Porsche 911 GT3 R 1-2 finish in GTD Pro

Both Porsche 911 GT3 R shared by Porsche’s official drivers made a 1-2 finish in GTD Pro ahead of both Corvettes and #1 BMW.

Porsche customers score the double in GTD PRO

In the GTD Pro class, Porsche customer teams Manthey and AO Racing brought home first and second place with the 911 GT3 R. The last time Porsche scored a double triumph across two IMSA classes was in 2008.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring. Porsche 911 GT3 R #911

Thomas Preining (Porsche 911 GT3 R #911): “I’m impressed with how quickly we have found our stride as a new team in IMSA. Our team has made tremendous progress. Thanks to everyone who has supported us along the way. Today’s race was challenging and very strategic. The last two hours were like a DTM sprint: flat out, full commitment, and battling wheel-to-wheel.”

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring. Porsche 911 GT3 R #77

Nick Tandy (Porsche 911 GT3 R #77): “A fantastic race. Our Porsche ran really well, and the team did an immaculate job. We had a bit of bad luck during a yellow phase, but we made the most of it with a bold strategy – and it paid off. Congratulations to the Manthey team on the win. We’re thrilled to take the points for our podium finish and are delighted with this strong result. After the disappointment in Daytona, this feels great.” Source: Porsche

Corvettes third and fourth

Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ #4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R raced its way to the podium in GTD PRO on Saturday as Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone placed third in class at the end of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

It was the second podium finish in three races for the #4 Corvette trio dating back to last year’s Petit Le Mans to close the 2025 season. They finished just off the podium in this year’s opener at Daytona, and with Saturday’s results are effectively second in the Drivers Championship among all full-season teams. The podium finish was the team’s first in the 12 Hours since winning the 2022 race in GTD PRO.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring. Both Corvettes

Catsburg crossed the finish line ahead of Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports teammate Alexander Sims in the #3 Z06 GT3.R. He and teammates Antonio Garcia and Marvin Kirchhöfer rebounded from a tough finish at Daytona, and Chevrolet earned second-place points for the Manufacturers’ Championship with the result.

The #3 Corvette started the race fifth and the #4 was seventh. Despite not being able to match the pace of most of the rest of the GTD PRO teams, the Corvette and Pratt Miller squad instead relied on the trusted formula of strategy and execution in the pitlane to gain a combined five spots at the end.

TOMMY MILNER, #4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "A good surprise. Going into the race and with what we were seeing from practice, we didn't expect to be that far up. I wouldn't say our expectations were low, but lately we've had some very fast cars here and we felt like we could race for the win. Today, we didn't feel like that was going to happen. But as always, it doesn't matter who has the fastest cars or the slowest cars. We still try to find a way to make something happen. Things definitely fell in our favor today. The Corvette was a little bit quicker and more competitive than we were expecting. Nicky and Nico did a phenomenal job - Nicky, at the end, especially. This race is always so messy at the end, and he did a great job. So a really, really good job and I'm super proud of the team. The 3 car guys did an amazing job too. We were sort of in front of each other at different stages of the race, and it just kind of fell in our favor at the end there."

NICKY CATSBURG, #4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "A pleasant surprise, definitely. It didn't seem like we had much pace all week, and then luckily when we needed it, when the temperatures went down, the car came alive. Some of the restarts kind of went in our favor and the strategy, as well, because we were a bit on the back foot after getting an unlucky drive-through penalty. Then we had pace and I could fight. I think I passed the Ferrari, I passed the board, I passed the McLaren today, and then eventually the sister car. I could see that their tires were just a little bit outside of the window and mine were in the window. It's really nice because the past couple of years we always had bad endings here. So it was nice to finally have a positive result."

NICO VARRONE, #4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was a great weekend and result for us. In practice and in qualifying, we thought we were a bit far behind the other manufacturers, but we mostly had a clean race and had a great racecar. The whole Corvette Racing team and Pratt Miller, they really nailed our setup. The car was flying, and I think we kept the race clean. A lot of others had issues and mistakes, so at the end it put us forward on the grid. Tommy and Nicky did a fantastic job. They were flying today, especially Nicky...  his pace was amazing. So yeah, we maximized the points even more than we thought we could do with the pace we had. So that's great... third and fourth for the team on a weekend where we weren't so strong is amazing. I'm really happy for all the guys."

ANTONIO GARCIA, #3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I think we have to be happy. After how it started with trying to hang on to match everyone out there, I think we carried on well with our car. We were not that far off setup-wise at the end of the race. So P3 and P4 is good for the Corvette team. It's a shame that we didn't really have a chance to go for the win. But these are the cases where, as we know from the past, that you take the best you can achieve. If that's third, then we should take those. And whenever you have a chance to win, that's the one you need to go for. But today was very good for points and I'm happy with that."

ALEXANDER SIMS, #3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It felt like we had more pace in our car during the day. Then as the night fell, it felt like the operating window on the 3 car was just really quite narrow. It was very tough to get right consistently lap after lap. So our pace wasn't so strong, to be honest. But I'm really pleased for the 4 guys. Nicky was absolutely flying out there. They had it hooked up, so I'm pleased for them to get a podium and good team points. Obviously after Daytona, it's just nice to get good solid points. Well done to the entire team."

MARVIN KIRCHHÖFER, #3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I think if anyone would have told us before the race that P3 and P4 was going to be our result today, I think we would have all said yep, we would take that. So I'm very pleased with the result and very happy for the team. Scoring a podium is always nice so well done on the podium for the No. 4 car guys. Also a good result for us with P4 and definitely good for the championship run. So I hope the guys will continue in a strong way for the next races coming up. Obviously, we could not quite match the other manufacturers today, so definitely this is a result you will take and be happy with." Source: Corvette Racing

Daytona winners fifth

The Daytona winners Connor De Phillippi (USA), Max Hesse (GER) and Neil Verhagen (USA) finished fifth in the GTD-PRO category for Paul Miller Racing with the #1 BMW M4 GT3.

Paul Miller Racing #1 BMW M4 GT3

Neil Verhagen (#1 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, Paul Miller Racing, 5th place GTD-PRO): “Our goal was to carry the momentum from our Daytona win into Sebring and score as many points as possible for the endurance championship. That worked well with first and third positions after four and eight hours. Unfortunately, towards the end we didn’t quite have the pace to fight for a podium against our competitors." Source: BMW

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