1991 12 Hours of Sebring

Sports car endurance race January 2015 thumb|right|300px|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.1991 IMSA GT Championship season Report Circuit The Sebring circuit was changed from the previous year, being shortened from 4.11 miles to 3.7 miles, resembling the layout used today (with a few differences). 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. http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Sebring-1991-03-16.html Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Racing Sports Cars 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. http://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Sebring-1991-03-16.html Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars 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 (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. https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Sebring-1991-03-16.html Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Racing Sports Cars 7 April 2024 3 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240203222447/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Sebring-1991-03-16.html livehttp://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/imsa/91/91sebring.htmlFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Sebring-1991-03-16.html 2024-08-29 www.racingsportscars.com Classification Sebring 12 hours Class Winners are in Bold text. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GTP 83 USA Nissan Performance Technology AUS Geoff BrabhamIRE Derek DalyAUS Gary Brabham Nissan NPT-90 Goodyear 298 Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6 2 GTP 84 USA Nissan Performance Technology USA Chip RobinsonUSA Bob EarlGBR Julian Bailey Nissan NPT-90 Goodyear 297 Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6 3 GTP 6 DEU Joest Porsche Racing FRA Bob WollekDEU Bernd SchneiderITA Massimo Sigala Porsche 962C Goodyear 296 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 4 GTP 7 DEU Joest Porsche Racing DEU Frank JelinskiFRA Henri PescaroloDEU "John Winter" Porsche 962C Goodyear 295 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 5 GTP 3 GBR Bud Light/Jaguar Racing USA Davy JonesBRA Raul BoeselDEN John Nielsen Jaguar XJR-12D Goodyear 284 Jaguar 6.5L V12 6 GTP 4 USA Tom Milner Racing USA Brian BonnerUSA Scott SharpUSA Jeff Kline Spice SE89P Goodyear 283 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 7 Lights 8 USA Essex Racing USA Charles MorganUSA Jim Pace Kudzu DG-1 Goodyear 280 Buick 3.0L V6 8 GTO 15 USA Roush Racing USA Max JonesUSA Robby Gordon Ford Mustang Goodyear 279 Ford 6.0L V8 9 GTP 10 USA Hotchkiss Racing USA Chris CordBRA Jim AdamsUSA John Hotchkiss Spice SE90P Goodyear 278 Pontiac 6.0L V8 10 GTP 30 DEU Momo/Gebhardt Racing ITA Giampiero MorettiDEU Hellmut MundasSWE Stanley Dickens Porsche 962C Goodyear 277 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 11 GTO 75 USA Clayton Cunningham Racing CAN Jeremy DaleNZL Steve MillenUSA Johnny O'Connell Nissan 300ZX Yokohama 277 Nissan 2.8L Turbo V6 12 GTO 63 USA Mazda USA USA John O'SteenUSA Price Cobb Mazda RX-7 Goodyear 284 Mazda 2.6L 4-rotor 13 GTO 12 USA Roush Racing USA Dorsey SchroederUSA John Fergus Ford Mustang Goodyear 271 Ford 6.0L V8 14 GTO 62 USA Mazda USA GBR Calvin FishUSA Pete HalsmerUSA John Morton Mazda RX-7 Goodyear 270 Mazda 2.6L 4-rotor 15 Lights 33 GBR Spice Engineering USA ITA Almo CoppelliUSA Jay Hill Spice SE90P Goodyear 265 Buick 3.0L V6 16 GTO 92 USA Morrison Motorsports GBR Andy PilgrimUSA R. K. Smith Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Goodyear 260 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 17 GTU 95 USA Leitzinger Racing USA Bob LeitzingerUSA David Loring Nissan 240SX Toyo 257 Nissan 3.0L V6 18DNF GTP 99 USA All American Racers ARG Juan Manuel Fangio IIUSA Willy T. Ribbs Eagle-Toyota HF90 Goodyear 256 Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1L Turbo I4 19 GTO 90 USA Roush Racing USA Jim StevensUSA James JaegerUSA Don Walker Ford Mustang Goodyear 250 Ford 6.0L V8 20 GTU 26 USA Alex Job Racing USA Alex JobUSA Peter KraftUSA Jack Refenning Porsche 911 Goodyear 247 Porsche 3.2L Flat-6 21 Lights 18 USA Carlos Bobeda Racing USA Andy EvansUSA George RobinsonUSA Carlos Bobeda Spice SE90P Goodyear 236 Buick 3.0L V6 22 GTU 69 USA North Coast Racing USA Brad HoytUSA Leighton Reese Mazda RX-7 Firestone 234 Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor 23 GTU 82 USA Greer Racing USA Dick GreerUSA Al BaconUSA Peter Uria Mazda RX-7 Goodyear 232 Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor 24 Lights 54 USA HDF Motorsports USA Michael