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.[1][2][3]

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	Y	287
2	GTP	67	BF Goodrich	Darin Brassfield John Morton Jim Busby	Porsche 962	BF	279
3	GTP	14	Holbert Racing	Al Holbert Derek Bell Al Unser Jr.	Porsche 962	G	269
4	GTO	7	7-Eleven/Roush Racing	Scott Pruett Bruce Jenner	Ford Mustang	G	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	G	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	G	238
10 DNF	GTO	92	Van Every Racing	Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle Rusty Bond	Chevrolet Camaro	G	233
11	GTO	58	Rick Borlase	Rick Borlase Jim Torres Michael Hammond	Porsche 934	F	231
12	GTO	90	Road Circuit Technology	Les Delano Jeremy Nightingale Patty Moise	Chevrolet Camaro	G	230
13	GTU	75	C C R	Bob Reed Tommy Kendall John Hogdal	Mazda RX-7	F	226
14 DNF	GTU	35	Team Dallas	Jack Griffin Bobby Hefner Skip Winfree	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	G	225
15	GTP	16	MHR Racing	Marty Hinze Jack Newsum Tom Blackaller	Porsche 935 K3	G	222
16	GTU	78	901 Racing	Peter Uria Larry Figaro Jack Refenning	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	G	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	G	209
19	GTO	62	Roush Racing	Chris Marte Tim Coconis	Ford Mustang	G	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	G	197
22	Lights	42	White/Allen Porsche	John Higgins Chip Mead Howard Cherry	Fabcar CL	B	184
23 DNF	Lights	22	Team 22/Sherri Cup	Paul Corazzo Ed Flemke Tom Hessert	Royale RP40	H	181
24 DNF	Lights	6	Morgan Performance	Charles Morgan Logan Blackburn	Tiga GT286	B	181
25 DNF	GTO	34	Latino Racing	Kikos Fonseca Luis Mendez "Jamsal"	Porsche 934	F	174
26	GTO	64	Raintree Corporation	Lanny Hester Maurice Hassey	Ford Mustang	G	173
27	GTO	26	Bob's Speed Products	Del Russo Taylor Mike Hackney Arvid Albanese	Pontiac Firebird	G	172
28 DNF	GTO	02	Spirit Racing	Wally Dallenbach Jr. Tommy Byrne	Chevrolet Camaro	G	171
29 DNF	GTO	87	Morrison Cook Motorsport	Don Knowles Bob McConnell Tommy Morrison	Chevrolet Corvette	G	171
30 DNF	GTU	17	Al Bacon Racing	Al Bacon Bill Scott Dennis Krueger	Mazda RX-7	B	168
31	GTU	54	S P Racing	Gary Auberlen Peter Jauker Cary Eisenlohr Karl Durkheimer	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	B	166
32 DNF	Lights	37	Burdsall/Newsome Racing	Roy Newsome Tom Burdsall Peter Welter	Tiga GT285	H	162
33 DNF	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	G	160
35 DNF	GTU	60	Latino Racing	Luis Mendez Mauricio de Narváez	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	F	159
36	GTU	57	Kryderacing	Reed Kryder Tom Palmer Todd Morici	Nissan 280ZX	G	157
37 DNF	GTO	31	CRT Contracting Corporation	Ken Bupp Guy Church E. J. Generotti	Chevrolet Camaro	H	156
38 DNF	Lights	11	Kendall Racing	Chuck Kendall Paul Lewis Max Jones	Lola T616	B	153
39 DNF	GTP	46	R C Buick Hawk	John Paul Jr. Whitney Ganz Ken Madren	March 85G	G	151
40	GTO	85	Highlands County Racing	William Boyer Steve Roberts Mike Rand Robby Unser	Pontiac Firebird	?	151
41 DNF	GTU	71	Team Highball	Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Jack Dunham	Mazda RX-7	Y	150
42 DNF	GTO	30	Skoal Bandits	Pancho Carter Buz McCall Tom Sheehy Walt Bohren	Chevrolet Camaro	G	147
43 DNF	GTO	47	Dingman Bros Racing	Elliot Forbes-Robinson Tommy Riggins	Pontiac Firebird	G	147
