1980 24 Hours of Daytona

March 2025 1979 1980 1981 The 18th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge Daytona was a 24-hour GT race held on February 2–3, 1980Daytona 24 Hours 1980 https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Daytona-1980-02-03.html Racing Sports Cars March 8, 2025 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1980 World Championship for Makes, 1980 World Challenge for Endurance Drivers and the 1980 IMSA GTX, GTO and GTU Championships. Victory overall and in the GTX class went to the No. 2 Joest Racing run Porsche 935 J from Germany, driven by the all-German crew of Reinhold Jöst, Volkert Merl and Rolf Stommelen. Over the 24 hours elapsed time of the race the Joest Porsche completed 715 laps, covering 4,418 kilometres. The team won the race by 33 laps over the No. 09 Preston Henn run Porsche 935/77A driven by Al Holbert and John Paul. Another 18 laps behind was the No. 0 Porsche 935 K3/80 of Interscope Racing driven by Ted Field, Milt Minter and Danny Ongais.Daytona 24 Hours 1980 https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Daytona-1980-02-03.html?sort=Results Racing Sports Cars March 8, 2025https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1980-daytona-24-hours/ 1980 Daytona 24 Hours | Motorsport Database Motorsport Database – Motor Sport Magazine Victory in the GTU Class and fifth outright was the No. 62 Porsche 914/6 driven by Jim Cook, Bill Koll and Greg LaCava by 14 laps over the No. 77 Mazda RX-7 of Jim Downing, Brad Frisselle and Roger Mandeville. Victory in the GTO class and sixth outright went to the No. 54 Montura Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR driven by Tony Garcia, Terry Herman and Alberto Vadia by a single lap over the Colombian No. 46 DeNarvaez Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR driven by Mauricio DeNarvaez, Ricardo Londoño and Albert Naon. Race results Class winners denoted in bold and with . Pos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeam / EntrantDriversCarLaps Laps completedEngine 1 GTX 2 FRG Joest Racing FRG Reinhold JöstFRG Volkert MerlFRG Rolf Stommelen Porsche 935 J 715 Porsche 2.8 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 2 GTX 09 USA Thunderbird Swap Shops USA John PaulUSA Al HolbertDNS: USA Preston Henn Porsche 935/77A 682 Porsche Turbo Flat-6 3 GTX 0 USA Interscope Racing USA Ted FieldUSA Milt MinterUSA Danny Ongais Porsche 935 K3/80 664 Porsche Turbo Flat-6 4 GTX 80 CAN All Canadian Racing CAN Maurice CarterUSA Craig CarterCAN Murray Edwards Chevrolet Camaro 639 Chevrolet 7.0 V8 5 GTU 62 USA William J. Koll USA Bill KollUSA Jim CookUSA Greg LaCava Porsche 914/6 632 Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6 6 GTO 54 USA Montura Racing USA Tony GarciaUSA Terry HermanUSA Alberto Vadia Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 630 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 7 GTO 46 COL DeNarvaez Racing COL Mauricio DeNarvaezCOL Ricardo LondoñoCOL Albert Naon Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 629 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 8 GTU 77 USA Roger Mandeville USA Roger MandevilleUSA Jim DowningUSA Brad Frisselle Mazda RX-7 618 Mazda 1.3 L Rotary 9 GTX 9 USA Dick Barbour Racing USA Bob GarretsonUSA Skeeter