1987 Sebring 12 Hours


21 March 1987 - Sebring (USA)
12 hour duration event in which 298 laps of a 4.110 mile/6.614 km circuit - 1224.780 miles/1971.089 kms were completed.
Weather: warm, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1 86 Jochen Mass (D)
Bobby Rahal (USA)
Porsche 962 121 Bruce Leven 298 12h01m27.197 1 GTP 2 2:03.764
2 14 Chip Robinson (USA)
Al Holbert (USA)
Porsche 962 103 Al Holbert 296   2 GTP 1 2:03.764
3 8 Brian Redman (GB)
Chris Kneifel (USA)
Elliott Forbes-Robinson (USA)
Porsche 962 (Holbert-Fabcar) 123/HR6 Primus Motorsports 293   3 GTP 6 2:07.596
4 0 Sarel van der Merwe (ZA)
"John Winter" (D)
Danny Ongais (USA)
Porsche 962 116IM Reinhold Joest 281   4 GTP 4 2:06.713
5 28 Gregg Pickett (USA)
Tommy Riggins (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro (Protofab) Protofab 281   1 GTO 15 2:17.589
6 5 James Weaver (GB)
Bob Akin (USA)
Steve Shelton (USA)
Porsche 962 113 Bob Akin 280   5 GTP 8 2:09.534
7 67 Bob Wollek (F)
Darin Brassfield (USA)
Wally Dallenbach Jr (USA)
Porsche 962 119 Jim Busby 275   6 GTP 5 2:06.918
8 22 Bruce Jenner (USA)
Bobby Akin Jr (USA)
Tom Gloy (USA)*
Ford Mustang (Roush) Jack Roush 274   2 GTO 18 2:19.297
9 98 Chris Cord (USA)
Juan Manuel Fangio II (RA)
Toyota Celica AAR Dan Gurney 267   3 GTO 16 2:19.017
10 42 John Higgins (USA)
Charles Monk (CDN)
Howard Cherry (USA)
Fabcar-Porsche John Higgins 265   1 GTP Lights 36 2:24.788
11 05 Charles Morgan (USA)
Jim Rothbarth (USA)
Argo-Mazda JM16 R.M.Racing 261   2 GTP Lights 40 2:25.948
12 09 Steve Durst (USA)
Michael Brockman (USA)
Tony Belcher (USA)
Spice-Pontiac Fiero GTP Durst/Brockman 261   3 GTP Lights 13 2:16.942
13 65 Jerry Clinton (USA)
Morris Clement (USA)
Stanton Barrett (USA)
Ford Mustang Grey Eagle 256   4 GTO 41 2:26.163
14 63 Jim Downing (USA)
John Maffucci (USA)
John O'Steen (USA)
Argo-Mazda JM19 Jim Downing 253   4 GTP Lights 21 2:20.330
NRF 19 Scott Schubot (USA)
Linda Ludemann (USA)
Lance Jones (USA)
Tiga-Mazda GT285 Schubot/Ludemann 252   5 GTP Lights 29 2:22.178
16 74 Paul Gentilozzi (USA)
Irv Hoerr (USA)
Tom Winters (USA)
Oldsmobile Toronado (Rocketsports) Paul Gentilozzi 251   5 GTO 26 2:21.321
17 17 Al Bacon (USA)
Bob Reed (USA)
Mazda RX-7 (Chassis Dynamics) Al Bacon 245   1 GTU 43 2:26.963
18 54 Gary Auberlen (USA)
Bill Auberlen (USA)
Karl Durkheimer (USA)
Porsche 911 Gary Auberlen 244   2 GTU 54 2:31.577
NRF 76 Jack Baldwin (USA)
Eppie Wietzes (CDN)
Chevrolet Camaro (Peerless) Rick Hendrick 243   6 GTO 11 2:15.369
20 89 Peter Uria (USA)
Larry Figaro (USA)
Kyle Rathbun (USA)
Jack Refenning (USA)
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Peter Uria 243   3 GTU 67 2:36.686
21 87 Tommy Morrison (USA)
Stuart Hayner (USA)
Don Knowles (USA)
Bob McConnell (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Tommy Morrison 241   7 GTO 42 2:26.673
22 30 Buz McCall (USA)
Walt Bohren (USA)
Paul Dallenbach (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro (Timmons) Buz McCall 241   8 GTO 30 2:23.420
23 43 Tim McAdam (USA)
Scott Overby (USA)
Chip Mead (USA)
