Lizards Win Sebring in GT2! No. 45 is P1; No. 44 P2

*** Lizards win in GT2: the No. 45 takes the checkered and the No. 44 follows for second. It's the first Sebring win and the first ever 1/2 finish in the team's history. The No. 46 came through a challenging race to finish eighth. All three cars finished in a race of attrition in which 50% of the GT2 field did not complete the race.

Congratulations to the entire team and all nine drivers- Darren, Seth, Alex, Joerg, Wolf, Marc, Johannes, Patrick, and Richard. Well done!!! ****

See you all in St. Petersburg!

9:52 - No. 45 pits for fuel. Marc stays in the car and is out quickly, still in P1.

9:50 - ** 15 minutes to go **.

9:44 - Darren calls in that he's losing control - he thought he might have a flat fire. The crew replies that there appears to be water on the track.

9:24 - 40 minutes left in the race. Positions: P1 No. 45; P 2 No 44; P 3 No 61; P 4 No 73; P 5 No. 5. No. 46 is P 8.

9:22 - The No. 44 is in the pits for fuel only. Darren stayed in the car.

9:16 - The No. 44 and the No. 46 are both getting ready to pit. No. 44 will have just fuel, no tires or driver change. The No. 46 will have full fuel, tires, and driver change to Patrick Pilet. No. 46 is in and Patrick is out of the pits after some trouble restarting. The No. 46 is in P 8, with the No. 71 Ferrari back in P 7.

9:08 pm - Richard in the No. 46 just did the second fastest GT2 lap of the race - 2:02:721. Positions: P 2. No 45; P 2 No. 44; P 3 No. 61. P 4 No. 73. P5 No. 5.

No. 5 is still out for repairs. No. 11 in P 6 has pitted. No. 45 is in P 7. The No. 71 Tafel Ferrari is still right on Richard's tail.

9:05 pm - *** 1 hour remains ***

8:56 pm - No. 45 Porsche is in the pits for a lengthy pit stop. The No. 45 Porsche, in the lead, pits for driver change to Marc Lieb, tires, and fuel. The No. 45 is out still in the lead. No. 44 is in P 2. No. 46, with Richard Lietz at the wheel, has moved to P 7, but the No. 71 Ferrari, which was in front of him, is behind after a pit stop but very close on his tail.

8:41 - Positions: P1 No. 45; P 2 No. 44; P3 No. 61; P4 No. 5; P5 No. 73. No. 46 is P 8. No. 45 is 3 laps ahead of the No. 44. No. 45 is 2 laps ahead of the No. 44. The No. 44 is 2 laps ahead of the P3 No. 61 Ferrari.

** 90 minutes remain **

8:29 - No. 44 is in the pits now. Darren takes over for Alex and he is out back on track. He will retain his P2 position.

8:27 - Positions: P1 No. 45; P 2 No. 44; P3 No. 61; P4 No. 5; P5 No. 73. No. 46 is P 8.

8:25 pm - No. 46 pits for tires and fuel - Richard Lietz will stay in the car. Once this stop is complete, the No. 46 plans for one more fuel stop through the end of the race. No 44 will also pit shortly for tires, fuel and driver change to Darren Law.

** 2 hours to go **

8:02 pm - Even with the pit stop, No. 45 remains in P1, 2 laps ahead of the No. 44, which is 1 lap ahead of the No. 61 Ferrari.

8:00 - Positions are: P1 No. 45; P 2 No. 44; P 3 No. 61; P 4 No. 5; P 5 No. 73. No. 46 is P8, now 26 seconds behind the No. 71 Ferrari - he was able to narrow the gap after the No. 71's long stop. No. 61 is in the pits. No. 45 pits for fuel and tires, driver change from Wolf to Joerg.

7:57 - The No. 71 had a lengthy pit stop - looks like a wheel gun problem.

7:46 - Alex in the No. 44 reports a vibration like something is flapping. The crew thinks it is just pickup from the track. The No. 61 Krohn Ferrari spun and is off track but is able to continue.

7:43 pm - The No. 71 Tafel Ferrari hit the tire wall, but he is continuing. He was in P 7, 1 lap ahead of the No. 46. If he pits, it would give the No. 46 a chance to retake that position and move to P 7.

