Sebring 12 Hours 1992 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Contac 12 Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance Presented by Camel		Date: 21.3.1992
Track: Sebring International Raceway (United States), 5.955 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:	10:15
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	12 hours
Attendance:	80000

Entered:	56
Practiced:	50
Qualified:	48
Started:	48
Finished:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start
IMSA GTP	13	11
IMSA GTP Lights	7	7
IMSA GTS	16	16
IMSA GTU	14	14

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

Race notes:
2 full-course cautions for 26 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
5 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 300 minutes on 18-20/3
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 55 minutes on 19-20/3
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	99	Eagle Mk III Toyota	Fangio II / Wallace
IMSA GTP Lights:	36	Kudzu DG-1 Mazda	Katz / McAdam / Downing
IMSA GTS:	51	Oldsmobile Cutlass	Robinson / Brassfield / Hoerr / Gentilozzi
IMSA GTU:	96	Nissan 240SX	Paul, Jr. / Loring
Leaders:
laps 126-145:	84	Nissan NPT-91
laps 1-3:	98	Toyota Eagle Mk III
laps 146-148:	83	Nissan NPT-91
laps 149-171:	84	Nissan NPT-91
laps 16-19:	83	Nissan NPT-91
laps 172-173:	83	Nissan NPT-91
laps 174-190:	84	Nissan NPT-91
laps 191-204:	83	Nissan NPT-91
laps 20-24:	99	Toyota Eagle Mk III
laps 205-225:	84	Nissan NPT-91
laps 226-251:	83	Nissan NPT-91
laps 252-360:	98	Toyota Eagle Mk III
laps 25-27:	84	Nissan NPT-91
lap 28:	83	Nissan NPT-91
lap 29:	30	Porsche 962 C
laps 30-52:	99	Toyota Eagle Mk III
laps 4-15:	84	Nissan NPT-91
laps 53-66:	83	Nissan NPT-91
laps 67-76:	99	Toyota Eagle Mk III
laps 77-125:	83	Nissan NPT-91
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	83	Nissan NPT-91A	Geoff Brabham (AUS)	1:49.616	195.479 km/h	lap 193
IMSA GTP Lights:	49	Spice SE91P Acura	Parker Johnstone (USA)	2:01.532	109.601 km/h	lap 4
IMSA GTS:	41	Oldsmobile Cutlass	Irv Hoerr (USA)	2:03.993	172.884 km/h	lap 2
IMSA GTU:	96	Nissan 240SX	David Loring (USA)	2:17.309	156.118 km/h	lap 44
Pole Positions:
Overall:	84	Nissan NPT-91A	Robinson / Earl / Luyendyk	2:01.471	186.032 km/h
IMSA GTP Lights:	49	Spice SE91P Acura	Parker Johnstone (USA)	1:57.690	182.144 km/h
IMSA GTS:	75	Nissan 300ZX	Steve Millen (NZ)	2:01.939	175.797 km/h
IMSA GTU:	96	Nissan 240SX	David Loring (USA)	2:12.853	161.354 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Chevrolet (10), Nissan (9), Porsche (6), Mazda (5), Kudzu (3), Oldsmobile (3), Spice (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Chevrolet (12), Nissan (9), Porsche (7), Mazda (6), Buick (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevrolet Camaro (7), Mazda MX-6 (4), Nissan NPT-91 (3), Oldsmobile Cutlass (3), Nissan 240SX (3), Nissan 300ZX (3), Porsche 911 (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (101), CDN (10), AUS (4), RA (4), D (3), GB (3), NZ (3), PE (3), I (3), CO (2), NL (2)
Most used colours:	white (34%), red (26%), blue (12%), yellow (10%), black (6%), green (6%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (51%), mid-engined (40%), rear-engined (9%)
Average engine size:	3724 cc (with regard to 21% turbocharged cars and 13% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 4560 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Dick Greer (60), Larry Schumacher (56), Gianpiero Moretti (52)
Youngest known drivers:	P. J. Jones (23), Butch Leitzinger (23), David Brabham (27)

Official Race Programme:

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