McKitterickFRA Anny-Charlotte Verney Porsche 935 K3 599 Porsche 3.2 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 10 GTX 4 ITA Jolly Club ITA Carlo FacettiITA Martino FinottoDNS: ITA Gianfranco Ricci Lancia Montecarlo Turbo 597 Lancia Lampedri 1.4 L Turbo I4 11 GTX 59 USA Brumos Porsche Audi USA Peter GreggUSA Hurley HaywoodUSA Bruce Leven Porsche 935/79 584 Porsche Turbo Flat-6 12 GTU 73 USA Z&W Enterprises USA Fred ApgarUSA Pierre HoneggerUSA Mark Hutchins Mazda RX-7 546 Mazda Rotary 13 GTO 89 VEN Hector Huerta BEL Jean-Paul LibertVEN Francisco RomeroVEN Ernesto Soto Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 544 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 14DNF GTO 65 USA Nicholas/McRoberts Racing USA Tony AdamowiczUSA John Morton Ferrari 365 GTB/4 539 Ferrari Tipo 251 4.4 L V12 15 GTU 78 USA Revolution Wheels USA Robert GieselUSA Alan JohnsonUSA Bruce Nesbitt Mazda RX-2 533 Mazda 1.3 L Rotary 16DSQ GTX 93 USA Whittington Brothers Racing USA Bill WhittingtonUSA Dale WhittingtonUSA Don Whittington Porsche 935 K3 509 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 17 GTU 81 USA Trinity Racing USA Lyn St. JamesUSA Mark WelchUSA Tom Winters Mazda RX-7 498 Mazda Rotary 18 GTU 08 USA Moran Construction USA M. L. SpeerUSA Ray RatcliffUSA Terry Wolters Porsche 911 SC 489 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 19 GTU 57 USA Independent Personalized USA Wayne BakerUSA Dan GillilandUSA Jeff Scott Porsche 914/4 486 Volkswagen 411E 1.6 L Flat-4 20 GTU 82 USA Trinity Racing USA John CaseyUSA Steve DietrichUSA Lee Mueller Mazda RX-7 483 Mazda Rotary 21 GTO 10 USA Oftedahl Trucking USA Dave HeinzUSA Gerry WellikUSA Bob Young Chevrolet Camaro 476 Chevrolet 5.7 V8 22 GTO 22 USA Group Bruckmann USA Volker BruckmannUSA Rug CunninghamUSA David Goodell Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 464 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 23 GTO 37 COL Botero Racing COL Jorge CortésCOL Honorato EspinosaCOL Francisco López Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 457 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 24DNF GTU 39 USA JLC Racing USA Stu FisherUSA Amos JohnsonCAN Allan MoffatDNS: USA Brad Frisselle Mazda RX-7 440 Mazda Rotary 25DNF GTO 28 USA Tom Nehl USA Tom NehlUSA Peter KirillUSA Kathy Rude Chevrolet Camaro 435 Chevrolet 5.7 V8 26DNF GTO 37 USA T&R Racing DOM Luis MéndezUSA Tico AlmeidaUSA Rene Rodriguez Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 423 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 27 GTO 15 FRG Bavarian Motors International FRG Bruno BeilckeUSA Alf GebhardtDNS FRG Helmut Trieb BMW 3.5 CSL 420 BMW M49 4.5 L I6 28 GTO 92 USA The Cummings Marque USA Don CummingsUSA Guido Levetto Shelby GT350 410 Ford V8 29 GTX 6 USA Dick Barbour Racing USA Dick BarbourUK John FitzpatrickLIE Manfred Schurti Porsche 935 K3/80 405 Porsche 3.2 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 30DNF GTO 71 USA Keirn Garage USA Philip KeirnUSA Ed ErringtonUSA Larry Trotter Chevrolet Corvette C3 402 Chevrolet V8 31 GTX 76 USA Arrow Heating Co. USA Joe ChamberlainUSA John ChamberlainUSA Richard Valentine Chevrolet Corvette C3 393 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 32DNF GTO 85 CAN David Deacon CAN Jacques BienvenueCAN