Jack Aitken executed a flawless run to claim overall pole for the 74th Running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Driving the #31 Cadillac V-Series.R for Whelen Cadillac, Aitken handed out a flying lap of 1m46.153s around the Sebring International Raceway’s 3.74-mile, 17-turn airfield circuit.
Acura Meyer Shank Racing’s Tom Blomqvist, in the #60 Acura ARX-06, narrowly missed out on the top spot, falling 0.104s behind Aitken.
Filipe Albuquerque (Cadillac Wayne Tayor Racing) ended up third, followed by the #6 Porsche 963 of Kevin Estre (Porsche Penske Motorsport) in fifth.
GTP
Aitken began the session by setting the fastest lap of the weekend to that point with a 1m46.363s with seven minutes left.
The battle for the overall top spot then became a contest of heymakers as Albuquerque drew a 1m46.298s moments later. And then Blomqvist with one of his own with a 1m46.262s before, with roughly three-and-a-half minutes left to play for, Aitken nailed the ultimate lap that remained uncontested the remainder of the session.
There was a tight moment for the #25 BMW M Team WRT, driven by Philip Eng, had a big off in Turn 1 after bottoming out that led to bouncing off line with less than five minutes to go but managed to get it back on track. He was unable to advance better 11th.
LMP2
AO Racing’s PJ Hyett stormed to a class-best lap of 1m50.941s, but lost the lap due to bringing out a red flag on Friday when he crashed during opening practice. In turn, he was relegated to fourth by virtue of his second-best lap of 1m51.322s run in his #99 ORECA LMP2 07.
Taking pole for LMP2 is Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen #52 of Misha Goikhberg, who had a clean lap of 1m51.182s.
“The balance was great,” Goikhberg said. “The team did a really good job. They took the car apart in the middle of the night and put it back together, so I'm really happy with the balance. I think we have a few adjustments to make, and we'll have a really good race cover tomorrow.
Daniel Goldburg (United Autosports USA) took second, 0.073s behind, with Jeremy Clarke (Inter Europol Competition) in third.
Behind Hyett in fifth is the #04 Crowdstrike Racing by APR entry of George Kurtz.
GTD Pro
Jack Hawksworth, making his 100th start with Lexus Racing in IMSA, put down a staggering fast lap of 1m58.480s to claim pole for the GTD Pro class. The Brit established the quick lap, breaking his previous track record from 2024, with less than five minutes go in Vasser Sullivan’s #14 Lexus RC F GT3.
“It was a clean lap, there was no errors honestly,” Hawksworth said. “I was pretty happy with it.
“This track is so peaky with the tire that you have to do the lap when it's at its best. So it wasn't like I was lairy or flashy or anything, but I was able to get every corner 99 percent right. I was really happy with it and the car was phenomenal and no better place to start tomorrow than the pole.”
The #48 Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Winward Racing’s Luca Stolz was second, 0.289s behind. Niel Verhagen, wheeling the #1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO for Paul Miller Racing, wrapped up in third by a sizable 0.406s behind.
Ricardo Feller (Manthey) was fourth, followed by Dean MacDonald (RLL Team McLaren) in fifth.
[UPDATE: The #48 of Winward Racing did not pass post-qualifying technical inspection after failing to meet the minimum ride height and will have to start from the back.]
GTD
Dudu Barrichello took the class pole after nailing a 1m58.981s flying lap in Heart of Racing’s #27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo. The quick lap, which the Brazilian hit with roughly four minutes to go, is his first pole.
“Yes, well, it's very good,” Barrichello said. “The track makes it so much fun. We just dialed the car in; we really hit the ground running this time. I'm just super thankful to be here. Such a great opportunity. Such a privilege to be here in Sebring. I just have to enjoy it.”
Winward Racing’s Philip Ellis was second-fastest, with his #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 just 0.124s behind. The #96 BMW M4 GT3 EVO for Turner Motorsport, driven by Robby Foley, was third at 0.284s behind.
Scott Andrews (Lone Star Racing) and Antonio Fuoco (AF Corse USA) were fourth and fifth, respectively.
