FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship
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| Category | Single seater |
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| Country | Europe |
| Engine suppliers | Cosworth, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, BRM |
| Tyre suppliers | Avon |
| Drivers' champion | Nick Padmore (Lotus 77) Andy Wolfe (Tyrrell 011) |
| Official website | www.mastershistoricracing.com |
The FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship is a championship that has old Formula One cars from "the golden era", which caters for 3 litre engine Formula 1 cars from 1966 to 1985.[1]
The series grew out of the Grand Prix Masters series, which was an alternative to the FIA Thoroughbred GP car championship. With entries falling in TGP and healthier grid being seen at Grand Prix Masters, the FIA awarded Masters Historic Racing the rights to promote the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship from 2013 to the present day.
Masters Historic Racing is a UK based organisation, headed by race and entrepreneur Ron Maydon, which also operates a number of other historic race categories.
Regulations
- Cars using Cosworth DFV engines must have an engine limiter of 10,000 rpm
- All drivers must be presented with a current FIA Historic Technical Passport and be presented in that specification.
- All drivers must be in possession of an International level racing licence.
- Cars must be classed into the following categories in order to enter a race:
- Jackie Stewart class: Formula One cars built and raced prior to 31 December 1972
- Emerson Fittipaldi class: Post–1972, non-ground effect Formula One cars
- Patrick Head class: Post–1972, ground effect Formula One cars
- Niki Lauda class: Post–1972, flat bottomed Formula One cars
- Characteristics of events:
- Friday: Untimed Practice (If Available)
- Friday: Timed Qualifying
- Saturday: Race 1
- Sunday: Race 2
- At the end of the championship, there will be two winners:
- One for non-ground effect cars (Stewart and Fittipaldi cars)
- The other for the remaining classes (Head and Lauda cars)
- Points:
- For classes with 3 or more starters in the class: 9–6–4–3–2–1
- For classes with fewer than 3 starters in the class: 6–4
- For classes with 1 starter in the class: 4
- Drivers must complete 75% of the race in order to be classified
2016 Calendar
| Round | Event | Circuit | Date | |||
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| 1 | Masters Festival |  Zolder, Belgium
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9 -10 April | |||
| 2 | Masters Historic Festival |  Brands Hatch, UK
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28 –29 May | |||
| 3 | Masters Festival | Donington Park, UK
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2 - 3 July | |||
| 4 | Silverstone Classic | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
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29 -31 July | |||
| 5 | Oldtimer GP |  Nürburgring, Nurburg
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12 -14 August | |||
| 6 | Historic Grand Prix |  Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort
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2 - 4 September | |||
| 7 | Spa Six Hours | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
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16 -18 September | |||
| 8 | Espiritu de Jarama |  Circuito de Jarama, Spain
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15 -16 October | |||
Source:[1]
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Champions
| Season | Champion | Car |
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| 2013 | Fittipaldi/Stewart:  John Delane
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| Head/Lauda: Greg Thornton
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Lotus 92 | |
| 2014 | Fittipaldi/Stewart:  Manfredo Rossi di Montelera
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Brabham BT42 |
| Head/Lauda: Steve Hartley
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Arrows A4 | |
| 2015 | Fittipaldi/Stewart: Nick Padmore
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Surtees TS9B / Lotus 77 |
| Head/Lauda: Andy Wolfe
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Tyrrell 011 | |
| 2016 | Fittipaldi/Stewart: Michael Lyons
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Hesketh 308E / McLaren M26 |
| Head/Lauda: Nick Padmore
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Williams FW07C |
External links
References
- ^ a b c "FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship". Themastersseries.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
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