Sebring 12 hour race in 1960

Race start

Porsche 718 RS 60; the winning car of Hans Herrmann and Olivier Gendebien

The ninth Sebring 12-hour race , also known as the Tenth Annual Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Amoco Trophy, Sebring , took place on March 26, 1960 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the second round of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

After the bad weather conditions in 1959 , the race took place in 1960 on a dry track and in bright sunshine. However, there were other difficulties for the organizer Alec Ulmann . The main sponsor of the race was the American Oil Company . The contract included not only the supply of fuels and lubricants, but also the obligation of the participating teams to use them. Understandably, some of the team leaders did not agree with this requirement because they had contracts with other suppliers. For this reason, Porsche and Ferrari decided not to participate in a factory race after some dispute.

65 vehicles entered the race. Stirling Moss was in the lead in Camoradi Racing - Maserati Tipo 61 when a fatal accident occurred on lap five. Jim Hughes lost control of his Lotus Elite , who overturned several times and met a photographer who, like Hughes, died at the scene of the accident.

After the Maserati retired, the Porsche 718 RS 60 reported by Joakim Bonnier , with Hans Herrmann and Olivier Gendebien at the wheel, took the lead and won the race by new laps over another Porsche. It was the first victory for a Porsche brand racing car in a major international sports car race.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 1.6	42	Joakim Bonnier	Hans Herrmann Olivier Gendebien	Porsche 718 RS 60	196
2	S 1.6	44	Brumos Porsche Car Corp.	Bob Holbert Roy Schechter Howard Fowler	Porsche 718 RS 60	187
3	S 3.0	8th	Jack Nethercutt	Pete Lovely Jack Nethercutt	Ferrari 250TR59 / 60	186
4th	S 3.0	10	North American Racing Team	Ed Hugus Augie Pabst	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	185
5	S 3.0	17th	RRR Motors	George Reed Alan Connell	Ferrari 250 GT California	185
6th	S 3.0	12	Bill Sturgis	Bill Sturgis Fritz d'Orey	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	183
7th	S 3.0	11	North American Racing Team	George Arents William Kimberly	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	183
8th	GT 3.0	16	Scuderia Serenissima	Carlo-Maria Abate Giorgio Scarlatti Fabrizio Serena di Lapigio	Ferrari 250 GT California	179
9	GT 1.6	72	Camoradi USA	Dick Dungan Joe Sheppard	Porsche 356A Carrera	177
10	S 3.0	14th	Robert Publicker	Robert Publicker George Constantine Dean McCarthy	Ferrari 250 GT California	174
11	GT 1.6	80	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Jan Bootz Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 356A Carrera	172
12	S 850	63	Automobili Osca USA	John Bentley John Gordon	Osca S750	170
13	S 1.6	47	Automobili Osca USA	George Koehne Rees Makins	Osca MT4 1500	169
14th	GT 2.0	31	SH Arnolt Inc.	Max Goldman Ralph Durbin	Arnolt Bolide	169
15th	GT 3.0	20th	British Motor Corp.	Gilbert Geitner Lew Spencer	Austin-Healey 3000	167
16	GT 5.0	6th	RRR Motors	Bill Fritt's Chuck Hall	Chevrolet Corvette	167
17th	S 1.15	58	Charles Vögele	Charles Vögele Peter Ashdown	Lola MK1	167
18th	GT 1.3	54	Fred Van Beuren	Fred Van Beuren Javier Velasquez Adolfo Velasquez	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	166
19th	GT 1.3	50	Louis Comito	Tom O'Brien Don Horn	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	166
20th	GT 2.0	36	AC Cars Ltd.	Bud Hulsey Harry Washburn	AC Ace	166
21st	GT 2.0	36	AC Cars Ltd.	Bob Grossman Mike Rothschild	AC Ace	166
22nd	GT 2.0	33	SH Arnolt Inc.	James Johnston Bud Seaverns William Bradley	Arnolt Bolide	165
23	S 850	65	Luigi Chinetti Motors	David Cunningham John Fulp	Osca S750	162
24	GT 1.6	39	British Motor Corp.	Fred Hayes Ed Leavens	MGA twin cam	160
25th	GT 1.3	55	Lotus Cars USA	Charles Evans Sam Weiss Jay Chamberlain	Lotus Elite	158
26th	GT 5.0	3	Camoradi USA	Fred Gamble Jim Jefford's Bill Wuesthoff	Chevrolet Corvette	157
