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1983 12 Hours of Sebring

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The 12 Hours of Sebring, The Coca-Cola Classic, was the third round of the 1983 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 19, 1983.[1] Victory overall went to the No. 9 Personalized Autohaus Porsche 934 driven by Wayne Baker, Jim Mullen, and Kees Nierop.[1][2][3]

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 GTO 9 United States Personalized Autohaus United States Wayne Baker
United States Jim Mullen
Canada Kees Nierop
Porsche 934 231
2 GTP 5 United States Bob Akin Motor Racing United States Bob Akin
United States Dale Whittington
United States John O'Steen
Porsche 935 231
3 GTP 86 United States Bayside Disposal Racing United States Hurley Haywood
United States Al Holbert
Porsche 935 229
4 GTO 61 United States Vista Racing United States Don Courtney
United States Luis Sereix
United States Brent O'Neill
Chevrolet Monza 227
5 GTP 22 United Kingdom Nimrod Racing United States Reggie Smith
United States Lyn St. James
United States Drake Olson
Nimrod NRA/C2 224
6 GTU 66 United States Mike Meyer Racing United States Jack Dunham
United States Jeff Kline
United States Jon Compton
Mazda RX-7 224
7 GTO 65 Puerto Rico Manuel Villa Puerto Rico Luis Gordillo
Puerto Rico Manuel Villa
Puerto Rico Chiqui Soldevilla
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 224
8 GTU 82 United States Trinity Racing United States Joe Varde
United States Jack Baldwin
United States John Casey
Mazda RX-7 223
9 GTO 01 United States Marketing Corporation of America United States John Morton
United States Tom Klausler
Ford Mustang 222
10 GTO 35 United States Pegasus Racing United States Al Leon
United States Paul Gilgan
United States Wayne Pickering
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 222
11
DNF
GTP 10 United States Cooke Racing United States Ralph Kent-Cooke
United States Jim Adams
Mexico Josele Garza
Lola T600 221
12 GTP 94 United States Henn's Swap Shop Racing United States Don Whittington
United States Bill Whittington
Porsche 935 218
13 GTP 3 United Kingdom Grid Motor Racing United States Skeeter McKitterick
United States Milt Minter
Grid S1 216
14 GTU 37 United States Burdsall/Welter United States Peter Welter
United States Tom Burdsall
United States Nort Northam
Mazda RX-7 216
15 GTU 23 United States Roe/Selby United States Tim Selby
United States Earl Roe
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 210
16 GTO 83 Canada R&H Racing Canada Rainer Brezinka
Canada Rudy Bartling
United States Roger Schramm
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 204
17 GTU 92 United States Kent Racing United States Lee Mueller
United States Terry Visger
Mazda RX-7 204
18 GTU 63 United States RGP 500 Racing United States Jim Downing
United States John Maffucci
United States Chuck Ulinski
Mazda RX-7 204
19 GTU 11 United States Paul Goral United States Paul Goral
United States Larry Figaro
United States Peter Uria
Porsche 911 202
20 GTO 69 Puerto Rico Hiram Cruz Racing Puerto Rico Mandy Gonzalez
United States Hiram Cruz
Porsche 934 201
21
DNF
GTO 7 United States Racing Beat United States Pete Halsmer
United States Rick Knoop
Mazda RX-7 199
22 GTU 90 United States 901 Shop United States Mike Schaefer
United States Doug Zitza
United States Jack Refenning
Porsche 911 SC 198
23 GTO 06 Dominican Republic Juan Lopez Dominican Republic Juan Lopez
Dominican Republic Luis Mendez
Porsche 911 Carrera 192
24 GTO 89 El Salvador Taca El Salvador El Salvador "Jamsal"
El Salvador Eduardo Barrientos
El Salvador Eduardo Galdamez
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 188
25 GTU 27 United States Scuderia Rosso United States Jim Fowells
United States Ray Mummery
United States Steve Potter
Mazda RX-7 185
26 GTO 14 United States Oftedahl Racing United States Carl Shafer
United States Carlos Ramirez
United States Mike Meldeau
Pontiac Firebird 185
27 GTU 68 United States Jack Rynerson United States Jack Rynerson
United States Van McDonald
United States Chris Wilder
Porsche 911 183
28 GTO 57 United States Dave Heinz Racing United States Dave Heinz
United States Jerry Thompson
United States Paul Gentilozzi
Chevrolet Camaro 181
29 GTO 03 United States Bob's Speed Products United States Bob Lee
