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Event: Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring		Date: 23.3.1985
Track: Sebring International Raceway (United States), 7.821 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
International Motor Sport Association (round 3) IMSA GTO (round 3) IMSA GTU (round 3) International Motor Sport Association (round 3)

Weather:	sunny, warm, dry
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	12 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	87
Practiced:	79
Qualified:	74
Started:	74
Finished:	27

Classes:	Pract	Start
IMSA GTP	26	24
IMSA GTP Lights	4	4
IMSA GTO	32	29
IMSA GTU	17	17

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

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held 21/3
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held on 20-22/3
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	8	Porsche 962	Foyt / Wollek
IMSA GTP Lights:	63	Argo JM16B Mazda	Downing / Maffucci
IMSA GTO:	65	Ford Mustang	Dallenbach, Jr. / Jones
IMSA GTU:	56	Porsche 911	Auberlen / Jauker / Gang / Eisenlohr
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	14	Porsche 962	Al Holbert (USA)	2:15.716	207.470 km/h	lap 25
IMSA GTP Lights:	63	Argo JM16B Mazda	Jim Downing (USA)	2:35.710	180.831 km/h	lap 29
IMSA GTO:	65	Ford Mustang	Wally Dallenbach, Jr. (USA)	2:36.460	179.963 km/h	lap 18
IMSA GTU:	79	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA)	2:43.560	172.152 km/h	lap 3
Pole Positions:
Overall:	5	Porsche 962	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)	2:12.975	211.748 km/h
IMSA GTP Lights:	63	Argo JM16B Mazda	Jim Downing (USA)	2:36.281	180.169 km/h
IMSA GTO:	47	Pontiac Firebird	Bohren / Millen	2:36.813	179.555 km/h
IMSA GTU:	79	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA)	2:42.056	173.750 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (27), Mazda (14), Chevrolet (13), March (5), Argo (3), Pontiac (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (28), Mazda (17), Chevrolet (16), Pontiac (3), Buick (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Mazda RX-7 (11), Porsche 935 (8), Porsche 911 Carrera (7), Chevrolet Camaro (7)
Driver nationalities:	USA (183), CDN (9), D (4), GB (3), PR (3), F (2)
Engine positions:	front-engined (45%), mid-engined (27%), rear-engined (28%)
Oldest known drivers:	Preston Henn (54), Billy Hagan (53), Brian Redman (48)
Youngest known drivers:	Tom Kendall (19), John Jones (20), Darin Brassfield (22)

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