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The '''World Sportscar Championship''' was the world series run for [[sports car racing]] by the [[Fédération ...3. The '''World Sportscar Championship''' was, with the Formula One World Championship, one of the two major world championships in circuit motor racing.

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...r.html], succeeding Edenvale, Green Acres, and Harewood Acres, all airport circuits, as Ontario racing venues. It was designed and built in the late 1950s, and ...history. The circuit has held [[Formula One]], [[USAC]], [[World Sportscar Championship]], [[Can-Am]], [[Formula 5000]], and many other sports car, open-wheel, and

...o Rodríguez (Formula One)|Ricardo Rodríguez]] died in practice for the non-Championship [[1962 Mexican Grand Prix]]. Ricardo's brother [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing d ...ip race. The following year the [[Mexican Grand Prix]] became a full World Championship event. The circuit remained part of the F1 calendar through 1970, when spe

...and-Am. Other races include [[Indy Lights]] (which replaced the [[Atlantic Championship]] in 2009) and the popular [[Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race]]. Additionally, a w ...ces counted towards the [[2008 IndyCar Series season|2008 IndyCar Series]] Championship. The Long Beach Grand Prix allowed all Champ Car drivers to race with their

...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 Similarly, through the 1920s and 1930s the roadgoing sports/GT car started to emerge as distinct from fast tourers (Le Mans had originally

...7)<br /&gt;[[Budweiser 400]]<br /&gt;'''[[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]'''<br /&gt; [[Los Angeles Times Grand Prix]]<br /&gt;'''[[Formula One]]'''<br / ...Miles was killed there in a testing accident in August 1966 when his Ford GT-prototype (known as the J-car) became aerodynamically unstable and flew out

* [[World Sportscar Championship]] ...to get Watkins Glen ready to host the final round of the Formula One World Championship instead. While many of the necessary preparations had already been made for

...Challenge]], AMA (American Motorcyclist Association), WSBK Superbike World Championship and MotoGP motorcycle races (but 125 and 250 are not admitted). ...while qualifying his Marlboro Team Penske Honda/Reynard for the CART/FedEx Championship Series Honda Grand Prix of Monterey.

===The first purpose built racing circuits=== ...variety of single-seater racing, [[Formula One]], involves an annual World Championship for drivers and constructors.

...or the event. Many single-seater races in North America are held on "oval" circuits and the [[Indy Racing League]] races mostly on ovals. ...America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] and the [[Indy Racing League]]) have traditional