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2016 6 Hours of Silverstone

Index 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone

The 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England on 15–17 April 2016. [1]

183 relations: Adam Carroll, Advanced Engine Research, AF Corse, Alexandre Imperatori, Alpine (automobile), André Lotterer, Andy Priaulx, Anthony Davidson, Aquaplaning, Aston Martin, Aston Martin Racing, Aston Martin Vantage GT2, Audi, Audi R18, Automobile Club de l'Ouest, Autosport, Benoît Tréluyer, Billy Johnson (racing driver), BR Engineering BR01, Brendon Hartley, British Summer Time, Bruno Senna, ByKolles Racing, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, Chip Ganassi Racing, CLM P1/01, Danny Watts, Darren Turner, David Cheng, David Heinemeier Hansson, Davide Rigon, Dominik Kraihamer, Emmanuel Collard, Endurance racing (motorsport), Extreme Speed Motorsports, Fastest lap, Fernando Rees, Ferrari, Ferrari 458, Ferrari 488, Ferrari F154 engine, FIA World Motor Sport Council, Filipe Albuquerque, Flat tire, Ford EcoBoost engine, Ford GT, Ford Motor Company, Fox Sports (Australia), François Perrodo, ..., Fuel pump, Gianmaria Bruni, Grand Prix of Long Beach, Gustavo Menezes, Harry Tincknell, Haymarket Media Group, Ho-Pin Tung, James Calado, James Jakes, James Rossiter, Joël Camathias, Joest Racing, Johannes van Overbeek, John Wyer, Jonny Kane, Jota Sport, Kamui Kobayashi, Kazuki Nakajima, KC Motorgroup, Kirill Ladygin, Klaus Bachler, Larbre Compétition, Le Mans Prototype, Ligier JS P2, LM GTE, Loïc Duval, Lucas di Grassi, Manor Motorsport, Marc Lieb, Marcel Fässler (racing driver), Marco Sørensen, Marino Franchitti, Mark Webber, Mathéo Tuscher, Mathias Beche, Mathias Lauda, Michael Christensen (racing driver), Mike Conway, Morand Racing, Motor Sport (magazine), Motor–generator, Motorsport marshal, Motorsport.com, Nathanaël Berthon, Neel Jani, Nelson Panciatici, Nelson Piquet Jr., Nick Heidfeld, Nick Leventis, Nicki Thiim, Nico Prost, Nicolas Lapierre, Nicolas Minassian, Nissan, Northamptonshire, Oliver Jarvis, Oliver Webb, Olivier Pla, Oreca 05, Patrick Dempsey, Patrick Long, Pedro Lamy, Pierre Kaffer, Pierre Ragues, Pipo Derani, Pit stop, Pole position, Porsche, Porsche 911, Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche 991, Porsche Supercup, Privateer (motorsport), Proton Competition, Racer (magazine), Racing line, Rain tyre, Rebellion R-One, Rebellion Racing, René Rast, Ricardo González (racing driver), Richard Bradley (racing driver), Richard Lietz, Richie Stanaway, Roberto Merhi, Romain Dumas, Roman Rusinov, Rui Águas (racing driver), Run-off area, Ryan Dalziel, Safety car, Sam Bird, Sébastien Buemi, Scott Sharp, Signature Team, Silverstone Circuit, Simon Trummer, Skid block, SMP Racing, Sports car racing, Stéphane Richelmi, Stéphane Sarrazin, Stefan Mücke, Straight (racing), Strakka Racing, Stuff.co.nz, The Guardian, The Independent, Timo Bernhard, Tor Graves, Toyota, Toyota Motorsport GmbH, Toyota TS050 Hybrid, Turbocharged direct injection, UTC+01:00, Vitaly Petrov, Will Stevens, Wolf Henzler, Wolfgang Ullrich, Yannick Dalmas, Zytek Z11SN, 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season, 2013 6 Hours of Fuji, 2014 6 Hours of Shanghai, 2014–15 Formula E season, 2015 6 Hours of Silverstone, 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship, 2016 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, 2016 Pirelli World Challenge, 2016 Super Formula Championship, 2016 Super GT Series, 6 Hours of Silverstone. Expand index (133 more) »

Adam Carroll

Adam Carroll (born 26 October 1982) is a Northern Irish professional racing driver.

