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 Engine 1 GTP 86 Bayside Disposal Racing Klaus Ludwig Hans-Joachim Stuck Porsche 962 318 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 2 GTP 0 Joest Racing "John Winter" Frank Jelinski Paolo Barilla Porsche 962 309 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 3 GTP 16 Dyson Racing Price Cobb James Weaver Porsche 962 307 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 4 GTP 1 A. J. Foyt Enterprises A. J. Foyt Hurley Haywood Porsche 962 304 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 5 GTP 10 Hotchkis Racing Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Hotchkis Jr. Porsche 962 303 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 6 GTO 5 Protofab Racing Wally Dallenbach Jr. John Jones Chevrolet Corvette 289 Chevrolet 5.8L V8 N/A 7 GTP 61 Castrol Jaguar Racing Jan Lammers Davy Jones Danny Sullivan John Nielsen Jaguar XJR-9 283 Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A 8 GTO 6 Roush Racing Lyn St. James Deborah Gregg Merkur XR4Ti 282 Ford 2.5L I4 Turbo 9 Lights 9 Essex Racing David Loring Tom Hessert Tiga GT286 282 Buick 3.0L V6 N/A 10 GTO 33 Roush Racing Les Delano Andy Petery Craig Carter Mercury Capri ? 278 Ford 6.0L N/A 11 GTO 11 Roush Racing Scott Pruett Pete Halsmer Merkur XR4Ti 275 Ford V8 N/A 12 GTO 76 Clayton Cunningham Racing John Morton P. J. Jones Mazda RX-7 273 Mazda 3 Rotor 13 Lights 40 Gaston Audrey Racing Uli Bieri Angelo Pallavicini Paolo Guatamacchia Martino Finotto Tiga GT286 269 Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A 14DNF Lights 63 Jim Downing Jim Downing Howard Katz Hiro Matsushita Argo JM19 268 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor 15 GTU 71 Team Highball Dennis Shaw Amos Johnson Mazda RX-7 267 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor 16 GTO 38 Mandeville Auto Tech Roger Mandeville Kelly Marsh Don Marsh Mazda RX-7 266 Mazda 1.9L 3 Rotor 17 GTU 75 Clayton Cunningham Racing Bart Kendall Tom Frank Mazda RX-7 265 Mazda 2 Rotor 18 Lights 80 Gaston Andrey Racing Martino Finotto Ruggero Melgrati Guido Daccò Alba AR6 264 Ferrari 3.0L V8 N/A 19 GTP 09 Ball Bros. Racing Steve Durst Mike Brockman Jeff Kline Spice SE88P ? 262 Pontiac 4.5L V6 N/A 20 GTU 82 Dick Greer Racing Dick Greer Matt Mnich John Finger Mike Mees Mazda RX-7 261 Mazda 2 Rotor 21 Lights 23 Di-Tech Buick Rex McDaniel George Petrilak Scott Livingston Argo JM16 ? 259 Buick 3.0L V6 N/A 22 Lights 55 Huffaker Racing Paul Lewis Terry Visger Jon Woodner Spice SE86CL 251 Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A 23 GTU 53 Team Shelby Jack Broomall Tim Evans Garth Ullom Dodge Daytona ? 250 ? 24 GTO 94 Ash Tisdelle Ash Tisdelle Lance van Every Nort Northam Chevrolet Camaro ? 232 ? 25 GTU 20 Martinelli-Scott Jack Refenning Rusty Bond Freddy Baker Porsche 911 Carrera 232 Porsche Flat 6 N/A 26DNF Lights 19 Essex Racing Services Bill Jacobson John Schneider Jim Brown Tiga GT286 229 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor 27 Lights 01 Spice Engineering USA Charles Morgan Don Bell Hendrik ten Cate Spice SE87L 229 Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A 28 GTO 84 Car Enterprises Craig Rubright Kermit Upton Chevrolet Camaro ? 229 Chevrolet V8 N/A 29 GTU 89 901 Racing Peter Uria Larry Figaro Skip Winfree Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 226 Porsche Flat 6 N/A 30DNF GTO 03 Skoal Bandit Racing Buz McCall Paul Dallenbach Jack Baldwin Chevrolet Camaro 225 Chevrolet 5.7L V8 N/A 31 GTU 54 SP Racing Bill Auberlen Adrian Gang Gary Auberlen Porsche 911 Carrera 224 Porsche Flat 6 N/A 32 GTU 17 Al Bacon Performance Bob Reed Al Bacon Amos Johnson Mazda RX-7 217 Mazda 2 Rotor 33 GTU 90 Rudy Bartling Rudy Bartling Rainer Brezinka Fritz Hochreuter Porsche 911 217 Porsche Flat 6 N/A 34 Lights 42 Lamas Motor Racing Howard Cherry Charles Monk Lorenzo Lamas Jack Newsum Tim McAdam Fabcar CL 212 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A 35 GTO 92 Bob's Speed Product Del Russo Taylor Bob Lee Gary Myers Mark Montgomery Pontiac Firebird ? 