# 1981 12 Hours of Sebring

The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring, International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the second round of the 1981 IMSA GT Championship and 1981 World Sportscar Championship. The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 21, 1981. Victory overall went to the Bayside Disposal Racing Porsche 935 driven by Hurley Haywood, Al Holbert, and Bruce Leven.

## Race results

Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
| 1 | GTX | 86 | Bayside Disposal Racing | Hurley Haywood Al Holbert Bruce Leven | Porsche 935 | 245 |
| 2 | GTX | 90 | Cooke Woods Racing / Garretson Enterprises | Roy Woods Ralph Kent-Cooke Skeeter McKitterick | Porsche 935 K3 | 242 |
| 3 | GTX | 2 | Marty Hinze Racing | Marty Hinze Milt Minter Bill Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | 240 |
| 4 | GTX | 3 | Andial/Meister Racing | Howard Meister Rolf Stommelen Harald Grohs | Porsche 935 | 233 |
| 5 | GTO | 58 | Charles Kendall | Chuck Kendall Pete Smith Dennis Aase | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 218 |
| 6 DNF | GTX | 30 | Momo/Penthouse | Giampiero Moretti Charles Mendez Mauricio de Narváez | Porsche 935 | 213 |
| 7 | GTO | 23 | Roe/Selby Racing | Tim Selby Earl Roe | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 212 |
| 8 | GTO | 73 | Z & W Enterprises | M. L. Speer Eddy Joosen Dick Vermeesch | Mazda RX-7 | 212 |
| 9 | GTU | 98 | Kent Racing | Lee Mueller Walt Bohren | Mazda RX-7 | 211 |
| 10 | GTO | 44 | Group 44 | Bob Tullius Bill Adam | Triumph TR8 | 208 |
| 11 | GTU | 67 | Pennzoil of Puerto Rico | Mike Ramirez Luis Gordillo Manuel Villa | Porsche 911 | 208 |
| 12 | GTO | 04 | T & R Racing | Rene Rodriguez Tico Almeida Miguel Morejon | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 203 |
| 13 | GTO | 54 | Florida Crystals/Montura Racing | Albert Naon Tony Garcia Hiram Cruz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 203 |
| 14 | GTO | 35 | H.S.M. Racing | Mandy Gonzalez Bonky Fernandez Juan Cochesa | Porsche 934 | 199 |
| 15 | GTU | 50 | Downing/Maffucci Racing | Jim Downing Irv Hoerr Scott Hoerr | Mazda RX-7 | 196 |
| 16 | GTU | 49 | Faza Squadra | Al Cosentino Bob Speakman | Mazda RX-7 | 190 |
| 17 | GTX | 9 | Cooke Woods Racing/Garretson Enterprises | Bob Garretson Bobby Rahal Brian Redman | Porsche 935 K3 | 190 |
| 18 DNF | GTU | 45 | Autosport Technology | Dwight Mitchell Ray Ratcliff Bill Cooper | Porsche 914 | 189 |
| 19 DNF | GTO | 28 | NTS Racing | Sam Posey Fred Stiff | Datsun 280ZX Turbo | 187 |
| 20 | GTO | 4 | Group 44 | John Kelly Pat Bedard | Triumph TR8 | 187 |
| 21 DNF | GTU | 32 | Alderman Datsun | George Alderman John McComb | Datsun 240Z | 186 |
| 22 | GTU | 77 | Bruce R. Jennings | Bruce Jennings Bill Bean Tom Ashby | Porsche 911 | 185 |
| 23 | GTX | 68 | USA Racing | Richard Valentine Maurice Carter | Chevrolet Corvette | 182 |
| 24 | GTO | 05 | Miguel Morejon | Fred Flaquer Joe Gonzalez Angelo Dominguez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 182 |
| 25 | GTU | 31 | Hallet Motor Racing Circuit | Anatoly Arutnoff Jose Marina | Lancia Stratos HF | 177 |
| 26 | GTX | 84 | Scorpio Racing | "Jamsal" Eduardo Barrientos Guillermo Valiente | Porsche 935 | 177 |
| 27 | GTO | 25 | Red Lobster Racing | Dave Cowart Kenper Miller | BMW M1 | 176 |
| 28 | GTU | 81 | Trinity Racing | Steve Dietrich Tom Winters Hugh McDonough | Mazda RX-7 | 174 |
