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...gentine Grand Prix]], [[Turismo Carretera]], [[TC2000]], [[World Sportscar Championship]] | ..., giving most spectators an excellent view area of the whole circuit. Some races were run without the twisty infield section, reducing lap times significant

...nd the staggering 16-mile (26 km) length was the longest of any open-wheel championship event. Like many long circuits (such as the original [[Nürburgring]] and [ ...fore the circuit was eventually included in the official Formula One World Championship in {{F1|1957}}. The [[Pescara Grand Prix]] drew in excess of 200,000 specta

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

The '''World Sportscar Championship''' was the world series run for [[sports car racing]] by the [[Fédération Internationale d ...ship''' was, with the Formula One World Championship, one of the two major world championships in circuit motor racing.

|Races Competed = .... It won three JSPC championships as well as several significant endurance races during its career.

...1954 Formula One season]] and [[1955 Formula One season]], winning 9 of 12 races at the hands of [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] and [[Stirling Moss]]. ...a [[Maserati]], won this and the two following GPs, securing his 2nd World Championship.

...[[World Sportscar Championship]] (1991–1992) and in the European Endurance Championship (1983 only). It was also used for other sports car racing series around the ...d engines to compete with small forced induction engines. In addition, all races were to be contested over at least 1000 km — usually lasting more th

| Two-seater, open-cockpit sportscar ...in-turbo Boxer engine. The 936 was entered in numerous endurance races and sportscar championships, both by the factory and privateer teams, and achieved consid

|Category = [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] [[IMSA GT Championship|GTP]] class |Races Competed =

|Races Competed = |Constructor's Championships = 1995 [[IMSA GT Championship]]

| Races competed ...the [[World Sportscar Championship]] as well as non-championship sportscar races at the time. It is most famous as the victor of the [[1959 24 Hours of Le

Races = 15 (12 starts) | ...=http://www.oldracingcars.com/bydriver/watn.asp?letter=R |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |accessdate=2007-07-29 |last=Jenkins |first=R

...Racing was then formed to enter two [[Porsche 907]] in several sports car races in 1969. ...tries in sports car racing, including three seasons in the [[FIA Sportscar Championship]] with [[Gianni Giudici]]'s [[Picchio]].

|Races Competed = ...ng owned by Daimler-Benz at the time. They managed to finish second in the championship behind [[Silk Cut Jaguar]] with five wins for the season. Unfortunately at

...and abroad, and they were also competitive at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] races in the early 1980s with the [[Mazda 717|717]], [[Mazda 727|727]], and [[Maz ...d a ride in the [[Atlantic Championship|Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda]], the highest level of the Mazdaspeed ladder.

|Races Competed = ...r run by [[Lancia]] under the Group 6 regulations in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] and [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] from 1982 to 1983. The car was built as an at

...One]] driver from his country. He is also remembered for his success in [[sportscar racing]] and [[rallying]]. ...World Sportscar Championship]] for manufacturers in [[1970 World Sportscar Championship season|1970]] (drivers championships were not awarded until 1981). In [[197

Races = 3 (0 starts) | ...m/history.cfm Eagle River Snowmobile Derby - Rich In History]; 2005; World Championship Snowmobile Derby; Retrieved November 19 2007</ref>

| Events = [[Canadian Grand Prix]], [[Atlantic Championship]] ...n Grand Prix]] events staged here. Of the forty cars entered in those two races ([[1968 Canadian Grand Prix|1968]] & [[1970 Canadian Grand Prix|1970]]), on

...''motorsport''', including [[Grand Prix motor racing]], [[Formula One]], [[sportscar racing]], [[touring car racing]] and [[Rallying|rallies]]. They have compet ...ategoryOID=-1073750515&contentOID=1073792373|title=Alfa Romeo History 1911/Races|accessdate=2007-08-24|work=alfaromeo.com}}</ref> The marque's first success

|Races Competed = ...wned by [[Daimler-Benz]] at the time. They managed to finish second in the championship behind Silk Cut Jaguar with five wins for the season. Unfortunately at the

...s intended to enter in the 1997 FIA GT Championship sportscar racing world championship series, known as BPR Global GT Series up to 1996. To be allowed to do so, 2 After the CLK GTR won all World Championships titles it competed for in 1997 and 1998, the GT1 class was ca

