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The 1000 Kilometres of Catalunya was a sports car race

Sports car racing

Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....

held at the Circuit de Catalunya

Circuit de Catalunya

The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit.-History:...

in Montmeló

Montmeló

Montmeló is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It contains the Circuit de Catalunya, which is the home of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix and the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix.- Demography :-References:...

, Catalonia

Catalonia

Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...

, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. The race began as a non-championship event at the Montjuïc circuit

Montjuïc circuit

The Montjuïc circuit is a former street circuit located on the Montjuïc mountain in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is considered among the best Formula One circuits of all time, with Autosport rating it among its ten best for their 50th anniversary of Formula One issue...

in 1954.

Results

Year	Overall Winner(s)	Entrant	Car	Distance/Duration	Race Title	Championship	Report
Montjuïc Montjuïc circuit The Montjuïc circuit is a former street circuit located on the Montjuïc mountain in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is considered among the best Formula One circuits of all time, with Autosport rating it among its ten best for their 50th anniversary of Formula One issue...
1954	Joaquin Palacio Pover		Pegaso Spyder Pegaso Z-102 The Pegaso Z-102 was a sports car coupé produced in Spain between 1951 and 1958.-Background:Pegaso was an established company noted for its trucks and motor coaches, but also produced sports cars for seven years...	1 hour	Coppa Montjuich	Non-championship	report
1955	Willie Daetwyler		Ferrari 750 Monza	1 hour	Coppa Montjuich	Non-championship	report
1956: Not held
1957	Gerardo de Andres		Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	76 km (47.2 mi)	Trofeo Nuvolari	Non-championship	report
1958	Alex Soler-Roig Alex Soler-Roig Alex Soler-Roig is a former racing driver from Spain. He participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 April 1970. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.- Complete World Championship Formula One...		Porsche 356 Porsche 356 The Porsche 356 was the company's first production automobile. It was a lightweight and nimble handling rear-engine rear-wheel-drive 2 door sports car available in hardtop coupe and open configurations. Design innovations continued during the years of manufacture, contributing to its motorsports... Carrera	76 km (47.2 mi)	Trofeo Nuvolari	Non-championship	report
1959	Alex Soler-Roig Alex Soler-Roig Alex Soler-Roig is a former racing driver from Spain. He participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 April 1970. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.- Complete World Championship Formula One...		Porsche RS Porsche 550 The Porsche 550 was a sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956.Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some spyder prototypes built and raced by Walter Glöckler starting in 1951, the factory decided to build a car designed for use in auto racing. The model Porsche...	38 km (23.6 mi)	Trofeo Nuvolari	Non-championship	report
1960-1961: Not held
1962	Francisco Godia Sales		Aston Martin DB4 Aston Martin DB4 The DB4 is a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1958 until 1963. It was an entirely different car from the DB Mark III it replaced, though the 3.7 L engine was externally visually related to the 2.9 L unit found in that car....	45 km (28 mi)	Trofeo Nuvolari	Non-championship	report
1963	Alex Soler-Roig Alex Soler-Roig Alex Soler-Roig is a former racing driver from Spain. He participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 April 1970. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.- Complete World Championship Formula One...		Porsche 356 Porsche 356 The Porsche 356 was the company's first production automobile. It was a lightweight and nimble handling rear-engine rear-wheel-drive 2 door sports car available in hardtop coupe and open configurations. Design innovations continued during the years of manufacture, contributing to its motorsports... Carrera	57 km (35.4 mi)	Trofeo Juan Jover Juan Jover Juan Jover Sañés was a Spanish racing driver, born in Barcelona. With Paco Godia, Jover was the first Spanish driver to compete in Formula One....	Non-championship	report
1964	Charles Vögele		Lotus 19 Lotus 19 The Lotus 19 or Monte Carlo was a mid-engine sports-racing car designed by Colin Chapman of Lotus and built from 1960 until 1963. The 19 was a widened version of the successful Formula One 18.-The Lotus 19:... -Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later, following the departure of Stroyer, it was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H...	114 km (70.8 mi)	Trofeo Juan Jover	Non-championship	report
1965	Francisco Godia Sales		A.C. Cobra-Ford	76 km (47.2 mi)	Trofeo Juan Jover	Non-championship	report
1966	Juan Fernández		Porsche 906 Porsche 906 The Porsche 906 or Carrera 6 was the last street-legal racing car from Porsche. It was announced in January 1966 and 50 examples were subsequently produced, thus meeting the homologation requirements of the FIA's new Group 4 Sports Car category to the letter...	95 km (59 mi)	Trofeo Juan Pinol	Non-championship	report
1967	Javier de Vilar Juan Fernández		Porsche 911 S	6 hours	6 Horas de Barcelona	Non-championship	report
1968	Brian Muir Francisco Godia Sales	Escuderia Montjuïc	Ford GT40 Ford GT40 The Ford GT40 was a high performance sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969...	6 hours	6 Horas de Barcelona	Non-championship	report