7:40 pm - Positions: P1 No. 45; P 2 No. 44; P 3 No. 61; P 4 No. 5; P 5 No. 73. The No. 46 is P8. The No. 61 is 1 lap back from the No. 44, which is 3 laps back from the No. 45. The No. 5 is 1 lap back from the No. 61.

7:36 pm - The No. 44 pits for tires, fuel, and driver change from Darren to Alex. They will bleed the clutch. The No. 46 will be right behind him for tires and fuel, driver change to Richard Lietz. The No. 2 Audi spun on track and impacted the tire wall, but was able to continue into the pits.

The No. 45 pits for tires and fuel. Wolf will stay in the car.

** 2 hours and 45 minutes to go - the length of a standard ALMS race **

7:15 pm - The No. 5 Porsche has a flat, but he was able to get into the pits quickly before too much damage. Positions remain unchanged. P1 No. 45; P2 No. 44; P3 No. 61; P 4 No. 5; P 5 No. 73

7:06 pm - the No. 61 had a speeding violation in pit lane, and will have to serve a stop and go penalty. Both the No. 61 and the No. 5 (which were P3 and P4) pitted for driver change. With the No. 61's penalty, the No. 5 will most likely regain P3.

Positions: P1 No. 45; P2 No. 44; P3 No. 61; P4 No 5; P5 No. 73.

7:03 pm - The No. 45 pits for fuel. Wolf stays in the car. They are checking the car out carefully to make sure that there is no problem.

6:54 - The No. 45 crew decides to bring the car in under yellow for fuel and to check the undertray to make sure nothing is loose (Wolf reported some "banging" sounds earlier).

6:46 pm - The No. 40 Ford is in the tire wall in Turn 13. Double yellow. Safety crew is assisting the driver. A caution at this point will most likely not help the Lizards - it could allow some of the field to gain a lap back on the No. 45 and/or 44 during the wave by. The No. 45 is 2 laps ahead of the No. 44. The No. 44 is 2 laps ahead of the No. 5, with the No. 61 close behind him. The No. 46 is P 8.

6:33 - The No. 46 is out quickly with a clean pit stop. Both Lizard Porsches will retain their lead positions, even after the pit stops. Positions: P1 No. 45; P 2 No. 44; P 3 No. 5; P 4. No 61; P 5 No. 73. No. 46 is P8. In the No. 45 in P1, Wolf is 4 laps ahead of the No. 5 Porsche in P3. He is 2 laps ahead of the No. 44 Lizard Porsche.

6:33 - No. 46 pits just behind the No. 44 for driver change to Johannes, tires and fuel.

6:30 - No. 44 pits for driver change to Darren, tires and fuel.

6:25 - Wolf radios in again that there is definitely something banging under the car. The crew thinks it may be a portion of the undertray that may have come loose and tell him to stay out.

6:23 - Wolf reports that he drove over something and asks the crew to visually check it out as he goes by on the front straight.

6:16 pm - The No. 45 crew decides to wait on bleeding the clutch and sends Wolf out with tires and fuel.

6:13 pm - The No. 45 pits for driver change to Wolf, tires and fuel. The clutch is getting very soft. The crew is working to make the call if they will bleed the clutch on this stop or wait until a caution. The No. 46 has moved into P 8, surpassing the laps completed so far by the 77, which has not yet returned to the track.

6:01 pm - We are heading in to hour nine of the race. Four hours left to go! No. 45 is in P1 with Marc Lieb well through his second stint of the race. No. 44 is in P2 with Alex Davison in the car - this is his 3rd stint. The No. 46, which has been dogged by problems throughout the race, has managed to hold on to P 9, after being out of the race for more than an hour early on after an accident significantly damaged the suspension. Patrick Pilet is currently in the No. 46.

The No. 45 crew is getting ready for a driver change to Wolf, tires and fuel.

Positions are: P1 No. 45; P2 No. 44; P 3 No. 5; P 4 No. 61; P5 No. 73; P 6 No. 11; P 7 No. 77; P 8 No 71; No. 9 No. 46. The No. 77, in P 7, is having a lengthy pit stop/repair, which may allow the No. 46 to overtake it in a few laps and move up one position to P 8.

