# 2019 1000 Miles of Sebring

The 2019 1,000 Miles of Sebring was an Endurance sportscar racing event held on 15 March 2019, as the sixth round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship. This was the inaugural running of the race, a 268-lap event, and the first FIA WEC race to be held at Sebring International Raceway since the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring.

## Background

The provisional calendar for the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship, released on 1 September 2017 saw a raft of changes, with several races dropped, but included a return to Sebring for the first time since 2012. In the provisional calendar issued, the race was originally planned to be run as a second 12-hour race after the IMSA Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring on the same weekend, and would start at midnight after the conclusion of the IMSA 12 hours. On 21 September 2017, the race became known as the 1500 Miles of Sebring, to avoid confusion between the 2 events, at the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris. However, on 4 April 2018, it was announced that the race would become shortened to 1000 Miles or 268 laps, have a time limit of 8 Hours, and would take place on March 15 instead, prior to the start of the 12 Hours of Sebring, rather than after the race. In addition, it was also announced that there would be a new pitlane built to accommodate the WEC teams, located on the Ulman Straight.

## Entry list

The entry list released on 8 February 2019 saw a number of changes, with the #4 ByKolles Racing Team ENSO CLM P1/01 removed, after the team announced they would not compete due to an engine supply dispute with NISMO, and an additional Entry from the Corvette Racing team. Nathanael Berthon was added to the #3 Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13, while Mathias Beche moved to the #1, replacing Andre Lotterer, who was unable to attend due to a clashing simulator test for the DS Techeetah Formula E team. Jenson Button and Matevos Isaakyan were replaced in the #11 and #17 SMP Racing BR Engineering BR1s by Brendon Hartley and Sergey Sirotkin respectively.

## Qualifying
### Qualifying Results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:40.318 | - | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:40.803 | +0.485 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 3 Rebellion Racing | 1:42.863 | +2.545 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 17 SMP Racing | 1:42.942 | +2.624 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 11 SMP Racing | 1:43.005 | +2.687 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 1 Rebellion Racing | 1:43.015 | +2.697 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 10 DragonSpeed | 1:44.288 | +3.970 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1:47.558 | +7.240 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1:48.208 | +7.890 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut | 1:48.524 | +8.206 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 31 DragonSpeed | 1:49.681 | +9.363 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 1:50.705 | +10.387 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 28 TDS Racing | 1:51.218 | +10.900 | 13 |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | No. 92 Porsche GT Team | 1:57.500 | +17.182 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:57.615 | +17.297 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:57.714 | +17.396 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | No. 82 BMW Team MTEK | 1:57.841 | +17.523 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | No. 63 Corvette Racing | 1:57.844 | +17.526 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | 1:57.938 | +17.620 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | No. 81 BMW Team MTEK | 1:58.000 | +17.682 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | No. 91 Porsche GT Team | 1:58.113 | +17.795 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | 1:58.232 | +17.914 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 1:58.366 | +18.048 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 1:59.790 | +19.472 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | No. 56 Team Project 1 | 1:59.935 | +19.617 | 25 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 2:00.076 | +19.758 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:00.417 | +20.099 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | No. 90 TF Sport | 2:00.543 | +20.225 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE Am | No. 54 Spirit of Race | 2:00.759 | +20.441 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | No. 70 MR Racing | 2:01.679 | +21.361 | 30 |
| 31 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 2:04.748 | +24.430 | 31 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | No. 61 Clearwater Racing | 1:59.396 | +19.078 | WD |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | No. 86 Gulf Racing UK | 1:59.436 | +19.118 | 32 |
| 34 | LMP2 | No. 29 Racing Team Nederland | No Time | — | 33 |
^1 – Stephane Sarrazin had his best lap time deleted for ignoring blue flags. ^2 – Thomas Flohr and Motoaki Ishakawa both had their fastest lap times deleted for speeding under the red flag. ^3 – Only one driver of the No. 61 Clearwater Racing set a lap time. ^4 – The No. 61 Clearwater Racing withdrew due to Perez-Companc's crash in qualifying. ^5 – Michael Wainwright had his fastest lap time deleted for speeding under the red flag, resulting in only one driver of the No. 86 Gulf Racing UK being classified as setting a lap time. ^6 – All of Frits van Eerd's and Nyck de Vries' lap times were deleted for speeding in the pit lane, resulting in the No. 29 Racing Team Nederland having no times.

