Sebring International Raceway

Sebring International Raceway[1]

Grand Prix Road Course (1999–present)
LocationHighlands County, east of
Sebring, Florida, U.S.
Time zoneUTC-05:00 (UTC-04:00 DST)
Capacityopen seating without capacity limitation
FIA Grade2
OwnerNASCAR via IMSA Holdings, LLC[2]
OperatorSebring International Raceway, LLC
OpenedDecember 31, 1950; 73 years ago (1950-12-31)
Major eventsCurrent:
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
12 Hours of Sebring (1950–present)
GT World Challenge America
(2001–2009, 2021–present)
Trans-Am Series
(1966–1968, 1999–2001, 2011, 2013–present)
Former:
FIA WEC
1000 Miles of Sebring (2019, 2022–2023)
Formula One
United States Grand Prix (1959)
FIA GT (1997)
Websitehttp://www.sebringraceway.com/
GP Road Course (8th variation) (1999–present)
SurfaceAsphalt/Concrete
Length3.741 miles (6.019 km)
Turns17
Race lap record1:41.800 (Japan Kamui Kobayashi, Toyota TS050 Hybrid, 2019, LMP1)
School Circuit (1998–present)
Length2.000 miles (3.219 km)
Turns9
Johnson Club Circuit (1998–present)
Length1.700 miles (2.736 km)
Turns13
7th variation (1996–1998)
Length3.600 miles (5.794 km)
Turns13
Race lap record1:51.867 (Italy Andrea Montermini, Ferrari 333 SP, 1997, WSC)
6th variation (1991–1995)
Length3.700 miles (5.954 km)
Turns18
Race lap record1:49.616 (Australia Geoff Brabham, Nissan NPT-91 A, 1992, IMSA GTP)
5th variation (1987–1990)
Length4.110 miles (6.614 km)
Turns17
Race lap record1:58.582 (Australia Geoff Brabham, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo, 1990, IMSA GTP)
4th variation (1984–1986)
Length4.860 miles (7.821 km)
Turns17
Race lap record2:13.857 (United Kingdom Derek Bell, Porsche 962, 1986, IMSA GTP)
3rd variation (1983)
Length4.750 miles (7.644 km)
Turns16
Race lap record2:12.750 (United States Bill Whittington, March 83G, 1983, IMSA GTP)
2nd variation (1967–1982)
Length5.200 miles (8.369 km)
Turns17
Race lap record2:28.630 (United States John Paul Jr., Porsche 935, 1981, IMSA GTP)
Original short road course (1969–1970)
Length2.200 miles (3.540 km)
Turns5
Race lap record1:04.800 (United Kingdom David Hobbs, Surtees TS5, 1969, F5000)
1st variation (1952–1966)
Length5.192 miles (8.356 km)
Turns17
Race lap record2:54.800 (United States Dan Gurney, Ford GT40 Mk.II, 1966, Group 4)
Original circuit (1950–1951)
Length3.500 miles (5.632 km)
Turns12

Sebring International Raceway is a road course auto racing facility in the southeastern United States, located near Sebring, Florida.

Sebring Raceway is one of the oldest continuously operating race tracks in the U.S., its first race being run in 1950. Sebring is one of the classic race tracks in North American sports car racing,[3] and plays host to the 12 Hours of Sebring.

The raceway occupies a portion of Sebring Regional Airport (an active airport for private and commercial traffic that was originally built as Hendricks Army Airfield, which was a World War II training base for the United States Army Air Forces).

  1. ^ "Sebring - RacingCircuits.info". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "NASCAR Makes Big Purchase and Plans Merger: A Fan's Reaction". Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Sebring, Florida: Avon Park, Sebring and Lake Placid". Visit Sebring. Retrieved January 9, 2023.