Sebring Hours 6-8

5:57 - The No. 5 Porshe is in the pits to serve a 25 second stop and go penalty for speeding in pit lane. The No. 5 is in P3, behind the No. 44 in P2 and the No. 45 in P1. This gives the No. 44 back a bit of breathing room. These penalties have to be served on a separate, dedicated trip to the pits - so they are as significant penalty for a team.

5:45 - No. 46 repair is complete and Patrick is out again. Although it has been more than 20 minutes since the problem occurred on track, he has only lost two positions. He is now in P10, 2 laps down from the No. 71 Tafel Ferrari. He is 40 seconds behind the No. 40 Ford which is in P 9, but he is running at a much faster pace.

5:39 pm - No. 46 still under repair in the pits. Mo. 44 has pitted and Alex Davison has taken over for Darren.

5:34 - No. 44 crew is readying for a pit stop. Because they still don't have any radio communication with Darren (at least not from driver to crew) they have to rely on the manual stop board

5:31 - No. 77 was black flagged - I assume because they are not able to keep the pace of the field. They are currently in P7.

5:24 - 46 is slow in 10. WE are not sure of the reason. Patrick is working to get the car back to the pits. The car has been on track most of the race without a rear bumper so there is little protection in the rear of the car. It may be an axle. Confirmed - a rear axle is broken. The crew will replace the axle in the pits - it will be a 5-10 minute repair. The 46 is 4 laps ahead of the No. 40 Ford. No. 45 is still P1 and No. 44 is P2.

5:22 pm - Joerg is in the pits, driver change to Marc Lieb.

5:16 PM - No. 46 is called into the pits for tires and fuel. 2 more laps before the No. 45 pits. Joerg radios in that his toe is hurting and asks for a driver change, which was already planned.

** Five hours to go **

4:57 - We have lost radio contact with Darren in the No. 44. The crew is using the sign board - a manual sign that they hold over pit wall - to tell the driver whether to stay out or come into the pits. the crew needs to be ready for the car to come into the pits unexpectedly.

4:50 - Seth spun on course in the No. 44, but luckily was able to avoid impacting the wall and quickly continued. He has flat spotted the tires and is pitting for tires, fuel and driver change to Darren. Darren is now in the car, and they are out again. With the stop, No. 73 Ferrari has closed the gap between him and the No. 44 to 1 lap. No. 45 continues in P1; No. 46 in P 8.

4:38 pm - The No. 46 moves to P8 as it surpasses the number of laps completed by the No. 62 and No. 87 before they were retired. Lizards now P1 (45), P2(44) and P8 (46)

** 5.5 hours left to go - twice the length of the standard ALMS races **

4:30 - The No. 40 Ford has lost a wheel and is attempting to return to the pits. The No. 46 is on the same lap as the No. 40 so this will put the No. 46 into P 10. Richard Lietz is currently in the No. 46.

4:26 - No. 45 pits for driver change, fuel and tires. Joerg takes over and heads out. All three cars retain their positions after the pit stops. P1 No. 45; P2 No. 44; P11 No. 46.

4:23 - No. 44 is back out. No. 46 is now in the pits - Johannes reports that he is very close on fuel. No. 45 is pitting next.

4:19 - No. 44 and No. 45 will pit shortly, then the No. 46. All three cars will do driver changes. Getting in the cars will be: Seth Neiman (44), Joerg Bergmeister (5), Richard Lietz (46).

4:10 pm - Top 5 GT2 positions are: P1 No. 45; P2 No. 44; P 3 No. 61; P 4 No. 73; P5 No. 5. No. 46 is P 11. Wolf, Alex, and Johannes are in the Lizard Porsches right now. 4 of the starting 15 GT2 cars have been retired.

4:06 pm - Car 5 is assessed a penalty for exceeding the pit lane speed. They are in P 3 right now.