## Race
### Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's distance was 178 laps. Class winners are in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | LMP1 | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 253 | 8:00:38.186 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6 | M | 253 | 8:00:38.186 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 252 | +1 Lap |
| 2 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6 | M | 252 | +1 Lap |
| 3 | LMP1 | 11 | SMP Racing | Mikhail Aleshin Brendon Hartley Vitaly Petrov | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 242 | +11 Laps |
| 3 | LMP1 | 11 | SMP Racing | Mikhail Aleshin Brendon Hartley Vitaly Petrov | AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6 | M | 242 | +11 Laps |
| 4 | LMP2 | 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | David Heinemeier Hansson Jordan King Will Stevens | Oreca 07 | D | 239 | +14 laps |
| 4 | LMP2 | 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | David Heinemeier Hansson Jordan King Will Stevens | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | D | 239 | +14 laps |
| 5 | LMP2 | 36 | Singatech Alpine Matmut | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet | Alpine A470 | M | 239 | +14 laps |
| 5 | LMP2 | 36 | Singatech Alpine Matmut | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | M | 239 | +14 laps |
| 6 | LMP2 | 31 | DragonSpeed | Anthony Davidson Roberto Gonzalez Pastor Maldonado | Oreca 07 | M | 237 | +16 laps |
| 6 | LMP2 | 31 | DragonSpeed | Anthony Davidson Roberto Gonzalez Pastor Maldonado | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | M | 237 | +16 laps |
| 7 | LMP1 | 3 | Rebellion Racing | Nathanaël Berthon Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes | Rebellion R13 | M | 237 | +16 laps |
| 7 | LMP1 | 3 | Rebellion Racing | Nathanaël Berthon Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes | Gibson GL458 4.5L V8 | M | 237 | +16 laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Erwin Creed Gunnar Jeannette Romano Ricci | Ligier JS P217 | M | 234 | +19 laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Erwin Creed Gunnar Jeannette Romano Ricci | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | M | 234 | +19 laps |
| 9 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries | Dallara P217 | M | 230 | +23 laps |
| 9 | LMP2 | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | M | 230 | +23 laps |
| 10 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 226 | +27 laps |
| 10 | LMGTE Pro | 91 | Porsche GT Team | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 226 | +27 laps |
| 11 | LMGTE Pro | 81 | BMW Team MTEK | Nicky Catsburg Alexander Sims Martin Tomczyk | BMW M8 GTE | M | 226 | +27 laps |
| 11 | LMGTE Pro | 81 | BMW Team MTEK | Nicky Catsburg Alexander Sims Martin Tomczyk | BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8 | M | 226 | +27 laps |
| 12 | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Jonathan Bomarito Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell | Ford GT | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 12 | LMGTE Pro | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Jonathan Bomarito Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell | Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6 | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Daniel Serra | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi Daniel Serra | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | 92 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Sam Bird Miguel Molina Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Sam Bird Miguel Molina Davide Rigon | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 82 | BMW Team MTEK | António Félix da Costa Augusto Farfus Bruno Spengler | BMW M8 GTE | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 82 | BMW Team MTEK | António Félix da Costa Augusto Farfus Bruno Spengler | BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8 | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 63 | Corvette Racing | Antonio Garcia Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 63 | Corvette Racing | Antonio Garcia Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | M | 225 | +28 laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 224 | +29 laps |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Alex Lynn Maxime Martin | Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8 | M | 224 | +29 laps |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 224 | +29 laps |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Darren Turner | Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8 | M | 224 | +29 laps |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey – Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 221 | +32 laps |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 77 | Dempsey – Proton Racing | Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell Christian Ried | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 221 | +32 laps |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 54 | Spirit of Race | Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella Thomas Flohr | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 221 | +32 laps |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 54 | Spirit of Race | Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella