Sebring

Track Layout

Lap Records

History

Track Layout

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Lap Record

GT Fastest Qualifiers and Race Laps

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GT Class Winners at Sebring

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12 Hours Of Sebring Records

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History

1941 -- Hendricks Field built near Sebring as a military training base.   1950 -- Alec Ulmann suggests Sebring Airport as a site for a sports car road race. . .Sam Collier 6 Hour Memorial race held on December 31 is first racing event ever held at Sebring and the first sports car endurance held in the U.S.   1952 -- First 12 Hours of Sebring race held on March 15.   1953 -- The 12 Hours of Sebring is the first event of the new FIA sports car world championship.   1954 -- Stunning upset as an OSCA co-driven by Stirling Moss wins.   1955 -- Confusing finish: Hill/Shelby Ferrari is flagged winner, then Hawthorn/Walters Jaguar declared winner.   1956 -- The legendary Fangio drives a Ferrari to victory... Amoco becomes official sponsor and begins long relationship with Sebring race. . .Automobile Racing Club of Florida (ARCF) formed to replace AAA, which announced it will no longer sanction racing.   1957 -- Fangio wins his second consecutive Sebring race. . .First live national radio broadcast.   1959 -- Sebring hosts first ever Formula One race in the U.S. in December. Poorly attended, that race moves to Riverside the following year.   1960 -- Major factory teams don't show due to exclusive gas/oil controversy. Ulmann adds "support races" to weekend schedule for the first time.   1961 -- Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill win their third 12 Hours of Sebring race.   1963 -- Rear-engine Ferrari wins. Perhaps greatest field of drivers ever assembled for an American sports car race.   1964 -- Ferrari wins fourth consecutive Sebring race despite strong challenge from Ford Cobras.   1965 -- First American car to win Sebring in over a decade as Chevrolet Chaparral wins with Hap Sharp and Jim Hall driving.   1966 -- First Trans-Am race ever held at Sebring. . .Tragedy strikes as driver Bob McLean is killed. Later in the race, four spectators are killed when Mario Andretti collides with Don Wester. Dan Gurney's car, leading with four minutes left, stops on course. As he tries to push the car across the finish line, the Miles/Ruby Ford passes him in the final minute.   1967 -- Promoter Alec Ulmann announces the race will be moved to the new Palm Beach International Raceway (now called Moroso Motorsports Park) in West Palm Beach. Two months later he changes his mind. . .First major change made to the circuit as the Webster Turn is replaced with the Chicane.   1968 -- Trans-Am race included within the 12-hour race.   1969 -- Last "Le Mans Start" in which drivers run to their cars to start race.   1970 -- Considered greatest Sebring race ever. Closest finish ever as Andretti gives Ferrari a 22-second victory over actor Steve McQueen and Peter Revson.   1972 -- Mario Andretti wins his third 12 Hours of Sebring. . .Ulmann announces this will be last Sebring race as the FIA has withdrawn its sanction and the race will no longer be on the international calendar.   1973 -- Sebring revived under IMSA sanction. Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood drive Porsche to victory in a race of production cars and no prototypes.   1974 -- Race cancelled due to "energy crisis." Several hundred fans show up anyway to party.   1975 -- Race revived with John Greenwood as promoter. . .Factory BMW wins.   1976 -- Porsche wins the first of 13 consecutive Sebring races.   1978 -- Charles Mendez takes over promotion of race. . .Coca-Cola announces name sponsorship. FIA sanction restored.   1983 -- Sebring Airport Authority takes over promotion of race . . . First major circuit change in 20 years takes place as a new section bypasses airport runway. In biggest upset in endurance racing history, a GTO Porsche records the overall win.   1984 -- Another big upset as an aging Porsche 935 wins. . .Paddock moved out, increasing course length to 4.86 miles.   1985 -- A.J. Foyt wins his first Sebring race, the last win of his career.   1986 -- First live national TV broadcast on TBS.   1987 -- Million-dollar enhancement program results in new 4.11 mile course which bypasses old runways.   1989 -- Nissan's dominating win ends 13-year Porsche win streak.   1990 -- Nissan wins second straight Sebring race. Top three cars all finish on the same lap -- first time in Sebring history. Sebring Airport Authority leases facility to Mike Cone; major improvements begin immediately.   1991 -- Despite heavy rains, a record crowd watches Nissan take its third straight victory on the newly renovated 3.7-mile circuit.   1992 -- Sebring celebrates its 40th anniversary. Toyota wins first endurance race with Juan Fangio II and Andy Wallace driving.   1993 -- Toyota wins again despite heavy rains which caused the first red-flag in Sebring history.   1994 -- World Sports Car era begins, GT Nissan wins overall.   1995 -- Ferrari records historic win, first in 23 years at Sebring ... Chicane is relocated and renamed the Fangio Chicane.   1996 -- Oldsmobile scores first victory for an American manufactuer at Sebring in 27 years.   1997 -- Sebring acquired by International Motorsports Speedway Group; Ulmann Straight is resurfaced...FIA GT race held in October...IMSG sells Sebring Lease to Panoz Motor Sports.   1998 -- A record 24 lead changes as the Momo Ferrari wins Sebring in a thrilling battle with the Panoz Team...A major improvment program begins following the race, including the reconfiguration of the Hair- pin and resurfacing of several sections of the circuit.   1999 -- Closest Sebring finish ever as BMW wins by a nine second margin. ...New pit tower and media center constructed as part of multi million dollar improvement program ... Hotel constructed adjacent to the Hairpin near the track entrance.   2000 -- Audi finishes first and second.

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