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Advanced Engine Research

Advanced Engine Research, Ltd. (commonly known by the abbreviation AER) is an auto racing engine manufacturer based in Basildon, Essex, England.

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AF Corse

AF Corse is an Italian auto racing team founded by former racing driver Amato Ferrari in 1995 in Piacenza.

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Alexandre Imperatori

Alexandre Imperatori (born 19 April 1987 in Châtel-Saint-Denis) is a Swiss racing driver but lives in Shanghai, China.

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Alpine (automobile)

The Société des Automobiles Alpine SAS, commonly known as Alpine, is a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars established in 1955.

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André Lotterer

André Lotterer (born 19 November 1981) is a Belgian-German professional racing driver currently racing for Rebellion Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship LMP1 class and for Techeetah in the FIA Formula E Championship.

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Andy Priaulx

Andrew Graham "Andy" Priaulx, MBE (born 8 August 1974) is a British professional racing driver from Guernsey, currently racing for Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK in the FIA World Endurance Championship, having been a former BMW factory driver.

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Anthony Davidson

Anthony Denis Davidson (born 18 April 1979) is a British racing driver from England currently racing for Toyota Hybrid Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Aquaplaning

Aquaplaning or hydroplaning by the tires of a road vehicle, aircraft or other wheeled vehicle occurs when a layer of water builds between the wheels of the vehicle and the road surface, leading to a loss of traction that prevents the vehicle from responding to control inputs.

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Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. It was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film Goldfinger. Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to the Prince of Wales since 1982. It has over 150 car dealerships in over 50 countries on six continents making them a global automobile brand. Their headquarters and the main production site are in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England, alongside one of Jaguar Land Rover's development centres on the site of a former RAF V Bomber airbase. One of Aston Martin's recent cars was named after the 1950s Vulcan Bomber. Aston Martin has exploited its branding for projects including speed boats, submarines, bicycles, monster trucks, clothing and real estate development..

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Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Racing is a British auto racing team established in 2004 as a partnership between automobile manufacturer Aston Martin and engineering group Prodrive.

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Aston Martin Vantage GT2

The Aston Martin Vantage GT2 is the most powerful racing variant of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage family.

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Audi

Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer that designs, engineers, produces, markets and distributes luxury vehicles.

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Audi R18

The Audi R18 is a Le Mans Prototype (LMP) racing car constructed by the German car manufacturer Audi AG.

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Automobile Club de l'Ouest

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (English: Automobile Club of the West), sometimes abbreviated to ACO, is the largest automotive group in France.

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Autosport

Autosport is a weekly magazine covering motorsport, published in the United Kingdom every Thursday.

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Benoît Tréluyer

Benoît Tréluyer (born 7 December 1976) is a French professional racing driver.

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Billy Johnson (racing driver)

William Ryan "Billy" Johnson (born October 10, 1986) is an American professional sports car and stock car racing driver.

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BR Engineering BR01

The BR Engineering BR01 is a Le Mans Prototype built by BR Engineering in 2015.

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Brendon Hartley

Brendon Hartley (born 10 November 1989) is a New Zealand professional racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso.

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British Summer Time

During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) (in effect, changing the time zone from UTC+0 to UTC+1), so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less.

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Bruno Senna

Bruno Senna Lalli (born 15 October 1983) is a Brazilian professional racing driver currently racing for Rebellion Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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ByKolles Racing

ByKolles Racing, formally known as Kodewa GmbH & Co.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

The Chevrolet Corvette C7.R is a grand tourer racing car built by Pratt & Miller and Chevrolet for competition in endurance racing.

