The 1970 12 Hours of Sebring is judged by many to be the greatest Sebring race of all time. The driver line-up alone was larger-than-life, featuring Mario Andretti, Peter Revson, Dan Gurney, Jacky Ickx, Brian Redman, Pedro Rodriguez, Jo Siffert, Mike Parkes, Vic Elford and Francois Cevert, among many others.
Although Porsche easily won the season opening 24 Hours of Daytona, Mario Andretti’s Ferrari 512S proved to be very strong at Sebring. Starting from the pole, Andretti led an uneventful race until the 10 hour mark when his Ferrari 512’s differential bearings failed.
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