John Bowe in the Coopers sponsored Ferrari 430 GT took the honours in the 8 lap race 1 of Round 3 of the Australian GT Championship at the ING Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix this afternoon.

• Team reluctantly withdraws from Sebring race
• Announces commitment to compete in full ALMS from Round 4 onwards

Sebring, Florida. Eco Racing has reluctantly had to withdraw its new bio diesel Radical SR10 from the 12 Hours of Sebring due to the incorrect provision of homologation papers from chassis manufacturer, Radical.

Allan McNish and Audi will start on the inside front row for the 56th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida

Allan McNish gave Audi pole position for Saturday's 56th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida after the grid for the season-opening race for the American Le Mans Series was set by practice times. Because the prototype field had less than 10 minutes of green-flag qualifying time, the results from the session were disallowed.

Kuno Wittmer in qualifying at Sebring

SEBRING, Fla. (March 13, 2008) – Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek , Fla. , captured his record 32nd-career pole and will lead the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car field at the standing start Friday during the 56th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida weekend at Sebring International Raceway. Teammate Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal , Quebec , will start second.

Polesitter Brandon Davis’ Ford Mustang Cobra at Sebring

SEBRING, Fla. (March 13, 2008) – After an incident during qualifying for Round One of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship caused the session to end under a red flag without any cars entering a fast lap, Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., was awarded the pole for Friday’s race based on Wednesday’s practice times. Defending SCCA SPEED GT Champion Randy Pobst, of Gainesville , Ga. , will start second.

Pierre Kleinubing claims his third career-win at Sebring International Raceway

SEBRING, Fla. (March 14, 2008) – Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., led the entire way to capture his 27th-career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car win, his third at Sebring International Raceway, to start the 2008 season at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida weekend. Teammates Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal , Quebec , and Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee , Wis. , completed the podium.

Randy Pobst splashes to the win at Sebring.

SEBRING, Fla. (March 14, 2008) – Former Floridian Randy Pobst’s local weather pattern knowledge helped make the pivotal decision to pit early for rain tires, as he came back through the field to win the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship season opener, part of the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida at Sebring International Raceway. Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton , Fla. , and Michael Galati, of Olmsted , Ohio , completed the top three.

Lestor beat the local contingent to win race 2

Hector Lestor (Ferrari 430 GT3) has won his first Australian GT Championship event in race 2 of Round three of the 2008 title chase at the ING Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix this afternoon.

In a reverse image of yesterday’s start, Lestor out of P2 got the better of pole man John Bowe in the Coopers Ferrari 430 GT3 and swept at the first chicane.