1983 12 Hours of Sebring

The 12 Hours of Sebring, The Coca-Cola Classic, was the third round of the 1983 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 19, 1983.[1] Victory overall went to the No. 9 Personalized Autohaus Porsche 934 driven by Wayne Baker, Jim Mullen, and Kees Nierop.[1][2][3]

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 GTO 9   Personalized Autohaus   Wayne Baker
  Jim Mullen
  Kees Nierop
Porsche 934 231
2 GTP 5   Bob Akin Motor Racing   Bob Akin
  Dale Whittington
  John O'Steen
Porsche 935 231
3 GTP 86   Bayside Disposal Racing   Hurley Haywood
  Al Holbert
Porsche 935 229
4 GTO 61   Vista Racing   Don Courtney
  Luis Sereix
  Brent O'Neill
Chevrolet Monza 227
5 GTP 22   Nimrod Racing   Reggie Smith
  Lyn St. James
  Drake Olson
Nimrod NRA/C2 224
6 GTU 66   Mike Meyer Racing   Jack Dunham
  Jeff Kline
  Jon Compton
Mazda RX-7 224
7 GTO 65   Manuel Villa   Luis Gordillo
  Manuel Villa
  Chiqui Soldevilla
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 224
8 GTU 82   Trinity Racing   Joe Varde
  Jack Baldwin
  John Casey
Mazda RX-7 223
9 GTO 01   Marketing Corporation of America   John Morton
  Tom Klausler
Ford Mustang 222
10 GTO 35   Pegasus Racing   Al Leon
  Paul Gilgan
  Wayne Pickering
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 222
11
DNF
GTP 10   Cooke Racing   Ralph Kent-Cooke
  Jim Adams
  Josele Garza
Lola T600 221
12 GTP 94   Henn's Swap Shop Racing   Don Whittington
  Bill Whittington
Porsche 935 218
13 GTP 3   Grid Motor Racing   Skeeter McKitterick
  Milt Minter
Grid S1 216
14 GTU 37   Burdsall/Welter   Peter Welter
  Tom Burdsall
  Nort Northam
Mazda RX-7 216
15 GTU 23   Roe/Selby   Tim Selby
  Earl Roe
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 210
16 GTO 83   R&H Racing   Rainer Brezinka
  Rudy Bartling
  Roger Schramm
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 204
17 GTU 92   Kent Racing   Lee Mueller
  Terry Visger
Mazda RX-7 204
18 GTU 63   RGP 500 Racing   Jim Downing
  John Maffucci
  Chuck Ulinski
Mazda RX-7 204
19 GTU 11   Paul Goral   Paul Goral
  Larry Figaro
  Peter Uria
Porsche 911 202
20 GTO 69   Hiram Cruz Racing   Mandy Gonzalez
  Hiram Cruz
Porsche 934 201
21
DNF
GTO 7   Racing Beat   Pete Halsmer
  Rick Knoop
Mazda RX-7 199
22 GTU 90   901 Shop   Mike Schaefer
  Doug Zitza
  Jack Refenning
Porsche 911 SC 198
23 GTO 06   Juan Lopez   Juan Lopez
  Luis Mendez
Porsche 911 Carrera 192
24 GTO 89   Taca El Salvador   "Jamsal"
  Eduardo Barrientos
  Eduardo Galdamez
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 188
25 GTU 27   Scuderia Rosso   Jim Fowells
  Ray Mummery
  Steve Potter
Mazda RX-7 185
26 GTO 14   Oftedahl Racing   Carl Shafer
  Carlos Ramirez
  Mike Meldeau
Pontiac Firebird 185
27 GTU 68   Jack Rynerson   Jack Rynerson
  Van McDonald
  Chris Wilder
Porsche 911 183
28 GTO 57   Dave Heinz Racing   Dave Heinz
  Jerry Thompson
  Paul Gentilozzi
Chevrolet Camaro 181
29 GTO 03   Bob's Speed Products   Bob Lee
  Timothy S. Lee
  Gary Myers
Ford Maverick 180
