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2023 1000 Miles of Sebring

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United States 2023 1000 Miles of Sebring
Event information
Round 1 of 7 in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date17 March 2023
LocationSebring, Florida
VenueSebring International Raceway
Duration1000 miles or 8 hours
Results
Laps completed239
Distance (km)1438.541
Distance (miles)894.099
Hypercar
Pole position
Time1:45.067
TeamItaly Ferrari AF Corse
Winners
TeamJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing
DriversUnited Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
LMP2
Winners
TeamUnited Kingdom Hertz Team Jota
DriversGermany David Beckmann
United Kingdom Will Stevens
China Yifei Ye
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamUnited States Corvette Racing
DriversNetherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Ben Keating
Argentina Nicolás Varrone

The 2023 1000 Miles of Sebring was an endurance sportscar racing event held at the Sebring International Raceway, Florida, United States on 17 March 2023, as the opening round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship.[1] It was the third running of the event.

Background

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The #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid on the front straight at sunset while leading the 1000 Miles of Sebring.

The 1000 Miles of Sebring was the first race for new and returning manufacturers to the top class of endurance racing: Porsche, Ferrari, Cadillac and Vanwall entered cars in the Hypercar category for the race. They joined returning manufacturers Toyota, Peugeot and Glickenhaus. Alpine was forced to leave the Hypercar class for a 1-year hiatus, with plans of returning for the 2024 season.

Customer teams also joined the Hypercar grid. Both Proton Competition and Jota Sport will receive a Porsche 963 later in the year. Unfortunately, these cars will not be delivered to the teams until at least mid-April, but in Proton's case probably until after Le Mans.[2]

This is the first year of the World Endurance Championship without the LMGTE Pro category, after it got dropped in 2022 since manufacturers did not express enough interest in the class.[3]

During the last 17 minutes of the race, on the official stream, the Falcon 9 carrying the SES-18 and SES-19 satellites was visible from the track.

Entry list

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The entry list was revealed on 1 March 2023. The list of entries for the event consisted of 37 cars across three classes. There were 11 entries in Hypercar, 12 entries in LMP2, and 14 entries in LMGTE Am. Porsche customer Hertz Team Jota entered the No. 48 car in the LMP2 class, due to the fact that the customer Porsche 963's were not yet ready to be delivered.[4]

After an accident in FP2, Proton Competition withdrew their No. 88 Porsche 911 RSR-19 from the event after a collision with the No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R. The car sustained extensive chassis damage that prevented it from taking part in the race. This withdrawal brought the amount of starting cars down to 36.[5]

Schedule

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Date Time (local: ET) Event
Wednesday, 15 March 10:55 Free Practice 1
16:35 Free Practice 2
Thursday, 16 March 11:55 Free Practice 3
18:30 Qualifying - LMGTE Am
18:55 Qualifying - LMP2
19:20 Qualifying - Hypercar
Friday, 17 March 12:00 Race
Source:[6]

Free practice

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  • Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Free Practice 1 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Japan Ryo Hirakawa 1:47.649
LMP2 63 Italy Prema Racing Italy Mirko Bortolotti 1:50.074
LMGTE Am 85 Italy Iron Dames Denmark Michelle Gatting 1:59.028
Free Practice 2 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Japan Kamui Kobayashi 1:46.954
LMP2 28 United Kingdom Jota Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi 1:50.326
LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland Kessel Racing Brazil Daniel Serra 1:58.845
Free Practice 3 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Japan Kamui Kobayashi 1:45.783
LMP2 28 United Kingdom Jota Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi 1:50.128
LMGTE Am 98 Canada Northwest AMR Denmark Nicki Thiim 1:59.030
Source:[7][8][9]

