1980 12 Hours of Sebring

The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the second round of the 1980 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on 22 March 1980. Victory overall went to the No. 6 Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 driven by John Fitzpatrick and Dick Barbour.[1][2][3]
Race results
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTX | 6 |  Dick Barbour Racing |  John Fitzpatrick  Dick Barbour | Porsche 935 | 253 | 
| 2 | GTX | 0 |  Interscope Racing |  Ted Field  Danny Ongais | Porsche 935 | 250 | 
| 3 | GTX | 93 |  Whittington Bros. |  Don Whittington  Bill Whittington  Dale Whittington | Porsche 935 | 247 | 
| 4 | GTX | 09 |  Thunderbird Swap Shop |  John Paul  Preston Henn  Al Holbert | Porsche 935 | 239 | 
| 5 | GTX | 05 |  Mendez/Woods/Akin |  Bob Akin  Roy Woods  Skeeter McKitterick | Porsche 935 | 232 | 
| 6 | GTO | 44 |  Group 44 |  Bob Tullius .svg.png) Bill Adam | Triumph TR8 | 230 | 
| 7 | GTX | 9 |  Dick Barbour Racing |  Bob Garretson  Bobby Rahal .svg.png) Kees Nierop | Porsche 935 | 227 | 
| 8 | GTX | 07 | .svg.png) Ludwig Heimrath | .svg.png) Ludwig Heimrath  Johnny Rutherford  Carlos Moran | Porsche 935 | 224 | 
| 9 | GTU | 77 |  Mandeville Racing |  Roger Mandeville  Jim Downing  Brad Frisselle | Mazda RX-7 | 222 | 
| 10 | GTX | 86 |  Bayside Disposal Racing |  Peter Gregg  Hurley Haywood  Bruce Leven | Porsche 935 | 220 | 
| 11 DNF | GTO | 68 |  Porsche Montecarlo |  Luis Mendez  Jaime Rodriguez  Ernesto Soto | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 216 | 
| 12 | GTO | 03 |  Toyota Village |  Werner Frank  James Brolin | Porsche 934 | 213 | 
| 13 | GTO | 92 |  Framm Promotions |  Roger Schramm .svg.png) Rudy Bartling | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 213 | 
| 14 | GTU | 95 |  Mike Ramirez |  Mike Ramirez  Manuel Villa  Luis Gordillo | Porsche 911 | 212 | 
| 15 | GTU | 96 |  NTS Racing |  Sam Posey  George Alderman  Fred Stiff | Datsun 240Z | 211 | 
| 16 | GTO | 37 |  Botero Racing |  Honorato Espinosa  Jorge Cortes | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 211 | 
| 17 | GTU | 81 |  Trinity Racing |  Mark Welch  Tom Winters  Jim Cook | Mazda RX-7 | 210 | 
| 18 | GTU | 34 |  Drolsom Racing |  George Drolsom  Bill Johnson  Rob Hoskins | Porsche 911 | 206 | 
| 19 | GTO | 56 |  Rick Borlase |  Rick Borlase  Don Kravig  Michael Hammond | Porsche 911 | 205 | 
| 20 | GTU | 22 | .svg.png) R&H Racing | .svg.png) Gary Hirsch .svg.png) Rainer Brezinka .svg.png) Peter Aschenbrenner | Porsche 914 | 205 | 
| 21 | GTO | 98 |  Van Every Racing |  Lance van Every  Ash Tisdelle | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 194 | 
| 22 | GTO | 90 |  Bob's Speed Products |  Bob Lee  Rick Kump  Jim Leo | AMC AMX | 191 | 
| 23 DNF | GTO | 54 |  Montura Racing |  Tony Garcia  Albert Naon  Terry Herman | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 187 | 
| 24 | GTU | 87 |  Der Klaus Haus |  Klaus Bitterauf  James Moxley  Vicki Smith | Porsche 911 | 185 | 
| 25 | GTU | 31 |  Lopez Bros. |  Juan Lopez  Jose Arzeno | Porsche 911 | 179 | 
| 26 DNF | GTO | 46 |  de Narvaez Enterprises |  Mauricio de Narváez  Ricardo Londoño | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 177 | 
