Sebring 12 hour race in 1993

Wins the race for the second year in a row. The Eagle MkIII with the starting number 99; driven again by Juan Manuel Fangio II and Andy Wallace

The Spice SE91P, which Parker Johnstone , Dan Marvin and Ruggero Melgrati piloted to fifth place overall and to victory in the Lights class

The 41st Sebring 12 Hours of Sebring , also known as the Camel 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring International Raceway , took place on March 20, 1993 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the fourth round of the IMSA GTP series of that year.

Before the race

The first race of the IMSA GTP-season , the 24 Hours of Daytona , won PJ Jones , Rocky Moran and Mark Dismore on one of Dan Gurney reported Eagle MkIII . While the following race, the 1.45-hour race in Miami, was won by an Eagle with Juan Manuel Fangio II at the wheel , Paul Gentilozzi in an Oldsmobile Cutlass triumphed in round three, the GT race in Miami .

The race

One of the special features of the IMSA-GTP races, covered by the regulations at the time, was that a driver was also allowed to be registered for two different teams and consequently could start for them. In 1993 the German racing driver Ronny Meixner was registered for both Morrison Motorsports and Cigarette Racing . For Morrison, he and his teammates drove a Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 in 15th place overall, and for Cigarette he finished seventeenth overall with a Porsche 911 Carrera 2 .

The cost increases, which were accelerated by the entry of the Japanese manufacturers Nissan and Toyota into series production , made themselves felt further in 1993. As fewer and fewer teams were able to raise the financial resources for the sprint and endurance races , the number of participants in the registered racing teams continued to decline. Above all, the race lost the always welcome and committed private teams. The big fields of the late 1980s, when more than 70 cars entered the race, were finally history. The only serious opponent for the two Gurney Eagle's, which were powered by a 4-cylinder Toyota turbo engine, was a three-year-old Nissan NPT-90 used by Giampiero Moretti . The Joest - Porsche 962 C was given no chance of overall victory, assuming a normal race course.

Already in training the Eagle were clearly superior and Fangio drove the best training time. The 1: 46.135 minutes corresponded to an average of 201.973 km / h. There was heavy rain during the race and for the first time in history it had to be interrupted with the red flag . The teams had to wait in the pits for almost two hours before the weather improved so much that a continuation could be considered. Without any technical problems and with a clear lead, Fangio and Andy Wallace repeated their victory from last year.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	GTP	99	All American Racers	Juan Manuel Fangio II Andy Wallace	Eagle MkIII	230
2	GTP	30th	Momo	Giampiero Moretti Derek Bell John Paul Junior	Nissan NPT-90	228
3	GTP	98	All American Racers	PJ Jones Rocky Moran	Eagle MkIII	217
4th	GTS	1	Cunningham Racing	John Morton Johnny O'Connell Steve Millen	Nissan 300ZX	217
5	Lights	49	Comptech Racing	Parker Johnstone Dan Marvin Ruggero Melgrati	Spice SE91P	216
6th	GTS	11	Roush Racing	Tom Kendall John Fergus	Ford Mustang Cobra	216
7th	INV GT	59	Brumo's Porsche	Walter Röhrl Hans-Joachim Stuck Hurley Haywood	Porsche 911 Turbo S LM	214
8th	GTS	31	Rocket sports	Dorsey Schroeder Calvin Fish Paul Gentilozzi	Oldsmobile Cutlass	214
9	Lights	9	Brix Racing	Bob Earl Bob Schader Jeremy Dale	Spice AK93	213
10	GTS	51	Rocket sports	Scott Pruett Darin Brassfield	Oldsmobile Cutlass	213
11	GTP	19th	David Tennyson Racing Spice USA	David Tennyson François Migault Steve Fossett Hugh Fuller	Spice SE92P	210
12	GTP	20th	Hotchkis Racing	Jim Adams Chris Cord	Porsche 962	205
13	Lights	63	Downing Atlanta	Tim McAdam Howard Katz Jim Downing	Kudzu DG-1	204
14th	INV GT	94	Morrison Motorsports	John Heinricy Stu Hayner Andy Pilgrim	Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1	202
15th	INV GT	93	Morrison Motorsports	Andy Pilgrim Ronny Meixner Boris Said III Ron Nelson Don Knowles	Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1	200
16	GTU	82	Dick Greer Racing	Al Bacon Dick Greer Peter Uria Mike Mees	Mazda RX-7	200
17th	INV GT	28	Cigarette Racing	Enzo Calderari Luigino Pagotto Ronny Meixner	Porsche 911 Carrera 2	199
18th	GTU	26th	Alex Job Racing	Butch Hamlet Bill Ferran Charles Slater	Porsche 911	199
19th	INV GT	01	Pipe engineering	Jochen Rohr John O'Steen Rich Moskalik Dave White	Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup	197
20th	INV GT	0	Ed Arnold Racing	Chris Hodgetts Dieter Quester David Donohue	BMW M5	195
21st	INV GT	21st	Champion Porsche	Justin Bell Mike Peters Oliver Kuttner	Porsche 911 Carrera 2	194
22nd	GTS	35	Bill McDill	Richard McDill Tom Juckette Bill McDill	Chevrolet Camaro	194
23	GTS	90	Les Delano	Andy Petery John Macaluso Tommy Schweitz	Pontiac Firebird	192
24	GTS	22nd	John Josey	Luis Sereix Gene Whipp Daniel Urrutia	Chevrolet Camaro	190
25th	GTS	21st	Bruce Trenery	Bruce Trenery Andrew Osman Kent Painter	Chevrolet Camaro	186
26th	GTU	57	Cryderacing	Reed Kryder Guy Kuster	Nissan 240SX	186
27	GTS	2	Eddie Sharp	Dick Downs Eddie Sharp Eddie Sharp junior	Oldsmobile Cutlass	183
28	Lights	42	ZZ Pro-Technik Racing	Mike Sheehan Philippe Favre Gustl Spreng Sam Shalala Anthony Lazzaro	Fabcar CL	180
29	INV GT	45	Antica AB	Vito Scavone Rich Hayward Terry Martel	Porsche 944 Turbo	179
30th	GTU	58	ZZ Pro-Technik Racing	Ernie Lader Haas Fogle Curt Catallo Frank Beard	Porsche 911	177
31	GTS	87	John Annis	John Annis Louis Beall Kenper Miller	Chevrolet Camaro	173
32	GTU	91	Team Casual Motorsport	Lorin Hicks Mel Butt Ron Zitza Tommy Johnson	Porsche 911	169
33	GTU	24	Dibos Racing	Bill Auberlen Eduardo Dibos	Mazda MX-6	166
34	Lights	40	Bieri Racing	John James Neil Jamieson Jeff Lapcevich	Alba AR2 / 6	165
35	GT	67	Paul Mazzacane	Paul Mazzacane Chester Edwards Peter Argetsinger	Chevrolet Camaro	112
36	Lights	12	Steven Sirgany	James Lee Steven Sirgany Cliff Rassweiler	Phoenix	98
Failed
37	GTS	76	Cunningham Racing	Tommy Riggins John Morton	Nissan 300ZX	182
38	GTP	7th	Joest Porsche Racing	Chip Robinson Manuel Reuter Louis Krages	Porsche 962C	180
39	GTU	95	Leitzinger Racing	Don Knowles Bob Leitzinger	Nissan 240SX	174
40	GTP	5	Auto toy store	Wayne Taylor Jeff Andretti Morris Shirazi	Spice SE90P	165
41	GTS	50	Overbagh Racing	Grandma Kimbrough Mark Montgomery Robert McElheny Bob Hundredmark Hoyt Overbagh	Chevrolet Camaro	136
42	GTS	32	Carolina Racing	Gary Smith Mark Kennedy Robert Borders	Pontiac Grand Prix	121
43	INV GT	16	Scott Clarke	Ludwig Heimrath junior Ken McKinnon Tom Rathbun Bernadette Hubbard	Porsche 944 Turbo	111
44	GTU	70	Kenneth Brady	Dom DeLuca Bill Weston	Mazda MX-6	93
45	GTP	66	Kevin Jeannette	Jay Cochran Chip Hanauer Bobby Carradine Dennis Aase	Gunnar 966	47
46	GTP	66	Scott Clarke	Lance Stewart Ed Hubbard Rob Wilson	Porsche 944 Turbo	42
47	INV GT	41	Bernt Motorsport	Andreas Fuchs Philippe de Craene	Porsche 911 Carrera 2	32
Not started
48	GTP	7T	Joest Porsche Racing	Louis Krages Manuel Reuter	Porsche 962C	1

