1981 12 Hours of Sebring
{{short description|Sports car endurance race}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring, International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the second round of the 1981 IMSA GT Championship and 1981 World Sportscar Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Sebring-1981-03-21.html |title= Race info|website= www.racingsportscars.com|access-date=2021-04-01}} The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 21, 1981. Victory overall went to the Bayside Disposal Racing Porsche 935 driven by Hurley Haywood, Al Holbert, and Bruce Leven.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1981-sebring-12-hours/|title=1981 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database|website=Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com//winners/&race=sebring|title=Sebring 12 Hours Winners|website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Sebring-1981-03-21.html?sort=Results |title= Results|website= www.racingsportscars.com|access-date=2021-04-01}}
Race results
Class winners in bold.
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! Pos ! Class ! No ! Team ! Drivers ! Car ! Laps |
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! 1 | GTX | 86 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bayside Disposal Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Hurley Haywood | 245 |
2
| GTX | 90 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cooke Woods Racing / Garretson Enterprises | {{flagicon|USA}} Roy Woods | 242 |
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3
| GTX | 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Hinze Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Hinze | 240 |
4
| GTX | 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Andial/Meister Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Meister | 233 |
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! 5 | GTO | 58 | {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Kendall | {{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Kendall | 218 |
6 DNF | GTX | 30 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Momo/Penthouse | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giampiero Moretti | 213 |
7
| GTO | 23 | {{flagicon|USA}} Roe/Selby Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Selby | 212 |
8
| GTO | 73 | {{flagicon|USA}} Z & W Enterprises | {{flagicon|USA}} M. L. Speer | 212 |
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! 9 | GTU | 98 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kent Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Lee Mueller | 211 |
10
| GTO | 44 | {{flagicon|USA}} Group 44 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Tullius | 208 |
11
| GTU | 67 | {{flagicon|PUR}} Pennzoil of Puerto Rico | {{flagicon|PUR}} Mike Ramirez | 208 |
12
| GTO | 04 | {{flagicon|USA}} T & R Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Rene Rodriguez | 203 |
13
| GTO | 54 | {{flagicon|USA}} Florida Crystals/Montura Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Albert Naon | 203 |
14
| GTO | 35 | {{flagicon|PUR}} H.S.M. Racing | {{flagicon|PUR}} Mandy Gonzalez | 199 |
15
| GTU | 50 | {{flagicon|USA}} Downing/Maffucci Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Downing | 196 |
16
| GTU | 49 | {{flagicon|USA}} Faza Squadra | {{flagicon|USA}} Al Cosentino | 190 |
17
| GTX | 9 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cooke Woods Racing/Garretson Enterprises | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Garretson | 190 |
18 DNF | GTU | 45 | {{flagicon|USA}} Autosport Technology | {{flagicon|USA}} Dwight Mitchell | 189 |
19 DNF | GTO | 28 | {{flagicon|USA}} NTS Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Posey | 187 |
20
| GTO | 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Group 44 | {{flagicon|USA}} John Kelly | 187 |
21 DNF | GTU | 32 | {{flagicon|USA}} Alderman Datsun | {{flagicon|USA}} George Alderman | 186 |
22
| GTU | 77 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce R. Jennings | {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Jennings | 185 |
23
| GTX | 68 | {{flagicon|USA}} USA Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Valentine | 182 |
24
| GTO | 05 | {{flagicon|USA}} Miguel Morejon | {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Flaquer | 182 |
25
| GTU | 31 | {{flagicon|USA}} Hallet Motor Racing Circuit | {{flagicon|USA}} Anatoly Arutnoff | 177 |
26
| GTX | 84 | {{flagicon|ESA}} Scorpio Racing | {{flagicon|ESA}} "Jamsal" | 177 |
27
| GTO | 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} Red Lobster Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Cowart | BMW M1 | 176 |
28
| GTU | 81 | {{flagicon|USA}} Trinity Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Dietrich | 174 |
29
| GTX | 83 | {{flagicon|USA}} George R. Shafer | {{flagicon|USA}} George Shafer | 173 |
30
| GTO | 34 | {{flagicon|USA}} Drolsom Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} George Drolsom | 165 |
31 DNF | GTU | 92 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kent Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Rude | 160 |
32
| GTO | 15 | {{flagicon|USA}} D. L. Performance Engineering | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Lutz | 155 |
33
| GTU | 52 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ours & Hours Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Swanson | 154 |
34 DNF | GTO | 43 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gregg Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gregg | 153 |
35
| GTU | 88 | {{flagicon|USA}} Klaus Bitterauf | {{flagicon|USA}} Klaus Bitterauf | 150 |
36 DNF | GTX | 41 | {{flagicon|USA}} Statagraph | {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Hagan | 144 |
37 DNF | GTO | 24 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Refenning | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Refenning | 139 |
38
| GTU | 39 | {{flagicon|USA}} The Foreign Exchange | {{flagicon|USA}} John Higgins | 136 |
39
| GTU | 66 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dunham Trucking | {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Dunham | 136 |
40
| GTX | 02 | {{flagicon|USA}} Firestone Tire & Rubber | {{flagicon|USA}} John Morton | 133 |
