1988 12 Hours of Sebring

Summary

The 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of the 1988 IMSA GT Championship[1] and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 19, 1988. Victory overall went to the No. 86 Bayside Disposal Racing Porsche 962 driven by Klaus Ludwig and Hans-Joachim Stuck.[2]

Race results edit

 
Sebring in 1988

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GTP 86   Bayside Disposal Racing   Klaus Ludwig
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
Porsche 962 G 318
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
2 GTP 0   Joest Racing   "John Winter"
  Frank Jelinski
  Paolo Barilla
Porsche 962 G 309
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
3 GTP 16   Dyson Racing   Price Cobb
  James Weaver
Porsche 962 G 307
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
4 GTP 1   A. J. Foyt Enterprises   A. J. Foyt
  Hurley Haywood
Porsche 962 G 304
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
5 GTP 10   Hotchkis Racing   Jim Adams
  John Hotchkis
  John Hotchkis Jr.
Porsche 962 G 303
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
6 GTO 5   Protofab Racing   Wally Dallenbach Jr.
  John Jones
Chevrolet Corvette G 289
Chevrolet 5.8L V8 N/A
7 GTP 61   Castrol Jaguar Racing   Jan Lammers
  Davy Jones
  Danny Sullivan
  John Nielsen
Jaguar XJR-9 D 283
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A
8 GTO 6   Roush Racing   Lyn St. James
  Deborah Gregg
Merkur XR4Ti G 282
Ford 2.5L I4 Turbo
9 Lights 9   Essex Racing   David Loring
  Tom Hessert
Tiga GT286 G 282
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
10 GTO 33   Roush Racing   Les Delano
  Andy Petery
  Craig Carter
Mercury Capri ? 278
Ford 6.0L N/A
11 GTO 11   Roush Racing   Scott Pruett
  Pete Halsmer
Merkur XR4Ti G 275
Ford V8 N/A
12 GTO 76   Clayton Cunningham Racing   John Morton
  P. J. Jones
Mazda RX-7 F 273
Mazda 3 Rotor
13 Lights 40   Gaston Audrey Racing   Uli Bieri
  Angelo Pallavicini
  Paolo Guatamacchia
  Martino Finotto
Tiga GT286 G 269
Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A
14
DNF
Lights 63   Jim Downing   Jim Downing
  Howard Katz
  Hiro Matsushita
Argo JM19 G 268
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
15 GTU 71   Team Highball   Dennis Shaw
  Amos Johnson
Mazda RX-7 Y 267
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
16 GTO 38   Mandeville Auto Tech   Roger Mandeville
  Kelly Marsh
  Don Marsh
Mazda RX-7 Y 266
Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor
17 GTU 75   Clayton Cunningham Racing   Bart Kendall
  Tom Frank
Mazda RX-7 F 265
Mazda 2 Rotor
18 Lights 80   Gaston Andrey Racing   Martino Finotto
  Ruggero Melgrati
  Guido Daccò
Alba AR6 G 264
Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A
19 GTP 09   Ball Bros. Racing   Steve Durst
  Mike Brockman
  Jeff Kline
Spice SE88P ? 262
Pontiac 4.5L V6 N/A
20 GTU 82   Dick Greer Racing   Dick Greer
  Matt Mnich
  John Finger
  Mike Mees
Mazda RX-7 Y 261
Mazda 2 Rotor
21 Lights 23   Di-Tech Buick   Rex McDaniel
  George Petrilak
  Scott Livingston
Argo JM16 ? 259
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
22 Lights 55   Huffaker Racing   Paul Lewis
  Terry Visger
  Jon Woodner