4:01 pm - Alex in the No. 44 reports that the Ferrari in front of him is leaking oil.
Wolf in the No. 45 lets the No. 46 (which is many laps down on the top of the field) pass as Johannes continues to work to regain some time. Strategist Thomas Blam has asked Wolf to back off on times a bit to help conserve tires. Wolf has a 1 lap lead on the No. 44. The No. 44 has about a one lap lead on the No. 5 in P3. The No. 61 Ferrari is in P 4.

Sebring Race Hours 2 through 6

3:36 - The two GT2 leaders - the No. 62 Ferrari and the No. 87 Farnbacher Porsche - impacted on course - taking both off track. Both cars have significant damage and it looks like both are out of the race. This will put the No. 45 in P1 and the No. 44 in P2.

3:35 - Positions on restart will be: P1 No. 62; P2 No. 87; P3 No. 45; P4 No. 44. No. 46 now P 11.

3:32 - No. 77 has a flat, cars have been notified that they may pass him, even though it's still yellow.

3:29 - No 45 pits for a very short fuel.

3:27 pm - No. 44 pits for fuel, still under yellow.

3:14 pm - Course still yellow as the officials finish their review of what happened during the wavebys to make sure that starting order is correct.

3:06 pm - Strategist Eric Ingraham makes the call on the No. 46 Porsche to bring the car in under yellow and fix the driver-side mirror and a splash of fuel.

2:57 - Johannes reports a water temp alarm. course still yellow. The officials have had to run multiple wave bys because they had the wrong overall leader. They now have the correct lineup and the course will go green shortly.

2:44 pm - The No. 77 Porsche has a flat and is slow on course - holding up all of the cars. Race control gave the OK for cars to pass, which is normally not allowed under yellow.

2:38 - The Lista Prototype spun and impacted the wall at turn 11. He continued. With the latest pit stops, the No. 61 is P1, the No. 45 is P2, the No. 87 is P3, the No. 44 is P4. The No. 62 just pitted for tires and fuel.

2:32 - Marc Lieb radioed in that he was out of fuel. The car was slowing and he thought he would not make it back to the pits. By changing maps and switching to reserve, he was able to continue and make it to the pits. There may be another issue which caused the loss of power. No. 45, 46, and 44 are all in pits. New drivers will be: Johannes in the No. 46, Wolf in the 45, and Alex in the No. 44

2:31 pm - with the No. 87 pitting for driver change, the No. 44 moves to P2. No. 62 remains in the lead, with No. 45 in P2. Marc Lieb and Darren Law are still in the cars but are pitting shortly for driver change.

2:25 pm - P1 No. 62; P 2 No. 45; P 3 No. 87; P 4 No. 44. No 46 is P 12. Next round of pit stops should be in about 5 minutes.

2:00 - P1 No. 62; P 2 No. 45; P 3 No. 87; P 4 NO. 44.

1:42 pm - Green flag. P1 No. 62; P 2 No. 87; P 3 No. 45; P 4 No. 5; P 5 No. 44. No 46 in P 14.

1:37 pm - GT2 leader No. 62 Ferrari is in the pits. course is still yellow. Lizard chief strategist Thomas Blam believes they may be replacing brake pads. Looks like the 62 was able to get out in front of the overall leader, which means that he will retain his one lap advantage over the No. 87 Farnbacher Porsche in P2 and the No. 45 in P3.

1:33 - Course still under yellow. Positions on restart will be: P1 No. 62; P 2 No. 87; P 3 No. 45; P 4 No. 5; P 5 No. 44.

1:30 - All three Lizard cars pit for tires and fuel. In the No. 45, Marc will stay in the car. In the No. 44 Darren also stays in the car. The No. 46 pitted again so that the crew could check out a possible problem reported by Patrick. All seems OK.

1:25 pm - The No. 46 pits for tires and fuel. In the No. 46, Patrick will double stint and continue driving.

1:23 - Positions: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 87; P 3 No. 45; P 4 No. 44. The No. 44 is minus one lap to the 45. The 45 is minus one lap to the GT2 leader, No. 62. The No. 46 and No. 45 are both called into the pits for tires and fuel.

1:15 - The No. 32 prototype is in the wall and the course is double yellow. It was a hard hit - the driver is awake and talking to safety officials who are assisting him.

1:10 - P1. No 62; P 2 No 87; P 3 No. 45; P 4 No. 5; P 5 No. 44.

