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1981 12 Hours of Sebring

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Sebring International Raceway in 1981

The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring, International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the second round of the 1981 IMSA GT Championship and 1981 World Sportscar Championship.[1] The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 21, 1981. Victory overall went to the Bayside Disposal Racing Porsche 935 driven by Hurley Haywood, Al Holbert, and Bruce Leven.[2][3][4]

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 GTX 86 United States Bayside Disposal Racing United States Hurley Haywood
United States Al Holbert
United States Bruce Leven
Porsche 935 245
2 GTX 90 United States Cooke Woods Racing / Garretson Enterprises United States Roy Woods
United States Ralph Kent-Cooke
United States Skeeter McKitterick
Porsche 935 K3 242
3 GTX 2 United States Marty Hinze Racing United States Marty Hinze
United States Milt Minter
United States Bill Whittington
Porsche 935 K3 240
4 GTX 3 United States Andial/Meister Racing United States Howard Meister
Germany Rolf Stommelen
Germany Harald Grohs
Porsche 935 233
5 GTO 58 United States Charles Kendall United States Chuck Kendall
United States Pete Smith
United States Dennis Aase
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 218
6
DNF
GTX 30 Italy Momo/Penthouse Italy Giampiero Moretti
United States Charles Mendez
Colombia Mauricio de Narváez
Porsche 935 213
7 GTO 23 United States Roe/Selby Racing United States Tim Selby
United States Earl Roe
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 212
8 GTO 73 United States Z & W Enterprises United States M. L. Speer
Belgium Eddy Joosen
Belgium Dick Vermeesch
Mazda RX-7 212
9 GTU 98 United States Kent Racing United States Lee Mueller
United States Walt Bohren
Mazda RX-7 211
10 GTO 44 United States Group 44 United States Bob Tullius
Canada Bill Adam
Triumph TR8 208
11 GTU 67 Puerto Rico Pennzoil of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Mike Ramirez
Puerto Rico Luis Gordillo
Puerto Rico Manuel Villa
Porsche 911 208
12 GTO 04 United States T & R Racing United States Rene Rodriguez
United States Tico Almeida
Colombia Miguel Morejon
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 203
13 GTO 54 United States Florida Crystals/Montura Racing United States Albert Naon
United States Tony Garcia
United States Hiram Cruz
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 203
14 GTO 35 Puerto Rico H.S.M. Racing Puerto Rico Mandy Gonzalez
Puerto Rico Bonky Fernandez
Venezuela Juan Cochesa
Porsche 934 199
15 GTU 50 United States Downing/Maffucci Racing United States Jim Downing
United States Irv Hoerr
United States Scott Hoerr
Mazda RX-7 196
16 GTU 49 United States Faza Squadra United States Al Cosentino
United States Bob Speakman
Mazda RX-7 190
17 GTX 9 United States Cooke Woods Racing/Garretson Enterprises United States Bob Garretson
United States Bobby Rahal
United Kingdom Brian Redman
Porsche 935 K3 190
18
DNF
GTU 45 United States Autosport Technology United States Dwight Mitchell
United States Ray Ratcliff
United States Bill Cooper
Porsche 914 189
19
DNF
GTO 28 United States NTS Racing United States Sam Posey
United States Fred Stiff
Datsun 280ZX Turbo 187
20 GTO 4 United States Group 44 United States John Kelly
United States Pat Bedard
Triumph TR8 187
21
DNF
GTU 32 United States Alderman Datsun United States George Alderman
United States John McComb
Datsun 240Z 186
22 GTU 77 United States Bruce R. Jennings United States Bruce Jennings
United States Bill Bean
United States Tom Ashby
Porsche 911 185
23 GTX 68 United States USA Racing United States Richard Valentine
Canada Maurice Carter
Chevrolet Corvette 182
24 GTO 05 United States Miguel Morejon United States Fred Flaquer
United States Joe Gonzalez
United States Angelo Dominguez
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 182
25 GTU 31 United States Hallet Motor Racing Circuit United States Anatoly Arutnoff
United States Jose Marina
Lancia Stratos HF 177
26 GTX 84 El Salvador Scorpio Racing El Salvador "Jamsal"
El Salvador Eduardo Barrientos
El Salvador Guillermo Valiente
Porsche 935 177
27 GTO 25 United States Red Lobster Racing United States Dave Cowart
United States Kenper Miller
BMW M1 176
28 GTU 81 United States Trinity Racing United States Steve Dietrich
United States Tom Winters
United States Hugh McDonough
Mazda RX-7 174
