Silverstone 6 Hours 1980 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Silverstone World Championship 6 Hours		Date: 11.5.1980
Track: Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.719 kms	Organiser: unknown
Silverstone 6 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 5) FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 5)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	12:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	40
Practiced:	31
Qualified:	29
Started:	26
Finished:	11
Classified:	11

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group 6 - Sports +2000	4	3	2
Group 6 - Sports 2000	3	3	0
Group 5	13	9	3
Group 4 - Grand Touring	4	4	2
Group 3 - GT Series	0	0	0
Group 2 - Touring	1	1	1
IMSA GTX/GTP	4	4	3
Le Mans GTP	2	2	0

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

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 10/5

Winners:
Overall:	8	De Cadenet Lola LM Ford	De Cadenet / Wilson
Group 5:	54	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Röhrl / Alboreto
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	29	Porsche 934	Cleare / Dron
Group 2 - Touring:	58	BMW 320i	Calderari / Vanoli
IMSA GTX/GTP:	18	Porsche 935 JLP-2	Paul / Redman
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	19	Porsche 935 K3/80	John Fitzpatrick (GB)	1:25.5300	198.6075 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	19	Porsche 935 K3/80	John Fitzpatrick (GB)	1:22.0900	206.9310 km/h
Group 6 - Sports +2000:	1	ACR 80 Ford	Gaillard / Chevalley / Trisconi	1:24.4900
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	41	Osella PA8 BMW	Lombardi / Brambilla	1:25.5500
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	30	Porsche 934	Zbinden / Kofel	1:36.1700
Group 2 - Touring:	58	BMW 320i	Calderari / Vanoli	1:45.0200
IMSA GTX/GTP:	18	Porsche 935 JLP-2	Paul / Redman	1:26.5600
Le Mans GTP:	10	Aston Martin AM V8	Hamilton / Bell	1:40.1000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (11), Lancia (3), BMW (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (11), Ford (4), Lancia (3), BMW (3), Aston Martin (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 935 (5), Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo (3), Porsche 934 (3)
Driver nationalities:	GB (30), D (10), CH (6), I (6), USA (4), F (4)
Team nationalities:	GB (12), I (4), D (4), CH (3), USA (2)
Most used colours:	white (41%), blue (16%), red (13%), green (12%), yellow (5%), orange (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (46%), rear-engined (38%), front-engined (16%)
Average engine size:	2917 cc (with regard to 42% turbocharged cars and 3% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 3509 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Martino Finotto (47), Simon Phillips (46), Carlo Facetti (45)
Youngest known drivers:	Eddie Cheever (21), Michele Alboreto (24), Riccardo Patrese (26)
Female drivers:	Lella Lombardi, Desiré Wilson

Official Race Programme:

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