1981 24 Hours of Daytona
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The 19th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge Daytona was a 24-hour sports car and GT race held on January 31 – February 1, 1982[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1981 World Sportscar Championship and the 1981 IMSA GTX, GTO and GTU Championships. It was the last 24 Hours of Daytona to be part of the World Sportscar Championship. When the World Endurance Championship started in 2012 it would race in the United States at Sebring International Raceway and the Circuit of the Americas.
Victory overall and in the GTX class went to the No. 9 Garretson Racing Porsche 935 K3 driven by Bob Garretson, Bobby Rahal, and Brian Redman by the large margin of 13 laps over the similar No. 5 Porsche 935 K3 of the Bob Akin Motor Racing team driven by Bob Akin, Craig Siebert and Derek Bell[2][3] Victory in the GTU Class and third outright was the No. 62 Kegel Enterprises Porsche 911 SC driven by Bill Koll, Jeff Kline and Rob McFarlin by 18 laps over the No. 23 Datsun 280ZX of Dick Davenport, Frank Carney and Rameau Johnson. Victory in the GTO class and sixth outright went to the No. 14 Bavarian Motors International BMW M1 driven by Walter Brun, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Alf Gebhardt by 23 laps over the No. 58 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR driven by Pete Smith, Chuck Kendall and Steve Earle.
Race results
[edit]Class winners denoted in bold and with ‡.
Pos | Class | No. | Team / Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | ||
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Engine | ||||||||
1 | GTX | 9 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 K3/80 | 708 ‡ | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
2 | GTX | 5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 K3 | 695 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
3 | GTU | 62 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 SC | 644 ‡ | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
4 | GTU | 23 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Datsun 280ZX | 626 | ||
Nissan L28E 2.8 L I6 | ||||||||
5 | GTX | 24 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lancia Montecarlo Turbo | 609 | ||
Lancia Lampedri 1.4 L Turbo I4 | ||||||||
6 | GTO | 98 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M1 | 608 ‡ | ||
BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | ||||||||
7 | GTU | 98 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 606 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
8 | GTX | 84 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 M16 | 595 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
9 | GTU | 55 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 595 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
10 | GTU | 7 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 589 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
11 | GTU | 50 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 585 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
12 | GTO | 58 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 585 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
13 | GTU | 45 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 914-6 GT | 581 | ||
Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
14 | GTX | 07 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 | 575 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
15 | GTO | 34 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera | 563 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
16 | GTX | 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M1 | 555 | ||
BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | ||||||||
17 | GTO | 27 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera | 548 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
18 | GTX | 3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lancia Montecarlo Turbo | 545 | ||
Lancia Lampedri 1.4 L Turbo I4 | ||||||||
19 | GTO | 42 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 532 | ||
Chevrolet V8 | ||||||||
20 DNF | GTO | 04 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 526 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
21 | GTX | 02 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ford Mustang | 517 | ||
Cosworth BDA 1.6 L I4 | ||||||||
22 | GTO | 36 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 515 | ||
Audi EA831 2.0 L Turbo I4 | ||||||||
23 DNF | GTU | 82 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 513 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
24 DNF | GTX | 51 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 M16 | 500 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
25 | GTU | 16 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 471 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
26 | GTU | 52 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 | 450 | ||
Porsche Flat-6 | ||||||||
27 | GTO | 43 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera | 446 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
28 | GTU | 81 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 429 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
29 | GTU | 70 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 429 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
30 | GTO | 46 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 385 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
31 DNF | GTX | 65 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 512 BB LM | 373 | ||
Ferrari Tipo F102B 4.9 L Flat-12 | ||||||||
32 DNF | GTO | 01 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 361 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
33 DNF | GTO | 25 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M1 | 346 | ||
BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | ||||||||
34 DNF | GTX | 30 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 J | 339 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Twin-turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
35 DNF | GTU | 57 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 914-6 GT | 339 | ||
Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
36 DNF | GTO | 71 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C3 | 328 | ||
Chevrolet V8 | ||||||||
37 DNF | GTO | 67 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | AMC Spirit AMX | 303 | ||
AMC 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
38 DNF | GTO | 03 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 934 | 290 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
39 DNF | GTX | 0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 K3/80 | 287 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
40 DNF | GTO | 11 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 263 | ||
Audi EA831 2.0 L Turbo I4 | ||||||||
41 DNF | GTX | 4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Lancia Montecarlo Turbo | 235 | ||
Lancia Lampedri 1.4 L Turbo I4 | ||||||||
42 DNF | GTX | 23 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935/80 | 232 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
43 DNF | GTO | 78 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 208 | ||
Chevrolet V8 | ||||||||
44 DNF | GTO | 19 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 194 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
45 DNF | GTX | 20 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Monza | 191 | ||
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | ||||||||
46 DNF | GTX | 80 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 188 | ||
Chevrolet V8 | ||||||||
47 DNF | GTU | 38 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 | 169 | ||
Porsche Flat-6 | ||||||||
48 DNF | GTX | 1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 K3/80 | 167 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
49 DNF | GTU | 22 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 914/4 | 143 | ||
Volkswagen 411E 1.6 L Flat-4 | ||||||||
50 DNF | GTU | 33 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 914-6 GT | 128 | ||
Porsche 2.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
51 DNF | GTO | 17 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW 3.5 CSL | 126 | ||
BMW M30B35 3.5 L I6 | ||||||||
52 DNF | GTX | 37 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 M16 | 121 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
53 DNF | GTO | 40 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M1 | 118 | ||
BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | ||||||||
54 DNF | GTO | 54 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 112 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
55 DNF | GTO | 99 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 108 | ||
Chevrolet V8 | ||||||||
56 DNF | GTO | 60 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | AMC Spirit AMX | 87 | ||
AMC 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
57 DNF | GTX | 94 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 K3 | 84 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
58 DNF | GTO | 75 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 83 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
59 DNF | GTX | 6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 J | 59 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
60 DNF | GTX | 18 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 JLP | 53 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
61 DNF | GTX | 44 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | ||
Chevrolet V8 | ||||||||
62 DNF | GTO | 87 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 48 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
63 DNF | GTO | 15 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 47 | ||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
64 DNF | GTX | 09 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 K3 | 30 | ||
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
65 DNF | GTO | 28 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Datsun 280ZX Turbo | 29 | ||
Nissan L28ET 2.8 L Turbo I6 | ||||||||
66 DNF | GTU | 66 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 20 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
67 DNF | GTU | 49 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | 12 | ||
Mazda 1.3 L Rotary | ||||||||
68 DNF | GTO | 06 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | 9 | ||
Ferrari Tipo 251 4.4 L V12 | ||||||||
69 DNF | GTX | 10 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo | 4 | ||
Ferrari F106AB 2.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
DNS | GTX | 00 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 935 K3/80 | |||
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
DNS | GTO | 88 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | |||
Chevrolet V8 | ||||||||
DNS | GTO | 05 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | |||
Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
DNS | GTO | 69 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Plymouth Volaré | |||
Chrysler V8 | ||||||||
DNS | GTU | 89 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 S | |||
Porsche Flat-6 | ||||||||
DNQ | GTX | 13 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ford Mustang II Cobra II | |||
Ford Cleveland 5.8 L V8 | ||||||||
DNQ | GTX | 73 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | |||
Mazda Rotary | ||||||||
DNQ | GTX | 74 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mazda RX-7 | |||
Mazda Rotary | ||||||||
DNQ | GTO | 97 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Shelby GT350 | |||
Ford V8 | ||||||||
Source:[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1981". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Daytona 24 Hours 1981". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "1981 Daytona 24 Hours | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database – Motor Sport Magazine.