1989 12 Hours of Sebring

The 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of the 1989 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 18, 1989. Victory overall went to the No. 83 Electramotive Engineering Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo driven by Chip Robinson, Geoff Brabham, and Arie Luyendyk.[1][2]
Race results

Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||||
| 1 | GTP | 83 |  Electramotive Engineering |  Chip Robinson .svg.png) Geoff Brabham  Arie Luyendyk | Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | G | 330 | |
| Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 2 | GTP | 61 |  Castrol Jaguar Racing |  John Nielsen  Price Cobb | Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 328 | |
| Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
| 3 | GTP | 86 |  Bayside Racing/Bruce Leven |  James Weaver  Dominic Dobson | Porsche 962 | G | 320 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 4 | GTP | 30 |  Momo/Gebhardt Racing |  Giampiero Moretti  Massimo Sigala  Michael Roe  Derek Bell | Porsche 962 | G | 317 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 5 | GTP | 0 |  Joest Racing |  Frank Jelinski  Jean-Louis Ricci  Bob Wollek | Porsche 962 | G | 315 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 6 | GTP | 10 |  Hotchkis Racing |  Jim Adams  John Hotchkis  John Hotchkis Jr. | Porsche 962 | G | 300 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 7 | Lights | 55 |  Huffaker Racing |  Bob Lesnett  Dan Marvin | Spice SE86CL | F | 292 | |
| Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
| 8 | GTO | 11 |  Roush Racing |  Wally Dallenbach Jr.  Dorsey Schroeder | Mercury Cougar XR-7 | G | 292 | |
| Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 9 | Lights | 9 |  Essex Racing |  Charles Morgan  Tom Hessert | Spice SE88P | G | 290 | |
| Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 10 | GTO | 16 |  Roush Racing |  Pete Halsmer  Bob Earl | Mercury Cougar XR-7 | G | 288 | |
| Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 11 | GTP | 33 |  Spice Engineering USA |  Costas Los  Jeff Kline | Spice SE89P | G | 285 | |
| Pontiac 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 12 | GTO | 38 |  Mandeville Auto Tech |  Roger Mandeville  Kelly Marsh | Mazda RX-7 | Y | 284 | |
| Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor | ||||||||
| 13 | GTO | 90 |  Road Circuit Technology |  Les Delano  Andy Petery  Craig Carter | Mercury Capri | G | 282 | |
| Ford 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 14 | GTP | 60 |  Castrol Jaguar Racing |  Davy Jones  Jan Lammers | Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 281 | |
| Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A | ||||||||
| 15 | GTU | 74 |  Huffaker Racing |  George Robinson  Bart Kendall  Johnny Unser | Pontiac Fiero | F | 278 | |
| Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A | ||||||||
| 16 | GTU | 82 |  Dick Greer Racing |  Dick Greer  Mike Mees  John Finger | Mazda RX-7 | Y | 273 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 17 | GTU | 71 |  Team Highball |  Amos Johnson  Dennis Shaw  Paul Lewis | Mazda RX-7 | Y | 272 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 18 | Lights | 19 |  Essex Racing |  Reggie Smith  Michael Dow  Monte Shalett | Tiga GT288 | G | 270 | |
| Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 19 | GTU | 89 |  901 Racing |  Peter Uria  Jack Refenning  Freddy Baker | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | F | 268 | |
| Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| 20 DNF | GTP | 09 |  Ball Bros. Racing |  Steve Durst  Mike Brockman  Jay Cochran | Spice SE88P | G | 263 | |
| Buick 4.5L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 21 | Lights | 43 |  John Higgins | .svg.png) Charles Monk  Lorenzo Lamas  John Higgins  Chip Mead | Fabcar CL | G | 254 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| 22 | GTU | 72 |  Jay Kjoller |  Jay Kjoller  Patrick Mooney  Steve Volk | Porsche 911 | F | 248 | |
| Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| 23 | GTO | 03 |  Skoal Bandit Racing |  Max Jones  Buz McCall | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 246 | |
| Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 24 | Lights | 63 |  Downing/Atlanta |  Jim Downing  John O'Steen  Howard Katz | Argo JM19 | G | 246 | |
| Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
| 25 | Lights | 4 |  S&L Racing |  Scott Schubot  Tom Blackaller  Linda Ludemann | Spice SE88P | G | 245 | |
| Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 26 | GTU | 57 |  Kryderacing |  Reed Kryder  John Gimble  Frank del Vecchio | Nissan 300ZX | G | 245 | |
| Nissan 2.8L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 27 | GTO | 18 |  Ken Bupp |  Ken Bupp .svg.png) Robert Peters | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 244 | |
| Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 28 | GTU | 87 |  Overton Autosport |  Lance Stewart  Ron Cortez | Mazda RX-7 | F | 243 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 29 | GTU | 95 |  Leitzinger Racing |  Bob Leitzinger  Butch Leitzinger  Chuck Kurtz | Nissan 240SX | T | 228 | |
