1989_12_Hours_of_Sebring Knowpia

The 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of the 1989 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 18, 1989. Victory overall went to the No. 83 Electramotive Engineering Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo driven by Chip Robinson, Geoff Brabham, and Arie Luyendyk.^[1]^[2]

Race results edit

Sebring in 1989

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	GTP	83	Electramotive Engineering	Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham Arie Luyendyk	Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo	G	330
1	GTP	83	Electramotive Engineering	Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham Arie Luyendyk	Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo	G	330
2	GTP	61	Castrol Jaguar Racing	John Nielsen Price Cobb	Jaguar XJR-9	D	328
2	GTP	61	Castrol Jaguar Racing	John Nielsen Price Cobb	Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A	D	328
3	GTP	86	Bayside Racing/Bruce Leven	James Weaver Dominic Dobson	Porsche 962	G	320
3	GTP	86	Bayside Racing/Bruce Leven	James Weaver Dominic Dobson	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	320
4	GTP	30	Momo/Gebhardt Racing	Giampiero Moretti Massimo Sigala Michael Roe Derek Bell	Porsche 962	G	317
4	GTP	30	Momo/Gebhardt Racing	Giampiero Moretti Massimo Sigala Michael Roe Derek Bell	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	317
5	GTP	0	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Jean-Louis Ricci Bob Wollek	Porsche 962	G	315
5	GTP	0	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Jean-Louis Ricci Bob Wollek	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	315
6	GTP	10	Hotchkis Racing	Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr.	Porsche 962	G	300
6	GTP	10	Hotchkis Racing	Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr.	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	G	300
7	Lights	55	Huffaker Racing	Bob Lesnett Dan Marvin	Spice SE86CL	F	292
7	Lights	55	Huffaker Racing	Bob Lesnett Dan Marvin	Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A	F	292
8	GTO	11	Roush Racing	Wally Dallenbach Jr. Dorsey Schroeder	Mercury Cougar XR-7	G	292
8	GTO	11	Roush Racing	Wally Dallenbach Jr. Dorsey Schroeder	Ford 6.0L V8 N/A	G	292
9	Lights	9	Essex Racing	Charles Morgan Tom Hessert	Spice SE88P	G	290
9	Lights	9	Essex Racing	Charles Morgan Tom Hessert	Buick 3.0L V6 N/A	G	290
10	GTO	16	Roush Racing	Pete Halsmer Bob Earl	Mercury Cougar XR-7	G	288
10	GTO	16	Roush Racing	Pete Halsmer Bob Earl	Ford 6.0L V8 N/A	G	288
11	GTP	33	Spice Engineering USA	Costas Los Jeff Kline	Spice SE89P	G	285
11	GTP	33	Spice Engineering USA	Costas Los Jeff Kline	Pontiac 5.0L V8 N/A	G	285
12	GTO	38	Mandeville Auto Tech	Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh	Mazda RX-7	Y	284
12	GTO	38	Mandeville Auto Tech	Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh	Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor	Y	284
13	GTO	90	Road Circuit Technology	Les Delano Andy Petery Craig Carter	Mercury Capri	G	282
13	GTO	90	Road Circuit Technology	Les Delano Andy Petery Craig Carter	Ford 6.0L V8 N/A	G	282
14	GTP	60	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Davy Jones Jan Lammers	Jaguar XJR-9	D	281
14	GTP	60	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Davy Jones Jan Lammers	Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A	D	281
15	GTU	74	Huffaker Racing	George Robinson Bart Kendall Johnny Unser	Pontiac Fiero	F	278
15	GTU	74	Huffaker Racing	George Robinson Bart Kendall Johnny Unser	Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A	F	278
16	GTU	82	Dick Greer Racing	Dick Greer Mike Mees John Finger	Mazda RX-7	Y	273
16	GTU	82	Dick Greer Racing	Dick Greer Mike Mees John Finger	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	Y	273
17	GTU	71	Team Highball	Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Paul Lewis	Mazda RX-7	Y	272
17	GTU	71	Team Highball	Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Paul Lewis	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	Y	272
18	Lights	19	Essex Racing	Reggie Smith Michael Dow Monte Shalett	Tiga GT288	G	270
18	Lights	19	Essex Racing	Reggie Smith Michael Dow Monte Shalett	Buick 3.0L V6 N/A	G	270
