The Silverstone 24 Hour was a sports car race in endurance racing, held annually at Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom until 2018.
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| 24H Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Silverstone Circuit |
| First race | 2005 |
| Duration | 24 hours |
| Most wins (driver) | Jamie Campbell-Walter, Dieter Quester, Dirk Werner, Mark Poole, Martin Short, Richard Abra (2) |
| Most wins (team) | Duller Motorsport, Rollcentre Racing (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | BMW (4) |
The race was originally organised by Britcar. The 2009 race was shortened to 500 miles due to the recession. In 2011 the race used the new arena section for the first time. In 2010 the race continued to use the bridge section that the race had used in previous years despite other racing series already switching to the new layout. The 2013 edition was shortened to 1000 km. For 2015 the race was called the Dunlop 24hr at Silverstone for sponsorship reasons.[1]
On October 2, 2015 Creventic, the promoter and organiser of the 24H Series and the Touring Car Endurance Series, announced they would organise the Silverstone 24-Hour race in 2016. It was the third round of the 2016 24H Series season and the first round of the 2016 Touring Car Endurance Series season. Every round of the 24H Series can be entered with a GT car, but this race is only open to non-GT cars.[2]
Winners
edit| Year | Drivers | Team | Car | Laps / Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Mosler MT900R | 603 / 3,100.023 km (1,926.265 mi)[3][4] | ||
| 2006 | BMW Z4 (E85) | 595 / 3,058.895 km (1,900.709 mi)[3][5] | ||
| 2007 | BMW Z4 (E85) | 596 / 3,064.036 km (1,903.904 mi)[3][6] | ||
| 2008 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | 603 / 3,100.023 km (1,926.265 mi)[3][7] | ||
| 2009 | Mosler MT900R | 156 / 801.996 km (498.337 mi)[A 1] | ||
| 2010 | Ferrari F430 GTC | 565 / 3,334.065 km (2,071.692 mi) | ||
| 2011 | Ferrari F430 GTC | 573 / 3,375.543 km (2,097.465 mi) | ||
| 2012 | BMW M3 E46 GTR | 564 / 3,322.524 km (2,064.521 mi) | ||
| 2013 | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 158 / 930.778 km (578.359 mi)[8][A 2] | ||
| 2015 | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 529 / 3,116.256 km (1,936.352 mi)[9] | ||
| 2016 | BMW M3 E46 GTR | 512 / 3,016.192 km (1,874.175 mi)[10] | ||
| 2017 | SEAT León TCR V2 SEQ | 549 / 3,233.61 km (2,009.27 mi)[11] | ||
| 2018 | SEAT LCR TCR V3 DSG | 411 / 2,420.79 km (1,504.21 mi)[12] |
Participants
editMany big name teams have taken part in the race such as Rollcentre Racing, Jet Alliance Motorsport and Duller Motorsport. As of the end of the 2016 race, Duller Motorsport and Rollcentre Racing are the only teams that have won this event more than once.
Factory effort teams have also attempted it such as Ginetta, Mazda and Nissan.
In 2007, Top Gear took part in this race using a diesel BMW 3 series for a Top Gear Challenge. They finished the race, third in class, ahead of one of their rival teams who were also competing with a diesel BMW 3 Series.[13]
In 2012, a team of ex-servicemen took part under the Mission Motorsport banner in a Nissan 370Z. They finished in 17th overall, scoring a top ten class result.
In 2015, the Ginetta Nissan LMP3 took its debut 24 hour race start with the factory Team LNT squad. Among the driver roster was six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy. 2015 also marked the first year for a female scoring outright victory; Jamie Chadwick aboard the #35 Beechdean Aston Martin.
Since 2016, the race is restricted to touring cars and 24H-Specials.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "24 Hour racing in England is BACK! - Britcar". www.britcar24hr.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-11-24.
- ^ "Announcement Hankook 24H Silverstone received with great enthusiasm". Creventic. October 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Silverstone Britcar 24 Hour" (PDF). britcar24hr.co.uk. Britcar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Motorsport.com: News channel". www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-16.
- ^ http://www.docstoc.com/docs/13593563/2005-PFC-Championship-List [bare URL]
- ^ "Galleries by trackside".
- ^ "Paragon Porsche at Britcar Silverstone 24 Hour 2008". paragonporsche.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02.
- ^ Timing Solutuions Ltd. (22 September 2013). "Britcar 1000k" (PDF). Britcar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ Timing Solutuions Ltd. (26 April 2015). "Dunlop 24hr Race" (PDF). Britcar. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Creventic (3 April 2016). "24H Series" (PDF). Creventic. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Creventic (2 April 2017). "24H Series" (PDF). Creventic. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Creventic (11 March 2018). "24H TCE Series" (PDF). Creventic. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "BBC One - Top Gear, Series 10, Episode 9".