Sebring 12 Hours 1961 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Sebring 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Alitalia Cup		Date: 25.3.1961
Track: Sebring (United States), 8.360 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship (round 1) FIA GT Cup (round 2)

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	10:00
Grid:	Le Mans start
Distance:	12 hours
Attendance:	40000

Entered:	74
Practiced:	67
Qualified:	65
Started:	65
Finished:	40
Classified:	37

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sports 3000 - Class S-12	11	11	5
Sports 2500 - Class S-11	4	3	1
Sports 2000 - Class S-10	4	4	2
Sports 1600 - Class S-9	6	5	3
Sports 1150 - Class S-7	7	7	4
Sports 850 - Class S-5	4	4	1
Grand Touring +3000 - Class GT-13/15	8	7	3
Grand Touring 3000 - Class GT-11/12	3	3	2
Grand Touring 2000 - Class GT-10	8	8	6
Grand Touring 1600 - Class GT-9	8	8	7
Grand Touring 1300 - Class GT-8	5	5	3

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results

Race notes:
Cars were ordered on the grid by race numbers.

Pre-race sessions:
3 practice sessions held for a total of 420 minutes on 22-23/3

Winners:
Overall:	14	Ferrari 250 TRI/61	Hill / Gendebien
Sports 2500 - Class S-11:	22	Ferrari Dino 246 S	Hall / Constantine
Sports 2000 - Class S-10:	37	Ferrari Dino 246 S (196)	Helburn / Hudson / Fulp
Sports 1600 - Class S-9:	51	Porsche 718 RS 61	Holbert / Penske
Sports 1150 - Class S-7:	64	Lola Mk.1 Climax	Kurtz / Ripley
Sports 850 - Class S-5:	71	Osca S750	Peck / Hoffman / Richardson
Grand Touring +3000 - Class GT-13/15:	4	Chevrolet Corvette	Johnson / Morgan
Grand Touring 3000 - Class GT-11/12:	12	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	McCluggage / Eager
Grand Touring 2000 - Class GT-10:	32	Arnolt-Bristol Deluxe	Goldman / Durbin
Grand Touring 1600 - Class GT-9:	44	MGA	Flaherty / Parkinson
Grand Touring 1300 - Class GT-8:	58	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce	Durant / Swanson
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	23	Maserati Tipo 61	Stirling Moss (GB)	3:13.200	155.936 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (13), Porsche (7), Maserati (6), Chevrolet (5), Alfa Romeo (5)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (13), Porsche (7), Maserati (6), Chevrolet (5), BMC (5), Bristol (5), Alfa Romeo (5)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 718 RS 61 (5), Chevrolet Corvette (5), Ferrari 250 TR (4), Sunbeam Alpine (4)
Driver nationalities:	USA (114), GB (9), CDN (4), MEX (4), D (3), B (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (48), GB (7), I (5), D (2)
Most used colours:	red (30%), white (28%), blue (15%), silver (15%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (82%), mid-engined (18%)
Average engine size:	2146 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Briggs Cunningham (54), Edgar Barth (44), John Fitch (44)
Youngest known drivers:	Peter Ryan (19), Ricardo Rodriguez (19), Pedro Rodriguez (21)
Female drivers:	Allen Eager, Denise McCluggage, Peggy McClure

Official Race Programme:

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