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1980 - Daytona 24 Hours

3 February 1980 - Daytona International Speedway, USA


Reinhold Joest, Rolf Stommelen & Volkert Merl win in a Porsche 935J

Overall - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : GTX - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : GTO - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : GTU - 1st

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 935 J 930 890 0014 GTX Reinhold Jöst (D)/Rolf Stommelen (D)/Volkert Merl (D) Liqui Moly (D) 1st 1st 2nd 715 laps
09 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0021 GTX John Paul Sr. (USA)/Al Holbert (USA) Thunderbird Swap Shop (USA) 2nd 2nd 13th 682 laps
0 Porsche 935 K3/80 GTX Ted Field (USA)/Danny Ongais (USA)/Milt Minter (USA) Interscope Racing (USA) 3rd 3rd 8th 664 laps
62 Porsche 914/6 914 043 0593 GTU Bill Koll (USA)/Jim Cook (USA)/Greg LaCava (USA) William J. Koll (USA) 5th 1st 48th 632 laps
54 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 360 0610 GTO Tony Garcia (USA)/Alberto Vadia (USA)/Terry Herman (USA) Montura Racing (USA) 6th 1st 40th 630 laps
46 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 360 1099 GTO Mauricio DeNarváez (COL)/Albert Naon (USA)/Ricardo Londono (CO) DeNarvaez Racing (CO) 7th 2nd 28th 629 laps
9 Porsche 935 009 00030 GTX Skeeter McKitterick (USA)/Bob Garretson (USA)/Anny-Charlotte Verney (F) Dick Barbour Racing (USA) 9th 5th 12th 599 laps
59 Porsche 935/79 930 990 0030 GTX Peter Gregg (USA)/Hurley Haywood (USA)/Bruce Leven (USA) Brumos Porsche Audi (USA) 11th 7th 4th 584 laps
60 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 360 0727 GTO Francisco Romero (YV)/Jean-Paul Libert (B)/Ernesto Soto (YV) Hector Huerta (YV) 13th 3rd 37th 544 laps
93 Porsche 935 K3 009 00015 GTX Bill Whittington (USA)/Don Whittington (USA)/Dale Whittington (USA) Whittington Bros. (USA) 16th 8th 1st 509 laps - DSQ Assistance
08 Porsche 911 SC 911 030 1263 GTU M. L. Speer (USA)/Ray Ratcliff (USA)/Terry Wolters (USA) Moran Construction 18th 6th 57th 489 laps
57 Porsche 914/4 GTU Lee Cutler (USA)/Dan Gilliland (USA)/Jeff Scott (USA) Independent Personalized (USA) 19th 7th 67th 486 laps
22 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GTO Volker Bruckmann (USA)/David Goodell (USA)/Rug Cunningham (USA) Group Bruckmann 22nd 6th 55th 464 laps
37 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 560 9119 GTO Honorato Espinosa (COL)/Jorge Cortes (COL)/Francisco Lopez (CO) Botero Racing (CO) 23rd 7th 35th 457 laps
68 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 005 0009 GTO Luis Mendez (DR)/Tico Almeida (USA)/Rene Rodriguez (USA) T & R Racing (DR) 26th 9th 41st 423 laps - DNF
6 Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 GTX John Fitzpatrick (GB)/Manfred Schurti (FL)/Dick Barbour (USA) Dick Barbour Racing (USA) 29th 9th 3rd 405 laps
85 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GTO David Deacon (CDN)/Peter Moennick (CDN)/Jacques Bienvenue (CDN) David Deacon (CDN) 32nd 13th 60th 375 laps - Gearbox
06 Porsche 911 GTU Joe DiBattista (USA)/Tom Ciccone (USA)/Alan Howes (USA) Intrepid, Inc. 33rd 10th 62nd 358 laps
56 Porsche 911 Carrera 911 210 0224 GTO Rick Borlase (USA)/Don Kravig (USA)/Michael Hammond (USA) Rick Borlase 35th 14th 52nd 348 laps
24 Porsche 934 930 670 0168 GTO Jack Refenning (USA)/Ray Mummery (USA)/Ren Tilton (USA) American Racing Team (USA) 37th 15th 26th 337 laps - Accident
52 Porsche 911 S GTU Joseph Hamilton (USA)/Tom Cripe (USA)/Fred Snow (USA) Snowmobile Racing 38th 12th 63rd 301 laps - Accident
5 Porsche 935 K3 009 00016 GTX Charles Mendez (USA)/Brian Redman (GB)/Paul Miller (USA) Racing Associates (USA) 39th 12th 20th 290 laps - Accident
95 Porsche 911 GTU Mike Ramirez (PR)/Manuel Villa (PR)/Luis Gordillo (PR) Mike Ramirez Racing 42nd 14th 71st 263 laps - Engine
13 Porsche 935 930 770 0905 GTX Elliott Forbes-Robinson (USA)/Randolph Townsend (USA)/Howard Meister (USA) Andial Racing (USA) 45th 14th 7th 233 laps - Engine
32 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GTO " Jamsal" (ES)/Carlos Pineda (ES)/Eduardo Barrientos (ES) Scorpio Racing (ES) 46th 17th 49th 233 laps - DNF
55 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Ralph Kent-Cooke (USA)/Gérard Bleynie (F)/Claude Ballot-Léna (F) Racing Associates (USA) 48th 16th 14th 217 laps - Ignition
38 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 460 9113 GTO Bonky Fernandez (PR)/Tato Ferrer (PR)/Kees Nierop (CDN) Boricua Racing (PR) 49th 18th 36th 211 laps - Engine
94 Porsche 935/79 930 990 0028 GTX Dale Whittington (USA)/Axel Plankenhorn (D) Whittington Bros. (USA) 51st 18th 5th 179 laps - Engine
05 Porsche 935 K3 930 770 0911 GTX Bob Akin (USA)/Roy Woods (USA)/Bobby Rahal (USA) Racing Associates (USA) 54th 19th 19th 156 laps - Engine
51 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 360 0601 GTO Robert Kirby (USA)/John Hotchkis (USA)/John Hotchkis Jr. (USA) Moana Corp. 55th 21st 61st 147 laps - DNF
30 Porsche 935 J 000 00012 GTX Gianpiero Moretti (I)/Fernando Cazzaniga (I)/Bruce Canepa (USA) Electrodyne (I) 59th 21st 11th 72 laps - DNF
58 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GTO Diego Febles (PR)/Chiqui Soldevilla (PR)/Mandy Gonzalez (PR) Coco Lopez-Pina Colada 60th 23rd 44th 60 laps - Oil Leak
03 Porsche 934 930 670 0162 GTO Werner Frank (USA)/Rudy Bartling (CDN)/Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Toyota Village (USA) 63rd 25th 31st 51 laps - DNF
83 Porsche 914/6 GTU Harro Zitza (USA)/John Belperche (USA)/Doug Zitza (USA) Zotz Garage (USA) 64th 18th 68th 44 laps - DNF
07 Porsche 935 930 770 0958 GTX Ludwig Heimrath, Sr (CDN)/Carlos Moran (ES)/Johnny Rutherford (USA) Heimrath Racing (CDN) 66th 23rd 6th 24 laps - Engine


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