2022 1000 Miles of Sebring

The 2022 1000 Miles of Sebring was an endurance sportscar racing event held on the 18 March 2022, as the opening round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. This was the second running of the race, a 268-lap event or 8 hours (whichever comes first), and the first time the event had been held since the 2019 1000 Miles of Sebring, after due to the 2020 and 2021 races being cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background

The provisional calendar for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship released in August 2021. It saw a few changes, with the return of the Sebring and Fuji races, whilst the Portimao and second Bahrain races were dropped.

Entry list The entry list was revealed on 9 March 2022.

Qualifying Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Class Team Time 1 Hypercar 36 Alpine Elf Team 1:47.407 - 1 2 Hypercar 708 Glickenhaus Racing 1:48.471 +1.334 2 3 LMP2 Pro-Am 83 AF Corse 1:49.014 +1.607 3 4 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:49.217 +1.810 4 5 LMP2 22 United Autosports USA 1:49.388 +1.981 5 6 LMP2 23 United Autosports USA 1:49.510 +2.103 6 7 Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:49.581 +2.174 7 8 LMP2 31 WRT 1:49.670 +2.263 8 9 LMP2 41 RealTeam by WRT 1:49.688 +2.281 9 10 LMP2 9 Prema Orlen Team 1:50.057 +2.650 10 11 LMP2 28 JOTA 1:50.178 +2.771 11 12 LMP2 38 JOTA 1:50.596 +3.189 12 13 LMP2 5 Team Penske 1:50.629 +3.222 13 14 LMP2 1 Richard Mille Racing Team 1:50.916 +3.509 14 15 LMP2 Pro-Am 35 Ultimate 1:50.954 +3.547 15 16 LMP2 10 Vector Sport 1:50.955 +3.548 16 17 LMP2 Pro-Am 44 ARC Bratislava 1:51.182 +3.775 17 18 LMP2 Pro-Am 45 Algarve Pro Racing 1:51.332 +3.925 18 19 LMGTE Pro 92 Porsche GT Team 1:57.233 +9.826 19 20 LMGTE Pro 91 Porsche GT Team 1:57.383 +9.976 20 21 LMGTE Pro 64 Corvette Racing 1:57.696 +10.289 21 22 LMGTE Am 33 TF Sport 1:59.204 +11.797 22 23 LMGTE Pro 51 AF Corse 1:59.299 +11.892 23 24 LMGTE Pro 52 AF Corse 1:59.388 +11.981 24 25 LMGTE Am 98 Northwest AMR 2:00.570 +13.163 25 26 LMGTE Am 56 Team Project 1 2:00.649 +13.242 26 27 LMGTE Am 85 Iron Dames 2:01.140 +13.733 27 28 LMGTE Am 777 D'Station Racing 2:01.379 +13.972 28 29 LMGTE Am 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:02.079 +14.672 29 30 LMGTE Am 54 AF Corse 2:02.264 +14.857 30 31 LMGTE Am 71 Spirit of Race 2:02.800 +15.393 31 32 LMGTE Am 21 AF Corse 2:03.116 +15.709 32 33 LMGTE Am 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:03.560 +16.153 33 34 LMGTE Am 60 Iron Lynx 2:03.726 +16.319 34 35 LMGTE Am 46 Team Project 1 No Time — 35 36 LMP2 34 Inter Europol Competition No Time — 36Source:

Race The race was stopped twice during the course of the event with red flags. The first stoppage was after the crash of the #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry, which required extensive time for car recovery and barrier repair. The second stoppage occurred in the final hour due to lightning strikes and heavy rain showers in the area. The race was ultimately ended early due to the weather conditions.

Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's distance) was 136 laps. Class winners are in bold and . Class Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Time/Retired Engine 1 Hypercar 36 Alpine Elf Team André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre Matthieu Vaxivière Alpine A480 194 7:15:37.293 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 2 Hypercar 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Sebastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa Toyota GR010 Hybrid 194 +37.466 Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 3 Hypercar 708 Glickenhaus Racing Olivier Pla Romain Dumas Ryan Briscoe Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH 193 +1 Lap Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8 4 LMP2 23 United Autosports USA Paul di Resta Oliver Jarvis Josh Pierson Oreca 07 192 +2 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 5 LMP2 31 WRT Sean Gelael Robin Frijns René Rast Oreca 07 192 +2 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 6 LMP2 41 RealTeam by WRT Rui Andrade Ferdinand Habsburg Norman Nato Oreca 07 192 +2 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 7 LMP2 9 Prema Orlen Team Robert Kubica Louis Deletraz Lorenzo Colombo Oreca 07 192 +2 Laps Gibson Technology GK428 V8 8 LMP2 28 Jota Oliver Rasmussen Edward Jones Jonathan Aberdein Oreca 07 192 +2 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 9 LMP2 38 Jota Roberto González Antonio Felix da Costa Will Stevens Oreca 07 192 +2 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 10 LMP2 22 United Autosports USA Philip Hanson Filipe Albuquerque Will Owen Oreca 07 192 +2 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 11 LMP2 5 Team Penske Dane Cameron Emmanuel Collard Felipe Nasr Oreca 07 192 +2 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 12 LMP2 Pro-Am 83 AF Corse François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera Oreca 07 191 +3 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 13 LMP2 Pro-Am 35 Ultimate Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu Lahaye François Heriau Oreca 07 190 +4 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 14 LMP2 Pro-Am 45 Algarve Pro Racing Steven Thomas James Allen René Binder Oreca 07 190 +4 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 15 LMP2 1 Richard Mille Racing Team Lilou Wadoux Sébastien Ogier Charles Milesi Oreca 07 189 +5 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 16 LMP2 Pro-Am 44 ARC Bratislava Miroslav Konôpka Mathias Beche Tijmen van der Helm Oreca 07 188 +6 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 17 LMGTE Pro 92 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen Kevin Estre Porsche 911 RSR-19 183 +11 Laps Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 18 LMGTE Pro 64 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner Nick Tandy Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 183 +11 Laps Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 19 LMGTE Pro 91 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz Porsche 911 RSR-19 183 +11 Laps Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 20 LMGTE Pro 51 AF Corse Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 183 +11 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 21 LMGTE Am 98 Northwest AMR Paul Dalla Lana David Pittard Nicki Thiim Aston Martin Vantage AMR 180 +14 Laps Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 22 LMGTE Pro 52 AF Corse Miguel Molina Antonio Fuoco Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 180 +14 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 23 LMGTE Am 33 TF Sport Ben Keating Florian Latorre Marco Sørensen Aston Martin Vantage AMR 180 +14 Laps Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 24 LMGTE Am 56 Team Project 1 Brendan Iribe Olliver Millroy Ben Barnicoat Porsche 911 RSR-19 180 +14 Laps Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 25 LMGTE Am 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Christian Ried Sebastian Priaulx Harry Tincknell Porsche 911 RSR-19 180 +14 Laps Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 26 LMGTE Am 85 Iron Dames Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Sarah Bovy Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 179 +15 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 27 LMGTE Am 777 D'Station Racing Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Charlie Fagg Aston Martin Vantage AMR 179 +15 Laps Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 28 LMGTE Am 21 AF Corse Simon Mann Christoph Ulrich Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 178 +16 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 29 LMGTE Am 60 Iron Lynx Claudio Schiavoni Matteo Cressoni Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 178 +16 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 30 LMGTE Am 54 AF Corse Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Nick Cassidy Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 178 +16 Laps Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 31 LMP2 34 Inter Europol Competition Jakub Śmiechowski Alex Brundle Esteban Gutiérrez Oreca 07 174 +20 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 32 LMGTE Am 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing Fred Poordad Patrick Lindsey Julien Andlauer Porsche 911 RSR-19 169 +25 Laps Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 33 LMP2 10 Vector Sport Nico Müller Ryan Cullen Mike Rockenfeller Oreca 07 157 +37 Laps Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 NC LMGTE Am 71 Spirit of Race Franck Dezoteux Pierre Ragues Gabriel Aubry Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 122 Not Classified Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 NC LMGTE Am 46 Team Project 1 Matteo Cairoli Mikkel O. Pedersen Nicolas Leutwiler Porsche 911 RSR-19 86 Not Classified Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DNF Hypercar 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López Toyota GR010 Hybrid 110 Crash Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6

Standings after the race

2022 Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship +/- Driver Points1 André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière Nicolas Lapierre392 Brendon Hartley Ryo Hirakawa Sebastien Buemi273 Olivier Pla Romain Dumas Ryan Briscoe234 José María López Kamui Kobayashi Mike Conway0

2022 Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship +/- Team Points1 Alpine392 Toyota273 Glickenhaus23

2022 World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship +/- Driver Points 1 Kevin Estre Michael Christensen 39 2 Nick Tandy Tommy Milner 27 3 Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz 23 4 Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado 18 5 David Pittard Nicki Thiim Paul Dalla Lana 15

2022 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship +/- Team Points 1 Porsche 62 2 Ferrari 33 3 Chevrolet 27

Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.

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