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Event: The World Championship For Manufacturers 6 Hours SilverstoneDate: 9.5.1976
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.719 kmsOrganiser: BRDC

Silverstone 6 Hours
Weather:hot, humid
Start time:12:00
Grid:standing start
Distance:6 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:28
Practiced:20
Qualified:17
Started:17
Finished:11
Classified:10
Classes:PractStartClass
Group 5997
Group 4 - Grand Touring442
Group 2 - Touring741
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Pre-race sessions:
non-qualifying practice held on 7/5
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 8/5
Winners:
Overall:4BMW 3.5 CSLFitzpatrick / Walkinshaw
Group 4 - Grand Touring:25Porsche 934Lombardi / Martin
Group 2 - Touring:58Ford Escort I RS 2000Brennan / Collier
Fastest Laps:
Overall:9Porsche 935Jacky Ickx (B)1:28.1900192.6176 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:9Porsche 935Jochen Mass (D)1:26.8500195.5900 km/h
Group 4 - Grand Touring:37Porsche 911 Carrera RSRCooper / Faure1:39.7400
Group 2 - Touring:51Toyota CelicaSchurti / Frey / Keller1:40.7100
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (7), BMW (4), Ford (3)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (7), BMW (4), Ford (3)
Top car types by numbers:BMW 3.5 CSL (4), Porsche 934 (3), Ford Escort (3)
Driver nationalities:GB (8), D (6), S (5), F (4), I (3), B (3), CH (2), IRL (2)
Team nationalities:D (8), S (2), GB (2)
Most used colours:white (39%), red (27%), blue (8%), yellow (5%), black (5%), violet (5%), green (5%)
Engine positions:front-engined (58%), rear-engined (42%)
Oldest known drivers:Martino Finotto (43), Dieter Quester (37), Umberto Grano (36)
Youngest known drivers:Gunnar Nilsson (28), John Cooper (28), Jochen Mass (30)
Female drivers:Lella Lombardi, Anny-Charlotte Verney

Official Race Programme:

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