Sebring 12 hour race 1995

Momo-Ferrari 333SP

The 43rd Sebring 12-hour race , also the 43rd Annual Exxon Mastercard 12 Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, Sebring International Raceway , took place on March 18, 1995 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the second IMSA race GT series this year.

The race

The Sebring 12-hour race was part of the IMSA series in 1995 after the World Sports Car Championship was discontinued at the end of the 1992 season. WSC prototypes and GT vehicles of classes GTS-1 and GTS-2 were eligible to start.

The race is of historical importance as Andy Evans / Fermín Vélez / Eric van de Poele's win in the Ferrari 333SP was Ferrari's first in 23 years in the oldest sports car race in the USA. In 1972 , Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx won a 312PB from Scuderia for the last time for the Italian brand at the Sebring International Raceway.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	WSC	3	Scandia Motorsports	Fermín Vélez Andy Evans Eric van de Poele	Ferrari 333SP	260
2	WSC	9	Auto Toy Store Inc.	Andy Wallace Jan Lammers Derek Bell	Spice SE90	260
3	WSC	63	Downing Atlanta Racing	Jim Pace Butch Hamlet Jim Downing	Kudzu DG-3	256
4th	WSC	33	Scandia Motorsports	Mauro Baldi Michele Alboreto Eric van de Poele	Ferrari 333SP	256
5	GTS-1	75	Cunningham Racing	Johnny O'Connell Steve Millen John Morton	Nissan 300ZX	255
6th	GTS-1	74	Champion Porsche	Hans-Joachim Stuck Bill Adam	Porsche 911 GT2	253
7th	WSC	2	Brix Racing	Jeremy Dale Jay Cochran Fredrik Ekblom	Spice BDG-02	245
8th	LM WSC	00	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Antônio Hermann Ernst Schuster	Kremer K8 Spyder	244
9	GTS-1	4th	Brix Racing	RK Smith Brian DeVries Irv Hoerr	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	244
10	WSC	6th	Power Macintosh Racing	Stanley Dickens Rick Sutherland John Graham	Spice AK93	244
11	GTS-1	72	Champion Porsche	John Fergus Neto Jochamowitz	Porsche 911	242
12	GTS-2	26th	Alex Job Racing	Bill Auberlen Charles Slater Joe Cogbill	Porsche 911	241
13	GTS-2	93	Ecuador Mobil 1 Racing	Henry Taleb Jean-Pierre Michelet Rob Wilson	Nissan 240SX	240
14th	GTS-2	55	Jorge Trejos	Dennis Aase Jorge Trejos Martin Snow	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	240
15th	GTS-2	02	Rohr Corp.	Larry Schumacher Jeff Purner Andy Pilgrim	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	239
16	GTS-1	5	Brix Racing	Calvin Fish Mark Dismore Darin Brassfield	Oldsmobile Cutlass	234
17th	GTS-2	73	Jack Lewis Enterprises	Jack Lewis Hal Kelley Dave White John Bourassa	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	232
18th	GTS-2	86	Lloyd Hawkins	Lloyd Hawkins David Murry Shawn Hendricks	Porsche 968	229
19th	GTS-2	18th	Dan Lewis	Tommy Johnson Dan Lewis John Sheldon	Mazda MX-6	228
20th	GTS-2	12	Prototype Technology Group	John Paul junior Dieter Quester	BMW M3	228
21st	GTS-1	17th	Arthur Pilla	Charles Mendez Arthur Pilla Kenper Miller Dave White	Porsche 911	227
22nd	WSC	50	Euromotorsport Racing Inc.	Fabrizio Barbazza Elton Julian Massimo Sigala	Ferrari 333SP	226
23	WSC	37	Pegasus Racing	Rick Ferguson Oliver Kuttner Juan Gac Juan-Carlos Carbonell	Pegasus	225
24	GTS-2	99	Konrad Motorsport	Cort Wagner Bob Roach Karel Dolejší	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	225
25th	GTS-1	91	RVO Motorsports	Roger Schramm Steven Petty Stu Hayner	Chevrolet Camaro	224
26th	WSC	0	Chuck Cottrell	Leigh Miller Eric van Cleef Chuck Cottrell Mike Holt	Kudzu DG-2	223
27	GTS-2	13	Prototype Technology Group	Pete Halsmer David Donohue	BMW M3	222
28	GTS-2	82	Dick Greer Racing	Al Bacon Dick Greer Peter Uria Mike Mees	Mazda RX-7	221
29	GTS-2	52	Andy Strasser	Andy Strasser Kevin Wheeler Dennis DeFranchesci	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	216
30th	LM WSC	10	Kremer Racing	Christophe Bouchut Jürgen Lässig Giovanni Lavaggi	Kremer K8 Spyder	215
31	GTS-2	27	Champion Porsche	Jack Refenning Tim Vargo Mike Peters	Porsche 993 Carrera	214
32	GTS-1	64	Mel Butt	Mel Butt Jim Higgs Ron Zitza	Chevrolet Camaro	212
33	WSC	30th	Momo	Giampiero Moretti Wayne Taylor Didier Theys	Ferrari 333SP	211
34	GTS-1	62	Curren Motorsports	Billy Bies Tom Curren David Rankin Pat Patterson Jimmy Hidcock	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	205
35	WSC	16	Dyson Racing	James Weaver Rob Dyson Butch Leitzinger	Riley & Scott Mk.III	201
36	GTS-2	08	GW Motorwerkes Ltd.	Danny Marshall John Biggs Weldon Scrogham Steve Marshall	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	200
37	GTS-1	42	Carolina Racing Engines	Gary Smith Jon Leavy Ron Lowenthal Luis Sereix	Chevrolet Camaro	186
38	GTS-1	23	Bob Hundredmark	Bob Hundredmark Gene Harry Steve Pepper	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	179
39	GTS-1	90	Riggins Competition	Tommy Riggins Andy Petery Craig Carter	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	173
40	GTS-1	87	John Annis	John Annis Louis Beall David Donavon Ed Scolaro	Chevrolet Camaro	163
41	GTS-1	53	Bill McDill	Richard McDill Bill McDill Tom Juckette	Chevrolet Camaro	157
42	GTS-2	57	Cryderacing	Reed Kryder Frank Del Vecchio	Nissan 240SX	155
43	GTS-2	88	Douglas Campbell	Ralph Thomas Douglas Campbell Amos Johnson	Mazda RX-7	154
44	GTS-1	71	Art Cross	Art Cross Mark Kennedy Craig Conway	Chevrolet Camaro	141
45	GTS-1	92	Hoyt Overbagh	Mark Montgomery Hoyt Overbagh Mauro Casadei Steve Goldin David Kicak	Chevrolet Camaro	139
46	WSC	51	Bruce Trenery	Bruce Trenery Jeffrey Pattinson Grahame Bryant Buddy Norton	Cannibal	99
47	GTS-1	77	Tim Banks	Eric van Vilet Don Arpin Tim Hubman Tim Banks	Chevrolet Camaro	86
Failed
48	GTS-1	69	Gustl Spreng Racing	Gustl Spreng Ray Mummery	Porsche 911	212
49	GTS-2	25th	Alex Job Racing	Bruce Barkelew Angelo Cilli Gerry Jackson	Porsche 911	209
50	GTS-1	47	Charles Morgan	Rob Morgan Charles Morgan	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	195
51	GTS-1	67	Luis Mendez	Luis Mendez Scott Hoerr	Ford Mustang	165
52	GTS-2	60	Vito Scavone	Bill Ferran Simon Gregg Scott Tyler	Porsche 911S	159
53	GTS-1	01	Rohr Corp.	Hurley Haywood Jochen Rohr John O'Steen	Porsche 911 GT2	142
54	GTS-1	06	Doug Rippie	Bill Cooper Scott Maxwell Chris McDougall	Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1	121
55	WSC	8th	Support Net Racing Inc.	Roger Mandeville Henry Camferdam	Hawk MD3R	91
56	GTS-2	84	Vito Scavone	Derek Oland Vito Scavone Alan Jones	Porsche 944	91
57	WSC	44	Screaming Eagles Racing	Ross Bentley Craig Nelson Dan Clark	Spice SE90	88
58	GTS-2	58	Pro technology racing	Sam Shalala Doug Frazier Jim Matthews Dan Pastorini	Porsche 911	88
59	WSC	7th	Bobby Brown Motorsports	Don Bell Paul Debban Tom Volk	Spice HC94	81
60	GTS-2	80	Martino Finotto	Martino Finotto Ruggero Melgrati John Finger	Ferrari 308	74
61	WSC	98	Chevron Motorsport	Peter Lockhart Chris Smith Robbie Buhl	Chevron B71	70
62	GTS-2	39	Rudi Bartling	Rudi Bartling Ernie Lader Ahmad Khodkar Rainer Brezinka	Porsche 911	70
63	GTS-2	68	Hendricks Porsche	Charles Coker Bo Roach Ken McKinnon	Porsche 968	30th
64	GTS-2	68	Richard Raimist	Richard Raimist Karl Singer	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	20th
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65	GTS-1	11	Ken Bupp	Luis Sereix Daniel Urrutia Scott Watkins	Ford Mustang	1
66	WSC	41	Steven Sirgany	Steven Sirgany Carlos Moran Chapman Root	Phoenix	2

