Click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for that year. Jason sherrill did just about everything there was to do in his first two decades in racing. The prestige of storied marques such as porsche, audi, corvette, ferrari, jaguar, bentley, aston martin, lotus, maserati, lamborghini, alfa romeo, lancia, mercedesbenz, and bmw is built in part upon success in sports car racing and the world sportscar championship. The main series for gt car racing is the blancpain gt series, divided into two separate championships, the blancpain gt world challenge europe and the blancpain gt series endurance cup. From 200 mph indy and formula 1 cars to classic jaguars and porsches, our events provide a rolling history of motorsport where the cars are the stars at. Rolex 24 at daytona 2020 race daytona prototype international. Racing began in 1971, and was originally aimed at two of fias stock car categories, running two classes each. Whereas the latter is a singleseat design carrying spartan cockpit furnishings and utterly functional. Fia world endurance championship is the most popular championship series for sports car racing with fia gt1 world championship as its main series when it. Rmotorsport announced today that james pull has joined their driver lineup for the 2020 gt world challenge europe. Michelins tony menard and robbie holleyround 2 of imsas ask the paddock spotlights prerace. Weathertech presents imsa iracing at road americalooking back on round 4 of the imsa iracing pro invitational series at road americaimsa announces updated return to racing plandaytona international speedway, sebring international raceway to restart season in julyask the paddock.
The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in europe and north america with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid, to a professional racing series where the. Sportscar racingle mans prototype sports cars competing in the american le mans series race at the midohio sports car course near lexington, ohio. A breakdown of all the major types of car racing the manual. Nascar cup series schedule, nascar schedule, auto racing. Iconic teams and automotive brands like ferrari, acura, audi, honda, lamborghini, porsche, bmw, toyota and the return of the ford gt. Just as in iconic sports car events like the rolex 24, the 12 read the rest. As one of the oldest organizations in vintage racing, and the only one with a national presence, svra is committed to presenting the best possible experience for our competitors and fans. International sports car racing is unbelievably confusing, with a half dozen classes that all look the same and have nearly the same names. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. We know there are many teams and drivers that have access to this level of car but are not interested in racing at the imsa or sro level.
Nascar grandam rolex sports car series page racing. The 43rd hsr mitty vintage races are set for april 2326 at michelin raceway road atlanta with the chevrolet corvette as the featured marque. Fox sports is committing to coverage of the remainder of the season, beginning sunday, march 29, at 1 p. Circumventing the globe while racing at some of the worlds most iconic tracks the path to the top of the sports car ladder will be both challenging and rewarding.
Sros asian regional series added its firstever event at autopolis in japan. Michelins tony menard and robbie holleyround 2 of imsas ask the paddock spotlights. Schedule of events and races on the nascar circuits including winners, pole winners, and more. Nascar, imsa and american flat track enter the streaming wars with ott service nascar home tracks and sports car racing will air live on nbc gold trackpass. Weathertech presents imsa iracing at road americalooking back on round 4 of the imsa iracing pro invitational series at road americanine mustwatch videos for 2020 corvette ownersevery car needs mundane maintenance and hagerty is here to help with the 2020 corvette c8imsa announces updated return to racing plandaytona international speedway, sebring international raceway. World of outlaws sprint cars ron hedger february 9, 2020. Weathertech presents imsa iracing at road americalooking back on round 4 of the imsa iracing pro invitational series at road americanine mustwatch videos for 2020 corvette ownersevery car needs mundane maintenance and hagerty is here to help with the 2020 corvette c8imsa announces updated return to racing plandaytona international speedway, sebring. The rolex sports car series was the premier series run by the grand american road racing association. Welcome to endurance racing, welcome to our world season 8 ushers in a fresh new era for the fia world endurance championship, with a crossyear 20192020 calendar format over ten months. Heres a simple guide that unravels the whole tangled mess. Imsa, the american sports car racing sanctioning body owned by. Aug 04, 2017 it will be the first weathertech championship race at midohio since the merger of the grandam rolex sports car series and america le mans series at the end of the 20 season. This allows the wec to place its jewel in the crown the legendary 24 hours of le mans as the super finale to the season.
This allows the wec to place its jewel in the crown the legendary 24. Season 8 ushers in a fresh new era for the fia world endurance championship, with a crossyear 20192020 calendar format over ten months. Sro motorsports america formerly pirelli world challenge. Imsa and aco reveal bold new plan for common prototype sports. A peculiarly american form of sports car racing was the canam series, in which virtually unlimited sports prototypes competed in relatively short races. Introduction to sports car racing did you know cars. The iac is a sprint race series featured at every hsr event weekend. It is a result of a merger between two existing north american sports car racing series, the american le mans series and rolex sports car ser. F1 photos from 19701982 world championship and major nonchampionship races included. Imsa official home race results, schedule, standings. Ridge runner rally was held for the first time in 2019. Sportscar365s definitive rolling guide to revised sports car racing. Sports car career your sports car career can take from grassroots racing all the way up to endurance racing in purebred gt1 car.