| Nissan 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 30 | GTU | 62 |  Alex Job Racing |  Alex Job  Chris Kraft  Rusty Bond | Porsche 911 | G | 225 | |
| Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| 31 | Lights | 12 |  Carlos Bobeda Racing |  Tomas Lopez  Albert Rocca  Carlos Bobeda | Tiga GT286 | G | 225 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 32 | GTU | 17 |  Al Bacon Perf |  Al Bacon  Bob Reed | Mazda RX-7 | F | 216 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 33 DNF | GTO | 75 |  Cunningham Racing |  John Morton  Steve Millen | Nissan 300ZX Turbo | G | 215 | |
| Nissan 3.0L I6 N/A | ||||||||
| 34 DNF | Lights | 40 | .svg.png) Bieri Racing |  Martino Finotto  Paolo Guatamacchia .svg.png) Uli Bieri | Tiga GT286 | G | 193 | |
| Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 35 | GTO | 47 |  Lion Rampant Racing |  Ferdinand de Lesseps  Luis Sereix  Chaunce Wallace .svg.png) Hervé Regout | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 189 | |
| Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 36 DNF | GTU | 48 |  Red Line Racing |  Mike Graham  Dave Russell  Alan Crouch | BMW 325i | F | 187 | |
| BMW 3.4L I6 N/A | ||||||||
| 37 DNF | GTP | 67 |  Busby Racing |  Bob Wollek  Derek Bell  John Andretti | Porsche 962 | BF | 184 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 38 DNF | GTO | 44 |  Thomas Sapp |  Tim Morgan  Marcus Opie  Peter Morgan  Charles Bair | Chevrolet Corvette C4 | G | 171 | |
| Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 39 DNF | GTP | 98 |  All American Racers |  Chris Cord  Steve Bren  Drake Olson | Toyota 88C | G | 149 | |
| Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
| 40 DNF | GTO | 53 |  Bill McDill |  Richard McDill  Bill McDill | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 146 | |
| Chevrolet 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 41 DNF | GTU | 22 |  Guy Church |  Guy Church  E. J. Generotti  Louis D'Agostino | Mazda RX-7 | H | 141 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 42 DNF | Lights | 25 |  Brent O'Neill |  Brent O'Neill  Steve Shelton  Don Courtney | Argo JM19 | G | 137 | |
| Buick 3.0L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 43 DNF | GTO | 2 | .svg.png) Powell Equipment | .svg.png) John Jones .svg.png) Hunter Jones .svg.png) Richard Andison | Chevrolet Corvette | G | 116 | |
| Chevrolet 5.5L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 44 DNF | GTU | 50 | .svg.png) Fritz Hochreuter | .svg.png) Rudy Bartling .svg.png) Rainer Brezinka .svg.png) Fritz Hochreuter | Porsche 911 | G | 115 | |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| 45 DNF | GTU | 68 |  Luis Mendez |  Luis Mendez  Mandy Gonzalez  Tato Ferrer | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | G | 101 | |
| Porsche 3.5L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| 46 DNF | GTU | 45 |  Charles Slater |  Charles Slater  Kenneth Brady  Norm Dupont | Porsche 911 | G | 93 | |
| Porsche 3.2L Flat 6 N/A | ||||||||
| 47 DNF | GTO | 05 |  Ken Hendrick Racing |  Ken Hendrick  Dan Gallant | Oldsmobile Toronado | G | 90 | |
| Buick 4.5L V6 N/A | ||||||||
| 48 DNF | GTU | 7 |  Juan Carlos Negron |  Juan Negron  Chiqui Soldevilla  Luis Gordillo | Mazda RX-7 | B | 72 | |
| Mazda 1.3L Rotary | ||||||||
| 49 DNF | GTO | 42 |  Bob Speed Products |  Del Russo Taylor  Mark Montgomery | Pontiac Firebird | G | 58 | |
| Pontiac 6.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 50 DNF | GTO | 46 |  Team Gulfwind |  Daniel Urrutia  Gene Whipp  Gary Smith | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 20 | |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| 51 DNF | Lights | 58 |  Gary Wonzer Racing |  Bill Bean  Nort Northam  Gary Wonzer  Bruce Westcott | Lola T616 | H | 19 | |
| Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor | ||||||||
| 52 DNF | GTP | 84 |  Electramotive Engineering |  Arie Luyendyk  Chip Robinson .svg.png) Geoff Brabham | Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | G | 14 | |
| Nissan 3.0L V6 Turbo | ||||||||
| 53 | GTP | 39 |  Phoenix Race Cars |  John Gunn  Chip Mead  Gary Belcher | Phoenix JG2 | G | 10 | |
| Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A | ||||||||
| DNS | GTP | 99 |  All American Racers |  Willy T. Ribbs  Juan Manuel Fangio II | Eagle HF89 | G | 0 | |
| Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo | ||||||||
| DNS | GTU | 00 |  Full Time Racing |  Kal Showket  Neil Hanneman | Dodge Daytona | Y | 0 | |
| Dodge I4 N/A | ||||||||
| DNS | GTO | 23 |  Raul Garcia |  Raul Garcia | Pontiac Firebird | ? | 0 | |
| ? | ||||||||
| Source:[3] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. March 17, 1990. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021.
- ^ "1989 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. March 18, 1989. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020.