United States Timothy S. Lee
United States Gary Myers
Ford Maverick 180
30 GTU 91 United States Bryant & Graham Racing United States Charles W. Bryant
United States Alex Priest
United States Mike Guido
BMW 2002 178
31
DNF
GTU 93 United States Foreign Exchange United States John Higgins
United States James King
United States Chip Mead
Porsche 911 175
32 GTU 30 United States Case Racing United States Ron Case
United States Craig Case
United States Dave Pannacione
Porsche 911 173
33
DNF
GTU 60 United States Team Morrison United States Jim Cook
United States Steve Dietrich
United States Al Bacon
Mazda RX-7 168
34 GTU 51 United States Red Roof Inns United States Doug Carmean
United States Don Herman
Mazda RX-7 167
35 GTO 58 United States Brumos Racing United States Deborah Gregg
United States Kathy Rude
United States Bonnie Henn
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 165
36 GTO 96 United States Weld Fixturing United States Phil Byrd
United States Freddy Baker
United States Robert Kirby
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 162
37 GTU 42 United States Gary Wonzer United States Gary Wonzer
United States Bill Bean
United States Buzz Cason
Porsche 911 162
38
DNF
GTU 95 United States Ned Skiff United States Ned Skiff
United States Jim Leo
Renault 12 159
39
DNF
GTO 19 United States Van Every Racing United States Lance van Every
United States Ash Tisdelle
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 153
40
DNF
GTO 02 United States Marketing Corporation of America United States Ronnie Bucknum
United Kingdom John Bright
Ford Mustang 153
41 GTO 4 United States Stratagraph United States Billy Hagan
United States Gene Felton
United States Sam Moses
United States Lloyd Frink
Chevrolet Camaro 153
42 GTU 04 United States Di Lella Racing United States Vince DiLella
United States Manuel Cueto
Porsche 911 152
43 GTO 79 United States Whitehall/Promotion United States Tom Winters
United States Bob Bergstrom
United States Peter Dawe
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 148
44
DNF
GTP 24 United States Pegasus III Racing United States M. L. Speer
United States Ken Madren
United States Ray Ratcliff
Porsche 935 145
45
DNF
GTO 49 United States OMR Engines United States Hoyt Overbagh
United States Peter Kirill
United States Paul Romano
Chevrolet Monza 145
46
DNF
GTO 13 United States Oftedahl Racing United States Paul Fassler
United States Steve Pope
United States Carl Shafer
Pontiac Firebird 142
47 GTO 18 United States Diehl Hi-Pro United States Carmen Lista
United States David Marks
United States Roy Newsome
United States Bobby Diehl
Chevrolet Camaro 140
48 GTU 76 United States Hi Fi Hospital United States Timothy Lee
United States Al White
United States Irwin Ayes
Ford Capri 140
49 GTO 15 United States DL Performance Engineering United States Doug Lutz
United States Mike Brummer
United States Larry Connor
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 139
50
DNF
GTO 36 United States Herman + Miller P+A United States Paul Miller
United States Jim Busby
United States Ron Grable
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 132
51 GTU 87 United States Don Flores United States Robert Gottfried
United States Tom Turner
United States Donald Flores
Porsche 911 131
52
DNF
GTP 16 United States Hinze Fencing United States Marty Hinze
United States Randy Lanier
United States Terry Wolters
March 82G 128
53 GTO 33 United States Karl Keck United States Karl Keck
United States Bill McDill
United States Robert Whitaker
Chevrolet Corvette 128
54
DNF
GTO 29 United States Overby's United States Robert Overby
United States Don Bell
United States Chris Doyle
Chevrolet Camaro 127
55 GTU 75 United States Bryant & Graham Racing United States Cameron Worth
United States Alan Crouch
United States Janis Taylor
Ford Pinto 127
56
DNF
GTP 09 United States Henn's Swap Shop Racing United Kingdom Derek Bell
United States Michael Andretti
United States John Paul Jr.
Porsche 935 125
57
DNF
GTP 8 United States Shelton Ferrari United States Steve Shelton
United States Tom Shelton
Ferrari 512 BB 120
58
DNF
GTP 44 United States Group 44 United States Bob Tullius
Canada Bill Adam
Jaguar XJR-5 95
59
DNF
GTO 34 United States Drolsom Racing United States George Drolsom
United States Steve Cohen
United States William Gelles