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Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing With Felix Sabates, Inc., Doing business as Chip Ganassi Racing Teams or simply Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR), is a professional auto racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Monster Energy Cup and Xfinity Series, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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CLM P1/01

The CLM P1/01, renamed ENSO CLM P1/01 in 2017, is a sports prototype racing car built for the Austrian and Romanian based team ByKolles Racing.

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Danny Watts

Danny Watts (born 31 December 1979) is a British professional racing driver.

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Darren Turner

Darren Turner (born 13 April 1974) is a British professional racing driver currently racing for Aston Martin Racing as a factory driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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David Cheng

David Cheng (born July 21, 1989) is an American sports car racing driver.

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David Heinemeier Hansson

David Heinemeier Hansson (born 15 October 1979; also known to the Ruby programming language and automobile racing communities as DHH) is a Danish programmer and the creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web development framework and the Instiki wiki.

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Davide Rigon

Davide Rigon (born 26 August 1986) is an Italian professional racing driver.

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Dominik Kraihamer

Dominik Kraihamer (born 29 November 1989 in Oberndorf) is an Austrian racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for ByKolles Racing Team.

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Emmanuel Collard

Emmanuel Collard (born 3 April 1971) is a French professional racing driver.

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Endurance racing (motorsport)

Endurance racing is a form of motorsport racing which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants.

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Extreme Speed Motorsports

Tequila Patrón ESM, formerly Extreme Speed Motorsports, is an American auto racing team based out of Riviera Beach, Florida.

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Fastest lap

In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race.

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Fernando Rees

Fernando Rees (born January 4, 1985) is a Brazilian racecar driver.

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Ferrari

Ferrari N.V. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello.

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Ferrari 458

The Ferrari 458 Italia is a mid-engined sports car produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari.

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Ferrari 488

The Ferrari 488 (Tipo F142M) is a mid-engined sports car produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari, introduced in 2015 to replace the previous 458.

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Ferrari F154 engine

The Ferrari F154 is a family of modular twin-turbocharged, direct injected V8 petrol engines designed and produced by Ferrari since 2013.

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FIA World Motor Sport Council

The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) is the most powerful body of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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Filipe Albuquerque

Filipe Miguel Delgadinho Albuquerque (born 13 June 1985 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese professional racing driver, currently driving in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Mustang Sampling Racing.

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Flat tire

A flat tire (British English: flat tyre) is a deflated pneumatic tire, which can cause the rim of the wheel to ride on the tire tread or the ground potentially resulting in loss of control of the vehicle or irreparable damage to the tire.

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Ford EcoBoost engine

EcoBoost is a series of turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines produced by Ford and originally co-developed by German company FEV Engineering and Mazda.The Ecoboost 2L and 2.3L are Ford turbocharged versions of the Mazda L engine.

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Ford GT

The Ford GT is an American mid-engine two-seater sports car manufactured and marketed by Ford for model year 2005 in conjunction with the company's 2003 centenary — and again in redesigned form for model year 2017.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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Fox Sports (Australia)

Fox Sports is an Australian group of sports channels, owned by Fox Sports Pty Limited (known as Premier Media Group until February 2012), which is owned by News Corp Australia.

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François Perrodo

François Perrodo (born 14 February 1977), is the chairman of Perenco, an oil and gas company with operations in 16 countries, which was founded by his father.

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Fuel pump

A fuel pump is a frequently (but not always) essential component on a car or other internal combustion engined device.

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Gianmaria Bruni

Gianmaria "Gimmi" Bruni (born 30 May 1981) is an Italian Porsche factory auto racing driver who drove in the 2004 Formula One World Championship for Minardi.

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Grand Prix of Long Beach

The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in Long Beach, California.

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Gustavo Menezes

Gustavo Menezes (born 19 September 1994) is an American racing driver.

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Harry Tincknell

Harry Tincknell (born 29 October 1991 in Exeter, Devon) is a British racing driver who currently races for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Team UK in the FIA WEC which includes the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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Haymarket Media Group

Haymarket Media Group is a privately held media company headquartered in London.

