Bruce McLaren had a remarkable career at Sebring. He won three times at
Sebring in three completely different races: the 1959 Formula One race, the 1967
12 Hours and the 1962 GT support race.
cars were driven to the track!
track reconfiguration project that eliminated the airport runway portion of the
original 5.2 mile circuit.
were run under caution due to heavy rain (this includes over 1:15 of red-flag).
There were no caution laps in 1994 and 2001.
rain (1993, 95, 2016) and twice for an accident (1997, 2014).
automatic transmission.
drivers) were the Cunningham in 1953 (Phil Walters and John Fitch driving) and
the Chaparral in 1965 (Jim Hall and Hap Sharp driving).
crew at Sebring in 1968.
was the Porsche 962 driven by A.J. Foyt and Bob Wollek in 1985 (qualified 13th
fastest).
place cars.
held on Saturday. It has been held in March every year except 1967, when it was
run on April 1st.
the Sebring airport from 1974-79.
In 1962, Stirling Moss and Innes Ireland built a comfortable two-lap lead in their
Ferrari, but were disqualified for a refueling infraction. They had refueled too early
(fueling stops needed to be at least 20 laps apart). In 1966, Dan Gurney was
disqualified for pushing his Ford, which had stopped on the last lap while in the
lead.
Warren rode with race official George Huntoon for two laps around the circuit
while the race was in progress.
their very first start: Audi R15 (2009), Audi R10 (2006), Audi R8 (2000), BMW
LMR (1999), Ford Mk IV (1967), Chaparral 2 (1965), Ferrari 250P (1963), Ferrari
860 Monza (1956). The 1966 winning Ford X-1 roadster never raced again after
winning its debut race at Sebring.
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