Sebring 12 hour race 1964

A Ferrari 330P in the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena

The 13th Sebring 12 Hours of Sebring , also known as the 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring, Florida , took place on March 21, 1964 at Sebring International Raceway and was the second round of the World Sports Car Championship of that year.

The race

The Sebring 12-hour race was the second round of the sports car world championship in 1964 . The first race of the season, the Daytona 2000km race , ended with a win for Ferrari . Pedro Rodriguez and Phil Hill won on the North American Racing Team reported Ferrari 250 GTO / 64 .

At the Daytona International Speedway was factory team Ferrari did not start. In Sebring, however, the Maranello team lived up to its role as favorites. The Scuderia celebrated a superior triple victory. Mike Parkes and Umberto Maglioli won ahead of their type colleagues Ludovico Scarfiotti and Nino Vaccarella (both teams contested the race in a Ferrari 275P ). Third place went to John Surtees  - the from the pole position went to the race and set the fastest lap went - and Lorenzo Bandini in a Ferrari 330P . The closest thing to the Scuderia was the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe by Bob Holbert and Dave MacDonald . At the finish line, however, the Americans were three laps behind third place and finished fourth.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	P + 3.0	22nd	SEFAC Ferrari	Mike Parkes Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari 275P	214
2	P + 3.0	23	SEFAC Ferrari	Ludovico Scarfiotti Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari 275P	213
3	P + 3.0	21st	SEFAC Ferrari	John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 330P	212
4th	GT 5.0	10	Shelby American Corp.	Bob Holbert Dave MacDonald	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	209
5	GT 5.0	12	Shelby American Corp.	Bob Bondurant Lew Spencer	Shelby Cobra Roadster	205
6th	GT 5.0	14th	Ford of France	Jo Schlesser Phil Hill	Shelby Cobra Roadster	203
7th	GT 3.0	30th	NART	David Piper Mike Gammino Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	201
8th	GT 5.0	80	Hellerton Motors	Harold Keck Robert Scott	Shelby Cobra Roadster	195
9	P 3.0	37	Briggs Cunningham	Lake Underwood Briggs Cunningham	Porsche 904 GTS	194
10	GT 2.0	43	Porsche System Engineering	Ben Pon Joe Buzzetta	Porsche 356B 2000 GS GT	191
11	GT 2.0	45	Carl W. Lindell Inc.	Chuck Cassel Don Sesslar	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	190
12	GT 1.6	53	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Jim Kaser Chuck Stoddard	Alfa Romeo TZ	188
13	GT 5.0	1	Thomas Hitchcock	Thomas Hitchcock Zourab Tchkotoua	Shelby Cobra Roadster	187
14th	GT 3.0	29	NART	Bob Grossman Dick Thompson	Ferrari 250 GTO LMB	186
15th	GT + 5.0	9	Nickey Chevrolet Co.	Skip Hudson Jerry Grant	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	183
16	GT 2.0	47	Kjelle Qvale	Ed Leslie John Dalton	MGB	180
17th	P + 3.0	4th	McKean Chevrolet Inc.	Roger Penske Jim Hall	Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport	177
18th	P 3.0	42	Porsche System Engineering	Don Webster Bruce Jennings	Porsche 356B 2000 GS GT	175
19th	P 3.0	41	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth Herbert Linge	Porsche 718 RS Spyder	173
20th	GT 1.6	59	Robert Scott Jr.	Jim Clark Ray Parsons	Ford Cortina Lotus	171
21st	GT 2.0	48	Kjelle Qvale	Jim Adams Merle Brennan	MGB	170
22nd	P + 3.0	2	Mecom Racing Team	AJ Foyt John Cannon	Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport	168
23	GT 1.3	62	Ray Heppenstall	Tom Fleming Otto Linton James Diaz	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	165
24	GT 3.0	82	Larry Perkins	Bill Eve Larry Perkins	Ferrari 250 GTO	158
25th	P 3.0	69	Autosport International	Paul Richards Charlie Rainville	Alpine M63	153
26th	GT 1.3	65	Automobiles René Bonnet	Howard Hanna Richard Toland	René Bonnet Djet 2	153
27	P + 3.0	3	Johnson Chevrolet Co.	Delmo Johnson Dave Morgan	Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport	144
28	GT 1.3	63	Scuderia Bear	William McKelvy Richard Holquist	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	139
29	GT 5.0	18th	Ed Hugus	Ed Lowther George Wintersteen	Shelby Cobra Roadster	138
30th	P 3.0	51	Volvo Imports Inc.	Art Riley Nick Cone	Volvo P1800	136
31	P 3.0	36	Precision Motor Cars	Richie Ginther Ronnie Bucknum	Porsche 904 GTS	129
32	GT 1.3	84	Duchess Auto Co.	Newton Davis Paul Layman	Lotus Elite	124
33	P + 3.0	5	William McLaughlin	Enus Wilson William McLaughlin Ed Hugus	Iso Grifo A3C	110
34	GT 2.5	34	Genser Forman Triumph Dist.	George Waltman Ted Lawrence	Triumph TR4	79
Disqualified
35	GT 3.0	31	SEFAC Ferrari	Carlo-Maria Abate Jean Guichet	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	113
Failed
36	GT 5.0	11	Shelby American Corp.	Dan Gurney Bob Johnson	Shelby Cobra Roadster	191
37	P 3.0	61	Donald Healey Motor Company	John Colgate Clive Baker	Austin-Healey Sprite	164
38	GT 1.6	55	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Roberto Bussinello Giampiero Biscaldi Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	160
39	GT 3.0	32	Angels Aviation Racing Team	Ed Cantrell Harry Heuer Don Yenko	Ferrari 250 GTO	154
40	P 3.0	39	Jack Ryan	Jack Ryan Bill Bencker	Porsche 904 GTS	147
41	P 3.0	68	Automobiles Alpine	Mauro Bianchi José Rosinski	Alpine M63	140
42	P + 3.0	24	Maranello Concessionaires	Graham Hill Joakim Bonnier	Ferrari 330P	139
43	GT 5.0	16	Ralph Noseda	Ralph Noseda Jef Stevens	Shelby Cobra Roadster	138
44	GT 5.0	19th	George Reed	Dan Gerber George Reed	Shelby Cobra Roadster	117
45	GT 2.0	44	Porsche Car Imports	Victor Merino Jorge Torruellas	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	101
46	GT 1.6	56	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Filippo Theodoli Consalvo Sanesi Gianni Bulgari	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	93
47	P + 3.0	1	Shelby American Corp.	Ken Miles John Morton	Shelby Cobra 427	81
48	GT 1.6	54	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Chuck Dietrich Bill Wuesthoff	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	70
49	P 3.0	70	Autosport International	Ray Cuomo Bob Tullius	Alpine M63	66
50	GT 5.0	17th	Graham Shaw	Charlie Hayes Graham Shaw	Shelby Cobra	62
51	GT + 5.0	6th	George Robertson	George Robertson Dick Boo	Chevrolet Corvette	52
52	GT 1.6	52	Kenneth Chamblis	John Bentley Lyle Witmer	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	52
53	GT 3.0	33	Donald Healey Motor Company	Paddy Hopkirk Grant Clark	Austin-Healey 3000	49
54	P 3.0	38	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 904 GTS	48
55	P 3.0	40	Hap Sharp	Hap Sharp Ronnie Hissom	Porsche 904 GTS	45
56	P + 3.0	20th	Mecom Racing Team	Augie Pabst Walt Hansgen	Lola Mk6 GT	44
57	P + 3.0	25th	NART	Pedro Rodríguez John Fulp	Ferrari 330P	40
58	GT 1.6	57	Stirling Moss Auto Racing Team	Hugh Dibley RG Rossler	Lotus Elan	39
59	P 3.0	49	Volvo Imports Inc.	Art Tattersall Gunnar Engelin	Volvo P1800	31
60	P 3.0	28	NART	Tom O'Brien Charlie Kolb Ronald Hutchinson	Ferrari 250LM	30th
61	P 3.0	50	Volvo Imports Inc.	Dave Jordan John Christy	Volvo P1800	29
62	GT 2.0	46	Kjell Qvale	Jim Parkinson Jack Flaherty	MGB	15th
63	GT 2.5	35	Nuclear Electronic Lab	Al Rogers Al Faithful	Morgan 4/4	12
64	GT 1.3	67	Donald Healey Motor Company	Al Pease Donna Mae Mims	Austin-Healey Sprite	9
65	GT 1.3	64	Donald Kearney	Donald Kearney Howard Franklin	Triumph Spitfire	7th
66	GT 1.3	85	Autosport International	William Haenelt John Norwood	Alpine A110	2
Not started
67	P + 3.0	27	Fong Racing Associates	Charlie Kolb Charlie Rainville	Ferrari 330LMB	1
68	P + 3.0	25T	NART	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari 330P	2

