Sebring 12 Hours 1968 - Race Results

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)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	49	Siffert / Herrmann	Porsche 907 2.2	Porsche Automobile Co.	237	1983.3560 kms	164.9771	1^st	P3.0
2^nd	51	Elford / Neerpasch	Porsche 907 2.2	Porsche Automobile Co.	226	1891.3010 kms		2^nd	P3.0
3^rd	15	Donohue / Fisher	Chevrolet Camaro	Roger Penske Racing	221	1849.4580 kms	154.1108	1^st	TA5.0
4^th	16	Fisher / Welch / Johnson	Chevrolet Camaro	Roger Penske Racing	217	1815.9840 kms		2^nd	TA5.0
5^th	31	Titus / Bucknum	Ford Mustang	Shelby Racing	217	1815.8230 kms		3^rd	TA5.0
6^th	3	Sharp / Morgan	Chevrolet Corvette	Sunray DX Oil Company	208			1^st	GT+5.0
7^th	59	Kirby / Johnson	Porsche 911 S	Don Burns V.W.	208			1^st	GT2.0
8^th	60	Harrison / Loomis / Ryan	Porsche 911 S	Gregg Loomis	204			2^nd	GT2.0
9^th	61	Duval / Kroll	Porsche 911 S	Jacques Duval	203			3^rd	GT2.0
10^th	44	Hopkirk / Hedges	MGC	British Motor Company	195			3^rd	P3.0
11^th	33	McComb / Richards	Ford Mustang	John McComb	195			4^th	TA5.0
12^th	24	Revson / Scott	AMC Javelin	Javelin Racing Team	193			5^th	TA5.0
13^th	62	Hanrioud / Garant	Porsche 911 S	Jean Pierre Hanrioud	190			4^th	GT2.0
14^th	72	Pinto / Taramazzo / Maglioli	Lancia Fulvia HF	H.F. Squadra (Algar Enterprises)	187			1^st	P2.0
15^th	74	Truitt / Canfield	MG Midget	Donald Healey Motor Co. LTD.	185			1^st	S1.6
16^th	30	Piper / Nelson	Ford GT40	Edward Nelson Racing	184			1^st	S5.0
17^th	38	Favreau / Amiot	Ford Mustang	Gagnon Spring, Inc.	184			6^th	TA5.0
18^th	66	Rodrigues / McDaniel / Brack	MGB GT	British Motor Company	183			5^th	GT2.0
19^th	80	Torpy / Keenan	Chevrolet Corvette	William H. Laughlin	171			2^nd	GT+5.0
20^th	58	Steinemann / Spoerry	Porsche 910	Squadra Tartaruga	168			2^nd	P2.0
21^st	19	Murphy / Moore	Chevrolet Camaro	H.R.H. Corporation	168			7^th	TA5.0
22^nd	52	Cline / Pickering	Triumph GT6	Richard P. Cline	168			6^th	GT2.0

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Gr.
20	McClain / Boo	Chevrolet Camaro	Padrick Chevrolet	164	TA5.0
84	Rodgers / Robson	Jaguar E-type	Coquina Motors	161	GT5.0
18	Corwin / Pipin	Chevrolet Camaro	James Corwin	161	TA5.0
23	Jennings / Rainville	Mercury Cougar	Squadra Course Verona	159	TA5.0
7	Costanzo / Harris / Heinz	Chevrolet Corvette	Slaton Chevrolet	158	GT+5.0
17	Chitwood / Horchler / Hoffman	Chevrolet Camaro	Joie Chitwood, Jr.	158	TA5.0
29	Hawkins / Hobbs	Ford GT40	J. W. Engineering	157	S5.0
64	Bailey / Locke	Porsche 906	B.& B. Motors	157	S2.0
67	Gammon / Waldron / Scott	MGB	Waldron Motors	148	GT2.0
26	Guthrie / Engeman	AMC Javelin	G.& H. Engineering (Ring-Free Racing Team)	144	TA5.0
95	Cohn / Pickett / Lilly	Beach Prototype Volkswagen	Arthur Cohn	140	P2.0
85	Mims / Summers	Yenko Stinger	Best Sports Cars	130	P3.0
73	Baker / Garton	Austin-Healey Sprite	Donald Healey Motor Co. LTD.	125	P2.0
27	Kleinpeter / Hollander / Mummery	Shelby GT350	Port of Entry Motors	98	GT5.0

