Sebring 12 Hours 1969 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Sebring 12 Hours of Endurance for the Alitalia Airline Trophy		Date: 22.3.1969
Track: Sebring (United States), 8.369 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
International Championship for Makes (round 2) Championnat de France des Circuits (round 10) Challenge Mondiale (round 1)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	11:00
Grid:	Le Mans start
Distance:	12 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	88
Practiced:	73
Qualified:	72
Started:	70
Finished:	47
Classified:	35

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sports Prototype - Class 11	13	13	8
Sports Prototype - Class 9	13	12	10
Production Sports - Class 12	7	7	3
Production Sports - Class 11	3	3	2
Grand Touring - Class 13	5	5	4
Grand Touring - Class 12	1	1	0
Grand Touring - Class 9	10	10	7
Touring - Class 12	11	10	6
Touring - Class 9	9	9	7

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

Race notes:
Last time that Le Mans start was used at Sebring.

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 600 minutes on 20-21/3, 1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 120 minutes on 20/3

Winners:
Overall:	22	Ford GT40	Oliver / Ickx
Sports Prototype - Class 11:	25	Ferrari 312 P	Amon / Andretti
Sports Prototype - Class 9:	45	Porsche 906 E	Baker / Smothers
Grand Touring - Class 13:	5	Chevrolet Camaro Z/28	Yenko / Grossman
Grand Touring - Class 9:	52	Porsche 911 T	Larrousse / Wicky / Sage
Touring - Class 12:	94	Chevrolet Camaro	Ormes / Mastandrea
Touring - Class 9:	53	Porsche 911	Pickett / Gregg
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	25	Ferrari 312 P	Chris Amon (NZ)	2:41.8800	186.1061 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	25	Ferrari 312 P	Mario Andretti (USA)	2:40.1400	188.1291 km/h
Sports Prototype - Class 9:	45	Porsche 906 E	Baker / Smothers	3:01.1300
Production Sports - Class 12:	9	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet	Bucknum / Donohue	2:40.9200
Production Sports - Class 11:	57	Chevron B8 BMW	Maglioli / Kleinpeter / Beatty	3:09.4900
Grand Touring - Class 13:	1	Chevrolet Corvette	DeLorenzo / Thompson	3:00.3000
Grand Touring - Class 12:	88	Shelby GT350	Blessing / Cummings / Stumes	3:43.5200
Grand Touring - Class 9:	50	Porsche 911 T	Duval / Nicholas	3:17.4600
Touring - Class 12:	18	Chevrolet Camaro	Jowett, Jr. / Tullius	3:05.9200
Touring - Class 9:	53	Porsche 911	Pickett / Gregg	3:21.1600
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (18), Chevrolet (13), MG (6), Ford (5), Alfa Romeo (5)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (18), Chevrolet (17), BMC (9), Ford (6), Alfa Romeo (5)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevrolet Camaro (9), Porsche 911 (8), Porsche 908/02 (5)
Driver nationalities:	USA (105), CDN (10), GB (9), I (8), D (7), YV (4), S (2), IRL (2), F (2), CH (2), B (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (46), GB (6), D (5), CDN (4), I (4), YV (2), CH (2)
Most used colours:	white (27%), red (25%), blue (14%), green (12%), yellow (6%), orange (4%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (46%), mid-engined (41%), rear-engined (13%)
Average engine size:	3187 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Ed Hugus (46), Maurice Carter (45), Chuck Parsons (45)
Youngest known drivers:	Liane Engeman (22), Mike Downs (22), Jacky Ickx (24)
Female drivers:	Smokey Drolet, Liane Engeman, Janet Guthrie, Donna Mae Mims, Rosemary Smith

Official Race Programme:

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