29 GTX 83 United States George R. Shafer United States George Shafer
United States Craig Shafer
United States Al Crookston
Chevrolet Camaro 173
30 GTO 34 United States Drolsom Racing United States George Drolsom
United States Rob Hoskins
United States Buzz Marcus
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 165
31
DNF
GTU 92 United States Kent Racing United States Kathy Rude
United Kingdom Divina Galica
Mazda RX-7 160
32 GTO 15 United States D. L. Performance Engineering United States Doug Lutz
United States Dave Panaccione
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 155
33 GTU 52 United States Ours & Hours Racing United States Jack Swanson
United States Tom Cripe
United States Van McDonald
Porsche 911 154
34
DNF
GTO 43 United States Bob Gregg Racing United States Bob Gregg
United States Bob Young
United States Joe Varde
Porsche 911 Carrera 153
35 GTU 88 United States Klaus Bitterauf United States Klaus Bitterauf
United States James Moxley
United States Jim Leo
Porsche 911 150
36
DNF
GTX 41 United States Statagraph United States Billy Hagan
United States Terry Labonte
Chevrolet Camaro 144
37
DNF
GTO 24 United States Jack Refenning United States Jack Refenning
United States Ren Tilton
United States Peter Welter
Porsche 934 139
38 GTU 39 United States The Foreign Exchange United States John Higgins
United States Chip Mead
United States Bill Johnson
Porsche 911 136
39 GTU 66 United States Dunham Trucking United States Jack Dunham
United States Tom Sheehy
United States Luis Sereix
Mazda RX-7 136
40 GTX 02 United States Firestone Tire & Rubber United States John Morton
United States Tom Klausler
Ford Mustang 133
41
DNF
GTX 1 United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Racing United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
United States Jim Busby
Porsche 935 K3 129
42 GTO 60 United States Bob's Speed Products United States Bob Lee
United States Vicki Smith
United States Tom Alan Marx
AMC AMX 128
43
DNF
GTU 62 United States Kegel Enterprises United States Bill Koll
United States Jeff Kline
Porsche 911 SC 121
44
DNF
GTX 0 United States Interscope Racing United States Ted Field
United States Danny Ongais
Porsche 935 K3 117
45
DNF
GTO 53 Canada Fritz Hochreuter Canada Fritz Hochreuter
Canada Rainer Brezinka
Canada Gary Hirsch
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 114
46
DNF
GTX 27 United States Kenneth LaGrow / Jack Holley United States Kenneth LaGrow
United States Jack Turner
Chevrolet Camaro 114
47
DNF
GTU 7 United States Loud Car Racing United States Jim Mullen
United States Michael Zimicki
Mazda RX-7 112
48
DNF
GTX 09 United States T-Bird Swap Shop United States Preston Henn
United States John Gunn
United States Gary Belcher
Porsche 935 K3 107
49
DNF
GTO 14 United States BMW Challenge Team United States Alf Gebhardt
Switzerland Marc Surer
BMW M1 106
50
DNF
GTU 57 United States Personalized Autohaus United States Wayne Baker
United States Robert Overby
United States Dan Gilliland
Porsche 914 96
51
DNF
GTX 72 United States Vince Thompson United States Del Russo Taylor
United States Rex Ramsey
Chevron GTP 96
52
DNF
GTX 20 United States Chris Cord Racing United States Chris Cord
United States Jim Adams
Chevrolet Monza 94
53
DNF
GTX 97 United States The Cummings Marque United States Don Cummings
United States Tom Juckette
Chevrolet Monza 94
54
DNF
GTU 55 United States Mandeville Racing Ent. United States Roger Mandeville
United States Amos Johnson
Mazda RX-7 89
55
DNF
GTO 93 United States Sanyo/Russ Boy United States John Carusso
United States Russ Boy
United States Rex Ramsey
Chevrolet Corvette 89
56
DNF
GTX 48 United States Meldeau Tire Stores United States Bill McDill
United States Robert Whitaker
Chevrolet Camaro 85
57
DNF
GTO 29 United States Bill Ferran United States Nort Northam
Puerto Rico Chiqui Soldevilla
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 84
58
DNF
GTU 82 United States Trinity Racing United States Jim Cook
United States John Casey
United States Bob Bergstrom
Mazda RX-7 74
59
DNF
GTO 12 United States Performance Marine Racing United States Jimmy Tumbleston
United States Bobby Dumont
United States Ford Smith
Chevrolet Camaro 63
60
DNF
GTX 5 United States Bob Akin Motor Racing United States Bob Akin
United Kingdom Derek Bell
United States Craig Siebert
Porsche 935 K3 62
61
DNF
GTU 75 United States Z & W Enterprises United States Pierre Honegger
Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
Belgium Jean-Paul Libert
