1988 24 Hours of Daytona
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The 26th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 30–31, 1988[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1988 IMSA GT Championship.
Victory overall and in the GTS class went to the No. 60 Castrol Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJR-9 driven by Martin Brundle, Raul Boesel, and John Nielsen.[2][3] Victory in the GTO Class went to the No. 11 Roush Racing Merkur XR4Ti driven by Scott Pruett, Paul Miller, Bob Akin, and Pete Halsmer. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 9 Essex Racing Service Tiga GT286 driven by David Simpson, Tom Hessert Jr., and David Loring. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 71 Team Highball Mazda RX-7 driven by Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, and Bob Lazier.
Race results[]
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | ||
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1 | GTP | 60 | ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-9 | 728 | ||
2 | GTP | 67 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962 | 727 | ||
3 | GTP | 66 | ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-9 | 713 | ||
4 | GTP | 86 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962 | 694 | ||
5 | GTP | 15 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962 | 680 | ||
6 | GTP | 1 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962 | 675 | ||
7 DNF |
GTP | 14 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962 | 660 | ||
8 DNF |
GTP | 09 | ![]() |
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Spice SE86CL | 651 | ||
9 | GTP | 16 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962 | 638 | ||
10 | GTO | 11 | ![]() |
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Merkur XR4Ti | 634 | ||
11 | GTO | 03 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 634 | ||
12 | Lights | 9 | ![]() |
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Tiga GT286 | 617 | ||
13 | Lights | 63 | ![]() |
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Argo JM19 | 615 | ||
14 | Lights | 55 | ![]() |
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Spice SE86CL | 599 | ||
15 | GTU | 71 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 598 | ||
16 | GTO | 38 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 597 | ||
17 | GTU | 04 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | 586 | ||
18 | GTU | 89 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | 577 | ||
19 | GTU | 47 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 573 | ||
20 | GTO | 33 | ![]() |
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Mercury Capri | 568 | ||
21 DNF |
Lights | 01 | ![]() |
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Spice SE87L | 566 | ||
22 | Lights | 19 | ![]() |
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Tiga GT286 | 557 | ||
23 | Lights | 42 | ![]() |
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Fabcar CL | 554 | ||
24 | GTU | 95 | ![]() |
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Nissan 300ZX | 541 | ||
25 | GTO | 68 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 527 | ||
26 DNF |
GTP | 61 | ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-9 | 512 | ||
27 | Lights | 80 | ![]() |
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Alba AR6 | 506 | ||
28 DNF |
GTO | 99 | ![]() |
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Toyota Celica Turbo | 502 | ||
29 DNF |
Lights | 36 | ![]() |
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Argo JM16 | 496 | ||
30 DNF |
GTO | 18 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 490 | ||
31 DNF |
GTO | 84 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 479 | ||
32 DNF |
GTO | 5 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 467 | ||
33 | GTU | 56 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera | 455 | ||
34 DNF |
GTU | 75 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 446 | ||
35 | GTU | 17 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 445 | ||
36 DNF |
GTP | 7 | ![]() |
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Ford Mustang Probe | 418 | ||
37 DNF |
GTO | 98 | ![]() |
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Toyota Celica Turbo | 416 | ||
38 | GTO | 92 | ![]() |
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Pontiac Firebird | 402 | ||
39 DNF |
GTO | 2 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 398 | ||
40 DNF |
GTO | 76 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 389 | ||
41 DNF |
GTO | 6 | ![]() |
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Merkur XR4Ti | 388 | ||
42 DNF |
Lights | 23 | ![]() |
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Argo JM16 | 379 | ||
43 DNF |
Lights | 4 | ![]() |
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Spice SE88P | 369 | ||
44 DNF |
GTO | 22 | ![]() |
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Mercury Capri | 349 | ||
45 DNF |
GTO | 81 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 345 | ||
46 DNF |
GTP | 72 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC286 | 329 | ||
47 DNF |
Lights | 35 | ![]() |
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Royale RP40 | 302 | ||
48 DNF |
Lights | 79 | ![]() |
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Spice SE87L | 297 | ||
49 | GTU | 51 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 278 | ||
50 DNF |
GTP | 3 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962 | 277 | ||
51 | GTO | 39 | ![]() |
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Pontiac Firebird | 269 | ||
52 DNF |
GTU | 82 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 243 | ||
53 DNF |
GTP | 31 | ![]() |
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March 86G | 213 | ||
54 DNF |
Lights | 06 | ![]() |
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Tiga GT286 | 165 | ||
55 DNF |
GTO | 29 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 165 | ||
56 DNF |
Lights | 58 | ![]() |
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Lola T616 | 151 | ||
57 DNF |
GTU | 28 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 150 | ||
58 DNF |
Lights | 27 | ![]() |
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Argo JM19 | 146 | ||
59 DNF |
Lights | 88 | ![]() |
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Argo JM19 B | 132 | ||
60 DNF |
Lights | 40 | ![]() |
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Alba AR2 | 126 | ||
61 DNF |
GTP | 44 | ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-7 | 122 | ||
62 DNF |
GTO | 12 | ![]() |
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Buick Somerset | 104 | ||
63 DNF |
GTP | 10 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962 | 98 | ||
64 DNF |
GTP | 05 | ![]() |
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ADA 03 | 88 | ||
65 DNF |
GTU | 08 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 87 | ||
66 DNF |
Lights | 48 | ![]() |
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Fabcar CL | 80 | ||
67 | GTP | 24 | ![]() |
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March 84G | 80 | ||
68 DNF |
Lights | 97 | ![]() |
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Spice SE88P | 77 | ||
69 DNF |
GTP | 21 | ![]() |
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Alba AR5 | 68 | ||
70 DNF |
GTU | 53 | ![]() |
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Dodge Daytona | 66 | ||
71 DNF |
GTU | 00 | ![]() |
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Dodge Daytona | 62 | ||
72 DNF |
GTP | 96 | ![]() |
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URD C82 | 60 | ||
73 DNF |
GTP | 20 | ![]() |
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March 84G | 54 | ||
74 DNF |
GTP | 30 | ![]() |
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March 86G | 39 | ||
75 DNF |
GTO | 94 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Camaro | 18 | ||
DNS | GTP | 8 | ![]() |
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Fabcar GTP | - | ||
DNS | GTO | 45 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette | - | ||
DNS | Lights | 65 | ![]() |
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Royale RP40 | - | ||
DNS | GTP | 77 | ![]() |
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Ford Mustang Probe | - | ||
Source:[4] |
References[]
- 24 Hours of Daytona
- 1988 in sports in Florida
- 1988 in American motorsport