1981 12 Hours of Sebring

The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring, International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the second round of the 1981 IMSA GT Championship and 1981 World Sportscar Championship.[1] The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 21, 1981. Victory overall went to the Bayside Disposal Racing Porsche 935 driven by Hurley Haywood, Al Holbert, and Bruce Leven.[2][3][4]
Race results
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTX | 86 |  Bayside Disposal Racing |  Hurley Haywood  Al Holbert  Bruce Leven | Porsche 935 | 245 | 
| 2 | GTX | 90 |  Cooke Woods Racing / Garretson Enterprises |  Roy Woods  Ralph Kent-Cooke  Skeeter McKitterick | Porsche 935 K3 | 242 | 
| 3 | GTX | 2 |  Marty Hinze Racing |  Marty Hinze  Milt Minter  Bill Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | 240 | 
| 4 | GTX | 3 |  Andial/Meister Racing |  Howard Meister  Rolf Stommelen  Harald Grohs | Porsche 935 | 233 | 
| 5 | GTO | 58 |  Charles Kendall |  Chuck Kendall  Pete Smith  Dennis Aase | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 218 | 
| 6 DNF | GTX | 30 |  Momo/Penthouse |  Giampiero Moretti  Charles Mendez  Mauricio de Narváez | Porsche 935 | 213 | 
| 7 | GTO | 23 |  Roe/Selby Racing |  Tim Selby  Earl Roe | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 212 | 
| 8 | GTO | 73 |  Z & W Enterprises |  M. L. Speer .svg.png) Eddy Joosen .svg.png) Dick Vermeesch | Mazda RX-7 | 212 | 
| 9 | GTU | 98 |  Kent Racing |  Lee Mueller  Walt Bohren | Mazda RX-7 | 211 | 
| 10 | GTO | 44 |  Group 44 |  Bob Tullius .svg.png) Bill Adam | Triumph TR8 | 208 | 
| 11 | GTU | 67 |  Pennzoil of Puerto Rico |  Mike Ramirez  Luis Gordillo  Manuel Villa | Porsche 911 | 208 | 
| 12 | GTO | 04 |  T & R Racing |  Rene Rodriguez  Tico Almeida  Miguel Morejon | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 203 | 
| 13 | GTO | 54 |  Florida Crystals/Montura Racing |  Albert Naon  Tony Garcia  Hiram Cruz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 203 | 
| 14 | GTO | 35 |  H.S.M. Racing |  Mandy Gonzalez  Bonky Fernandez  Juan Cochesa | Porsche 934 | 199 | 
| 15 | GTU | 50 |  Downing/Maffucci Racing |  Jim Downing  Irv Hoerr  Scott Hoerr | Mazda RX-7 | 196 | 
| 16 | GTU | 49 |  Faza Squadra |  Al Cosentino  Bob Speakman | Mazda RX-7 | 190 | 
| 17 | GTX | 9 |  Cooke Woods Racing/Garretson Enterprises |  Bob Garretson  Bobby Rahal  Brian Redman | Porsche 935 K3 | 190 | 
| 18 DNF | GTU | 45 |  Autosport Technology |  Dwight Mitchell  Ray Ratcliff  Bill Cooper | Porsche 914 | 189 | 
| 19 DNF | GTO | 28 |  NTS Racing |  Sam Posey  Fred Stiff | Datsun 280ZX Turbo | 187 | 
| 20 | GTO | 4 |  Group 44 |  John Kelly  Pat Bedard | Triumph TR8 | 187 | 
| 21 DNF | GTU | 32 |  Alderman Datsun |  George Alderman  John McComb | Datsun 240Z | 186 | 
| 22 | GTU | 77 |  Bruce R. Jennings |  Bruce Jennings  Bill Bean  Tom Ashby | Porsche 911 | 185 | 
| 23 | GTX | 68 |  USA Racing |  Richard Valentine .svg.png) Maurice Carter | Chevrolet Corvette | 182 | 
| 24 | GTO | 05 |  Miguel Morejon |  Fred Flaquer  Joe Gonzalez  Angelo Dominguez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 182 | 
| 25 | GTU | 31 |  Hallet Motor Racing Circuit |  Anatoly Arutnoff  Jose Marina | Lancia Stratos HF | 177 | 
| 26 | GTX | 84 |  Scorpio Racing |  "Jamsal"  Eduardo Barrientos  Guillermo Valiente | Porsche 935 | 177 | 
| 27 | GTO | 25 |  Red Lobster Racing |  Dave Cowart  Kenper Miller | BMW M1 | 176 | 
| 28 | GTU | 81 |  Trinity Racing |  Steve Dietrich  Tom Winters  Hugh McDonough | Mazda RX-7 | 174 | 
| 29 | GTX | 83 |  George R. Shafer |  George Shafer  Craig Shafer  Al Crookston | Chevrolet Camaro | 173 | 
