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Sebring 2002

Presented by Dodge

16/03/2002

14/03/2002

Qualifying

Frank Biela shattered his own track record in winning the pole position Thursday for Saturday's 50th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, presented by Dodge, at Sebring International Raceway. The race will kick off the 2002 American Le Mans Series season.

Biela drove an Audi R8 Prototype to a lap of 1:48.029 on the 3.7-mile circuit and will lead a 60-car field in Saturday's sports car endurance race. He and co-drivers Tom Kristensen and Emanuele Pirro have won the last two runnings of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and also won the 2000 Sebring race. Biela's previous track record of 1:48.825 had been set in 2000.

"Coming here is always something special," said Biela. "The 50th just makes it more so. Sebring, Le Mans and Road Atlanta (Petit Le Mans) are races that all sports car drivers want to win."

Qualifying second was the second factory Audi driven by Rinaldo Capello,
Christian Pescatori and Johnny Herbert. Pulling a major surprise by qualifying third was the MG Lola EX257 driven by Johnny Kane of England, which was also the fastest car in the LMP 675 class for smaller Prototypes. He will co-drive with Americans Mel Hawkins and Steve Knight.

Ron Fellows of Canada was the fastest qualifier in the GTS class in a
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, his third Sebring pole in the last four years.
Fellows, seeking his first Sebring win, will co-drive with Johnny O'Connell and Oliver Gavin.

Leading the GT class was the Porsche 911 GT3 RS driven by defending race winners Sascha Maassen and Lucas Luhr. Maassen won the pole for the second straight year, jumping to the top of the chart in the final minute of the qualifying session.

