There has been a 12-hour endurance race at Sebring since 1952; for 60 years international sports car teams have contested for the win around this collection of World War II runways. The biggest teams and the best drivers in the sport’s history have raced here; any list of the biggest names among them would either be too long to fit or leave out too many important names; suffice to say, just about every notable sports car team, car, and driver of the past 60 years has competed in the Sebring 12 Hours.
Sebring’s rough concrete runways, connected by sections of old and new asphalt provide some of the toughest tests of any track in the world; 12 hours at Sebring is like 24 anywhere else. Mastering the challenge of Sebring means something in the racing world.
The 2012 event, the 60th anniversary of this great race, promises to be one of the biggest and the best. Not only is it the opening race of the American Le Mans Series season, attracting the best sports car teams of North America; it is also the first race for the new FIA/ACO World Endurance Championship, bringing teams from around the globe.
