1988 12 Hours of Sebring

The 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of the 1988 IMSA GT Championship^[1] and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 19, 1988. Victory overall went to the No. 86 Bayside Disposal Racing Porsche 962 driven by Klaus Ludwig and Hans-Joachim Stuck.^[2]

Race results

Sebring in 1988

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	GTP	86	Bayside Disposal Racing	Klaus Ludwig Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 962	G	318
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
2	GTP	0	Joest Racing	"John Winter" Frank Jelinski Paolo Barilla	Porsche 962	G	309
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
3	GTP	16	Dyson Racing	Price Cobb James Weaver	Porsche 962	G	307
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
4	GTP	1	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	A. J. Foyt Hurley Haywood	Porsche 962	G	304
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
5	GTP	10	Hotchkis Racing	Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr.	Porsche 962	G	303
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
6	GTO	5	Protofab Racing	Wally Dallenbach Jr. John Jones	Chevrolet Corvette	G	289
					Chevrolet 5.8L V8 N/A
7	GTP	61	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Jan Lammers Davy Jones Danny Sullivan John Nielsen	Jaguar XJR-9	D	283
					Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A
8	GTO	6	Roush Racing	Lyn St. James Deborah Gregg	Merkur XR4Ti	G	282
					Ford 2.5L I4 Turbo
9	Lights	9	Essex Racing	David Loring Tom Hessert	Tiga GT286	G	282
					Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
10	GTO	33	Roush Racing	Les Delano Andy Petery Craig Carter	Mercury Capri	?	278
					Ford 6.0L N/A
11	GTO	11	Roush Racing	Scott Pruett Pete Halsmer	Merkur XR4Ti	G	275
					Ford V8 N/A
12	GTO	76	Clayton Cunningham Racing	John Morton P. J. Jones	Mazda RX-7	F	273
					Mazda 3 Rotor
13	Lights	40	Gaston Audrey Racing	Uli Bieri Angelo Pallavicini Paolo Guatamacchia Martino Finotto	Tiga GT286	G	269
					Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A
14 DNF	Lights	63	Jim Downing	Jim Downing Howard Katz Hiro Matsushita	Argo JM19	G	268
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
15	GTU	71	Team Highball	Dennis Shaw Amos Johnson	Mazda RX-7	Y	267
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
16	GTO	38	Mandeville Auto Tech	Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh Don Marsh	Mazda RX-7	Y	266
					Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor
17	GTU	75	Clayton Cunningham Racing	Bart Kendall Tom Frank	Mazda RX-7	F	265
					Mazda 2 Rotor
18	Lights	80	Gaston Andrey Racing	Martino Finotto Ruggero Melgrati Guido Daccò	Alba AR6	G	264
					Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A
19	GTP	09	Ball Bros. Racing	Steve Durst Mike Brockman Jeff Kline	Spice SE88P	?	262
					Pontiac 4.5L V6 N/A
20	GTU	82	Dick Greer Racing	Dick Greer Matt Mnich John Finger Mike Mees	Mazda RX-7	Y	261
					Mazda 2 Rotor
21	Lights	23	Di-Tech Buick	Rex McDaniel George Petrilak Scott Livingston	Argo JM16	?	259
					Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
22	Lights	55	Huffaker Racing	Paul Lewis Terry Visger Jon Woodner	Spice SE86CL	F	251
					Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
23	GTU	53	Team Shelby	Jack Broomall Tim Evans Garth Ullom	Dodge Daytona	?	250
					?
24	GTO	94	Ash Tisdelle	Ash Tisdelle Lance van Every Nort Northam	Chevrolet Camaro	?	232
					?
25	GTU	20	Martinelli-Scott	Jack Refenning Rusty Bond Freddy Baker	Porsche 911 Carrera	G	232
					Porsche Flat 6 N/A
26 DNF	Lights	19	Essex Racing Services	Bill Jacobson John Schneider Jim Brown	Tiga GT286	G	229
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
27	Lights	01	Spice Engineering USA	Charles Morgan Don Bell Hendrik ten Cate	Spice SE87L	G	229
					Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
28	GTO	84	Car Enterprises	Craig Rubright Kermit Upton	Chevrolet Camaro	?	229
					Chevrolet V8 N/A
29	GTU	89	901 Racing	Peter Uria Larry Figaro Skip Winfree	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	G	226
					Porsche Flat 6 N/A
30 DNF	GTO	03	Skoal Bandit Racing	Buz McCall Paul Dallenbach Jack Baldwin	Chevrolet Camaro	G	225
					Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A
31	GTU	54	SP Racing	Bill Auberlen Adrian Gang Gary Auberlen	Porsche 911 Carrera	G	224
					Porsche Flat 6 N/A
32	GTU	17	Al Bacon Performance	Bob Reed Al Bacon Amos Johnson	Mazda RX-7	F	217
					Mazda 2 Rotor
33	GTU	90	Rudy Bartling	Rudy Bartling Rainer Brezinka Fritz Hochreuter	Porsche 911	G	217
					Porsche Flat 6 N/A
