Sebring 12 hour race in 1961

Stirling Moss in the Maserati Tipo 61

The tenth Sebring 12-hour race , also the Sebring 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Alitalia Cup, Sebring , took place on March 25, 1961 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the first race of the sports car world championship of this Year.

The race

After Porsche won the 12-hour race in 1960 , Ferrari was back on the list of winners in 1961 . The Scuderia celebrated a double victory. Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien stayed victorious in a Ferrari 250TRI .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 3.0	14th	Sefac Automobile Ferrari	Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari 250TRI	210
2	S 3.0	15th	Sefac Automobile Ferrari	Giancarlo Baghetti Willy Mairesse Richie Ginther Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari 250TRI	208
3	S 3.0	17th	NART	Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari 250TR60	207
4th	S 3.0	10	Hap Sharp	Hap Sharp Ronnie Hissom	Ferrari 250TR59 Fantuzzi Spyder	203
5	S 1.6	51	Brumos Porsche Company	Bob Holbert Roger Penske	Porsche 718 RS / 61	199
6th	S 2.5	22nd	NART	Jim Hall George Constantine	Ferrari Dino 246S	199
7th	S 1.6	47	Bob Donner	Don Sesslar Bob Donner Ernie Erickson	Porsche 718 RS / 61	199
8th	S 3.0	16	McCook Window Company	George Reed Bill Sturgis	Ferrari 250TR59 / 60	196
9	S 1.6	39	Eglinton Caledonia Motors	Peter Ryan Francis Bardley Ludwig Heimrath senior	Porsche 718 RS / 61	189
10	GT 3.0	12	Denise McCluggage	Denise McCluggage Allen Eager	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	183
11	GT + 3.0	4th	Johnson Chevrolet	Delmo Johnson Dave Morgan	Chevrolet Corvette	181
12	GT 3.0	18th	Scuderia Serenissima	Gaston Andrey Allen Newman Robert Publicker	Ferrari 250 GT California	180
13	S 1.15	64	Lola America	Charles Kurtz Millard Ripley	Lola MK1	179
14th	GT 1.6	44	British Motors Corp. United States	Jack Flaherty Jim Parkinson	MGA	175
15th	S 1.15	66	Donald Healey	Joe Buzzetta Glenn Carlson	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	174
16	GT 1.6	43	British Motors Corp. United States	Peter Riley John Whitmore	MGA	173
17th	GT 1.6	42	Jack Brabhams Motors	Peter Procter Peter Harper Bob Olthoff	Sunbeam Alpine	173
18th	S 2.0	37	NART	William Helburn Skip Hudson John Fulp	Ferrari Dino 246S	173
19th	S 2.0	31	Momo Corporation	Briggs Cunningham William Kimberly	Maserati Tipo 60	171
20th	S 850	71	Clearwater Motors	George Peck John Hoffman Bob Richardson	Osca S750	171
21st	GT 2.0	32	HH Arnolt	Max Goldman Ralph Durbin	Arnolt Deluxe	166
22nd	GT + 3.0	82	Bud Gates Inc.	Bud Gates Harry Heuer	Chevrolet Corvette	166
23	GT 2.0	87	HH Arnolt	Bud Seaverns Robert Gary	Arnolt Deluxe	164
24	GT 2.0	33	HH Arnolt	Tom Payne Ray Cuomo	Arnolt Deluxe	163
25th	S 1.15	65	Donald Healey	Ed Leavens John Colgate	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	161
26th	GT 2.0	30th	Salter Auto Imports	Al Rogers James Bailey	Morgan 4/4	156
27	GT 1.3	58	Arthur Swanson	Ross Durant Art Swanson	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce	155
28	GT 1.3	60	Autosport SA	Fred Van Beuren Carlos Sales	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale	155
29	GT 2.0	28	George Waltman	Ike Williamson George Waltman	Triumph TR3	154
30th	GT 2.0	29	Suburban Foreign Cars	James Rushin Don Parsons	Triumph TR3	153
31	GT 1.6	55	Filippo Theodoli	Filippo Theodoli Freddie Barrette	Sunbeam Alpine	153
32	GT + 3.0	1	Yenko Chevrolet	Don Yenko Ben Moore	Chevrolet Corvette	151
33	GT 1.3	59	Tom O'Brien	Allan Jacobson Tom O'Brien Jim O'Brien	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale	151
34	GT 1.6	40	Rootes Motors Inc.	Paddy Hopkirk Peter Jopp	Sunbeam Alpine	149
35	GT 1.6	46	Carl Haas Automotive	Ed Gelder Peggy Gelder Bill Fuller	Elva Courier	149
36	GT 1.6	45	Carl Haas Automotive	Don Horn Ed Tucker	Elva Courier	144
37	S 1.15	67	John Sprinzel	Cyril Simson Paul Hawkins	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	144
Not classified
38	GT + 3.0	3	Red Vogt	George Robertson Ben Burroughs Bill Warren	Chevrolet Corvette	133
39	GT 1.3	57	Lou Comito	Ralph Troiano Harry Theodoracopulos	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato	103
40	S 1.15	80	Abarth DFL Co.	Lars Giertz Bob Liess	Fiat-Abarth Monza	101
Disqualified
41	GT 1.3	56	Jake Kaplan	Charlie Rainville Jake Kaplan	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale
Failed
42	S 2.0	50	Porsche car	Hans Herrmann Edgar Barth	Porsche 718 RS 61
43	S 2.0	49	Porsche car	Joakim Bonnier Dan Gurney	Porsche 718 RS 61
44	S 3.0	25th	Rally motors	Dave Causey Luke Stear	Maserati Tipo 61
45	S 1.15	68	Abarth DFL Co.	Fritz Taylor James Calhoun	Fiat-Abarth 1000S
46	S 1.15	63	Lola America	Chuck Hall Alan Ross	Lola MK1
47	S 2.5	26th	NART	Ed Hugus Alan Connell	Ferrari Dino 246S
48	S 850	69	NART	David Cunningham The Price Tom Fleming	Osca S1000
49	S 3.0	20th	Momo Corporation	Walt Hansgen Bruce McLaren	Maserati Tipo 63
50	GT + 3.0	8th	David Ash	Sherman Decker Bob Bucher	Aston Martin DB4 GT
51	S 1.6	48	Association Automovilisti Santaneca	Chuck Cassel David Lane	Porsche 718 RS 61
52	GT 2.0	36	AC Cars Ltd.	Frank Laughton Robert Bowers	AC Ace
53	S 850	70	Begra Cars	Gene Beach Henry Grady John Bentley	Begra Mk.II
54	GT 3.0	11	Scuderia Serenissima	Fernand Tavano George Arents	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
55	GT + 3.0	7th	David Ash	Bob Grossman Duncan Black	Aston Martin DB4 GT
56	GT + 3.0	2	Yenko Chevrolet	Ray Reardon John Kilborn	Chevrolet Corvette
57	S 3.0	24	Camoradi International	Masts Gregory Lloyd Casner	Maserati Tipo 63
58	S 2.5	27	Scuderia Ferrari	Richie Ginther Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari Dino 246SP
59	GT 1.6	41	Rootes Motors Inc.	Ed Wilson Vince Tamburco	Sunbeam Alpine
60	S 3.0	21st	Momo Corporation	John Fitch Dick Thompson	Maserati Tipo 61
61	S 3.0	23	Camoradi International	Stirling Moss Graham Hill	Maserati Tipo 61
62	S 1.6	38	Porsche Car Import	Bill Wuesthoff Augie Pabst	Porsche 718 RS 60
63	GT 2.0	35	AC Cars Ltd.	Leo May James Johnston	AC Ace
64	S 850	72	YBH Sales	Howard Hanna Frank Manley	DB LM
65	S 3.0	9	Jack Nethercutt	Pete Lovely Jack Nethercutt	Ferrari 250TR / 59
Not started
66	GT + 3.0	5	Glenn Campbell Chevrolet	Jack Moore Bob Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette	1
67	S 2.5	53	Robert Publicker	Robert Publicker Charlie Kolb	Lotus 19th	2
68	S 1.6	86	Lester auditions	Herb Swan Ed Johnson	Porsche 718 RSK	3
69	GT + 3.0	1P	Yenko Chevrolet		Chevrolet Corvette	4th

