Sebring 12 Hours 1956 - Race Results

Event: Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance powered by Amoco Sebring		Date: 24.3.1956
Track: Sebring (United States), 8.369 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship (round 2)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Div.
1^st	17	Fangio / Castellotti	Ferrari 860 Monza	Scuderia Ferrari	194	1623.5060 kms	135.1945	1^st	S5.0	-
2^nd	18	Musso / Schell	Ferrari 860 Monza	Scuderia Ferrari	192		133.8974	2^nd	S5.0	-
3^rd	14	Sweikert / Ensley	Jaguar D-type	Jack Ensley	188		131.0264	3^rd	S5.0	FIA Class 9
4^th	27	Salvadori / Shelby	Aston Martin DB3S	David Brown & Sons, Ltd.	187		130.3698	1^st	S3.0	-
5^th	24	Behra / Taruffi / Perdisa	Maserati 300S	Officine Alfieri Maserati S.p.a.	186		129.7131	2^nd	S3.0	-
6^th	41	Herrmann / von Trips	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche K.G.	182		126.9225	1^st	S1.5	FIA Class 6
7^th	43	McAfee / Lovely	Porsche 550 Spyder	John Edgar Enterprises	179		124.8304	2^nd	S1.5	FIA Class 6
8^th	16	Gómez Mena / Gonzalez	Jaguar D-type	Alfonso Mena	176		122.7382	4^th	S5.0	FIA Class 9
9^th	1	Fitch / Hansgen	Chevrolet Corvette Special	Raceway Enterprises	176		122.7382	1^st	S8.0	-
10^th	33	Rubirosa / Pauley	Ferrari 500 Mondial II	Porfirio Rubirosa	172		119.9492	1^st	S2.0	-
11^th	31	Stiles / Huntoon	Austin-Healey 100S	Ship & Shores Motors	168		117.1602	3^rd	S3.0	FIA Class 9
12^th	11	Cunningham / Bennett	Jaguar D-type	B. S. Cunningham	168		117.1602	5^th	S5.0	-
13^th	39	Ballenger / Stewart	Arnolt-Bristol Bolide	S. H. Arnolt	158		110.1853	2^nd	S2.0	FIA Class 7
14^th	66	Marshall / Brundage / von Hanstein	Porsche 550	Porsche KG	158		110.1853	3^rd	S1.5
15^th	6	Goldman / Crawford	Chevrolet Corvette	Raceway Enterprises	157		109.4885	6^th	S5.0	FIA Class 10
16^th	58	Armagnac / Mercader	DB HBR5 Panhard	Automobiles D. B.	155		108.0932	1^st	S750	-
17^th	40	Peterson / Boynton	Arnolt-Bristol Bolide	S. H. Arnolt	154		107.3964	3^rd	S2.0	FIA Class 7
18^th	37	Dressel / Woodbury	AC Ace	J. H. Dressel	154		107.3964	4^th	S2.0	FIA Class 7
19^th	50	Kinchloe / Spitler	MGA	Hambro Automotive Company	151		105.3042	4^th	S1.5	FIA Class 6
20^th	49	Ash / Ehrman / van Driel	MGA	Hambro Automotive Company	151		105.3042	5^th	S1.5	FIA Class 6
21^st	55	Cracraft / Byron	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Car Co.	147		102.5152	1^st	S1.1	-
22^nd	51	Allen / Blackman	MGA	Hambro Automotive Company	139		96.9356	6^th	S1.5	FIA Class 6
23^rd	3	Davis / Gatz	Chevrolet Corvette	Carl Beuhler III	136		94.8435	7^th	S5.0
24^th	54	Wyllie / Wyllie	Lotus Mark IX Climax	Dr. M. R. J. Wyllie	99		69.0409	2^nd	S1.1	-