...r's 200, a [[sports car racing|sports car race]] bringing drivers from the world over to rural Ontario. [[Stirling Moss]] won the event in a [[Lotus 19]]. ...sports attendance records with each successive race. The success of these races led Mosport to be seen as a key component in the founding of the Can Am Ser

| Races competed ...nda]] project known as DP166 (DP for ''Development Project''), which was a sportscar similar to the [[Aston Martin DB3S|DB3S]] yet housed a Lagonda 4.5L V12 eng

...Miglia]] had been established yet. [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] races were still isolated events, not a series like today's F1. In 1953, the [[FIA]] [[World Sportscar Championship]] was introduced. The Targa became part of it in 1955, when Mercedes had to

...t]] (DRM). Usually, no other make could challenge the Porsche 935, as each races at the time typically featured at least five of the same models due to the ...rtini sponsored works team in the [[World Endurance Championship|FIA World Championship for Makes]] with [[Jacky Ickx]] and [[Jochen Mass]] partnering in one car a

|Races Competed = ...e part of Lancia's official factory-backed effort in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] from 1983 to 1986, although they continued to be used by privateer teams

|Races Competed = 24 ...nd in all no less than 38 drivers were entered to drive T51s in Grand Prix races.

| Record_team4 = [[Porsche 956]], [[1983 World Sportscar Championship season|1983 Mount Fuji 1000 km]] ...he 2008 race, the Japanese Grand Prix returned to Suzuka for the 2009–2011 races. Fuji Speedway is known for having one of the longest [[Straight (racing)|s

Races = 100 (96 starts) | ...[[Rob Walker Racing Team]]. Early successes included victories in the non-Championship [[1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix|1964]] and [[1965 Mediterranean Grand Prix|

...]] of Italy, and used in [[Formula One|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 Ebb Rose. Chas

...5 to 24 hours in length), reliability and strategy over pure speed. Longer races usually involve complex pit strategy and regular driver changes&mdash;sport ...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

...ly held by contemporaries to be the most dangerous race of any type in the world. ...ove is a clue as to what separates the Panamericana from other modern road races; it remains extremely dangerous. Mechanical attrition for the more classic

...<br><br>'''[[Sportscar Vintage Racing Association]]'''<br>[[SCCA]] [[SPEED World Challenge]]<br>Zippo U.S. Vintage Grand Prix ...ed by [[International Speedway Corporation]]. It was long known around the world as the home of the [[United States Grand Prix]], which it hosted for 20 con

...sche 936|936]] and [[Porsche 956|956/962]]), the fate of [[World Sportscar Championship|Sports Prototypes]] as MR was sealed and Ferrari lost interest in Le Mans u

...acing began in France in the late nineteenth century and is now one of the world's most popular, and perhaps the most thoroughly commercialized, spectator s ...ce, 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

|Races = 120 (114 starts) ...he had already significant experience from taking part in the 1000&nbsp;km races at the [[Nürburgring]].

|Category = [[World Sportscar Championship]] |Races Competed =

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...he works [[Peugeot 905]], in the final races of the 1990 [[World Sportscar Championship]].

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

...P]]). The 2000 and later version Audi R8 was very successful, winning many races and championships until it was retired during the 2006 season. It is consid ...to further develop the R10 has meant that the R8 has seen action in a few races leading up to [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]].

...(then the independent competition arm of the [[FIA]]) announced the World Championship of Makes would be run for 3 litre open prototypes for four years from 1968 ...t category of the World Championship of Makes (later the [[World Sportscar Championship]]) was reduced from 50 to 25 starting in 1969 through the planned end of th

...sands of successful racing and road cars and won the [[Formula One]] World Championship seven times. ...t car, and remains an inseparable part of Lotus's early years. That year's championship was won by Clark's Lotus team-mate, Graham Hill.

|Record_class2 =[[World Sportscar Championship|WSC]] ...st, most dangerous, and most demanding purpose-built racing circuit in the world.

Races = 802 | Fastest_laps = 220<ref>This is the number of different World Championship races in which a Ferrari car has set the fastest lap time. In both the [[1954 Bri

...une 20 and 21 1959. It was also the fourth round of the [[World Sportscar Championship]]. [[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans races]]

Races = 152 (150 starts)| ...d the series in fourth place but, perhaps more importantly, teamed up with Championship coordinator Ann Neal, who secured him a seven-year sponsorship with Austral

...ing labors, the company manufactured automobiles and, eventually, became a world powerhouse for producing sport cars. By those years, a newspaper expressed that "in the automobile world, the name Porsche deserves a monument." <ref>http://content3.eu.porsche.com