Tom Pumpelly (USA)*
Fabcar-Porsche John Higgins 238   6 GTP Lights 24 2:20.755
24 75 Tommy Kendall (USA)
Burt Kendall (USA)
Max Jones (USA)
Mazda RX-7 (Fabcar) Clayton Cunningham 236   4 GTU 46 2:27.514
25 35 Armando Gonzalez (PR)
Manuel Villa Prieto (PR)
Luis Gordillo (PR)
Royale-Porsche RP40 Diman Racing 235   7 GTP Lights 34 2:24.688
26 61 Brent O'Neill (USA)
John Lloyd (USA)
Don Courtney (USA)*
Argo-Buick JM19 Performance Tech 230   8 GTP Lights 19 2:20.289
27 84 Guy W. Church (USA)
Tom Hunt (USA)
E.J.Generotti (USA)
Mazda RX-7 Guy W. Church 226   5 GTU 72 2:39.032
28 82 Dick Greer (USA)
Mike Mees (USA)
John Finger (USA)
Mazda RX-7 (Chassis Dynamics) Dick Greer 225   6 GTU 63 2:36.123
29 46 Miguel Morejon (USA)
Herman Galeano (USA)
Porsche 911 Turbo Concepts 224   7 GTU 68 2:37.124
30 71 Amos Johnson (USA)
Dennis Shaw (USA)
Mazda RX-7 (Highball) Amos Johnson 217   8 GTU 49 2:28.963
31 11 Lyn St. James (USA)
Tom Gloy (USA)
Bobby Akin Jr (USA)^
Ricky Rudd (USA)*
Ford Mustang (Roush) Jack Roush 213   9 GTO 22 2:20.477
32 85 William Boyer (USA)
Steve W. Roberts (USA)
Pontiac Firebird Highlands Racing 211   10 GTO 74 2:46.430
33 00 Charles Slater (USA)
Davide Duttinger (USA)
Rudi Bartling (CDN)
Porsche 911 S Squared Engineering 209   9 GTU 70 2:38.734
DNF 81 Ken Bupp (USA)
Guy W. Church (USA)
Del Russo Taylor (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro (Frings) Ken Bupp 205 gearbox   GTO 31 2:23.906
NC 23 George Petrilak (USA)
David Rosenberg (USA)
Bruce MacInnes (USA)
Argo-Buick JM19 Motion Promotions 201   9 GTP Lights 32 2:24.061
NC 68 Dennis Chambers (USA)
Chaunce Wallace (USA)
Mike Meyer (USA)^
Mazda RX-7 Dennis Chambers 201   10 GTU 62 2:35.789
NC 08 Paul Romano (USA)
Vance Swifts (CDN)
John Drew (USA)
Mazda RX-7 Simms/Romano 188   11 GTU 66 2:36.390
NC 52 Ron Case (USA)
Bruce Dewey (USA)
Buzz Cason (USA)
Nort Northam (USA)
Bill Bean (USA)*
Gary Wonzer (USA)*
Lola-Mazda T616 Gary Wonzer 186   10 GTP Lights 57 2:33.406
NC 4 Scott Pruett (USA)
Pete Halsmer (USA)
Ford Mustang GTX Special (Roush) 9 Jack Roush 179     GTP 9 2:13.886
DNF 80 Martino Finotto (I)
Ruggero Melgrati (I)
Pietro Silva (I)
Carlo Facetti (I)^
Alba-Ferrari AR6 Gaston Andrey 177 gearbox   GTP Lights 10 2:14.960
NC 24 Craig A. Rubright (USA)
Garrett Jenkins (USA)
Roy Newsome (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Craig A. Rubright 165     GTO 64 2:36.132
DNF 90 Bob Lee (USA)
Gary Myers (USA)
Timothy S. Lee (USA)
Buick Skyhawk Bob Lee 161     GTO 69 2:38.000
NC 50 Henry Brosnaham (USA)
Glen Cross (USA)
Jim Johnson (USA)
John Hayes-Harlow (USA)^
Chevrolet Camaro Henry Brosnaham 158     GTO 73 2:41.066
DNF 25 David Loring (USA)
Roger Andrey (USA)
Willy Lewis (USA)
Tiga-Ferrari GT286 Gaston Andrey 145 engine   GTP Lights 17 2:19.251
DNF 44 Paul Goral (USA)
Rusty Bond (USA)
Larry Figaro (USA)
Porsche 911 Paul Goral 140 engine   GTU 71 2:39.676
DNF 49 Carlos Munoz (USA)
Carlos Catter (USA)
Joe Gonzalez (USA)
Pontiac Firebird Carlos Catter 136     GTO 59 2:34.472
DNF 16 Price Cobb (USA)
Vern Schuppan (AUS)