1969	Francisco Godia Sales Juan Fernández	Escuderia Montjuïc	Porsche 908 Porsche 908 The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced in 1968 to continue the Porsche 906/Porsche 910/Porsche 907 series of models designed under Ferdinand Piech....	12 hours	12 Horas de Barcelona	Non-championship	report
1970: Not held
1971	Jo Bonnier Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson Bengt Ronnie Peterson was a Swedish racing driver. He was a two-time runner-up in the FIA Formula One World Drivers' Championship.Peterson began his motor racing career in kart racing, traditionally the discipline where the majority of race drivers begin their careers in open-wheel racing...	Scuderia Filipinetti	Lola T212-Ford	1000 km (621.4 mi)	1000 Km de Barcelona	Non-championship	report
1972	John Burton	Canon Racing Team	Chevron Chevron Cars Ltd Chevron Cars Ltd. is a manufacturer of racing cars, founded by Derek Bennett in 1965. Following Bennett's death in 1978, the firm has remained active in various guises. The original company's designs and name continue to be utilized by Roger Andreason to build replacement parts and continuation... B21-Ford	400 km (248.5 mi)	400 Km de Barcelona	European 2-Litre Championship European Sportscar Championship The European Sportscar Championship was a name used by several sports car racing championships based in Europe. Initially created in 1970 by the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile as the European 2-Litre Sports Car Championship for Makes, the series increased in popularity and...	report
1973	Gérard Larrousse Gérard Larrousse Gérard Larrousse is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France.He participated in two Grands Prix, debuting on 12 May 1974, scoring no championship points. He drove Brabham BT42s for Scuderia Finotto....	Archambeaud Racing	Lola T292-BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	400 km (248.5 mi)	400 Km de Barcelona	European 2-Litre Championship European Sportscar Championship The European Sportscar Championship was a name used by several sports car racing championships based in Europe. Initially created in 1970 by the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile as the European 2-Litre Sports Car Championship for Makes, the series increased in popularity and...	report
1974-1998: Not held
Circuit de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit.-History:...
1999	Emmanuel Collard Emmanuel Collard Emmanuel Collard is a French racing driver. He is a member of the Porsche Junioren factory team, but drives also for other marques.... Vincenzo Sospiri Vincenzo Sospiri - Early career :Sospiri started racing in the Italian 100CC Karting Championships at the age of 15. He spent a long time working his way through the karting ladder, eventually becoming World Karting Champion in 1987. Sospiri then progressed to Formula Ford, before working through to Formula 3000 in...	JB Giesse Team Ferrari JMB Racing JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership...	Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari 333 SP The Ferrari 333 SP was a sports prototype car built by Michelotto to World Sports Car regulations for Ferrari. Unveiled at the end of 1993, at the behest of amateur racer Giampiero Moretti , the 333 SP marked Ferrari's official return to sports car racing after a 20 year absence...	2 hours, 30 minutes	ATP ISRS Trophy Barcelona	Sports Racing World Cup FIA Sportscar Championship The FIA Sportscar Championship was a sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It was a series similar to the FIA GT Championship, concentrating on two classes of open-cockpit sports prototypes in...	report
2000	Christian Pescatori Christian Pescatori Christian Pescatori is a professional racecar driver from Italy. He was born in Brescia, in 1 December 1971.Pescatori started his career in single-seater racing, becoming Italian Formula 3 Champion in 1993, before moving up to Formula 3000.... David Terrien David Terrien David Terrien is a French racing driver. He has competed in such series as International Formula 3000 and the French Formula Three Championship.-External links:*...	JMB Giesse Team Ferrari JMB Racing JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership...	Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari 333 SP The Ferrari 333 SP was a sports prototype car built by Michelotto to World Sports Car regulations for Ferrari. Unveiled at the end of 1993, at the behest of amateur racer Giampiero Moretti , the 333 SP marked Ferrari's official return to sports car racing after a 20 year absence...	2 hours, 30 minutes	ATP Trophy	Sports Racing World Cup FIA Sportscar Championship The FIA Sportscar Championship was a sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It was a series similar to the FIA GT Championship, concentrating on two classes of open-cockpit sports prototypes in...	report
2001	Christian Pescatori Christian Pescatori Christian Pescatori is a professional racecar driver from Italy. He was born in Brescia, in 1 December 1971.Pescatori started his career in single-seater racing, becoming Italian Formula 3 Champion in 1993, before moving up to Formula 3000.... Marco Zadra	BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari 333 SP The Ferrari 333 SP was a sports prototype car built by Michelotto to World Sports Car regulations for Ferrari. Unveiled at the end of 1993, at the behest of amateur racer Giampiero Moretti , the 333 SP marked Ferrari's official return to sports car racing after a 20 year absence...	2 hours, 30 minutes	Barcelona 2 hours, 30 minutes	FIA Sportscar Championship FIA Sportscar Championship The FIA Sportscar Championship was a sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It was a series similar to the FIA GT Championship, concentrating on two classes of open-cockpit sports prototypes in...	report
