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1955 12 Hours of Sebring

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The 1955 Florida International Twelve Hour Grand Prix of Endurance took place on 13 March, on the Sebring International Raceway (Florida, United States). It was the second round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. For the fifth running of the event, the 5.2 mile course had been widened and smoothed with a new asphalt topping laid down. This was for safety and would allow the cars to achieve greater speed, especially in some of the corners.

Report

=Entry=

A massive total of 124 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 101 arrived for practice, trying to get among the 80 qualifiers for the race. Despite the size of the entry, the event was not supported by the major European teams, although there was one factory entry from England, for Donald Healey Motor Co., driven by Stirling Moss, who piloted an Osca to victory in 1954 with fellow Englishmen, Lance Macklin and two cars from France for Regie Renault Co., who include Robert Manzon amongst their squad. With no factory Ferrari entry to defend their championship lead, they were supported by the private entries of Allen Guiberson and Luigi Chinetti.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1955.html |title=World Sports Racing Prototypes - World Championship 1955 |access-date=2015-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222005142/http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1955.html |archive-date=2015-02-22 |url-status=dead }}

Briggs Cunningham returned after winning in 1954, with five cars from five different manufacturers. One of those cars was a factory-supported Jaguar D-Type for Phil Walters and Mike Hawthorn. Cunningham himself was entered in a new Offenhauser-powered Cunningham C-6R with John Gordon Bennett.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

There were a dozen different countries represented in the field, including the teams from Mexico and Venezuela. The later had Chester "Chet" Flynn leading their effort, while the Mexicans had a two car team with Fred T. Van Beuren and Carlos Braniff leading their charge. The race saw its first Hollywood movie star, as Jackie Cooper was listed to pilot an Austin-Healey 100S.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

Miss Isabelle Haskell was to become the first woman to complete, not only in the 12 Hours of Sebring – but in any American Automobile Association sanctioned race. Although the AAA did not allow ladies drivers, Haskell discovered that there was no such restriction placed on 'foreign races'. By race day, another woman had signed up to drive in the race, Greta Oakes was listed to take the wheel with her husband, Sydney Oakes.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

=Race=

The race was held over 12 hours on the 5.2 miles Sebring International Raceway. An estimated 20,000 spectators showed on a warm and sunny raceday. With the race starting promptly at 10am, 80 cars scrambled for positions. Meanwhile, six drivers who were unhappy at not being allowed to start, decided to go on the track at the start, they did one or two laps and then got off the track. Statistics show that the Hawthorn/Walter's Jaguar D-Type led all but one of the 182 completed laps, That single lap, a Ferrari 750 Monza of Piero Taruffi and Harry Schell were able take to the front for lap 32.{{Citation | url=http://www.mistermedia20.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:sebring-1955&catid=29:the-history&itemid=3| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150121233536/http://www.mistermedia20.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:sebring-1955&catid=29:the-history&itemid=3| url-status=dead| archive-date=2015-01-21| title=Sebring 1955| newspaper=archive.vn| date= January 21, 2015| access-date=June 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sebringraceway.com/track-info/sebring-urban-legends|title = Sebring Urban Legends: Fact or Fiction? – Sebring Raceway}}

As darkness fell on the former Hendricks Army Airfield, the race ended in confusion. At one point, the Ferrari of Phil Hill and Carroll Shelby were declared winners, then it was the D-Type. The Jag was called to the winner's circle, only to run out of fuel during the victory lap. The former Le Mans winner, Luigi Chinetti, the Ferrari representative from New York protested the result, which was counter-protected by the Jaguar owner, Briggs Cunningham. Cunningham insisted that the D-Type had passed the Ferrari. The owner of the Ferrari, Allen Guiberson demanded that the D-Type should be disqualified, as it passed the Ferrari under a yellow flag. Cunningham countered the Index of Performance Trophy should not have been handed to Hill/Shelby, when in fact it should have gone to the Osca driven by Bill Lloyd{{Citation | url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/Bill-Lloyd-USA.html| title=Bill Lloyd (USA) - Racing Sports Cars| newspaper=Racingsportscars.com| access-date=June 12, 2020}} and George Huntoon.{{Citation | url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/George-Huntoon-USA.html| title=George Huntoon (USA) - Racing Sports Cars| newspaper=Racingsportscars.com| access-date=June 12, 2020}}

