Sebring 12 hour race in 1990
The 38th Sebring 12-hour race , also The 38th Running of the 12 Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, Sebring International Raceway , took place on March 17, 1990 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the fourth round of the IMSA -GTP series this year.
Before the race
The IMSA GTP season traditionally began with the Daytona 24-hour race . Davy Jones , Jan Lammers and Andy Wallace won in a Jaguar XJR-12D . The following races in Miami were won by Geoff Brabham , Chip Robinson and Bob Earl ( Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo , Miami Grand Prix ) and Steve Millen ( Nissan 300ZX , 45-minute Miami race ).
The race
The rising costs of international sports car racing had an impact on the number of participants in the long-distance race of Sebring. Without the support of a vehicle manufacturer or wealthy sponsors, it was hardly possible to finance a season in the IMSA-GTP series. Only 49 teams started the race. Nevertheless, this Sebring race was one of the most exciting in its history. In the course of the 12 hours, six different vehicles were in the lead, which changed 19 times. For the first time at this event, the first three placed cars within the lead lap crossed the finish line.
As is so often the case at Sebring, this race was not decided until dark. In the end, Derek Daly and Bob Earl won more than a minute ahead of their teammates Chip Robinson and Geoff Brabham (since Daly also drove sections in this car, he was first and second on the podium). For Daly, who now lives in the USA and competed in a total of 48 Formula 1 races in the late 1970s and early 1980s , the victory at Sebring meant the greatest success in international motorsport to date.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTP | 83 | Nissan Performance Tech. |
Derek Daly Bob Earl |
Nissan GTP ZX Turbo | 301 | ||
2 | GTP | 84 | Nissan Performance Tech. |
Derek Daly Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham |
Nissan GTP ZX Turbo | 301 | ||
3 | GTP | 61 | Castrol Jaguar Racing |
Davy Jones Jan Lammers Andy Wallace |
Jaguar XJR-12D | 301 | ||
4th | GTP | 10 | Hotchkis Racing |
John Hotchkis Jim Adams John Hotchkis junior
|
Porsche 962 | 292 | ||
5 | GTP | 67 | Busby Racing |
Kevin Cogan John Paul Junior |
Nissan GTP ZX Turbo | 286 | ||
6th | GTO | 15th | Roush Racing |
Robby Gordon Calvin Fish Lyn St. James |
Lincoln Mercury Cougar XR-7 | 278 | ||
7th | Lights | 8th | Essex Racing |
Tom Hessert Charles Morgan
|
Spice SE89P | 273 | ||
8th | GTO | 11 | Roush Racing |
Dorsey Schroeder Max Jones
|
Lincoln Mercury Cougar XR-7 | 270 | ||
9 | Lights | 55 | Huffaker Racing |
Bob Lesnett David Rocha Bruce Qvale
|
Spice SE86CL Pontiac Firebird GTP | 266 | ||
10 | GTU | 95 | Leitzinger Racing |
David Loring Butch Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz
|
Nissan 240SX | 262 | ||
11 | Lights | 80 | Bieri Racing |
Martino Finotto Ruggero Melgrati Paolo Guatamacchi |
Spice SE89P | 261 | ||
12 | GTU | 37 | Roger Mandeville |
Al Bacon Lance Stewart John Finger
|
Mazda MX-6 | 248 | ||
13 | GTU | 82 | Dick Greer Racing |
Dick Greer Mike Mees John Hogdal
|
Mazda RX-7 | 240 | ||
14th | Lights | 32 | Spice Engineering USA |
Tomas Lopez Fermín Vélez Richard Piper |
Spice SE90P | 239 | ||
15th | GTU | 71 | Peter Uria Racing |
Peter Uria Jim Pace Bob Dotson
|
Mazda RX-7 | 232 | ||
16 | Lights | 25th | Performance tech |
Brent O'Neill Jean De La Moussaye Pepe Romero
|
Argo JM19 | 221 | ||
17th | GTU | 00 | Full time racing |
Kal Showket Don Knowles Neil Hanneman
|
Dodge Daytona | 220 | ||
18th | GTU | 38 | Roger Mandeville |
Kelly Marsh Al Bacon
|
Mazda MX-6 | 210 | ||
19th | GTO | 22nd | Gary Smith |
Gary Burnett Gary Smith Albert Ruiz
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 202 | ||
20th | GTO | 87 | Anthony Puleo |
Anthony Puleo Kent Painter Ray Irwin
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 195 | ||
21st | GTU | 09 | Huffaker Racing |
Huffaker Racing Juan Vento Luis Gordillo
|
Pontiac Fiero | 170 | ||
22nd | GTU | 70 | Rising Sun Racing |
Dave Russell Mick Robinson Bill Weston John Hofstra
|
Mazda RX-7 | 154 | ||
23 | GTO | 04 | Henry Brosnaham |
Henry Brosnaham Steve Burgner Robert McElheny Angel Figueras
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 142 | ||
Failed | ||||||||
24 | GTP | 0 | Joest Racing |
Louis Krages Henri Pescarolo Bob Wollek |
Porsche 962C | 261 | ||
25th | GTP | 17th | Duration racing |