Complete starting lineup
| cla | num | drivers | class | car | laps | time | gap | int | mph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
 Jack Aitken Earl Bamber Frederik Vesti |
GTP | Cadillac V-Series.R | 8 | 1'46.153 | 126.836 | ||
| 2 | 60 |
Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun Scott Dixon |
GTP | Acura ARX-06 | 6 | 1'46.262 | 0.109 | 0.109 | 126.706 |
| 3 | 10 |
Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque Will Stevens |
GTP | Cadillac V-Series.R | 5 | 1'46.298 | 0.145 | 0.036 | 126.663 |
| 4 | 6 |
 Laurens Vanthoor Kevin Estre Matthew Campbell |
GTP | Porsche 963 | 6 | 1'46.395 | 0.242 | 0.097 | 126.547 |
| 5 | 40 |
Jordan Taylor Louis Deletraz Colton Herta |
GTP | Cadillac V-Series.R | 8 | 1'46.421 | 0.268 | 0.026 | 126.516 |
| 6 | 7 |
 Luiz Felipe Nasr Julien Andlauer Laurin Heinrich |
GTP | Porsche 963 | 8 | 1'46.681 | 0.528 | 0.260 | 126.208 |
| 7 | 5 |
 Tijmen van der Helm Nicolas Pino Kaylen Frederick |
GTP | Porsche 963 | 7 | 1'46.722 | 0.569 | 0.041 | 126.160 |
| 8 | 24 |
Dries Vanthoor Sheldon Van Der Linde Robin Frijns |
GTP | BMW M Hybrid V8 | 7 | 1'46.878 | 0.725 | 0.156 | 125.975 |
| 9 | 93 |
Renger van der Zande Nick Yelloly Alex Palou |
GTP | Acura ARX-06 | 6 | 1'47.112 | 0.959 | 0.234 | 125.700 |
| 10 | 23 |
Ross Gunn Roman De Angelis Alex Riberas |
GTP | Aston Martin Valkyrie | 7 | 1'47.363 | 1.210 | 0.251 | 125.406 |
| 11 | 25 |
 Philipp Eng Marco Wittmann Kevin Magnussen |
GTP | BMW M Hybrid V8 | 8 | 1'47.449 | 1.296 | 0.086 | 125.306 |
| 12 | 52 |
Mikhail Goikhberg Parker Thompson Harry Tincknell |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 8 | 1'51.182 | 5.029 | 3.733 | 121.099 |
| 13 | 22 |
Dan Goldburg Paul di Resta Rasmus Lindh |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 8 | 1'51.255 | 5.102 | 0.073 | 121.019 |
| 14 | 43 |
Tom Dillmann Bijoy Garg Jeremy Clarke |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 8 | 1'51.260 | 5.107 | 0.005 | 121.014 |
| 15 | 99 |
PJ Hyett Dane Cameron Jonny Edgar |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 9 | 1'51.322 | 5.169 | 0.062 | 120.946 |
| 16 | 04 |
George Kurtz Alex Quinn Toby Sowery |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 8 | 1'51.689 | 5.536 | 0.367 | 120.549 |
| 17 | 73 |
Pietro Fittipaldi Manuel Espirito Santo Christopher Cumming |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 9 | 1'53.342 | 7.189 | 1.653 | 118.791 |
| 18 | 11 |
Tobi Lutke Charles Milesi David Heinemeier Hansson |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 9 | 1'53.374 | 7.221 | 0.032 | 118.757 |
| 19 | 2 |
Philip Fayer Hunter McElrea Mikkel Jensen |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 8 | 1'53.557 | 7.404 | 0.183 | 118.566 |
| 20 | 8 |
John Farano Tristan Vautier Sebastian Alvarez |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 7 | 1'53.632 | 7.479 | 0.075 | 118.488 |
| 21 | 18 |
Naveen Rao Ferdinand Habsburg Jacob Abel |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 8 | 1'53.988 | 7.835 | 0.356 | 118.118 |
| 22 | 37 |
Oliver Jarvis Seth Lucas Jon Field |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 9 | 1'54.090 | 7.937 | 0.102 | 118.012 |
| 23 | 14 |
Jack Hawksworth Ben Barnicoat Kyle Kirkwood |
GTD PRO | Lexus RC F GT3 | 6 | 1'58.480 | 12.327 | 4.390 | 113.639 |
| 24 | 79 |
Gerry Kraut Josh Burdon Sennan Fielding |
LMP2 | ORECA LMP2 07 | 7 | 1'58.542 | 12.389 | 0.062 | 113.580 |
| 25 | 48 |
Scott Noble Jason Hart Luca Stolz |
GTD PRO | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 5 | 1'58.769 | 12.616 | 0.227 | 113.363 |
| 26 | 27 |
Tom Gamble Dudu Barrichello Zacharie Robichon |
GTD | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo | 7 | 1'58.856 | 12.703 | 0.087 | 113.280 |
| 27 | 1 |
Neil Verhagen Connor de Phillippi Max Hesse |
GTD PRO | BMW M4 GT3 EVO | 5 | 1'58.886 | 12.733 | 0.030 | 113.251 |
| 28 | 57 |
Russell Ward Philip Ellis Indy Dontje |
GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 6 | 1'58.980 | 12.827 | 0.094 | 113.162 |
