Sebring International Raceway
 
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| Location | Highlands County, east of Sebring, Florida, USA |
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| Time zone | UTC -5 (UTC-4 DST) |
| Capacity | open seating without capacity limitation |
| Owner | IMSA Holdings, LLC |
| Operator | Sebring International Raceway, LLC |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Major events |
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 12 Hours of Sebring |
| GP Road Course (6th variation) (1999–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Length | 3.74 mi (6.02 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Lap record | 1:43.886 (Marcel Fässler, Audi Sport Team Joest, 2013, LMP1) |
| Club Road Course | |
| Length | 1.703 mi (2.74 km) |
| 5th variation (1991–1998) | |
| Length | 3.722 mi (5.99 km) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Lap record | 1:49.425 (Stefan Johansson, Yannick Dalmas, Ferrari, 1997, LMP1) |
| 4th variation (1987–1990) | |
| Length | 4.109 mi (6.612 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Lap record | 1:55.767 (Derek Daly, Nissan, 1990, IMSA) |
| 3rd variation (1983–1986) | |
| Length | 4.86 mi (7.821 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Lap record | 2:11.416 (Ken Madren, March, 1986, IMSA) |
| 2nd variation (1967–1982) | |
| Length | 5.195 mi (8.36 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Lap record | 2:27.067 (Bobby Rahal, March, 1982, IMSA) |
| 1st variation (1952–1966) | |
| Length | 5.192 mi (8.356 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Lap record | 2:54.6 (Dan Gurney, Ford, 1966, WSC) |
| Original circuit (1950–1951) | |
| Length | 3.3 mi (5.31 km) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Website | www |
Sebring International Raceway is a road course auto racing facility located near Sebring, Florida.
Sebring (pronounced "sea bring") Raceway is one of the oldest continuously operating race tracks in the United States, 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, a World War II training base for the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Sebring raceway occupies the site of Hendricks Army Airfield, a United States Army Air Forces training base for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress pilots in operation from 1941 to 1946. After the war, aeronautical engineer Alec Ulmann, was seeking sites for converting military aircraft to civilian use when he discovered potential in Hendricks' runways to stage a sports car endurance race similar to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sebring's first race was held on New Year's Eve of 1950, attracting thirty race cars from across North America. The Sam Collier 6 Hour Memorial race was won by Fritz Koster and Ralph Deshon in a Crosley Hot Shot that had been driven to the track by Victor Sharpe.
The first 12 Hours of Sebring was held on March 15, 1952, shortly growing into a major international race. In 1959, the track hosted the U.S.' first Formula One race (the successor to historic European Grand Prix motor racing), held as that year's installment of the historic United States Grand Prix competition. However poor attendance and high costs relocated the next U.S. Grand Prix to Riverside International Raceway in Southern California.
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