1991 12 Hours of Sebring

The Nissan Present the 39th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of both the 1991 Camel GT Championship and Exxon Supreme GT Series and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on 16 March.[1]

The race winning Nissan NPT-90 of Brabham/Daly/Brabham

Report

edit

Entry

edit

A total of 54 cars were entered for the event, across four classes ranging through GTO /GTU up to GTP. Of these 51 cars practised.[2]

Qualifying

edit

The Nissan NPT-90 of Geoff Brabham, partnered by Derek Daly and his younger brother, Gary Brabham took pole position. They were joined on the front row by their Nissan Performance team-mates Chip Robinson, Bob Earl and Julian Bailey.[3]

Race

edit

In front of a crowd of approximately 80,000, the race was held over 12 Hours, on Sebring International Raceway. The race started in cool conditions, but finished wet. For most of the early running, the #6 Joest Racing Porsche 962C of Bob Wollek, Bernd Schnieder and Massimo Sigala lead. Apart from pit stops, this car lead until lap 80, when the pole winning Nissan took control of the race. The Brabham brothers and Daly would lead from lap 81 until their saw the flag on lap 298. In between, their team-mates (Robinson/Earl/Bailey) would lead a total of 41 laps, losing the lead for the last time, just six laps from home. During the race, there were seven full-course cautions covering 54 laps, lasting a total of 3 hours and 14 minutes. Despite this Brabham/Daly/Brabham took the winner spoils for Don Devendorf’s Nissan Performance Technology Inc. team. This partnership, driving their Nissan NPT-90, won in a time of 12hr 02:01.391mins., averaging a speed of 91.626 mph. They covered a distance of 1,102.6 miles. One lap adrift in second place was their fellow Nissan NPT-90 of Robinson/Earl/Bailey. Early front runners, Wolleck/Schnieder/Sigala brought their Porsche home at third just another lap further back. Another Porsche from Joest came home in fourth, driven by Frank Jelinski, Henri Pescarolo and ”John Winter”.

The top Jaguar was fifth in the hands of Davy Jones, Raul Boesel and John Nielsen.[4][5][6]

