Jeff Kline
Jeff Kline (born February 25, 1944 in McKeesport ) is a former American automobile racing driver .
Career in motorsport
Jeff Kline was a well-known sports car driver in North America in the 1980s . He achieved his greatest successes in the IMSA-GT and the IMSA-GTP series . In 1980 he was overall runner-up in a Mazda RX-7 in the GTU class, behind his brand colleague Walt Bohren . Again in a Mazda RX-7, he was able to finish this championship in 1984 in third place overall.
He celebrated 19 class wins in his career, including three in the Sebring 12-hour race . His only overall victory was the GTU championship run in Road Atlanta in 1980.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1989 |
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Jaguar XJR-9LM |
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failure | Engine failure |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1981 |
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Porsche 911S |
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failure | malfunction | |
1982 |
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Mazda RX-7 |
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Rank 6 and class win | |
1983 |
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Mazda RX-7 |
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Rank 6 and class win | |
1984 |
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Mazda RX-7 |
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failure | Engine failure |
1985 |
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Mazda RX-7 |
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failure | Engine failure | |
1986 |
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Royale RP40 |
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Rank 6 and class win | |
1987 |
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Spice Pontiac Fiero GTP |
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failure | Motor overheated | |
1988 |
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Spice SE88P Firebird GTP |
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Rank 18 | |
1989 |
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Spice SE89P Pontiac Firebird GTP |
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Rank 11 | ||
1991 |
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Spice SE89P |
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Rank 6 |
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
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kline, Jeff |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | McKeesport , Pennsylvania , United States |