1	01	LMP900	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8	1:48.029
2	02	LMP900	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello, Johnny Herbert, Christian Pescatori	Audi R8	1:48.744
3	11	LMP675	KnightHawk Racing	Steve Knight, Mel Hawkins, Jonny Kane	MG Lola EX257/AER	1:50.543
4	50	LMP900	Panoz Motorsports	Jan Magnussen, David Brabham, Eric Van De Poele	Panoz LMP01	1:50.617
5	38	LMP900	Champion Racing	Andy Wallace, Jan Lammers, Stefan Johansson	Audi R8	1:50.797
6	51	LMP900	Panoz Motorsports	Bryan Herta, David Donohue, Bill Auberlen	Panoz LMP01	1:51.076
7	07	LMP900	Team Cadillac	Eric Bernard, Emmanuel Collard, JJ Lehto	Cadillac Northstar LMP 02	1:51.160
8	08	LMP900	Team Cadillac	Wayne Taylor, Max Angelelli, Christophe Tinseau	Cadillac Northstar LMP 02	1:51.434
9	36	LMP900	Riley & Scott Racing	Jim Mathews, Guy Smith, Marc Goossens	Riley & Scott MKlll C/Elan	1:51.834
10	27	LMP900	Doran Lista Racing	Freddy Lienhard, Didier Theys, Mauro Baldi	Oreca Dallara/ Judd	1:52.186
11	21	LMP900	Team Ascari	Ben Collins, Christian Vann, Justin Wilson	Ascari/ Judd Ascari KZR1	1:54.447
12	20	LMP900	Dyson Racing Team	Rob Dyson, Chris Dyson, Dorsey Schroeder	Riley & Scott MKlll A/Lincoln	1:54.969
13	16	LMP900	Dyson Racing Team	James Weaver, Butch Leitzinger, Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Riley & Scott MKlll a/Lincoln	1:55.197
14	19	LMP900	Team Ascari	Werner Lupberger, TJ Bell, Kristian Kolby	Ascari/Judd Ascari KZR1	1:55.689
15	00	LMP900	Gunnar Racing	Wayne Jackson, Gunnar Jeannette, Chad Block	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S	1:56.219
16	17	LMP900	MBD Sportscar	Milka Duno, John Graham, Scott Maxwell	Panoz LMP07/ Mugen	1:56.432
17	18	LMP900	MBD Sportscar	Didier de Radigues, Bruno Lambert, Rick Sutherland	Panoz LMP07/ Mugen	1:56.957
18	41	LMP675	Noel Del Bello Racing	Jean-Denis Deletraz, Christophe Pillon, Mark Smithson	Reynard 2KQ ROC/Volkswagon	1:58.080
19	28	LMP675	Welter Racing	Jean-Rene De Fournoux, Stephane Daoudi, AJ Smith	WR/Peugeot	1:58.318
20	03	GTS	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	1:59.699
21	04	GTS	Corvette Racing	Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, Frank Froen	Corvette Racing	1:59.940
22	40	LMP675	Racing Organisation Course	Jeff Jones, Ryan Jones, Jeffery Jones	Reynard 2KQ ROC/Volkswagon	2:00.568
23	46	GTS	Team Carsport Holland	Mike Hazemans, Anthony Kumpen, Luca Cappellari	Dodge Viper GTS-R	2:01.476
24	86	GTS	Larbre Competition Chereau	Jean-Luc Chereau, Christophe Bouchut, Vincent Vosse	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	2:01.785
25	77	GTS	Prodrive	Rickard Rydell, Alain Menu, Tomas Enge	Ferrari 550 Maranello	2:02.971
26	83	GTS	Graham Nash Motorsport	T Erdos, I McKellar, R Johnson	Saleen S7R	2:03.069
27	26	GTS	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad, Toni Seiler, Terry Borcheller	Saleen S7R	2:03.467
28	30	LMP900	InterSport	Mark Neuhaus, John Macaluso, Butch Bricknell	Lola B2K/10/Judd	2:04.235
29	89	LMP675	Porschehaus Racing	Stephane Veilleux, Robert Julien, Adam Merzon	Lola B2k/40/Nissan	2:04.733
30	24	LMP675	AutoExe Motorsports	Yojiro Terada, Jim Downing, John Fergus	AutoExe LMP-02/ Mazda	2:06.027
31	55	LMP675	Team Bucknum Racing	Chris McMurry, Bryan Willman, Pierre Ehret	Pilbeam/Nissan MP84	2:06.719
32	23	GT	Alex Job Racing	Lucas Luhr, Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:07.460
33	56	LMP675	Team Bucknum Racing	Dick Downs, Jeff Bucknums, Allen Ziegelman	Pilbeam/Nissan MP84	2:07.640
34	57	GT	Freisinger Motorsport	Romain Dumas, Ni Amorim, Hans Ferti	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:07.746
35	22	GT	Alex Job Racing	Timo Bernhard, Jorg Bergmeister, Marc Lieb	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:07.786
36	60	GT	PK Sport Ltd	Robin Linddell, Fabio Babini, Giovanni Anapoli	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:07.946
37	53	GT	Seikel Motorsport	Gabrio Rosa, Alex Caffi, Luca Riccitelli	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:08.376
38	31	GT	JMB Racing	Peter Argetsinger, Andrea Montermini, Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ferrari 360 Modena	2:09.051
39	79	GT	J3 Racing	Justin Jackson, Mike Fitzgerald, David Murry	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:09.472
40	65	GT	Harlow Motorsport/ Ricardo	Mike Youles, Terry Rymer, Johnny Mowlem	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:09.804
41	66	GT	The Racers Group	Kevin Buckler, Michael Schrom, Darren Law	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:10.390
42	33	GT	MSB Motorsport	Ralf Kelleners, Marino Franchitti	Ferrari 360 Modena	2:10.913
43	32	GT	JMB Racing	Jon Vannini, Andre Garbagnati, Oswaldo Negri	Ferrari 360 Modena	2:10.997
44	52	GT	Seikel Motorsport	Hugh Plump, Philip Collin, Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:11.214
45	61	GT	PK Sport Ltd	Piers Masarati, Basil Demeroutis, Kieth Alexander	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:11.566
46	43	GT	Orbit	Leo Hindery, Peter Baron, Mike Borkowski	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:11.875
47	67	GT	The Racers Group	Larry Schumacher, Bob Nagel, Jim Pace	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:12.365
48	42	GT	Orbit	Gary Schultheis, Tony Kester, Grady Willingham	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:12.631
49	25	GTS	Konrad Motorsport	Walter Brun, Gavin Pickering, Charles Slater	Saleen S7R	2:13.258
50	85	GT	917 Racing Team	Bernard Simmenauer, Herve Clement, Andre Ahrle	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:13.550
51	12	GT	Spyker Squadron	Peter Kox, Derek Hill, John Hugenholtz	Spyker C8 Double 12	2:14.225
52	29	GT	Sebah Automotive Limited	Bart Hayden, Stephen Earle, Mark Griffiths	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:14.912
53	99	GT	Cirtek Motorsport	Rob Wilson, Paul Dawson, Dave Gooding	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:15.952
54	58	GT	Freisinger Motorsport	Howard Vance, Steven Southard	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2:16.419
55	45	GTS	American Viper Racing	Rick Fairbanks, Shane Lewis, Norm Goldrich	Dodge Viper GTS-R	2:44.658
56	37	LMP675	InterSport	Jon Field, Duncan Dayton, Michael Durand	MG Lola EX257
57	05	GTS	Park Place Racing	Chris Bingham, Peter MacLeod, Vic Rice	Saleen S7R	99:999.99
58	69	LMP675	Kyser Racing	Kye Wankum, Joe Foster, Doc Bundy	Lola B2k/40/Nissan	99:999.99