DowCAN David TennysonUSA Ken Knott Spice SE89P Goodyear 227 Buick 3.0L V6 25DNF GTP 24 USA John Shapiro GBR James WeaverUSA John Paul Jr. Porsche 962 GTi Goodyear 218 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 26 GTU 57 USA Kryderacing USA Reed KryderUSA Frank Del VecchioUSA Joe Danaher Nissan 240SX Goodyear 207 Nissan 3.0L V6 27DNF Lights 48 USA Comptech Racing USA Parker JohnstoneUSA Doug Peterson Spice SE90P BF Goodrich 204 Acura 3.0L V6 28 GTO 04 USA Henry Brosnaham USA Henry BrosnahamUSA Steve RobertsUSA Bobby ScoloUSA Paul MazzacaneCAN Richard Andison Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 166 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 29DNF GTP 5 USA Tom Milner Racing USA Tim McAdamUSA Jeff PurnerUSA Fred Phillips Spice SE89P Goodyear 165 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 30DNF Lights 80 CAN Bieri Racing ITA Ruggero MelgratiITA Martino FinottoESP Fermín Vélez Spice SE89P Goodyear 147 Ferrari 3.0L V8 31DNF GTU 37 COL Botero Racing NZL Rob WilsonCOL Felipe SolanoCOL Francisco LópezCOL Honorato Espinosa Mazda MX-6 Yokohama 140 Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor 32DNF Lights 40 CAN Bieri Racing CAN Uli BieriCAN John Graham Alba AR2 Goodyear 138 Ferrari 3.0L V8 33DNF GTO 91 USA Morrison Motorsports USA Scott HayterUSA Scott LagasseUSA Don Knowles Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Goodyear 134 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 34DNF Lights 9 USA Essex Racing USA Tom HessertGRE Costas Los Kudzu DG-1 Goodyear 128 Buick 3.0L V6 35DNF GTU 94 USA Guy W. Church USA E. J. GenerottiUSA Paul TavillaUSA Guy W. Church Mazda RX-7 Goodyear 113 Mazda 1.3L 2-rotor 36DNF GTO 53 USA Bill McDill USA Richard McDillUSA Bill McDill Chevrolet Camaro Yokohama 112 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 37DNF GTU 72 USA Jay Kjoller Motorsports USA Jay KjollerUSA Patrick MooneyUSA Steve Volk Porsche 911 Goodyear 108 Porsche 3.2L Flat-6 38DNF GTU 41 USA Red Line Racing USA David Russell Jr.USA Michael GrahamUSA Cameron Worth BMW 325i Goodyear 103 BMW 2.8L I6 39DNF GTP 98 USA All American Racers USA Rocky MoranGBR Andy Wallace Eagle-Toyota HF90 Goodyear 82 Toyota 3S-GTE 2.1L Turbo I4 40DNF Lights 09 USA R. J. Racing USA Tommy JohnsonUSA Bob RobertsonGBR John Sheldon Tiga GC287 Goodyear 82 Buick 3.0L V6 41DNF GTO 87 USA Powertron USA Anthony PuloeUSA John AnnisUSA Tom PanaggioUSA Tom Walsh Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 75 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 42DNF GTP 21 USA Alucraft USA Hurley HaywoodCHE René HerzogRSA 1928 Wayne TaylorCHE Daniel Müller Porsche 962 Goodyear 70 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 43DNF GTU 96 USA Leitzinger Racing USA Bob LeitzingerUSA Chuck KurtzUSA Butch Leitzinger Nissan 240SX Toyo 52 Nissan 3.0L V6 44DNF GTO 76 USA Clayton Cunningham Racing USA Johnny O'ConnellCAN Jeremy DaleNZL Steve Millen Nissan 300ZX Yokohama 33 Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6 45DNF GTP 05 USA Tom Milner Racing USA Craig CarterUSA Les DelanoUSA Andy Petery Fabcar GTP Goodyear 75 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 46DNF GTO 52 USA Ken Bupp CAN Robert PetersCAN Ken Bupp Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 3 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 DNS GTP 2 GBR Bud Light/Jaguar Racing USA Davy JonesGBR Ken AchesonBRA Raul Boesel Jaguar XJR-12D Goodyear - Jaguar 6.5L V12 DNQ GTO 17 USA Beckett Racing USA Don BeckettUSA Scott LiebUSA Robert McElheny Chevrolet Corvette - Chevrolet V8 DNQ GTO 06 USA HiTex Corp. USA Oma KimbroughUSA Mark MontgomeryUSA Hoyt Overbagh Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear - Chevrolet 5.9L V8 Fastest lap: Bob Wollek, 1:51.120secs. (120.57 mph) http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Sebring-1991-03-16.html Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars 28 November 2013 3 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004709/http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Sebring-1991-03-16.html livehttp://www.teamdan.com/archive/imsa/91sebring.htmlFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Class Winners 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 http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Sebring-1991-03-16.html Sebring 12 Hours 1991 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars http://www.teamdan.com/archive/imsa/91sebring.htmlFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes References 30em Category:IMSA GTP Category:12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring 12 Hours of Sebring