44 DNF	GTP	04	Group 44	Brian Redman Vern Schuppan Hurley Haywood	Jaguar XJR-7	G	146
45 DNF	GTO	9	OMR Engines	Ric Moore Hoyt Overbagh Chris Gennone	Chevrolet Camaro	G	145
46 DNF	GTP	8	Henn's Swap Shop Racing	Drake Olson A. J. Foyt	Porsche 962	G	141
47 DNF	GTU	89	Team Hunt Racing	Tom Hunt James Shelton	Mazda RX-7	H	140
48 DNF	Lights	27	MSB Racing	Jim Fowells Dave Cowart Kenper Miller	Argo JM19	H	136
49 DNF	GTP	82	K&P Racing	David Fuller Mark Montgomery	Chevrolet Corvette	?	127
50 DNF	GTU	08	Simms-Romano Enterprises	Paul Romano Jim Freeman James Nelson	Mazda RX-7	?	125
51 DNF	Lights	01	Gaston Andrey Racing	Roger Andrey Bob Herlin Rick Mancuso	Alba AR2	B	123
52 DNF	GTO	83	Shafer Racing	George Shafer Joe Maloy Bill McVay	Chevrolet Camaro	?	114
53 DNF	GTP	44	Group 44	Bob Tullius Chip Robinson Claude Ballot-Léna	Jaguar XJR-7	G	106
54 DNF	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	G	97
56 DNF	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
58 DNF	GTU	41	Lion Rampant	Chaunce Wallace Van McDonald Kevin Bruce	Mazda RX-7	B	90
59 DNF	GTU	36	Case Racing	Ron Case Dave Panaccione	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	F	83
60 DNF	GTO	98	All American Racers	Chris Cord Dennis Aase	Toyota Celica	G	73
61 DNF	GTO	28	Texas Enterprises/US Tobacco	Terry Labonte Phil Parsons Benny Parsons	Oldsmobile Calais	?	67
62 DNF	Lights	13	Outlaw Racing Team	Frank Rubino Ray Mummery Reggie Smith	Argo JM19	H	65
63 DNF	GTO	51	Dave Heinz Imports	Dave Heinz Don Yenko Steve Zwiren	Chevrolet Corvette	?	65
64 DNF	GTO	76	Peerless Racing	Jack Baldwin Jim Miller	Chevrolet Camaro	G	57
65 DNF	Lights	80	Gaston Andrey Racing	Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto Ruggero Melgrati	Alba AR6	B	41
66 DNF	GTP	05	Jerry Kendall	Jerry Kendall Dave White Werner Frank	Porsche 935	G	40
67 DNF	GTO	73	Eurospec Imports	Carlos Munoz Carlos Migoya Luis Albiza	Chevrolet Camaro	G	40
68 DNF	GTP	00	Hotchkis Racing	Jim Adams John Hotchkis John Kalagian	March 83G	B	38
69 DNF	GTP	86	Bayside Disposal Racing	Bob Wollek Paolo Barilla Bruce Leven	Porsche 962	B	36
70 DNF	GTU	24	Global Racing	Carlos Ruesch Hugo Gralia Alan Andrea John Clark	Mazda RX-7	H	28
71 DNF	GTO	69	Rick Balderson	Bill Gardner John Greene Steve Noffke	Chevrolet Monza	H	28
72 DNF	GTO	55	Bud Light Corvette	Craig Rubright Greg Walker Nort Northam	Chevrolet Corvette	?	27
73 DNF	GTO	77	Sunrise Racing	Jeff Loving James Lee	Chevrolet Camaro	?	16
74 DNF	GTP	0	Joest Racing	Giampiero Moretti Randy Lanier "John Winter"	Porsche 962	G	10
75 DNF	GTP	4	Lee Racing	Jim Mullen Lew Price Carson Baird	Chevrolet Corvette GTP	?	9
76 DNF	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	Y	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	G	0
DNS	GTP	18	BMW North America	Bobby Rahal John Watson	BMW GTP	G	0
DNS	GTP	19	BMW North America	John Andretti Davy Jones	BMW GTP	G	0
DNS	GTP	68	BF Goodrich	Jim Busby Oscar Larrauri	Porsche 962	BF	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

References

1. https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Sebring-1986-03-22.html?sort=Results
2. https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1986-sebring-12-hours
3. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/23/sports/akin-s-porsche-wins-sebring-12-hour-race.html