How to watch the Twelve Hours of Sebring: Schedule, TV info, streaming, start times, more
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will return to action this Saturday with the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring — and another new manufacturer in its premier hybrid prototype category.
After missing the Rolex 24 at Daytona season opener Jan. 29-30, Lamborghini will make its Grand Touring Prototype debut in the prestigious endurance race in central Florida. The Italian manufacturer will field the No. 63 SC63 with the Iron Lynx lineup of Andrea Caldarelli, Matteo Cairoli and Romain Grosjean, a veteran of IndyCar and Formula One.
With a 3.8-liter, twin-turbo V-8 engine and a Ligier chassis, Lamborghini becomes the fifth automaker to build a car under the LMDh platform of the top category, joining Acura, BMW, Cadillac and Porsche. The Lamborghini LMDh car posted competitive lap speeds during a mid-December test at Daytona International Speedway.
Lamborghini is slated to run the four remaining endurance races on this year's IMSA schedule. The Iron Lynx Lamborghini also is competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Porsche Penske Motorsport enters Sebring with global momentum across multiple series. The team's No. 7 Porsche 963 won the Rolex 24 at Daytona season opener in IMSA and then scored a victory in the World Endurance Championship season opener in Qatar. Last week, Team Penske won the NTT IndyCar Series opener with Josef Newgarden, and defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney is leading the points standings.
Cadillac has won the past three Twelve Hours of Sebring and four of the past five. Last year, the No. 31 Whelen Action Express Cadillac won en route to the GTP championship as Pipo Derani took his fourth overall victory at Sebring.
"It’s pretty nice to be able to walk into the track and see your name there or to walk into the Hall of Fame and see how many great drivers have won Sebring," Derani told the IMSA Wire Service. "To think you’ve done something nice in this very iconic and special race is nice, but I don’t look at it the same way as I probably will once I retire. At the moment, I am constantly trying to win more as if I hadn’t won it."
Other notable IndyCar drivers entered in the race: Scott Dixon (No. 01 Ganassi Cadillac), Colton Herta (No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti Acura), Tom Blomqvist (No. 31 Action Express Cadillac), Kyle Kirkwood (No. 14 Vasserr Sullivan Lexus).
Here are the details for the 72nd running of the IMSA Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway (all times are ET):
2024 IMSA Twelve Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway
WHEN: Saturday, March 16, 9:40 a.m.
DISTANCE: A 12-hour race on the 17-turn, 3.74-mile course in Sebring, Florida.
FORECAST: According to Wunderground.com, it's expected to be 73 degrees with a 4% chance of rain at the green flag.
ENTRY LIST: Click here to see the 58-car field for the 2024 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
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 9:30 a.m. on March 16. USA Network also will have coverage of the race from 4-10 p.m.
The announcing team will include Leigh Diffey, Dave Burns, Calvin Fish, Brian Till, Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe (who also is driving the No. 9 Pfaff McLaren in the event). Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch and Matt Yocum will serve as pit reporters.
RADIO: Select sessions live on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com; SiriusXM live race coverage begins March 16 at 9:30 a.m. (Sirius channel 216, XM 207, Web/App 992)
TWELVE HOURS OF SEBRING DAILY SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
8:05-8:35 a.m.: Whelen Mazda MX-5 qualifying
8:50-9:20 a.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Qualifying
9:40-11:10 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice
11:30-11:45 a.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo qualifying, Race 1
11:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo qualifying, Race 2
12:20-12:35 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR qualifying
12:40-12:55 p.m.: Michelin Pilot Challenge GS qualifying
1:55-2:40 p.m.: Whelen Mazda MX-5 Race 1
3-4:30 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice
4:50-5:30 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 1
5:55-6:45 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 1
7:45-9:15 p.m.: IMSA WeatherTech Sports Championship practice
FRIDAY, MARCH 15
10:55-11:10 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD/GTD Pro qualifying
11:20-11:35 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCa Championship LMP2 qualifying
11:45 a.m.-noon: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP qualifying
1-1:45 p.m.: Whelen Mazda MX-5 Race 2
2:05-2:55 p.m.: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 2
4:15-6:15 p.m.: IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race
7:15-7:55 p.m.: Porsche Carrera Cup Race 2
SATURDAY, MARCH 16
8-8:20 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship warmup
9:40 a.m.-9:40 p.m.: 72nd annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
IMSA COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS
Porsche wins Rolex 24 at Daytona, ending 55-year drought for Roger Penske
A viewer’s guide to the Rolex 24: Five things to watch this weekend
Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and Josef Newgarden among notable crossovers this year
Inside the sophisticated cockpit of a GTP hybrid prototype
Bubba Wallace wowed by sports car culture
Pipo Derani puts No. 31 Cadillac on pole position with record lap at Daytona
Defending Rolex 24 winner Mike Shank on IMSA comeback: “I work on it every day”
As his team grows bigger than ever, Wayne Taylor keeps an eye on the little things
NASCAR ON NBC PODCAST IMSA COVERAGE
Episode 312: Rolex 24 preview: A world-class field gathers at the World Center of Racing for a race of champions: Listen on Apple Podcasts, Listen on Spotify
Episode 313: Unable to defend Rolex 24 title, Mike Shank plots his IMSA return: Listen on Apple Podcasts, Listen on Spotify
Episode 314: Unable to defend Rolex 24 title, Mike Shank plots his IMSA return: Listen on Apple Podcasts, Listen on Spotify