27	GT 1.3	48	Cameron Argetsinger	William Milliken Cameron Argetsinger	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	156
28	GT 2.0	77	Tony O'Sullivan	Tony O'Sullivan Peter Procter	AC Ace	151
29	GT 1.6	40	British Motor Corp.	Jack Flaherty Jim Parkinson	MGA twin cam	148
30th	GT 1.3	51	Ross Durant	Louis Comito Ross Durant Bob Richardson	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	143
31	GT 1.3	52	Dr. Ray Martinez	Chuck Kessinger Stephen McClellan Ken Gardner	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	143
32	GT 5.0	4th	Camoradi USA	Jim Jefford's Fred Gamble	Chevrolet Corvette	143
33	GT 3.0	18th	British Motor Corp.	Peter Riley Jack Sears	Austin-Healey 3000	141
34	S 3.0	26th	Charlemagne Tower	Duncan Black Charlemagne Tower	Daimler SP250	137
35	GT 5.0	5	Johnson Chevrolet Co.	Delmo Johnson Dave Morgan	Chevrolet Corvette	134
36	S 1.6	37	Elva Distributors USA	John Masterson Dean Patterson Norman Babcock	Elva Courier	131
37	S 1.15	60	Ed Costley	Ed Costley Pete Harrison	Elva Mk.VI	131
38	S 850	66	Roosevelt Automobiles	Ray Cuomo Paul Richards	Fiat-Abarth 750S	115
39	GT 2.0	32	SH Arnolt Inc.	Tom Payne Robert Gary	Arnolt Bolide	99
40	S 1.6	68	Elva Distributors USA	Charles Wallace William Horton Charlie Kolb	Elva Courier	92
41	S 1.0	61	Donald Healey Ltd.	John Sprintzel John Lumkin	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	62
Failed
42	S 3.0	24	Dave Causey	Luke Stear Dave Causey	Maserati Tipo 61	169
43	S 3.0	25th	Jaguar Distributors of New York	Walt Hansgen Ed Crawford	Maserati Tipo 61	149
44	S 3.0	23	Camoradi USA	Stirling Moss Dan Gurney	Maserati Tipo 61	136
45	S 1.6	46	Anton von Döry	Pedro von Döry Roberto Mieres Anton von Döry	Porsche 718 RSK	133
46	S 2.0	28	North American Racing Team	Ricardo Rodríguez Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari Dino 196S	126
47	S 3.0	7th	North American Racing Team	Chuck Daigh Richie Ginther	Ferrari 250TR59 / 60	123
48	S 1.6	43	Joakim Bonnier	Graham Hill Joakim Bonnier	Porsche 718 RS 60	84
49	GT 1.3	53	Racing Associates of New England	Ralph Troiano Art Swanson George Waltman	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	70
50	GT 2.0	35	AC Cars Ltd.	Bob Mazzi Frank Schroeder	AC Ace	61
51	GT 2.0	30th	Morgan Motors Ltd.	Ike Williamson James Forno	Morgan Plus 4	60
52	GT 1.3	57	Lotus Cars USA	Frank Bott Phil Forno	Lotus Elite	57
53	GT 1.3	19th	British Motor Corp.	John Colgate Fred Scion	Austin-Healey 3000	54
54	GT 5.0	2	Jaguar Distributors of New York	Dick Thompson Fred Windridge	Chevrolet Corvette	41
55	S 850	64	Camoradi USA	Denise McCluggage Pinkie Rollo	Osca 187S	34
56	GT 1.6	41	Quiver Enterprises	John Cuevas Ulf Norinder	Porsche 356A Carrera GS GT Speedster	33
57	GT 3.0	15th	Scuderia Serenissima	Gianni Balzarini Carlo-Maria Abate	Ferrari 250 GT California	28
58	GT 5.0	1	Jaguar Distributors of New York	Briggs Cunningham John Fitch	Chevrolet Corvette	27
59	S 850	67	Racemasters	Victor Lukens Fred Haynes	Bandini	27
60	S 2.0	27	Hap Sharp	Hap Sharp Jim Hall	Cooper T49 Monaco	26th
61	GT 1.3	27	Jake Kaplan	Charlie Rainville Jake Kaplan	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	16
62	GT 1.3	56	Lotus Cars USA	Jim Hughes Sam Weiss	Lotus Elite	5
63	GT 1.6	38	British Motor Corp.	Colin Escott Ted Lund	MGA twin cam	3
64	S 3.0	22nd	Camoradi USA	Carroll Shelby Masten Gregory	Maserati Tipo 61	2
65	S 1.6	45	Carl Erickson Co.	Ernie Erickson Don Sesslar	Porsche 718 RSK	1
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66	S 3.0	21st	Camoradi USA	Stirling Moss Dan Gurney	Maserati Tipo 61	1
67	S 1.15	73	Elva Distributors USA	Bob Grimes Paul Hill	Elva Mk.4	2
68	S 850	75	John Miles	Otto Linton Francis Ginther	Osca S750	3
69	GT 3.0	79	London Motors Inc.	Mel Siegel Harry Fry	Austin-Healey 3000	4th
70	GT 3.0	81	Lewis Engineering Co.	Laurence Gandolfi Nim York Paul O'Shea	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	5
71	GT 3.0	T	British Motor Corp.	Peter Riley Jack Sears John Colgate Fred Scion	Austin-Healey 3000	6th
71	GT 3.0	T	British Motor Corp.		MGA twin cam	7th

