

WHEN: Saturday, March 19, 10:10 a.m.

DISTANCE: A 12-hour race on the 17-turn, 3.74-mile course in Sebring, Florida.

TRACK MAP: Click here for the Sebring International Raceway layout

FORECAST: According to Wunderground.com, it’s expected to be 72 degrees with a 15% chance of rain at the green flag.

ENTRY LIST: Click here to see the field for the 2022 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring

QUALIFYING RESULTS: The starting grid after Friday’s session

RACE BROADCAST

TV: The Twelve Hours of Sebring will be streamed across the NBC Sports App, NBCSports.com and Peacock, which will have coverage of the event from flag to flag beginning at 10 a.m. on March 19. USA Network also will have coverage of the race from 3:30-10:30 p.m.

RADIO: All sessions live on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com; SiriusXM live race coverage begins March 19 at 9:45 a.m. (Sirius channel 216, XM 207, Web/App 992)

TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING DAILY SCHEDULE, START TIMES

Here’s a rundown of everything happening at Sebring International Raceway (all times are ET):

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16

8:55-9:35 a.m. ET: Porsche Carrera Cup, Practice No. 1

9:50-10:50 a.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge, Practice No. 1

11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.: FIA World Endurance Championship, Free Practice No. 1

12:20 p.m.-12:50 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup, Practice No. 2

1:05-2:05 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge, Practice No. 2

3:05-3:35 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup, Qualifying

3:50-4:25 p.m.: Michelin Challenge, Qualifying

4:35-5:35 p.m.: FIA WEC, Free Practice No. 2

THURSDAY, MARCH 17

9:15-9:55 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup, Race No. 1

10:15-11:45 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Practice No. 1

12:05-1:05 p.m.: FIA WEC, Free Practice No. 3

1:25-2:05 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup, Race No. 2

2:25-3:55 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Practice No. 2

4:25-6:25 p.m.: Alan Jay Automotive Network MPC 120

7-7:30 p.m.: FIA WEC, Qualifying

7:45-9:15 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Practice No. 3

FRIDAY, MARCH 18

8:55-9:10 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Practice No. 4

9:20-10:25 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Qualifying

Noon-8 p.m.: FIA WEC 1000 Miles of Sebring

SATURDAY, MARCH 19

10:10 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, 70th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours Of Sebring

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Taking advantage of penalties to multiple competitors, Ricky Brabec won Stage 1 of the 2023 Dakar Rally to take the overall lead in the bikes category.

The Southern California native clocked a time of 4 hours, 14 minutes, 10 seconds aboard his No. 2 Monster Energy Honda CRF 450 Rally, beating Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Kevin Benavides of Argentina (4:14:29).

Daniel Sanders (fifth, 4:15:55) and Pablo Quintanilla (seventh, 4:16:17) initially finished ahead of Brabec, but each rider received 2-minute speeding penalties that knocked them off the podium.

“Goal No. 1 was not to open the stage,” Brabec said. “I feel quite well and confident after today, but I will just try to go day by day, keep pace and stay in the top 10. It’s going to be hard to be out of the lead — like we saw today — but we have to see how it goes until the rest day. Today was fairly simple. No stress. It was a great day!

It’s the first stage win in two years for Brabec, who became the first American champion of the Dakar Rally in 2020. He won three stages and the prologue while finishing second in 2021.

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“Today we encountered almost all of it,” Brabec posted on Instagram. “Sand, rocks, dunes, summits, animals, locals. It was great. Let’s push on for a new day.”

Heading into a critical second stage that will feature a special stage of closed tracks for 430 km that put a premium on handling, Brabec leads Benavides by 19 seconds. Australian Toby Price is third, 39 seconds behind. Joan Barreda Bort, who also suffered a speeding penalty, is fourth overall.

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Californian Mason Klein of BAS world KTM finished sixth (4:14:49). Klein, who is making his second Dakar start after finishing ninth as a rookie, is 1 minute, 14 seconds behind Brabec.

“The navigation was super good,” said Klein, who rode cautiously after exceeding speed limits early in the stage. “I really enjoy this kind of riding. This is like what I have back home. … It was super good, and at least I know I can definitely win a stage in the future.”

Defending bikes winner Sam Sunderland, a two-time Dakar Rally winner, withdrew after crashing 52 kilometers into the special. Though conscious and fully mobile, the Brit was flown to Yanbu Hospital for further testing because of back pain.

🏍🚗 After their Stage 1 wins it is Ricky Brabec and Carlos Sainz who lead the Bikes and Cars General Rankings ⚡️

See the full results here: https://t.co/UmZRC1Xukv #Dakar2023 pic.twitter.com/hXzu1FMzkq

— DAKAR RALLY (@dakar) January 1, 2023

In the cars category, Carlos Sainz kept Team Audi Sport at the front, taking the overall lead with a stage victory by 10 seconds over Sebastien Loeb. Sainz, a three-time Dakar winner, also leads the overall by 10 seconds over Loeb.

