Sebring 12 hour race 1985
The 33rd Sebring 12-hour race , also 33rd Running of Coca Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring International Raceway , took place on March 23, 1985 at Sebring International Raceway and was the third race of the IMSA GTP series this year.
The race
As in previous years, the IMSA GTP series began with the Daytona 24-hour race . The 1985 edition of this 24-hour race was won by AJ Foyt , Bob Wollek , Al Unser and Thierry Boutsen in a Porsche 962 . In the second race of the season, the 3-hour race in Miami , Al Holbert and Derek Bell , who also drove a Porsche 962, won.
The 962, a type of racing car from the German sports car manufacturer Porsche , made its Sebring debut in 1985. The Porsche 956 did not meet American rules in two respects. For safety reasons, not least because of severe leg injuries in Formula 1 at that time, the IMSA demanded that pedals be attached behind the front axle, which Porsche achieved by moving the front axle forward and thus longer wheelbase. The aluminum monocoque was also reinforced by a steel roll cage . In addition, in order to limit costs, the water-cooled biturbo engine of the 956 had to be replaced by the air-cooled engines with single turbochargers from the well-tried Porsche 935 ; However, it was no use restriction as in the World Sportscar Championship for Group C .
The fastest training time was achieved by Hans-Joachim Stuck , who lapped the course in a Porsche 962 in 2: 12.975 minutes. With an average speed of 211.748 km / h, this was the fastest lap so far in the 12-hour race. The race was decided by a serious accident by Jim Busby after nine hours of racing. Busby, who shared the cockpit of a 962 with John Morton and Jochen Mass , lost control of the car when he drove over rough tire wear. He was seriously injured when he hit a barrier. The trio had taken the lead after three hours and were in the lead for six hours in a row. After the accident, AJ Foyt and Bob Wollek took over the first position and never gave it up until the end.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
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1 | GTP | 8th |
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Porsche 962 | 281 | ||
2 | GTP | 14th |
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Porsche 962 | 277 | ||
3 | GTP | 68 |
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Porsche 962 | 268 | ||
4th | GTP | 44 |
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Jaguar XJR-5 | 259 | ||
5 | Lights | 63 |
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Argo JM16B | 253 | ||
6th | GTO | 65 |
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Ford Mustang | 251 | ||
7th | GTP | 2 |
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March 85G | 250 | ||
8th | GTP | 11 |
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Porsche 935K3 / 80 | 240 | ||
9 | GTO | 90 |
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Pontiac Firebird | 239 | ||
10 | GTO | 09 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 237 | ||
11 | GTO | 61 |
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Chevrolet Monza | 231 | ||
12 | GTO | 89 |
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Porsche 934 | 219 | ||
13 | Lights | 37 |
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Tiga GT284 | 216 | ||
14th | GTU | 56 |
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Porsche 911 | 209 | ||
15th | Lights | 93 |
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Argo JM16 | 205 | ||
16 | GTP | 31 |
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Porsche 935 | 204 | ||
17th | GTU | 00 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 202 | ||
18th | Lights | 34 |
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Mazda OVS-1 | 184 | ||
19th | GTO | 98 |
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Buick Skyhawk | 182 | ||
20th | GTP | 20th |
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Porsche 935 JLP-2 | 182 | ||
21st | GTU | 35 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 178 | ||
22nd | GTU | 36 |
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Porsche 911 | 165 | ||
23 | GTO | 83 |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 158 | ||
24 | GTU | 02 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 148 | ||
25th | GTO | 85 |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 118 | ||
26th | GTU | 54 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 111 | ||
27 | GTO | 25th |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 109 | ||
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28 | GTO | 53 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 218 | ||
29 | GTO | 39 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 202 | ||
30th | GTO | 58 |
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Porsche 934 | 198 | ||
31 | GTO | 38 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 180 | ||
32 | GTP | 67 |
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Porsche 962 | 175 | ||
33 | GTP | 15th |
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March 84G | 170 | ||
34 | GTP | 43 |
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Porsche 935J | 157 | ||
35 | GTO | 88 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 145 | ||
36 | GTO | 55 |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 134 | ||
37 | GTO | 78 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 128 | ||
38 | GTP | 7th |