David DeaconCAN Peter Moennick Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 375 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 33 GTU 06 USA Intrepid, Inc. USA Joe DiBattistaUSA Tom CicconeUSA Alan Howes Porsche 911 358 Porsche Flat-6 34DNF GTU 79 USA Sports Ltd. Racing USA Pat BedardUSA Bob Bergstrom Mazda RX-7 355 Mazda Rotary 35 GTO 56 USA Rick Borlase USA Rick BorlaseUSA Michael HammondUSA Don Kravig Porsche 911 Carrera 348 Porsche Flat-6 36DNF GTX 69 USA Preston Henn USA Preston HennBEL Pierre Dieudonné Ferrari 512 BB LM 341 Ferrari Tipo F102B 4.9 L Flat-12 37DNF GTO 24 USA American Racing Team USA Ray MummeryUSA Jack RefenningUSA Ren Tilton Porsche 934 337 Porsche 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 38DNF GTU 52 USA Snowmobile Racing USA Tom CripeUSA Joseph HamiltonUSA Fred Snow Porsche 911 S 301 Porsche Flat-6 39DNF GTX 5 USA Racing Associates USA Charles MendezUSA Paul MillerGBR Brian Redman Porsche 935 K3 290 Porsche Twin-turbo Flat-6 40DNF GTO 96 USA NTS Racing USA William CoykendallUSA Bob EarlUSA Fred Stiff Datsun 240Z 281 Datsun I6 41DNF GTO 42 USA Dick Neland USA Dick NelandUSA Joe CotroneUSA Bill Ferran Chevrolet Camaro 270 Chevrolet 5.7 V8 42DNF GTU 95 PRI Mike Ramirez Racing PRI Mike RamirezPRI Luis GordilloPRI Manuel Villa Porsche 911 263 Porsche Flat-6 43DNF GTX 11 GBR March Engineering GBR Ian GrobFRG Michael KortenBEL Patrick Nève March-BMW M1/C 260 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 44DNF GTU 70 USA Herman Racing USA Chris DoyleUSA Charles GuestUSA Mike Meyer Mazda RX-7 250 Mazda Rotary 45DNF GTX 13 USA Andial Racing USA Elliot Forbes-RobinsonUSA Howard MeisterUSA Randolph Townsend Porsche 935 K3 233 Porsche Twin-turbo Flat-6 46DNF GTO 32 SLV Scorpio Racing SLV Eduardo BarrientosSLV Enrique MolinsSLV Carlos Pineda Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 233 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 47DNF GTX 25 USA Deren Automotive BEL Christine BeckersUSA Dave CowartUSA Kenper Miller BMW M1 222 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 48DNF GTX 55 USA Racing Associates FRA Claude Ballot-LénaFRA Gérard BleynieUSA Ralph Kent-Cooke Porsche 935 217 Porsche Twin-turbo Flat-6 49DNF GTO 38 PRI Boricua Racing PRI Bonky FernandezPRI Tato FerrerCAN Kees Nierop Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 211 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 50DNF GTX 19 USA Chris Cord Racing USA Jim AdamsUSA Chris CordDNS: USA Dick Ferguson Chevrolet Monza 188 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 51DNF GTX 94 USA Whittington Brothers Racing FRG Axel PlankenhornUSA Dale Whittington Porsche 935/79 179 Porsche Turbo Flat-6 52DNF GTO 44 USA Group 44 USA Bob TulliusUSA John KellyUSA John McComb Triumph TR8 171 Rover 3.9 L V8 53DNF GTO 75 USA Show Cars of Florida USA Stephen BondUSA Billy HaganUSA Dale Kreider Chevrolet Corvette C3 170 Chevrolet V8 54DNF GTX 05 USA Racing Associates USA Bob AkinUSA Bobby RahalUSA Roy Woods Porsche 935 K3 156 Porsche Twin-turbo Flat-6 55DNF GTO 51 USA Moana Corp. USA Robert KirbyUSA John HotchkisUSA John Hotchkis, Jr. Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 147 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 56DNF GTX 3 USA Jim Busby Racing USA Jim BusbyUSA Bruce JennerUSA Rick Knoop March-BMW M1/C 139 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 57DNF GTU 23 USA Frank L. Carney USA Frank CarneyUSA Dick DavenportUSA Don Devendorf Datsun 280ZX 109 Nissan L28E 2.8 L I6 58 GTO 99 USA Full-Time Racing USA Phil Currin Chevrolet Corvette C3 89 Chevrolet V8 59DNF GTX 30 ITA Electrodyne ITA Gianpiero MorettiUSA Bruce CanepaITA Fernando Cazzaniga Porsche 935 J 72 Porsche 3.2 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 60DNF GTO 58 PRI Coco Lopez-Piña Colada PRI Diego FeblesPRI Mandy GonzalezPRI Chiqui Soldevilla Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 60 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 61DNF GTO 16 USA Yenko Chevrolet-Honda USA Kim MasonUSA Jerry ThompsonUSA Don Yenko Chevrolet Corvette C3 56 Chevrolet V8 62DNF GTU 17 USA Racing Beat USA Dennis AaseUSA Walt BohrenUSA Jeff Kline Mazda RX-7 51 Mazda Rotary 63DNF GTO 03 USA Toyota Village CAN Rudy BartlingUSA Werner FrankSUI Angelo Pallavicini Porsche 934 51 Porsche 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 64DNF GTU 83 USA Zotz Garage USA John BelpercheUSA Doug ZitzaUSA Harro Zitza Porsche 914/6 44 Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6 65DNF GTO 63 USA Guy Thomas USA Hugh DavenportUSA Nort NorthamUSA Guy Thomas Chevrolet Camaro 29 Chevrolet 5.7 V8 66DNF GTX 07 CAN Heimrath Racing CAN Ludwig HeimrathSLV Carlos MoranUSA Johnny Rutherford Porsche 935 24 Porsche Twin-turbo Flat-6 67DNF GTU 18 USA Automobile International USA Anatoly ArutunoffUSA George DrolsomUSA José Marina Lancia Stratos HF 20 Ferrari Dino 2.4 L V6 68DNF GTO 88 USA Herb Adams VSE USA Herb AdamsUSA Walker EvansUSA Kenny Roberts Pontiac Firebird 0 Pontiac V8 DNQ GTX 00 USA Interscope Racing USA Ted FieldUSA Milt MinterUSA Danny Ongais Porsche 935/77A Porsche Turbo Flat-6 DNQ GTX 14 USA Renaissance Group Racing BEL Pierre DieudonnéPER Jorge KoechlinRSA Leon Walger Porsche 935 Porsche Turbo Flat-6 DNS GTO 8 USA Bob Beasley USA Bob BeasleyUSA Chuck GranthamUSA George Stone Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 DNS GTO 98 USA Van Every Racing USA Bill JohnsonUSA Ash TisdelleUSA Lance Van Every Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 DNQ GTU 01 USA Roehrig Racing CAN Francois LaurinUSA J. Kurt RoehrigUSA Dave White BMW 320i BMW M10 2.0 L I4 DNQ GTU 12 USA Sidney Smith III USA Sidney SmithUSA Tommy JohnsonUSA Karl Schoepflin Porsche 914/6 Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6 DNQ GTU 33 USA A-10 Racing USA Richard AtenUSA Jack RefenningUSA Peter Welter Porsche 911 Porsche Flat-6 DNQ GTU 35 USA Janis Taylor USA Vic ProvenzanoUSA Rex RamseyUSA Del Russo Taylor Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Alfa Romeo Twin Cam 2.0 L I4 DNS GTO 49 USA Tortilla Flats Racing USA Bob CopemanUSA Jerry DemeleAUS Warwick Henderson Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 DNS GTX 91 USA Grand Prix International USA Kerry MittUSA Bob PearlUSA Richard Valentine Chevrolet Corvette C3 Chevrolet V8Source: References 1980 World Sportscar Championship none Drivers: 12 Hours of SebringMakes: 1000 km Brands Hatch 1980 IMSA GT Championship none 12 Hours of Sebring Category:24 Hours of Daytona Category:1980 in sports in Florida Category:1980 in American motorsport Daytona