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...cars and GTs. The 500km race at Spa counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship]] from 1963 onwards. Since 1966, it is run for 1000km, following the [[1000 ! Championship

...nd tourisme." These terms are used to describe long distance or endurance races like [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], [[Mille Miglia]], [[Targa Florio]], [[Carrera After these famous races and cars, several road cars and even computer games adopted the Gran Turism

'''Endurance Sportscar''' News, photos, documentary on the world of Endurance Sportscar Racing.

...ip|WSC]]; [[Italia Superturismo Championship|ISC]]; [[European Touring Car Championship|ETC]]; [[Formula Two|F2]]; [[Formula Renault]] ...cuit length (including the post-1985 extension) is 2.538 miles (4.085 km). Races are run clockwise.]]

...held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]]. It is a round of the Japanese [[Super GT]] championship. ...l Japan Sports Prototype Championship]] and later of the [[World Sportscar Championship]] before these series were cancelled. After that the race has become part o

...([[2002 FIA Sportscar Championship season|2002]] and [[2003 FIA Sportscar Championship season|2003]]). They have also won various European, Italian, and French h *1 World championship SRWC FIA SportsCar SR2

| Races || | Cons champ || 1 <small>([[1972 World Sportscar Championship season|1972 WSC]])</small>

...nly annual [[South America]]n race in the history of the [[World Sportscar Championship]]. ...wing year, and it was also decided that the newly formed [[World Sportscar Championship]] would add the track to their schedule as a traditional season-opening eve

The '''Ferrari 312P''' was a [[Ferrari]] [[sportscar racing|sportcar]] prototype [[racing car]] launched in 1969. It was part of ...three chassis in total, Ferrari usually entered only a single car in a few races which faced a fleet of factory and privateer [[Porsche 907]] and [[Porsche

...to win both the [[British Grand Prix]] and a round of the Formula 1 World Championship, whilst driving a British car, a [[Vanwall]]. The 1957 Grand Prix also took ...go]], who competed at the Grand National in his early days as well as in a sportscar race. He was to compete at the [[1957 British Grand Prix]] only for that no

|Races || |Cons champ || 1995 [[IMSA GT Championship]]

...1975 World Sportscar Championship season|1975]] and [[1977 World Sportscar Championship season|1977]]. ...again for their AutoDelta Squadra Corse team in the [[European Touring Car Championship]] in the early 21st century. Since the group's original demise, the Autode

The first event that counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship]] was won by [[Alberto Ascari]] and [[Giuseppe Farina]] in a [[Ferrari]]. ...p;km, then discontinued overall due to the demise of the [[World Sportscar Championship]].

...4 Hours]] endurance race. First run in 1923, it is one of the oldest motor races still in existence. ...erives in part from success in sports car racing and the [[World Sportscar Championship]]. Road cars sold by these manufacturers have in many cases been very simil

|Races || 16 ...[Brabham]], [[Surtees]] and [[Tecno]] teams. Bell was very successful in [[sportscar racing]], winning 5 times at Le Mans.

...any different categories of '''motorsport''', including [[Formula One]], [[sportscar racing]], [[touring car racing]] and [[rallies]]. They have competed both a ...925]] Alfa Romeo won the first [[Grand Prix motor racing| World Grand Prix Championship]]. Over 4 rounds the [[Alfa Romeo P2]] won the [[European Grand Prix]] at

...nishing at night. For many years Sebring was part of the [[World Sportscar Championship]]. ...efore the actual race) can bear witness to many practice and qualification races, as well as a vintage race. There are several classes of tickets, ranging a

...1968]], Kufstein, [[Austria]]) was a moderately successful, Grand Prix and Sportscar driver. ...the crown in [[1989]], and thus - got himself a drive in the [[Mercedes]] sportscar team for [[1990]].

...1953 World Sportscar Championship season|1953]] and [[1981 World Sportscar Championship season|1981]]. As on the [[Nürburgring]], both a 24h and a 1000km race is |colspan="5" align="center"| ''No races held''

...ounder and is today one of the most successful sports car companies in the world. ...xperience with their new car, though, and also taken the [[World Sportscar Championship]] where Ferrari was only 4th.

|Races || 18 ...He won the European title in 1999 and moved on to [[British Formula Three Championship|British Formula 3]], where he came fifth in 2000 and fourth in 2001. After

...ronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]], during the Budweiser 1000 km World Sportscar Championship event. ...[[Markus Winkelhock]] emerged as a frontrunner in the German [[Formula 3]] Championship.

