Entry A massive total of 74 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 67 arrived for practice. Out of these, 65 qualified for, and started the race.
Qualifying As was the norm for Sebring and because there was no qualifying sessions to set the grid, the starting positions were decided according to engine size with the 4.6 litre
Chevrolet Corvette C1 of
Don Yenko and
Ben Moore being given first place.
Race Most of the 40,000 spectators expected
Phil Hill to win the race in his
Ferrari 250 TRI/61, provided the car lasted the distance.
Stirling Moss had a bad start due to his
Maserati Tipo 61 having problems starting as the battery was flat. It took the Englishman over six minutes to coax the car into life. However, after driving flat out for two hours, he handed the car over to
Graham Hill. During the third hour, the car was withdrawn as it exhaust system fell apart. After 12 hours of racing, the race was won the
Sefac Automobile Ferrari of Phil Hill and
Olivier Gendebien, two laps clear of their teammates.
Giancarlo Baghetti,
Willy Mairesse,
Richie Ginther and
Wolfgang von Trips. The winning cars, completed 210 laps, covering 1,081.6 miles after 12 hours of racing, averaging a speed of 89.861 mph. The podium was complete by another Ferrari of
Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver) and his brother
Ricardo who were a further lap behind. ==Official Classification==