2002	Sébastien Bourdais Sébastien Bourdais Sébastien Olivier Bourdais is a French race car driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Champ Car World Series, having won four successive championships from 2004 to 2007.... Jean-Christophe Boullion Jean-Christophe Boullion Jean-Christophe "Jules" Boullion is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Sauber team....	Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo Sport is a motorsport team based in Le Mans, France and founded in 2000 by French racing driver Henri Pescarolo. They race in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In October 2007, Henri Pescarolo purchased Jacques Nicolet's Saulnier Racing and created Pescarolo Automobiles,...	Courage Courage Compétition Courage Compétition was a racing team and chassis constructor company now owned by Oreca, based in Le Mans, France near the Circuit de la Sarthe. It was founded by Yves Courage, a French race driver who ran hillclimbs before founding the company... C60-Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...	2 hours, 30 minutes	Barcelona 2 hours, 30 minutes	FIA Sportscar Championship FIA Sportscar Championship The FIA Sportscar Championship was a sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It was a series similar to the FIA GT Championship, concentrating on two classes of open-cockpit sports prototypes in...	report 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona The 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship Barcelona was the first race for the 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship season held at Circuit de Catalunya and ran a distance of two hours, thirty minutes. It took place on April 7, 2002.-Official results:...
2003-2007: Not held
2008	Nicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian is a French race driver of Armenian descent.After spending finishing 2nd place in the 1993 Formula Renault Eurocup, he graduated to the French Formula Three Championship where he finished runner-up to countryman Laurent Redon at his second attempt in 1995... Marc Gené Marc Gené Marc Gené i Guerrero is a motor racing driver, from Catalonia, Spain. He is best known as a tester for Williams and Ferrari in Formula One, Minardi Formula One driver and factory driver for Peugeot's Le Mans team, with which he won the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans...	Team Peugeot Total Peugeot Sport Peugeot Sport is the department of French carmaker Peugeot responsible for motorsport activities.-Beginnings in rallying:Peugeot Sport was formed in 1981 under the name of Peugeot Talbot Sport, after Jean Todt, a World Rally Championship co-driver for Talbot driver Guy Fréquelin, was asked by...	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	1000 km (621.4 mi)	1000 Km de Catalunya	Le Mans Series Le Mans Series The Le Mans Series is a European sports car racing endurance series based around the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and run by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest . The series was originally named the Le Mans Endurance Series, but changed its name prior to the 2006 season...	report
2009	Jan Charouz Jan Charouz Jan Charouz is a Czech motor racing driver. He won the 2009 Le Mans Series season and 2006 F3000 International Masters season, as well as taking fourth place in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans... Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge is a motor racing driver from the Czech Republic, who has competed in many classes of motorsport, including three races in Formula One.-Career:... Stefan Mücke Stefan Mücke - Racing career :Mücke started his racing career in 1998, when he won the Formula BMW ADAC series, with his father's Mücke Motorsport team, also making their debut. He competed in German Formula Three for his father's team for the next three years, before moving to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters...	Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Racing is an auto racing team established in 2004 as a partnership between automobile manufacturer Aston Martin and engineering group Prodrive. The partnership was initially created for the purpose of returning Aston Martin to sports car racing with the DBR9, a heavily modified...	Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 The Lola-Aston Martin B09/60, also known as the Aston Martin DBR1-2, is a Le Mans Prototype sports car built by Lola Cars International and co-developed with Prodrive for use by Aston Martin Racing. It is the first prototype to bear the Aston Martin name since the AMR1 in 1989...	1000 km (621.4 mi)	1000 Km de Catalunya	Le Mans Series Le Mans Series The Le Mans Series is a European sports car racing endurance series based around the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and run by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest . The series was originally named the Le Mans Endurance Series, but changed its name prior to the 2006 season...	report 2009 1000 km of Catalunya The 2009 1000 km of Catalunya was the opening round of the 2009 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain on 5 April 2009. Aston Martin Racing won overall on their debut of the Lola-Aston Martin B09/60, while Lola also secured the LMP2 win with Racing...

External links

Racing Sports Cars: Montjuich archive, Barcelona archive
World Sports Racing Prototypes: Non-championship archive, ESCC archive

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