Bumper 37 car entry for FIA WEC season-opener in Sebring
The first version of the 1000 Miles of Sebring entry list – the season-opener to the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year – features a healthy grid of 37 cars.
Click HERE to view the provisional entry list.
The 2022 WEC curtain-raiser (16-18 March) will mark a series of firsts for the championship including the introduction of an all-new renewable fuel from TotalEnergies: Excellium Racing 100. This 100% renewable fuel will be produced on bioethanol basis and allows for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions savings of at least 65% compared with traditional fossil fuels.
Sebring will also see Hypercars in action for the first time on American soil as Toyota Gazoo Racing, Glickenhaus Racing and Alpine’s A480 – Gibson all go head-to-head in the WEC’s headline category. Out of the 12 drivers entered in the Hypercar category, there will be one home driver: Glickenhaus’ Ryan Briscoe, an Australian-American who will compete alongside Frenchmen Olivier Pla and Romain Dumas in the American flagged Glickenhaus squad.
S E B R I N G. The FIA #WEC is returning to Florida and @sebringraceway on March 18 to kick off its 10th anniversary season. The #1000MSebring will form an endurance double header with @IMSA's #Sebring12 on March 19 and is not to be missed! More info on https://t.co/npNU9AKkHH. pic.twitter.com/rbnII9Y9fx
— WEC (@FIAWEC) February 1, 2022
It will also be the first that American brand Corvette Racing will contest a full-time WEC campaign with the iconic US car brand eager to get off to a strong start in front of the home fans. The No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R will be driven by Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy as they prepare to go head-to-head with Ferrari and Porsche in the LMGTE Pro category, who have both entered two cars (the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo and the Porsche 911 RSR-19) in the class.
Elsewhere, a record-breaking 15 LMP2 cars will battle it out at Sebring with Richard Mille Racing Team yesterday confirming that eight-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier will compete with the squad in 2022 alongside Charles Milesi and Lilou Wadoux. Reigning LMP2 Champions WRT also announced its drivers yesterday and as always, the quality of names competing in LMP2 is extremely strong with wheel-to-wheel action expected throughout the 1000 Miles race.
Meanwhile, in LMGTE Am there will be 13 teams gunning for victory including 2019 Sebring winners Dempsey-Proton Racing who will field two cars. The No. 77 and 88 Porsche 911 RSR entries have close ties to the USA due to its co-owner, Patrick Dempsey. TF Sport will be another popular choice with the home fans as America’s Ben Keating will drive the No. 33 Aston Martin Vantage AMR alongside team-mates Florian Latorre and Marco Sorensen.
With the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship’s 12 Hours of Sebring classic to follow the very next day (19 March), fans will once again get the chance to see the amazing ‘Super Sebring’ double-header meaning more racing, more action and twice the fun!
The official WEC track action starts on Wednesday 16 March, with the 1000 Miles of Sebring beginning at midday local time on Friday 18 March.
Click HERE for the latest schedule and click HERE for ticketing information.