Mazda RX-7 60
62
DNF
GTX 07 Canada Heimrath Porsche Canada Ludwig Heimrath Sr.
Canada Ludwig Heimrath
Porsche 935 57
63
DNF
GTU 16 United States Corp Racing Ltd. United States Doug Grunnet
United States Jim Burt
Canada Steve Paquette
Mazda RX-7 50
64
DNF
GTO 40 Canada David Deacon Racing Canada David Deacon
Canada Mike Freberg
Canada Rudy Bartling
BMW M1 47
65
DNF
GTX 94 United States Whittington Bros United States Don Whittington
United States Bill Whittington
United States Dale Whittington
Porsche 935 K3 43
66
DNF
GTX 8 United States JLP Racing United States John Paul Sr.
United States John Paul Jr.
Porsche 935 40
67
DNF
GTO 79 United States Van Every Racing United States Lance Van Every
United Kingdom Richard Bond
United States Ash Tisdelle
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 27
68
DNF
GTO 56 United States Rick Borlase United States Rick Borlase
United States Michael Hammond
United States Don Kravig
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 27
69
DNF
GTO 03 Switzerland Angelo Pallavicini Switzerland Angelo Pallavicini
Australia Neil Crang
United States Dan Simpson
Porsche 934 23
70
DNF
GTO 89 United States Vette Brakes United States Al Levenson
United States Elizabeth Kleinschmidt
United States Charles Kleinschmidt
Chevrolet Corvette 21
71
DNF
GTO 42 United States Cotrone Racing Enterprises United States Joe Cotrone
United States Kal Showket
United States Phil Currin
United States Emory Donaldson
Chevrolet Corvette 20
72
DNF
GTO 85 United States Sunrise Auto Parts United States Jeff Loving
United States Ralph Noseda
United States Richard Small
Chevrolet Camaro 18
73
DNF
GTO 61 United States Sharkskin Racing United States C. C. Canada
United States Earle Moffitt
United States Harry Cochran
Chevrolet Corvette 15
74
DNF
GTU 38 United States Case Racing United States Ron Case
United States Ray Mummery
United States Jack Rynerson
Porsche 911 12
75
DNF
GTU 70 United States Doyle Racing United States Chris Doyle
United States Hubert Phipps
Mazda RX-7 10
76
DNF
GTU 21 Canada Alps Restoration Canada Peter Aschenbrenner
Canada Peter Moennick
Canada Herman Lausberg
Porsche 914 6
77
DNF
GTO 13 United States Garcia Racing United States John Lino
United States George Garcia
United States Fernando Garcia
Chevrolet Corvette 2
78
DNF
GTU 37 United States Vince Thompson United States Janis Taylor
United States Pat Godard
United States Carol Cone
Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1
DNS GTX 00 United States Interscope Racing United States Danny Ongais
United States Ted Field
Porsche 935 K3 0
DNS GTX 18 United States JLP Racing United States Werner Frank Porsche 935 0
DNS GTX 91 United States T-Bird Swap Shop United States Preston Henn
United States John Gunn
United States Gary Belcher
Ferrari 512 BB 0
DNS GTO 36 United States Herman + Miller P+A United States Doc Bundy
United States Paul Miller
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 0
DNS GTU 71 United States Morgan Performance Group United States Charles Morgan
United States Jim Miller
United States Herb Forrest
Datsun 280ZX 0
DNS GTO 10 United States T. C. Racing United States Tim Chitwood
United States Joe Varde
Chevrolet Camaro 0
DNS GTU 01 United States T & R Racing United States Fred Flaquer
United States Joe Gonzalez
United States Angelo Dominguez
Porsche 911 Carrera 0
DNS GTO 46 United States BR Racing United States Mark Leuzinger
United States Mike van der Werff
De Tomaso Pantera 0
DNS GTX 19 United States Chris Cord Racing United States Chris Cord
United States Jim Adams
Chevrolet Monza 0
DNS GTX 22 United States Paul Canary Racing United States John Gunn
United States Paul Canary
McLaren M12 GT 0
DNS GTO 65 United States Yenko Chevrolet United States Gary English
United States Don Yenko
United States Bob McClure
Chevrolet Camaro 0
DNS GTX 74 United States Z & W Enterprises United States Pierre Honegger
Venezuela Ernesto Soto
Mazda RX-7 GTP 0

Class Winners

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Class Winners
GTX Haywood / Holbert / Leven Porsche 935
GTO Kendall / Smith / Aase Porsche Carrera RSR
GTU Mueller / Bohren Mazda RX-7

References

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  1. ^ "Race info". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "1981 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine.
  3. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours Winners". Ultimatecarpage.com.
  4. ^ "Results". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.