Sebring 12 Hours 1966 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Sebring 12 Hours of Endurance for The Alitalia Trophy		Date: 26.3.1966
Track: Sebring (United States), 8.369 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
World Sportscar Championship (round 2) Challenge Mondiale (round 1)

Weather:	warm, cloudy
Start time:	10:00
Grid:	Le Mans start
Distance:	12 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	82
Practiced:	68
Qualified:	66
Started:	64
Finished:	29
Classified:	24

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype +5000 (13)	7	7	3
Prototype 5000 (12)	4	2	0
Prototype 3000	5	5	0
Prototype 2000 (9)	9	9	6
Sports +5000 (13)	2	2	2
Sports 5000 (12)	11	11	3
Sports 3000	1	1	0
Sports 2000 (9)	8	8	3
Sports 1600	4	4	1
Sports 1300	4	4	3
Grand Touring +5000	2	2	2
Grand Touring 5000	3	3	1
Grand Touring 2500	5	5	4
Grand Touring 2000	4	4	2
Grand Touring 1600	1	1	0

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

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 24-25/3
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 23-24/3

Winners:
Overall:	1	Ford X1 Roadster	Miles / Ruby
Prototype 2000 (9):	52	Porsche 906	Herrmann / Buzzetta / Mitter
Sports +5000 (13):	6	Shelby Cobra roadster	Grossman / Lowther
Sports 5000 (12):	19	Ford GT40	Scott / Revson
Sports 2000 (9):	54	Porsche 904 GTS	Follmer / Gregg
Sports 1600:	63	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	"Geki" / Andrey
Sports 1300:	65	Alpine A110 Renault	Baker / Kirtley
Grand Touring +5000:	9	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray coupe	Wintersteen / Moore
Grand Touring 2500:	41	Triumph TR4A	Froines / Pendleton
Grand Touring 2000:	59	MGB	Mac / Manton
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	2	Ford Mk II	Gurney / Grant	2:54.800	172.351 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Ford Mk II	Dan Gurney (USA)	2:54.600	172.554 km/h
Prototype 5000 (12):	27	Ferrari 330 P3	Parkes / Bondurant	2:56.600
Prototype 3000:	44	MGB	Hopkirk / Hedges	3:42.400
Prototype 2000 (9):	53	Porsche 906	Mitter / Klass	3:03.600
Sports +5000 (13):	6	Shelby Cobra roadster	Grossman / Lowther	3:10.800
Sports 5000 (12):	24	Ford GT40	Hill / Stewart	2:57.400
Sports 3000:	35	Ferrari 250 GTO	Slottag / Perkins	3:30.300
Sports 2000 (9):	47	Porsche 904 GTS	Cunningham / Jordan / Fitch	3:18.600
Sports 1600:	61	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Zeccoli / "Geki"	3:27.000
Sports 1300:	69	Alpine A110 Renault	Sellers / Shaw	4:00.000
Grand Touring +5000:	9	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray coupe	Wintersteen / Moore	3:21.200
Grand Touring 5000:	31	Jaguar XKE	Hull / Kingham	3:40.000
Grand Touring 2500:	41	Triumph TR4A	Froines / Pendleton	3:52.800
Grand Touring 2000:	51	Porsche 911	Ryan / Coleman	3:42.800
Grand Touring 1600:	60	Lotus Elan	Colombosian / Todd	3:39.800
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ford (13), Porsche (12), Ferrari (5), Triumph (5), Shelby (4), Alfa Romeo (4), MG (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (19), Porsche (12), Chevrolet (7), BMC (6), Triumph (6)
Top car types by numbers:	Ford GT40 (9), Porsche 904 (6), Porsche 906 (5), Triumph TR4 (5)
Driver nationalities:	USA (95), GB (10), CDN (8), D (6), I (5), CH (3), AUS (3), SF (2)
Most used colours:	white (35%), red (25%), blue (10%), silver (7%), black (5%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (48%), front-engined (42%), rear-engined (10%)
Average engine size:	3412 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Briggs Cunningham (59), Morrow Decker (53), Art Riley (51)
Youngest known drivers:	Sam Posey (22), Clive Baker (24), Skip Scott (25)
Woman drivers:	Donna Mae Mims

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