| 30 | GTO | 34 |  Drolsom Racing |  George Drolsom  Rob Hoskins  Buzz Marcus | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 165 | 
| 31 DNF | GTU | 92 |  Kent Racing |  Kathy Rude  Divina Galica | Mazda RX-7 | 160 | 
| 32 | GTO | 15 |  D. L. Performance Engineering |  Doug Lutz  Dave Panaccione | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 155 | 
| 33 | GTU | 52 |  Ours & Hours Racing |  Jack Swanson  Tom Cripe  Van McDonald | Porsche 911 | 154 | 
| 34 DNF | GTO | 43 |  Bob Gregg Racing |  Bob Gregg  Bob Young  Joe Varde | Porsche 911 Carrera | 153 | 
| 35 | GTU | 88 |  Klaus Bitterauf |  Klaus Bitterauf  James Moxley  Jim Leo | Porsche 911 | 150 | 
| 36 DNF | GTX | 41 |  Statagraph |  Billy Hagan  Terry Labonte | Chevrolet Camaro | 144 | 
| 37 DNF | GTO | 24 |  Jack Refenning |  Jack Refenning  Ren Tilton  Peter Welter | Porsche 934 | 139 | 
| 38 | GTU | 39 |  The Foreign Exchange |  John Higgins  Chip Mead  Bill Johnson | Porsche 911 | 136 | 
| 39 | GTU | 66 |  Dunham Trucking |  Jack Dunham  Tom Sheehy  Luis Sereix | Mazda RX-7 | 136 | 
| 40 | GTX | 02 |  Firestone Tire & Rubber |  John Morton  Tom Klausler | Ford Mustang | 133 | 
| 41 DNF | GTX | 1 |  John Fitzpatrick Racing |  John Fitzpatrick  Jim Busby | Porsche 935 K3 | 129 | 
| 42 | GTO | 60 |  Bob's Speed Products |  Bob Lee  Vicki Smith  Tom Alan Marx | AMC AMX | 128 | 
| 43 DNF | GTU | 62 |  Kegel Enterprises |  Bill Koll  Jeff Kline | Porsche 911 SC | 121 | 
| 44 DNF | GTX | 0 |  Interscope Racing |  Ted Field  Danny Ongais | Porsche 935 K3 | 117 | 
| 45 DNF | GTO | 53 | .svg.png) Fritz Hochreuter | .svg.png) Fritz Hochreuter .svg.png) Rainer Brezinka .svg.png) Gary Hirsch | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 114 | 
| 46 DNF | GTX | 27 |  Kenneth LaGrow / Jack Holley |  Kenneth LaGrow  Jack Turner | Chevrolet Camaro | 114 | 
| 47 DNF | GTU | 7 |  Loud Car Racing |  Jim Mullen  Michael Zimicki | Mazda RX-7 | 112 | 
| 48 DNF | GTX | 09 |  T-Bird Swap Shop |  Preston Henn  John Gunn  Gary Belcher | Porsche 935 K3 | 107 | 
| 49 DNF | GTO | 14 |  BMW Challenge Team |  Alf Gebhardt .svg.png) Marc Surer | BMW M1 | 106 | 
| 50 DNF | GTU | 57 |  Personalized Autohaus |  Wayne Baker  Robert Overby  Dan Gilliland | Porsche 914 | 96 | 
| 51 DNF | GTX | 72 |  Vince Thompson |  Del Russo Taylor  Rex Ramsey | Chevron GTP | 96 | 
| 52 DNF | GTX | 20 |  Chris Cord Racing |  Chris Cord  Jim Adams | Chevrolet Monza | 94 | 
| 53 DNF | GTX | 97 |  The Cummings Marque |  Don Cummings  Tom Juckette | Chevrolet Monza | 94 | 
| 54 DNF | GTU | 55 |  Mandeville Racing Ent. |  Roger Mandeville  Amos Johnson | Mazda RX-7 | 89 | 
| 55 DNF | GTO | 93 |  Sanyo/Russ Boy |  John Carusso  Russ Boy  Rex Ramsey | Chevrolet Corvette | 89 | 
| 56 DNF | GTX | 48 |  Meldeau Tire Stores |  Bill McDill  Robert Whitaker | Chevrolet Camaro | 85 | 
| 57 DNF | GTO | 29 |  Bill Ferran |  Nort Northam  Chiqui Soldevilla | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 84 | 
| 58 DNF | GTU | 82 |  Trinity Racing |  Jim Cook  John Casey  Bob Bergstrom | Mazda RX-7 | 74 | 
| 59 DNF | GTO | 12 |  Performance Marine Racing |  Jimmy Tumbleston  Bobby Dumont  Ford Smith | Chevrolet Camaro | 63 | 
| 60 DNF | GTX | 5 |  Bob Akin Motor Racing |  Bob Akin  Derek Bell  Craig Siebert | Porsche 935 K3 | 62 | 
| 61 DNF | GTU | 75 |  Z & W Enterprises |  Pierre Honegger .svg.png) Pierre Dieudonné .svg.png) Jean-Paul Libert | Mazda RX-7 | 60 | 
| 62 DNF | GTX | 07 | .svg.png) Heimrath Porsche | .svg.png) Ludwig Heimrath Sr. .svg.png) Ludwig Heimrath | Porsche 935 | 57 | 
| 63 DNF | GTU | 16 |  Corp Racing Ltd. |  Doug Grunnet  Jim Burt .svg.png) Steve Paquette | Mazda RX-7 | 50 | 
