Sebring International Raceway

Satellite image of the facility

Sebring International Raceway

Route 1959 (GP USA)

Sebring International Raceway is a race track in Sebring in the US -Bundesstaat Florida . The course covers 6.02 kilometers with 17 bends, of which 3.8 kilometers are asphalt and 1.9 kilometers are concrete. There are also other course variants such as the short course with 3.2 kilometers and the club course with 2.7 kilometers. However, these variants are usually only used for testing.

history

Sebring International Raceway grandstand

The course was laid out in the late 1940s on the former airport grounds of Hendricks Army Airfield, modeled on European motorcycle racing courses. The first race took place in 1950, but on a 8.3-kilometer course that used two runways. In 1983, a shortened 7.6 kilometer circuit was used. 1984 to 1986 the length was 7.82 kilometers due to renovation work in the pit area. Then the north-south runway was omitted and replaced by a new piece of asphalt with the so-called carousel, so that the length shrank to 6.6 kilometers. As of 1991, turns eight and nine and the carousel were removed again. The length was reduced to 5.9 kilometers. At the end of 1995 the Fangio chicane was relocated. This shortened the course to 5.7 kilometers. In 1997 the entry and exit of the Ulmann straights (in front of the target curve) were redesigned, which extended the course to 6 kilometers. The last renovation to date took place at the end of 1998. The hairpin curve (curve 5) has been converted into an S curve. In 2001 the surface from curve 1 to curve 10 was renewed.

At the end of the Formula 1 season in 1959 , the first US Grand Prix took place here - but it should also be the last time that Formula 1 was a guest here .

run

The largest and most famous race is the 12-hour race at Sebring , which traditionally opened the American Le Mans Series every year until 2013 . Until 1992 the race was part of the sports car world championship .

Winner of the Formula 1 race in Sebring

year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP the
1959	Bruce McLaren	cooper	Climax	D.	2: 12: 35.7 h	8.369 km	42	159.055 km / h	12th of December	United States

See also

• List of motorsport racetracks

Web links

Commons : Sebring International Raceway  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Homepage (English)

Coordinates: 27 ° 27 ′ 17 "  N , 81 ° 20 ′ 54"  W.