The 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of the 1989 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 18, 1989. Victory overall went to the No. 83 Electramotive Engineering Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo driven by Chip Robinson, Geoff Brabham, and Arie Luyendyk.[1][2]
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Race results
editClass winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | |
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Engine | ||||||||
1 | GTP | 83 | Electramotive Engineering | Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham Arie Luyendyk |
Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | G | 330 | |
Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo | ||||||||
2 | GTP | 61 | Castrol Jaguar Racing | John Nielsen Price Cobb |
Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 328 | |
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
3 | GTP | 86 | Bayside Racing/Bruce Leven | James Weaver Dominic Dobson |
Porsche 962 | G | 320 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
4 | GTP | 30 | Momo/Gebhardt Racing | Giampiero Moretti Massimo Sigala Michael Roe Derek Bell |
Porsche 962 | G | 317 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
5 | GTP | 0 | Joest Racing | Frank Jelinski Jean-Louis Ricci Bob Wollek |
Porsche 962 | G | 315 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
6 | GTP | 10 | Hotchkis Racing | Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr. |
Porsche 962 | G | 300 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
7 | Lights | 55 | Huffaker Racing | Bob Lesnett Dan Marvin |
Spice SE86CL | F | 292 | |
Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
8 | GTO | 11 | Roush Racing | Wally Dallenbach Jr. Dorsey Schroeder |
Mercury Cougar XR-7 | G | 292 | |
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
9 | Lights | 9 | Essex Racing | Charles Morgan Tom Hessert |
Spice SE88P | G | 290 | |
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
10 | GTO | 16 | Roush Racing | Pete Halsmer Bob Earl |
Mercury Cougar XR-7 | G | 288 | |
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
11 | GTP | 33 | Spice Engineering USA | Costas Los Jeff Kline |
Spice SE89P | G | 285 | |
Pontiac 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
12 | GTO | 38 | Mandeville Auto Tech | Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh |
Mazda RX-7 | Y | 284 | |
Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor | ||||||||
13 | GTO | 90 | Road Circuit Technology | Les Delano Andy Petery Craig Carter |
Mercury Capri | G | 282 | |
Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
14 | GTP | 60 | Castrol Jaguar Racing | Davy Jones Jan Lammers |
Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 281 | |
Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
15 | GTU | 74 | Huffaker Racing | George Robinson Bart Kendall Johnny Unser |
Pontiac Fiero | F | 278 | |
Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
16 | GTU | 82 | Dick Greer Racing | Dick Greer Mike Mees John Finger |
Mazda RX-7 | Y | 273 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
17 | GTU | 71 | Team Highball | Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Paul Lewis |
Mazda RX-7 | Y | 272 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
18 | Lights | 19 | Essex Racing | Reggie Smith Michael Dow Monte Shalett |
Tiga GT288 | G | 270 | |
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
19 | GTU | 89 | 901 Racing | Peter Uria Jack Refenning Freddy Baker |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | F | 268 | |
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
20 DNF |
GTP | 09 | Ball Bros. Racing | Steve Durst Mike Brockman Jay Cochran |
Spice SE88P | G | 263 | |
Buick 4.5L V6 N/A | ||||||||
21 | Lights | 43 | John Higgins | Charles Monk Lorenzo Lamas John Higgins Chip Mead |
Fabcar CL | G | 254 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
22 | GTU | 72 | Jay Kjoller | Jay Kjoller Patrick Mooney Steve Volk |
Porsche 911 | F | 248 | |
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
23 | GTO | 03 | Skoal Bandit Racing | Max Jones Buz McCall |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 246 | |
Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A | ||||||||
24 | Lights | 63 | Downing/Atlanta | Jim Downing John O'Steen Howard Katz |
Argo JM19 | G | 246 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
25 | Lights | 4 | S&L Racing | Scott Schubot Tom Blackaller Linda Ludemann |
Spice SE88P | G | 245 | |
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
26 | GTU | 57 | Kryderacing | Reed Kryder John Gimble Frank del Vecchio |
Nissan 300ZX | G | 245 | |
Nissan 2.8L V6 N/A | ||||||||
27 | GTO | 18 | Ken Bupp | Ken Bupp Robert Peters |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 244 | |
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
