1960 - Sebring 12 Hours
26 March 1960 - Sebring International Raceway, USA
Hans Herrmann & Olivier Gendebien win in a Porsche 718 RS60
Overall - 1st, 2nd : S1.6 - 1st, 2nd : GT1.6 - 1st, 2nd The debut of the RS60 winning first time out. This was Porsche’s first major win in the USA
No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
42 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-042 | S1.6 | Hans Herrmann (D)/Olivier Gendebien (B) | Joakim Bonnier (S) | 1st | 1st | 196 laps | |
44 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-052 | S1.6 | Bob Holbert (USA)/Roy Schecter (USA)/Howard Fowler (USA) | Brumos Porsche Car Corp. (USA) | 2nd | 2nd | 187 laps | |
72 | Porsche 356 A Carrera | GT1.6 | Dick Dungan (USA)/Joe Sheppard (USA) | Camoradi USA | 9th | 1st | 177 laps | ||
80 | Porsche 356 A Carrera | 107 763 | GT1.6 | Jan Bootz (NL)/Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL) | Count Karel de Beaufort | 11th | 2nd | 172 laps | |
46 | Porsche 718 RSK | 718-034 | S1.6 | Pedro von Döry (RA)/Roberto Mières (RA)/Anton von Döry (RA) | Anton von Dory (RA) | DNF | 133 laps - Broken Cam Follower | ||
43 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-041 | S1.6 | Graham Hill (GB)/Jo Bonnier (S) | Joakim Bonnier (S) | DNF | 84 laps - Engine | ||
41 | Porsche 356 A Carrera GT GS Speedster | GT1.6 | John Cuevas (USA)/Ulf Norinder (S) | Quiver Enterprises (USA) | DNF | 33 laps - Broken Crankshaft | |||
45 | Porsche 718 RSK | S1.6 | Ray ‘Ernie’ Erickson (USA)/Don Sesslar (USA) | Carl Erickson Co. (USA) | DNF | 1 lap - Timing Gear Jammed |
World Sports Car Championship Sebring 12 Hours
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