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1991 12 Hours of Sebring

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The race winning Nissan NPT-90 of Brabham/Daly/Brabham

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.[1]

Report

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Entry

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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.[2]

Qualifying

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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.[3]

Race

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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 (Robinson/Earl/Bailey) 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.[4][5][6]

Classification

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Sebring 12 hours

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Class Winners are in Bold text.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GTP 83 United States Nissan Performance Technology Australia Geoff Brabham
Republic of Ireland Derek Daly
Australia Gary Brabham
Nissan NPT-90 G 298
Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6
2 GTP 84 United States Nissan Performance Technology United States Chip Robinson
United States Bob Earl
United Kingdom Julian Bailey
Nissan NPT-90 G 297
Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6
3 GTP 6 Germany Joest Porsche Racing France Bob Wollek
Germany Bernd Schnieder
Italy Massimo Sigala
Porsche 962C G 296
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
4 GTP 7 Germany Joest Porsche Racing Germany Frank Jelinski
France Henri Pescarolo
Germany "John Winter"
Porsche 962C G 295
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
5 GTP 3 United Kingdom Bud Light/Jaguar Racing United States Davy Jones
Brazil Raul Boesel
Denmark John Nielsen
Jaguar XJR-12D G 284
Jaguar 6.5L V12
6 GTP 4 United States Tom Milner Racing United States Brian Bonner
United States Scott Sharp
United States Jeff Kline
Spice SE89P G 283
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
7 Lights 8 United States Essex Racing United States Charles Morgan
United States Jim Pace
Kudzu DG-1 G 280
Buick 3.0L V6
8 GTO 15 United States Roush Racing United States Max Jones
United States Robby Gordon
Ford Mustang G 279
Ford 6.0L V8
9 GTP 10 United States Hotchkiss Racing United States Chris Cord
Brazil Jim Adams
United States John Hotchkiss
Spice SE90P G 278
Pontiac 6.0L V8
10 GTP 30 Germany Momo/Gebhardt Racing Italy Giampiero Moretti
Germany Hellmut Mundas
Sweden Stanley Dickens
Porsche 962C G 277
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
11 GTO 75 United States Clayton Cunningham Racing Canada Jeremy Dale
New Zealand Steve Millen
United States Johnny O'Connell
Nissan 300ZX Y 277
Nissan 2.8L Turbo V6
12 GTO 63 United States Mazda USA United States John O'Steen
United States Price Cobb
Mazda RX-7 G 284
Mazda 2.6L 4-rotor
13 GTO 12 United States Roush Racing United States Dorsey Schroeder
United States John Fergus
Ford Mustang G 271
Ford 6.0L V8
14 GTO 62 United States Mazda USA United Kingdom Calvin Fish
United States Pete Halsmer
United States John Morton
Mazda RX-7 G 270
Mazda 2.6L 4-rotor
15 Lights 33 United Kingdom Spice Engineering USA Italy Almo Coppelli
United States Jay Hill
Spice SE90P G 265
Buick 3.0L V6
16 GTO 92 United States Morrison Motorsports United Kingdom Andy Pilgrim
United States R. K. Smith
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 G 260
Chevrolet 5.7L V8
17 GTU 95 United States Leitzinger Racing United States Bob Leitzinger
United States David Loring
Nissan 240SX T 257
Nissan 3.0L V6
18
DNF
GTP 99 United States All American Racers Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio II
United States Willy T. Ribbs
Eagle-Toyota HF90 G 256
Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1L Turbo I4
19 GTO 90 United States Roush Racing United States Jim Stevens
United States James Jaeger
United States Don Walker
Ford Mustang G 250
Ford 6.0L V8
20 GTU 26 United States Alex Job Racing United States Alex Job
United States Peter Kraft
United States Jack Refenning
Porsche 911 G 247
Porsche 3.2L Flat-6
21 Lights 18 United States Carlos Bobeda Racing United States Andy Evans
United States George Robinson
United States Carlos Bobeda
Spice SE90P G 236
Buick 3.0L V6
22 GTU 69 United States North Coast Racing United States Brad Hoyt
United States Leighton Reese
Mazda RX-7 F 234
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor
23 GTU 82 United States Greer Racing United States Dick Greer
United States Al Bacon
United States Peter Uria
Mazda RX-7 G 232
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor
24 Lights 54 United States HDF Motorsports United States Michael Dow
Canada David Tennyson
United States Ken Knott
Spice SE89P G 227
Buick 3.0L V6
25
DNF
GTP 24 United States John Shapiro United Kingdom James Weaver
United States John Paul Jr.
Porsche 962 GTi G 218
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
26 GTU 57 United States Kryderacing United States Reed Kryder
United States Frank Del Vecchio
United States Joe Danaher
