Britcar
Britcar is an endurance sports car racing and touring car racing series in the United Kingdom.
| Category | Endurance |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Inaugural season | 2005 |
| Drivers | Varies |
| Teams | Varies |
| Tyre suppliers | Goodyear |
| Drivers' champion | Endurance: Class A: Tom Jackson Wayne Marrs Class B: Claude Bovet David McDonald Class C: Chris Compton-Goddard Bradley Ellis Charlie Hollings Jamie Stanley Class D: Daniel Brown Stuart Hall Peter Montague Class E: Alex Day William Foster Class F: Jake McAleer Mark McAleer Trophy Class 1: Mark Lee Class 2: Chris Overend Julian Thomas James Whitley Class 3: Rhys Hurd Harry Yardley-Rose Clio: Charlie Hand G40: Peter Dilnot |
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It was formed in 1997, as a result of a discussion in a Nürburgring bar between Willie Moore and James Tucker. Folklore has it that James Tucker and John Veness formed the organizing European Endurance & Racing Club (EERC) with a £10 note found on the ground. The foremost aim was the re-introduction of a 24-hour race in Britain.
At the end of the 2015 season, James sold the Britcar rights to Hedley Cowell Events Ltd. For the 2016 season, Claire Hedley re-launched Britcar Endurance as the Dunlop Endurance Championship and Dunlop Trophy Championship. For 2020 the series was invited to support the FIA World Endurance Championship races at Spa-Francorchamps and Silverstone. The race format was 2 × 60 mins Endurance races and 2 × 50 mins Trophy races.