1988 12 Hours of Sebring
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

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. .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) Uli Bieri .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) Rudy Bartling | .svg.png) Rudy Bartling .svg.png) Rainer Brezinka .svg.png) Fritz Hochreuter | Porsche 911 | G | 217 | |
| Porsche Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| 34 | Lights | 42 |  Lamas Motor Racing |  Howard Cherry .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) 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 | ||||||||
| Source:[3] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance - Race". racingsportscars.com.
- ^ "1988 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance - Photos". racingsportscars.com.