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Ho-Pin Tung

Ho-Pin Tung (born December 4, 1982) is a Chinese-Dutch auto-racing driver who races with a Chinese license.

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James Calado

James John Calado (born 13 June 1989) is a British professional racing driver from England, currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for AF Corse.

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James Jakes

James Jakes (born 4 August 1987 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a racing driver.

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James Rossiter

James Rossiter (born 25 August 1983) is a professional racing driver from England.

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Joël Camathias

Joël Camathias (born 9 February 1981) is a Swiss race car driver born in Lugano.

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Joest Racing

Joest Racing is a sports car racing team that was established in 1978 by former Porsche works racer Reinhold Joest.

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Johannes van Overbeek

Johannes van Overbeek (born April 14, 1973) is an American race car driver in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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John Wyer

John Wyer (11 December 1909 in Kidderminster, England – 8 April 1989 in Scottsdale, Arizona, US) was an English automobile racing engineer and team manager.

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Jonny Kane

Jonny Kane (born 14 May 1973) is a professional racing driver who has competed at various levels of motorsport.

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Jota Sport

Jota Sport is a British sports car racing team.

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Kamui Kobayashi

is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota Gazoo Racing, in the Super Formula Championship for KCMG and set to compete in Formula E for Andretti Autosport under Monaco racing license.

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Kazuki Nakajima

is a professional racing driver who drove in Formula One for the Williams-Toyota team from to.

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KC Motorgroup

KC Motorgroup Ltd, known as KCMG, is an auto racing team based in Hong Kong.

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Kirill Ladygin

Kirill Sergeyevich Ladygin (born 17 December 1978 in Ekaterinburg) is a Russian auto racing driver.

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Klaus Bachler

Klaus Bachler (born 27 July 1991, in Unzmarkt) is an Austrian racing driver.

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Larbre Compétition

Larbre Compétition is a French auto racing team founded in 1988 by Jack Leconte.

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Le Mans Prototype

A Le Mans Prototype (LMP) is the type of sports prototype race car used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series.

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Ligier JS P2

The Ligier JS P2 is a racing car designed and built by French manufacturer Onroak Automotive and named in partnership with French former racing driver Guy Ligier.

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LM GTE

Grand Touring Endurance, shortened to GTE or LM GTE (due to its use in the 24 Hours of Le Mans), is a set of regulations maintained by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) for grand tourer racing cars used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and its associated series.

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Loïc Duval

Loïc Duval, born 12 June 1982 in Chartres, is a French professional racing driver racing for Audi Sport as a factory driver in DTM and driving for Dragon Racing in Formula E. He won the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans with Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen driving the Audi R18 for Audi Sport.

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Lucas di Grassi

Lucas Tucci di Grassi (born 11 August 1984) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship for Audi Sport ABT Schaffler and is the CEO of Roborace.

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Manor Motorsport

Manor Motorsport Ltd, currently trading as Manor Endurance Racing Ltd is a British motor racing company that was formed in 1990 by former single-seater champion John Booth.

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Marc Lieb

Marc Lieb (born 4 July 1980) is a former German Porsche factory motor-racing driver.

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Marcel Fässler (racing driver)

Marcel Fässler (born 27 May 1976) is a Swiss professional racing driver.

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Marco Sørensen

Marco L. Sørensen (born 6 September 1990) is a Danish racing driver currently racing for Aston Martin Racing as a factory driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Marino Franchitti

Marino Alessandro Cesare Franchitti (born 7 July 1978) is a British racing driver, and the younger brother of Dario Franchitti.

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Mark Webber

Mark Alan Webber (born 27 August 1976) is an Australian former professional racing driver, who last competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship as a Porsche works driver in LMP1, in which he won the championship in 2015.

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Mathéo Tuscher

Mathéo Tuscher (born 12 December 1996 in Noville) is a former professional Swiss-French racing driver.

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Mathias Beche

Mathias Beche (born 28 June 1986 in Geneva) is a Swiss professional racing driver.