28 | GTU | 87 | Overton Autosport | Lance Stewart Ron Cortez |
Mazda RX-7 | F | 243 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
29 | GTU | 95 | Leitzinger Racing | Bob Leitzinger Butch Leitzinger Chuck Kurtz |
Nissan 240SX | T | 228 | |
Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
30 | GTU | 62 | Alex Job Racing | Alex Job Chris Kraft Rusty Bond |
Porsche 911 | G | 225 | |
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
31 | Lights | 12 | Carlos Bobeda Racing | Tomas Lopez Albert Rocca Carlos Bobeda |
Tiga GT286 | G | 225 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
32 | GTU | 17 | Al Bacon Perf | Al Bacon Bob Reed |
Mazda RX-7 | F | 216 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
33 DNF |
GTO | 75 | Cunningham Racing | John Morton Steve Millen |
Nissan 300ZX Turbo | G | 215 | |
Nissan 3.0L I6 N/A | ||||||||
34 DNF |
Lights | 40 | Bieri Racing | Martino Finotto Paolo Guatamacchia Uli Bieri |
Tiga GT286 | G | 193 | |
Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
35 | GTO | 47 | Lion Rampant Racing | Ferdinand de Lesseps Luis Sereix Chaunce Wallace Hervé Regout |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 189 | |
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
36 DNF |
GTU | 48 | Red Line Racing | Mike Graham Dave Russell Alan Crouch |
BMW 325i | F | 187 | |
BMW 3.4L I6 N/A | ||||||||
37 DNF |
GTP | 67 | Busby Racing | Bob Wollek Derek Bell John Andretti |
Porsche 962 | BF | 184 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
38 DNF |
GTO | 44 | Thomas Sapp | Tim Morgan Marcus Opie Peter Morgan Charles Bair |
Chevrolet Corvette C4 | G | 171 | |
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
39 DNF |
GTP | 98 | All American Racers | Chris Cord Steve Bren Drake Olson |
Toyota 88C | G | 149 | |
Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
40 DNF |
GTO | 53 | Bill McDill | Richard McDill Bill McDill |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 146 | |
Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
41 DNF |
GTU | 22 | Guy Church | Guy Church E. J. Generotti Louis D'Agostino |
Mazda RX-7 | H | 141 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
42 DNF |
Lights | 25 | Brent O'Neill | Brent O'Neill Steve Shelton Don Courtney |
Argo JM19 | G | 137 | |
Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
43 DNF |
GTO | 2 | Powell Equipment | John Jones Hunter Jones Richard Andison |
Chevrolet Corvette | G | 116 | |
Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A | ||||||||
44 DNF |
GTU | 50 | Fritz Hochreuter | Rudy Bartling Rainer Brezinka Fritz Hochreuter |
Porsche 911 | G | 115 | |
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
45 DNF |
GTU | 68 | Luis Mendez | Luis Mendez Mandy Gonzalez Tato Ferrer |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | G | 101 | |
Porsche 3.5L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
46 DNF |
GTU | 45 | Charles Slater | Charles Slater Kenneth Brady Norm Dupont |
Porsche 911 | G | 93 | |
Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
47 DNF |
GTO | 05 | Ken Hendrick Racing | Ken Hendrick Dan Gallant |
Oldsmobile Toronado | G | 90 | |
Buick 4.5L V6 N/A | ||||||||
48 DNF |
GTU | 7 | Juan Carlos Negron | Juan Negron Chiqui Soldevilla Luis Gordillo |
Mazda RX-7 | B | 72 | |
Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
49 DNF |
GTO | 42 | Bob Speed Products | Del Russo Taylor Mark Montgomery |
Pontiac Firebird | G | 58 | |
Pontiac 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
50 DNF |
GTO | 46 | Team Gulfwind | Daniel Urrutia Gene Whipp Gary Smith |
Chevrolet Camaro | G | 20 | |
Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
51 DNF |
Lights | 58 | Gary Wonzer Racing | Bill Bean Nort Northam Gary Wonzer Bruce Westcott |
Lola T616 | H | 19 | |
Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
52 DNF |
GTP | 84 | Electramotive Engineering | Arie Luyendyk Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham |
Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | G | 14 | |
Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo | ||||||||
53 | GTP | 39 | Phoenix Race Cars | John Gunn Chip Mead Gary Belcher |
Phoenix JG2 | G | 10 | |
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
DNS | GTP | 99 | All American Racers | Willy T. Ribbs Juan Manuel Fangio II |
Eagle HF89 | G | 0 | |
Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
DNS | GTU | 00 | Full Time Racing | Kal Showket Neil Hanneman |
Dodge Daytona | Y | 0 | |
Dodge I4 N/A | ||||||||
DNS | GTO | 23 | Raul Garcia | Raul Garcia | Pontiac Firebird | ? | 0 | |
? | ||||||||
Source:[3] |
References
edit- ^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. March 17, 1990. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021.
- ^ "1989 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. March 18, 1989. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020.