Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour
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| Venue | Silverstone Circuit |
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| First race | 2005 |
| Duration | 24 hours |
| Most wins (driver) | Jamie Campbell-Walter, Dieter Quester, Dirk Werner, Mark Poole, Martin Short, Richard Abra (2) |
| Most wins (team) | Duller Motorsport, Rollcentre Racing (2) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | BMW (4) |
The Silverstone 24 Hour is a sports car race in endurance racing, organised by Creventic. It is held annually at Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom. The 2009 race was shortened to 500 miles due to the recession. In the 2010 race it was the first time they used the new Arena Circuit, previously they used the Bridge Grand Prix Circuit. For 2015 the race was called the Dunlop 24hr at Silverstone for sponsorship reasons.
On October 2 2015 Creventic, the promoter and organiser of the 24H Series and the Touring Car Endurance Series, announced they would organise the Silverstone 24-Hour race in 2016. It was the third round of the 2016 24H Series season and the first round of the 2016 Touring Car Endurance Series season. Every round of the 24H Series can be entered with a GT car, but this race is only open to non-GT cars.
Many big name teams have taken part in the race such as Rollcentre Racing, Jet Alliance Motorsport and Duller Motorsport. As of the end of the 2016 race, Duller Motorsport and Rollcentre Racing are the only teams that have won this event more than once.
Factory effort teams have also attempted it such as Ginetta, Mazda and Nissan.
In 2007 Top Gear took part in this race using a Diesel BMW 3 series for a Top Gear Challenge. They finished the race ahead of one of their rival teams who were also competing with a Diesel BMW 3 Series.
In 2012, a team of ex-servicemen took part under the Mission Motorsport banner in a Nissan 370Z. They finished in 17th overall, scoring a top ten class result.
In 2015, the Ginetta Nissan LMP3 tooks its debut 24 hour race start with the factory Team LNT squad. Among the driver roster was six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy. 2015 also marked the first year for a female scoring outright victory; Jamie Chadwick aboard the #35 Beechdean Aston Martin.
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