Spice SE86CL F 251
Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
23 GTU 53   Team Shelby   Jack Broomall
  Tim Evans
  Garth Ullom
Dodge Daytona ? 250
?
24 GTO 94   Ash Tisdelle   Ash Tisdelle
  Lance van Every
  Nort Northam
Chevrolet Camaro ? 232
?
25 GTU 20   Martinelli-Scott   Jack Refenning
  Rusty Bond
  Freddy Baker
Porsche 911 Carrera G 232
Porsche Flat 6 N/A
26
DNF
Lights 19   Essex Racing Services   Bill Jacobson
  John Schneider
  Jim Brown
Tiga GT286 G 229
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
27 Lights 01   Spice Engineering USA   Charles Morgan
  Don Bell
  Hendrik ten Cate
Spice SE87L G 229
Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
28 GTO 84   Car Enterprises   Craig Rubright
  Kermit Upton
Chevrolet Camaro ? 229
Chevrolet V8 N/A
29 GTU 89   901 Racing   Peter Uria
  Larry Figaro
  Skip Winfree
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 226
Porsche Flat 6 N/A
30
DNF
GTO 03   Skoal Bandit Racing   Buz McCall
  Paul Dallenbach
  Jack Baldwin
Chevrolet Camaro G 225
Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A
31 GTU 54   SP Racing   Bill Auberlen
  Adrian Gang
  Gary Auberlen
Porsche 911 Carrera G 224
Porsche Flat 6 N/A
32 GTU 17   Al Bacon Performance   Bob Reed
  Al Bacon
  Amos Johnson
Mazda RX-7 F 217
Mazda 2 Rotor
33 GTU 90   Rudy Bartling   Rudy Bartling
  Rainer Brezinka
  Fritz Hochreuter
Porsche 911 G 217
Porsche Flat 6 N/A
34 Lights 42   Lamas Motor Racing   Howard Cherry
  Charles Monk
  Lorenzo Lamas
  Jack Newsum
  Tim McAdam
Fabcar CL G 212
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
35 GTO 92   Bob's Speed Product   Del Russo Taylor
  Bob Lee
  Gary Myers
  Mark Montgomery
Pontiac Firebird ? 205
?
36 GTO 7   Highlands Race Team   Steve Roberts
  J. Kurt Roehrig
Pontiac Firebird ? 197
?
37 GTU 00   Full Time Racing   Kal Showket
  Neil Hanneman
Dodge Daytona ? 183
Dodge I4 N/A
38 GTO 69   Greg Walker Racing   Greg Walker
  Scott Lagasse
  King Smith
Chevrolet Corvette G 174
Chevrolet V8 N/A
39
DNF
GTP 49   HP Racing   Doc Bundy
  Whitney Ganz
  Bill Cooper
March 86G ? 173
?
40 GTO 81   Sentry Bank Equipment   Ken Bupp
  Guy Church
  Robert Peters
Chevrolet Camaro G 168
Chevrolet V8 N/A
41
DNF
GTO 12   Spirit of Brandon   Henry Brosnaham
  Kent Keller
Chevrolet Camaro ? 161
Chevrolet V8 N/A
42 GTU 18   Simms-Romano Enterprises   Paul Romano
  Bill McVey
  Robert Seaman
  William Hornack
Mazda RX-7 F 161
Mazda 2 Rotor
43
DNF
GTP 22   Hendrick Motorsports   Sarel van der Merwe
  Elliot Forbes-Robinson
Chevrolet Corvette GTP G 151
Chevrolet 3.0L V6 Turbo
44
DNF
GTU 50   Marco Polo Motorsports   Dan Ripley
  Alan Freed
  Keith Rinzler
Pontiac Fiero ? 145
?
45
DNF
GTU 02   C&C Inc.   Tommy Kendall
  Max Jones
Chevrolet Beretta G 145
?
46
DNF
GTP 14   Holbert Racing   Chip Robinson
  Al Holbert
Porsche 962 G 142
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
47
DNF
GTP 26   Hi-Tech Racing   Richard McDill
  Tom Juckette
  Bill McDill
March 84G ? 142
?
48
DNF
Lights 97   Whitehall Motorsports   Claude Ballot-Léna
  Jean-Louis Ricci
  Skeeter McKitterick
Spice SE88P ? 141
Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
49
DNF
GTP 30   Momo Racing   Michael Roe