30 GTU 91   Bryant & Graham Racing   Charles W. Bryant
  Alex Priest
  Mike Guido
BMW 2002 178
31
DNF
GTU 93   Foreign Exchange   John Higgins
  James King
  Chip Mead
Porsche 911 175
32 GTU 30   Case Racing   Ron Case
  Craig Case
  Dave Pannacione
Porsche 911 173
33
DNF
GTU 60   Team Morrison   Jim Cook
  Steve Dietrich
  Al Bacon
Mazda RX-7 168
34 GTU 51   Red Roof Inns   Doug Carmean
  Don Herman
Mazda RX-7 167
35 GTO 58   Brumos Racing   Deborah Gregg
  Kathy Rude
  Bonnie Henn
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 165
36 GTO 96   Weld Fixturing   Phil Byrd
  Freddy Baker
  Robert Kirby
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 162
37 GTU 42   Gary Wonzer   Gary Wonzer
  Bill Bean
  Buzz Cason
Porsche 911 162
38
DNF
GTU 95   Ned Skiff   Ned Skiff
  Jim Leo
Renault 12 159
39
DNF
GTO 19   Van Every Racing   Lance van Every
  Ash Tisdelle
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 153
40
DNF
GTO 02   Marketing Corporation of America   Ronnie Bucknum
  John Bright
Ford Mustang 153
41 GTO 4   Stratagraph   Billy Hagan
  Gene Felton
  Sam Moses
  Lloyd Frink
Chevrolet Camaro 153
42 GTU 04   Di Lella Racing   Vince DiLella
  Manuel Cueto
Porsche 911 152
43 GTO 79   Whitehall/Promotion   Tom Winters
  Bob Bergstrom
  Peter Dawe
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 148
44
DNF
GTP 24   Pegasus III Racing   M. L. Speer
  Ken Madren
  Ray Ratcliff
Porsche 935 145
45
DNF
GTO 49   OMR Engines   Hoyt Overbagh
  Peter Kirill
  Paul Romano
Chevrolet Monza 145
46
DNF
GTO 13   Oftedahl Racing   Paul Fassler
  Steve Pope
  Carl Shafer
Pontiac Firebird 142
47 GTO 18   Diehl Hi-Pro   Carmen Lista
  David Marks
  Roy Newsome
  Bobby Diehl
Chevrolet Camaro 140
48 GTU 76   Hi Fi Hospital   Timothy Lee
  Al White
  Irwin Ayes
Ford Capri 140
49 GTO 15   DL Performance Engineering   Doug Lutz
  Mike Brummer
  Larry Connor
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 139
50
DNF
GTO 36   Herman + Miller P+A   Paul Miller
  Jim Busby
  Ron Grable
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 132
51 GTU 87   Don Flores   Robert Gottfried
  Tom Turner
  Donald Flores
Porsche 911 131
52
DNF
GTP 16   Hinze Fencing   Marty Hinze
  Randy Lanier
  Terry Wolters
March 82G 128
53 GTO 33   Karl Keck   Karl Keck
  Bill McDill
  Robert Whitaker
Chevrolet Corvette 128
54
DNF
GTO 29   Overby's   Robert Overby
  Don Bell
  Chris Doyle
Chevrolet Camaro 127
55 GTU 75   Bryant & Graham Racing   Cameron Worth
  Alan Crouch
  Janis Taylor
Ford Pinto 127
56
DNF
GTP 09   Henn's Swap Shop Racing   Derek Bell
  Michael Andretti
  John Paul Jr.
Porsche 935 125
57
DNF
GTP 8   Shelton Ferrari   Steve Shelton
  Tom Shelton
Ferrari 512 BB 120
58
DNF
GTP 44   Group 44   Bob Tullius
  Bill Adam
Jaguar XJR-5 95
59
DNF
GTO 34   Drolsom Racing   George Drolsom
  Steve Cohen
  William Gelles
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 94
60
DNF
GTO 26   Centurion Leasing   Tom Nehl
  Nelson Silcox
  Patty Moise
Chevrolet Camaro 92
61
DNF
