Sebring 12 Hours 1981 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring, International Grand Prix of Endurance		Date: 21.3.1981
Track: Sebring Airport (United States), 8.369 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
World Championship for Drivers and Makes (round 2) Camel GT Championship (round 2) IMSA GTO (round 2) IMSA GTU (round 2) International Motor Sport Association (round 2)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	1	John Fitzpatrick / Jim Busby	Porsche 935 K3/80	John Fitzpatrick Racing	2:28.6750
2^nd	3	Howard Meister / Rolf Stommelen / Harald Grohs	Porsche 935 M16	Andial/Meister Racing	2:29.8820
3^rd	86	Hurley Haywood / Al Holbert / Bruce Leven	Porsche 935/80	Bayside Disposal Racing	2:30.8130
4^th	9	Bob Garretson / Bobby Rahal / Brian Redman	Porsche 935 K3/80	Cooke Woods Racing/Garretson Enterprises	2:34.3650
5^th	30	Gianpiero Moretti / Charles Mendez / Mauricio DeNarvaez	Porsche 935J	Momo/Penthouse	2:34.6740
6^th	8	John Paul / John Paul, Jr.	Porsche 935 JLP-3	JLP Racing	2:35.6580
7^th	0	Ted Field / Danny Ongais	Porsche 935 K3/80	Interscope Racing	2:35.8140
8^th	5	Bob Akin / Derek Bell / Craig Siebert	Porsche 935 K3	Bob Akin Motor Racing	2:35.8340
9^th	94	Don Whittington / Bill Whittington / Dale Whittington	Porsche 935 K3	Whittington Bros	2:36.8070
10^th	90	Roy Woods / Ralph Kent-Cooke / Skeeter McKitterick	Porsche 935 K3	Cooke Woods Racing/Garretson Enterprises	2:36.8480
11^th	07	Ludwig Heimrath / Ludwig Heimrath, Jr.	Porsche 935	Heimrath Porsche	2:38.7220
12^th	2	Marty Hinze / Milt Minter / Bill Whittington	Porsche 935 K3	Marty Hinze Racing	2:39.8910
13^th	20	Chris Cord / Jim Adams	Chevrolet Monza	Chris Cord Racing	2:42.7790
14^th	14	Alf Gebhardt / Marc Surer	BMW M1	BMW Challenge Team	2:43.8090
15^th	25	Dave Cowart / Kenper Miller	BMW M1	Red Lobster Racing	2:44.5660
16^th	35	Mandy Gonzalez / Bonky Fernandez / Juan Cochesa	Porsche 934	H.S.M. Racing	2:48.3900
17^th	40	David Deacon / Mike Freberg / Rudy Bartling	BMW M1	David Deacon Racing	2:48.7300
18^th	09	Preston Henn / John Gunn / Gary Belcher	Porsche 935 K3	T-Bird Swap Shop	2:50.2000
19^th	58	Chuck Kendall / Pete Smith / Dennis Aase	Porsche Carrera RSR	Charles Kendall	2:51.3320
20^th	41	Billy Hagan / Terry Labonte	Chevrolet Camaro	Stratagraph	2:52.2560
21^st	82	Jim Cook / John Casey / Bob Bergstrom	Mazda RX-7	Trinity Racing	2:52.4220
22^nd	97	Don Cummings / Tom Juckette	Chevrolet Monza	The Cummings Marque	2:55.4360
23^rd	54	Albert Naon / Tony Garcia / Hiram Cruz	Porsche Carrera RSR	Florida Crystals/Montura Racing	2:55.7540
24^th	24	Jack Refenning / Ren Tilton / Peter Welter	Porsche 934	Jack Refenning	2:56.3980
25^th	7	Jim Mullen / Michael Zimicki	Mazda RX-7	Loud Car Racing	2:57.6810
26^th	04	Rene Rodriguez / Tico Almeida / Miguel Morejon	Porsche Carrera RSR	T & R Racing	2:57.7540
27^th	93	John Carusso / Russ Boy / Rex Ramsey	Chevrolet Corvette	Sanyo/Russ Boy	2:57.9940
28^th	62	Bill Koll / Jeff Kline	Porsche 911 S	Kegel Enterprises	2:58.6500