Raul Boesel Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Porsche 962C | 246 | ||
26th | GTP | 33 | Spice Engineering USA |
Bernard Jourdain Tom Kendall Albert Naon
|
Spice SE90P | 222 | ||
27 | GTU | 57 | Cryderacing |
Reed Kryder Alistair Oag Frank Del Vecchio
|
Nissan 300ZX | 215 | ||
28 | GTO | 1 | Downing Atlanta |
Pete Halsmer Elliot Forbes-Robinson John Morton |
Mazda RX-7 | 209 | ||
29 | GTP | 98 | All American Racers |
Drake Olson Juan Manuel Fangio II |
Eagle HF89 | 199 | ||
30th | Lights | 40 | Bieri Racing |
Uli Bieri John Graham David Tennyson
|
Tiga GT286 | 195 | ||
31 | GTP | 99 | All American Racers |
Rocky Moran Willy T. Ribbs |
Eagle HF89 | 185 | ||
32 | GTP | 2 | René Herzog |
Hurley Haywood René Duke Scott Schubot
|
Porsche 962 | 151 | ||
33 | Lights | 9 | Essex Racing |
Howard Katz Ferdinand de Lesseps Jay Cochran |
Spice SE89P | 150 | ||
34 | GTO | 63 | Downing Atlanta |
Jim Downing Amos Johnson John O'Steen |
Mazda RX-7 | 137 | ||
35 | GTU | 07 | Full time racing |
Mike Davies Stu Hayner
|
Dodge Daytona | 103 | ||
36 | GTO | 29 | Overbagh Racing |
EJ Generotti Mark Montgomery
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 102 | ||
37 | Lights | 79 | Whitehall Motorsports |
Ken Knott Marty Hinze Kenper Miller |
Spice SE87L Pontiac Firebird | 98 | ||
38 | GTO | 12 | Overbagh Racing |
Don Arpin Rex Ramsey Mark Montgomery
|
Pontiac Firebird | 91 | ||
39 | GTO | 21st | Craig Rubright |
Craig Rubright Kermit Upton
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 86 | ||
40 | GTP | 86 | Bruce Leven |
Bob Wollek Dominic Dobson Sarel van der Merwe |
Porsche 962C | 65 | ||
41 | GTO | 74 | 74 Hunting Ranch |
George Robinson Johnny Our Paul Dallenbach
|
Ford Mustang | 61 | ||
42 | GTP | 60 | Castrol Jaguar Racing |
Price Cobb John Nielsen |
Jaguar XJR-12D | 56 | ||
43 | GTU | 90 | Louis D'Agostino |
Louis D'Agostino Steve Kelton
|
Mazda RX-7 | 49 | ||
44 | GTU | 50 | Rudy Bartling |
Rudy Bartling Werner Frank Fritz Hochreuter |
Porsche 911 | 45 | ||
45 | GTP | 23 | DSR Motorsports |
Bill Adam Scott Harrington David Seabroke
|
Porsche 962 GTi | 39 | ||
46 | GTU | 48 | Red Line Racing |
Mike Graham Cameron Worth Alan Crouch
|
BMW 325i | 31 | ||
47 | Lights | 01 | Racecraft International |
George Sutcliffe Richard Jones Michael Dow
|
Spice SE87L | 24 | ||
48 | Lights | 58 | Gary Wonzer Racing |
Bill Bean Gary Wonzer Bruce Westcott
|
Lola T616 | 14th | ||
49 | GTU | 26th | Alex job |
Chris Kraft Alex Job Jack Refenning
|
Porsche 911 | 14th | ||
Not started | ||||||||
50 | Lights | 4th | S&L Racing |
Linda Ludemann Scott Schubot
|
Spice SE88P | 1 | ||
51 | GTP | 16 | Dyson Racing |
James Weaver Scott Pruett |
Porsche 962C | 2 | ||
52 | GTP | 20th | Consulier |
Chet Fillip Ron Cortez Bruce MacInnes
|
Consulier GTP | 3 | ||
53 | GTO | 45 | Jack Boxstrom | Jack Boxstrom | Pontiac Firebird | 4th | ||
54 | GTU | 77 | Juan Negron |
Juan Negron Daniel Urrutia Luis Sereix |
Mazda RX-7 | 5 | ||
55 | GTP | 91 | Consulier |
Rick Titus Bruce MacInnes Chet Fillip
|
Consulier GTP | 6th |
1 car fire in training 2 withdrawn 3 not started 4 accident in training 5 accident in training 6 not started
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | GTU | 06 | Full time racing | Mike Davies | Dodge Daytona |
57 | Lights | 19th | Denon America |
David Tennyson Chris Clarke Calvin Fish
|
Spice SE90P |
58 | GTO | 44 | Les Delano |
Craig Carter Andy Petery Les Delano
|
Chevrolet Camaro |
59 | GTO | 53 | Hi-tech coating |
Richard McDill Bill McDill Jim Burt
|
Chevrolet Camaro |
60 | Lights | 64 | Carl Seaberg | Spice SE89P | |
61 | GTU | 79 | Huffaker Racing |
Julian Gutierrez Juan Vento Luis Gordillo
|
Pontiac Fiero |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 61
- Started: 49
- Rated: 23
- Race classes: 4
- Spectators: 33,000
- Race day weather: windy and hot
- Route length: 6.614 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 12:00: 41.932 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 301
- Total distance of the winning team: 1990.936 km
- Winner's average: 165.751 km / h
- Pole position: Chip Robinson - Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo (# 84) - 1: 55.767 - 205.687 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Geoff Brabham - Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo (# 84) - 1: 58.582 - 200.804 km / h
- Racing series: 4th round of the IMSA GTP series in 1990
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 45-minute race of Miami 1990 |
IMSA-GTP series |
Follow -up race 500 km from Road Atlanta 1990 |