¹ differential damage ² engine damage

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
67	GTS-2	5	Doug Frazier	Doug Frazier	Porsche 911
68	GTS-1	31	Kent Painter	Guy Kuster Kent Painter Mauro Borella Sergio Brambilla	Chevrolet Camaro
69	WSC	83	Butch Brickell	Robert Gottfried Butch Brickell	Banshee KNI-1

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
WSC	Fermín Vélez	Andy Evans	Eric van de Poele	Ferrari 333SP	Overall victory
LM WSC	Franz Konrad	Antonio Hermann	Ernst Schuster	Kremer K8 Spyder	Rank 8
GTS-1	Johnny O'Connell	Steve Millen	John Morton	Nissan 300ZX	Rank 5
GTS-2	Bill Auberlen	Charles Slater	John Cogbill	Porsche 911	Rank 12

Racing data

• Registered: 69
• Started: 64
• Rated: 47
• Race classes: 4
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: warm, rain showers in between
• Route length: 5.955 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 12: 01: 06.147 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 260
• Total distance of the winning team: 1584.300 km
• Winner's average: 128.812 km / h
• Pole position: Michele Alboreto - Ferrari 333SP (# 33) - 1.54.597 - 187.059 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Elton Julian - Ferrari 333SP (# 50) - 1.58.029 - 181.619 km / h
• Racing series: 2nd round of the IMSA GT series in 1995

literature

• Peter Higham: International Motor Racing - A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car . Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
• Ken Breslauer: Sebring - The Official History of America's Great Sports Car Race David Bull, ISBN 0-9649722-0-4 .

Web links

• Race results at Racing Sports Cars

Previous race of the 1995 Daytona 24 Hours

IMSA GT Championship

Successor to the 3 Hours of Road Atlanta 1995