FIA Sportscar Championship
The FIA Sportscar Championship was a sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and got the approval of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 2001. It was a series similar to the FIA GT Championship, concentrating on two classes of open-cockpit sports prototypes in endurance races mostly around Europe. The series was folded after the 2003 season.
History
Following the demise of the
The International Sports Racing Series was open to Sportscars complying with either FIA SR1 or FIA SR2 regulations. The SR1 class was for cars with engines limited to a maximum capacity of 6000cc if naturally aspirated or 4000cc if supercharged. The SR2 class was for cars with production based engines limited to a maximum of six cylinders and a maximum capacity of 3000cc.[1] The SR1 cars were similar to those contesting the LMP Class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans while the SR2 cars were similar to cars in the CN class as used in hillclimb events. In 1999, the series was officially recognized by the FIA and renamed the Sports Racing World Cup. Ferrari's success with the 333SP was proven with a large number of entrants making it the chassis of choice in SR1, while Riley & Scott, Lola, and other manufacturers attempted to overcome the dominant marque, Ferrari.
In 2001, the series was officially taken over by the FIA and renamed as the FIA Sportscar Championship and it continued to expand into new markets, including a partnership with
Champions
SR1 Drivers | SR2 Drivers | ||
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SR1 Constructors | SR2 Constructors | ||
SR1 Teams | SR2 Teams | ||
1997 International Sports Racing Series | Titles not awarded | ||
1998 International Sports Racing Series | Emmanuel Collard Vincenzo Sospiri |
Jean-Claude de Castelli | |
Title not awarded | Title not awarded | ||
JB Giesse Team Ferrari | Waterair Sport | ||
1999 Sports Racing World Cup
|
Emmanuel Collard Vincenzo Sospiri |
Angelo Lancelotti | |
Title not awarded | Title not awarded | ||
JB Giesse Team Ferrari | Cauduro Tampolli Team | ||
2000 Sports Racing World Cup
|
Christian Pescatori David Terrien |
Peter Owen Mark Smithson | |
Title not awarded | Title not awarded | ||
JMB Giesse Team Ferrari | Redman Bright | ||
2001 FIA Sportscar Championship | Marco Zadra | Larry Oberto Thed Björk | |
Ferrari | Lola Cars International | ||
BMS Scuderia Italia | SportsRacing Team Sweden | ||
2002 FIA Sportscar Championship | Jan Lammers Val Hillebrand |
Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni | |
Dome | Lucchini Engineering | ||
Racing for Holland | Lucchini Engineering | ||
2003 FIA Sportscar Championship | Jan Lammers John Bosch |
Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni | |
Dome | Lucchini Engineering | ||
Racing for Holland | Lucchini Engineering |
See also
References
- ^ Technical Regulations for the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship Retrieved from www.totalmotorsport.com on 2 September 2009
External links
- ISRS/SRWC/FIA SCC Results 1997 – 2003
- Images from the International Sports Racing Series / Sports Racing World Cup / FIA Sportscar Championship – 1997 to 2003 Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 3 September 2009