1:09 - The No. 21 Panoz just went by being pushed down pit lane - heading behind the wall I assume. The No. 44 pits for stop and go penalty. It looks like the No. 44 will only lose one position. Green flag.

1:03 - The No. 62 (GT2 leader) pitted for driver change

1:00 - Marc Lieb in the No. 45 is in P 3, behind the No. 87 Farnbacher Porsche and the No. 62 Ferrari in P1. Course is still yellow.

12:55 - No. 44 back in the pits for driver change to Darren Law. It looks like the 44 was assessed a penalty for speeding coming into pit lane, so Darren will have to serve a stop and go. Darren radios in that his cool suit is not working - the crew makes the call to bring him back in under yellow to fix it with the hope that they will not lose any positions.

12:50 - The crew calls the No. 44 in under yellow for a splash of fuel. They had some bad luck on this yellow - running too low on fuel to continue until their planned stop. The car will pit again shortly for driver change to Darren. They were able to still remain in P4, ahead of the No. 21 which is in P5. The course is still yellow. Positions: P1 No. 62; P 2 No. 87; P 3 No. 45; P 4 No. 44. No. 46 is P 14 with Patrick Pilet at the wheel.

12:45 - 007 Aston Martin is in the tire wall - it looks like it was a very hard hit. The course is double yellow. The car is continuing and returning to the pits. Positions are P 1 No. 87 (which has not yet done its 3rd pit stop); P 2 No 62; P3 No. 45; and P 4 No. 44. Course is still yellow. For some reason, the Aston Martin did not pit.

12:42 - No. 45 pits for tires, fuel and driver change to Marc Lieb, tires and fuel. This will be Marc's first stint. The No. 45 is currently P1 after leader No. 62 pitted for their driver change. Seth Neiman in the No. 44 is P4. No. 46 is P 14.

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12:31 - Eric Ingraham, strategist for the No. 46 Porsche, calls Richard Lietz in for driver change to Patrick Pilet. The No. 62 Ferrari in P1 had a slow lap and appears to have gone off track, allowing Joerg to catch 10 plus seconds on him. Joerg in the No. 45 is now just 18 seconds behind the No. 62 Ferrari.

12:24 - The No. 71 Tafel Ferrari returned to the track for a short few laps, and is now back in the pits again.

12:00 - Joerg has been able to get around the No. 87 Porsche and is now P 2 in the No. 45. Seth is P 4 in the No. 44. Positions: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 45; P 3 No 87; P 4 No. 44. No. 46 still in last place after its hour long pit stop to repair significant suspension damage after being hit on track by the No. 1 Audi early in the race. No. 71 Tafel Ferrari is still being repaired - they have alsy been out about an hour. the No. 40 Ford is out for repairs, but all of the other GT2 cars are still running.

Sebring Race Hours 1 & 2

11:52 am - Positions: P1 No. 62; P 2 No. 87; P 3 No. 45; P 4 No. 44; P 5 No. 5. Joerg in the No. 45 is right behind the No. 87 and putting pressure on him.

11:44 - Wolf pits in the No. 45 for driver change to Joerg. Joerg reports that he still has clutch so the crew makes the call not to do any work on it. No. 44 pits for driver change to Neiman, tires and fuel. After the pit stops, positions are P 1. No 87; P1 No. 62; P 3 No. 45; P 4 No. 44. No. 46 is in 15th position.

11:41 - No. 45 in P 2 after the No. 62 pitted. No.44 in P 3. No. 45 will pit shortly. No. 46 is pitting also - probably for some adjustments after the significant amount of work done on the car.

11:35 - Richard is out on track in the No. 46.

11:32 am - The No. 45 will pit in about 4 laps. Richard Lietz is in the No. 46 which is ready to leave the pits. The car is now 27 laps down on the leader after its hour-long repair to repair the major suspension damage suffered when the No. 1 Audi impacted the Porsche on track during Johannes' first stint.

11:22 am - The No. 45 Porsche appears to have clutch issues. The crew is discussing what repairs they can make during the scheduled pit stop. No. 46 is still in the pits. They are now 26 laps down on the overall leader. The No. 45 crew is dicussing strategies for bleeding the clutch during the next pit stop.

