1986 12 Hours of Sebring

The 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of the 1986 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 22, 1986. Victory overall went to the No. 5 Bob Akin Motor Racing Porsche 962 driven by Bob Akin, Hans-Joachim Stuck, and Jo Gartner.

Race results Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Tyre Laps 1 GTP 5 Bob Akin Motor Racing Bob Akin Hans-Joachim Stuck Jo Gartner Porsche 962 287 2 GTP 67 BF Goodrich Darin Brassfield John Morton Jim Busby Porsche 962 279 3 GTP 14 Holbert Racing Al Holbert Derek Bell Al Unser Jr. Porsche 962 269 4 GTO 7 7-Eleven/Roush Racing Scott Pruett Bruce Jenner Ford Mustang 265 5 GTO 50 Roush/Folger's/Motorcraft Bill Elliott Ricky Rudd Ford Mustang ? 265 6 Lights 66 STS-Mike Meyer Racing Jim Rothbarth Mike Meyer Jeff Kline Royale RP40 ? 246 7 GTO 88 Morrison Cook Motorsport Ron Grable John Heinricy Bobby Carradine Chevrolet Corvette 245 8 GTU 38 Mandeville Auto Tech Roger Mandeville Danny Smith Mazda RX-7 ? 240 9 Lights 63 Certified Brakes Racing Jim Downing John Maffucci John O'Steen Argo JM19 238 10DNF GTO 92 Van Every Racing Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle Rusty Bond Chevrolet Camaro 233 11 GTO 58 Rick Borlase Rick Borlase Jim Torres Michael Hammond Porsche 934 231 12 GTO 90 Road Circuit Technology Les Delano Jeremy Nightingale Patty Moise Chevrolet Camaro 230 13 GTU 75 C C R Bob Reed Tommy Kendall John Hogdal Mazda RX-7 226 14DNF GTU 35 Team Dallas Jack Griffin Bobby Hefner Skip Winfree Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 225 15 GTP 16 MHR Racing Marty Hinze Jack Newsum Tom Blackaller Porsche 935 K3 222 16 GTU 78 901 Racing Peter Uria Larry Figaro Jack Refenning Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 220 17 Lights 61 Deco Sales Brent O'Neill Steve Shelton Don Courtney Argo JM16 ? 219 18 GTU 45 Turbo Concepts Herman Galeano Christian Jacobs Pedro Cardenas Porsche 911 209 19 GTO 62 Roush Racing Chris Marte Tim Coconis Ford Mustang 200 20 Lights 29 Ares Sports Ron Canizares Bill Jacobson Howard Katz Tiga GT285 ? 198 21 GTU 39 R&H Racing Rainer Brezinka Rudy Bartling John Centano Porsche 911 197 22 Lights 42 White/Allen Porsche John Higgins Chip Mead Howard Cherry Fabcar CL 184 23DNF Lights 22 Team 22/Sherri Cup Paul Corazzo Ed Flemke Tom Hessert Royale RP40 181 24DNF Lights 6 Morgan Performance Charles Morgan Logan Blackburn Tiga GT286 181 25DNF GTO 34 Latino Racing Kikos Fonseca Luis Mendez "Jamsal" Porsche 934 174 26 GTO 64 Raintree Corporation Lanny Hester Maurice Hassey Ford Mustang 173 27 GTO 26 Bob's Speed Products Del Russo Taylor Mike Hackney Arvid Albanese Pontiac Firebird 172 28DNF GTO 02 Spirit Racing Wally Dallenbach Jr. Tommy Byrne Chevrolet Camaro 171 29DNF GTO 87 Morrison Cook Motorsport Don Knowles Bob McConnell Tommy Morrison Chevrolet Corvette 171 30DNF GTU 17 Al Bacon Racing Al Bacon Bill Scott Dennis Krueger Mazda RX-7 168 31 GTU 54 S P Racing Gary Auberlen Peter Jauker Cary Eisenlohr Karl Durkheimer Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 166 32DNF Lights 37 Burdsall/Newsome Racing Roy Newsome Tom Burdsall Peter Welter Tiga GT285 162 33DNF GTP 99 Roy Baker Promotions Costas Los Dudley Wood Tiga GC285 ? 160 34 GTU 21 Wonzer Racing John Hofstra Charles Slater Mick Robinson Porsche 911 160 35DNF GTU 60 Latino Racing Luis Mendez Mauricio de Narváez Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 159 36 GTU 57 Kryderacing Reed Kryder Tom Palmer Todd Morici Nissan 280ZX 157 37DNF GTO 31 CRT Contracting Corporation Ken Bupp Guy Church E. J. Generotti Chevrolet Camaro 156 38DNF Lights 11 Kendall Racing Chuck Kendall Paul Lewis Max Jones Lola T616 153 39DNF GTP 46 R C Buick Hawk John Paul Jr. Whitney Ganz Ken Madren March 85G 151 40 GTO 85 Highlands County Racing William Boyer Steve Roberts Mike Rand Robby Unser Pontiac Firebird ? 