PORSCHE RACING HISTORY1961 - Sebring 12 Hours
25 March 1961 - Sebring International Raceway, USA
Bob Holbert & Roger Penske win S1.6 class and 5th overall in a Porsche 718 RS61
S1.6 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd 718-044 was driven by legendary Grand Prix and endurance racer Hans Hermann and Edgar Barth through the first seven hours before they were replaced by the faster pairing of Jo Bonnier and a young Dan Gurney (whose car, chassis 043, had retired early)
| No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
| 51 | Porsche 718 RS61 | 718-073 | S1.6 | Bob Holbert (USA)/Roger Penske (USA) | Brumos Porsche Company (USA) | 5th | 1st | 199 laps | |
| 47 | Porsche 718 RS61 | 718-066 | S1.6 | Don Sesslar (USA)/Bob Donner (USA)/Ray ‘Ernie’ Erickson (USA) | Bob Donner (USA) | 7th | 2nd | 199 laps | |
| 39 | Porsche 718 RS61 | 718-057 | S1.6 | Peter Ryan (CDN)/Francis Bradley (CDN)/Ludwig Heimrath, Sr (CDN) | Eglinton Caledonia Motors (CDN) | 9th | 3rd | 189 laps | |
| 50 | Porsche 718 RS61 | 718-044 | S2.0 | Hans Herrmann (D)/Edgar Barth (DDR) | Porsche Auto (D) | DNF | Engine | ||
| 49 | Porsche 718 RS61 | 718-043 | S2.0 | Jo Bonnier (S)/Dan Gurney (USA) | Porsche Auto (D) | DNF | Clutch | ||
| 48 | Porsche 718 RS61 | S1.6 | Chuck Cassel (USA)/David Lane (USA) | Association Automovilisti Santaneca (ES) | DNF | Blown Engine | |||
| 38 | Porsche 718 RS60 | 718-060 | S1.6 | Bill Wuesthoff (USA)/Augie Pabst (USA) | Porsche Car Import (USA) | DNF | Main Seal |
World Sports Car Championship Sebring 12 Hours
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