Classification

edit

Sebring 12 hours

edit

Class Winners are in Bold text.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GTP 83   Nissan Performance Technology   Geoff Brabham
  Derek Daly
  Gary Brabham
Nissan NPT-90 G 298
Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6
2 GTP 84   Nissan Performance Technology   Chip Robinson
  Bob Earl
  Julian Bailey
Nissan NPT-90 G 297
Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6
3 GTP 6   Joest Porsche Racing   Bob Wollek
  Bernd Schnieder
  Massimo Sigala
Porsche 962C G 296
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
4 GTP 7   Joest Porsche Racing   Frank Jelinski
  Henri Pescarolo
  "John Winter"
Porsche 962C G 295
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
5 GTP 3   Bud Light/Jaguar Racing   Davy Jones
  Raul Boesel
  John Nielsen
Jaguar XJR-12D G 284
Jaguar 6.5L V12
6 GTP 4   Tom Milner Racing   Brian Bonner
  Scott Sharp
  Jeff Kline
Spice SE89P G 283
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
7 Lights 8   Essex Racing   Charles Morgan
  Jim Pace
Kudzu DG-1 G 280
Buick 3.0L V6
8 GTO 15   Roush Racing   Max Jones
  Robby Gordon
Ford Mustang G 279
Ford 6.0L V8
9 GTP 10   Hotchkiss Racing   Chris Cord
  Jim Adams
  John Hotchkiss
Spice SE90P G 278
Pontiac 6.0L V8
10 GTP 30   Momo/Gebhardt Racing   Giampiero Moretti
  Hellmut Mundas
  Stanley Dickens
Porsche 962C G 277
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
11 GTO 75   Clayton Cunningham Racing   Jeremy Dale
  Steve Millen
  Johnny O'Connell
Nissan 300ZX Y 277
Nissan 2.8L Turbo V6
12 GTO 63   Mazda USA   John O'Steen
  Price Cobb
Mazda RX-7 G 284
Mazda 2.6L 4-rotor
13 GTO 12   Roush Racing   Dorsey Schroeder
  John Fergus
Ford Mustang G 271
Ford 6.0L V8
14 GTO 62   Mazda USA   Calvin Fish
  Pete Halsmer
  John Morton
Mazda RX-7 G 270
Mazda 2.6L 4-rotor
15 Lights 33   Spice Engineering USA   Almo Coppelli
  Jay Hill
Spice SE90P G 265
Buick 3.0L V6
16 GTO 92   Morrison Motorsports   Andy Pilgrim
  R. K. Smith
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 G 260
Chevrolet 5.7L V8
17 GTU 95   Leitzinger Racing   Bob Leitzinger
  David Loring
Nissan 240SX T 257
Nissan 3.0L V6
18
DNF
GTP 99   All American Racers   Juan Manuel Fangio II
  Willy T. Ribbs
Eagle-Toyota HF90 G 256
Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1L Turbo I4
19 GTO 90   Roush Racing   Jim Stevens
  James Jaeger
  Don Walker
Ford Mustang G 250
Ford 6.0L V8
20 GTU 26   Alex Job Racing   Alex Job
  Peter Kraft
  Jack Refenning
Porsche 911 G 247
Porsche 3.2L Flat-6
21 Lights 18   Carlos Bobeda Racing   Andy Evans
  George Robinson
  Carlos Bobeda
Spice SE90P G 236
Buick 3.0L V6
22 GTU 69   North Coast Racing   Brad Hoyt
  Leighton Reese
Mazda RX-7 F 234
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor
23 GTU 82   Greer Racing   Dick Greer
  Al Bacon
  Peter Uria
Mazda RX-7 G 232
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor
24 Lights 54   HDF Motorsports   Michael Dow
  David Tennyson
  Ken Knott
Spice SE89P G 227
Buick 3.0L V6
25
DNF
GTP 24   John Shapiro   James Weaver
  John Paul Jr.
Porsche 962 GTi G 218
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
26 GTU 57   Kryderacing   Reed Kryder
  Frank Del Vecchio
  Joe Danaher
Nissan 240SX G 207
Nissan 3.0L V6
27
DNF
Lights 48   Comptech Racing   Parker Johnstone
  Doug Peterson
Spice SE90P BF 204
Acura 3.0L V6
28 GTO 04   Henry Brosnaham   Henry Brosnaham
  Steve Roberts
  Bobby Scolo
  Paul Mazzacane
  Richard Andison
Chevrolet Camaro G 166
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
29
DNF
GTP 5   Tom Milner Racing   Tim McAdam
  Jeff Purner
  Fred Phillips
Spice SE89P G 165
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
30
DNF
Lights 80   Bieri Racing   Ruggero Melgrati
  Martino Finotto
  Fermín Vélez
Spice SE89P G 147
Ferrari 3.0L V8
31
DNF
GTU 37   Botero Racing   Rob Wilson
  Felipe Solano
  Francisco López
  Honorato Espinosa
Mazda MX-6 Y 140
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor
32
DNF
Lights 40   Bieri Racing   Uli Bieri
  John Graham
Alba AR2 G 138
Ferrari 3.0L V8
33
DNF
GTO 91   Morrison Motorsports   Scott Hayter
  Scott Lagasse
  Don Knowles
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 G 134
Chevrolet 5.7L V8
34
DNF
Lights 9   Essex Racing   Tom Hessert
  Costas Los
Kudzu DG-1 G 128
Buick 3.0L V6
35
DNF
GTU 94   Guy W. Church   E. J. Generotti
  Paul Tavilla
  Guy W. Church
Mazda RX-7 G 113
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor
36
DNF
GTO 53   Bill McDill   Richard McDill
  Bill McDill
Chevrolet Camaro Y 112
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
37
DNF
GTU 72   Jay Kjoller Motorsports   Jay Kjoller
  Patrick Mooney
  Steve Volk
Porsche 911 G 108
Porsche 3.2L Flat-6
38
DNF
GTU 41   Red Line Racing   David Russell Jr.
  Michael Graham
  Cameron Worth
BMW 325i G 103
BMW 2.8L I6
39
DNF
GTP 98   All American Racers   Rocky Moran
  Andy Wallace
Eagle-Toyota HF90 G 82
Toyota 3S-GTE 2.1L Turbo I4
40
DNF
Lights 09   R. J. Racing   Tommy Johnson
  Bob Robertson
  John Sheldon
Tiga GC287 G 82
Buick 3.0L V6
41
DNF
GTO 87   Powertron   Anthony Puloe
  John Annis
  Tom Panaggio
  Tom Walsh
Chevrolet Camaro G 75
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
42
DNF
GTP 21   Alucraft   Hurley Haywood
  René Herzog
  Wayne Taylor
  Daniel Müller
Porsche 962 G 70
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
43
DNF
GTU 96   Leitzinger Racing   Bob Leitzinger
  Chuck Kurtz
  Butch Leitzinger
Nissan 240SX T 52
Nissan 3.0L V6
44
DNF
GTO 76   Clayton Cunningham Racing   Johnny O'Connell
  Jeremy Dale
  Steve Millen
Nissan 300ZX Y 33
Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6
45
DNF
GTP 05   Tom Milner Racing   Craig Carter
  Les Delano
  Andy Petery
Fabcar GTP G 75
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
46
DNF
GTO 52   Ken Bupp   Robert Peters
  Ken Bupp
Chevrolet Camaro G 3
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
DNS GTP 2   Bud Light/Jaguar Racing   Davy Jones
  Ken Acheson
  Raul Boesel
Jaguar XJR-12D G -
Jaguar 6.5L V12
DNQ GTO 17   Beckett Racing   Don Beckett
  Scott Lieb
  Robert McElheny
Chevrolet Corvette -
Chevrolet V8
DNQ GTO 06   HiTex Corp.   Oma Kimbrough
  Mark Montgomery
  Hoyt Overbagh
Chevrolet Camaro G -
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
  • Fastest lap: Bob Wollek, 1:51.120secs. (120.57 mph)

[7][8]

Class Winners

edit
Class Winners
GTP Brabham / Daly / Brabham Nissan NPT-90
GTP Lights Morgan / Pace Spice-Chevrolet SE89P
GTO Jones / Gordon Ford Mustang
GTU Leitzinger / Loring Nissan 240SX

[9][10]

References

edit
  1. ^ 1991 IMSA GT Championship season
  2. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Racing Sports Cars".
  3. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars".
  4. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Racing Sports Cars". Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/imsa/91/91sebring.html[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  8. ^ http://www.teamdan.com/archive/imsa/91sebring.html[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".
  10. ^ http://www.teamdan.com/archive/imsa/91sebring.html[permanent dead link]