29^th	85	Jeff Loving	Chevrolet Camaro	Sunrise Auto Parts	2:59.0170
30^th	48	Bill McDill / Robert Whitaker	Chevrolet Camaro	Meldeau Tire Stores	3:00.0120
31^st	79	Lance Van Every	Porsche Carrera RSR	Van Every Racing	3:00.2380
32^nd	45	Dwight Mitchell / Ray Ratcliff / Bill Cooper	Porsche 914/6	Autosport Technology	3:00.3730
33^rd	83	George Shafer / Craig Shafer / Al Crookston	Chevrolet Camaro	George R. Shafer	3:00.6550
34^th	70	Chris Doyle	Mazda RX-7	Doyle Racing	3:01.3980
35^th	32	George Alderman / John McComb	Datsun 240Z	Alderman Datsun	3:02.2690
36^th	43	Bob Gregg / Bob Young / Joe Varde	Porsche Carrera	Bob Gregg Racing	3:02.4770
37^th	68	Richard Valentine / Maurice Carter	Chevrolet Corvette	USA Racing	3:02.5100
38^th	03	Angelo Pallavicini	Porsche 934	Angelo Pallavicini	3:02.6200
39^th	57	Wayne Baker / Robert Overby / Dan Gilliland	Porsche 914/6	Personalized Autohaus	3:02.8110
40^th	73	M. L. Speer / Eddy Joosen / Dirk Vermeersch	Mazda RX-7	Z & W Enterprises	3:03.0610
41^st	44	Bob Tullius / Bill Adam	Triumph TR8	Group 44	3:03.0960
42^nd	4	John Kelly / Pat Bedard	Triumph TR8	Group 44	3:03.4540
43^rd	05	Fred Flaquer / Joe Gonzalez / Angelo Dominguez	Porsche Carrera RSR	Miguel Morejon	3:03.6600
44^th	49	Al Cosentino / Bob Speakman	Mazda RX-7	Faza Squadra	3:03.7020
45^th	39	John Higgins / Chip Mead / Bill Johnson	Porsche 911	The Foreign Exchange	3:04.5170
46^th	27	Kenneth LaGrow / Jack Turner	Chevrolet Camaro	Kenneth LaGrow/Jack Holley	3:04.5590
47^th	98	Lee Mueller / Walt Bohren	Mazda RX-7	Kent Racing	no time
48^th	28	Sam Posey / Fred Stiff	Datsun 280ZX	NTS Racing	12:50.2500
49^th	66	Jack Dunham / Tom Sheehy / Luis Sereix	Mazda RX-7	Dunham Trucking	3:05.1720
50^th	92	Kathy Rude / Divina Galica	Mazda RX-7	Kent Racing	no time
51^st	55	Roger Mandeville / Amos Johnson	Mazda RX-7	Mandeville Racing Ent.	no time
52^nd	29	Nort Northam / Chiqui Soldevilla	Porsche Carrera RSR	Bill Ferran	3:07.4640
53^rd	34	George Drolsom / Rob Hoskins / Buzz Marcus	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR Turbo	Drolsom Racing	3:06.7700
54^th	13	John Lino	Chevrolet Corvette	Garcia Racing	no time
55^th	15	Doug Lutz / Dave Panaccione	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	D. L. Performance Engineering	3:05.5320
56^th	53	Fritz Hochreuter / Rainer Brezinka / Gary Hirsch	Porsche Carrera	Fritz Hochreuter	3:09.3310
57^th	60	Bob Lee / Vicki Smith / Tom Alan Marx	AMC AMX	Bob's Speed Products	3:10.0070
58^th	50	Jim Downing / Irv Hoerr / Scott Hoerr	Mazda RX-7	Downing/Maffucci Racing	3:07.4000
59^th	81	Steve Dietrich / Tom Winters / Hugh McDonough	Mazda RX-7	Trinity Racing	3:03.5650
60^th	52	Jack Swanson / Tom Cripe / Van McDonald	Porsche 911	Ours & Hours Racing	3:10.2970
61^st	23	Tim Selby / Earl Roe	Porsche Carrera	Roe/Selby Racing	3:13.0760
62^nd	02	John Morton / Tom Klausler	Ford Mustang	Firestone Tire & Rubber	3:09.8900
63^rd	88	Klaus Bitterauf / James Moxley / Jim Leo	Porsche 911	Klaus Bitterauf	3:13.3060
64^th	89	Al Levenson	Chevrolet Corvette	Vette Brakes	3:13.4400