...1953 World Sportscar Championship season|1953]] and [[1981 World Sportscar Championship season|1981]]. As on the [[Nürburgring]], both a 24h and a 1000km race is |colspan="5" align="center"| ''No races held''

Road races were held on public streets ([[road racing]]) around Mugello since the 1920 ...1966 World Sportscar Championship season|1966]] and [[1967 World Sportscar Championship season]]. The last WC race was won by [[Udo Schütz]] and [[Gerhard Mitter]

...[1983 World Sportscar Championship season|1983]] to [[1986 World Sportscar Championship season|1986]], although it continued to be used by privateer teams until 19 ...-new car to replace the open-cockpit LC1s that were no longer eligable for championship points. The Group C regulations required cars to meet certain fuel economy

.... These cars took part for [[World Sportscar Championship|Sport Cars World Championship]], [[Interserie]] and [[CanAm]] series. A small number of road going cars w ...original T33 proved unreliable and uncompetitive in the [[World Sportscar Championship]], its best result a 5th at the [[1000km Nürburgring|Nürburgring 1000]],

After the end of [[World War II]], the French Grand Prix returned to the Reims track for the 1950 an [[Category:Formula One non-Championship races]]

|Events || [[Superbike World Championship|SBK]],[[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] ...stien Bourdais]]), plus a few British [[Stock Car Speed Association|SCSA]] races.

|Races || 73 ...tland|Scottish]] [[Formula One]] (F1) [[Auto racing|racing driver]]. Twice World Champion, he was the dominant driver of his era.

...ted of a 3.3-liter V12 that was taken from the [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 250LM]] sportscar prototypes, modified to 3000cc, and mounted in the back of an F1 chassis, d ...and Prix]] at Monza which helped Ferrari finish second in the Constructors Championship.

...till holds the record as having the longest circuit length ever used for a Championship event. ...olds the record as the longest circuit to ever to host a Formula One World Championship event, with the [[Nürburgring]] Nordschleife coming second at ~23&nbsp;km.

...original T33 proved unreliable and uncompetitive in the [[World Sportscar Championship]], its best result a 5th at the [[1000km Nürburgring|Nürburgring 1000]], ...th place in the 3.0&nbsp;L class with Schütz and Bianchi. However, in most races, the Alfa drivers were outclassed by their Porsche rivals which used bigger

...d Series]]<br>[[Formula One]]<br>[[American Le Mans Series]]<br>[[Atlantic Championship]] ...dian Grand Prix]] events staged here. Of the forty cars entered those two races, only 16 reached the checkered flag.

...uced, the Daytona Continental, which counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship]]. The first Continental was won by [[Dan Gurney]], driving a 2.7L Coventry ...expanded to 2000 km (1220 miles), doubling the classic 1000 km distance of races at [[Nürburgring]], [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa]] and [[Autodromo N

...s in [[motorsport]] which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing, in which in the past many dri Formula Ford racing exists in two main forms: National Series run around the world using the 1600 [[Duratec]] engine, (which replaced the heavier but not sign

| Races || 5 (4 starts) ...peating in 1971 and again in 1975, when it was no more a [[World Sportscar Championship]] event. He also drove the big V12-powered [[Ferrari 512]]S in a heroic yet

...tion Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[World Sportscar Championship]] races.

...r to the 458 Italia. It was launched on 3 February 2015, in advance of its world première at the March 2015 [[Geneva Motor Show]]. ...ed it up in the [[United SportsCar Championship|IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship]]. Both the 488 GTE and GT3 were unveiled at the 2015 Finali Mondiali Ferra

| Races || 110 In 1950 [[Nino Farina]] won the inaugural [[Formula One]] World Championship in a [[Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta|158]] with [[supercharger]], in 1951 [[Ju

...and some 512 in private hands were entered in [[CanAm]] and [[Interserie]] races. ...3000 resp. 4380&nbsp;cc. However, in the specific case of world sports car championship and [[24 hours of Le Mans]] racing cars, regulations in those days restrict

...the behest of the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA). The championship is mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout the years has visited othe ...in '''FIA GT3 European Cup''', a support series in some rounds of the main championship.

...Maserati]] of [[Italy]], and used in [[FIA]]'s endurance [[World Sportscar Championship]] racing. ..., some having engine expansions to 5.7 and 6.6 litres and used in [[SCCA]] races by [[Carroll Shelby]], [[Jim Hall]], [[Masten Gregory]], [[Walt Cline]] and

...Maserati]] of [[Italy]], and used in [[FIA]]'s endurance [[World Sportscar Championship]] racing. ...e having engine expansions to 5.7 and 6.6&nbsp;Litres and used in [[SCCA]] races by [[Carroll Shelby]], [[Jim Hall (racing driver)|Jim Hall]], [[Masten Greg

|Races || 215 ...e [[1997 24 Hours of Le Mans]] and [[2001 12 Hours of Sebring]] sports car races. Alboreto competed in [[Formula One]] from {{f1|1981}} until {{f1|1994}}, r

...6, it used to be the oldest [[sports car racing]] event, part of the World Championship until 1973. While also a whole tour (''giro'') of the island was used at ti ...lly Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Italian national rally championship.

| Races || 164 ...Alboreto]]. In 1981 he moved to [[Formula 2]] and was again second in the championship, this time behind [[Geoff Lees]]. The 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans started at 1

...It is considered to be one of the most challenging [[race track]]s in the world, mainly due to its fast, hilly and twisty nature. Spa is a favourite circu ...sta Kink''' was one of the most fearsome sections on any race track in the world, requiring skill and bravery in equal measure to get it right. After a long

...ng|260px|'''Route of the modern Nürburgring ''GP-Strecke'' for Formula One races''']] ...considered the toughest and most demanding purpose-built race track in the world.