| 29 | GTX | 83 | George R. Shafer | George Shafer Craig Shafer Al Crookston | Chevrolet Camaro | 173 |
| 30 | GTO | 34 | Drolsom Racing | George Drolsom Rob Hoskins Buzz Marcus | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 165 |
| 31 DNF | GTU | 92 | Kent Racing | Kathy Rude Divina Galica | Mazda RX-7 | 160 |
| 32 | GTO | 15 | D. L. Performance Engineering | Doug Lutz Dave Panaccione | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 155 |
| 33 | GTU | 52 | Ours & Hours Racing | Jack Swanson Tom Cripe Van McDonald | Porsche 911 | 154 |
| 34 DNF | GTO | 43 | Bob Gregg Racing | Bob Gregg Bob Young Joe Varde | Porsche 911 Carrera | 153 |
| 35 | GTU | 88 | Klaus Bitterauf | Klaus Bitterauf James Moxley Jim Leo | Porsche 911 | 150 |
| 36 DNF | GTX | 41 | Statagraph | Billy Hagan Terry Labonte | Chevrolet Camaro | 144 |
| 37 DNF | GTO | 24 | Jack Refenning | Jack Refenning Ren Tilton Peter Welter | Porsche 934 | 139 |
| 38 | GTU | 39 | The Foreign Exchange | John Higgins Chip Mead Bill Johnson | Porsche 911 | 136 |
| 39 | GTU | 66 | Dunham Trucking | Jack Dunham Tom Sheehy Luis Sereix | Mazda RX-7 | 136 |
| 40 | GTX | 02 | Firestone Tire & Rubber | John Morton Tom Klausler | Ford Mustang | 133 |
| 41 DNF | GTX | 1 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | John Fitzpatrick Jim Busby | Porsche 935 K3 | 129 |
| 42 | GTO | 60 | Bob's Speed Products | Bob Lee Vicki Smith Tom Alan Marx | AMC AMX | 128 |
| 43 DNF | GTU | 62 | Kegel Enterprises | Bill Koll Jeff Kline | Porsche 911 SC | 121 |
| 44 DNF | GTX | 0 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Danny Ongais | Porsche 935 K3 | 117 |
| 45 DNF | GTO | 53 | Fritz Hochreuter | Fritz Hochreuter Rainer Brezinka Gary Hirsch | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 114 |
| 46 DNF | GTX | 27 | Kenneth LaGrow / Jack Holley | Kenneth LaGrow Jack Turner | Chevrolet Camaro | 114 |
| 47 DNF | GTU | 7 | Loud Car Racing | Jim Mullen Michael Zimicki | Mazda RX-7 | 112 |
| 48 DNF | GTX | 09 | T-Bird Swap Shop | Preston Henn John Gunn Gary Belcher | Porsche 935 K3 | 107 |
| 49 DNF | GTO | 14 | BMW Challenge Team | Alf Gebhardt Marc Surer | BMW M1 | 106 |
| 50 DNF | GTU | 57 | Personalized Autohaus | Wayne Baker Robert Overby Dan Gilliland | Porsche 914 | 96 |
| 51 DNF | GTX | 72 | Vince Thompson | Del Russo Taylor Rex Ramsey | Chevron GTP | 96 |
| 52 DNF | GTX | 20 | Chris Cord Racing | Chris Cord Jim Adams | Chevrolet Monza | 94 |
| 53 DNF | GTX | 97 | The Cummings Marque | Don Cummings Tom Juckette | Chevrolet Monza | 94 |
| 54 DNF | GTU | 55 | Mandeville Racing Ent. | Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson | Mazda RX-7 | 89 |
| 55 DNF | GTO | 93 | Sanyo/Russ Boy | John Carusso Russ Boy Rex Ramsey | Chevrolet Corvette | 89 |
| 56 DNF | GTX | 48 | Meldeau Tire Stores | Bill McDill Robert Whitaker | Chevrolet Camaro | 85 |
| 57 DNF | GTO | 29 | Bill Ferran | Nort Northam Chiqui Soldevilla | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 84 |
| 58 DNF | GTU | 82 | Trinity Racing | Jim Cook John Casey Bob Bergstrom | Mazda RX-7 | 74 |
| 59 DNF | GTO | 12 | Performance Marine Racing | Jimmy Tumbleston Bobby Dumont Ford Smith | Chevrolet Camaro | 63 |
| 60 DNF | GTX | 5 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Bob Akin Derek Bell Craig Siebert | Porsche 935 K3 | 62 |
| 61 DNF | GTU | 75 | Z & W Enterprises | Pierre Honegger Pierre Dieudonné Jean-Paul Libert | Mazda RX-7 | 60 |
