1991 12 Hours of Sebring


The Nissan Present the 39th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of both the 1991 Camel GT Championship and Exxon Supreme GT Series and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on 16 March.

Report

Entry

A total of 54 cars were entered for the event, across four classes ranging through GTO /GTU up to GTP. Of these 51 cars practised.

Qualifying

The Nissan NPT-90 of Geoff Brabham, partnered by Derek Daly and his younger brother, Gary Brabham took pole position. They were joined on the front row by their Nissan Performance team-mates Chip Robinson, Bob Earl and Julian Bailey.

Race

In front of a crowd of approximately 80,000, the race was held over 12 Hours, on Sebring International Raceway. The race started in cool conditions, but finished wet. For most of the early running, the #6 Joest Racing Porsche 962C of Bob Wollek, Bernd Schnieder and Massimo Sigala lead. Apart from pit stops, this car lead until lap 80, when the pole winning Nissan took control of the race. The Brabham brothers and Daly would lead from lap 81 until their saw the flag on lap 298. In between, their team-mates would lead a total of 41 laps, losing the lead for the last time, just six laps from home.
During the race, there were seven full-course cautions covering 54 laps, lasting a total of 3 hours and 14 minutes. Despite this Brabham/Daly/Brabham took the winner spoils for Don Devendorf’s Nissan Performance Technology Inc. team. This partnership, driving their Nissan NPT-90, won in a time of 12hr 02:01.391mins., averaging a speed of 91.626 mph. They covered a distance of 1,102.6 miles. One lap adrift in second place was their fellow Nissan NPT-90 of Robinson/Earl/Bailey. Early front runners, Wolleck/Schnieder/Sigala brought their Porsche home at third just another lap further back. Another Porsche from Joest came home in fourth, driven by Frank Jelinski, Henri Pescarolo and ”John Winter”. The top Jaguar was fifth in the hands of Davy Jones, Raul Boesel and John Nielsen.