19	GTU	89	901 Racing	Peter Uria Jack Refenning Freddy Baker	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	F	268
19	GTU	89	901 Racing	Peter Uria Jack Refenning Freddy Baker	Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A	F	268
20 DNF	GTP	09	Ball Bros. Racing	Steve Durst Mike Brockman Jay Cochran	Spice SE88P	G	263
20 DNF	GTP	09	Ball Bros. Racing	Steve Durst Mike Brockman Jay Cochran	Buick 4.5L V6 N/A	G	263
21	Lights	43	John Higgins	Charles Monk Lorenzo Lamas John Higgins Chip Mead	Fabcar CL	G	254
21	Lights	43	John Higgins	Charles Monk Lorenzo Lamas John Higgins Chip Mead	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A	G	254
22	GTU	72	Jay Kjoller	Jay Kjoller Patrick Mooney Steve Volk	Porsche 911	F	248
22	GTU	72	Jay Kjoller	Jay Kjoller Patrick Mooney Steve Volk	Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A	F	248
23	GTO	03	Skoal Bandit Racing	Max Jones Buz McCall	Chevrolet Camaro	G	246
23	GTO	03	Skoal Bandit Racing	Max Jones Buz McCall	Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A	G	246
24	Lights	63	Downing/Atlanta	Jim Downing John O'Steen Howard Katz	Argo JM19	G	246
24	Lights	63	Downing/Atlanta	Jim Downing John O'Steen Howard Katz	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	G	246
25	Lights	4	S&L Racing	Scott Schubot Tom Blackaller Linda Ludemann	Spice SE88P	G	245
25	Lights	4	S&L Racing	Scott Schubot Tom Blackaller Linda Ludemann	Buick 3.0L V6 N/A	G	245
26	GTU	57	Kryderacing	Reed Kryder John Gimble Frank del Vecchio	Nissan 300ZX	G	245
26	GTU	57	Kryderacing	Reed Kryder John Gimble Frank del Vecchio	Nissan 2.8L V6 N/A	G	245
27	GTO	18	Ken Bupp	Ken Bupp Robert Peters	Chevrolet Camaro	G	244
27	GTO	18	Ken Bupp	Ken Bupp Robert Peters	Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A	G	244
28	GTU	87	Overton Autosport	Lance Stewart Ron Cortez	Mazda RX-7	F	243
28	GTU	87	Overton Autosport	Lance Stewart Ron Cortez	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	F	243
29	GTU	95	Leitzinger Racing	Bob Leitzinger Butch Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz	Nissan 240SX	T	228
29	GTU	95	Leitzinger Racing	Bob Leitzinger Butch Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz	Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A	T	228
30	GTU	62	Alex Job Racing	Alex Job Chris Kraft Rusty Bond	Porsche 911	G	225
30	GTU	62	Alex Job Racing	Alex Job Chris Kraft Rusty Bond	Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A	G	225
31	Lights	12	Carlos Bobeda Racing	Tomas Lopez Albert Rocca Carlos Bobeda	Tiga GT286	G	225
31	Lights	12	Carlos Bobeda Racing	Tomas Lopez Albert Rocca Carlos Bobeda	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	G	225
32	GTU	17	Al Bacon Perf	Al Bacon Bob Reed	Mazda RX-7	F	216
32	GTU	17	Al Bacon Perf	Al Bacon Bob Reed	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	F	216
33 DNF	GTO	75	Cunningham Racing	John Morton Steve Millen	Nissan 300ZX Turbo	G	215
33 DNF	GTO	75	Cunningham Racing	John Morton Steve Millen	Nissan 3.0L I6 N/A	G	215
34 DNF	Lights	40	Bieri Racing	Martino Finotto Paolo Guatamacchia Uli Bieri	Tiga GT286	G	193
34 DNF	Lights	40	Bieri Racing	Martino Finotto Paolo Guatamacchia Uli Bieri	Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A	G	193
35	GTO	47	Lion Rampant Racing	Ferdinand de Lesseps Luis Sereix Chaunce Wallace Hervé Regout	Chevrolet Camaro	G	189
35	GTO	47	Lion Rampant Racing		Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A	G	189
36 DNF	GTU	48	Red Line Racing	Mike Graham Dave Russell Alan Crouch	BMW 325i	F	187
36 DNF	GTU	48	Red Line Racing	Mike Graham Dave Russell Alan Crouch	BMW 3.4L I6 N/A	F	187
37 DNF	GTP	67	Busby Racing	Bob Wollek Derek Bell John Andretti	Porsche 962	BF	184
37 DNF	GTP	67	Busby Racing	Bob Wollek Derek Bell John Andretti	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo	BF	184
38 DNF	GTO	44	Thomas Sapp	Tim Morgan Marcus Opie Peter Morgan Charles Bair	Chevrolet Corvette C4	G	171
38 DNF	GTO	44	Thomas Sapp	Tim Morgan Marcus Opie Peter Morgan Charles Bair	Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A	G	171
39 DNF	GTP	98	All American Racers	Chris Cord Steve Bren Drake Olson	Toyota 88C	G	149
39 DNF	GTP	98	All American Racers	Chris Cord Steve Bren Drake Olson	Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo	G	149
