1956 Sebring 12 Hours


24 March 1956 - Sebring (USA): Round 2, World Sports Car Championship
12 Hour duration in which 194 laps of a 5.200 mile/8.369 km circuit - 1008.800 miles/1623.503 km were completed
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 17 Juan Manuel Fangio/Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 860 Monza [0604M] Ferrari 194   Sports 5000 1
2 18 Luigi Musso/Harry Schell/Olivier Gendebien^ Ferrari 860 Monza [0602M] Ferrari 192   Sports 5000 2
3 14 Bob Sweikert/Jack Ensley Jaguar D-Type [XKD 538] Jack Ensley 188   Sports 5000 3
4 27 Roy Salvadori/Carroll Shelby/Reg Parnell* Aston Martin DB3S [7] David Brown 187   Sports 3000 1
5 24 Jean Behra/Piero Taruffi/Giuseppe Cesare Perdisa Maserati 300S Maserati 186   Sports 3000 2
6 41 Hans Herrmann/Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 550 Porsche 182   Sports 1500 1
7 43 Jack McAfee/Pete Lovely Porsche 550 John Edgar 179   Sports 1500 2
8 16 Alfonso Gomez Mena/Santiago Gonzalez Jaguar D-Type [XKD 521] Alfonso Gomez Mena 176   Sports 5000 4
9 1 John Fitch/Walt Hansgen Chevrolet Corvette Special Raceway Enterprises 176   Sports 8000 1
10 33 Porfirio Rubirosa/Jim Pauley Ferrari 500 Mondial [0556(0446)] Porfirio Rubirosa 172   Sports 2000 1
NRF 28 Reg Parnell/Tony Brooks/Carroll Shelby*/Lou Brero* Aston Martin DB3S [8] David Brown 169 engine Sports 3000  
11 31 Phil Stiles/George Huntoon Austin-Healey 100S [3804] Ed Bussey 168   Sports 3000 3
12 11 Briggs Cunningham/John Gordon Bennett/Ernie Erickson* Jaguar D-Type [XKD 507] Briggs Cunningham 168   Sports 5000 5
NRF 8 Mike Hawthorn/Desmond Titterington/Ivor Bueb* Jaguar D-Type [XKD 601] Jaguar USA 162 brakes Sports 5000  
13 39 Bob Ballinger/Phil Stewart/Jack Ryan* Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Arnolt 158   Sports 2000 2
14 66 Mike Marshall/Jan Brundage/Huschke von Hanstein Porsche 550 Hubert L.Brundage 158   Sports 1500 3
15 6 Ray Crawford/Max Goldman/Charles R.Hassan*/Don Davis Jr* Chevrolet Corvette Raceway Enterprises 157   Sports 5000 6
16 58 Paul Armagnac/Guillaume Mercader/Rene Bonnet* D.B.-Panhard HBR5 [804] Deutsch et Bonnet 155   Sports 750 1
17 40 Ted Boynton/J.E.Peterson/Phil Stewart* Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Arnolt 154   Sports 2000 3
18 37 Joseph Hap Dressel/William F.Woodbury/Frank Pohanka* AC Ace Joseph Hap Dressel 154   Sports 2000 4
19 50 Stephen Spitler/William Kinchloe/Hank Dahl* MG A David H.Ash 151   Sports 1500 4
20 49 David H.Ash/Gus Ehrman/John Van Driel/Bob Cron* MG A David H.Ash 151   Sports 1500 5
21 55 Leech Cracraft/Red Byron Cooper-Climax T39 Cooper 147   Sports 1100 1
22 51 Fred F.Allen/Sid W.Blackman/John Van Driel* MG A David H.Ash 139   Sports 1500 6
NRF 19 Alfonso de Portago/Jim Kimberly/Harry Schell^/William Helburn^ Ferrari 857 Monza [0578M] Ferrari 137 engine Sports 5000  
23 3 Don Davis Jr/Robert Gatz Chevrolet Corvette Carl Beuhler 136   Sports 5000 7
DNF 67 Jack Ryan Arnolt-Bristol Bolide John Ryan 133 fuel system Sports 2000  
DNF 10 William Spear/Sherwood Johnston Jaguar D-Type [XKD 506] Jaguar USA 127 engine Sports 5000  
DNF 22 Chester J.Flynn/George Reed/Duane Carter* Mercedes-Benz 300SL [0404500143] Chester J.Flynn 126 engine Sports 3000  
DNF 12 Jake Kaplan/Russ Boss Jaguar D-Type Jake Kaplan 120 brakes Sports 5000  
DNF 56 Ed Hugus/John Bentley/Ray Cuomo* Cooper-Climax T39 Cooper 117 electrics Sports 1100  
DNF 29 Lance Macklin/Archie Scott-Brown Austin-Healey 100S Donald Healey 110 starter Sports 3000  
DNF 42 Ed W.Crawford/Hebert Linge/Huscke von Hanstein/Wolfgang von Trips* Porsche 550 Porsche 108 wheel Sports 1500  
DNF 54 M.R.J.Wyllie/Margaret Wyllie Lotus-Climax Mk IX M.R.John Wyllie 99   Sports 1100  
DNF 30 Roy Jackson-Moore/Elliott Forbes-Robinson Sr Austin-Healey 100S Donald Healey 90 clutch Sports 3000  
DNF 35 Mike Rothschild/George Hunt/Harold Kunz*/John Weitz* Morgan Plus 4 Morgan 87 steering Sports 2000  
DNF 32 William Greenspun/Bruce Kessler/Fred Windridge^ Ferrari 250MM [0336MM] William Greenspun 82 engine Sports 3000  
DNF 38 S.H.Arnolt/Bob Goldich/Ray Cuomo* Arnolt-Bristol Bolide Arnolt 77 accident Sports 2000  
