Toyota scores a dominant 1-2 in the Sebring 1000 Miles WEC season opener, as Ferrari picks up a podium on the race debut for its new Le Mans Hypercar. Report:
compounding the misery of the French marque. Jensen was caught out when Guerrieri slowed down in response to a FCY period at the end of hour 3, spinning as a result.
The sole Vanwall picked up a puncture in the process and had to pit immediately, but its hitherto untroubled run was spoiled when suffered a wild spin at Sunset Corner due to a suspension failure, and the former Formula 1 world champion was forced to crab back to the pits.The sole Glickenhaus retired from the race after#48 Hertz Team Jota Oreca 07 - Gibson: David Beckmann, Yifei Ye, William StevensA bizarre TV camera issue for United Autosports handed victory in the LMP2 class to the Hertz Team JOTA car of David Beckmann, Will Stevens and Yifei Ye.
But Pierson’s ORECA-Gibson 07 suddenly crawled to a halt in the fourth hour, ending the #23 crew’s hopes of repeating their Sebring victory from 12 months ago. United reported that the electric failure was “caused by an in-car TV camera fixture”. That handed the class lead to the #48 JOTA car, which is the car that the team is running while it waits for its customer Porsche 963 LMDh to be delivered - and duly isn’t registered for points in LMP2.
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