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12 Hours of Sebring 1961 and 1971: 50 and 40 years ago

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Created on March 12, 2011

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Balz Schreier

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Porsche Plakat des 12 Stunden Rennen von Sebring 1971

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Plakat des 12 Stunden Rennen Sebring 1971

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Original Starterliste des 12 Stunden Rennen von Sebring 1971

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Martini & Rossi Racing Team Portrait: Die Porsche 917 Armada mit Vic Elford und Gérard Larrousse

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Plakat des 12 Stunden Rennen Sebring 1961

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Siegerfahrzeug Ferrari 250 TRI/61 Chassis #0792TR

Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Ferrari Dino 246 SP 1961 Chassis #0790

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Ferrari Dino 246 S 1961

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Ferrari 250 TR 1959 Chassis#0768TR

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Ferrari 250 TR 1959 Chassis #0766TR

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Ferrari 250 TR 1959 Chassis #0770TR

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Platz 2: Ferrari 250 TRI/60 Chassis #0780TR

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Siegerfahrzeug Ferrari 250 TRI/61 Chassis #0792TR

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Ferrari Dino 246 S 1961 Chassis #0778TR

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Ferrari Dino 246 SP 1961 Chassis #0790

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Platz 3: Ferrari 250 TR/59 Chassis #0746

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Porsche 718 RS 61 (Chassis #066) und Ferrari 246 S Dino (Chassis #0784S)

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Porsche 718 RS 61 1961

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Porsche 718 RS 61 1961 Chassis #043

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Hans Herrmann im Porsche 718 RS 61 (Chassis #044)

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Porsche 718 RS 60 1960 Chassis #060

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Porsche 718 RS 61 1961

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta 1961 Chassis #2455GT

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Charles Vögele in Le Mans 1960 im Lola Mk.1 mit Startnummer 45

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Charles Vögele (links) bei seiner Rückkehr aus Sebring auf dem Flugplatz Kloten Zürich mit dem treuen Mechaniker Robert Schittli

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Maserati Tipo 61 1959 Gefahren von Stirling Moss und Graham Hill : Chassis #2472

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Maserati Tipo 61 1959 Chassis #2459

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Maserati Tipo 63 1961 Chassis #63002 SWB

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Maserati Tipo 61 1959 Chassis #2457

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Maserati Tipo 60 1959 Chassis #2468

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Maserati Tipo 61 1959 Chassis #2459

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Stirling Moss im Maserati Tipo 63 Chassis #63006

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Maserati Tipo 63 1961 Chassis #63006

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Aston Martin DB4 GT 1961

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Aston Martin DB4 GT 1961 Paddock

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Chevrolet Corvette C1 1961

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Lotus 19 1961 Chassis #960

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: MG A 1961 Chassis #100148

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: MG A 1961 Chassis #100149

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1. Linkskurve beim 12 Stunden Rennen von Sebring 1961

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Startschuss beim 12 Stunden Rennen von Sebring 1961

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Sonnenuntergang beim 12 Stunden Rennen von Sebring 1961

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Rennfahrerin Denise McCluggage beim 12 Stunden Rennen von Sebring 1961

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta 1961 Chassis #1931GT

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12 Stunden von Sebring 1961: Rennvorbereitungen Pete Lovely und Jack Nethercutt - wegen defekter Ölpumpe ausgeschieden

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Lola Mk.1 BR6 1960 von Charles Vögele mit Startnummer 58: Klassensieg bei den 12 Stunden von Sebring

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Summary

Today, the 12 Hours of Sebring is one of the most famous and, due to the very bumpy asphalt of the former airport site, one of the toughest endurance races of all: teams that will also be competing at Le Mans in the same year know that Sebring is the first opportunity to test their strength against their rivals and assess whether the innovations or new designs developed over the winter will be good enough to win at Le Mans. Those who survive Sebring can look forward to Le Mans with peace of mind. In this article, we look back 50 and 40 years.

This article contains the following chapters

But first a little history
50 years ago
40 years ago

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The 12 Hours of Sebring is one of the most famous and, due to the very bumpy asphalt of the former airport site, one of the toughest endurance races of all: teams that will also be competing at Le Mans in the same year know that Sebring is the first opportunity to test their strength against their rivals and assess whether the innovations or new designs developed over the winter will be good enough to win at Le Mans. Whoever survives Sebring can look forward to Le Mans with peace of mind. But even without the connection to Le Mans, Sebring is an international classic among endurance races: However, we are primarily interested in what happened at Sebring 40 and 50 years ago.

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