1972 Sebring 12 Hrs


25 March 1972 - Sebring (USA): Round 3, World Manufacturers Championship. Round 1, Challenge Mondial.
12 Hour duration in which 260 laps of a 5.200 mile/8.369 km circuit - 1352.000 miles/2175.829 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 2 Mario Andretti/Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312PB [0882] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 259   1 2m31.44 Sports 3000 1
2 3 Ronnie Peterson/Tim Schenken Ferrari 312PB [0886] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 257   4 3m35.37 Sports 3000 2
3 33 Nino Vaccarella/Toine Hezemans/Andrea de Adamich* Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Autodelta SpA 233   9 3m42.75 Sports 3000 3
4 57 Dave Heinz/Robert R. Johnson/Dana English* Chevrolet Corvette Dana English 221   15 2m58.71 Grand Touring +2500 1
NRF 4 Clay Regazzoni/Brian Redman Ferrari 312PB [0884] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 215 Battery s/c, fire 2 2m33.04 Sports 3000  
5 59 Peter Gregg/Hurley Haywood Porsche 911S Brumos Porsche 215   25 3m05.74 Grand Touring 2500 1
6 12 Gérard Larrousse/Jo Bonnier/Reine Wisell Lola T280 Ford Ecurie Bonnier 213   8 2m41.7 Sports 3000 4
7 39 Roman Pechmann/Rudy Bartling/Milt Minter Porsche 910 Rainer Brezinka 213   11 2m54.09 Sports 3000 5
8 22 Luigi Chinetti, Jr./Bob Grossman/Tony Adamowicz* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [14885] North American Racing Team 210   23 3m05.65 Grand Touring +2500 2
9 78 Daniel Muniz/José Luis/Ruben Novoa Porsche 914/6 GT [143 0332] Daniel Muniz 207   50 3m20.12 Grand Touring 2500 2
10 17 Vince Gimondo/Billy Dingman Chevrolet Camaro Takondo Racing 205   42 3m17.29 Touring 5000 1
11 77 Bruce Jennings/Bob Beasley Porsche 911S Bruce Jennings 202   59 3m26.70 Grand Touring 2500 3
12 28 Erwin Kremer/Günther Huber/Juan Carlos Bolanos Porsche 911S Kremer Racing 201   36 3m14.00 Grand Touring 2500 4
13 21 Tony Adamowicz/Sam Posey/Luigi Chinetti, Jr*/George Eaton* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [14489] North American Racing Team 199   19 3m02.26 Grand Touring +2500 3
14 41 Peter Kirill/Russ Norburn Porsche 911S Kirill Racing 196   56 3m22.91 Grand Touring 2500 5
15 27 Robert Kirby/John Hotchkis/William T. Cuddy^ Porsche 914/6 GT Bozzani Porsche-Audi 189   29 3m08.80 Grand Touring 2500 6
16 69 Dieter Oest/Mike Tillson/Al Holbert Porsche 911T Holbert's Porsche-Audi 186   55 3m22.45 Grand Touring 2500 7
17 47 Bob Gray/Terry Keller Chevrolet Corvette Sebring Racing 181   44 3m17.69 Grand Touring +2500 4
DNF 48 John Greenwood/Dick Smothers Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood Racing 179 Engine 26 3m06.04 Grand Touring +2500  
NC 38 Bob Fisher/Bruce Ponder Chevron B16 Ford Hobby Car Enterprises 176   40 3m16.50 Sports 2000  
NC 18 Harry Ingle/Charles Reynolds Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [12467] Ring Free Oil Team 175   48 3m19.20 Grand Touring +2500 5
NC 25 Nick Craw/Bill Barber Chevron B19 Ford Team Fred Opert 173   10 2m51.27 Sports 2000  
NC 74 Merv Rosen/Jerry Schaub Porsche 906 Carousel Porsche-Audi 172   37 3m14.20 Sports 2000  
NC 56 Tom Waugh/Bob Beatty Lola T212 Ford Promotional Advertising Corp. 167   16 2m59.00 Sports 2000  
