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1981

1 February 1981 - Daytona 24 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
52 Porsche 911 GTU Tom Cripe (USA)/Dick Gauthier (USA)/Jack Swanson (USA) Beach Ball Racing 26th 10th 68th 450 laps

21 March 1981 - Sebring 12 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
67 Porsche 911 GTU Mike Ramirez (PR)/Luis Gordillo (PR)/Manuel Villa (PR) Pennzoil of Puerto Rico 11th 2nd 77th 208 laps
77 Porsche 911 GTU Bruce Jennings (USA)/Bill Bean (USA)/Tom Ashby (USA) Bruce R. Jennings (USA) 22nd 7th 65th 185 laps
52 Porsche 911 GTU Jack Swanson (USA)/Tom Cripe (USA)/Van McDonald (USA) Ours & Hours Racing 33rd 11th 60th 154 laps
88 Porsche 911 911 030 0568 GTU Klaus Bitterauf (USA)/James Moxley (USA)/Jim Leo (USA) Klaus Bitterauf 35th 12th 63rd 150 laps
39 Porsche 911 GTU John Higgins (USA)/Chip Mead (USA)/Bill Johnson (USA) The Foreign Exchange 38th 13th 45th 136 laps

26 April 1981 - Riverside 6 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
17 Porsche 911 GTU Richard Woodbury (USA)/Bruce Campbell (USA) Richard Woodbury 32nd 9th 50th 110 laps
73 Porsche 911 GTU Jerry Demele (USA)/Terry Herman (USA) Douglas Dowden (USA) 43rd 15th 43rd 53 laps - DNF
24 Porsche 911 GTU Zvonimir Jovanovic (USA)/Carl Wong (USA) Zvonimir Jovanovic 46th 16th 54th 33 laps - DNF
39 Porsche 911 GTU Greg LaCava (USA)/Claudia LaCava (USA) Fatcola (USA) 55th 18th 47th 17 laps - DNF

4 July 1981 - Daytona 250 Miles Paul Revere - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
01 Porsche 911 GTU J. Kurt Roehrig (USA)/Dave White (USA) 13th 8th 33rd 55 laps

12 July 1981 - Watkins Glen 6 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
23 Porsche 911 GTU Stephen Lax (CDN)/Herman Lausberg (CDN) Stephen Lax Racing (CDN) DSQ 32nd 12 laps- Too Slow
74 Porsche 911 962C-126 GTO George Hulse (USA)/Bob Speakman (USA) DNF 28th 8 laps - Suspension

16 August 1981 - Mosport 6 Hours - World Championship for Drivers and Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
21 Porsche 911 GTU Stephen Lax (CDN)/Herman Lansberg (CDN)/Peter Moennick (CDN) Stephen Lax Racing (CDN) 22nd 4th 33rd 141 laps - Fatal Accident
73 Porsche 911 GTU Rick Bye (CDN)/Uli Bieri (CDN) Hi-Fi Express 33rd 8th 27th 0 laps - DNF

30 August 1981 - Mid-Ohio 500 km - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
39 Porsche 911 Gr.4 John Higgins (USA)/Larry Connor (USA) Foreign Exchange 23rd 16th 37th 104 laps



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