205 ? 36 GTO 7 Highlands Race Team Steve Roberts J. Kurt Roehrig Pontiac Firebird ? 197 ? 37 GTU 00 Full Time Racing Kal Showket Neil Hanneman Dodge Daytona ? 183 Dodge I4 N/A 38 GTO 69 Greg Walker Racing Greg Walker Scott Lagasse King Smith Chevrolet Corvette 174 Chevrolet V8 N/A 39DNF GTP 49 HP Racing Doc Bundy Whitney Ganz Bill Cooper March 86G ? 173 ? 40 GTO 81 Sentry Bank Equipment Ken Bupp Guy Church Robert Peters Chevrolet Camaro 168 Chevrolet V8 N/A 41DNF GTO 12 Spirit of Brandon Henry Brosnaham Kent Keller Chevrolet Camaro ? 161 Chevrolet V8 N/A 42 GTU 18 Simms-Romano Enterprises Paul Romano Bill McVey Robert Seaman William Hornack Mazda RX-7 161 Mazda 2 Rotor 43DNF GTP 22 Hendrick Motorsports Sarel van der Merwe Elliot Forbes-Robinson Chevrolet Corvette GTP 151 Chevrolet 3.0L V6 Turbo 44DNF GTU 50 Marco Polo Motorsports Dan Ripley Alan Freed Keith Rinzler Pontiac Fiero ? 145 ? 45DNF GTU 02 C&C Inc. Tommy Kendall Max Jones Chevrolet Beretta 145 ? 46DNF GTP 14 Holbert Racing Chip Robinson Al Holbert Porsche 962 142 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 47DNF GTP 26 Hi-Tech Racing Richard McDill Tom Juckette Bill McDill March 84G ? 142 ? 48DNF Lights 97 Whitehall Motorsports Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Louis Ricci Skeeter McKitterick Spice SE88P ? 141 Pontiac 3.0L I4 N/A 49DNF GTP 30 Momo Racing Michael Roe Giampiero Moretti March 86G 135 Buick 3.0L V6 Turbo 50DNF GTO 2 Protofab Racing Greg Pickett Tommy Riggins Chevrolet Corvette 126 ? 51DNF Lights 4 S&L Racing Jim Miller Linda Ludemann Scott Schubot Spice SE88P ? 117 Buick 3.0L V6 N/A 52DNF Lights 06 Bobby Brown Racing Bobby Brown Billy Hagan Ron Nelson Tiga GT286 102 ? 53DNF GTU 68 Latino Racing Luis Mendez Kikos Fonseca Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 100 Porsche Flat 6 N/A 54DNF GTO 98 All American Racers Dennis Aase Chris Cord Toyota Celica 99 Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo 55DNF Lights 57 Wonzer Racing Bill Bean Gary Wonzer Mike Cooper Lola T616 ? 93 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor 56DNF GTO 41 Ferrea Racing Luis Sereix Daniel Urrutia Chevrolet Camaro ? 88 Chevrolet V8 N/A 57DNF GTP 72 Roy Baker Racing Lon Bender Albert Naon Jr. Tiga GC286 ? 81 Ford V8 N/A 58DNF GTP 39 Phoenix Race Cars John Gunn Gary Belcher Phoenix JG2 63 Chevrolet V8 N/A 59DNF GTU 47 Cumberland Valley Racing Richard Oakley Doug Mills Mazda RX-7 37 Mazda 2 Rotor 60DNF GTP 60 Castrol Jaguar Racing Martin Brundle John Nielsen Raul Boesel Jaguar XJR-9 31 Jaguar 6.0L V12 N/A 61DNF GTU 07 Full Time Racing Dorsey Schroeder Bruce MacInnes Dodge Daytona ? 25 Dodge 2.2L I4 N/A 62DNF GTP 15 John Kalagian Racing Jim Rothbarth Bernard Jourdain Porsche 962 21 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 Turbo 63DNF GTO 99 All American Racers Willy T. Ribbs Juan Manuel Fangio II Toyota Celica 16 Toyota 2.1L I4 Turbo 64DNF GTP 31 Momo Racing Tom Gloy Didier Theys Steve Phillips March 86G 2 Buick 4.5L V6 N/A 65DNF Lights 48 Lamas Motor Racing Chip Mead Lorenzo Lamas Tim McAdam Fabcar CL 2 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A DNS GTU 56 Karl Durkheimer Karl Durkheimer Jim Torres Porsche 911 Carrera 0 Porsche Flat 6 N/A DNS Lights 58 Wonzer Racing Paul Goral Brian Cameron Gary Wonzer Peter Argetsinger Lola T616 ? 0 Mazda 1.3L 2 Rotor DNS GTP 96 Mahre Brothers Phil Mahre Steve Mahre URD C82 ? 0 ? DNS GTO 45 Karl Keck Mark Kennedy Karl Keck Chevrolet Corvette ? 0 Chevrolet V8 N/A DNS GTU 28 Guy W. Church Russ Church E. J. Generotti Guy Church Mazda RX-7 ? 0 Mazda 2 Rotor DNS GTU 51 HP Racing Bob Copeman Joe Philips Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 0 Porsche Flat 6 N/A DNQ GTO 66 Chaunce Wallace Chaunce Wallace Warren Newell Chevrolet Camaro ? 0 Chevrolet V8 N/A DNQ GTU 46 Red Line Racing Mike Guido Mike Graham Alan Crouch BMW 325i ? 0 BMW 2.5L I6 N/ASource:

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