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	Div.
28	Parnell / Brooks	Aston Martin DB3S	David Brown & Sons, Ltd.	169	Engine	S3.0	-
8	Hawthorn / Titterington	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar of New York Distributors Inc.	162	Brakes	S5.0	-
19	Kimberly / de Portago	Ferrari 857 S	Scuderia Ferrari	137	Valve	S5.0	-
67	Jack Ryan	Arnolt-Bristol Bolide	John Ryan	133	Out of fuel	S2.0
22	Flynn / Reed	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Chester Flynn	126	Camshaft	S3.0	FIA Class 9
10	Spear / Johnston	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar of New York Distributors Inc.	127	Valve	S5.0	-
12	Kaplan / Boss	Jaguar D-type	Jake Kaplan	120	Brakes	S5.0	FIA Class 9
56	Hugus / Bentley	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Car Co.	117	Flat battery	S1.1	-
29	Macklin / Scott-Brown	Austin-Healey 100S	Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd.	110	Starter	S3.0	FIA Class 9
42	Crawford / Linge / von Hanstein	Porsche 550	Porsche K.G.	108	Wheel	S1.5	FIA Class 6
30	Jackson-Moore / Forbes-Robinson	Austin-Healey 100S	Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd.	90	Engine	S3.0	FIA Class 9
35	Rothschild / Hunt	Morgan Plus 4 Triumph	Morgan Motors	87	Steering	S2.0	FIA Class 7
32	Greenspun / Kessler	Ferrari 250 MM	William Greenspun	82	Engine	S3.0
47	Burns / Scott	Maserati 150S	Allen Guiberson	77	Gearbox	S1.5	-
38	Arnolt / Goldich	Arnolt-Bristol Bolide	S. H. Arnolt	77	Accident, steering	S2.0	FIA Class 7
15	Brero / Weiss	Jaguar D-type	A. A. Brown	68	Clutch	S5.0	FIA Class 9
9	Hamilton / Bueb	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar of New York Distributors Inc.	63	Brakes	S5.0	-
20	Hill / Gregory	Ferrari 857 Sport	George Tilp	61	Bearings	S5.0	-
26	Moss / Collins	Aston Martin DB3S	David Brown & Sons, Ltd.	51	Gearbox	S3.0	-
63	Miller / Fenner	Lotus Eleven Climax	Ralph Miller	49	Oil system	S1.1
2	Ruttman / Hively	Ferrari 375 Plus	Howard Hively	48	Transmission	S5.0	-
25	Perdisa / Menditéguy	Maserati 300S	Officine Alfieri Maserati S.p.a.	39	Accident	S3.0	-
62	Katskee / Wing	Jaguar D-type	Loyal Katskee	39	Accident	S5.0	FIA Class 9
64	Brewster / Rutan	Austin-Healey 100S	William Brewster	39	Clutch	S3.0
59	Laureau / Ullrich	DB HBR Panhard	Brooks Stevens	36	Clutch	S750	-
52	Attaway / Parkinson	Cooper T39 Climax	Robert Brown	26	Valve	S1.1
60	Kite / Crouzet	DB HBR Panhard	Harry Kite	25	Accident	S750	-
7	Erickson / Hassan	Chevrolet Corvette	Ernie Erickson	22	Piston	S5.0	FIA Class 10
48	de Tomaso / Haskell	Maserati 150S	Alessandro de Tomaso	15	Gearshift linkage	S1.5	-
46	Lloyd / Brocken	Maserati 150S	William B. Lloyd	13	Gearbox	S1.5	-
57	Marcotulli / Munoz	Osca MT4 1100	Touring y Automovil Club de Venezuela	11	Differential	S1.1	-
61	Lucas / Norwood	DB HBR Renault	Ecurie Lafayette	8	Gearbox	S750	-
34	Pola / Muro	Ferrari 500 Mondial	Touring y Automovil Club de Venezuela	8	Accident	S2.0	-
5	Duncan / Eager	Chevrolet Corvette	Raceway Enterprises	3	Rear wheel	S5.0	FIA Class 10
53	Smith / Sheppard	Lotus Mark IX Climax	Joe Sheppard	60	DQ: illegal repair	S1.1	FIA Class 5

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
3A	Kimberly / Lunken	Ferrari 121 LM	James Kimberly	Transmission	S5.0	-
21	O'Shea / Thompson	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	George Tilp	Oil leak	S3.0	FIA Class 9
23	Wallace / Black	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Jack Pry	Engine	S3.0	FIA Class 9
36	Weitz / Bos	Morgan Plus 4	Morgan Motors	Accident in practice	S2.0	FIA Class 7
44	Makins / Bott	Osca MT4 1500	Automobili Osca S.p.a.	Withdrawn	S1.5	-
45	Chapman / Bastrup	Lotus Eleven Climax	Lotus Engineering Co.	Accident in practice	S2.0	-
	Dagavar / Garz	Jaguar XK140	Lillian Sands		S5.0

Practiced:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
T	Dick Thompson	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	George Tilp		S3.0
T	Paul O'Shea	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	George Tilp	Oil leak	S3.0
T	Cunningham / Hawthorn	Cunningham C-6R Jaguar	Briggs Cunningham	Engine	S5.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.	Div.
1	Ray Crawford	Kurtis 500K Lincoln	Ray Crawford	S8.0
32	Derujinsky / Helburn / Palmer-Morewood / Chinetti	Ferrari 500 TR	Luigi Chinetti	S2.0	-
52	Maglioli / Sanesi	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	Charles Nebel	S1.5	-
	Behra / Petruzzi	Maserati 350S	Officine Alfieri Maserati	S5.0
	Derujinsky / Palmer-Morewood	Ferrari	Luigi Chinetti	S3.0