Classification

Sebring 12 hours

Class Winners are in Bold text.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1GTP83 Nissan Performance Technology Geoff Brabham
Derek Daly
Gary Brabham
Nissan NPT-90298
1GTP83 Nissan Performance Technology Geoff Brabham
Derek Daly
Gary Brabham
Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6298
2GTP84 Nissan Performance Technology Chip Robinson
Bob Earl
Julian Bailey
Nissan NPT-90297
2GTP84 Nissan Performance Technology Chip Robinson
Bob Earl
Julian Bailey
Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6297
3GTP6 Joest Porsche Racing Bob Wollek
Bernd Schnieder
Massimo Sigala
Porsche 962C296
3GTP6 Joest Porsche Racing Bob Wollek
Bernd Schnieder
Massimo Sigala
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6296
4GTP7 Joest Porsche Racing Frank Jelinski
Henri Pescarolo
"John Winter"
Porsche 962C295
4GTP7 Joest Porsche Racing Frank Jelinski
Henri Pescarolo
"John Winter"
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6295
5GTP3 Bud Light/Jaguar Racing Davy Jones
Raul Boesel
John Nielsen
Jaguar XJR-12D284
5GTP3 Bud Light/Jaguar Racing Davy Jones
Raul Boesel
John Nielsen
Jaguar 6.5L V12284
6GTP4 Tom Milner Racing Brian Bonner
Scott Sharp
Jeff Kline
Spice SE89P283
6GTP4 Tom Milner Racing Brian Bonner
Scott Sharp
Jeff Kline
Chevrolet 6.0L V8283
7Lights8 Essex Racing Charles Morgan
Jim Pace
Kudzu DG-1280
7Lights8 Essex Racing Charles Morgan
Jim Pace
Buick 3.0L V6280
8GTO15 Roush Racing Max Jones
Robby Gordon
Ford Mustang279
8GTO15 Roush Racing Max Jones
Robby Gordon
Ford 6.0L V8279
9GTP10 Hotchkiss Racing Chris Cord
Jim Adams
John Hotchkiss
Spice SE90P278
9GTP10 Hotchkiss Racing Chris Cord
Jim Adams
John Hotchkiss
Pontiac 6.0L V8278
10GTP30 Momo/Gebhardt Racing Giampiero Moretti
Hellmut Mundas
Stanley Dickens
Porsche 962C277
10GTP30 Momo/Gebhardt Racing Giampiero Moretti
Hellmut Mundas
Stanley Dickens
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6277
11GTO75 Clayton Cunningham Racing Jeremy Dale
Steve Millen
Johnny O'Connell
Nissan 300ZX277
11GTO75 Clayton Cunningham Racing Jeremy Dale
Steve Millen
Johnny O'Connell
Nissan 2.8L Turbo V6277
12GTO63 Mazda USA John O'Steen
Price Cobb
Mazda RX-7284
12GTO63 Mazda USA John O'Steen
Price Cobb
Mazda 2.6L 4-rotor284
13GTO12 Roush Racing Dorsey Schroeder
John Fergus
Ford Mustang271
13GTO12 Roush Racing Dorsey Schroeder
John Fergus
Ford 6.0L V8271
14GTO62 Mazda USA Calvin Fish
Pete Halsmer
John Morton
Mazda RX-7270
14GTO62 Mazda USA Calvin Fish
Pete Halsmer
John Morton
Mazda 2.6L 4-rotor270
15Lights33 Spice Engineering USA Almo Coppelli
Jay Hill
Spice SE90P265
15Lights33 Spice Engineering USA Almo Coppelli
Jay Hill
Buick 3.0L V6265
16GTO92 Morrison Motorsports Andy Pilgrim
R. K. Smith
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1260
16GTO92 Morrison Motorsports Andy Pilgrim
R. K. Smith
Chevrolet 5.7L V8260
17GTU95 Leitzinger Racing Bob Leitzinger
David Loring
Nissan 240SX257
17GTU95 Leitzinger Racing Bob Leitzinger
David Loring
Nissan 3.0L V6257
18
DNF
GTP99 All American Racers Juan Manuel Fangio II
Willy T. Ribbs
Eagle-Toyota HF90256
18
DNF
GTP99 All American Racers Juan Manuel Fangio II
Willy T. Ribbs
Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1L Turbo I4256
19GTO90 Roush Racing Jim Stevens
James Jaeger
Don Walker
Ford Mustang250
19GTO90 Roush Racing Jim Stevens
James Jaeger
Don Walker
Ford 6.0L V8250
20GTU26 Alex Job Racing Alex Job
Peter Kraft
Jack Refenning
Porsche 911247
20GTU26 Alex Job Racing Alex Job
Peter Kraft
Jack Refenning
Porsche 3.2L Flat-6247
21Lights18 Carlos Bobeda Racing Andy Evans
George Robinson
Carlos Bobeda
Spice SE90P236
21Lights18 Carlos Bobeda Racing Andy Evans
George Robinson
Carlos Bobeda
Buick 3.0L V6236
22GTU69 North Coast Racing Brad Hoyt
Leighton Reese
Mazda RX-7234
22GTU69 North Coast Racing Brad Hoyt
Leighton Reese
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor234
23GTU82 Greer Racing Dick Greer
Al Bacon
Peter Uria
Mazda RX-7232
23GTU82 Greer Racing Dick Greer
Al Bacon
Peter Uria
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor232
24Lights54 HDF Motorsports Michael Dow
David Tennyson
Ken Knott
Spice SE89P227
24Lights54 HDF Motorsports Michael Dow
David Tennyson
Ken Knott
Buick 3.0L V6227
25
DNF
GTP24 John Shapiro James Weaver
John Paul, Jr.
Porsche 962 GTi218
25
DNF
GTP24 John Shapiro James Weaver
John Paul, Jr.
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6218