NC 94 Bob Mitchell/Bob Christiansen Chevrolet Camaro Bolus & Snopes Ltd. 166   28 3m08.59 Touring 5000 2
NC 50 Don Yenko/John Cordts Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood Racing 163   21 3m04.89 Grand Touring +2500 6
NC 58 Hector Rebaque/Guillermo Rojas Porsche 914/6 Brumos Porsche-Audi 152   46 3m18.00 Grand Touring 2500 8
NC 10 John Tremblay/David Ellis-Brown Chevrolet Camaro C. C. Canada Lumber Co. Inc. 146   45 3m17.65 Touring 5000 3
NC 68 Robert Stoddard/Joe Hines, Jr./Frank Harmstad Porsche 914/6 GT H & S Imports Racing 146   35 3m13.86 Grand Touring 2500 9
DNF 9 Michael Summers/Bob McClure Chevrolet Camaro Endurance Promotions Inc. 145   47 3m18.17 Touring 5000  
DNF 44 Manuel Garcia/Robert Cao Chevrolet Nova Larrauri Racing 137 Electrics 43 3m17.42 Touring 5000  
DNF 46 Neil Potter/Oran Ansley/Bill Hood Ford Mustang Sebring Racing 130 Engine 54 3m21.96 Touring 5000  
DNF 32 Vic Elford/Helmut Marko Alfa Romeo 33TT3 [11572002] Autodelta SpA 128 Engine 6 2m37.61 Sports 3000  
NC 73 Craig Ross/Jacques Groleau Datsun 240Z Ross Racing Ltd 121   60 3m31.20 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 31 Rolf Stommelen/Peter Revson/Andrea de Adamich Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Autodelta SpA 117 Clutch 3 2m33.86 Sports 3000  
DNF 11 Tony DeLorenzo/Jerry Thompson Ford Mustang Troy Promotions Inc. 116 Engine 24 3m05.79 Touring 5000  
DNF 16 Michael Keyser/Jürgen Barth Porsche 911S Toad Hall Racing 102 Engine 31 3m09.93 Grand Touring 2500  
NC 24 John Buffum/John Fitzpatrick Ford Escort RS1600 Libra International Racing 97   34 3m13.11 Touring 2500  
DNF 42 Ralph Noseda/Jorge Garcia/Mark Livingston Chevrolet Camaro Garcia Racing 92 Engine 58 3m24.34 Touring 5000  
DNF 89 Houghton Smith/Bert Gafford Chevrolet Camaro Rinzler Autoracing Inc. 91 Suspension 51 3m20.23 Touring 5000  
DNF 52 Hugh Kleinpeter/Tony Belcher Chevron B21 Ford Promotional Advertising Corp. 85 Ignition 12 2m54.91 Sports 2000  
DNF 37 Gary Belcher/Jef Stevens/Gerard W. Lipke* Chevrolet Camaro Gary Belcher 84 Gearbox 39 3m14.49 Touring 5000  
DNF 26 Rodolfo Junco/Fred van Beuren, Jr. Chevron B19 Ford Team Fred Opert 76 Oil leak 17 3m01.24 Sports 2000  
DNF 35 Vincent P. Collins/Roberto Gonzalez/Jack Beall Chevrolet Camaro Dr. V. P. Collins 76 Engine 61 no time Touring 5000  
DNF 76 George Stone/Russ Poole Porsche 911T Silverstone Racing Team 64 Engine 57 3m23.50 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 54 Anatoly Arutunoff/Brian Goellnicht/Bill Pryor* Abarth 2000SP Automobile International Inc. 57 Suspension 20 3m02.05 Sports 2000  
DNF 1 David Hobbs/Skip Scott/Bobby Allison* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [14065] Kirk F. White 53 Gearbox 18 3m01.58 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 19 David McClain/Dave White Porsche 914/6 GT [043 1262] Dave McClain 51 Suspension 49 3m19.57 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 80 John Elliott/Bill McDill Chevrolet Camaro Preston Hood Chevrolet 50 Oil pressure 27 3m08.20 Touring 5000  
DNF 7 Derek Bell/Gijs van Lennep Mirage M6 Ford [601] Gulf Racing Research 48 Differential 7 2m40.67 Sports 3000  