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Porsche 935L | 121 | ||
39 | GTU | 42 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 117 | ||
40 | GTO | 81 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 116 | ||
41 | GTU | 76 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 114 | ||
42 | GTP | 1 |
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March 84G | 114 | ||
43 | GTO | 45 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 111 | ||
44 | GTP | 01 |
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Argo JM16B | 105 | ||
45 | GTO | 22nd |
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Pontiac Firebird | 101 | ||
46 | GTU | 75 |
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Mazda RX-3 | 91 | ||
47 | GTP | 29 |
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March 85G | 90 | ||
48 | GTO | 51 |
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Ferrari 512BB / LM | 88 | ||
49 | GTP | 05 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 76 | ||
50 | GTP | 16 |
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Porsche 935K3 | 70 | ||
51 | GTP | 26th |
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Porsche 935/80 | 68 | ||
52 | GTU | 17th |
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Mazda RX-7 | 67 | ||
53 | GTP | 5 |
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Porsche 962 | 66 | ||
54 | GTU | 79 |
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Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 65 | ||
55 | GTU | 49 |
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Porsche 911 | 65 | ||
56 | GTO | 47 |
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Pontiac Firebird | 63 | ||
57 | GTU | 74 |
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Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 59 | ||
58 | GTO | 21st |
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Ferrari 512BB / LM | 54 | ||
59 | GTU | 71 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 48 | ||
60 | GTU | 13 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 46 | ||
61 | GTO | 69 |
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Porsche Carrera RSR | 45 | ||
62 | GTU | 08 |
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Mazda RX-7 | 44 | ||
63 | GTP | 95 |
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Porsche 935 | 42 | ||
64 | GTU | 60 |
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Mazda RX-3 | 40 | ||
65 | GTP | 3 |
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March 84G | 38 | ||
66 | GTO | 70 |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 37 | ||
67 | GTP | 04 |
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Jaguar XJR-5 | 36 | ||
68 | GTO | 50 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 34 | ||
69 | GTP | 4th |
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Chevrolet Corvette GTP | 27 | ||
70 | GTO | 92 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 27 | ||
71 | GTP | 12 |
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Gebhardt JC843 | 22nd | ||
72 | GTO | 66 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 22nd | ||
73 | GTO | 48 |
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Porsche 934 | 9 | ||
74 | GTO | 32 |
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Triumph TR8 | 1 | ||
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75 | GTP | 0 |
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Chevron GTP | 1 | ||
76 | GTP | 6th |
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Royale RP40 | 2 | ||
77 | GTO | 23 |
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Pontiac Firebird | 3 | ||
78 | GTO | 77 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 4th | ||
79 | GTU | 87 |
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Ferrari 308 GTB | 5 | ||
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80 | GTO | 80 |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 6th |
1 not started 2 not started 3 not started 4 not started 5 not started 6 not qualified
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 |
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81 | GTP | 19th |
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Nimrod NRA / C2 |
82 | GTO | 27 |
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Porsche Carrera |
83 | GTO | 33 |
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Pontiac Firebird |
84 | GTO | 46 |
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Pontiac Firebird |
85 | GTO | 64 |
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Ford Mustang |
86 | Lights | 72 |
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Fabcar CL |
87 | GTU | 97 |
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Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 87
- Started: 74
- Valued: 27
- Race classes: 4
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: sunny, warm and dry
- Route length: 7.821 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 12: 00: 06.858 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 281
- Total distance of the winning team: 2197.817 km
- Winner's average: 183.122 km / h
- Pole position: Hans-Joachim Stuck - Porsche 962 (# 5) - 2: 12.975 - 211.748 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Al Holbert - Porsche 962 (# 14) - 2: 15.716 - 207.470 km / h
- Racing series: 3rd round of the IMSA GTP series 1985
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
Previous race 3 Hours of Miami 1985 |
IMSA-GTP series |
Follow -up race 500 km from Road Atlanta 1985 |