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Hour 3: Audi diesel leads 12 Hours of Sebring
Penske Porsche's falter
March 18, 2006

Audi R10 out front

SEBRING, Fla. – The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring will go down in history as Frank Biela became the first driver to lead the classic endurance race with a diesel-powered sports car in the No. 1 Audi R10 TDI.

At the end of the first hour, Biela was more than 40 seconds ahead of teammate Rinaldo Capello in the No. 2 car, which had to start the race from pit lane after switching out a heat exchanger. Capello flew through the field and passed Timo Bernhard in the No. 7 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder for second on lap 19, just 35 minutes in.

Now at the three hour mark Car No. 1 is beginning to have engine problems and the No. 2 Audi has taken the lead.

In GT1 the No. 4 Corvette leads the No. 3 Corvette, with both Aston Martins close behind. The Aston Martins are proving faster on new tires (Pirelli) but the Corvettes (Michelin) are faster as the tires wear.

The GT2 battle is a tight one with Risi Ferrari currently leading.

Hour 3 standings

Pos	Car	Cls	CP	Drivers	Team	Car	Laps
1.	2	P1	1.	R.Capello, A.McNish, T.Kristensen	Audi Sport North Ameri	Audi R10 TDI	90
2.	1	P1	2.	F.Biela, E.Pirro, M.Werner	Audi Sport North Ameri	Audi R10 TDI	90
3.	16	P1	3.	J.Weaver, B.Leitzinger, A.Wallace	Dyson Racing	Lola B06/10 AER	87
4.	37	P2	1.	J.Field, D.Dayton, L.Halliday	Intersport Racing	Lola B05/40 AER	87
5.	4	GT1	1.	O.Gavin, O.Beretta, J.Magnussen	Corvette Racing	Corvette C6-R	85
6.	20	P1	4.	C.Dyson, G.Smith	Dyson Racing	Lola B06/10 AER	85
7.	3	GT1	2.	R.Fellows, J.O'Connell, M.Papis	Corvette Racing	Corvette C6-R	85
8.	009	GT1	3.	P.Lamy, S.Sarrazin, J.Bright	Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin DB9	85
9.	41	P2	2.	B.Binnie, A.Timpany, R.Sutherland	Binnie Motorsports	Lola B05/40 Zytek	85
10.	6	P2	3.	S.Maassen, L.Luhr, E.Collard	Penske Motorsports	Porsche RS Spyder	83
11.	007	GT1	4.	T.Enge, N.Kiesa, D.Turner	Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin DB9	83
12.	25	GT1	5.	T.Weickardt, T.Borcheller	Konrad Motorsports	Saleen S7R	81
13.	62	GT2	1.	R.Kellenrs, J.Melo, A.Lazzaro	Risi Competizione	Ferrari 430 GT Berline	81
14.	8	P2	4.	J.Bach, G.Cosmo, R.Matos	B-K Motorsports	Courage C65 Mazda	81
15.	31	GT2	2.	J.Bergmeister, N. Jonsson, T.Bergmei	Petersen/White Lightin	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	81
16.	50	GT2	3.	S.Maxwell, D.Brabham, S.Bourdais	Multimatic/Team Panoz	Panoz Esperante GTLM	81
17.	12	P1	5.	M.Lewis, C.McMurry, B.Willman	Autocon Motorsports	Lola EX257 AER	81
18.	45	GT2	4.	J.Van Overbeek, J.Fogarty, D.Law	Flying Lizard	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	80
19.	23	GT2	5.	M.Rockenfeller, K.Graf, G.Rahal	Alex Job Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	80
20.	22	GT2	6.	J.Marks, B.Sellers, M.Jensen	BMW Team PTG	BMW E46 M3	79
21.	80	GT2	7.	L.Tomlinson, R.Dean, T.Kimber-Smith	Team LNT	Panoz Esperante GTLM	79
22.	44	GT2	8.	L.Pechnik, S.Neiman	Flying Lizard	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	79
23.	79	GT2	9.	T.Sugden, J.Matthews	J3 Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	79
24.	86	GT2	10.	J.Bleekemolen, M.Hezemans	Spyker Squadron Spyker	Spyker C8 Spyker Audi	78
25.	78	GT2	11.	S.Plumpelly, J.Thorton, M.Patterson	J3 Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	78
26.	85	GT2	12.	P.Kox, D.Crevels	Spyker Squadron Spyker	Spyker C8 Spyker Audi	78
27.	9	P1	6.	D.Dayton, R.Knoop, G.Fisken	Highcroft Racing	Lola EX257 AER	77
28.	33	P2	5.	J.Barazi, M.Vergers, E.Julian	Barazi Epsilon	Courage C65 AER	75
29.	7	P2	6.	T.Bernhard, R.Dumas, P.Long	Penske Motorsports	Porsche RS Spyder	74
30.	51	GT2	13.	G.Jeannette, T.Milner, B.Junqueira	Multimatic/Team Panoz	Panoz Esperante GTLM	71
31.	55	GT2	14.	P.Ehret, L.Nielsen, D.Farnbacher	Farnbacher Loles Racin	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	71
32.	56	GT2	15.	J.Vonka, M.Casadei, B.McCormick	Vonka Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	70
33.	26	GT1	6.	P.Ruberti, Babini, J.Davies	Konrad Motorsports	Saleen S7R	66
34.	21	GT2	16.	B.Auberlen, J.Hand, I.James	BMW Team PTG	BMW E46 M3	65
35.	10	P2	7.	A.Lally, J.Gue	Miracle Motorsports	Courage C65 AER	50

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