40 DNF	GTO	53	Bill McDill	Richard McDill Bill McDill	Chevrolet Camaro	G	146
40 DNF	GTO	53	Bill McDill	Richard McDill Bill McDill	Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A	G	146
41 DNF	GTU	22	Guy Church	Guy Church E. J. Generotti Louis D'Agostino	Mazda RX-7	H	141
41 DNF	GTU	22	Guy Church	Guy Church E. J. Generotti Louis D'Agostino	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	H	141
42 DNF	Lights	25	Brent O'Neill	Brent O'Neill Steve Shelton Don Courtney	Argo JM19	G	137
42 DNF	Lights	25	Brent O'Neill	Brent O'Neill Steve Shelton Don Courtney	Buick 3.0L V6 N/A	G	137
43 DNF	GTO	2	Powell Equipment	John Jones Hunter Jones Richard Andison	Chevrolet Corvette	G	116
43 DNF	GTO	2	Powell Equipment	John Jones Hunter Jones Richard Andison	Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A	G	116
44 DNF	GTU	50	Fritz Hochreuter	Rudy Bartling Rainer Brezinka Fritz Hochreuter	Porsche 911	G	115
44 DNF	GTU	50	Fritz Hochreuter	Rudy Bartling Rainer Brezinka Fritz Hochreuter	Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A	G	115
45 DNF	GTU	68	Luis Mendez	Luis Mendez Mandy Gonzalez Tato Ferrer	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	G	101
45 DNF	GTU	68	Luis Mendez	Luis Mendez Mandy Gonzalez Tato Ferrer	Porsche 3.5L Flat 6 N/A	G	101
46 DNF	GTU	45	Charles Slater	Charles Slater Kenneth Brady Norm Dupont	Porsche 911	G	93
46 DNF	GTU	45	Charles Slater	Charles Slater Kenneth Brady Norm Dupont	Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A	G	93
47 DNF	GTO	05	Ken Hendrick Racing	Ken Hendrick Dan Gallant	Oldsmobile Toronado	G	90
47 DNF	GTO	05	Ken Hendrick Racing	Ken Hendrick Dan Gallant	Buick 4.5L V6 N/A	G	90
48 DNF	GTU	7	Juan Carlos Negron	Juan Negron Chiqui Soldevilla Luis Gordillo	Mazda RX-7	B	72
48 DNF	GTU	7	Juan Carlos Negron	Juan Negron Chiqui Soldevilla Luis Gordillo	Mazda 1.3L Rotary	B	72
49 DNF	GTO	42	Bob Speed Products	Del Russo Taylor Mark Montgomery	Pontiac Firebird	G	58
49 DNF	GTO	42	Bob Speed Products	Del Russo Taylor Mark Montgomery	Pontiac 6.0L V8 N/A	G	58
50 DNF	GTO	46	Team Gulfwind	Daniel Urrutia Gene Whipp Gary Smith	Chevrolet Camaro	G	20
50 DNF	GTO	46	Team Gulfwind	Daniel Urrutia Gene Whipp Gary Smith	Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A	G	20
51 DNF	Lights	58	Gary Wonzer Racing	Bill Bean Nort Northam Gary Wonzer Bruce Westcott	Lola T616	H	19
51 DNF	Lights	58	Gary Wonzer Racing	Bill Bean Nort Northam Gary Wonzer Bruce Westcott	Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor	H	19
52 DNF	GTP	84	Electramotive Engineering	Arie Luyendyk Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham	Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo	G	14
52 DNF	GTP	84	Electramotive Engineering	Arie Luyendyk Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham	Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo	G	14
53	GTP	39	Phoenix Race Cars	John Gunn Chip Mead Gary Belcher	Phoenix JG2	G	10
53	GTP	39	Phoenix Race Cars	John Gunn Chip Mead Gary Belcher	Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A	G	10
DNS	GTP	99	All American Racers	Willy T. Ribbs Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle HF89	G	0
DNS	GTP	99	All American Racers	Willy T. Ribbs Juan Manuel Fangio II	Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo	G	0
DNS	GTU	00	Full Time Racing	Kal Showket Neil Hanneman	Dodge Daytona	Y	0
DNS	GTU	00	Full Time Racing	Kal Showket Neil Hanneman	Dodge I4 N/A	Y	0
DNS	GTO	23	Raul Garcia	Raul Garcia	Pontiac Firebird	?	0
DNS	GTO	23	Raul Garcia	Raul Garcia	?	?	0
Source:^[3]

References edit

^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. March 17, 1990. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021.
^ "1989 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database".
^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. March 18, 1989. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020.

[1] "Sebring 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. March 17, 1990. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021.

[2] "1989 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database".

[3] "Sebring 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. March 18, 1989. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020.

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