1000 Miles of Sebring – H3: Toyota rolls out, retirement for Glickenhaus

At Sebring, the two Toyotas have a comfortable lead in the race. Glickenhaus gave up before the end of the third hour.

Published on 17/03/2023 à 19:58

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1000 Miles of Sebring – H3: Toyota rolls out, retirement for Glickenhaus

08 BUEMI Sébastien (swi), HARTLEY Brendon (nzl), HIRAKAWA Ryo (jpn), Toyota Gazoo Racing, Toyota GR010 - Hybrid, action during the 1000 Miles of Sebring 2023, 1st round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, from March 15 to 17, 2023 on the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, USA - Photo Julien Delfosse / DPPI

Both Toyota took off at the head of the race and are more than a minute ahead of the Porsche n°6 three hours after departure. There are only 10 Hypercars left in the race after the retirement of the Glicknenhaus n°708 driven by Romain Dumas due to a mechanical problem. There Peugeot 9X8 n°94 is still in the pits, while the n°93 clashed with the Vanwall n°4. Both cars are still on the track.

The # 93 @peugeotsport and @Vanwall_Racing clash in T17.#WEC #1000MSebring pic.twitter.com/WGJWLYZ805

— FIA World Endurance Championship (@FIAWEC) March 17, 2023

United Autosports also has a good lead in LM P2 with the #23, chased by David Beckmann for Hertz Team JOTA and Ferdinand Habsburg for WRT. Dorian Pin is in fourth position in Prema n°63.

The news is less good for the other Iron Dames in LMGTE Am. While leading the category, Rahel Frey went wide and considerably damaged the rear of the #85 Porsche. The pink car tumbled down the standings where Corvette Racing took the lead.