Thomas Flohr | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | M | 221 | +32 laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 221 | +32 laps |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 56 | Team Project 1 | Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 221 | +32 laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing UK | Ben Barker Thomas Preining Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 221 | +32 laps |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 86 | Gulf Racing UK | Ben Barker Thomas Preining Michael Wainwright | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 221 | +32 laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 70 | MR Racing | Olivier Beretta Eddie Cheever III Motoaki Ishikawa | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 220 | +33 laps |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 70 | MR Racing | Olivier Beretta Eddie Cheever III Motoaki Ishikawa | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | M | 220 | +33 laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 90 | TF Sport | Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 220 | +33 laps |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | 90 | TF Sport | Jonathan Adam Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç | Aston Martin 4.5L V8 | M | 220 | +33 laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey – Proton Racing | Matteo Cairoli Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 219 | +34 laps |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Dempsey – Proton Racing | Matteo Cairoli Gianluca Roda Giorgio Roda | Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 | M | 219 | +34 laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 219 | +34 laps |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin 4.5L V8 | M | 219 | +34 laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Billy Johnson Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla | Ford GT | M | 216 | +37 laps |
| 28 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Billy Johnson Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla | Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6 | M | 216 | +37 laps |
| 29 | LMP2 | 38 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi Ho-Pin Tung | Oreca 07 | D | 209 | +44 laps |
| 29 | LMP2 | 38 | Jackie Chan DC Racing | Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi Ho-Pin Tung | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | D | 209 | +44 laps |
| NC | LMP2 | 28 | TDS Racing | Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière | Oreca 07 | D | 232 | Not Classified |
| NC | LMP2 | 28 | TDS Racing | Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | D | 232 | Not Classified |
| NC | LMP1 | 17 | SMP Racing | Egor Orudzhev Stéphane Sarrazin Sergey Sirotkin | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 62 | Not Classified |
| NC | LMP1 | 17 | SMP Racing | Egor Orudzhev Stéphane Sarrazin Sergey Sirotkin | AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6 | M | 62 | Not Classified |
| DNF | LMP1 | 10 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Renger van der Zande | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 143 | Electronics |
| DNF | LMP1 | 10 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Renger van der Zande | Gibson GL458 4.5L V8 | M | 143 | Electronics |
| DNF | LMP1 | 1 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Neel Jani Bruno Senna | Rebellion R13 | M | 138 | Electronics |
| DNF | LMP1 | 1 | Rebellion Racing | Mathias Beche Neel Jani Bruno Senna | Gibson GL458 4.5L V8 | M | 138 | Electronics |
| DNS | LMGTE Am | 61 | Clearwater Racing | Matteo Cressoni Matt Griffin Luís Pérez Companc | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | — | Did Not Start |
| DNS | LMGTE Am | 61 | Clearwater Racing | Matteo Cressoni Matt Griffin Luís Pérez Companc | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | M | — | Did Not Start |
* 1 2 The TDS Racing No. 28 and the SMP Racing No. 17 did not complete the final lap of the race and therefore, were not classified as finishers.

## Standings after the race

| Pos. | +/– | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Fernando Alonso Kazuki Nakajima Sébastien Buemi | 135 |
| 2 | | Kamui Kobayashi Mike Conway José María López | 120 |
| 3 | | Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes | 81 |
| 4 | 1 | Mathias Beche | 73 |
| 5 | 1 | Neel Jani André Lotterer | 63 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 151 |
| 2 | Rebellion Racing | 98 |
| 3 | SMP Racing | 71 |
| 4 | ByKolles Racing Team | 22 |
| 5 | DragonSpeed | 8.5 |
| 6 | CEFC TRSM Racing | 1 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.
| Pos. | +/– | Driver | Points |
| 1 | | Michael Christensen Kévin Estre | 125 |
| 2 | 1 | Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz | 100 |
| 3 | 1 | James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi | 80.5 |
| 4 | 2 | Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla | 69 |
| 5 | | Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim | 58.5 |
| Pos. | +/– | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | | Porsche | 227 |
| 2 | 1 | Ferrari | 127 |
| 3 | 1 | Ford | 125 |
| 4 | | Aston Martin | 102 |
| 5 | | BMW | 87 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.