| 27 DNF | GTX | 30 |  Electrodyne |  Giampiero Moretti  Giorgio Pianta  Renzo Zorzi | Porsche 935 | 176 | 
| 28 DNF | GTU | 24 |  DiLella Racing |  Vince DiLella  Manuel Cueto | Porsche 914-6 GT | 172 | 
| 29 | GTO | 60 |  Bill Ferran |  Bill Ferran  Rusty Bond  Jack Refenning | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 172 | 
| 30 | GTX | 25 |  Red Lobster Racing |  Dave Cowart  Kenper Miller  Derek Bell | BMW M1 | 172 | 
| 31 DNF | GTX | 80 | .svg.png) All Canadian/Peerless | .svg.png) Maurice Carter  Craig Carter .svg.png) Murray Edwards | Chevrolet Camaro | 167 | 
| 32 | GTO | 49 |  Tortilla Flats Racing | .svg.png) Warwick Henderson  Bob Copeman  John Humphreys | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 166 | 
| 33 | GTU | 57 |  Personalized Porsche |  Wayne Baker  Jeff Scott  Dan Gilliland | Porsche 914 | 163 | 
| 34 | GTU | 78 |  Revolution Wheels |  Bruce Nesbitt  Alan Johnson | Mazda RX-2 | 162 | 
| 35 DNF | GTU | 08 |  Moran Construction |  Ray Ratcliff  M. L. Speer  Terry Wolters | Porsche 911 SC | 161 | 
| 36 | GTO | 99 |  National Jets |  Russ Boy  Tom Hunt | Chevrolet Corvette | 160 | 
| 37 DNF | GTO | 51 |  Kirby-Hitchcock Racing |  Robert Kirby  Freddy Baker  Michael Sherwin | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 153 | 
| 38 | GTU | 79 |  Sports Ltd. Racing |  Bob Bergstrom  Patrick Bedard | Mazda RX-7 | 148 | 
| 39 DNF | GTO | 88 |  Herb Adams V.S.E. |  Herb Adams  Jerry Thompson | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 146 | 
| 40 | GTO | 84 |  Bard Boand Racing |  Bard Boand  Robert Kivela  Ray Irwin | Chevrolet Corvette C2 Sting Ray | 140 | 
| 41 | GTX | 27 |  Holley & LaGrow |  Kenneth LaGrow  William Boyer  Jack Turner | Chevrolet Camaro | 138 | 
| 42 | GTO | 58 |  Coco Lopez/Piña Colada |  Mandy Gonzalez  Diego Febles  Chiqui Soldevilla | Porsche 934 | 135 | 
| 43 DNF | GTU | 82 |  Trinity Racing |  John Casey  Steve Dietrich  Lee Mueller | Mazda RX-7 | 123 | 
| 44 DNF | GTU | 73 |  Z&W Enterprises |  Pierre Honegger  Mark Hutchins  Walt Bohren | Mazda RX-7 | 118 | 
| 45 DNF | GTO | 06 |  Fassler-Mullen Racing |  Jim Mullen  Paul Fassler  Craig Siebert | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 108 | 
| 46 | GTO | 40 |  Joe Cotrone |  Joe Cotrone  Emory Donaldson  Phil Currin | Chevrolet Corvette | 106 | 
| 47 DNF | GTO | 12 |  Oftedahl Tracking |  Bob Young  Bob Lazier | Chevrolet Camaro | 101 | 
| 48 DNF | GTX | 3 |  Jim Busby Industries |  Jim Busby  Bruce Jenner  Rick Knoop | BMW M1 | 100 | 
| 49 DNF | GTX | 55 |  Condor Racing |  Ralph Kent-Cooke  Lyn St. James | Porsche 935 | 87 | 
| 50 DNF | GTU | 70 |  Chris Doyle |  Chris Doyle  Charles Guest  Mike Meyer | Mazda RX-7 | 87 | 
| 51 DNF | GTX | 7 |  Caribbean AMC/Jeep |  Lou Statzer  Amos Johnson  Dennis Shaw | AMC Spirit AMX | 84 | 
| 52 DNF | GTO | 32 |  Scorpio Racing |  "Jamsal"  Carlos Pineda  Eduardo Barrientos | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 80 | 
| 53 DNF | GTO | 10 |  Oftedahl Trucking |  Dave Heinz  Bob Nagel | Chevrolet Camaro | 74 | 
| 54 DNF | GTO | 38 |  Boricua Racing |  Bonky Fernandez  Tato Ferrer  Ulrich Lange | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 73 | 
| 55 DNF | GTU | 23 |  Metalcraft Racing |  Bob Zulkowski  Dennis Brisken  Gary Nylander | Porsche 914 | 73 | 
