Sebring 12 Hours 1968 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Sebring 12 Hours of Endurance For The Alitalia Airlines Trophy		Date: 23.3.1968
Track: Sebring (United States), 8.369 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
International Championship for Makes (round 2) Trans-Am (round 2) Challenge Mondiale (round 1)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	10:00
Grid:	Le Mans start
Distance:	12 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	87
Practiced:	73
Qualified:	70
Started:	68
Finished:	36
Classified:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sports Prototype (Group 6) - Classes 10 and 11	9	9	3
Sports Prototype (Group 6) - Class 9	10	7	2
Production Sports (Group 4) - Classes 10÷12	8	8	1
Production Sports (Group 4) - Class 9	2	2
Production Sports (Group 4) - Classes 6÷8	2	2	1
Grand Touring - Class 13	5	5	2
Grand Touring - Class 12	2	2
Grand Touring - Class 10	1	1
Grand Touring - Classes 6÷9	11	9	6
Touring Trans-Am - class 12	23	23	7

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying seesion held for a total of 270 minutes on 21-22/3
2 non-qualifying practice sessions feld for a total of 240 minutes on 21-22/3

Winners:

Overall:	49	Porsche 907 2.2	Siffert / Herrmann
Sports Prototype (Group 6) - Class 9:	72	Lancia Fulvia HF	Pinto / Taramazzo / Maglioli
Production Sports (Group 4) - Classes 10÷12:	30	Ford GT40	Piper / Nelson
Production Sports (Group 4) - Classes 6÷8:	74	MG Midget	Truitt / Canfield
Grand Touring - Class 13:	3	Chevrolet Corvette	Sharp / Morgan
Grand Touring - Classes 6÷9:	59	Porsche 911 S	Kirby / Johnson
Touring Trans-Am - class 12:	15	Chevrolet Camaro	Donohue / Fisher

Fastest Laps:

Overall:

Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet

Scooter Patrick (USA)

2:49.000

178.265 km/h

Pole Positions:

Overall:	49	Porsche 907 2.2	Hans Herrmann (D)	2:49.400	177.845 km/h
Sports Prototype (Group 6) - Class 9	58	Porsche 910	Steinemann / Spoerry	3:02.400
Production Sports (Group 4) - Classes 10÷12	28	Ford GT40	Ickx / Redman	2:50.400
Production Sports (Group 4) - Class 9	64	Porsche 906	Bailey / Locke	3:08.400
Production Sports (Group 4) - Classes 6÷8	68	Lotus 47	Sylvia / Domizi / Fogle	3:26.800
Grand Touring - Class 13	2	Chevrolet Corvette	Rodriguez / Yenko	3:04.000
Grand Touring - Class 12	27	Shelby GT350	Kleinpeter / Hollander / Mummery	3:29.800
Grand Touring - Class 10	86	Triumph TR4A	Witt / Vega / Cameron	3:46.600
Grand Touring - Classes 6÷9	59	Porsche 911 S	Kirby / Johnson	3:19.600
Touring Trans-Am - class 12	15	Chevrolet Camaro	Donohue / Fisher	3:01.200

Notes of interest:

Top makes by numbers:	Chevrolet (15), Porsche (13), Ford (11), MG (4), Triumph (4), Lola (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Chevrolet (20), Ford (15), Porsche (13), BMC (8), Rambler (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevrolet Camaro (10), Ford Mustang (8), Porsche 911 S (5)
Driver nationalities:	USA (102), GB (11), CDN (8), D (6), I (5), CH (4), F (3), MEX (3), S (3), YV (2), EC (2), AUS (2), B (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (45), GB (8), D (5), CH (3), CDN (2), I (2), F (2)
Engine positions:	front-engined (59%), middle-engined (31%), rear-engined (10%)
Average engine size:	3641 cc (1% turbine cars not counted)
Oldest known drivers:	Sepp Greger (54), Art Riley (53), Bob Johnson (41)
Youngest known drivers:	Liane Engemann (21), Jacky Ickx (23), Sam Posey (24)
Woman drivers:	Liane Engemann, Janet Guthrie, Donna Mae Mims

Official Race Programme:

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