DNF 34 Andrea de Adamich/Giovanni Galli/Toine Hezemans*/Nino Vaccarella* Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Autodelta SpA 37 Tyres 5 2m35.92 Sports 3000  
DNF 30 Manuel Quintana/John Belperche Shelby GT350 Florida Tire Co. 33 Accident 53 3m21.79 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 8 Tom Nehl/Jim Fitzgerald Chevrolet Camaro Automotive Engineering Enterprises 31 Engine 22 3m04.89 Touring 5000  
DNF 61 Jim Locke/Bob Bailey Porsche 911S James N. Locke 23 Accident 33 3m10.77 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 70 Lee McDonald/Bert Everett Porsche 914/6 GT Lee McDonald-Algar Porsche -Audi 22 Oil leak 38 3m14.47 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 23 Charlie Kemp/Oscar Koveleski/Bobby Rinzler* Chevrolet Corvette Rinzler Motoracing Inc 21 Accident 13 2m56.31 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 97 Roberto Quintanilla/Jose Martinez^/Rolando Quintanilla* Chevrolet Camaro Robeto Quintanilla Jr. 20 Accident 30 3m09.00 Touring 5000  
DNF 43 Luis Sereix/Javier Garcia^ Chevrolet Camaro Garcia Racing 15 Engine 41 3m17.00 Touring 5000  
DNF 63 Sepp Greger/Arthur Blank^/Kurt Hild^ Porsche 910 [026] Josef Greger 10 Engine 32 3m10.13 Sports 2000  
DNF 55 Roger McCaig/Maurice McCaig^/F. Reed Andrews* Lola T212 Ford Roger McCaig 7 Accident 14 2m56.56 Sports 2000  
DNF 15 Bill Bean/Levon Pentecost^/Anthony Torgersen^ Porsche 911S Toad Hall Racing 5 Oil leak 52 3m20.64 Grand Touring 2500  
DNQ 60 Robert Fordyce/Richard Small Chevrolet Camaro Robert Fordyce       no time Touring 5000  
DNQ 67 Bob Armstrong/Rod Bremner Mazda R100 Frossman Racing Service       no time Touring 2500  
DNQ 75 Bobby Clark/Ray Kessler Datsun 510 Clearwater Datsun       no time Touring 2500  
DNQ 79 Eddie Johnson/Clay Young Chevrolet Camaro Arrow Racing Team       no time Grand Touring +2500  
DNQ 84 Juan Montalvo/John Pauley BMW 2002 Chem Air Spray Inc.       no time Touring 2500  
DNS 29 Ken Schumacher/Bob Kiefer Chevrolet Corvette Iroquois Racing   Engine   no time Grand Touring +2500  
DNS 45 Brad West/John Tunstall Shelby GT350 T. C. Racing       no time Grand Touring +2500  
DNS 51 Richard Crebs/Bill Jobe Alfa Romeo GTV Richard Crebs       no time Touring 2500  
DNS 64 Bob Baechle/Roger Burdick Chevrolet Corvette Roger Burdick       no time Grand Touring +2500  
REJ 53 Don A. Baumgartner/Don Herman/F. Reed Andrews Chevron B8 BMW D. A. Baumgartner, Jr.   Illegal fuel cell     Sports 2000  
DNA 36 Willy Braillard/Teddy Pilette Porsche 911S Willie Braillard         Grand Touring 2500  
DNA 40 Larry Class/Bob Clemens/John Geist Chevrolet Corvette Larry Class         Grand Touring +2500  
DNA 65 Jean Sage/Claude Haldi Porsche 911S Jean Sage         Grand Touring 2500  
DNA 88 Wilbur Pickett/Ed McIntyre Chevrolet Camaro Bobby Rinzler         Touring 5000  

 
Winning Time: 12h04m41.006, 111.508 mph/179.454 kph
Fastest Lap: Tim Schenken #3 (Ferrari 312PB), 2m33.80, 121.717 mph/195.883 kph

 
 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at 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 27/10/02
By Darren Galpin
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