The AAA contest board called a meeting on 21 March to make a final decision. They inspected the records of Cunningham and Guiberson, and that of race timekeeper, Joe Lane. The AAA declared the Jaguar had won by a margin of ten seconds. Although Cunningham had won the race, his protest was disallowed and Ferrari was ruled the handicap winners under the Index of Performance. This was due to an admission by Ferrari team chief, Nello Ugolini had forgotten to count a lap. As a result, Walters became the first driver to win the Grand Prix of Endurance twice – having co-driven a Cunningham-Chrysler C4-R to victory with John Fitch in the 1953 race.

The winning D-Type covered 182 laps (946.4 miles), averaging a speed of 79.300 mph. The podium was complete by William Spear's Maserati 300S, which he co-drove with Sherwood Johnston albeit two laps adrift. Elsewhere, Cooper managed to finish the race in 41st, Haskell did not. She went out with an apparent engine problem. The Oakes' Austin-Healey also failed to finish, after being involved in an accident.

Official Classification

File:Sebring International Raceway - Historical (1952).svg

Class Winners are in Bold text.

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! Pos

! No

! Class

! colspan=2|Driver

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Laps

! Reason Out

1st

| 19

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hawthorn

| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Walters

| B. S. Cunningham

| Jaguar D-Type

| 12hr 00:00.0, 182

|

2nd

| 25

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Hill

| {{flagicon|USA}} Carroll Shelby

| Allen Guiberson

| Ferrari 750 Monza Spyder

| 182

|

3rd

| 35

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Spear

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Johnston

| William C. Spear

| Maserati 300S

| 180

|

4th

| 36

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gino Valenzano

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Cesare Perdisa

| Maserati Co. & B. S. Cunningham

| Maserati 300S

| 178

|

5th

| 28

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Piero Taruffi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Harry Schell

| Luigi Chinetti

| Ferrari 750 Monza

| 177

|

6th

| 44

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stirling Moss

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lance Macklin

| Donald Healey Motor Co.

| Austin-Healey 100S

| 176

|

7th

| 64

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Lloyd

| {{flagicon|USA}} George Huntoon

| B. S. Cunningham

| Osca MT4 1450

| 168

|

8th

| 68

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Huschke von Hanstein

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Herbert Linge

| Porsche Co. & B. S. Cunningham

| Porsche 550 Spyder

| 166

|

9th

|63

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Carlos Braniff

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Javier Velasquez

| Carlos Braniff Cornejo

|Osca MT4 1500

| 166

|

10th

| 15

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Wallace

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Thompson

| Jack Pry

| Jaguar XK140

| 163

|

11th

| 61

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Davis

| {{flagicon|USA}} Candy Poole

| Robert H. Davis

| Porsche 550 Spyder

| 163

|

12th

| 14

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Russ Boss

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jake Kaplan

| Jacob Kaplan

| Jaguar C-Type

| 162

|

13th

| 5

| S8.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ray Crawford

|

| Ray Crawford

| Kurtis Kraft-Lincoln 500K

| 161

|

14th

| 70

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Crawford

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Urbas

| Fed Crawford

| Porsche 550 Spyder

| 161

|

15th

| 45

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Brewster

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Rutan

| Wm. Brewster

| Austin-Healey 100S

| 160

|

16th

| 40

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Cook

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Lansing

| Hobart A. H. Cook

| Austin-Healey 100S

| 156

|

17th

| 12

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Wing

| {{flagicon|USA}} Loyal Katskee

| Loyal Katskee

| Jaguar C-Type

| 156

|

18th

| 60

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Panks

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ernie Erickson

| S. H. Arnolt

| Arnolt Bolide Bristol

| 154

|

19th

| 4

| S8.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bull Murphy

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Hanks

| B. Murphy

| Kurtis Kraft-Buick 500K

| 153

|

20th

| 17

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} M. R. J. Wyllie

| {{flagicon|USA}} Leech Cracraft

| Dr. M. R. J. Wyllie

|Jaguar XK140

| 152

|

21st

| 31

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Harry Woodnorth

| {{flagicon|USA}} Rees Makins

| Rees T. Makins & Herman Rutson

| Mercedes-Benz 300SL

| 152

|

22nd

| 38

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Giubardo

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Wolf

| Joseph Giubardo

| Austin-Healey 100M

| 152

|

23rd

| 81

| S1.1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Paul O'Shea

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fritz Koster

| Hoffmann Porsche Corp.