151 41DNF GTU 71 Team Highball Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Jack Dunham Mazda RX-7 150 42DNF GTO 30 Skoal Bandits Pancho Carter Buz McCall Tom Sheehy Walt Bohren Chevrolet Camaro 147 43DNF GTO 47 Dingman Bros Racing Elliot Forbes-Robinson Tommy Riggins Pontiac Firebird 147 44DNF GTP 04 Group 44 Brian Redman Vern Schuppan Hurley Haywood Jaguar XJR-7 146 45DNF GTO 9 OMR Engines Ric Moore Hoyt Overbagh Chris Gennone Chevrolet Camaro 145 46DNF GTP 8 Henn's Swap Shop Racing Drake Olson A. J. Foyt Porsche 962 141 47DNF GTU 89 Team Hunt Racing Tom Hunt James Shelton Mazda RX-7 140 48DNF Lights 27 MSB Racing Jim Fowells Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Argo JM19 136 49DNF GTP 82 K&P Racing David Fuller Mark Montgomery Chevrolet Corvette ? 127 50DNF GTU 08 Simms-Romano Enterprises Paul Romano Jim Freeman James Nelson Mazda RX-7 ? 125 51DNF Lights 01 Gaston Andrey Racing Roger Andrey Bob Herlin Rick Mancuso Alba AR2 123 52DNF GTO 83 Shafer Racing George Shafer Joe Maloy Bill McVay Chevrolet Camaro ? 114 53DNF GTP 44 Group 44 Bob Tullius Chip Robinson Claude Ballot-Léna Jaguar XJR-7 106 54DNF Lights 93 Mid-O Racing Kelly Marsh Ron Pawley Don Marsh Argo JM16 ? 102 55 GTO 96 Bob's Speed Products Bob Lee Bill Julian Timothy S. Lee Jim Saxon Buick Skyhawk 97 56DNF GTO 25 Lucas Truck Service Tom Nehl Jim Fortin Scott Gaylord Chevrolet Camaro ? 96 57 GTO 48 Gary Wonzer Gary Wonzer Miguel Pagan Bruce Dewey Tom Cripe Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 94 58DNF GTU 41 Lion Rampant Chaunce Wallace Van McDonald Kevin Bruce Mazda RX-7 90 59DNF GTU 36 Case Racing Ron Case Dave Panaccione Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 83 60DNF GTO 98 All American Racers Chris Cord Dennis Aase Toyota Celica 73 61DNF GTO 28 Texas Enterprises/US Tobacco Terry Labonte Phil Parsons Benny Parsons Oldsmobile Calais ? 67 62DNF Lights 13 Outlaw Racing Team Frank Rubino Ray Mummery Reggie Smith Argo JM19 65 63DNF GTO 51 Dave Heinz Imports Dave Heinz Don Yenko Steve Zwiren Chevrolet Corvette ? 65 64DNF GTO 76 Peerless Racing Jack Baldwin Jim Miller Chevrolet Camaro 57 65DNF Lights 80 Gaston Andrey Racing Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto Ruggero Melgrati Alba AR6 41 66DNF GTP 05 Jerry Kendall Jerry Kendall Dave White Werner Frank Porsche 935 40 67DNF GTO 73 Eurospec Imports Carlos Munoz Carlos Migoya Luis Albiza Chevrolet Camaro 40 68DNF GTP 00 Hotchkis Racing Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Kalagian March 83G 38 69DNF GTP 86 Bayside Disposal Racing Bob Wollek Paolo Barilla Bruce Leven Porsche 962 36 70DNF GTU 24 Global Racing Carlos Ruesch Hugo Gralia Alan Andrea John Clark Mazda RX-7 28 71DNF GTO 69 Rick Balderson Bill Gardner John Greene Steve Noffke Chevrolet Monza 28 72DNF GTO 55 Bud Light Corvette Craig Rubright Greg Walker Nort Northam Chevrolet Corvette ? 27 73DNF GTO 77 Sunrise Racing Jeff Loving James Lee Chevrolet Camaro ? 16 74DNF GTP 0 Joest Racing Giampiero Moretti Randy Lanier "John Winter" Porsche 962 10 75DNF GTP 4 Lee Racing Jim Mullen Lew Price Carson Baird Chevrolet Corvette GTP ? 9 76DNF GTO 72 Whitehall-Rocketsports Bob Bergstrom Paul Gentilozzi Gene Felton Tom Winters Oldsmobile Toronado ? 9 DNS GTU 91 Foreign Matter Racing Fin Tomlinson John Finger Ron Finger Mazda RX-7 0 DNS GTO 56 Hi-Fi Hospital Bob Henderson Timothy Lee Victor Costanzo Chevrolet Camaro ? 0 DNS GTP 12 BMW North America David Hobbs John Watson BMW GTP 0 DNS GTP 18 BMW North America Bobby Rahal John Watson BMW GTP 0 DNS GTP 19 BMW North America John Andretti Davy Jones BMW GTP 0 DNS GTP 68 BF Goodrich Jim Busby Oscar Larrauri Porsche 962 0 DNS Lights 79 Whitehall-Rocketsports Skeeter McKitterick Bill Koll Alba AR5 ? 0

Class Winners

Class Winners GTP Akin / Stuck / Gartner Porsche 962 Lights Rothbarth / Meyer / Kline Royale RP40 GTO Elliott / Rudd Ford Mustang GTU Mandeville / Smith Mazda RX-7

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