¹ engine failure during training ² reserve ³ reserve ⁴ reserve ⁵ no replacement brakes ⁶ training car ⁷ training car

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
72	S.		Logan Lewis	Logan Lewis	Maserati
73	GT 2.0		European Motors		Peerless GT
74	GT 2.0		European Motors		Peerless GT
75	S.		Roosevelt Auto Co.		Roosevelt-Devin
76	S 2.0		AC Venezuela	Silvano Turco	Maserati A6G
77	GT 3.0		Puerto Rico Racing	Rafael Rosales Victor Merino	Aston Martin DB4 GT
78	S.		Auto Club Venezuela	Mauricio Marcotulli Ettore Chimeri	Ferrari
79	S.		Alfonso Gomez-Mena	Alfonso Gomez-Mena	Ferrari
80	GT 5.0		Aero Engineers	James Addison	Chevrolet Corvette
81	S 3.0	9	Auto Club Venezuela	Julio Pola Mauricio Marcotulli	Ferrari 250TR59
82	S 1.6	29	Automobili Osca USA	David Cunningham John Fulp	Osca 1500
83	S 850	62	Racemasters	Victor Lukens	Bandini
84	GT 3.0	70	William Kimberly	William Kimberly Augie Pabst Bill Wuesthoff	Ferrari 250 GT
85	GT 3.0	71	RRR Enterprises	Hap Sharp Ronnie Hissom George Reed	Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta
86	S 1.0	74	Howard Hanna	Howard Hanna Richard Toland	DB LM
87	S 850	76	Luigi Chinetti Motors		Osca S750
88	S 1.6	78	BS Cunningham		Osca 1500

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Pete Lovely	Jack Nethercutt		Ferrari 250TR59 / 60	Rank 3
S 2.0	no participant in the finish
S 1.6	Hans Herrmann	Olivier Gendebien		Porsche 718 RS 60	Overall victory
S 1.15	Charles Vögele	Peter Ashdown		Lola Mk1	Rank 17
S 1.0	John Sprintzel	John Lumkin		Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Rank 41
S 850	John Bentley	John Gordon		Osca S750	Rank 12
GT 5.0	Bill Fritts	Chuck Hall		Chevrolet Corvette	Rank 16
GT 3.0	Carlo-Maria Abate	Giorgio Scarlatti	Fabrizio Serena di Lapigio	Ferrari 250 GT California	Rank 8
GT 2.0	Max Goldman	Ralph Durbin		Arnolt Bolide	Rank 14
GT 1.6	Dick Dungan	Joe Sheppard		Porsche 356A Carrera	Rank 9
GT 1.3	Fred Van Beuren	Javier Velasquez	Adolfo Velasquez	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Rank 18

Racing data

• Registered: 88
• Started: 65
• Rated: 41
• Race classes: 11
• Spectators: 50,000
• Race day weather: warm and dry
• Route length: 8.369 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 12:00: 03,030 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 196
• Total distance of the winning team: 1640.243 km
• Winner's average: 136.677 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: George Arents - Ferrari 250 GT SWB (# 11) - 3: 04.200
• Racing series: 2nd round of the 1960 Sports Car World Championship
• Racing series: 2nd round of the FIA GT Cup 1960

literature

• Ken Breslauer: Sebring. The official History of America's Great Sports Car Race. David Bull, Cambridge MA 1995, ISBN 0-9649722-0-4 .
• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Results at Racing Sports Cars

Previous race 1000 km race of Buenos Aires 1960

Sports car world championship

Succession race Targa Florio 1960