¹ 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
49	GTS	07	Tim Banks	Tim Banks Paul Reckert	Chevrolet Camaro
50	GTS	25th	Argentina Racing Chalk	Dale Kreider Eduardo Ramos	Oldsmobile Cutlass
51	INV GT	25th	Jarett Freeman	Jarett Freeman	Porsche 944
52	GTU	39	Charles Wagner	Charles Wagner Dave Russell Mike Graham	Mazda RX-7
53	GTS	46	Art Cross	Art Cross Brad Shinder Ray Mummery	Chevrolet Camaro
54	INV GT	54	Ed Arnold	Ed Arnold David Donohue Chris Hodgetts	Dodge Stealth

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
GTP	Juan-Manuel Fangio II	Andy Wallace			Eagle MkIII	Overall victory
Lights	Parker Johnstone	Dan Marvin	Ruggero Melgrati		Spice SE91P	Rank 5
GTS	John Morton	Johnny O'Connell	Steve Millen		Nissan 300ZX	Rank 4
GTU	Al Bacon	Dick Greer	Peter Uria	Mike Mees	Mazda RX-7	Rank 16
INV GT	Walter Röhrl	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Hurley Haywood		Porsche 911 Turbo S LM	Rank 7

Racing data

• Registered: 54
• Started: 47
• Rated: 36
• Race classes: 5
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: heavy rain
• Route length: 5.955 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 12:02: 12.855 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 230
• Total distance of the winning team: 1369.552 km
• Winner's average: 113.779 km / h
• Pole position: Juan-Manuel Fangio II - Eagle MkIII (# 99) - 1: 46.135 - 201.973 km / h
• Fastest race lap: PJ Jones - Eagle MkIII (# 83) - 1: 50.801 - 193.467 km / h
• Racing series: 4th round of the IMSA GTP series in 1993

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 .
• JA Martin and Ken Welles: Prototypes - the History of the IMSA GTP Series . Bull Publishing, Phoenix 2000, ISBN 1-893618-01-3 .

Web links

• Race results at Racing Sports Cars

Previous race GT races of Miami 1993

IMSA-GTP series

Successor to the 1.45-hour race of Atlanta in 1993