11:17 am - The No. 71 Tafel Ferrari has been out for a lengthy stop. They have fallen to P 14. Positions: No. 61 P 1; No. 87 P 2; No. 45 P3; No. 44 P 4. Only the No. 62, No. 87, No. 45 and No.44 are on the lead lap.

11:14 - Alex in the No. 44 now in P4. Lizards now P3/P4. No. 46 still in the pits.

11:09 am - Wolf in the No.45 has passed the No. 5 Porsche and is now P 3.

11:07 am - One hour into the race, positions: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 87; P 3 No. 45; P 4No. 5; P 5 No. 44; P 6 No. 73; P 7 No. 21. Looks like one of the Penskes is going behind the wall for repairs.

11:00 - Wolf now P 4 after passing the No. 71 Ferrari on track. The No. 71 Tafel Ferrari pits after receiving a mechanical black flag for oil. The No. 46 is still in the pits as the crew works to repair it after the early incident with the No. 1 Audi. The No. 46 is currently 13 laps on the GT2 leader.

10:56 - Wolf reports that the No. 71 Tafel Car is spraying oil.

10:52 - Positions: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 5; P 3 No. 87; P 4 No. 71; P 5 No. 45; P 6 No. 21; P 7 No. 44.

10:46 - Green flag. At restart, positions are: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 5; P 3 No. 87; P 4 No. 71; P 5 No. 45; P 6 No. 21; P 7 No. 44., P 8 No. 61; P 9 No. 73; P 10 No. 11.

Stop and go penalty assesed on the No. 1 Audi for contact with the No. 46 earlier in the race.

10:44 - No. 44 and No. 45 both pit simultaneously for tires and fuel. Driver change from Darren Law to Alex Davison. The 46 crew is still working on their car in the pits.

10:43 - Wolf radios in that the cooling hose that cools his helmet has fallen behind the seat - so he will be without cooling for the remainder of his stint.

10:37 am - In the pits, the crew reports the rear axle and control arm are broken.

10:30 am - Johannes in the No. 46 was hit hard by the Audi which sent him spinning into the tire wall. It was a significant hit with major suspension damage. Lizards report pass (45) under yellow by an Audi. Johannes is working his way extremely slowly around the course - the crew is directing him into the pits. The crew will look at the car, then direct it into the paddock for repairs. Full course yellow. Positions: P1 No. 62; P 2 No. 71; P 3 No 45; P 4 No. 87; P 5 No. 73; P 6 No. 44; P 7 No. 28; P 9 No. 61; P 10 No. 21. The No. 62 is one lap up on the rest of the field.

10:26 am - Darren made contact with a car on course and reports a strong vibration in the left front. The crew made the call for him to stay out. He is still P 7.

10:18 am - No. 37 Lola spins on track, luckily the multiple prototypes surrounding him avoided him and he was able to continue. Johannes (45) back in P4. Wolf (46) in P 3; Darren (44) P7.

10:15 - Johannes reports briefly stuck in 3rd gear - but all seems OK now. He is now P5. Wolf continues to look for a passing opportunity and has been side by side with the Tafel 71 Ferrari several times but has not been able to pass. Top 10: P 1 No. 62; P 2 No. 71; P 3 No. 45; P 4 No 87; P 5 No. 46; P 6 No. 73; P 7 No. 44; P 8 No. 28; P 9 No. 5; P 10 No. 21.

10:11 am - Darren as passed the No. 28 and is now P 7. Johannes P4; Wolf P 3.

10:09 am - Darren (44) has moved through the field to P8. Johannes (46) is in P4. Wolf (45) is in P3 and is close on the tail of No. 71 Tafel Ferrari in P2 and looking for a clean pass.

10:05 am ET - Green flag, it looks like a clean start although one of the prototypes went off on turn 1 but was able to rejoin.

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Sebring Race - Pre-race

10:04 am - We are just minutes from race start and the cars are on their pace lap (single lap for this race.) Darren is in the No. 44, Wolf in the No. 45 and Johannes in the No. 46. The cars are lining up two by two for green flag.