Nissan 240SX G 207
Nissan 3.0L V6
27
DNF
Lights 48 United States Comptech Racing United States Parker Johnstone
United States Doug Peterson
Spice SE90P BF 204
Acura 3.0L V6
28 GTO 04 United States Henry Brosnaham United States Henry Brosnaham
United States Steve Roberts
United States Bobby Scolo
United States Paul Mazzacane
Canada Richard Andison
Chevrolet Camaro G 166
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
29
DNF
GTP 5 United States Tom Milner Racing United States Tim McAdam
United States Jeff Purner
United States Fred Phillips
Spice SE89P G 165
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
30
DNF
Lights 80 Canada Bieri Racing Italy Ruggero Melgrati
Italy Martino Finotto
Spain Fermín Vélez
Spice SE89P G 147
Ferrari 3.0L V8
31
DNF
GTU 37 Colombia Botero Racing New Zealand Rob Wilson
Colombia Felipe Solano
Colombia Francisco López
Colombia Honorato Espinosa
Mazda MX-6 Y 140
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor
32
DNF
Lights 40 Canada Bieri Racing Canada Uli Bieri
Canada John Graham
Alba AR2 G 138
Ferrari 3.0L V8
33
DNF
GTO 91 United States Morrison Motorsports United States Scott Hayter
United States Scott Lagasse
United States Don Knowles
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 G 134
Chevrolet 5.7L V8
34
DNF
Lights 9 United States Essex Racing United States Tom Hessert
Greece Costas Los
Kudzu DG-1 G 128
Buick 3.0L V6
35
DNF
GTU 94 United States Guy W. Church United States E. J. Generotti
United States Paul Tavilla
United States Guy W. Church
Mazda RX-7 G 113
Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor
36
DNF
GTO 53 United States Bill McDill United States Richard McDill
United States Bill McDill
Chevrolet Camaro Y 112
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
37
DNF
GTU 72 United States Jay Kjoller Motorsports United States Jay Kjoller
United States Patrick Mooney
United States Steve Volk
Porsche 911 G 108
Porsche 3.2L Flat-6
38
DNF
GTU 41 United States Red Line Racing United States David Russell Jr.
United States Michael Graham
United States Cameron Worth
BMW 325i G 103
BMW 2.8L I6
39
DNF
GTP 98 United States All American Racers United States Rocky Moran
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Eagle-Toyota HF90 G 82
Toyota 3S-GTE 2.1L Turbo I4
40
DNF
Lights 09 United States R. J. Racing United States Tommy Johnson
United States Bob Robertson
United Kingdom John Sheldon
Tiga GC287 G 82
Buick 3.0L V6
41
DNF
GTO 87 United States Powertron United States Anthony Puloe
United States John Annis
United States Tom Panaggio
United States Tom Walsh
Chevrolet Camaro G 75
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
42
DNF
GTP 21 United States Alucraft United States Hurley Haywood
Switzerland René Herzog
South Africa Wayne Taylor
Switzerland Daniel Müller
Porsche 962 G 70
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
43
DNF
GTU 96 United States Leitzinger Racing United States Bob Leitzinger
United States Chuck Kurtz
United States Butch Leitzinger
Nissan 240SX T 52
Nissan 3.0L V6
44
DNF
GTO 76 United States Clayton Cunningham Racing United States Johnny O'Connell
Canada Jeremy Dale
New Zealand Steve Millen
Nissan 300ZX Y 33
Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6
45
DNF
GTP 05 United States Tom Milner Racing United States Craig Carter
United States Les Delano
United States Andy Petery
Fabcar GTP G 75
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
46
DNF
GTO 52 United States Ken Bupp Canada Robert Peters
Canada Ken Bupp
Chevrolet Camaro G 3
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
DNS GTP 2 United Kingdom Bud Light/Jaguar Racing United States Davy Jones
United Kingdom Ken Acheson
Brazil Raul Boesel
Jaguar XJR-12D G -
Jaguar 6.5L V12
DNQ GTO 17 United States Beckett Racing United States Don Beckett
United States Scott Lieb
United States Robert McElheny
Chevrolet Corvette -
Chevrolet V8
DNQ GTO 06 United States HiTex Corp. United States Oma Kimbrough
United States Mark Montgomery
United States Hoyt Overbagh
Chevrolet Camaro G -
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
  • Fastest lap: Bob Wollek, 1:51.120secs. (120.57 mph)

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Class Winners

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Class Winners
GTP Brabham / Daly / Brabham Nissan NPT-90
GTP Lights Morgan / Pace Spice-Chevrolet SE89P
GTO Jones / Gordon Ford Mustang
GTU Leitzinger / Loring Nissan 240SX

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References

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  1. ^ 1991 IMSA GT Championship season
  2. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Racing Sports Cars".
  3. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars".
  4. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Racing Sports Cars". Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/imsa/91/91sebring.html[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  8. ^ http://www.teamdan.com/archive/imsa/91sebring.html[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".
  10. ^ http://www.teamdan.com/archive/imsa/91sebring.html[permanent dead link]