| 56 DNF | GTU | 71 |  Bruce Jennings |  Bruce Jennings  Bill Bean  Tom Ashby | Porsche 911 | 69 | 
| 57 DNF | GTO | 83 | .svg.png) David Deacon | .svg.png) David Deacon .svg.png) Peter Moennick | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 63 | 
| 58 DNF | GTO | 15 |  Bavarian Motors International |  Alf Gebhardt  Bruno Beilicke | BMW 3.5 CSL | 63 | 
| 59 DNF | GTO | 14 |  George Garcia |  George Garcia  Vic Shinn  Daniel Vilarchao | Chevrolet Corvette | 63 | 
| 60 DNF | GTX | 4 |  Dick Barbour Racing |  Buzz Marcus  Bob Harmon  Marty Hinze | Porsche 935 | 52 | 
| 61 DNF | GTX | 13 |  Andial Racing |  Randolph Townsend  John Morton  Howard Meister | Porsche 935 K3 | 52 | 
| 62 DNF | GTU | 35 |  Janis Taylor |  Del Russo Taylor  Janis Taylor  Dave Cavenaugh | Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 51 | 
| 63 DNF | GTX | 50 |  Shulnburg Scrap Metal |  R. V. Shulnburg  Michael Keyser  Tim Morgan | Chevrolet Corvette | 49 | 
| 64 DNF | GTX | 5 |  Mendez/Woods/Akin |  Charles Mendez  Brian Redman  Paul Miller | Porsche 935 K3 | 49 | 
| 65 DNF | GTO | 41 |  Jones Industries Racing |  Herb Jones Jr.  Steve Faul  Kent Combs | Buick Skylark | 43 | 
| 66 DNF | GTU | 66 |  George R. Shafer |  George Shafer  Craig Shafer  Al Crookston | Datsun 240Z | 37 | 
| 67 DNF | GTO | 89 |  Hector Huerta Racing |  Ernesto Soto  Luis Rodriguez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 35 | 
| 68 DNF | GTX | 02 |  T&R Racing |  Tico Almeida  Rene Rodriguez  Gabriel Riano | Chevrolet Corvette C3 | 33 | 
| 69 DNF | GTO | 65 |  Jeffrey Loving |  Ralph Noseda  Jeff Loving  Richard Small | Chevrolet Camaro | 28 | 
| 70 DNF | GTO | 48 |  Dynasales |  John Carusso | Chevrolet Corvette | 28 | 
| 71 DNF | GTO | 12 |  Performance Marine |  Ford Smith  Bruce Jernigan  Jimmy Tumbleston | Chevrolet Camaro | 28 | 
| 72 DNF | GTU | 8 |  A. I. Honda |  Anatoly Arutnoff  Jose Marina | Lancia Stratos | 23 | 
| 73 DNF | GTU | 85 |  John E. Hulen |  John Hulen  Ron Coupland | Porsche 914 | 20 | 
| 74 DNF | GTO | 17 |  Tim Chitwood |  Tim Chitwood  Sam Fillingham  Vince Gimondo | Chevrolet Nova | 19 | 
| 75 DNF | GTO | 28 |  Hamilton House Racing |  Robert Overby  Joseph Hamilton  Herb Forrest | Porsche 911S | 12 | 
| 76 DNF | GTU | 74 |  Z&W Enterprises |  Carlos Ramirez  Neale Messina  Chester Vincentz | Mazda RX-7 | 8 | 
| 77 DNF | GTO | 61 |  Tim Morgan |  Vince Muzzin  Marcus Opie  Tim Evans | Chevrolet Corvette | 5 | 
| 78 DNF | GTX | 62 |  Tom's/Dome/Kegel Enterprises |  Nobuhide Tachi  Bill Koll  Tim Sharp | Dome Celica Turbo | 4 | 
| 79 DNF | GTU | 36 |  Case Racing |  Dave Panaccione  Ron Case  Jack Rynerson | Porsche 911 | 4 | 
| DNS | GTX | 53 |  Bruce Leven |  Bruce Leven  Hurley Haywood | Porsche 935 | 0 | 
| DNS | GTU | 01 |  Midwest BMW Service |  H. David Redszus  Leo Franchi  Merv Rosen | BMW 2002 | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 47 |  Dennis Mikell |  Terry Keller  Bob Gray  Scott Chapman | Chevrolet Corvette | 0 | 
| DNS | GTU | 67 |  Manuel Quintana Racing |  Manuel Quintana  Fernando Garcia | Porsche 911 | 0 | 
References
- ^ "Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance". Racing Sports Cars.
- ^ "1980 Sebring 12 Hours". Motorsport Database.
- ^ "Early 1980 IMSA GT Championship". June 2017.