9:00 am - The cars are getting ready on the grid for the recon laps. We are just one hour to race start. All went well this morning in warmup. During the very short break between warmup and recon, the No. 44 crew had a last minute scramble replacing the water pump in the No. 44 after some issues surfaced during warmup. They were able to get the car out in time to make the recon laps and Darren is now leaving pit lane. They will be able to use the recon lap to make sure that all is OK prior to race start. Starting drivers will be Darren Law (No. 44), and Wolf Henzler (No. 45), Johannes van Overbeek (No.46).

Starting positions will be: No. 45 P3; No. 46 P 5; and No. 44 P 10. There are 15 cars starting in GT2. The Corsa Ferrari pulled out earlier this week, leaving four Ferraris, six Porsches, 1 Panoz, 1 Corvette, 1 Dodge Viper, 1 Aston-Martin and 1 Ford GT.

Sebring Raceday - Morning Warmup March 15

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Joerg was P2 in the session in the No. 45, 3/10 of a second behind the No. 62 Risi Ferrari. The No. 46 was sixth, and the No. 44 13th.

7:54 - Checkered flag. All drivers were able to get out except for Marc Lieb. The team will do a short set of driver change and tire change practices, then return to the garage for final work before the race.

7:50 - No. 45 Joerg is out again after serving his penalty. Marc still has to take his turn in the car.

7:49 - No. 46 pits for driver change from Richard to Patrick.

7:49 - No. 45 pits for penalty stop and go for speed violation in pit lane. Many of the drivers are having trouble finding the cones at pit out which note when they can come off the pit speed limiter.

7:45 - No. 45 pits for driver change from Wolf to Joerg.

7:43 - No. 44 pits for driver change from Darren to Seth.

7:39 - No. 46 pits for driver change from Johannes to Richard.

7:35 - Green flag for morning warmup. All three Lizard Porsches are on their way out.

Mar 15, 7:30 am ET - Good morning. All three Lizard Porsches just arrived in the pits ready to head out for this morning's warmup session. All nine drivers will cycle through their cars this morning for a final check prior to the race. Darren is first in the No. 44, Wolf in the No. 45, and Johannes in the No. 46. There's a short hold as the track officials clean up glass on the track.

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It's forecast to be very hot and humid today - the sun is just coming up and it's still reasonably cool although definitely humid.

Sebring - Morning Practice March 14

Good morning from Sebring. This morning's hour long practice session has just gotten underway. Only the No. 44 is out right now.

Yesterday in qualifying, Lizards qualified 2nd (No. 46 - Richard Lietz), 4th (No. 45 Joerg Bergmeister) and seventh (No. 44 - Darren Law). The GT qualifying session finished without incident. However, in the P1/P2 qualifying session, the Mazda impacted the tire wall about halfway through the session. With the lengthy cleanup, the qualifying session did not meet the minimum required time. So IMSA officials made the decision that both qualifying sessions would be made invalid - and starting positions would be based on fastest lap times from the combined practice sessions in the days preceding qualifying.

So... even though we qualified 2nd, 4th, and seventh we will start third (No. 45) fifth (No. 46) and tenth (No. 44) on the grid.

In last night's practice session, all drivers were required to run a minimum three laps in order to be able to drive at night during the race. The No. 44 Porsche was delayed getting out to the session, and as a result two of the drivers (Neiman and Law) were not able to run their three laps. However, the stewards will allow Neiman and Law to drive at night because they are known drivers and have driven at Sebring before, but the car must start from the back of the grid.

The No. 44 will be the only Lizard Porsche out in this morning's practice session. The engineers of the No. 45 and No. 46 made the call to use this time to complete race prep rather than track time.

Reminder that we will be broadcasting team radio Saturday - during morning warmup and the race.

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2008 will be the fifth consecutive ALMS season for the Sonoma, California-based GT2 team. Since its first year of competition in 2004, the team has finished in the top three in the ALMS GT2 team and drivers' championships, but has not yet won the GT2 title. In 2007, the team was second in the ALMS GT2 team championship and drivers Johannes van Overbeek and Joerg Bergmeister finished second in the ALMS GT2 drivers' championship.

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