  Giampiero Moretti
March 86G G 135
Buick 3.0L V6 Turbo
50
DNF
GTO 2   Protofab Racing   Greg Pickett
  Tommy Riggins
Chevrolet Corvette G 126
?
51
DNF
Lights 4   S&L Racing   Jim Miller
  Linda Ludemann
  Scott Schubot
Spice SE88P ? 117
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
52
DNF
Lights 06   Bobby Brown Racing   Bobby Brown
  Billy Hagan
  Ron Nelson
Tiga GT286 G 102
?
53
DNF
GTU 68   Latino Racing   Luis Mendez
  Kikos Fonseca
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR F 100
Porsche Flat 6 N/A
54
DNF
GTO 98   All American Racers   Dennis Aase
  Chris Cord
Toyota Celica G 99
Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo
55
DNF
Lights 57   Wonzer Racing   Bill Bean
  Gary Wonzer
  Mike Cooper
Lola T616 ? 93
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
56
DNF
GTO 41   Ferrea Racing   Luis Sereix
  Daniel Urrutia
Chevrolet Camaro ? 88
Chevrolet V8 N/A
57
DNF
GTP 72   Roy Baker Racing   Lon Bender
  Albert Naon Jr.
Tiga GC286 ? 81
Ford V8 N/A
58
DNF
GTP 39   Phoenix Race Cars   John Gunn
  Gary Belcher
Phoenix JG2 G 63
Chevrolet V8 N/A
59
DNF
GTU 47   Cumberland Valley Racing   Richard Oakley
  Doug Mills
Mazda RX-7 F 37
Mazda 2 Rotor
60
DNF
GTP 60   Castrol Jaguar Racing   Martin Brundle
  John Nielsen
  Raul Boesel
Jaguar XJR-9 D 31
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A
61
DNF
GTU 07   Full Time Racing   Dorsey Schroeder
  Bruce MacInnes
Dodge Daytona ? 25
Dodge 2.2L I4 N/A
62
DNF
GTP 15   John Kalagian Racing   Jim Rothbarth
  Bernard Jourdain
Porsche 962 G 21
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
63
DNF
GTO 99   All American Racers   Willy T. Ribbs
  Juan Manuel Fangio II
Toyota Celica G 16
Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo
64
DNF
GTP 31   Momo Racing   Tom Gloy
  Didier Theys
  Steve Phillips
March 86G G 2
Buick 4.5L V6 N/A
65
DNF
Lights 48   Lamas Motor Racing   Chip Mead
  Lorenzo Lamas
  Tim McAdam
Fabcar CL G 2
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
DNS GTU 56   Karl Durkheimer   Karl Durkheimer
  Jim Torres
Porsche 911 Carrera G 0
Porsche Flat 6 N/A
DNS Lights 58   Wonzer Racing   Paul Goral
  Brian Cameron
  Gary Wonzer
  Peter Argetsinger
Lola T616 ? 0
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
DNS GTP 96   Mahre Brothers   Phil Mahre
  Steve Mahre
URD C82 ? 0
?
DNS GTO 45   Karl Keck   Mark Kennedy
  Karl Keck
Chevrolet Corvette ? 0
Chevrolet V8 N/A
DNS GTU 28   Guy W. Church   Russ Church
  E. J. Generotti
  Guy Church
Mazda RX-7 ? 0
Mazda 2 Rotor
DNS GTU 51   HP Racing   Bob Copeman
  Joe Philips
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 0
Porsche Flat 6 N/A
DNQ GTO 66   Chaunce Wallace   Chaunce Wallace
  Warren Newell
Chevrolet Camaro ? 0
Chevrolet V8 N/A
DNQ GTU 46   Red Line Racing   Mike Guido
  Mike Graham
  Alan Crouch
BMW 325i ? 0
BMW 2.5L I6 N/A
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References edit

  1. ^ "12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance - Race". racingsportscars.com.
  2. ^ "1988 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database".
  3. ^ "12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance - Photos". racingsportscars.com.