“Everything went smoothly except for a puncture near the start of the special, which also meant I was extra cautious the rest of the stage,” said Sainz, whose son, winning F1 Ferrari driver Carlos Jr., was on hand to watch the victory while following partly from a helicopter. “From then on, we had no problems, and the car worked like a charm. We’ll see what approach we take tomorrow.”

Motorsport legend Carlos Sainz claiming his 42nd Dakar stage win in an Audi RS Q e-tron E2 alongside co-driver Lucas Cruz #Dakar2023 pic.twitter.com/npVqot9EJh

— Red Bull Motorsports (@redbullmotors) January 1, 2023

Prologue winner Mattias Ekstrom fell to 13th overall (15 minutes, 33 seconds off the lead) after fading from the lead to a 15th-place finish late in Stage 2.

In the T3 light prototype category, American Seth Quintero finished third in Stage 1, just 5 seconds ahead of Red Bull Off-Road Junior teammate Austin “A.J.” Jones

NBC Sports’ daily 6:30 p.m. ET coverage on Peacock of the 2023 Dakar Rally will begin tonight.

NEXT: Stage 2 of the  2023 Dakar Rally will cover 590 kilometers (including 431 km against the clock in the special) from Sea Camp to AlUla. Navigating the dunes will be critical.

Here are the stage winners, the top three in each category and American notables after Stage 1:

Car

Stage 1 winner: Carlos Sainz (ESP), Team Audi Sport, 3:28:55.

1. Carlos Sainz (ESP), Team Audi Sport, 3:28:55; 2. Sebastien Loeb (FRA), Bahrain Raid Extreme, 3:29:05; 3. Yazeed Al Rajhi (SAU), Overdrive Racing, 3:30:56.

Bike

Stage 1 winner: Ricky Brabec (USA), Monster Energy Honda, 4:14:10.

1. Ricky Brabec (USA), Monster Energy Honda, 4:14:10; 2. Kevin Benavides (ARG), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 4:14:29; 3. Toby Price (AUS), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, 4:14:49. U.S. notables: 6. Mason Klein, BAS world KTM, 4:15:24; 9. Skyler Howes, Husqvarna Factory Racing, 4:19:22; 32. Jacob Argubright, Duust Co Rally Team, 4:44:34; 55. Pablo Copetti, Del Amo Motorsports, 5:09:35; 80. Kyle McCoy, American Rally Originals, 5:36:16; 85. David Pearson, American Rally Originals, 5:40:52; 87. Petr Vlcek, Detyens Racing, 5:43:41; 99. Paul Neff, American Rally Originals, 5:53:22; 116. Lawrence Ace Nilson, Duust Rally Team, 6:21:37; 118. James Pearson, American Rally Originals, 6:22:32; 132. Morrison Hart, American Rally Originals, 7:40:42.

Quad

Stage 1 winner: Alexandre Giroud (FRA), Yamaha Racing, 4:55:28.

1. Alexandre Giroud (FRA), Yamaha Racing, 4:55:28; 2. Manuel Andujar (ARG), 7240 Team, 4:55:49; 3. Marcelo Medeiros (BRA), Taguatur Racing Team, 5:08:20. U.S. notable: 15. Pablo Copetti, Del Amo Motorsports, 5:09:35.

T3 Light prototype

Stage 1 winner: Francisco Lopez Contardo (CHL), Red Bull Can-Am Factory Team, 3:57:40.

1. Francisco Lopez Contardo (CHL), Red Bull Can-Am Factory Team, 3:57:40; 2. 3. Guillaume De Mevius (BEL), Grally Team, 3:59:29; 3. Seth Quintero (USA), Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team, 4:00:47. U.S. notables: 4. Austin “A.J.” Jones, Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team, 4:01:12; 6. Mitch Guthrie, Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team, 4:08:57.

T4 SSV

Stage 1 winner: Eryk Goczal (POL), Energylandia Rally Team, 4:11:58.

1. Eryk Goczal (POL), Energylandia Rally Team, 4:11:58; 2. Pau Navarro (ESP), FN Speed Team, 4:13:29; 3. Michal Goczal (POL), Energylandia Rally Team, 4:13:49.

Truck

Stage 1 winner: Martin Macik (CZE), MM Technology Team, 3:57:18.

1. Martin Macik (CZE), MM Technology Team, 9:43; 2. Ales Loprais (CZE), Instaforex Loprais Praga 4:02:19; 3. Mitchel Van Den Brink (NLD), Eurol Team De Rooy, 4:06:36.

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