1982 12 Hours of Sebring explained

The 30th Anniversary Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring Camel GT, was the second round of the 1982 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 20, 1982. Victory overall went to the No. 18 JLP Racing Porsche 935 driven by John Paul Sr. and John Paul Jr.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	GTP	18	JLP Racing	John Paul Sr. John Paul Jr.	Porsche 935	244
2	GTP	46	Garretson Development	Bobby Rahal Mauricio de Narváez Jim Trueman	March 82G	244
3	GTP	8	JLP Racing	M. L. Speer Terry Wolters Charles Mendez	Porsche 935	237
4	GTO	50	Diego Febles Racing	Diego Febles Tato Ferrer Chiqui Soldevilla	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	235
5	GTP	86	Bayside Disposal Racing	Hurley Haywood Al Holbert Bruce Leven	Porsche 935	231
6	GTU	38	Mandeville Racing Ent.	Roger Mandeville Jeff Kline Amos Johnson	Mazda RX-7	224
7	GTP	9	Garretson Development	Ray Ratcliff Grady Clay Skeeter McKitterick	Porsche 935	224
8	GTO	39	R&H Racing	Rainer Brezinka Rudy Bartling Fritz Hochreuter	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	221
9	GTO	01	Marketing Corporation	John Morton Tom Klausler	Ford Mustang	219
10	GTO	05	T&R Racing	Tico Almeida Ernesto Soto Rene Rodriguez	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	218
11	GTO	26	Roe-Selby Racing	Earl Roe Tim Selby	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	212
12	GTP	5	Bob Akin Motor Racing	Derek Bell Craig Siebert Bob Akin	Porsche 935	212
13	GTU	63	Jim Downing	Jim Downing Tom Waugh John Maffucci	Mazda RX-7	209
14	GTO	75	D&L Performance	Doug Lutz Dave Panaccione	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	205
15	GTO	02	Marketing Corporation	Milt Minter John Bauer	Ford Mustang	194
16	GTU	27	Scuderia Rosso	Jim Fowells Ray Mummery John Carusso	Mazda RX-7	194
17	GTU	61	Paul Goral	Paul Goral Nort Northam Jim Burt	Porsche 911	189
18 DNF	GTP	00	Interscope Racing	Ted Field Danny Ongais	Porsche 935	187
19	GTO	21	Creviér & Associates	Joe Crevier Paul Fassler Bob Zeigel	BMW M1	187
20 DNF	GTP	7	Cooke Racing	Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams David Hobbs	Lola T600	184
21	GTU	77	Dudley Davis	Dudley Davis Henry Godfredson Charlie Lloyd	Porsche 911	184
22	GTU	78	Der Klaus Haus	Vicki Smith Klaus Bitterauf Scott Flanders	Porsche 911	183
23	GTO	58	Brumos Racing	Jim Busby Doc Bundy James Brolin	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	175
24	GTU	68	John Rynerson	John Rynerson Van McDonald Harvey McDonald	Porsche 911	168
25 DNF	GTU	42	Gary Wonzer	Gary Wonzer Bill Bean Chuck Grantham	Porsche 911S	164
26 DNF	GTP	6	North American Racing Team	Desiré Wilson Janet Guthrie Bonnie Henn	Ferrari 512 BB	163
27 DNF	GTP	16	T-Bird Swap Shop	Marty Hinze Bill Whittington Dave Whittington	Porsche 935 K3	151
28 DNF	GTP	09	T-Bird Swap Shop	Preston Henn Dale Whittington Randy Lanier	Porsche 935 K3	146
29	GTO	88	Shafer Concrete	George Shafer Craig Shafer Al Crookston	Chevrolet Camaro	144
30	GTU	07	Road Runner Racing	Tom Buckley Peter Aschenbrenner Gene Rutherford	Porsche 914-6 GT	142
31	GTP	97	The Cummings Marque	Don Cummings Irwin Ayes	Chevrolet Monza	141
32	GTO	94	Bard Boand	Bard Boand Richard Anderson Brian Utt	Chevrolet Corvette	138
33 DNF	GTO	4	Oftedahl Racing	Darin Brassfield Jerry Brassfield Bill Cooper	Pontiac Firebird	135
34	GTU	93	Uli Bieri	Uli Bieri Jean-Pierre Zingg Herman Lausberg	Porsche 911	127
35 DNF	GTU	66	Dunham Trucking	Jack Dunham Luis Sereix	Mazda RX-7	124
36 DNF	GTO	34	Drolsom Racing	George Drolsom Bill Johnson Tom Davey	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	119
37 DNF	GTP	03	Angelo Pallavicini	Angelo Pallavicini Neil Crang John Sheldon	Porsche 935	119