DNF 47 Robert Burns/Norman J.Scott Maserati 150S Allen Guiberson 77 gearbox Sports 1500  
DNF 15 Lou Brero/Sam Weiss/Gordon McKenzie^ Jaguar D-Type [XKD 509] A.A.Brown 68 clutch Sports 5000  
DNF 9 Duncan Hamilton/Ivor Bueb/Desmond Titterington* Jaguar D-Type [XKD 508] Jaguar USA 63 brakes Sports 5000  
DNF 20 Phil Hill/Masten Gregory Ferrari 860 Monza [0570M] George Tilp 61 engine Sports 5000  
DNF 53 Warren Smith/Joe Sheppard/Colin Chapman^ Lotus-Climax Mk IX Joe Sheppard 60 DSQ - illegal repairs Sports 1100  
DNF 26 Stirling Moss/Peter Collins Aston Martin DB3S [6] David Brown 51 gearbox Sports 3000  
DNF 63 Ralph Miller/Hal Fenner/Phil Stewart^/Curtis Attaway*/Ralph Parkinson* Lotus-Climax Mk XI [153] Ralph Miller 49 oil system Sports 1100  
DNF 2 Troy Ruttman/Howard Hively Ferrari 375 Plus [0384AM] Howard Hively 48 gearbox Sports 5000  
DNF 64 William Brewster/Charles T.Rutan Austin-Healey 100S William Brewster 39 clutch Sports 3000  
DNF 25 Giuseppe Cesare Perdisa/Carlos Menditeguy/Ed W.Crawford* Maserati 300S   39 accident Sports 3000  
DNF 62 Loyal Katskee/Roger Wing Jaguar D-Type [XKD 536] Loyal Katskee 39 accident Sports 5000  
DNF 59 Gerard Laureau/Hal Ullrich/Brooks Stevens*/Rene Bonnet* D.B.-Panhard HBR Brooks Stevens 36 clutch Sports 750  
DNF 52 Curtis Attaway/Ralph Parkinson Cooper-Climax T39 Robert Brown 26 engine Sports 1100  
DNF 60 Harry Kite/Francois Crouzet D.B.-Panhard HBR Harry Kite 25 accident Sports 750  
DNF 7 Ernie Erickson/Charles R.Hassan/William Eager*/Robert Geger* Chevrolet Corvette Ernie Erickson 22 engine Sports 5000  
DNF 48 Alejandro de Tomaso/Isabel Haskell Maserati 150S [1660] Alejandro de Tomaso 15 gearshift linkage Sports 1500  
DNF 46 Bill Lloyd/Karl Brocken Maserati 150S William Lloyd 13 gearbox Sports 1500  
DNF 57 Mauricio Marcotulli/Ed Munoz^ OSCA MT4 Venezuela Touring Club 11 differential Sports 1100  
DNF 34 Julio Pola/Enrique Muro^ Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa [0632MDTR] Venezuela Touring Club 8 accident Sports 2000  
DNF 61 Jean Lucas/John Norwood^ D.B.-Panhard HBR Lafayette 8 gearbox Sports 750  
DNF 5 Dale Duncan/Allen Eager^/Dick Irish*/Ed Lunken* Chevrolet Corvette Raceway Enterprises 3 driveshaft Sports 5000  
DNS 3 Jim Kimberly/Ed Lunken Ferrari 121LM [0532LM] Jim Kimberly   gearbox Sports 5000  
DNS 21 Paul O'Shea/Richard Thompson Mercedes-Benz 300SL [0405500293] George Tilp   oil leak Sports 3000  
DNS 23 Charles Wallace/Duncan Black Mercedes-Benz 300SL Jack Pry   engine Sports 3000  
DNS 36 John Weitz/Manuel Bos/George Hunt*/Ernie Erickson* Morgan Plus 4 John Weitz   accident Sports 200  
DNS 44 Rees T.Makins/Frank Bott OSCA MT4 OSCA     Sports 1500  
DNS 45 Colin Chapman/Len Bastrup Lotus-Climax Eleven [155] Lotus   accident Sports 2000  
DNS   Fred Dagavar/Al Garz Jaguar XK140 Lillian Sands     Sports 5000  
DNS T Briggs Cunningham/Mike Hawthorn Cunningham-Jaguar C6RD Briggs Cunningham   engine Sports 5000  
  T Paul O'Shea Mercedes-Benz 300SL George Tilp     Sports 3000  
  T Richard Thompson Mercedes-Benz 300SL George Tilp     Sports 3000  
DNA 1 Ray Crawford Kurtis-Lincoln 500K Ray Crawford     Sports 8000  
DNA 32 Gleb Derujinsky/William Helburn/Tony Palmer-Morewood/Luigi Chinetti Sr Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa Luigi Chinetti Sr     Sports 2000  
DNA 52 Umberto Maglioli/Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo Giulietta Charles Nebel     Sports 1500  
DNA   Gleb Derujinsky/Tony Palmer-Morewood Ferrari Luigi Chinetti Sr     Sports 3000  
DNA   Jean Behra/Antonio Petruzzi Maserati 350S Maserati     Sports 5000  

 
Winning Time: 12h00m31.198, 84.006 mph/135.194 kph
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn #8 (Jaguar D-Type), 3m27.2, 90.347 mph/145.400 kph

Notes:
Ralph Miller's car is often listed in results as a Lotus IX, and it was recorded as so on his entry papers. Perhaps Miller wasn't sure that his new Lotus XI would arrive on time so entered his car as a IX just in case.

* Driver listed for car, but did not participate in race meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 17/12/06
By Darren Galpin
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