34	Lights	42	Lamas Motor Racing	Howard Cherry Charles Monk Lorenzo Lamas Jack Newsum Tim McAdam	Fabcar CL	G	212
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
35	GTO	92	Bob's Speed Product	Del Russo Taylor Bob Lee Gary Myers Mark Montgomery	Pontiac Firebird	?	205
					?
36	GTO	7	Highlands Race Team	Steve Roberts J. Kurt Roehrig	Pontiac Firebird	?	197
					?
37	GTU	00	Full Time Racing	Kal Showket Neil Hanneman	Dodge Daytona	?	183
					Dodge I4 N/A
38	GTO	69	Greg Walker Racing	Greg Walker Scott Lagasse King Smith	Chevrolet Corvette	G	174
					Chevrolet V8 N/A
39 DNF	GTP	49	HP Racing	Doc Bundy Whitney Ganz Bill Cooper	March 86G	?	173
					?
40	GTO	81	Sentry Bank Equipment	Ken Bupp Guy Church Robert Peters	Chevrolet Camaro	G	168
					Chevrolet V8 N/A
41 DNF	GTO	12	Spirit of Brandon	Henry Brosnaham Kent Keller	Chevrolet Camaro	?	161
					Chevrolet V8 N/A
42	GTU	18	Simms-Romano Enterprises	Paul Romano Bill McVey Robert Seaman William Hornack	Mazda RX-7	F	161
					Mazda 2 Rotor
43 DNF	GTP	22	Hendrick Motorsports	Sarel van der Merwe Elliot Forbes-Robinson	Chevrolet Corvette GTP	G	151
					Chevrolet 3.0L V6 Turbo
44 DNF	GTU	50	Marco Polo Motorsports	Dan Ripley Alan Freed Keith Rinzler	Pontiac Fiero	?	145
					?
45 DNF	GTU	02	C&C Inc.	Tommy Kendall Max Jones	Chevrolet Beretta	G	145
					?
46 DNF	GTP	14	Holbert Racing	Chip Robinson Al Holbert	Porsche 962	G	142
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
47 DNF	GTP	26	Hi-Tech Racing	Richard McDill Tom Juckette Bill McDill	March 84G	?	142
					?
48 DNF	Lights	97	Whitehall Motorsports	Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Ricci Skeeter McKitterick	Spice SE88P	?	141
					Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A
49 DNF	GTP	30	Momo Racing	Michael Roe Giampiero Moretti	March 86G	G	135
					Buick 3.0L V6 Turbo
50 DNF	GTO	2	Protofab Racing	Greg Pickett Tommy Riggins	Chevrolet Corvette	G	126
					?
51 DNF	Lights	4	S&L Racing	Jim Miller Linda Ludemann Scott Schubot	Spice SE88P	?	117
					Buick 3.0L V6 N/A
52 DNF	Lights	06	Bobby Brown Racing	Bobby Brown Billy Hagan Ron Nelson	Tiga GT286	G	102
					?
53 DNF	GTU	68	Latino Racing	Luis Mendez Kikos Fonseca	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	F	100
					Porsche Flat 6 N/A
54 DNF	GTO	98	All American Racers	Dennis Aase Chris Cord	Toyota Celica	G	99
					Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo
55 DNF	Lights	57	Wonzer Racing	Bill Bean Gary Wonzer Mike Cooper	Lola T616	?	93
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
56 DNF	GTO	41	Ferrea Racing	Luis Sereix Daniel Urrutia	Chevrolet Camaro	?	88
					Chevrolet V8 N/A
57 DNF	GTP	72	Roy Baker Racing	Lon Bender Albert Naon Jr.	Tiga GC286	?	81
					Ford V8 N/A
58 DNF	GTP	39	Phoenix Race Cars	John Gunn Gary Belcher	Phoenix JG2	G	63
					Chevrolet V8 N/A
59 DNF	GTU	47	Cumberland Valley Racing	Richard Oakley Doug Mills	Mazda RX-7	F	37
					Mazda 2 Rotor
60 DNF	GTP	60	Castrol Jaguar Racing	Martin Brundle John Nielsen Raul Boesel	Jaguar XJR-9	D	31
					Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A
61 DNF	GTU	07	Full Time Racing	Dorsey Schroeder Bruce MacInnes	Dodge Daytona	?	25
					Dodge 2.2L I4 N/A
62 DNF	GTP	15	John Kalagian Racing	Jim Rothbarth Bernard Jourdain	Porsche 962	G	21
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo
63 DNF	GTO	99	All American Racers	Willy T. Ribbs Juan Manuel Fangio II	Toyota Celica	G	16
					Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo
64 DNF	GTP	31	Momo Racing	Tom Gloy Didier Theys Steve Phillips	March 86G	G	2
					Buick 4.5L V6 N/A
65 DNF	Lights	48	Lamas Motor Racing	Chip Mead Lorenzo Lamas Tim McAdam	Fabcar CL	G	2
					Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
DNS	GTU	56	Karl Durkheimer	Karl Durkheimer Jim Torres	Porsche 911 Carrera	G	0
					Porsche Flat 6 N/A
DNS	Lights	58	Wonzer Racing	Paul Goral Brian Cameron Gary Wonzer Peter Argetsinger	Lola T616	?	0
					Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor
DNS	GTP	96	Mahre Brothers	Phil Mahre Steve Mahre	URD C82	?	0
					?
DNS	GTO	45	Karl Keck	Mark Kennedy Karl Keck	Chevrolet Corvette	?	0
					Chevrolet V8 N/A
DNS	GTU	28	Guy W. Church	Russ Church E. J. Generotti Guy Church	Mazda RX-7	?	0
					Mazda 2 Rotor
DNS	GTU	51	HP Racing	Bob Copeman Joe Philips	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	?	0
					Porsche Flat 6 N/A
DNQ	GTO	66	Chaunce Wallace	Chaunce Wallace Warren Newell	Chevrolet Camaro	?	0
					Chevrolet V8 N/A
DNQ	GTU	46	Red Line Racing	Mike Guido Mike Graham Alan Crouch	BMW 325i	?	0
					BMW 2.5L I6 N/A
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