| Porsche 550

| 152

|

24th

| 39

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Wonder

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Wellenberg, Jr.

| Wm. Wellenberg, Jr.

| Austin-Healey 100M

| 151

|

25th

| 59

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} S. H. Arnolt

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goldich

| S. H. Arnolt

| Arnolt Bolide Bristol

| 151

|

DISQ

| 79

| S1.1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Miller

| {{flagicon|USA}} George Rabe

| Frank Miller

| Lotus-Climax Mark IX

| 150

| pushed across the finish line

26th

| 18

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} George Rice

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Grossman

| Dr. Dolph Vilardi

| Jaguar XK140

| 149

|

27th

| 55

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Rothschild

| {{flagicon|USA}} Harold Kunz

| M. G. Rothschild

| Morgan-Triumph Plus 4

| 149

|

28th

| 48

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Feld

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Ballenger

| Brooks Stevens

| Excalibur J Willys

| 148

|

29th

| 58

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|France}} René Dreyfus

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Grier

| S. H. Arnolt

| Arnolt Bolide Bristol

| 148

|

30th

| 52

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Weitz

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gordon MacKenzie

| John Weitz

| Morgan-Triumph Plus 4

| 145

|

31st

| 84

| S1.1

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Penn

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Wierdon

| John S. Penn

| Siata-Fiat 300BC

| 145

|

32nd

| 43

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|Canada|1921}} James Fergusson

| {{flagicon|Canada|1921}} Rowland Keith

| Jas, F. Fergusson

| Austin-Healey 100S

| 143

|

33rd

| 57

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Norwood

| {{flagicon|USA}} Don Vitale

| John H. Horwood

| Arnolt Bolide Bristol

| 141

|

34th

| 69

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} GuyAtkins

| {{flagicon|USA}} Trevor McKenna

| Guy Atkins

| Porsche 356 1300 Coupe

| 141

|

35th

| 32

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} Chester Flynn

| {{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} Ed Munoz

| Chester Fkynn

| Mercedes-Benz 300SL

| 139

|

36th

| 75

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Hubert Brundage
{{flagicon|USA}} Al DuPree

| {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Fowler

| H. L. Brundage

| Porsche 356 1300 Coupe

| 139

|

37th

| 9

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Scherer

| {{flagicon|USA}} Don Davis, Jr.

| Fred G. Scherer

| Ford Thunderbird

| 138

|

DISQ

| 80

| S1.1

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Bentley

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim McGee

| John Bentley

| Abarth 207A Spyder

| 150

| refuelling on track

38th

| 76

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} David Ash

| {{flagicon|USA}} Duncan Black

| David Ash

| MG TF

| 137

|

39th

| 77

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Ryan

| {{flagicon|USA}} Buel Kinne

| John E. Ryan

| MG

| 135

|

40th

| 8

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Fred van Beuren

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eugene Towie

| Fred T. VanBeuren

| Van Bueren-Chrysler Special

| 131

|

41st

| 42

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jackie Cooper

| {{flagicon|USA}} Roy Jackson-Moore

| Jack Cooper

| Austin-Healey 100S

| 131

|

42nd

| 67

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Evans Hunt

| {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Hanna

| Howard Hanna

| Porsche 550 Spyder

| 130

|

DNF

| 54

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Friedmann

| {{flagicon|USA}} Karl Brocken

| T.A. Fredmann

| Maserati 300 AG

| 129

| Gearbox

43rd

| 50

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Palmer-Morewood
{{flagicon|USA}} Masten Gregory

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gleb Derujinsky

| Ecurie Yankee

| Ferrari 500 Mondial

| 124

|

44th

| 88

| S750

| {{flagicon|USA}} E. C. Miller

| {{flagicon|USA}} Curtis Attaway

| Int. Auto Sales Co.

| Renault 1063

| 124

|

DNF

| 87

| S750

| {{flagicon|France}} Louis Pons
{{flagicon|France}} Jean Hébert

| {{flagicon|France}} Robert Manzon

| Regie Renault Co.