38 DNF	GTU	96	Bon Temps Racing	Ron Reed Mike Langlinais	Datsun 240Z	119
39 DNF	GTO	54	Montura Racing	Tony Garcia Albert Naon Fred Stiff	BMW M1	116
40	GTP	81	Meldeau Tire World	Bill McDill Mike Meldeau Tom Juckette	Chevrolet Camaro	104
41 DNF	GTU	51	Red Roof Inns	Ed Pimm Walt Bohren Doug Carmean	Mazda RX-7	103
42 DNF	GTP	20	Fuchs-Whitaker	Bruce Jernigan William Boyer	Chevrolet Camaro	90
43 DNF	GTO	84	Scorpio Racing	"Jamsal" Eduardo Barrientos	Porsche 934	77
44 DNF	GTP	25	Red Lobster Racing	Dave Cowart Kenper Miller	March 82G	72
45 DNF	GTP	69	Kenneth LaGrow	Kenneth LaGrow William Boyer Jack Turner	Chevrolet Monza	68
46 DNF	GTO	44	Statagraph Inc.	Billy Hagan Gene Felton	Chevrolet Camaro	63
47 DNF	GTU	30	Case Racing	Ron Case Michael Harry Angelo Pizzagelli	Porsche 911	62
48 DNF	GTP	65	Prancing Horse Farm Racing	Carson Baird Tom Pumpelly Chip Mead	Ferrari 512 BB	59
49 DNF	GTP	74	Mark Wagoner	Del Russo Taylor Wayne Dassinger	Chevron GTP	57
50 DNF	GTO	40	Manuel Villa	Luis Gordillo Manuel Villa Mandy Gonzalez	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	56
51 DNF	GTO	79	ProMotion/Whitehall	Tom Winters Robert Overby Bob Bergstrom	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	55
52 DNF	GTO	10	Oftedahl Racing	Bob Raub Tony Brassfield Carl Shafer	Pontiac Firebird	52
53 DNF	GTU	87	R. Sanchez Racing	Luis Mendez Ralph Sanchez Armando Ramirez	Mazda RX-7	50
54 DNF	GTP	23	Superior Racing	Raul Garcia Armando Fernandez	Chevrolet Camaro	38
55 DNF	GTU	82	Trinity Racing	Jim Cook Jim Mullen	Mazda RX-7	36
56 DNF	GTU	15	Tim Lee	Timothy Lee Al White Craig Pearce	Mercury Capri	36
57 DNF	GTO	53	Fomfor Racing El Salvador	"Fomfor" Guillermo Valiente Benjamin Gonzalez	BMW 3.0 CSL	27
58 DNF	GTP	48	Sanyo	Phil Currin John Carusso	Chevrolet Corvette	26
59 DNF	GTU	3	Ned Skiff	Ned Skiff Jim Leo	Renault 12	26
60 DNF	GTO	19	Van Every Racing	Ash Tisdelle Lance van Every	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	23
61 DNF	GTO	36	Herman-Miller P. A.	Paul Miller Pat Bedard Jürgen Barth	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	23
62 DNF	GTP	45	Statagraph Inc.	Hershel McGriff Richard Brooks	Chevrolet Camaro	21
63 DNF	GTO	60	Bob's Speed Products	Bob Lee Brian Erikson Guy Church	AMC AMX	18
64 DNF	GTO	71	Sunrise Auto Parts	Jeff Loving Edward Belin	Chevrolet Camaro	14
65 DNF	GTP	2	John Fitzpatrick Racing	John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs	Porsche 935 K3	7
66 DNF	GTO	29	Oberdorfer Research	Hoyt Overbagh Peter Kirill Scott Smith Jr.	Oldsmobile Starfire	7
67 DNF	GTO	11	Kendall Racing	Dennis Aase Chuck Kendall John Hotchkis	BMW M1	1
DNS	GTP	0	Interscope Racing	Ted Field Danny Ongais	Porsche 935 K3	0
DNS	GTO	17	Tim Chitwood	Tim Chitwood Joe Varde	Chevrolet Camaro	0
DNS	GTU	31	Hallet Motor Racing Circuit	Anatoly Arutnoff Jose Marina	Lancia Stratos HF	0
DNS	GTO	22	Toyota Village Inc.	Werner Frank Ken Madren	Porsche 934	0
DNS	GTO	28	McVey Racing Enterprises	Bill McVey David Deacon Scott Smith Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	0
DNS	GTP	47	Frank Rubino	Frank Rubino Tom Davis	Ferrari 512 BB	0

Statistics

• Pole Position: 2:27.067 - Bobby Rahal (#46 March 82G-Chevrolet)
• Fastest Lap: 2:34.490 - John Fitzpatrick (#2 Porsche 935 K3/80)

Class Winners

Class	Winners
GTP	Paul Sr. / Paul Jr.	Porsche 935
GTO	Febles/Ferrer/Soldevilla	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
GTU	Mandeville / Kline / Johnson	Mazda RX-7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sebring 12 Hours 1982 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars. April 28, 2022.
2. Web site: 1982 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database.
3. Web site: Sebring 12 Hours 1982. April 28, 2022.