26GTU57 Kryderacing Reed Kryder
Frank Del Vecchio
Joe Danaher
Nissan 240SX207
26GTU57 Kryderacing Reed Kryder
Frank Del Vecchio
Joe Danaher
Nissan 3.0L V6207
27
DNF
Lights48 Comptech Racing Parker Johnstone
Doug Peterson
Spice SE90P204
27
DNF
Lights48 Comptech Racing Parker Johnstone
Doug Peterson
Acura 3.0L V6204
28GTO04 Henry Brosnaham Henry Brosnaham
Steve Roberts
Bobby Scolo
Paul Mazzacane
Richard Andison
Chevrolet Camaro166
28GTO04 Henry Brosnaham Henry Brosnaham
Steve Roberts
Bobby Scolo
Paul Mazzacane
Richard Andison
Chevrolet 5.9L V8166
29
DNF
GTP5 Tom Milner Racing Tim McAdam
Jeff Purner
Fred Phillips
Spice SE89P165
29
DNF
GTP5 Tom Milner Racing Tim McAdam
Jeff Purner
Fred Phillips
Chevrolet 6.0L V8165
30
DNF
Lights80 Bieri Racing Ruggero Melgrati
Martino Finotto
Fermín Vélez
Spice SE89P147
30
DNF
Lights80 Bieri Racing Ruggero Melgrati
Martino Finotto
Fermín Vélez
Ferrari 3.0L V8147
31
DNF
GTU37 Botero Racing Rob Wilson
Felipe Solano
Francisco López
Honorato Espinosa
Mazda MX-6140
31
DNF
GTU37 Botero Racing Rob Wilson
Felipe Solano
Francisco López
Honorato Espinosa
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor140
32
DNF
Lights40 Bieri Racing Uli Bieri
John Graham
Alba AR2138
32
DNF
Lights40 Bieri Racing Uli Bieri
John Graham
Ferrari 3.0L V8138
33
DNF
GTO91 Morrison Motorsports Scott Hayter
Scott Lagasse
Don Knowles
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1134
33
DNF
GTO91 Morrison Motorsports Scott Hayter
Scott Lagasse
Don Knowles
Chevrolet 5.7L V8134
34
DNF
Lights9 Essex Racing Tom Hessert
Costas Los
Kudzu DG-1128
34
DNF
Lights9 Essex Racing Tom Hessert
Costas Los
Buick 3.0L V6128
35
DNF
GTU94 Guy W. Church E. J. Generotti
Paul Tavilla
Guy W. Church
Mazda RX-7113
35
DNF
GTU94 Guy W. Church E. J. Generotti
Paul Tavilla
Guy W. Church
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor113
36
DNF
GTO53 Bill McDill Richard McDill
Bill McDill
Chevrolet Camaro112
36
DNF
GTO53 Bill McDill Richard McDill
Bill McDill
Chevrolet 6.0L V8112
37
DNF
GTU72 Jay Kjoller Motorsports Jay Kjoller
Patrick Mooney
Steve Volk
Porsche 911108
37
DNF
GTU72 Jay Kjoller Motorsports Jay Kjoller
Patrick Mooney
Steve Volk
Porsche 3.2L Flat-6108
38
DNF
GTU41 Red Line Racing David Russell, Jr.
Michael Graham
Cameron Worth
BMW 325i103
38
DNF
GTU41 Red Line Racing David Russell, Jr.
Michael Graham
Cameron Worth
BMW 2.8L I6103
39
DNF
GTP98 All American Racers Rocky Moran
Andy Wallace
Eagle-Toyota HF9082
39
DNF
GTP98 All American Racers Rocky Moran
Andy Wallace
Toyota 3S-GTE 2.1L Turbo I482
40
DNF
Lights09 R. J. Racing Tommy Johnson
Bob Robertson
John Sheldon
Tiga GC28782
40
DNF
Lights09 R. J. Racing Tommy Johnson
Bob Robertson
John Sheldon
Buick 3.0L V682
41
DNF
GTO87 Powertron Anthony Puloe
John Annis
Tom Panaggio
Tom Walsh
Chevrolet Camaro75
41
DNF
GTO87 Powertron Anthony Puloe
John Annis
Tom Panaggio
Tom Walsh
Chevrolet 6.0L V875
42
DNF
GTP21 Alucraft Hurley Haywood
René Herzog
Wayne Taylor
Daniel Müller
Porsche 96270
42
DNF
GTP21 Alucraft Hurley Haywood
René Herzog
Wayne Taylor
Daniel Müller
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-670
43
DNF
GTU96 Leitzinger Racing Bob Leitzinger
Chuck Kurtz
Butch Leitzinger
Nissan 240SX52
43
DNF
GTU96 Leitzinger Racing Bob Leitzinger
Chuck Kurtz
Butch Leitzinger
Nissan 3.0L V652
44
DNF
GTO76 Clayton Cunningham Racing Johnny O'Connell
Jeremy Dale
Steve Millen
Nissan 300ZX33
44
DNF
GTO76 Clayton Cunningham Racing Johnny O'Connell
Jeremy Dale
Steve Millen
Nissan 3.0L Turbo V633
45
DNF
GTP05 Tom Milner Racing Craig Carter
Les Delano
Andy Petery
Fabcar GTP75
45
DNF
GTP05 Tom Milner Racing Craig Carter
Les Delano
Andy Petery
Chevrolet 6.0L V875
46
DNF
GTO52 Ken Bupp Robert Peters
Ken Bupp
Chevrolet Camaro3
46
DNF
GTO52 Ken Bupp Robert Peters
Ken Bupp
Chevrolet 5.9L V83
DNSGTP2 Bud Light/Jaguar Racing Davy Jones
Ken Acheson
Raul Boesel
Jaguar XJR-12D-
DNSGTP2 Bud Light/Jaguar Racing Davy Jones
Ken Acheson
Raul Boesel
Jaguar 6.5L V12-
DNQGTO17 Beckett Racing Don Beckett
Scott Lieb
Robert McElheny
Chevrolet Corvette-
DNQGTO17 Beckett Racing Don Beckett
Scott Lieb
Robert McElheny
Chevrolet V8-
DNQGTO06 HiTex Corp. Oma Kimbrough
Mark Montgomery
Hoyt Overbagh
Chevrolet Camaro-
DNQGTO06 HiTex Corp. Oma Kimbrough
Mark Montgomery
Hoyt Overbagh
Chevrolet 5.9L V8-

ClassWinners
GTPBrabham / Daly / BrabhamNissan NPT-90
GTP LightsMorgan / PaceSpice-Chevrolet SE89P
GTOJones / GordonFord Mustang
GTULeitzinger / LoringNissan 240SX