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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
69	GT 1.6		lotus	Mike Spence	Ford Cortina Lotus
70	P + 3.0		ford		Ford GT40
71	GT		CC Canada	CC Canada	Pontiac GTO
72	P + 3.0		ford		Ford GT40
73	GT + 5.0	7th	Corvette service	Tony Settember Frank Monich	Chevrolet Corvette
74	GT + 5.0	8th	Corvette service	Don Yenko Doug Hooper	Chevrolet Corvette
75	GT 1.6	58	Puerto Rico Racing	Rafael Rosales Candido Higluera Jerry Woodward	Lotus Elan
76	GT 1.3	66	Automobiles René Bonnet	Claude Maurer Georges Bonnet	René Bonnet Djet 2
77	GT 5.0	81			Shelby Cobra
78	P 3.0	83			Porsche 904 GTS

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
P + 3.0	Mike Parkes	Umberto Maglioli		Ferrari 275P	Overall victory
P 3.0	Lake Underwood	Briggs Cunningham		Porsche 904 GTS	Rank 9
GT + 5.0	Skip Hudson	Jerry Grant		Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Rank 16
GT 5.0	Bob Holbert	Dave MacDonald		Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	Rank 4
GT 3.0	David Piper	Mike Gammino	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	Rank 7
GT 2.5	George Waltman	Ted Lawrence		Triumph TR4	Rank 40
GT 2.0	Ben Pon	Joe Buzzetta		Porsche 356B 2000 GS GT	Rank 10
GT 1.6	Jim Kaser	Chuck Stoddard		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Rank 13
GT 1.3	Tom Fleming	Otto Linton	James Diaz	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Rank 24

Racing data

• Registered: 78
• Started: 66
• Rated: 40
• Race classes: 9
• Spectators: 50,000
• Race day weather: warm and dry
• Route length: 8.369 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 12:00: 04,800 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 214
• Total distance of the winning team: 1790.878 km
• Winner's average: 149.223 km / h
• Pole position: John Surtees - Ferrari 330P (# 21) - 3: 04.200 = 163.556 km / h
• Fastest race lap: John Sutrtees - Ferrari 330P (# 21) - 3: 06.200 = 161.799 km / h
• Racing series: 2nd round of the 1964 World Sports Car Championship

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1964 Daytona 2000 km race

Previous race 2000km Daytona 1964

Sports car world championship

Succession race Targa Florio 1964