| Renault 1063

| 121

| Engine

DNF

| 72

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Norman Christianson

| {{flagicon|USA}} Don McKnought

| Norman Christianson

| Porsche 550 Spyder

| 119

| Brakes

DNF

| 82

| S1.1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Austin Conley

| {{flagicon|USA}} LeRoy Thorpe

| Austin L. Conley

| Siata-Fiat 300BC

| 112

| unknown

DNF

|

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} David Mott

| {{flagicon|USA}} Don Skogmo

| John F. Ellwood

| Triumph TR2

| 111

| Head gasket

DNF

|

| S1.1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Norman Scott

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert W. Samuelson

| Bobbie Burns & Norman J. Scott, Jr.

| Lotus-Climax Mark IX

| 109

| Accident

45th

| 3

| S8.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Gray

| {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Ceresole

| Walter Gray

| Allard-Chrysler J2X

| 104

|

DNF

| 24

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ernie McAfee

| {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Wheeler

| Wm. H. Doheny

| Ferrari 750 Monza

| 99

| unknown

DNF

| 100

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Pauley

| {{flagicon|USA}} David Michaels

| James E. Pauley

|Siata 208 CS Balbo

| 96

| Transmission

DNF

| 29

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sterling Edwards

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Daigh

| Manfredo Lippmann

| Ferrari 750 Monza

| 88

| Engine

DNF

| 73

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Otto Linton

| {{flagicon|USA}} Hal Stetson

| Speedcraft Enterprises

| Osca MT4 1450

| 83

| Unknown

46th

| 16

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Dagavar

| {{flagicon|USA}} Al Garz

| Fred Dagavar

| Jaguar XK120

| 73

|

DNF

| 83

| S1.1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Irish

| {{flagicon|USA}} Isabelle Haskell

| Isabelle Haskell

| Bandini Fiat

| 67

| Engine

DNF

| 71

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Toland

| {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Hoffstein

| Richard H. R. Toland

| Denzel-Volkswagen 1300 Super

| 61

| Unknown

DNF

| 41

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Milliken, Jr.

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lester Smalley

| Bill Milliken

| Austin-Healey 100

| 60

| Engine

DNF

| 74

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Hansgen

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Eager

| George E. Tilp

| Osca MT4 1350

| 58

| Rear Axle

DNF

| 37

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Briggs Cunningham

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Gordon Bennett

| B. S. Cunningham

| Cunningham C-6R

| 54

| Gearbox

DNF

| 26

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Alfonso de Portago

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Umberto Maglioli

| Marquis de Portago

| Ferrari 750 Monza

| 53

| Gearbox

DNF

| 47

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Hal Ullrich

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Grey

| Brooks Stevens

| Excalibur J Willys

| 50

| Engine

DNF

| 46

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gus Ehrman

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Allen

| Fred F. Allen

| Austin-Healey 100S

| 47

| Oil leak

DNF

| 49

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|Bahamas|1953}} Sydney Oakes