¹ reserve ² not started ³ reserve ⁴ 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
70			Camoradi	Joe Shepard Leon Lilly	Lotus Elite
71			Scuderia Serenissima	Maurice Trintignant	Maserati
72	S 3.0	19th	Asardo Company	Charlie Kolb Jim Rathmann	Asardo special
73	S 1.15	62	Charles Vögele	Charles Vögele Peter Ashdown	Lola MK1
74	GT 2.0	84	AC Cars Ltd.	Bob Hathaway Fred Scion	AC Ace
75	S 2.0	85	Tom Fleming	Ray Heppenstall Tom Fleming	Osca 2000S

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Phil Hill	Olivier Gendebien		Ferrari 250TRI	Overall victory
S 2.5	Jim Hall	George Constantine		Ferrari Dino 246S	Rank 6
S 2.0	William Helburn	Skip Hudson	John Fulp	Ferrari Dino 246S	Rank 18
S 1.6	Bob Holbert	Roger Penske		Porsche 718 RS 61	Rank 5
S 1.15	Charles Kurtz	Millard Ripley		Lola MK1	Rank 13
S 850	George Peck	John Hoffman	Bob Richardson	Osca S750	Rank 20
GT + 3.0	Delmo Johnson	Dave Morgan		Chevrolet Corvette	Rank 11
GT 3.0	Denise McCluggage	Allen eager		Ferrari 250 GT SWB	Rank 10
GT 2.0	Max Goldman	Ralph Durbin		Arnolt Deluxe	Rank 21
GT 1.6	Jack Flaherty	Jim Parkinson		MGA	Rank 14
GT 1.3	Ross Durant	Kind Swanson		Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce	Rank 27

Racing data

• Registered: 75
• Started: 65
• Rated: 37
• Race classes: 11
• Spectators: 40,000
• Race day weather: hot and dry
• Route length: 8.360 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 12:02: 11,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 210
• Total distance of the winning team: 1740.666 km
• Winner's average: 144.617 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: Stirling Moss - Maserati Tipo 61 (# 23) - 3: 13.200 = 155.936 km / h
• Racing series: 1st round of the 1961 World Sports Car Championship
• Racing series: 2nd round of the FIA GT Cup 1961

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 of the 24-hour Le Mans race in 1960

Sports car world championship

Succession race Targa Florio 1961