Silverstone 6 Hours 1982 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Pace 6 Hours, a round of The FIA World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers		Date: 16.5.1982
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.704 kms	Organiser: unknown
Silverstone 6 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 2)

Weather:	warm, dry
Start time:	12:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	54
Practiced:	41
Qualified:	39
Started:	39
Finished:	26
Classified:	21

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group C	16	15	8
Group B	1	0	0
Group 6 - Sports	7	7	3
Group 5	9	9	5
Group 4 - Grand Touring	3	3	2
IMSA GTX	2	2	2
IMSA GTO	3	3	1

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

Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 180 minutes on 14/5
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 15/5

Winners:
Overall:	50	Lancia 828 CB1	Alboreto / Patrese
Group C:	1	Porsche 956	Ickx / Bell
Group 5:	64	Porsche 935 K3	Dören / Lässig
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	92	BMW M1	Winther / Jensen
IMSA GTX:	78	Porsche 935/78-81	Moretti / Baldi
IMSA GTO:	85	BMW M1	Garcia / Naon
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	50	Lancia 828 CB1	Riccardo Patrese (I)	1:21.1800	209.2501 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Porsche 956	Jacky Ickx (B)	1:16.9100	220.8680 km/h
Group 6 - Sports:	51	Lancia 828 CB1	Ghinzani / Fabi	1:17.9800
Group 5:	60	Porsche 935 K3	Cooper / Smith	1:25.2700
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	92	BMW M1	Winther / Jensen	1:33.8500
IMSA GTX:	78	Porsche 935/78-81	Moretti / Baldi	1:26.2700
IMSA GTO:	82	Mazda RX-7 254i	Lovett / Terada / Walkinshaw	1:33.5800
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (10), Lancia (4), BMW (4), Rondeau (3), Osella (2), Nimrod (2), Sauber (2), Lola (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (14), Porsche (10), BMW (5), Lancia (4), Aston Martin (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 935 (5), BMW M1 (3), Lancia 828 CB1 (2), Osella PA9 (2), Rondeau M382 (2), Nimrod NRA/C2 (2), Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo (2), Sauber SHS C6 (2), Porsche 924 (2)
Driver nationalities:	GB (36), I (12), F (10), D (9), S (4), B (4), CH (3), USA (3), DK (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (14), I (7), D (6), F (4), CH (2), J (2), S (2)
Most used colours:	white (42%), blue (20%), red (18%), black (5%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (71%), rear-engined (15%), front-engined (14%)
Average engine size:	2846 cc (with regard to 41% turbocharged cars and 2% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 3378 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Martino Finotto (49), Simon Phillips (48), Carlo Facetti (47)
Youngest known drivers:	Raul Boesel (25), Michele Alboreto (26), Teo Fabi (27)

Official Race Programme:

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