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 94
60
DNF
GTO 26 United States Centurion Leasing United States Tom Nehl
United States Nelson Silcox
United States Patty Moise
Chevrolet Camaro 92
61
DNF
GTP 21 United Kingdom Nimrod Racing United States Victor Gonzalez
United States Drake Olson
Nimrod NRA/C2 86
62
DNF
GTP 05 United States T&R Racing United States Tico Almeida
Venezuela Ernesto Soto
Porsche 935 82
63
DNF
GTO 99 Colombia Londono Bridge Racing Colombia Gustavo Londono
United States Carlos Munoz
United States Hugo Gralia
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 81
64
DNF
GTO 20 United States Paul Canary Racing United States Paul Canary
United States Jim Sanborn
Pontiac Firebird 78
65 GTU 52 United States TFC Racing United States Dick Gauthier
United States Tom Cripe
United States Ron Collins
United States Bill McVey
Porsche 911 67
66
DNF
GTP 77 United States Z&W Enterprises United States Pierre Honegger
United States Walt Bohren
Mazda GTP 61
67
DNF
GTO 64 United States Marcus Opie United States Marcus Opie
United States Tim Morgan
United States Grant Bradley
Chevrolet Corvette 59
68
DNF
GTU 78 United States Der Klaus Haus United States Klaus Bitterauf
United States Vicki Smith
United States Scott Flanders
Porsche 911 59
69
DNF
GTO 28 El Salvador Air Florida El Salvador "Fomfor"
El Salvador Arnoldo Kreysa
United States Albert Naon
BMW M1 58
70
DNF
GTU 38 United States Mandeville Auto/Tech United States Roger Mandeville
United States Amos Johnson
United States Danny Smith
Mazda RX-7 56
71
DNF
GTO 54 United States Daniel Vilarchao United States Reynaldo Fernandez
United States Daniel Vilarchao
Chevrolet Camaro 56
72
DNF
GTO 6 United States Shafer Motor Racing United States Craig Shafer
United States George Shafer
United States Joe Maloy
Chevrolet Camaro 55
73
DNF
GTP 74 United States Mark Wagoner United States Del Russo Taylor
United States Larry Figaro
Chevron GTP 53
74
DNF
GTP 12 United States The Cummings Marque United States Don Cummings
United States Craig Rubright
United States Charles Gano
Chevrolet Monza 50
75
DNF
GTP 25 United States Red Lobster Racing United States Dave Cowart
United States Kenper Miller
Colombia Mauricio de Narváez
March 82G 46
76
DNF
GTU 31 United States Pegasus Racing United States Jack Griffin
United States John Zouzelka
Porsche 914 38
77
DNF
GTO 50 United States Latino Racing Costa Rica Kikos Fonseca
Puerto Rico Tato Ferrer
Puerto Rico Diego Febles
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 36
78
DNF
GTU 08 United States Diehl Hi Pro Enterprises United States Bobby Diehl
United States Roy Newsome
Mazda RX-7 29
79
DNF
GTP 39 United States Holly Racing United States John Gunn
Colombia Ricardo Londono
Phoenix JG1 26
80
DNF
GTO 40 Canada Bieri Racing Canada Uli Bieri
Canada Matt Gysler
Canada Duff Hubbard
BMW M1 21
81
DNF
GTO 07 Colombia Londono Bridge Racing United States Fred Flaquer
Colombia Gustavo Londono
Colombia Ricardo Londono
United States Rene Rodriguez
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 21
82
DNF
GTP 17 United States Dingman Bros. Racing United States Billy Dingman
United States Roger Bighouse
Chevrolet Corvette 11
83
DNF
GTP 47 United States Pepe Romero United States Bill Whittington
United States Pepe Romero
United States Doc Bundy
March 83G 8
84
DNF
GTO 62 United States Bill Nelson United States Bill Nelson
United States Dale Kreider
United States Lojza Vosta
Pontiac Firebird 1
DNS GTP 2 United States Hinze Fencing United States Marty Hinze
United States Randy Lanier
United States Terry Wolters
Porsche 935 0
DNS GTO 53 United States Superior Racing Team United States Raul Garcia
United States Eugenio Matienzo
Chevrolet Camaro 0
DNS GTU 80 United States Hallet Motor Racing Circuit United States Anatoly Arutnoff
United States Jose Marina
Lancia Stratos HF 0

Class Winners

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Class Winners
GTP Akin / Whittington / O'Steen Porsche 935 K3
GTO Baker / Mullen / Nierop Porsche 934
GTU Dunham / Kline / Compton Mazda RX-7

References

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  1. ^ a b "Event: 12 Hours of Sebring, The Coca-Cola Classic". Racing Sports Cars.
  2. ^ "1983 Sebring 12 Hour – David and Goliath". February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "1983 Sebring 12 Hours". Motorsport Database.