2026 12 Hours of Sebring: Preview
- Aaron Carroll
- Mar 18
- 3 min read
Updated: Mar 19
Known by some as the biggest test of reliability on the motorsport calendar, the 12 Hours of Sebring takes place this weekend, with 55 cars set to take to the track for this years event.
Entry List
GTP
The 11 cars that headed the field in Daytona remain on the list for the second round of the IMSA Sportscar Championship season.
The only change here is that the former No.85 JDC-Miller Porsche (still running the 2025 spec car) is now the No.5 JDC-Miller Porsche, as they have gained a sponsorship with Mustang Sampling.
Porsche will also be running a special livery on their No.6 and No.7 963s, celebrating their partnership with Mobil 1.
LMP2
Speaking of JDC-Miller, they'll also expand their prototype horizons in 2026, with the addition of an Oreca 07 entry. The No.79 car will be the 12th LMP2 on the grid, and will be piloted by Gerry Kraut, Josh Burdon and Sennan Fielding.
GTD Pro
The big change in the headline GT class is the debut of the brand new Lamborghini Temerario GT3, which will make it's first competitive appearance this weekend. The car will be run by Pfaff Motorsports, and driven by Squadra Corse factory drivers Andrea Caldarelli, Sandy Mitchell and Franck Perera.
GTD
The only change in GTD will be Spencer Pumpelly, who will join Jan Heylen and Dillon Machavern in the No.28 Rs1 Porsche.
Wayne Taylor racing will continue to run their No.45 Lamborghini Huracan, meaning both the old and new machines at Lamborghini will be looking to take their respective class honours this weekend.
Note: All line-ups have reverted from four drivers in Daytona to three for the rest of the season, as well as the absence of all the one off entries for Daytona. You can view those changes here.
The track
Sebring International Raceway is widely renowned as one of the world's greatest race tracks, and that's for good reason. Each of it's corners presents a unique challenge to drivers, and that's before we even consider the endless bumps on the surface of the old airfield.
The fast right hander of turn 1 will be a key overtaking spot for the race, especially on restarts and the race start. The track narrows quite a bit on exit, so it could also prove to be a pinch point for those in the mid pack.
Battles can continue down through turns 2 and 3, before the cars are once again flat out through turn 6 and down to turn 7. The tight right handed hairpin is another crucial overtaking opportunity.
Drivers overtaken here will get another chance with a good exit out of here, and slipstream through the fangio chicane, to attempt a move down the inside into the tight Cunningham Corner.
From here the track tightens up from turns 11-16, where traffic management will be crucial especially for the two prototype classes.
A good exit out of Le Mans Curve (turn 16) will be imperative, as it leads onto the long Ulmann Straight. The cars will get up to top gear here, before heading into the famous Sunset Bend.
Drivers will be braking and turning at the same time here, while also having to deal with what is one of the bumpiest pieces of race track in the world.
During the sunset hours of the race - which the corner gets it's name - drivers will be driving directly into the sunlight, so visibility will be very limited.
Once they have survived all of that, drivers will have completed a lap of the famous circuit.
Schedule
There will be three practice sessions on Thursday, before Qualifying on Friday at 11:25 local time (15:25 GMT). Then on Saturday, the green flag for the main event will fly at 10:10 local (14:10 GMT), racing for 12 hours into the darkness.
Fans at the track and viewers on IMSA TV can enjoy action from a plethora of support races too. The IMSA Pilot Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Porsche Carrera Cup NA and the Mustang Challenge will all be present and racing.
Weather
The weather is set to be very hot, with clear skies for qualifying on the race.
Humidity for the weekend will sit in and around 50%, with temperatures in the 25-30 degree celsius range.
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