Sebring 12 Hours 1972 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: The Florida International 12-Hours of Endurance Sebring		Date: 25.3.1972
Track: Sebring (United States), 8.369 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 3) Challenge Mondiale (round 1)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	11:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	12 hours
Attendance:	55000

Entered:	75
Practiced:	70
Qualified:	62
Started:	61
Finished:	29
Classified:	27

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sportscar 2000-3000 cc.	10	10	5
Sportscar Up to 2000 cc.	9	9	4
Grand Touring Over 2500 cc.	14	10	6
Grand Touring Under 2500 cc.	16	16	9
Touring Over 2500 cc.	16	15	3
Touring Under 2500 cc.	5	1	1

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

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 345 minutes on 23-24/3
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 120 minutes 23/3

Winners:

Overall:	2	Ferrari 312 PB	Andretti / Ickx
Sportscar Up to 2000 cc.:	38	Chevron B16 Ford	Fisher / Ponder
Grand Touring Over 2500 cc.:	57	Chevrolet Corvette	Heinz / Johnson
Grand Touring Under 2500 cc.:	59	Porsche 911 S	Gregg / Haywood
Touring Over 2500 cc.:	17	Chevrolet Camaro	Gimondo / Dingman
Touring Under 2500 cc.:	24	Ford Escort RS 1600	Buffum / Fitzpatrick

Fastest Laps:

Overall:

Ferrari 312 PB

Ronnie Peterson (S)

2:33.800

195.885 km/h

Pole Positions:

Overall:	2	Ferrari 312 PB	Mario Andretti (USA)	2:31.440	198.936 km/h
Sportscar Up to 2000 cc.	25	Chevron B19 Ford	Craw / Barber	2:51.270
Grand Touring Over 2500 cc.	23	Chevrolet Corvette	Kemp / Koveleski	2:56.310
Grand Touring Under 2500 cc.	59	Porsche 911 S	Gregg / Haywood	3:05.740
Touring Over 2500 cc.	8	Chevrolet Camaro	Nehl / Fitzgerald	3:04.890
Touring Under 2500 cc.	24	Ford Escort RS 1600	Buffum / Fitzpatrick	3:13.110

Notes of interest:

Top makes by numbers:	Chevrolet (18), Porsche (18), Ferrari (7), Alfa Romeo (4), Chevron (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Chevrolet (18), Porsche (18), Ford (12), Ferrari (7), Alfa Romeo (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevrolet Camaro (12), Porsche 911 S (7), Porsche 914 (6)
Driver nationalities:	USA (89), MEX (11), GB (5), CDN (5), D (4), I (4), S (3), NL (2), CH (2), A (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (46), I (7), MEX (2), CDN (2), D (2)
Most used colours:	red (22%), blue (21%), white (14%), orange (14%), yellow (11%), black (5%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (43%), middle-engined (41%), rear-engined (16%)
Average engine size:	3538 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Sepp Greger (58), Jo Bonnier (42), Nino Vaccarella (39)
Youngest known drivers:	Hector Rebaque (16), Hurley Haywood (24), Jürgen Barth (25)

Official Race Programme:

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