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