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IMSA/WEC Super Sebring doubleheader likely to return in 2022
The intended return of the IMSA and FIA WEC Super Sebring doubleheader has been confirmed by Sebring International Raceway President and General Manager Wayne Estes.
An email sent out by Estes on Friday confirms that next year’s event, which includes the 70th anniversary running of the 12 Hours of Sebring, will be bolstered by the expected return of the WEC, reviving an event that proved a hit with fans in 2019 before the travel restrictions introduced as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic resulted in the WEC race being canceled for both 2020 and 2021.
If the WEC does return as expected there will be a significant battle to savor, as the Sebring event is likely to be the first race for the incoming Peugeot LMH Hypercar effort; the French manufacturer finally making its WEC debut a decade later than originally planned. It intended 2012 program was pulled when financial woes hit the parent company and the team withdrew its 908 LMP1 cars from competition just as they were preparing to test at Sebring.
The likely dates for the Super Sebring weekend are 18-19 March 2022, with the WEC race on the Friday (18 March) and the IMSA race the following day.
Graham Goodwin
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