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
14	Mastandrea / Noseda	Chevrolet Camaro	Mar Shipping	132	Clutch	TA5.0
76	Thompson / Lowther / Heppenstall	Howmet TX Continental	Howmet Corporation	125	Engine mountings	P3.0
9	Patrick / Jordan	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	American International	103	Piston	S5.0
25	Follmer / Grant / Scott	AMC Javelin	Javelin Racing Team	90	Engine	TA5.0
68	Sylvia / Domizi / Fogle	Lotus 47	Dyno Racing	81	Accident	S1.6
96	Kondracki / Andrews, Jr.	Triumph Spitfire	Richard P. Cline	72	Accident	GT2.0
71	Maglioli / Everett / Andersson	Lancia Fulvia HF Zagato Proto	H.F. Squadra (Algar Enterprises)	67	Engine	P2.0
32	Moffat / Kwech	Ford Mustang	Shelby Racing	63	Engine	TA5.0
11	De Udy / Dibley	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	Mike de 'Udy	61	Engine	S5.0
86	Witt / Vega / Cameron	Triumph TR4A	John Cameron	59	Engine	GT3.0
21	Yuma / Boye	Chevrolet Camaro	Bill Boyé Racing	55	Engine	TA5.0
47	Dittemore / Tullius	Triumph TR250 K	Leyland Motor Corporation	49	Suspension	P3.0
4	Thompson / DeLorenzo	Chevrolet Corvette	Sunray DX Oil Company	48	Drive shaft	GT+5.0
48	Mitter / Stommelen	Porsche 907 2.2	Porsche Automobile Co.	46	Con rod	P3.0
63	Greger / Huth	Porsche 911 S	Sepp Greger	46	Piston	GT2.0
81	Unser / Ruby	Chevrolet Camaro	Samadco Ltd. (Smokey Yunick)	43	Engine	TA5.0
2	Rodriguez / Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette	Sunray DX Oil Company	43	Engine	GT+5.0
37	Wintersteen / Starr	Ford Mustang	Starr Racing	43	Engine	TA5.0
12	Jowett, Jr. / Cardwell	Chevrolet Camaro	Wilton T. Jowett, Sr.	40	Valve	TA5.0
10	Bonnier / Axelsson	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	Ecurie Bonnier	40	Contaminated fuel	S5.0
42	Bianchi / Grandsire	Alpine A211 Renault	Societé Alpine	39	Timing	P3.0
28	Ickx / Redman	Ford GT40	J. W. Engineering	36	Clutch	S5.0
55	Capriles / Atencio	Porsche 906 E	Raceco	35	Accident damage	P2.0
39	Merello / Ortega / Gunn	Ferrari 250 LM	Raceco	33	Engine	S5.0
36	Novoa / van Beuren, Jr.	Ford Mustang	Dos Caballos Racing	25	Gearbox	TA5.0
56	Foitek / Lins	Porsche 910	Valvoline Oil Company	16	Accident	P2.0
34	Posey / Minter	Ford Mustang	Mathews Racing Team	16	Brakes	TA5.0
8	Motschenbacher / Leslie / Guldstrand	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	American International	12	Clutch	S5.0
35	Grossman / Dini	Ford Mustang	Randy's Auto Body	11	Engine	TA5.0
22	Hagan / McVeigh / Gillebard	Mercury Cougar	Billy Hagan	10	Engine	TA5.0
50	Scarfiotti / Buzzetta	Porsche 907 2.2	Porsche Automobile Co.	7	Valve spring	P3.0
93	Mollin / Riley / Cone	TVR Grantura 1800 S	Arthur Mollin Racing	6	Suspension	S2.0

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
69	Hugus / Dietrich	Lotus 47 BMW	Elsco BMW	Engine	P2.0
57	McDaniel / Sullivan	Porsche 911 R	H.R.H. Engineering		P2.0
70	Nearburg / Jett	Lotus 47 BMW	Elsco BMW	Engine	P2.0
90	Bencker / Pickett / Newman	Porsche 911	William Bencker	DQ: car not eligible	GT2.0
91	Oest / Feinstein / Newman	Porsche 356B Carrera 2	Dieter Oest	Engine	GT2.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
45	Couture / Nerriere	Ferrari 250 LM	G. Wooley		S5.0
58	Steinemann / Spoerry	Porsche 907	Squadra Tartaruga	Raced Porsche 910	P2.0
87	Fred Baker	Porsche 906	Fred J. Baker		P2.0
88	Frank / Trieschmann	Porsche 906	Werner Frank		P2.0
	Alvarez / Wilson	Ferrari Dino 206 S	Edward Alvarez		P3.0
	Ray Heppenstall	Howmet TX Continental	Howmet Corporation		P3.0
	Vögele / Moser	Porsche 910	Charles Vögele		P3.0
	Wonder / Cuomo	Ford GT40	William Wonder		S5.0
	Bill Morton	Lotus Elan	William C. Morton		S1.6
	Jim Downing	Ford Mustang	Jim Downing		TA5.0
		Ferrari Dino 206 S	North American Racing Team		P2.0
	Gates / Fuller	Chevrolet Corvette	Bud Gates		GT+5.0
	Herb Caplan	Chevrolet Corvette	American International Racing Corp.		GT+5.0
	Bert Everett	Porsche 911 S	Bob Holbert		GT2.0