Qualifying

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Team Time Gap Grid
1 Hypercar 50 Italy Ferrari AF Corse 1:45.067 - 1
2 Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:45.281 +0.214 2
3 Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:45.548 +0.481 3
4 Hypercar 51 Italy Ferrari AF Corse 1:45.874 +0.807 4
5 Hypercar 2 United States Cadillac Racing 1:46.082 +1.015 5
6 Hypercar 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:47.193 +2.126 6
7 Hypercar 5 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:47.210 +2.143 7
8 Hypercar 94 France Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:47.455 +2.388 8
9 Hypercar 93 France Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:48.205 +3.138 9
10 Hypercar 708 United States Glickenhaus Racing 1:49.164 +4.097 10
11 Hypercar 4 Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 1:49.329 +4.262 11
12 LMP2 23 United Kingdom United Autosports 1:49.974 +4.907 12
13 LMP2 28 United Kingdom Jota 1:50.067 +5.000 13
14 LMP2 31 Belgium Team WRT 1:50.155 +5.088 14
15 LMP2 36 France Alpine Elf Team 1:50.174 +5.107 15
16 LMP2 48 United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota 1:50.218 +5.151 16
17 LMP2 41 Belgium Team WRT 1:50.291 +5.224 17
18 LMP2 22 United Kingdom United Autosports 1:50.408 +5.341 18
19 LMP2 9 Italy Prema Racing 1:50.417 +5.350 19
20 LMP2 10 United Kingdom Vector Sport 1:50.710 +5.643 20
21 LMP2 63 Italy Prema Racing 1:50.726 +5.659 21
22 LMP2 34 Poland Inter Europol Competition 1:50.889 +5.822 22
23 LMP2 35 France Alpine Elf Team 1:51.284 +6.217 23
24 LMGTE Am 85 Italy Iron Dames 1:58.949 +13.882 24
25 LMGTE Am 33 United States Corvette Racing 1:59.345 +14.278 25
26 LMGTE Am 25 Oman ORT by TF 1:59.657 +14.590 26
27 LMGTE Am 83 Italy Richard Mille AF Corse 1:59.733 +14.666 27
28 LMGTE Am 21 Italy AF Corse 1:59.992 +14.925 28
29 LMGTE Am 56 Germany Project 1 – AO 2:00.588 +15.521 29
30 LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland Kessel Racing 2:00.591 +15.524 30
31 LMGTE Am 98 Canada Northwest AMR 2:00.807 +15.740 31
32 LMGTE Am 777 Japan D'Station Racing 2:00.941 +15.874 32
33 LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse 2:01.041 +15.974 33
34 LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:01.054 +15.987 34
35 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom GR Racing 2:02.588 +17.521 35
36 LMGTE Am 60 Italy Iron Lynx 2:02.820 +17.753 36
Source:[10]

Race

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Race result

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The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 136 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.