65^th	77	Bruce Jennings / Bill Bean / Tom Ashby	Porsche 911	Bruce R. Jennings	3:20.2820
66^th	16	Doug Grunnet / Jim Burt / Steve Paquette	Mazda RX-7	Corp Racing Ltd.	3:12.1070
67^th	12	Jimmy Tumbleston / Bobby Dumont / Ford Smith	Chevrolet Camaro	Performance Marine Racing	3:37.7740
68^th	37	Janis Taylor	Alfa Romeo GTV	Vince Thompson	no time
69^th	84	"Jamsal" / Eduardo Barrientos / Guillermo Valiente	Porsche 935 M16	Scorpio Racing	no time
70^th	31	Anatoly Arutunoff / José Marina	Lancia Stratos	Hallet Motor Racing Circuit	3:28.8580
71^st	38	Ron Case	Porsche 911	Case Racing	3:15.9850
72^nd	75	Pierre Honegger / Pierre Dieudonné / Jean-Paul Libert	Mazda RX-7	Z & W Enterprises	no time
73^rd	61	C. C. Canada	Chevrolet Corvette	Sharkskin Racing	3:09.8370
74^th	21	Peter Aschenbrenner	Porsche 914/6	Alps Restoration	3:16.9840
75^th	72	Del Russo Taylor / Rex Ramsey	Chevron GTP Alfa Romeo	Vince Thompson	no time
76^th	56	Rick Borlase	Porsche Carrera	Rick Borlase	3:07.4380
77^th	67	Mike Ramirez / Luis Gordillo / Manuel Villa	Porsche 911	Pennzoil of Puerto Rico	3:14.4050
78^th	42	Joe Cotrone / Kal Showket	Chevrolet Corvette	Cotrone Racing Enterprises	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
00	Danny Ongais / Ted Field	Porsche 935 K3/80	Interscope Racing
18	Werner Frank	Porsche 935	JLP Racing
91	Preston Henn / John Gunn / Gary Belcher	Ferrari 512 BB	T-Bird Swap Shop
36	Doc Bundy / Paul Miller	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR Turbo	Herman + Miller P+A
71	Charles Morgan / Jim Miller / Herb Forrest	Datsun 280ZX	Morgan Performance Group
10	Tim Chitwood / Joe Varde	Chevrolet Camaro	T. C. Racing
01	Fred Flaquer / Joe Gonzalez / Angelo Dominguez	Porsche Carrera	T & R Racing
46	Mark Leuzinger / Mike Van der Werff	De Tomaso Pantera	B R Racing
19	Chris Cord / Jim Adams	Chevrolet Monza	Chris Cord Racing
22	John Gunn / Paul Canary	McLaren M12 GT Chevrolet	Paul Canary Racing
65	Gary English / Don Yenko / Bob McClure	Chevrolet Camaro	Yenko Chevrolet
74	Pierre Honegger / Ernesto Soto	Mazda RX-7 GTP	Z & W Enterprises

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
11	Clayton Dopke / Freddy Baker / Joe McCurdy	Mercury Capri RS	Clayton T. Dopke
17	Pepe Romero / Luis Mendez	Porsche 935 M16	Pepe Romero
26	Lloyd Frink / Ed Hinchliff	Chevrolet Corvette	Seacoast Aircraft
33	Paul Nacol / Vincent Collins / Lojza Vosta	AVO-Mazda 13	AVO - Racing Cars
47	David Bell / Harry Dinwiddie / Ben Burrell	Datsun 260Z	Bells Racing
63	Don Nooe / Jim Stricklin / John Eckelberry	Chevrolet Corvette	Don Nooe
64	Boyd Franklin / C. C. Canada	Chevrolet Camaro	Sharkskin Racing
69	Ralston Long / Charlie Cook / Bob McGraw	Plymouth Volare	Southwind Enterprises
76	John Chamberlain / Joe Chamberlain	Chevrolet Corvette	Arrow Heating Co.
78	Diego Febles / Armando Ramirez	Mazda RX-7	R. Sanchez Racing
95	Don Whittington / Bill Whittington / Dale Whittington	Porsche 935 K3	Whittington Bros
99	Kal Showket / Phil Currin / Emory Donaldson	Chevrolet Corvette	Full-Time Racing