GTP 21   Nimrod Racing   Victor Gonzalez
  Drake Olson
Nimrod NRA/C2 86
62
DNF
GTP 05   T&R Racing   Tico Almeida
  Ernesto Soto
Porsche 935 82
63
DNF
GTO 99   Londono Bridge Racing   Gustavo Londono
  Carlos Munoz
  Hugo Gralia
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 81
64
DNF
GTO 20   Paul Canary Racing   Paul Canary
  Jim Sanborn
Pontiac Firebird 78
65 GTU 52   TFC Racing   Dick Gauthier
  Tom Cripe
  Ron Collins
  Bill McVey
Porsche 911 67
66
DNF
GTP 77   Z&W Enterprises   Pierre Honegger
  Walt Bohren
Mazda GTP 61
67
DNF
GTO 64   Marcus Opie   Marcus Opie
  Tim Morgan
  Grant Bradley
Chevrolet Corvette 59
68
DNF
GTU 78   Der Klaus Haus   Klaus Bitterauf
  Vicki Smith
  Scott Flanders
Porsche 911 59
69
DNF
GTO 28   Air Florida   "Fomfor"
  Arnoldo Kreysa
  Albert Naon
BMW M1 58
70
DNF
GTU 38   Mandeville Auto/Tech   Roger Mandeville
  Amos Johnson
  Danny Smith
Mazda RX-7 56
71
DNF
GTO 54   Daniel Vilarchao   Reynaldo Fernandez
  Daniel Vilarchao
Chevrolet Camaro 56
72
DNF
GTO 6   Shafer Motor Racing   Craig Shafer
  George Shafer
  Joe Maloy
Chevrolet Camaro 55
73
DNF
GTP 74   Mark Wagoner   Del Russo Taylor
  Larry Figaro
Chevron GTP 53
74
DNF
GTP 12   The Cummings Marque   Don Cummings
  Craig Rubright
  Charles Gano
Chevrolet Monza 50
75
DNF
GTP 25   Red Lobster Racing   Dave Cowart
  Kenper Miller
  Mauricio de Narváez
March 82G 46
76
DNF
GTU 31   Pegasus Racing   Jack Griffin
  John Zouzelka
Porsche 914 38
77
DNF
GTO 50   Latino Racing   Kikos Fonseca
  Tato Ferrer
  Diego Febles
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 36
78
DNF
GTU 08   Diehl Hi Pro Enterprises   Bobby Diehl
  Roy Newsome
Mazda RX-7 29
79
DNF
GTP 39   Holly Racing   John Gunn
  Ricardo Londono
Phoenix JG1 26
80
DNF
GTO 40   Bieri Racing   Uli Bieri
  Matt Gysler
  Duff Hubbard
BMW M1 21
81
DNF
GTO 07   Londono Bridge Racing   Fred Flaquer
  Gustavo Londono
  Ricardo Londono
  Rene Rodriguez
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 21
82
DNF
GTP 17   Dingman Bros. Racing   Billy Dingman
  Roger Bighouse
Chevrolet Corvette 11
83
DNF
GTP 47   Pepe Romero   Bill Whittington
  Pepe Romero
  Doc Bundy
March 83G 8
84
DNF
GTO 62   Bill Nelson   Bill Nelson
  Dale Kreider
  Lojza Vosta
Pontiac Firebird 1
DNS GTP 2   Hinze Fencing   Marty Hinze
  Randy Lanier
  Terry Wolters
Porsche 935 0
DNS GTO 53   Superior Racing Team   Raul Garcia
  Eugenio Matienzo
Chevrolet Camaro 0
DNS GTU 80   Hallet Motor Racing Circuit   Anatoly Arutnoff
  Jose Marina
Lancia Stratos HF 0

Class Winners

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Class Winners
GTP Akin / Whittington / O'Steen Porsche 935 K3
GTO Baker / Mullen / Nierop Porsche 934
GTU Dunham / Kline / Compton Mazda RX-7

References

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  1. ^ a b "Event: 12 Hours of Sebring, The Coca-Cola Classic". Racing Sports Cars.
  2. ^ "1983 Sebring 12 Hour – David and Goliath". February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "1983 Sebring 12 Hours". Motorsport Database.