European sports car championship
The European Sports Car Championship was a racing series for sports cars held by the FIA from 1970 with interruptions until 1983 .
history
2-liter sports car European championship (1970–1975)
In 1970, the FIA founded the 2-liter European sports car championship as an independent racing series alongside the world sports car championship . Only sports cars and sports car prototypes with a maximum displacement of two liters were permitted in this championship. The vehicle manufacturers represented there included Chevron , Lola , Abarth , Renault Alpine and Porsche , which were used by private teams. In the championships, which were held from 1970 to 1974, there was a constructors 'and drivers' championships.
In 1975 the racing series was canceled after two races in Brand Hatch and Hockenheim. In the following two years, many of the 2-liter sports cars started in Group 6 of the sports car world championship, which was dominated by Porsche with its 3-liter prototypes.
European Sports Car Championship (1978)
In 1978 the racing series was relaunched as the European sports car championship as a replacement for the canceled Group 6 brand world championship. It was rated separately in two classes in the drivers' classification. Vehicles with a displacement of more than two liters started in 1st class. In 2nd class, all vehicles with a displacement of up to two liters drove. A design engineer title was no longer awarded.
The racing series ended again after one racing season, as Group 6 racing cars were allowed to participate again in the Sports Car World Championship from 1979 to 1982.
European Endurance Championship (1983)
In 1983 the FIA fundamentally changed the regulations for the endurance championships in which only racing cars in groups C and B were allowed. The European sports car championship was held as a long-distance European championship alongside the world sports car championship and the races held in Europe were counted in both championships. In the following year the racing series was discontinued and finally stopped.
master
| 2-liter sports car European championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| year | Design engineer title | Driver title | vehicle |
| 1970 |
 Chevron
|
 Jo Bonnier
|
Lola T210 |
| 1971 |
Lola
|
 Helmut Marko
|
Lola T212 / Lola T210 |
| 1972 |
 Abarth - Osella
|
Arturo Merzario
|
Abarth Osella SE-021 |
| 1973 |
Lola |
Chris Craft
|
Lola T292 |
| 1974 |
 Renault Alpine
|
Alain Serpaggi
|
Renault-Alpine A441 |
| 1975 | Championship canceled | ||
| European sports car championship | |||
| year | Driver title | vehicle | |
| 1978 | Class 1: Reinhold Joest
|
Porsche 908/03 Turbo | |
| Class 2: Carlo Franchi ("Gimax")
|
Osella PA6 | ||
| European long distance championship | |||
| year | Driver title | vehicle | |
| 1983 |
Bob Wollek
|
Porsche 956 | |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Classicscars - website: Information on the European sports car championship. From: www.classicscars.com , accessed December 21, 2012 .
- ↑ Classicscars - Internet site: Race results of the European Sports Car Championship 1970. At: www.classicscars.com , accessed on December 18, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Classicscars - website: Results of the European Sports Car Championship 1970 to 1983. On: www.classicscars.com , accessed on December 21, 2012 .