SEBRING TRACK FACTS Track Length: 3.74 miles (6.019 km) Track Surface: 2.89 miles asphalt and 0.85 miles concrete Number of Turns: 17 Number of Pits: 64 FIA Circuit Rating: Grade 2 Longest Straight: Ulmann Straight 0.63 miles Facility Size: ���������������������������������������������� Original use: USAAF B-17 combat crew training base (1941-45) Elevation: 62 feet Average Race Day Temperature: 67º F Rain History: 8 times in 63 years (1952, 59, 65, 91, 93, 95, 97, 16) Race Founder: Alec Ulmann First Race: December 31, 1950 First 12-hour Race: March 8, 1952 Historic "Firsts" at Sebring: 1953 – First ever FIA Sports Car World 14 Championship race; 1959 – First Formula One race in the USA; 1966 – First ever SCCA Trans-Am race; 1999 – First ever American Le Mans Series race; 2012 – First ever World Endurance Championship race. Total Completion Miles at Sebring since 1952: 2.6 million ORIGIN OF CIRCUIT TURN NAMES: Kristensen Corner (T3): Named for Sebring's all-time winning driver Tom Kristensen. Gurney Bend (aka Big Bend, T6): Named for racing legend Dan Gurney. Fangio Chicane (T8-9): Named in honor of Juan Manuel Fangio, twotime Sebring Winner. Cunningham Corner (T10): Named after legendary sportsman Briggs Cunningham who built his namesake cars in West Palm Beach, Florida, and won three consecutive years as a car owner. Collier Curve (T11-12): Honors sports car racing pioneers Sam and Miles Collier. Tower Turn (T13): Named for landmark water tower that was located just outside the turn (demolished in 1997). Flying Fortress Straight: Named in honor of the B-17s that were based at Hendricks Field. Bishop Bend (T14): Recognizes IMSA founder John Bishop, who helped save Sebring in 1973. Gendebien Bend (T15): Honors three-time winner Olivier Gendebien. Le Mans Curve (T16): Named after the world's most famous endurance race. Ulmann Straight: Named after Sebring founder Alec Ulmann, who promoted the race 1950-1972. Sunset Bend (T17): The final turn of the legendary Sebring circuit.
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