| 29 | 911 |
Thomas Preining Klaus Bachler Ricardo Feller |
GTD PRO | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 5 | 1'59.040 | 12.887 | 0.060 | 113.105 |
| 30 | 96 |
Patrick Gallagher Robby Foley Francis Selldorff |
GTD | BMW M4 GT3 EVO | 6 | 1'59.140 | 12.987 | 0.100 | 113.010 |
| 31 | 59 |
Max Esterson Nikita Johnson Dean MacDonald |
GTD PRO | McLaren 720S GT3 EVO | 6 | 1'59.216 | 13.063 | 0.076 | 112.938 |
| 32 | 80 |
Scott Andrews Lin Hodenius James Roe |
GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 7 | 1'59.292 | 13.139 | 0.076 | 112.866 |
| 33 | 3 |
Antonio Garcia Alexander Sims Marvin Kirchofer |
GTD PRO | Corvette Z06 GT3.R | 7 | 1'59.295 | 13.142 | 0.003 | 112.863 |
| 34 | 21 |
Simon Mann Lilou Wadoux Antonio Fuoco |
GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 5 | 1'59.319 | 13.166 | 0.024 | 112.840 |
| 35 | 62 |
Daniel Serra Davide Rigon Alessandro Pier Guidi |
GTD PRO | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 8 | 1'59.427 | 13.274 | 0.108 | 112.738 |
| 36 | 4 |
Tommy Milner Nicky Catsburg Nicolas Varrone |
GTD PRO | Corvette Z06 GT3.R | 8 | 1'59.465 | 13.312 | 0.038 | 112.702 |
| 37 | 77 |
Nick Tandy Harry King Alessio Picariello |
GTD PRO | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 8 | 1'59.544 | 13.391 | 0.079 | 112.628 |
| 38 | 12 |
Aaron Telitz Benjamin Pedersen Frankie Montecalvo |
GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | 6 | 1'59.556 | 13.403 | 0.012 | 112.617 |
| 39 | 120 |
Adam Adelson Tom Sargent Callum Ilott |
GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 7 | 1'59.680 | 13.527 | 0.124 | 112.500 |
| 40 | 19 |
Valentin Hasse-Clot Rory van der Steur Sébastien Baud |
GTD | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo | 7 | 1'59.798 | 13.645 | 0.118 | 112.389 |
| 41 | 033 |
James Calado Riccardo Agostini Miguel Molina |
GTD PRO | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 7 | 1'59.805 | 13.652 | 0.007 | 112.383 |
| 42 | 65 |
Christopher Mies Frederic Vervisch Sebastian Priaulx |
GTD PRO | Ford Mustang GT3 | 7 | 1'59.884 | 13.731 | 0.079 | 112.309 |
| 43 | 64 |
Ben Barker Dennis Olsen Mike Rockenfeller |
GTD PRO | Ford Mustang GT3 | 5 | 1'59.939 | 13.786 | 0.055 | 112.257 |
| 44 | 9 |
Andrea Caldarelli Sandy Mitchell Frank Perera |
GTD PRO | Lamborghini Temerario GT3 | 7 | 2'00.062 | 13.909 | 0.123 | 112.142 |
| 45 | 023 |
Onofrio Triarsi Kenton Koch Robert Megennis |
GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 7 | 2'00.467 | 14.314 | 0.405 | 111.765 |
| 46 | 36 |
Mason Filippi Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluc |
GTD | Corvette Z06 GT3.R | 8 | 2'00.974 | 14.821 | 0.507 | 111.297 |
| 47 | 45 |
 Danny Formal Trent Hindman Graham Doyle |
GTD | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 | 8 | 2'01.377 | 15.224 | 0.403 | 110.927 |
| 48 | 70 |
Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ollie Millroy |
GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 8 | 2'01.405 | 15.252 | 0.028 | 110.902 |
| 49 | 66 |
Jake Walker Till Bechtolsheimer Joey Hand |
GTD | Ford Mustang GT3 | 5 | 2'01.410 | 15.257 | 0.005 | 110.897 |
| 50 | 34 |
Manny Franco Albert Costa Balboa Lorenzo Patrese |
GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 8 | 2'01.563 | 15.410 | 0.153 | 110.757 |
| 51 | 28 |
Jan Heylen Dillon Machavern Spencer Pumpelly |
GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 7 | 2'01.859 | 15.706 | 0.296 | 110.488 |
| 52 | 16 |
Sheena Monk Felipe Fraga Jenson Altzman |
GTD | Ford Mustang GT3 | 7 | 2'02.093 | 15.940 | 0.234 | 110.277 |
| 53 | 912 |
Riccardo Pera Morris Schuring Ryan Hardwick |
GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 7 | 2'02.195 | 16.042 | 0.102 | 110.185 |
| 54 | 13 |
Orey Fidani Matt Bell Lars Kern |
GTD | Corvette Z06 GT3.R | 8 | 2'02.298 | 16.145 | 0.103 | 110.092 |
| 55 | 81 |
Henrik Hedman Giacomo Altoè Casper Stevenson |
GTD | Corvette Z06 GT3.R | 8 | 2'03.781 | 17.628 | 1.483 | 108.773 |
