The 30th Anniversary Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring Camel GT, was the second round of the 1982 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 20, 1982. Victory overall went to the No. 18 JLP Racing Porsche 935 driven by John Paul Sr. and John Paul Jr. [1] [2] [3]
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTP | 18 |  JLP Racing | John Paul Sr. John Paul Jr. | Porsche 935 | 244 |
| 2 | GTP | 46 | Garretson Development | Bobby Rahal  Mauricio de Narváez Jim Trueman | March 82G | 244 |
| 3 | GTP | 8 | JLP Racing | M. L. Speer Terry Wolters Charles Mendez | Porsche 935 | 237 |
| 4 | GTO | 50 |  Diego Febles Racing | Diego Febles Tato Ferrer Chiqui Soldevilla | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 235 |
| 5 | GTP | 86 | Bayside Disposal Racing | Hurley Haywood Al Holbert Bruce Leven | Porsche 935 | 231 |
| 6 | GTU | 38 | Mandeville Racing Ent. | Roger Mandeville Jeff Kline Amos Johnson | Mazda RX-7 | 224 |
| 7 | GTP | 9 | Garretson Development | Ray Ratcliff Grady Clay Skeeter McKitterick | Porsche 935 | 224 |
| 8 | GTO | 39 |  R&H Racing | Rainer Brezinka Rudy Bartling Fritz Hochreuter | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 221 |
| 9 | GTO | 01 | Marketing Corporation | John Morton Tom Klausler | Ford Mustang | 219 |
| 10 | GTO | 05 | T&R Racing | Tico Almeida Ernesto Soto Rene Rodriguez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 218 |
| 11 | GTO | 26 | Roe-Selby Racing | Earl Roe Tim Selby | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 212 |
| 12 | GTP | 5 | Bob Akin Motor Racing |  Derek Bell Craig Siebert Bob Akin | Porsche 935 | 212 |
| 13 | GTU | 63 | Jim Downing | Jim Downing Tom Waugh John Maffucci | Mazda RX-7 | 209 |
| 14 | GTO | 75 | D&L Performance | Doug Lutz Dave Panaccione | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 205 |
| 15 | GTO | 02 | Marketing Corporation | Milt Minter John Bauer | Ford Mustang | 194 |
| 16 | GTU | 27 | Scuderia Rosso | Jim Fowells Ray Mummery John Carusso | Mazda RX-7 | 194 |
| 17 | GTU | 61 | Paul Goral | Paul Goral Nort Northam Jim Burt | Porsche 911 | 189 |
| 18 DNF | GTP | 00 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Danny Ongais | Porsche 935 | 187 |
| 19 | GTO | 21 | Creviér & Associates | Joe Crevier Paul Fassler Bob Zeigel | BMW M1 | 187 |
| 20 DNF | GTP | 7 | Cooke Racing | Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams David Hobbs | Lola T600 | 184 |
| 21 | GTU | 77 | Dudley Davis | Dudley Davis Henry Godfredson Charlie Lloyd | Porsche 911 | 184 |
| 22 | GTU | 78 | Der Klaus Haus | Vicki Smith Klaus Bitterauf Scott Flanders | Porsche 911 | 183 |
| 23 | GTO | 58 | Brumos Racing | Jim Busby Doc Bundy James Brolin | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 175 |
| 24 | GTU | 68 | John Rynerson | John Rynerson Van McDonald Harvey McDonald | Porsche 911 | 168 |
| 25 DNF | GTU | 42 | Gary Wonzer | Gary Wonzer Bill Bean Chuck Grantham | Porsche 911S | 164 |
| 26 DNF | GTP | 6 | North American Racing Team |  Desiré Wilson Janet Guthrie Bonnie Henn | Ferrari 512 BB | 163 |
| 27 DNF | GTP | 16 | T-Bird Swap Shop | Marty Hinze Bill Whittington Dave Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | 151 |
| 28 DNF | GTP | 09 | T-Bird Swap Shop | Preston Henn Dale Whittington Randy Lanier | Porsche 935 K3 | 146 |
| 29 | GTO | 88 | Shafer Concrete | George Shafer Craig Shafer Al Crookston | Chevrolet Camaro | 144 |
| 30 | GTU | 07 | Road Runner Racing | Tom Buckley Peter Aschenbrenner Gene Rutherford | Porsche 914-6 GT | 142 |
| 31 | GTP | 97 | The Cummings Marque | Don Cummings Irwin Ayes | Chevrolet Monza | 141 |
| 32 | GTO | 94 | Bard Boand | Bard Boand Richard Anderson Brian Utt | Chevrolet Corvette | 138 |
| 33 DNF | GTO | 4 | Oftedahl Racing | Darin Brassfield Jerry Brassfield Bill Cooper | Pontiac Firebird | 135 |
| 34 | GTU | 93 | Uli Bieri | Uli Bieri Jean-Pierre Zingg Herman Lausberg | Porsche 911 | 127 |
| 35 DNF | GTU | 66 | Dunham Trucking | Jack Dunham Luis Sereix | Mazda RX-7 | 124 |
| 36 DNF | GTO | 34 | Drolsom Racing | George Drolsom Bill Johnson Tom Davey | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 119 |
