1000 km race from Spa-Francorchamps
The 1000 km race of Spa-Francorchamps is a long-distance or sports car race on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.
The event
The Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race, which was first held in 1924, was supplemented in 1963 by a 500 km race, which was part of the World Sports Car Championship. Since 1966 the distance has been 1000 km, as in the races at the Nürburgring and in Monza . The races on the very fast 14 km route were stopped in 1975, the shortened 7 km variant was opened from 1979 and the 1000 km race was held again from 1982, now according to group C rules. From 1989, new rules reduced the distance to 480 km before all sports car races were stopped. The classic in the Ardennes has been back in the range since 2003. Initially in a joint race of the British GT Championship and the FIA Sportscar Challenge, it was added to the racing calendar of the newly founded Le Mans Endurance Series in 2004 . Since then, the championship run has been an integral part of the ACO's endurance racing series . The most successful vehicle in the 1000 km race with four overall victories is the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP with diesel engine . Most recently, in 2010, the car won the shortest 1000 km run since it was started again in 2004. Due to several safety car phases, a race interruption after a power failure and the onset of rain towards the end of the race, the time completed up to then exceeded the 6-hour mark and led thus according to the rules of the Le Mans Series at an early end of the race. With the 2011 season, the race was converted to a 6-hour race, but still kept the distance of 1000 km in the name. In 2011 both the Le Mans Series and the still young Intercontinental Le Mans Cup started together and with 54 participants made up the largest field since the resumption in 2003.
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2008: Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (overall winner)
2009: Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (overall winner)
2010: Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (overall winner)
Overall winner
| year | team | Overall winner | vehicle | Travel time | championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |
 Ferrari SEFAC Spa
|
 Mike Parkes Ludovico Scarfiotti
|
Ferrari 330P3 | 4: 43: 24,000 | Sports car world championship |
| 1967 |
JW Automotive Engineering
|
 Jacky Ickx Dick Thompson
|
Mirage M1 | 5: 09: 46,500 | Sports car world championship |
| 1968 |
JW Automotive Engineering
|
Jacky Ickx Brian Redman
|
Ford GT40 Mk.I | 5:05: 19,300 | Sports car world championship |
| 1969 |
 Porsche System Engineering
|
 Joseph Siffert Brian Redman
|
Porsche 908LH | 4: 24: 19,600 | Sports car world championship |
| 1970 |
JW Automotive Engineering
|
Joseph Siffert Brian Redman
|
Porsche 917K | 4: 09: 47.800 | Sports car world championship |
| 1971 |
JW Automotive Engineering
|
Jackie Oliver Pedro Rodríguez
|
Porsche 917K | 4: 01: 09.700 | Sports car world championship |
| 1972 |
Ferrari SEFAC Spa
|
Arturo Merzario Brian Redman
|
Ferrari 312PB | 4: 17: 19,100 | Sports car world championship |
| 1973 |
Gulf Research
|
Mike Hailwood Derek Bell
|
Mirage M6 | 4: 05: 43,500 | Sports car world championship |
| 1974 |
 Equipe Gitanes
|
Jacky Ickx Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Matra-Simca MS670C | 4: 12: 15,600 | Sports car world championship |
| 1975 |
Willi Kauhsen Racing Team
|
Henri Pescarolo Derek Bell
|
Alfa Romeo 33TT12 | 3: 32: 58,400 | Sports car world championship |
| 1982 |
Rothmans Porsche
|
Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass
|
Porsche 956 | 6: 06: 04,140 | Sports car world championship |
| 1983 |
Rothmans Porsche
|
Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass
|
Porsche 956 | 5: 44: 33,520 | Sports car world championship |
| 1984 |
Rothmans Porsche
|
Stefan Bellof Derek Bell
|
Porsche 956B | 5: 53: 17,190 | Sports car world championship |
| 1985 |
Martini Racing
|
Bob Wollek Mauro Baldi
|
Lancia LC2 | 5: 00: 23.420 | Sports car world championship |
| 1986 |
Brun Motorsport
|
Thierry Boutsen Frank Jelinski
|
Porsche 962C | 5: 35: 54.540 | Sports car world championship |
| 1987 |
Silk Cut Jaguar
|
Martin Brundle Johnny Dumfries Raul Boesel 
|
Jaguar XJR-8 | 6: 00: 16,180 | Sports car world championship |
| 1988 |
Team Sauber Mercedes
|
 Stefan Johansson Mauro Baldi
|
Clean C9 | 6: 01: 34,230 | Sports car world championship |
| 1989 |
Team Sauber Mercedes
|
Kenny Acheson Mauro Baldi
|
Clean C9 | 2: 39: 16.453 | Sports car world championship |
| 1990 |
Team Sauber Mercedes
|
 Karl Wendlinger Jochen Mass
|
Mercedes-Benz C11 | 2: 42: 54.880 | Sports car world championship |
| 2003 |
 Audi Sport Japan
|
 Tom Kristensen Seiji Macaw
|
Audi R8 | 5: 47: 50.209 | FIA Sports Car Championship British GT Championship |
| 2004 |
Audi Sport UK Veloqx
|
Johnny Herbert Jamie Davies
|
Audi R8 | 5: 58: 55.262 | Le Mans Endurance Series |
| 2005 |
Zytek Motorsport
|
John Nielsen Casper Elgaard Hayanari Shimoda
|
Zytek 04S | 6: 00: 48.389 | Le Mans Endurance Series |
| 2006 |
Pescarolo sport
|
Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion
|
Pescarolo C60 | 6: 01: 06.782 | Le Mans Series |
| 2007 |
Team Peugeot Total
|
Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy
|
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | 5: 47: 47.313 | Le Mans Series |
| 2008 |
Team Peugeot Total
|
Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené Jacques Villeneuve 
|
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | 5: 17: 48.566 | Le Mans Series |
| 2009 |
Team Peugeot Total
|
Nicolas Minassian Christian Klien Simon Pagenaud
|
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | 5: 45: 35.429 | Le Mans Series |
| 2010 |
Team Peugeot Total
|
Sébastien Bourdais Pedro Lamy Simon Pagenaud
|
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | 6: 00: 39,012 | Le Mans Series |
| 2011 |
Team Peugeot Total
|
Alexander Wurz Marc Gené Anthony Davidson
|
Peugeot 908 | 6: 02: 03.799 |
Le Mans Series Intercontinental Le Mans Cup |
| 2012 |
Audi Sport Team Joest
|
Romain Dumas Marc Gené Loïc Duval
|
Audi R18 ultra | 6:00: 22.708 | Endurance World Championship |
| 2013 |
Audi Sport Team Joest
|
André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler
|
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | 6: 00: 55.971 | Endurance World Championship |
| 2014 |
Toyota Racing
|
Sébastien Buemi Nicolas Lapierre Anthony Davidson
|
Toyota TS040 Hybrid | 6: 01: 31.675 | Endurance World Championship |
| 2015 |
Audi Sport Team Joest
|
André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler
|
Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro RP5 | 6: 00: 55.971 | Endurance World Championship |
| 2016 |
Audi Sport Team Joest
|
Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis Loïc Duval
|
Audi R18 RP6 | 6: 00: 32,112 | Endurance World Championship |
| 2017 |
Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson
|
Toyota TS050 Hybrid | 6:00: 11.490 | Endurance World Championship |
| 2018 |
Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Fernando Alonso
|
Toyota TS050 Hybrid | 6:00: 50,702 | Endurance World Championship |
| 2019 |
Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Fernando Alonso
|
Toyota TS050 Hybrid | 5: 44: 41.101 | Endurance World Championship |
literature
- Peter Higham: International Motor Racing - A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car . Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
