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Event: The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring, International Grand Prix of EnduranceDate: 21.3.1981
Track: Sebring Airport (United States), 8.369 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Sebring 12 Hours
Weather:warm, dry
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:12 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:102
Practiced:90
Qualified:78
Started:78
Finished:34
Classes:PractStart
IMSA GTX2923
IMSA GTO3430
IMSA GTU2725
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace ResultsGridQualifyingQualifying HeatLap Times
Race notes:
1 full-course caution for 10 minutes.
Pre-race sessions:
1 qualifying session held for a total of 45 minutes on 19/3
4 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 270 minutes on 19-20/3
qualifying race for positions 51-70
Winners:
Overall:86Porsche 935/80Haywood / Holbert / Leven
IMSA GTO:58Porsche Carrera RSRKendall / Smith / Aase
IMSA GTU:98Mazda RX-7Mueller / Bohren
Fastest Laps:
Overall:8Porsche 935 JLP-3John Paul, Jr. (USA)2:28.6300202.6969 km/hlap 137
IMSA GTO:14BMW M1Marc Surer (CH)2:43.8600183.8579 km/hlap 2
IMSA GTU:98Mazda RX-7Lee Mueller (USA)2:54.1800172.9642 km/hlap 26
Pole Positions:
Overall:1Porsche 935 K3/80John Fitzpatrick (GB)202.6357 km/h
IMSA GTO:14BMW M1Marc Surer (CH)183.9142 km/h
IMSA GTU:82Mazda RX-7Jim Cook (USA)174.7281 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (39), Chevrolet (14), Mazda (13), BMW (3), Triumph (2), Datsun (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (39), Chevrolet (14), Mazda (13), BMW (3), Rover (2), Datsun (2), Alfa Romeo (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 935 (14), Mazda RX-7 (13), Porsche 911 Carrera (11)
Driver nationalities:USA (165), CDN (14), PR (6), GB (5), B (4), ES (3), CH (2), D (2)
Engine positions:rear-engined (44%), front-engined (44%), mid-engined (12%)
Oldest known drivers:Maurice Carter (57), Bob Tullius (51), Preston Henn (50)
Youngest known drivers:John Paul, Jr. (21), Dale Whittington (22), Jean-Paul Libert (26)
Female drivers:Divina Galica, Elizabeth Kleinschmidt, Kathy Rude

Official Race Programme:

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