| 37 DNF | GTP | 03 | Angelo Pallavicini | Angelo Pallavicini Neil Crang John Sheldon | Porsche 935 | 119 |
| 38 DNF | GTU | 96 | Bon Temps Racing | Ron Reed Mike Langlinais | Datsun 240Z | 119 |
| 39 DNF | GTO | 54 | Montura Racing | Tony Garcia Albert Naon Fred Stiff | BMW M1 | 116 |
| 40 | GTP | 81 | Meldeau Tire World | Bill McDill Mike Meldeau Tom Juckette | Chevrolet Camaro | 104 |
| 41 DNF | GTU | 51 | Red Roof Inns | Ed Pimm Walt Bohren Doug Carmean | Mazda RX-7 | 103 |
| 42 DNF | GTP | 20 | Fuchs-Whitaker | Bruce Jernigan William Boyer | Chevrolet Camaro | 90 |
| 43 DNF | GTO | 84 |  Scorpio Racing | "Jamsal" Eduardo Barrientos | Porsche 934 | 77 |
| 44 DNF | GTP | 25 | Red Lobster Racing | Dave Cowart Kenper Miller | March 82G | 72 |
| 45 DNF | GTP | 69 | Kenneth LaGrow | Kenneth LaGrow William Boyer Jack Turner | Chevrolet Monza | 68 |
| 46 DNF | GTO | 44 | Statagraph Inc. | Billy Hagan Gene Felton | Chevrolet Camaro | 63 |
| 47 DNF | GTU | 30 | Case Racing | Ron Case Michael Harry Angelo Pizzagelli | Porsche 911 | 62 |
| 48 DNF | GTP | 65 | Prancing Horse Farm Racing | Carson Baird Tom Pumpelly Chip Mead | Ferrari 512 BB | 59 |
| 49 DNF | GTP | 74 | Mark Wagoner | Del Russo Taylor Wayne Dassinger | Chevron GTP | 57 |
| 50 DNF | GTO | 40 | Manuel Villa | Luis Gordillo Manuel Villa Mandy Gonzalez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 56 |
| 51 DNF | GTO | 79 | ProMotion/Whitehall | Tom Winters Robert Overby Bob Bergstrom | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 55 |
| 52 DNF | GTO | 10 | Oftedahl Racing | Bob Raub Tony Brassfield Carl Shafer | Pontiac Firebird | 52 |
| 53 DNF | GTU | 87 | R. Sanchez Racing |  Luis Mendez Ralph Sanchez Armando Ramirez | Mazda RX-7 | 50 |
| 54 DNF | GTP | 23 | Superior Racing | Raul Garcia Armando Fernandez | Chevrolet Camaro | 38 |
| 55 DNF | GTU | 82 | Trinity Racing | Jim Cook Jim Mullen | Mazda RX-7 | 36 |
| 56 DNF | GTU | 15 | Tim Lee | Timothy Lee Al White Craig Pearce | Mercury Capri | 36 |
| 57 DNF | GTO | 53 | Fomfor Racing El Salvador | "Fomfor" Guillermo Valiente Benjamin Gonzalez | BMW 3.0 CSL | 27 |
| 58 DNF | GTP | 48 | Sanyo | Phil Currin John Carusso | Chevrolet Corvette | 26 |
| 59 DNF | GTU | 3 | Ned Skiff | Ned Skiff Jim Leo | Renault 12 | 26 |
| 60 DNF | GTO | 19 | Van Every Racing | Ash Tisdelle Lance van Every | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 23 |
| 61 DNF | GTO | 36 | Herman-Miller P. A. | Paul Miller Pat Bedard  Jürgen Barth | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 23 |
| 62 DNF | GTP | 45 | Statagraph Inc. | Hershel McGriff Richard Brooks | Chevrolet Camaro | 21 |
| 63 DNF | GTO | 60 | Bob's Speed Products | Bob Lee Brian Erikson Guy Church | AMC AMX | 18 |
| 64 DNF | GTO | 71 | Sunrise Auto Parts | Jeff Loving Edward Belin | Chevrolet Camaro | 14 |
| 65 DNF | GTP | 2 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs | Porsche 935 K3 | 7 |
| 66 DNF | GTO | 29 | Oberdorfer Research | Hoyt Overbagh Peter Kirill Scott Smith Jr. | Oldsmobile Starfire | 7 |
| 67 DNF | GTO | 11 | Kendall Racing | Dennis Aase Chuck Kendall John Hotchkis | BMW M1 | 1 |
| DNS | GTP | 0 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Danny Ongais | Porsche 935 K3 | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 17 | Tim Chitwood | Tim Chitwood Joe Varde | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
| DNS | GTU | 31 | Hallet Motor Racing Circuit | Anatoly Arutnoff Jose Marina | Lancia Stratos HF | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 22 | Toyota Village Inc. | Werner Frank Ken Madren | Porsche 934 | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 28 | McVey Racing Enterprises | Bill McVey David Deacon Scott Smith Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
| DNS | GTP | 47 | Frank Rubino | Frank Rubino Tom Davis | Ferrari 512 BB | 0 |
| Class | Winners | |
|---|---|---|
| GTP | Paul Sr. / Paul Jr. | Porsche 935 |
| GTO | Febles/Ferrer/Soldevilla | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
| GTU | Mandeville / Kline / Johnson | Mazda RX-7 |
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