Final race classification
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 239 8:00:19.877‡
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryo Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 239 +2.168
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 50 Italy Ferrari AF Corse Italy Antonio Fuoco
Spain Miguel Molina
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P M 237 +2 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
4 Hypercar 2 United States Cadillac Racing New Zealand Earl Bamber
United Kingdom Alex Lynn
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Cadillac V-Series.R M 237 +2 Laps
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
5 Hypercar 5 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United States Dane Cameron
Denmark Michael Christensen
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 963 M 235 +4 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
6 Hypercar 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Kévin Estre
Germany André Lotterer
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 M 235 +4 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
7 LMP2 48 United Kingdom Hertz Team Jota Germany David Beckmann
United Kingdom Will Stevens
China Yifei Ye
Oreca 07 G 230 +9 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
8 LMP2 22 United Kingdom United Autosports Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Philip Hanson
United Kingdom Frederick Lubin
Oreca 07 G 230 +9 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
9 LMP2 63 Italy Prema Racing Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Daniil Kvyat
France Doriane Pin
Oreca 07 G 230 +9 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
10 LMP2 34 Poland Inter Europol Competition Spain Albert Costa
Switzerland Fabio Scherer
Poland Jakub Śmiechowski
Oreca 07 G 230 +9 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
11 LMP2 41 Belgium Team WRT Angola Rui Andrade
Switzerland Louis Delétraz
Poland Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 230 +9 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
12 LMP2 28 United Kingdom Jota Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen
Oreca 07 G 230 +9 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
13 LMP2 31 Belgium Team WRT Netherlands Robin Frijns
Indonesia Sean Gelael
Austria Ferdinand Habsburg
Oreca 07 G 230 +9 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
14 LMP2 9 Italy Prema Racing Italy Andrea Caldarelli
Romania Filip Ugran
Netherlands Bent Viscaal
Oreca 07 G 229 +10 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
15 Hypercar 51 Italy Ferrari AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Antonio Giovinazzi
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 499P M 228 +11 Laps
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
16 LMP2 36 France Alpine Elf Team France Julien Canal
France Charles Milesi
France Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07 G 228 +11 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
17 LMGTE Am 33 United States Corvette Racing Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Ben Keating
Argentina Nicolás Varrone
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R M 221 +18 Laps‡
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
18 LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing France Julien Andlauer
Germany Christian Ried
Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 219 +20 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
19 LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland Kessel Racing United States Scott Huffaker
Japan Takeshi Kimura
Brazil Daniel Serra
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 219 +20 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
20 LMGTE Am 21 Italy AF Corse Italy Stefano Costantini
United States Simon Mann
Belgium Ulysse de Pauw
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 219 +20 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
21 LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse Italy Francesco Castellacci
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 219 +20 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
22 LMGTE Am 60 Italy Iron Lynx Italy Matteo Cressoni
Belgium Alessio Picariello
Italy Claudio Schiavoni
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 219 +20 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
23 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom GR Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
Italy Riccardo Pera
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 218 +21 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
24 LMGTE Am 85 Italy Iron Dames Belgium Sarah Bovy
Switzerland Rahel Frey
Denmark Michelle Gatting
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 218 +21 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
25 LMP2 10 United Kingdom Vector Sport France Gabriel Aubry
Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen
Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser
Oreca 07 G 218 +21 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
26 LMGTE Am 25 Oman ORT by TF Oman Ahmad Al Harthy
United States Michael Dinan
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 217 +22 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
27 LMGTE Am 777 Japan D'Station Racing Japan Tomonobu Fujii
Japan Satoshi Hoshino
United Kingdom Casper Stevenson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 217 +22 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE Am 98 Canada Northwest AMR Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Zimbabwe Axcil Jefferies
Denmark Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 216 +23 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE Am 56 Germany Project 1 – AO Italy Matteo Cairoli
United States P.J. Hyett
United States Gunnar Jeannette
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 215 +24 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
30 Hypercar 4 Austria Floyd Vanwall Racing Team France Tom Dillmann
Argentina Esteban Guerrieri
Canada Jacques Villeneuve
Vanwall Vandervell 680 M 215 +24 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
31 Hypercar 93 France Peugeot TotalEnergies Denmark Mikkel Jensen
United Kingdom Paul di Resta
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 M 213 +26 Laps
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
NC Hypercar 94 France Peugeot TotalEnergies France Loïc Duval
United States Gustavo Menezes
Switzerland Nico Müller
Peugeot 9X8 M 141 Not Classified
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
Ret LMP2 35 France Alpine Elf Team United Kingdom Olli Caldwell
Brazil André Negrão
Mexico Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 G 139 Retired
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
Ret LMP2 23 United Kingdom United Autosports United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United States Josh Pierson
Oreca 07 G 91 Electrical
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
Ret Hypercar 708 United States Glickenhaus Racing Australia Ryan Briscoe
France Romain Dumas
France Olivier Pla
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH M 62 Electrical
Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8
Ret LMGTE Am 83 Italy Richard Mille AF Corse Argentina Luis Pérez Companc
Italy Alessio Rovera
France Lilou Wadoux
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 4 Crash
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Source:[11]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
G Goodyear
M Michelin

Standings after the race

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Source:[12]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all championship standings.

References

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  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (29 September 2022). "Portimao Returns in Expanded Seven-Round 2023 Schedule". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (20 January 2023). "Proton: Customer Porsche 963 Could Debut After Le Mans". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ Dagys, John (10 June 2022). "GTE-Pro to End at Conclusion of 2022 Season". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 March 2023). "Glickenhaus Lineup Confirmed in 37-Car Sebring Entry". Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (15 March 2023). "Proton Withdraws No. 88 Porsche After Cadillac Incident". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Sebring - FIA World Endurance Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Sebring FP1 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Sebring FP2 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Sebring FP3 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Sebring Q results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Sebring Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 Sebring standings - FIA World Endurance Championship". Retrieved 18 March 2023.


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