Silverstone 6 Hours 1976 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: The World Championship For Manufacturers 6 Hours Silverstone		Date: 9.5.1976
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.719 kms	Organiser: BRDC
Silverstone 6 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 3)

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:	Pract	Start	Class
Group 5	9	9	7
Group 4 - Grand Touring	4	4	2
Group 2 - Touring	7	4	1

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

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:	4	BMW 3.5 CSL	Fitzpatrick / Walkinshaw
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	25	Porsche 934	Lombardi / Martin
Group 2 - Touring:	58	Ford Escort I RS 2000	Brennan / Collier
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	9	Porsche 935	Jacky Ickx (B)	1:28.190	192.618 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	9	Porsche 935	Jochen Mass (D)	1:26.850	195.590 km/h
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	37	Porsche Carrera RSR	Cooper / Faure	1:39.740
Group 2 - Touring:	51	Toyota Celica	Schurti / Frey / Keller	1:40.710
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)
Most used colours:	white (39%), red (27%), blue (7%), 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), Jochen Mass (30), Tom Walkinshaw (30)
Female drivers:	Lella Lombardi, Anny-Charlotte Verney

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