| 62 DNF | GTX | 07 | Heimrath Porsche | Ludwig Heimrath Sr. Ludwig Heimrath | Porsche 935 | 57 |
| 63 DNF | GTU | 16 | Corp Racing Ltd. | Doug Grunnet Jim Burt Steve Paquette | Mazda RX-7 | 50 |
| 64 DNF | GTO | 40 | David Deacon Racing | David Deacon Mike Freberg Rudy Bartling | BMW M1 | 47 |
| 65 DNF | GTX | 94 | Whittington Bros | Don Whittington Bill Whittington Dale Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | 43 |
| 66 DNF | GTX | 8 | JLP Racing | John Paul Sr. John Paul Jr. | Porsche 935 | 40 |
| 67 DNF | GTO | 79 | Van Every Racing | Lance Van Every Richard Bond Ash Tisdelle | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 27 |
| 68 DNF | GTO | 56 | Rick Borlase | Rick Borlase Michael Hammond Don Kravig | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 27 |
| 69 DNF | GTO | 03 | Angelo Pallavicini | Angelo Pallavicini Neil Crang Dan Simpson | Porsche 934 | 23 |
| 70 DNF | GTO | 89 | Vette Brakes | Al Levenson Elizabeth Kleinschmidt Charles Kleinschmidt | Chevrolet Corvette | 21 |
| 71 DNF | GTO | 42 | Cotrone Racing Enterprises | Joe Cotrone Kal Showket Phil Currin Emory Donaldson | Chevrolet Corvette | 20 |
| 72 DNF | GTO | 85 | Sunrise Auto Parts | Jeff Loving Ralph Noseda Richard Small | Chevrolet Camaro | 18 |
| 73 DNF | GTO | 61 | Sharkskin Racing | C. C. Canada Earle Moffitt Harry Cochran | Chevrolet Corvette | 15 |
| 74 DNF | GTU | 38 | Case Racing | Ron Case Ray Mummery Jack Rynerson | Porsche 911 | 12 |
| 75 DNF | GTU | 70 | Doyle Racing | Chris Doyle Hubert Phipps | Mazda RX-7 | 10 |
| 76 DNF | GTU | 21 | Alps Restoration | Peter Aschenbrenner Peter Moennick Herman Lausberg | Porsche 914 | 6 |
| 77 DNF | GTO | 13 | Garcia Racing | John Lino George Garcia Fernando Garcia | Chevrolet Corvette | 2 |
| 78 DNF | GTU | 37 | Vince Thompson | Janis Taylor Pat Godard Carol Cone | Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 1 |
| DNS | GTX | 00 | Interscope Racing | Danny Ongais Ted Field | Porsche 935 K3 | 0 |
| DNS | GTX | 18 | JLP Racing | Werner Frank | Porsche 935 | 0 |
| DNS | GTX | 91 | T-Bird Swap Shop | Preston Henn John Gunn Gary Belcher | Ferrari 512 BB | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 36 | Herman + Miller P+A | Doc Bundy Paul Miller | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 0 |
| DNS | GTU | 71 | Morgan Performance Group | Charles Morgan Jim Miller Herb Forrest | Datsun 280ZX | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 10 | T. C. Racing | Tim Chitwood Joe Varde | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
| DNS | GTU | 01 | T & R Racing | Fred Flaquer Joe Gonzalez Angelo Dominguez | Porsche 911 Carrera | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 46 | BR Racing | Mark Leuzinger Mike van der Werff | De Tomaso Pantera | 0 |
| DNS | GTX | 19 | Chris Cord Racing | Chris Cord Jim Adams | Chevrolet Monza | 0 |
| DNS | GTX | 22 | Paul Canary Racing | John Gunn Paul Canary | McLaren M12 GT | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 65 | Yenko Chevrolet | Gary English Don Yenko Bob McClure | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
| DNS | GTX | 74 | Z & W Enterprises | Pierre Honegger Ernesto Soto | Mazda RX-7 GTP | 0 |

### Class Winners

| Class | Winners | |
| GTX | Haywood / Holbert / Leven | Porsche 935 |
| GTO | Kendall / Smith / Aase | Porsche Carrera RSR |
| GTU | Mueller / Bohren | Mazda RX-7 |