The 6 Hours of Vallelunga (6 Ore di Vallelunga in Italian), also called 6 Hours of Rome (6 Ore di Roma in Italian), is an endurance sports car racing event held annually at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit in Vallelunga, Italy.

The track after 2005
The track as it was until 2004

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.

Winners edit

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   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 Francia
  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 SR2001-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 SR2002-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 GTC 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 GTC Non-Championship
2011 November 20   Piergiuseppe Perazzini
  Gianmaria Bruni
  Marco Cioci
  AF Corse Ferrari F430 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 GT3 Non-championship
2014 November 16   Giancarlo Fisichella
  Piergiuseppe Perazzini
  Marco Cioci
  AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Non-championship
2015 November 15   Ivan Bellarosa
  Guglielmo Belotti
  Avelon Formula Wolf GB08-Honda Non-championship
2016 November 13   Giorgio Mondini
  Andrea Dromedari
  Davide Uboldi
  Eurointernational Ligier JS P3-Nissan Non-championship
2017 November 12   Marco Cioci
  Mikkel Jensen
  Piergiuseppe Perazzini
  AF Corse Ligier JS P3-Nissan Non-championship

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References edit

  1. ^ "Six hours of Vallelunga pre-race notes". Motorsport.com. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Vallelunga - List of Races". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved June 26, 2014.[title missing]