Aug 14, 2019 after openwheel, sports car racing is the second most globally popular form of professional motorsport. Formula car challenge presented by goodyear home facebook. It is a result of a merger between two existing north american sports car racing series, the american le mans series and rolex sports car series. The imsa weathertech sportscar championship announced a rescheduled date of the previously postponed acura sports car grand prix at midohio and is juggling race.
The formula car challenge presented by goodyear is a regionalized open wheel racing series with an annual national championship. The weathertech sportscar championship is a sports car racing series based in the united states and canada and organized by the international motor sports association imsa. The vintage series visits circuit monttremblant in quebec, canada for the 16th sommet des legends, held in partnership with hmsa on july 1619. The 20year old british talent, who was born in singapore, will contest all rounds of the gt world challenge europe in the silver cup category driving an aston martin vantage gt3 of the swiss team. The gt classes of sports car racing offer some of the most exciting and diverse forms of motorsport, with many roadbased cars of different specifications often sharing the track at the same time. Imsa iracing challenge series round 1 at road america the imsa iracing. Sports car racing entire history 19212020 le mans series, alms, fia gt, older races like world championship, imsa, canam, interserie, isrs and many more. The midwestern council of sports car clubs celebrating over 60 years of family friendly motorsports learn how to get started racing with midwest councils hpde, hsax, or wheeltowheel. The world sportscar championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the fia from 1953 to 1992. Sports car illustrated automotive and motorsports news. Photo gallery, sports car racing entire history 19212020.
It was a north americanbased sports car series founded in 2000 under the name grand american road racing championship to replace the failed united states road racing championship. It will be the first weathertech championship race at midohio since the merger of the grandam rolex sports car series and america le mans. Masters historic sports cars race series masters historic racing. Our sports car race series is run over 6 to 8 race meetings annually and forms part of the independent race classes. Watch party of the 2019 chevrolet sports car classic at the raceway at belle isle park.
Gt celebration is the newest class in sports car racing taking retired fia gt3 class cars and giving them their own space to race and compete. The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. Welcome to nz sports car racing, we are an enthusiastic and friendly group of sports car racers and supporters that are passionate about sports car racing and very proud of our heritage and place in nz motor racing history. Although there are many conflicting definitions of sports cars, it is usually conceded that in normal production form they do not resemble grand prix formula one racing machines. Mar 24, 2020 fox sports is committing to coverage of the remainder of the season, beginning sunday, march 29, at 1 p. The tv schedule for nascar, indycar, f1 and the nhra. The 20year old british talent, who was born in singapore, will contest all rounds of the gt world challenge europe in the silver cup category driving an. World of outlaws sprint cars speed sport staff february 10, 2020. At its inception, the name was united sportscar championship, which. Revised 2020 sports car racing calendars sportscar365. The link between alfa romeo and formula 1 has written the history of sports car racing. This leads to great racing, but understanding the differences between them can be difficult.
Le mans series, alms, fia gt, older races like world championship, imsa, canam, interserie. Sportscar racing, form of motor racing involving cars built to combine aspects of racing and touring cars. Sportscar racing news daily updates from the world of. The iac is a competitor and crowd favorite, as fans are dazzled by the on track action during each one of these races. Nascar cup series, nascar xfinity series, nascar truck series, indycar, f1, nhra.
Iconic teams and automotive brands like ferrari, bentley motorsports, acura motorsports, audi, honda, lamborghini, porsche, bmw, toyota and ford performance. The wild hunt commenced sunday night at the world of outlaws nos energy drink sprint car series finale at the dirtcar nationals presented by bozard ford. To see the schedule by series, click one of the following links. This series ran from 1966 to 1974 and was an expansion of the usrrc that conformed to fia group 7 rules.
Pages in category sports car racing series the following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. Quest for the championship video series returns read more. The premier championship series of sports car racing is the fia world endurance championship. The fia masters historic sports car championship is a series for le mansstyle sports cars and group 4 period cars from 1962 up to 1974. The original canam fell victim to rising costs and the energy crisis. It was formerly known as the nascar grandam rolex sports car series 200920, the grand american road racing series 20002002 and the grand american rolex sports car series 20032008. Keselowski, wickens join in for weathertech presents imsa iracing at road america. After its traditional summer break, hsr resumes its 2020 schedule september 2427 with the atlanta fall historics, followed by the 6th hsr classic daytona set for november 48 and the 5th hsr classic. Get the latest news, results, stats and more by visiting the super dirtcar series website. Imsa and sports car racing is one of the most competitive series in the world featuring some of the fastest racecars. Led by executive producer frank wilson, who joined speedvision in 1996, the network had been the home of the american le mans series.
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