6 Hours of Vallelunga

The 6 Hours of Vallelunga (6 Ore di Vallelunga in Italian) is an endurance sports car racing event held annually at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit in Vallelunga, Italy.
First established in 1973, the six-hour race was initially held as a round of the World Championship for Makes until 1980, when it was no longer included in the World Championship calendar.[1] It was not until 1994 that a six-hour race returned to Vallelunga, briefly part of the Italian GT Championship calendar in 1995 and later in 1999. It was also part of the brief Italian Endurance Challenge in 1997 and 1998. The Vallelunga Circuit was extended in 2005 from 3.2 km (2.0 mi) to 4.1 km (2.5 mi).
The event, currently organized by Peroni Promotion, now runs as a non-championship endurance held as a double weekend in the late autumn and is attended by several international teams. The Vallelunga Silver Cup is held by touring cars, mostly from one-makes cups and Super Production, while the Vallelunga Gold Cup, held one week later, allows for a variety of competitors, mixing sports prototypes and grand tourers.
Winners[2]
| Year | Date | Drivers | Team | Car | Championship | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | March 25 |  Henri Pescarolo  Gérard Larrousse  François Cevert |  Equipe Matra-Simca | Matra-Simca MS670B | World Championship for Makes | 
| 1974 - 1975 | not held | ||||
| 1976 | April 4 | .svg.png) Jacky Ickx  Jochen Mass |  Martini Racing | Porsche 935 | World Championship for Makes | 
| 1977 | October 23 |  Luigi Moreschi  "Dino" |  Scuderia Vesuvio | Porsche 935 | World Championship for Makes | 
| 1978 | September 3 |  Henri Pescarolo  Bob Wollek |  Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 935/77A | World Championship for Makes | 
| 1979 | September 16 |  Giorgio Franchi  Lella Lombardi |  Enzo Osella | Osella PA7-BMW | World Championship for Makes | 
| 1980 | September 7 |  Giorgio Franchi  Roberto Marazzi |  Giorgio Franchi | Osella PA8-BMW | World Championship for Makes | 
| 1981 - 1993 | not held | ||||
| 1994 | October 31 |  Luciano della Noce  Anders Olofsson |  Strandell Totip | Ferrari F40 GTE | Non-Championship | 
| 1995 | November 19 |  Luciano della Noce  Anders Olofsson |  Ennea Racing | Ferrari F40 GTE | Coppa GT | 
| 1996 | November 17 |  Luciano della Noce  Mimmo Schiattarella |  Euro Racing | Ferrari F40 GTE | Non-Championship | 
| 1997 | November 16 |  Thomas Bscher  John Nielsen |  GTC Competition | McLaren F1 GTR | Challenge Endurance Italia | 
| 1998 | November 15 |  Fabio Mancini  Denny Zardo |  Tampolli Racing | Tampolli RTA98-Alfa Romeo | Challenge Endurance Italia | 
| 1999 | November 21 |  Denny Zardo  Angelo Lancelotti |  Denny Zardo | Tampolli RTA98-Alfa Romeo | GT Italian Challenge | 
| 2000 | November 12 |  Denny Zardo  Angelo Lancelotti |  Tampolli Engineering | Tampolli RTA98-Alfa Romeo | Non-Championship | 
| 2001 | November 11 |  Massimo Saccomanno  Ernesto Saccomanno |  Audisio & Benvenuto | Lucchini-Alfa Romeo | Non-Championship | 
| 2002 | November 10 |  Gianmaria Bruni  Michele Rugolo  Leonardo Maddalena |  Automotive Durango | GMS Durango 01-Judd | Non-Championship | 
| 2003 | November 9 |  Filippo Vita  Luigi de Luca |  Team Siliprandi | Lucchini-Alfa Romeo | Non-Championship | 
| 2004 | November 13 |  Stefano Zonca  Angelo Lancelotti |  Lister Racing | Lister Storm LMP-Chevrolet | Non-Championship | 
| 2005 | November 13 |  Davide Mastracci  Leonardo Maddalena  Michele Rugolo |  Racing Box SRL | Maserati MC12 GT1 | Non-Championship | 
| 2006 | November 19 |  Pedro Lamy  Marco Cioci  Piergiuseppe Perazzini |  Racing Box SRL | Maserati MC12 GT1 | Non-Championship | 
| 2007 | November 18 |  Franco Ghiotto  Marco Didaio  Davide Uboldi |  WRC | Norma M20-BMW | Non-Championship | 
| 2008 | November 22 |  Marco Cioci  Piergiuseppe Perazzini  Maurizio Mediani |  Advanced Engineering | Ferrari F430 GT2 | Non-Championship | 
| 2009 | November 22 |  Thomas Biagi  Filippo Francioni  Edoardo Piscopo |  Racing Box SRL | Lola B08/80-Judd | Non-Championship | 
| 2010 | November 21 |  Alessandro Garofano  Luca Rangoni  Marco Mapelli |  AF Corse | Ferrari F430 GT2 | Non-Championship | 
| 2011 | November 20 |  Piergiuseppe Perazzini  Gianmaria Bruni  Marco Cioci |  AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Endurance Champions Cup | 
| 2012 | November 25 |  Aleksandr Skryabin  Alessandro Balzan  Alessandro Pier Guidi |  Estamotorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Dunlop Endurance Champions Cup | 
| 2013 | November 17 |  Andrea Bertolini  Piergiuseppe Perazzini  Marco Cioci |  AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Non-championship | 
| 2014 | November 16 |  Giancarlo Fisichella  Piergiuseppe Perazzini  Marco Cioci |  AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | Non-championship | 
| 2015 | November 15 |  Ivan Bellarosa  Guglielmo Belotti |  Avelon Formula | Wolf GB08-Honda | Non-championship | 
References
- ↑ http://www.motorsport.com/roadracing/news/six-hours-of-vallelunga-pre-race-notes/, Accessed on June 26, 2014
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/track/archive/Vallelunga.html, Accessed on June 26, 2014