Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked • Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked •
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Sebring International Raceway

Florida, USA · 1 races held

Race History

YearGrand PrixWinnerTeam
1959 United States Grand Prix Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax

About Sebring International Raceway

Sebring International Raceway in central Florida is best known as a venue for endurance racing, particularly the famous 12 Hours of Sebring sports car classic. Like several early circuits, it was laid out on a former World War II airfield, and parts of the track still run on the original concrete runway sections, giving it a notoriously bumpy surface.

Sebring's single appearance on the Formula 1 calendar came in 1959, when it hosted the inaugural United States Grand Prix as the season finale. That race holds a special place in F1 history as one of the closest and most dramatic title deciders of the early championship era.

Although F1 never returned, Sebring's place in the sport's story is secure thanks to that one remarkable afternoon, and it remains a beloved fixture of American motorsport to this day.

Memorable Moments

  • 1959: The first United States Grand Prix was held here as a three-way championship decider between Jack Brabham, Tony Brooks and Stirling Moss.
  • 1959: Bruce McLaren won the race to become, at the time, the youngest Grand Prix winner in F1 history.
  • 1959: Jack Brabham ran out of fuel on the final lap and famously pushed his Cooper across the line to secure the points that clinched his first World Championship.

Track Character

Sebring's character comes from its origins as a wartime airfield, with long stretches of old concrete runway producing a famously rough and punishing surface that tests both machinery and driver concentration. The layout mixes fast, flowing sections with tight, technical corners, and the abrasive, uneven ground has long made it one of the toughest tracks on cars and brakes. Though F1 visited only once, the combination of bumps, heat and high-speed challenge that defines Sebring's endurance reputation was just as evident on that single Grand Prix weekend in 1959.