...ari]], where [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] won the [[1956 Formula One season|1956 championship]] with a Lancia-Ferrari car. ...r from [[1987 World Rally Championship season|1987]] to [[1992 World Rally Championship season|1992]]). The Delta is also the most successful individual model desi

...s Cord and Steve Earle was never raced in Europe but only at the [[CanAm]] races. Immediately after the homologation of the 25 cars, the 1046 was disassembl ...t to win the [[1970 World Sportscar Championship season|1970 International Championship for Makes]]. Starting the season it lost the extremely fast Mexican [[Pedro

|Races || 41 (36 starts) ...port race winners|Monaco F3 Grand Prix]] and the 1981 [[European Formula 3 Championship]] with eight victories. In 1982 he signed to drive for Arrows before moving

|Races || 108 ...[[1970s]] and widely regarded to be one of the best drivers never to win a championship [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] (GP). His reputation for bad luck w

...further include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[comme ...]], the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually from or to Paris, connecting with another major city in Europe or

...he early 1960s, two different events counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship]] before the 1000 km distance was introduced in 1965. [[Category:Auto races]]

Beginning in the late 1970s, the demand for fuel economy from around the world led the race to adopt a fuel economy formula known as [[Group C]] in which ...more than fourteen hours total. This has reduced driver fatigue during the races.

'''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Firestone Indy Lights]]'''<br>[[Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix]] '''Sportscar Vintage Racing Association'''<br>[[SCCA]] [[SPEED World Challenge]]<br>Zippo U.S. Vintage Grand Prix

...e [[12 Hours of Sebring]], [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], and the manufacturers' championship. The 250 LM was successfully raced around the world by both factory-supported and privateer racers. Unlike the 250/275/330 P ca

|Races ||131 ...hampionship]] and [[NASCAR]] (the other being [[Dan Gurney]]). He also won races in [[midget car racing|midget cars]], [[sprint car racing|sprint cars]], an

...e [[12 Hours of Sebring]], [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], and the manufacturers' championship. It was a mid-engined sports car racer with a [[Ferrari 250#250 Testa Rossa ...ember, 1963, the LM was successful for privately-entered racers around the world. Notably, a 250 LM entered by the [[North American Racing Team]] won the [[

...ille Miglia]], driving a [[Fiat 508|Fiat Balilla]] "Coppa d'oro". During [[World War II]], faced with shortages of fuel for civilian use, Bandini adapted hi ...irst [[sports car racing|World Sports Car]] [[World Sportscar Championship|Championship event)]], after coming in third in the Six Hours of [[Vero Beach, Florida|V

|Races || 246 ...an to have won the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|drivers' championship]].

| Races || 191 (187 starts) ...ntscoring systems]] for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

...s always been the main focus of the category, non-championship Formula One races were held for many years. Due to the rising cost of competition, the last o ...gnificant. Most competitive cars came from Italy, particularly Alfa Romeo. Races saw pre-war heroes like Varzi, [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] and [[Tazio Nuvolari

...hafts, four valves per cylinder and twin ignition. However, the onset of [[World War I]] halted automobile production at ALFA for three years. ...lfa Romeo P2|P2 Grand Prix car]], which won Alfa Romeo the inaugural world championship for Grand Prix cars in 1925. For Alfa road cars Jano developed a series of

...ment in 1939. In addition to the two seater sports cars it was used in the world's first genuine [[Open wheel car|single-seat]] Grand Prix racing car, the [ ...kcase and four plated steel two cylinder blocks, which won the first World Championship ever in 1925. Albeit it was a straight-8, the 8C designation was not used.

[[File:Sebastian Vettel 2010 Japan.jpg|thumb|[[Sebastian Vettel]], the 2010 World Champion]] ...Japan.jpg|thumb|[[Mark Webber]], Vettel's teammate, finished third in the championship]]

...was cancelled only in [[1936]] (economy) and from [[1940]] to [[1948]] ([[World War 2]]). The races used to begin with what became known as the "Le Mans start": cars are lined

This article contains information about many of the individual '''Le Mans 24h races'''. Information about the race organisiation and its history is contained i ...ars with engines that displaced over 5.0&nbsp;L were banned from the World championship and from Le Mans, which was the end for the Big Block Ford (Mk II and Mk IV