# 1988 12 Hours of Sebring

The 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of the 1988 IMSA GT Championship 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.

## Race results

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