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Mathias Lauda

Mathias Lauda (born 30 January 1981) is an Austrian race car driver currently racing for Aston Martin Racing as a factory driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Michael Christensen (racing driver)

Michael Klitgaard Christensen (born 28 August 1990) is a Danish Porsche factory racing driver.

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Mike Conway

Mike Conway (born 19 August 1983) is a British professional racing driver.

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Morand Racing

Morand Racing is an auto racing team founded by former racing driver Benoît Morand and based in Marly, Switzerland.

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Motor Sport (magazine)

Motor Sport is a magazine founded in the United Kingdom in 1924"Racing Magazines ", Magazine-Agent.com, 2009, webpage:.

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Motor–generator

A motor–generator (an M–G set) is a device for converting electrical power to another form.

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Motorsport marshal

Motorsport marshals contribute to enjoyable, efficient, and safer motor racing.

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Motorsport.com

Motorsport.com is a website specializing in motor racing news.

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Nathanaël Berthon

Nathanaël Berthon (born 1 July 1989 in Romagnat) is a professional racing driver from France.

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Neel Jani

Neel Jani (born 8 December 1983) is a Swiss professional racing driver of Indian Gujarati origin.

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Nelson Panciatici

Nelson Panciatici (born 26 September 1988) is a French professional racing driver.

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Nelson Piquet Jr.

Nelson Angelo Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior (born July 25, 1985, Heidelberg, West Germany), also known as Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian stock car racing driver and former Formula One driver.

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Nick Heidfeld

Nick Lars Heidfeld (born 10 May 1977) is a German professional racing driver.

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Nick Leventis

Nick Leventis (born 31 January 1980) is a British racing driver and founder of Strakka Racing.

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Nicki Thiim

Nicki Thiim (born 17 April 1989 in Sønderborg, Denmark) is a Danish professional racing driver, and Aston Martin Racing works driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Nico Prost

Nicolas Jean Prost (born 18 August 1981) is a French professional racing driver, currently racing in the FIA Formula E Championship.

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Nicolas Lapierre

Nicolas Lapierre (born 2 April 1984) is a French professional racing driver.

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Nicolas Minassian

Nicolas Minassian (born 28 February 1973) is a French professional racing driver of Armenian descent.

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Nissan

, usually shortened to Nissan (or; Japanese), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama.

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Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants.), archaically known as the County of Northampton, is a county in the East Midlands of England.

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Oliver Jarvis

Oliver Jarvis (born 9 January 1984) is a British professional racing driver from England currently racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Mazda Team Joest.

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Oliver Webb

Oliver "Oli" James Webb (born 20 March 1991 in Manchester) is a British auto racing driver.

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Olivier Pla

Olivier Pla (born 22 October 1981) is a professional racing driver from France.

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Oreca 05

The Oreca 05 is a Le Mans Prototype built by Oreca in 2015.

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Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor, best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy, starring with Ellen Pompeo (Dr. Meredith Grey).

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Patrick Long

Patrick Long (born July 28, 1981) is a professional racing driver, one of 10 Porsche factory racing drivers, and the only American to hold that distinction.

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Pedro Lamy

José Pedro Mourão Lamy Viçoso, OIH, known as Pedro Lamy (born 20 March 1972) is a Portuguese professional racing driver currently racing for Aston Martin Racing as a factory driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Pierre Kaffer

Pierre Kaffer (born 7 November 1976 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a race driver from Germany, currently living in Switzerland.

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Pierre Ragues

Pierre Ragues (born 10 January 1984 in Caen) is a French racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Pipo Derani

Luís Felipe "Pipo" Derani (born 12 October 1993 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian race car driver and is an overall winner of both the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the Sebring 12 Hours.

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Pit stop

In motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, as a penalty, or any combination of the above.

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Pole position

In motorsport the pole position is the position at the inside of the front row at the start of a racing event.

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Porsche

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Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in Neunelfer) is a two-door, 2+2 high performance rear-engined classic German sports car made since 1963 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany.

