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. 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

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
1976 April 4 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
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