41 DNF | GTX | 1 | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick Racing | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick | 129 |
42
| GTO | 60 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob's Speed Products | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Lee | AMC AMX | 128 |
43 DNF | GTU | 62 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kegel Enterprises | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Koll | 121 |
44 DNF | GTX | 0 | {{flagicon|USA}} Interscope Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Field | 117 |
45 DNF | GTO | 53 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Fritz Hochreuter | {{flagicon|CAN}} Fritz Hochreuter | 114 |
46 DNF | GTX | 27 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kenneth LaGrow / Jack Holley | {{flagicon|USA}} Kenneth LaGrow | 114 |
47 DNF | GTU | 7 | {{flagicon|USA}} Loud Car Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Mullen | 112 |
48 DNF | GTX | 09 | {{flagicon|USA}} T-Bird Swap Shop | {{flagicon|USA}} Preston Henn | 107 |
49 DNF | GTO | 14 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Challenge Team | {{flagicon|USA}} Alf Gebhardt | BMW M1 | 106 |
50 DNF | GTU | 57 | {{flagicon|USA}} Personalized Autohaus | {{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Baker | 96 |
51 DNF | GTX | 72 | {{flagicon|USA}} Vince Thompson | {{flagicon|USA}} Del Russo Taylor | Chevron GTP | 96 |
52 DNF | GTX | 20 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Cord Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Cord | 94 |
53 DNF | GTX | 97 | {{flagicon|USA}} The Cummings Marque | {{flagicon|USA}} Don Cummings | 94 |
54 DNF | GTU | 55 | {{flagicon|USA}} Mandeville Racing Ent. | {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville | 89 |
55 DNF | GTO | 93 | {{flagicon|USA}} Sanyo/Russ Boy | {{flagicon|USA}} John Carusso | 89 |
56 DNF | GTX | 48 | {{flagicon|USA}} Meldeau Tire Stores | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill McDill | 85 |
57 DNF | GTO | 29 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Ferran | {{flagicon|USA}} Nort Northam | 84 |
58 DNF | GTU | 82 | {{flagicon|USA}} Trinity Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Cook | 74 |
59 DNF | GTO | 12 | {{flagicon|USA}} Performance Marine Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Tumbleston | 63 |
60 DNF | GTX | 5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Akin Motor Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Akin | 62 |
61 DNF | GTU | 75 | {{flagicon|USA}} Z & W Enterprises | {{flagicon|USA}} Pierre Honegger | 60 |
62 DNF | GTX | 07 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Heimrath Porsche | {{flagicon|CAN}} Ludwig Heimrath Sr. | 57 |
63 DNF | GTU | 16 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corp Racing Ltd. | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Grunnet | 50 |
64 DNF | GTO | 40 | {{flagicon|CAN}} David Deacon Racing | {{flagicon|CAN}} David Deacon | BMW M1 | 47 |
65 DNF | GTX | 94 | {{flagicon|USA}} Whittington Bros | {{flagicon|USA}} Don Whittington | 43 |
66 DNF | GTX | 8 | {{flagicon|USA}} JLP Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} John Paul Sr. | 40 |
67 DNF | GTO | 79 | {{flagicon|USA}} Van Every Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Lance Van Every | 27 |
68 DNF | GTO | 56 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Borlase | {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Borlase | 27 |
69 DNF | GTO | 03 | {{flagicon|SWI}} Angelo Pallavicini | {{flagicon|SWI}} Angelo Pallavicini | 23 |
70 DNF | GTO | 89 | {{flagicon|USA}} Vette Brakes | {{flagicon|USA}} Al Levenson | 21 |
71 DNF | GTO | 42 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cotrone Racing Enterprises | {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Cotrone | 20 |
72 DNF | GTO | 85 | {{flagicon|USA}} Sunrise Auto Parts | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Loving | 18 |
73 DNF | GTO | 61 | {{flagicon|USA}} Sharkskin Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} C. C. Canada | 15 |
74 DNF | GTU | 38 | {{flagicon|USA}} Case Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Ron Case | 12 |
75 DNF | GTU | 70 | {{flagicon|USA}} Doyle Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Doyle | 10 |
76 DNF | GTU | 21 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Alps Restoration | {{flagicon|CAN}} Peter Aschenbrenner | 6 |
77 DNF | GTO | 13 | {{flagicon|USA}} Garcia Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} John Lino | 2 |
78 DNF | GTU | 37 | {{flagicon|USA}} Vince Thompson | {{flagicon|USA}} Janis Taylor | 1 |
DNS
| GTX | 00 | {{flagicon|USA}} Interscope Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Ongais | 0 |
DNS
| GTX | 18 | {{flagicon|USA}} JLP Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Werner Frank | 0 |
DNS
| GTX | 91 | {{flagicon|USA}} T-Bird Swap Shop | {{flagicon|USA}} Preston Henn | 0 |
DNS
| GTO | 36 | {{flagicon|USA}} Herman + Miller P+A | {{flagicon|USA}} Doc Bundy | 0 |
DNS
| GTU | 71 | {{flagicon|USA}} Morgan Performance Group | {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Morgan | 0 |
DNS
| GTO | 10 | {{flagicon|USA}} T. C. Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Chitwood | 0 |
DNS
| GTU | 01 | {{flagicon|USA}} T & R Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Flaquer | 0 |
DNS
| GTO | 46 | {{flagicon|USA}} BR Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Leuzinger | 0 |
DNS
| GTX | 19 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Cord Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Cord | 0 |
DNS
| GTX | 22 | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Canary Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} John Gunn | 0 |
DNS
| GTO | 65 | {{flagicon|USA}} Yenko Chevrolet | {{flagicon|USA}} Gary English | 0 |
DNS
| GTX | 74 | {{flagicon|USA}} Z & W Enterprises | {{flagicon|USA}} Pierre Honegger | 0 |
=Class Winners=
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! Class ! Winners ! |
GTX
| Haywood / Holbert / Leven | Porsche 935 |
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GTO
| Kendall / Smith / Aase | Porsche Carrera RSR |
GTU
| Mueller / Bohren | Mazda RX-7 |
References
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{{12 Hours of Sebring}}