Sebring was created from the runways and service roads of a wartime Florida airbase and became famous for endurance racing. It hosted the first United States Grand Prix counting for the Formula 1 World Championship in 1959, but only once.
Bruce McLaren became the youngest Grand Prix winner of the time, while Jack Brabham pushed his fuel-starved Cooper across the line to secure the championship. Rough concrete and weak attendance sent the event elsewhere.
Across 8.356 km, its 12 corners create a distinct rhythm between braking, precision and acceleration. As a road circuit, it asks drivers and teams to adapt setup, tyre management and race strategy to the venue's particular constraints, while its clockwise direction shapes the sequence of its most demanding sectors.
