The No. 21 Af Corse USA Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO overcame three drive-through penalties to steal a thrilling last-lap Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class victory in the 2026 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Antonio Fuoco took advantage of a slight error by Tom Gamble in the Motul Pole Award-winning No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo roughly a mile from the finish line to complete the No. 21 car’s rally from its misfortunes. When Gamble bobbled in the 10th of Sebring’s 17 corners, Fuoco nipped by in a flash and maintained a 0.746-second advantage at the checkered flag over the Motul Pole Award winning Aston that Gamble co-drove with Dudu Barrichello and Zacharie Robichon.
Fuoco shared the winning Ferrari with Lilou Wadoux and Simon Mann, both of whom won the 2025 Motul Petit Le Mans season finale and were part of the team’s Michelin Endurance Cup GTD title last year.
“It was a really chaotic race with some small mistakes, but at the end, we managed to put everything together,” said Fuoco, who was twice penalized for incident responsibility. “On the last lap, the Aston made a small mistake in Turn 10. I saw the opportunity and tried to go on the outside around Turns 11 and 12, and it worked out.
“I think Lilou, Simon and the team did an awesome job to never give up. After the last Safety Car, we were seventh with 26 minutes to go, and we won.”
Fuoco expressed frustration at the penalties the No. 21 car received, but he was proud of his victorious effort. It was his second win both at Sebring and in the WeatherTech Championship, the first coming in GTD in 2022.
“I went really aggressive through Turn 1 on the last restart and overtook two or three cars in one lap,” said the Italian, who also drives for Ferrari’s Hypercar team in the FIA World Endurance Championship. “Then I tried to push to the end. I’d put the last stint in the top three of GT races I’ve done so far.”
It was the third IMSA class victory at Sebring and the sixth overall for Af Corse. Mann and Wadoux earned their second WeatherTech Championship win in the last three races after winning the 2025 season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans; Wadoux is the first woman to earn a class win at Sebring since Christina Nielsen in 2016.
“It’s always nice to win here,” Wadoux said. “It was quite a difficult weekend with some issues in free practice, but we wanted to fight for the podium for sure. The team did a tremendous job in the race. We had lots of issues, but like a pendulum, we kept coming back.”
“To win at Sebring is for sure a pretty big bucket list moment,” noted Mann. “Petit Le Mans at the end of last year, now this…let’s hope we can keep it going!”
