Sebring International Raceway
Sebring International Raceway is a road course auto racing facility in the southeastern United States, located near Sebring, Florida.
Grand Prix Road Course (1999–present) | |
| Location | Highlands County, east of Sebring, Florida, U.S. |
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| Time zone | UTC-05:00 (UTC-04:00 DST) |
| Capacity | open seating without capacity limitation |
| FIA Grade | 2 |
| Owner | NASCAR via IMSA Holdings, LLC |
| Operator | Sebring International Raceway, LLC |
| Opened | 31 December 1950 |
| Major events | Current: 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) |
| Website | http://www.sebringraceway.com/ |
| GP Road Course (8th variation) (1999–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Length | 3.741 miles (6.019 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 1:41.800 ( Kamui Kobayashi, Toyota TS050 Hybrid, 2019, LMP1) |
| School Circuit (1998–present) | |
| Length | 2.000 miles (3.219 km) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Johnson Club Circuit (1998–present) | |
| Length | 1.700 miles (2.736 km) |
| Turns | 13 |
| 7th variation (1996–1998) | |
| Length | 3.600 miles (5.794 km) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Race lap record | 1:51.867 ( Andrea Montermini, Ferrari 333 SP, 1997, LMP) |
| 6th variation (1991–1995) | |
| Length | 3.700 miles (5.954 km) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Race lap record | 1:49.616 ( Geoff Brabham, Nissan NPT-91 A, 1992, IMSA GTP) |
| 5th variation (1987–1990) | |
| Length | 4.110 miles (6.614 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 1:58.582 ( Geoff Brabham, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo, 1990, IMSA GTP) |
| 4th variation (1984–1986) | |
| Length | 4.860 miles (7.821 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 2:13.857 ( Derek Bell, Porsche 962, 1986, IMSA GTP) |
| 3rd variation (1983) | |
| Length | 4.750 miles (7.644 km) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Race lap record | 2:12.750 ( Bill Whittington, March 83G, 1983, IMSA GTP) |
| 2nd variation (1967–1982) | |
| Length | 5.200 miles (8.369 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 2:28.630 ( John Paul Jr., Porsche 935, 1981, IMSA GTP) |
| Original short road course (1969–1970) | |
| Length | 2.200 miles (3.540 km) |
| Turns | 5 |
| Race lap record | 1:04.8 ( David Hobbs, Surtees TS5, 1969, F5000) |
| 1st variation (1952–1966) | |
| Length | 5.192 miles (8.356 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 2:54.8 ( Dan Gurney, Ford GT40 Mk.II, 1966, Group 4) |
| Original circuit (1950–1951) | |
| Length | 3.500 miles (5.632 km) |
| Turns | 12 |
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, 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).
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