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7 unusual facts about World Endurance Championship


Alfredo Costanzo

In December 1984 Costanzo accepted an offer from that year's Australian Sports Car Champion Bap Romano to co-drive the Romano WE84 Cosworth in the 1984 Sandown 1000 as part of the 1984 World Endurance Championship, the first FIA World Championship event held in Australia.

Nimrod NRA/C2

It ran initially in 1982 in the World Endurance Championship before also joining the IMSA GT Championship.

Porsche 956

The 956 made its debut at the Silverstone 6 Hour race, the second round of the World Championship for Makes with Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell driving for the factory.

Sauber SHS C6

Launched in the 1982 season, the SHS C6 first ran at the World Endurance Championship 1000km Monza where it unfortunately failed to finish due to fuel pump failure.

The Sauber SHS C6 was a Group C prototype racing car built by Swiss manufacturer Sauber and engineering firm Seger & Hoffman (hence the unique SHS designation), intended for competition in the World Endurance Championship and Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft series.

Ulrich Bez

While at Porsche, he led Vehicle Research and Development and motor sport programmes in Formula One and World Endurance Championship in Indianapolis and Le Mans.

World Endurance Championship

World Sportscar Championship, an auto racing series which used the title World Endurance Championship from 1981 to 1985


Giannini Automobili

In 1983 and 1984 Giannini officially won two World Endurance Championships, in the C-Junior category.

Lancia LC1

The Lancia LC1 was a sports car run by Lancia under the Group 6 regulations in the World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1982 to 1983.

Nimrod Racing Automobiles

The project was intended to build sports prototypes for the World Endurance Championship and IMSA GT Championship using Aston Martin V8 engines.


see also

YART

YART (Yamaha Austria Racing Team) is an Austrian world endurance championship racing team based in Heimschuh in Styria.