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Porsche 919 Hybrid

The Porsche 919 Hybrid is a sports-prototype racing car constructed by the German car manufacturer Porsche for use in the Le Mans Prototype 1-Hybrid (LMP1-H) category of the FIA World Endurance Championship for factory-supported hybrid-powered cars.

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Porsche 991

The Porsche 991 is the internal designation for the seventh generation Porsche 911 sports car, which was unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show on 15 September as the replacement for the 997.

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Porsche Supercup

The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup (known as Porsche Michelin Supercup prior to 2007) is the international motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship organized by Porsche AG.

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Privateer (motorsport)

In motorsport, a privateer is usually an entrant into a racing event that is not directly supported by an automobile manufacturer.

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Proton Competition

Proton Competition (also known as Team Felbermayr-Proton) is a German auto racing team founded by Gerold Ried.

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Racer (magazine)

Racer is an American motorsports magazine based in Irvine, California.

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Racing line

In motorsport, the racing line or simply "the line" is the optimal path around a race course.

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Rain tyre

Rain tyres or Wet tyres ("tires" in American English, commonly shortened to wets) are special tyres used in motorsport in wet weather as opposed to a slick tyre used in dry conditions.

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Rebellion R-One

The Rebellion R-One is a sports prototype racing car built by French constructor Oreca on behalf of Swiss-based team Rebellion Racing.

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Rebellion Racing

Rebellion Racing is a Swiss racing team that competes in endurance racing.

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René Rast

René Rast (born 26 October 1986 in Minden) is a German professional racing driver and the reigning DTM drivers champion.

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Ricardo González (racing driver)

Ricardo González Valdez (born 20 October 1977 in Monterrey) is a Mexican racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Richard Bradley (racing driver)

Richard Bradley (born 17 August 1991) is a British racing driver.

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Richard Lietz

Richard Lietz (born 17 December in Waidhofen an der Ybbs) is an Austrian professional racing driver.

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Richie Stanaway

Richie Stanaway (born 24 November 1991) is a racing car driver from New Zealand.

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Roberto Merhi

Roberto Merhi Muntan (born 22 March 1991) is a Spanish racing driver who drove in Formula One for the Manor Marussia F1 Team during the 2015 season.

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Romain Dumas

Romain Dumas (born 14 December 1977) is a French professional auto racing driver and current Porsche factory driver.

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Roman Rusinov

Roman Aleksandrovich Rusinov (p, born 21 October 1981 in Moscow) is a Russian auto racing driver.

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Rui Águas (racing driver)

Rui Águas (born February 29, 1972 in Nampula, Mozambique) is a Mozambican-born Portuguese race car driver.

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Run-off area

A run-off area is an area on a racetrack for racer safety.

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Ryan Dalziel

Ryan Dalziel (born 12 April 1982), is a British professional racing driver.

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Safety car

In motorsport, a safety car or pace car is a car which limits the speed of competing cars on a racetrack in the case of a caution period such as an obstruction on the track or bad weather.

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Sam Bird

Sam Jamie Bird (born 9 January 1987) is a British professional racing driver who currently drives for Virgin Racing in Formula E and for AF Corse in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Sébastien Buemi

Sébastien Olivier Buemi (born 31 October 1988) is a Swiss professional racing driver, who formerly competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One.

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Scott Sharp

Scott Sharp (born February 14, 1968) is an American professional racing driver in the United SportsCar Championship.

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Signature Team

Signature is a French auto racing team that competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury.

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Simon Trummer

Simon Trummer (born 8 June 1989 in Frutigen, Canton of Bern) is a racing driver from Switzerland.

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Skid block

A skid block is a common term for a mandatory attachment to the underside of a racing car.

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SMP Racing

SMP Racing is the motor sport endurance racing team and also motorsport management created in 2013 by Boris Rotenberg, founder of the SMP Bank of Russia.

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Sports car racing

Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels.

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Stéphane Richelmi

Stéphane Richelmi (born 17 March 1990 in Monte Carlo) is a professional racing driver from Monaco.

