6 Hours of Donington

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6 Hours of Donington
Donington as of 2006.svg
European Le Mans Series
Venue Donington Park
First race 1989
First ELMS race 2006
Duration 6 hours
Most wins (driver) Jean-Louis Schlesser (3)
Mauro Baldi (3)
Emmanuel Collard (3)
Most wins (team) Team Sauber Mercedes (2)
JB-Giesse Team Ferrari (2)
Most wins (manufacturer) Sauber-Mercedes (2)
Ferrari (2)

The 6 Hours of Donington is a sports car race held at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The event has been held sporadically since 1989.

Sports car racing auto racing on circuits with two seat cars and enclosed wheels

Sports car racing is a form of motorsport road racing which utilizes sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built (Prototype) or related to road-going models.

Donington Park race track

Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate is currently under lease by MotorSport Vision until 2038.

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Results

Year Overall winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Series Report
1989 Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass
Flag of Germany.svg Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber Mercedes C9 480 km (300 mi) Wheatcroft Gold Cup World Sportscar Championship report
1990 Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi
Flag of Germany.svg Team Sauber Mercedes Mercedes-Benz C11 480 km (300 mi) Shell Donington Trophy World Sportscar Championship report
1991Not held
1992 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi
Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot
Flag of France.svg Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis 500 km (310 mi) Triton Showers Trophy World Sportscar Championship report
1993
to
1996
Not held
1997 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson
Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini
Flag of Germany.svg Joest Racing TWR-Joest Porsche WSC95 2 hours Donington 2 Hours International Sports Racing Series report
1998 Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Sospiri
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard
Flag of France.svg JB-Giesse Team Ferrari Ferrari 333 SP 2 hours, 30 minutes RAC Tourist Trophy International Sports Racing Series report
1999 Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon
Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard
Flag of France.svg DAMS Team Lola B98/10-Judd 2 hours, 30 minutes The Very Fast Show Sports Racing World Cup report
2000 Flag of Italy.svg Christian Pescatori
Flag of France.svg David Terrien
Flag of France.svg JB-Giesse Team Ferrari Ferrari 333 SP 2 hours, 30 minutes Sportsracing World Cup Donington Sports Racing World Cup report
2001 Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen
Flag of Italy.svg Rinaldo Capello
Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes ELMS Race at Donington Park European Le Mans Series report
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins
Flag of South Africa.svg Werner Lupberger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Ascari Ascari A410-Judd 2 hours, 30 minutes August Bank Holiday Donington Park FIA Sportscar Championship report
2002Not held
2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg John Bosch
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Racing for Holland Dome S101-Judd 2 hours, 30 minutes FIA Sportscar Championship Donington Park FIA Sportscar Championship report
2004
to
2005
Not held
2006 Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard
Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Boullion
Flag of France.svg Didier André
Flag of France.svg Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60-Judd 1,000 km (620 mi) 1000 Kilometres of Donington Le Mans Series report
2007
to
2011
Not Held
2012 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Flag of France.svg Dimitri Enjalbert
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette
Flag of France.svg OAK Racing Morgan LMP2-Nissan 6 Hours 6 Hours of Donington European Le Mans Series report

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