| {{flagicon|Bahamas|1953}} Greta Oakes

| Sir Sydney Oakes

| Austin-Healey 100M

| 44

| Accident

DNF

| 89

| S750

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy MacArthur

| {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Gougelman

| Sandy MacArthur

| Bandini-Mercury Outboard

| 34

| Engine

DNF

| 66

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Stewart

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Boynton

| Philip B. Stewart

| Osca MT4 1500

| 33

| Accident damage

DNF

| 65

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Harry Chapman

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Ball

| Harry A. Chapman

| Osca MT4 1500

| 18

| Unknown

DNF

| 7

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Kimberly

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Lunken

| James Kimberly

| Ferrari 375 Plus

| 18

| Rear axle

DNF

| 33

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} Julio Pola

| {{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} Pancho Croquer

| Pancho P. Croquer

| Mercedes-Benz 300SL

| 17

| Out of fuel

DNF

| 53

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Porfirio Rubirosa

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cal Niday

| Porfirio Rubirosa

| Ferrari 500 Mondial

| 14

| Accident

DNF

| 2

| S8.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Rosenberger

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Cowdin

| A. Rosenberger

| Nash-Healey Le Mans

| 14

| Gearbox

DNF

| 85

| S1.1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bret Hannaway

| {{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Osborne

| Dr. Raymond Osborne

| Kieft-Fiat Sport

| 10

| Engine

DNF

| 11

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack McAfee

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Drake

| Tony Parravano

| Ferrari 375 MM

| 5

| Fuel fire

DNF

| 1

| S8.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Ensley

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Rathmann

| Jack Ensley

| Kurits Kraft-Cadillac 500

| 3

| Engine

DNF

| 27

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Said

| {{flagicon|USA}} Masten Gregory

| Ecurie Yankee

| Ferrari 750 Monza

| 3

| Collision with ambulance

DNF

| 86

| S750

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Rédélé

| {{flagicon|France}} Louis Pons

| Regie Renault Co.

| Renault 1063

| 2

| Accident

DNF

| 86

| S750

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Shakespeare

| {{flagicon|Guatemala}} Manfredo Lippmann

| J. W. Shakespeare

| Ferrari 375 MM

| 0

| Electrics

DNS

| 6

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Walter F. Huggler

| {{flagicon|USA}} John B. Mull

| John B. Mull

| Jaguar XK120

|

| Reserve

DNS

| 12A

| S5.0

| {{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} Reina Morales

| {{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} Ed Munoz

| Chester J. Flynn

| Ferrari 340 America

|

| Accident in practice

DNS

| 21P

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Art Bunker

|

| Art Bunker

| Porsche 500 Spyder

|

|

DNS

| 29T

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sterling Edwards

| {{flagicon|Venezuela|1954}} Chester Flynn

| Manfredo Lippmann

| Ferrari 250 Monza

|

| Engine

DNS

| 41

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy McPherson
{{flagicon|USA}} Harley Watts

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Fergus

| Robt. H. Fergus

| Austin-Healey 100S

|

| Accident in practice

DNS

| 62

| S1.5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Crawford

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Urbas

| Ed. W. Crawford

| Porsche 550 Spyder

|

|

DISQ

|

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} James Carson

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Hastings

| Howard Hanna

| Swallow Doretti-Triumph

|

| started illegally – flagged off

DISQ

|

| S1.1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Warren Smith

| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Sheppard

| Joe Sheppard

| Lotus-Climax Mark IX

|

| started illegally – flagged off

DISQ

|

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Dantone

| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil M. Seeberg

| Billy J. Dantone

| Austin-Healey 100

|

| started illegally – flagged off

DISQ

|

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Stiles

| {{flagicon|USA}} Red Bryon

| Phil Stiles

| Austin-Healey 100

|

| started illegally – flagged off

DISQ

|

| S3.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Emil Bulck

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Bulck

| Emil Bulck

| Austin-Healey 100

|

| started illegally – flagged off

DISQ

|

| S2.0

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Losee

| {{flagicon|USA}} William Kichloe

| Fred L. Losee

| Veritas Comet RS

|

| started illegally – flagged off

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=Class Winners=

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! Class

! Winners

!

!

Class B - Sports 8000

| 5

| Kurtis Kraft-Lincoln 500K

| Crawford

Class C - Sports 5000

| 19

| Jaguar D-type

| Hawthorn / Walters

Class D - Sports 3000

| 25

| Ferrari 750 Monza Spyder

| Hill / Shelby

Class E- Sports 2000

| 60

| Arnolt Bolide Bristol

| Panks / Erickson

Class F - Sports 1500

| 64

| Osca MT4 1450

| Lloyd / Huntoon

Class G - Sports 1100

| 81

| Porsche 550 Spyder

| O'Shea / Koster

Class H - Sports 750

| 88

| Renault 1063

| Miller / Attaway

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Standings after the race

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Pos

! Championship

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 14

2=

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jaguar

| align="right"| 8

2=

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Maserati

| align="right"| 8

4

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Porsche

| align="right"| 3

5

| {{flagicon|France}} Gordini

| align="right"| 2

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.

Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 6 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.

References

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Further reading

  • Alec Ulmann. The Sebring Story. Chilton Book Company. ASIN B0006CUAP2.

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| Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship

| Previous_race_in_season = 1000 km Buenos Aires

| Next_race_in_season = Mille Miglia

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