The 2021 12 Hours of Sebring (formally known as the 69th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts) was an

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sports car race held at

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near

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from 17 to 20 March 2021. It was the second round of both the

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and the Michelin Endurance Cup. Mazda Motorsports entered as the defending overall winners of the 12-hour event.

Background

After being postponed to November the previous year due to the

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, the race returned to its traditional March date for 2021. Originally, the

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, the

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event run in conjunction with the 12 Hours in 2019, was slated to return, but was later cancelled due to international travel restrictions still imposed by the pandemic. On March 10, the full entry list for the race was revealed, featuring 37 cars. The field consisted of 7 cars in the DPi category, 5 in the LMP2 category, 7 in the LMP3 category, 5 in the GTLM category, and 13 in the GTD category. Supporting the race during the week were IMSA's

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series, Porsche Carrera Cup North America series, and Mazda MX-5 Cup series.

Results

Race

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

References

External links

{{12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours of Sebring

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