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