| 64 DNF | GTO | 40 | .svg.png) David Deacon Racing | .svg.png) David Deacon .svg.png) Mike Freberg .svg.png) Rudy Bartling | BMW M1 | 47 | 
| 65 DNF | GTX | 94 |  Whittington Bros |  Don Whittington  Bill Whittington  Dale Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | 43 | 
| 66 DNF | GTX | 8 |  JLP Racing |  John Paul Sr.  John Paul Jr. | Porsche 935 | 40 | 
| 67 DNF | GTO | 79 |  Van Every Racing |  Lance Van Every  Richard Bond  Ash Tisdelle | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 27 | 
| 68 DNF | GTO | 56 |  Rick Borlase |  Rick Borlase  Michael Hammond  Don Kravig | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 27 | 
| 69 DNF | GTO | 03 | .svg.png) Angelo Pallavicini | .svg.png) Angelo Pallavicini .svg.png) Neil Crang  Dan Simpson | Porsche 934 | 23 | 
| 70 DNF | GTO | 89 |  Vette Brakes |  Al Levenson  Elizabeth Kleinschmidt  Charles Kleinschmidt | Chevrolet Corvette | 21 | 
| 71 DNF | GTO | 42 |  Cotrone Racing Enterprises |  Joe Cotrone  Kal Showket  Phil Currin  Emory Donaldson | Chevrolet Corvette | 20 | 
| 72 DNF | GTO | 85 |  Sunrise Auto Parts |  Jeff Loving  Ralph Noseda  Richard Small | Chevrolet Camaro | 18 | 
| 73 DNF | GTO | 61 |  Sharkskin Racing |  C. C. Canada  Earle Moffitt  Harry Cochran | Chevrolet Corvette | 15 | 
| 74 DNF | GTU | 38 |  Case Racing |  Ron Case  Ray Mummery  Jack Rynerson | Porsche 911 | 12 | 
| 75 DNF | GTU | 70 |  Doyle Racing |  Chris Doyle  Hubert Phipps | Mazda RX-7 | 10 | 
| 76 DNF | GTU | 21 | .svg.png) Alps Restoration | .svg.png) Peter Aschenbrenner .svg.png) Peter Moennick .svg.png) Herman Lausberg | Porsche 914 | 6 | 
| 77 DNF | GTO | 13 |  Garcia Racing |  John Lino  George Garcia  Fernando Garcia | Chevrolet Corvette | 2 | 
| 78 DNF | GTU | 37 |  Vince Thompson |  Janis Taylor  Pat Godard  Carol Cone | Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 1 | 
| DNS | GTX | 00 |  Interscope Racing |  Danny Ongais  Ted Field | Porsche 935 K3 | 0 | 
| DNS | GTX | 18 |  JLP Racing |  Werner Frank | Porsche 935 | 0 | 
| DNS | GTX | 91 |  T-Bird Swap Shop |  Preston Henn  John Gunn  Gary Belcher | Ferrari 512 BB | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 36 |  Herman + Miller P+A |  Doc Bundy  Paul Miller | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 0 | 
| DNS | GTU | 71 |  Morgan Performance Group |  Charles Morgan  Jim Miller  Herb Forrest | Datsun 280ZX | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 10 |  T. C. Racing |  Tim Chitwood  Joe Varde | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | 
| DNS | GTU | 01 |  T & R Racing |  Fred Flaquer  Joe Gonzalez  Angelo Dominguez | Porsche 911 Carrera | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 46 |  BR Racing |  Mark Leuzinger  Mike van der Werff | De Tomaso Pantera | 0 | 
| DNS | GTX | 19 |  Chris Cord Racing |  Chris Cord  Jim Adams | Chevrolet Monza | 0 | 
| DNS | GTX | 22 |  Paul Canary Racing |  John Gunn  Paul Canary | McLaren M12 GT | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 65 |  Yenko Chevrolet |  Gary English  Don Yenko  Bob McClure | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | 
| DNS | GTX | 74 |  Z & W Enterprises |  Pierre Honegger  Ernesto Soto | Mazda RX-7 GTP | 0 | 
Class Winners
| Class | Winners | |
|---|---|---|
| GTX | Haywood / Holbert / Leven | Porsche 935 | 
| GTO | Kendall / Smith / Aase | Porsche Carrera RSR | 
| GTU | Mueller / Bohren | Mazda RX-7 | 
References
- ^ "Race info". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "1981 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine.
- ^ "Sebring 12 Hours Winners". Ultimatecarpage.com.
- ^ "Results". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.