Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour

Silverstone 24 Hour
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 Silverstone 24 Hour is a sports car race in endurance racing, held annually at Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom.

The race was originally organised by Britcar. The 2009 race was shortened to 500 miles due to the recession. In the 2010 race it was the first time they used the new Arena Circuit, previously they used the Bridge Grand Prix Circuit. 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

Year	Drivers	Team	Car	Laps / Distance
2005	Martin Short Shaun Balfe Jamie Derbyshire Nick Jacobs	Balfe Motorsport/Rollcentre Racing	Mosler MT900R	603 / 3,100.023 km (1,926.265 mi)[3][4]
2006	Dieter Quester Dirk Werner Tim Mullen Jamie Campbell-Walter	Duller Motorsport	BMW Z4 (E85)	595 / 3,058.895 km (1,900.709 mi)[3][5]
2007	Dieter Quester Dirk Werner Johannes Stuck Jamie Campbell-Walter	Duller Motorsport	BMW Z4 (E85)	596 / 3,064.036 km (1,903.904 mi)[3][6]
2008	Mark Sumpter Adrian Slater Andy Purdie	Paragon Porsche	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	603 / 3,100.023 km (1,926.265 mi)[3][7]
2009	Andrew Beaumont Pat Gormley Ben Clucas	Topcats Racing	Mosler MT900R	156 / 801.996 km (498.337 mi)[A 1]
2010	Witt Gamski Keith Robinson John Gaw Phil Dryburgh	MJC Ltd	Ferrari F430 GTC	565 / 3,334.065 km (2,071.692 mi)
2011	Michael McInerney Sean McInerney Phil Keen	Eclipse Motorsport	Ferrari F430 GTC	573 / 3,375.543 km (2,097.465 mi)
2012	Michael Symons Clint Bardwell Richard Abra Mark Poole	MP Motorsport/JCAM	BMW M3 E46 GTR	564 / 3,322.524 km (2,064.521 mi)
2013	Richard Abra Mark Poole	Barwell Motorsport	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	158 / 930.778 km (578.359 mi)[8][A 2]
2015	Andrew Howard Jonathan Adam Jamie Chadwick Ross Gunn Harry Whale	Beechdean AMR	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	529 / 3,116.256 km (1,936.352 mi)[9]
2016	Charles Lamb Richard Neary "Richard Roberts" Martin Short	Team ABBA with Rollcentre Racing	BMW M3 E46 GTR	512 / 3,016.192 km (1,874.175 mi)[10]
2017	Sebastiaan Bleekemolen Melvin de Groot Rene Steenmetz Robert Smith	Team Bleekemolen	SEAT León TCR V2 SEQ	549 / 3,233.61 km (2,009.27 mi)[11]
2018	Ivo Breukers Rik Breukers Konstantīns Calko	Red Camel-Jordans.nl	SEAT LCR TCR V3 DSG	411 / 2,420.79 km (1,504.21 mi)[12]

500 mile distance
1000 km distance

Participants

Many 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 ahead of one of their rival teams who were also competing with a diesel BMW 3 Series.

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 tooks 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.

References

http://www.britcar24hr.co.uk/home/24-hour-racing-england-back/
"Announcement Hankook 24H Silverstone received with great enthusiasm". Creventic. October 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
"Silverstone Britcar 24 Hour" (PDF). britcar24hr.co.uk. Britcar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=200493&FS=ROADRACING
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/13593563/2005-PFC-Championship-List
http://www.pbase.com/trackside/24hours2007_race
http://paragonporsche.com/britcar+silverstone+24+hour+2008.html
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.

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[8] 500 mile distance

[10] 1000 km distance

[1] ttp://www.britcar24hr.co.uk/home/24-hour-racing-england-back/

[2] "Announcement Hankook 24H Silverstone received with great enthusiasm". Creventic. October 5, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

[PrevWinners-3] "Silverstone Britcar 24 Hour" (PDF). britcar24hr.co.uk. Britcar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-03-03.

[4] ttp://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=200493&FS=ROADRACING

[5] ttp://www.docstoc.com/docs/13593563/2005-PFC-Championship-List

[6] ttp://www.pbase.com/trackside/24hours2007_race

[7] ttp://paragonporsche.com/britcar+silverstone+24+hour+2008.html

[9] Timing Solutuions Ltd. (22 September 2013). "Britcar 1000k" (PDF). Britcar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

[11] Timing Solutuions Ltd. (26 April 2015). "Dunlop 24hr Race" (PDF). Britcar. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[12] Creventic (3 April 2016). "24H Series" (PDF). Creventic. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

[13] Creventic (2 April 2017). "24H Series" (PDF). Creventic. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[14] Creventic (11 March 2018). "24H TCE Series" (PDF). Creventic. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

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7-11 hours	Petit Le Mans (10 hours) Suzuka 10 Hours Kyalami 9 Hours California 8 Hours
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Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour

Winners

Participants

See also

References