World Sportscar Championship

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The World Sportscar Championship was an international endurance racing series organized by the FIA that featured prototype and grand touring sports cars competing in long-distance events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FIA championship ⓘ
endurance racing series ⓘ
sports car racing championship ⓘ
abbreviation WSC ⓘ
category defunct auto racing series ⓘ
motorsport series ⓘ
country International ⓘ
discipline endurance racing ⓘ
dissolved 1992 ⓘ
eraOfProminence 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
featuredCarType Group C sports cars ⓘ
grand touring cars ⓘ
sports prototypes ⓘ
formerName World Championship for Makes ⓘ
World Championship for Sports Cars ⓘ
World Sports Car Championship ⓘ
governingBody Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile ⓘ
inception 1953 ⓘ
notableEventIncluded 1000 km of Monza ⓘ
linked to: 6 Hours of Monza

1000 km of Nürburgring ⓘ
1000 km of Spa ⓘ
12 Hours of Sebring ⓘ
24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
Mille Miglia ⓘ
Targa Florio ⓘ
notableManufacturerParticipant Aston Martin ⓘ
Ferrari ⓘ
Ford ⓘ
linked to: Ford Motor Company

Jaguar ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
Porsche ⓘ
organizer FIA ⓘ
pointsSystem FIA championship points system ⓘ
raceFormat endurance races ⓘ
long-distance races ⓘ
reasonForEnd declining manufacturer participation ⓘ
rising costs ⓘ
region Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
sport sports car racing ⓘ
successor FIA Sportscar Championship ⓘ
FIA World Endurance Championship ⓘ
typicalRaceDistance 1000 km ⓘ
typicalRaceDuration 6 hours ⓘ

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Lancia Martini Racing → motorsportSeries → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
FIA World Endurance Championship → replaced → FIA World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
FIA World Endurance Championship → awards → World Drivers’ Championship (endurance) ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
Ferrari 250 GTO → notableRaceSuccess → World Sportscar Championship events in the early 1960s ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
Mercedes-Benz W194 → raceSeries → World Sportscar Championship events ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
Sauber Motorsport → participatedIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Rolex 24 at Daytona → previouslySanctionedBy → FIA World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
Mazda 787B → usedInSeries → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Lancia LC1 → usedInCompetition → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Lancia LC2 → competition → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Lancia LC2 → intendedChampionship → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
World Sportscar Championship → formerName → World Sports Car Championship ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
World Sportscar Championship → formerName → World Championship for Sports Cars ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
Martini livery → notableSeries → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park → hasFormerEvent → World Sportscar Championship races ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
Jean Behra → participantIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 → racingCategory → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
subject linked to: Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 race car
Mario Andretti → competedIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Ricardo Rodríguez → participantIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Pedro Rodríguez → participatedIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Ricardo Rodríguez → competedIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
subject linked to: Hermanos Rodríguez
Peugeot 905 → racingCategory → FIA World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
Peugeot 905 → competitionSeries → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Targa Florio → partOf → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Gulf-Mirage racing team → competedIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
John Wyer Automotive → wonChampionship → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Gulf-liveried Porsche 917 → racingSeries → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Stirling Craufurd Moss → participatedIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Luigi Musso → participatedIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
12 Hours of Sebring → formerSeries → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Watkins Glen International → formerHostsSeries → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Martin Brundle → competedIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Kenneth Henry Miles → participantIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Brands Hatch → formerHostOf → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Porsche 718 RSK → usedInCompetition → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Cosworth DFR engine → usedInCompetition → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
FIA World Championships → includesCompetition → FIA World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
linked to: World Sportscar Championship
Giovanna Amati → competedInSeries → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Chris Amon → participatedIn → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
Barbeque Bend → associatedWithSeries → World Sportscar Championship ⓘ