Rob Dyson (USA)^
Porsche 962 122 Rob Dyson 123 accident   GTP 3 2:04.984
DNF 60 Steve DePuyster (USA)
Bob Schader (USA)
Jim Kurz (USA)
Mike Jocelyn (USA)
Mazda RX-7 Bob Schader 114 gearbox   GTU 61 2:35.665
DNF 31 Greg Hobbs (GB)
Gary Robinson (USA)
David Hobbs (GB)
Alf Gebhardt (USA)^
Gebhardt-BMW JC853 Alf Gebhardt 110     GTP Lights 28 2:22.104
DNF 96 Eduardo Dibos Jr (PE)
Keith Rinzler (USA)
Thomas Hessert (USA)^
Tiga-Mazda GT286 Thomas Hessert 93     GTP Lights 53 2:31.336
DNF 47 Doug Mills (USA)
Richard Oakley (USA)
Mazda RX-7 Chaunce Williams 90 clutch   GTU 55 2:32.119
DNF 56 Bill Wink (USA)
Bill Martin (USA)
Don Erickson (USA)
Tim Evans (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro Bill Wink 87 engine   GTO 50 2:29.625
DNF 79 Skeeter McKitterick (USA)
Ted Boady (USA)
Paul Lewis (USA)
Tom Winters (USA)*
Alba-Chevrolet AR5 Paul Gentilozzi 86     GTP Lights 23 2:20.670
DNF 99 Willy T. Ribbs (USA)
Jerrill Rice (USA)
Toyota Celica (AAR) Dan Gurney 84 overheating   GTO 1 2:17.341
DNF 40 Uli Bieri (CDN)
Angelo Pallavicini (CH)
David Murry (USA)^
Alba-Ferrari AR2 Uli Bieri 76 engine   GTP Lights 33 2:24.566
DNF 83 J. Craig Shafer (USA)
Joseph Maloy (USA)
George R. Shafer (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro (Banjo's Performance) George R. Shafer 76 accident   GTO 52 2:30.555
DNF 51 David Heinz (USA)
Bob Young (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Quality Motorsports 75     GTO 37 2:25.294
DNF 1 A.J.Foyt (USA)
Danny Sullivan (USA)
Hurley Haywood (USA)
Porsche 962 (Holbert-Fabcar) HR4 A.J.Foyt 73 accident   GTP 7 2:09.141
DNF 13 Mark Altman (USA)
Gary Altman (USA)
Tim Selby (USA)
Porsche 914/6 Atlman Brothers 68 gearbox   GTU 60 2:34.767
DNF 9 Finley Tomlinson (USA)
Terry Loebel (USA)
Richard Morgan (USA)
Tiga-Mazda GT285 Finco Racing 57 engine   GTP Lights 25 2:20.780
DNF 38 Roger Mandeville (USA)
Kelly Marsh (USA)
Don Marsh (USA)^
Mazda RX-7 (Chassis Dynamics) Roger Mandeville 56 engine   GTO 38 2:25.499
DNF 36 Frank Jellinek Jr (USA)
John Grooms (USA)
Tom Bagley (USA)^
Royale-Mazda RP40 Frank Jellinek Jr 54 engine   GTP Lights 35 2:24.691
DNF 26 Del Russo Taylor (USA)
Mark Montgomery (USA)
Dave Fuller (USA)^
Pontiac Firebird (Python) Bob Lee 45     GTO 56 2:32.890
DNF 91 Scott Gaylord (USA)
Luis Albiza (USA)
Kent Stover (USA)^
Oldsmobile Calais Lucas Truck Service 38 engine   GTO 51 2:30.465
DNF 12 Harold Shafer (USA)
Tom Nehl (USA)
Robert Peters (CDN)
Buick Somerset Centurion Auto Transport 36 differential   GTO 47 2:27.843
DNF 01 Jeff Kline (USA)
Don Bell (USA)
Spice-Pontiac Fiero GTP Spice Engineering 31 overheating   GTP Lights 12 2:15.452
DNF 77 Robert Lappalainen (SF)
Kenper Miller (USA)^
Chevrolet Camaro (Protofab) Brooks Fryberger 25 differential   GTO 20 2:20.292
DNF 72 Jeffrey Loving (USA)
Richard Small (USA)
Jan Goodman (USA)^
Chevrolet Camaro Sunrise Auto 23     GTO 65 2:36.252
DNF 15 Dick Murray (USA)
Terry Visger (USA)
Pontiac Fiero Dick Murray 20 engine   GTU 58 2:33.521
DNF 70 Tom Juckette (USA)
Richard McDill (USA)
