# 2023 1000 Miles of Sebring

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. It was the third running of the event.

## Background

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.
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.
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

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.
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.

## Schedule

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

* Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
| Free Practice 1 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Free Practice 1 | Hypercar | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Ryo Hirakawa | 1:47.649 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMP2 | 63 | Prema Racing | Mirko Bortolotti | 1:50.074 |
| Free Practice 1 | LMGTE Am | 85 | Iron Dames | Michelle Gatting | 1:59.028 |
| Free Practice 2 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Free Practice 2 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:46.954 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi | 1:50.326 |
| Free Practice 2 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Kessel Racing | Daniel Serra | 1:58.845 |
| Free Practice 3 | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver | Time |
| Free Practice 3 | Hypercar | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:45.783 |
| Free Practice 3 | LMP2 | 28 | Jota | Pietro Fittipaldi | 1:50.128 |
| Free Practice 3 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Northwest AMR | Nicki Thiim | 1:59.030 |
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## Qualifying

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

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

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | 38 |
| 2 | Sébastien Buemi Brendon Hartley Ryō Hirakawa | 27 |
| 3 | Antonio Fuoco Miguel Molina Nicklas Nielsen | 24 |
| 4 | Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Richard Westbrook | 18 |
| 5 | Dane Cameron Michael Christensen Frédéric Makowiecki | 15 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 38 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 24 |
| 3 | Cadillac | 18 |
| 4 | Porsche | 10 |
| 5 | Vanwall | 6 |
| Pos | Drivers | Points |
| 1 | Filipe Albuquerque Philip Hanson Frederick Lubin | 38 |
| 2 | Mirko Bortolotti Daniil Kvyat Doriane Pin | 27 |
| 3 | Albert Costa Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski | 23 |
| 4 | Rui Andrade Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica | 18 |
| 5 | Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson Oliver Rasmussen | 15 |
| Pos | No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 22 | United Autosports | 38 |
| 2 | 63 | Prema Racing | 27 |
| 3 | 34 | Inter Europol Competition | 23 |
| 4 | 41 | Team WRT | 18 |
| 5 | 28 | Jota | 15 |
| Pos | Drivers | Points |
| 1 | Nicky Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone | 38 |
| 2 | Julien Andlauer Christian Ried Mikkel O. Pedersen | 27 |
| 3 | Scott Huffaker Takeshi Kimura Daniel Serra | 23 |
| 4 | Stefano Costantini Simon Mann Ulysse de Pauw | 18 |
| 5 | Francesco Castellacci Thomas Flohr Davide Rigon | 15 |
| Pos | No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 33 | Corvette Racing | 38 |
| 2 | 77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 27 |
| 3 | 57 | Kessel Racing | 23 |
| 4 | 21 | AF Corse | 18 |
| 5 | 54 | AF Corse | 15 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for all championship standings.