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Stéphane Sarrazin

Stéphane Jean-Marc Sarrazin (born 2 November 1975) is a French professional racing driver.

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Stefan Mücke

Stefan Mücke (born 22 November 1981) is a German professional racing driver.

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Straight (racing)

In many forms of racing, the straight is those parts of the race track in which the competitors travel in a straight line for any significant time, as opposed to a bend.

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Strakka Racing

Strakka Racing is a British auto racing team founded by Nick Leventis.

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Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz is a New Zealand news website published by Fairfax Digital, a division of Fairfax New Zealand Ltd, a subsidiary of Australian company Fairfax Media Ltd.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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Timo Bernhard

Timo Bernhard (born 24 February 1981) is a professional sports car racer from Germany.

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Tor Graves

Tor Graves (born Tor Sriachavanon, Torsak Lim March 26, 1972) is a Thai racing driver.

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Toyota

, usually shortened to Toyota, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan.

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Toyota Motorsport GmbH

Toyota Motorsport GmbH is a Toyota company based in Cologne, Germany.

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Toyota TS050 Hybrid

The Toyota TS050 Hybrid is a racing car developed for the 2016 Le Mans Prototype rules in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Turbocharged direct injection

Turbocharged direct injection or TDI is a design of turbodiesel engines featuring turbocharging and cylinder-direct fuel injection that was developed and produced by the Volkswagen Group (VW AG).

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UTC+01:00

UTC+01:00, known simply as UTC+1, is a time offset that adds 1 hour to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Vitaly Petrov

Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (p, born 8 September 1984) is a Russian racing driver who drove in Formula One for Renault F1 Team in 2010, Lotus Renault GP in 2011 and Caterham F1 Team in 2012.

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Will Stevens

William "Will" Stevens (born 28 June 1991 in Rochford, Essex) is a British racing driver, who formerly competed in the Formula One, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Toyota Racing Series and the British Formula Renault Championships.

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Wolf Henzler

Wolf Henzler (born 5 April 1975) is a former German Porsche factory racing driver.

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Wolfgang Ullrich

Wolfgang Ullrich, (born August 27, 1950 in Vienna, Austria) is the Head of Audi Motorsport, the sporting division of German automaker Audi since November 1993.

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Yannick Dalmas

Yannick Dalmas (born 28 July 1961 in Le Beausset, Var) is a former racing driver from France.

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Zytek Z11SN

The Zytek Z11SN is a LMP2-class car, which has been built by Zytek Engineering since 2011.

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2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season

The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season was the fourth and final season of the A1 Grand Prix formula.

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2013 6 Hours of Fuji

The 2013 6 Hours of Fuji was intended to have been an automobile endurance race held at the Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan on 20 October 2013.

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2014 6 Hours of Shanghai

The 2014 6 Hours of Shanghai was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China on 31 October–2 November 2014, and served as the sixth race of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season.

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2014–15 Formula E season

The 2014–15 FIA Formula E season was the inaugural season of a new FIA championship for electrically powered cars.

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2015 6 Hours of Silverstone

The 2015 6 Hours of Silverstone was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, England on 10–12 April 2015.

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2015 FIA World Endurance Championship

The 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the fourth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series, co-organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO).

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2016 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The 2016 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, formally the WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps, was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 5–7 May 2016.

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2016 FIA World Endurance Championship

The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the fifth edition of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO).

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2016 Pirelli World Challenge

The 2016 Pirelli World Challenge was the 27th running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series.

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2016 Super Formula Championship

The 2016 Japanese Super Formula Championship was the 30th season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the fourth under the name of Super Formula.

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2016 Super GT Series

The 2016 Autobacs Super GT Series was the 23rd season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship including the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) era, and the 12th season under the name Super GT.

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6 Hours of Silverstone

The 6 Hours of Silverstone (formerly the 1000 km of Silverstone) is an endurance sports car race held at Silverstone Circuit near the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_6_Hours_of_Silverstone

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