Bill McDill (USA)^
Chevrolet Camaro (Dillon) Bill McDill 19 clutch   GTO 45 2:27.241
DNF 21 Gene Felton (USA)
Lee Perkinson (USA)^
Matt Mnich (USA)^
Chevrolet Camaro (Stock Car Products) Hoyt Overbagh 10 engine   GTO 44 2:27.203
DNF 88 John Heinricy (USA)
Bob McConnell (USA)^
Bobby Carradine (USA)^
Chevrolet Corvette Tommy Morrison 9 engine   GTO 39 2:25.581
DNF 29 Steve Phillips (USA)
Ron Canizares (USA)^
Howard Katz (USA)^
Tiga-Buick GT286 Aries Sports 8 electrics   GTP Lights 27 2:22.040
DNF 04 Art Pilla (USA)
Dave White (USA)^
George Drolsom (USA)^
Porsche 944 Dave White 7 engine   GTO 48 2:28.092
DNS 92 Ash Tisdelle (USA)
Lance Van Every (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro (Riggins) Lance Van Every   engine   GTO   2:25.050
DNQ 3 Vince Gimondo (USA)
Ken Grostic (USA)
Terry Wolters (USA)
Oldsmobile Calais Vince Gimondo       GTO   2:40.547
DNQ 48 Gary Wonzer (USA)
Ron Case (USA)
Brian Cameron (USA)
Tom Cripe (USA)
Bruce Dewey (USA)*
Porsche 911 Gary Wonzer       GTU   2:42.122
DNQ 45 Carlos Pedrera (USA)
Dennis Dobkin (USA)
Mazda RX-7 Carlos Pedrera       GTU   2:45.144
DNQ 78 Rudi Bartling (CDN)
Fritz Hochreuter (CDN)
Werner Frank (USA)
Porsche 911 Fritz Hochreuter       GTU   2:45.484
DNQ 18 Tim Evans (USA)
Andy Pilgrim (GB)
Doug Good (USA)
Terry McKenna (USA)
PAS-Pontiac Jeff Bietzel       GTP Lights   2:48.369
DNQ 39 Frank Del Vecchio (USA)
Chris Thompson (USA)
Kurt Mathewson (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro (Adams) Gary English       GTO   2:52.077
DNQ 41 Michael Graham (USA)
Rick Burr (USA)
Charles W. Bryant (USA)
BMW 325 B & G Racing       GTU   2:55.554
DNQ 69 Kenneth LaGrow (USA) Ford Mustang (Shelby) Tom Clark       GTO   2:59.053
DNQ 10 Jim Stricklin (USA)
Don Nooe (USA)
Tim Stringfellow (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Don Nooe       GTP   3:06.169
DNQ 06 Art Cross (USA)
Gary Smith (USA)
Bob Lee (USA)
Chevrolet Monte Carlo (Trivit) Art Cross       GTO   3:16.493
DNA 20 John Hofstra (USA)
Mick Robinson (USA)
Ron Robinson (USA)
Porsche 914 Gary Wonzer       GTU    
DNA 27 Jim Fowells (USA)
David Cowart (USA)
Argo-Mazda JM19 MSB Racing       GTP Lights    
DNA 32 Karl Keck (USA)
Mark Kennedy (USA)
Dave Fuller (USA)
Mark Montgomery (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette (Pratt) Karl Keck       GTO    
DNA 53 Ron Case (USA)
Vicki Smith (USA)
Peter Uria (USA)
Art Cross (USA)
Lola-Mazda T616 Gary Wonzer       GTP Lights    
DNA 57 Reed Kryder (USA)
Barry Kassel (USA)
Paul Thomas (USA)
Corky Prep (USA)
Nissan 300ZX (Kryderacing) Reed Kryder       GTU    
DNA 58 Diego Febles (PR)
Basilio Davila (PR)
Ford Mustang Diego Febles       GTO    
DNA 66 Gary English (USA)
Jerry Thompson (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro (Adams) Gary English       GTO    

 
Winning Time: 12h01m27.197, 101.859 mph/163.927 kph
Fastest Lap: Chip Robinson #14 (Porsche 962), 2m05.000, 118.368 mph/190.495 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 22/12/03
By Darren Galpin
Email: darrengalpin43@gmail.com