An opportunity to race Sports Prototypes, bike engined cars or other lightweight racers on great circuits with generous track time.
The Sports Prototype Open will share a grid with the Sports Prototype Cup at selected rounds in 2021 and will also feature the Silverstone Open on May 29th which will feature a class for LMP type cars.
Saturday March 27 Silverstone International. 25 minutes qualifying and 2x30 minute races
Saturday May 29 The Silverstone Open (GP circuit) 25 minutes qualifying and 2x30 minute races
Saturday July 17. Autodromo do Algarve, Portimao 2x45min qualifying and 2x45minute races
Saturday October 23. Donington GP 25 minutes qualifying and 2x30 minute races
Friday/Saturday November 5/6 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet. 2x60 min qualifying and 2x45minute races
SPORTS PROTOTYPE OPEN EVENTS - UNLIMITED OPEN RULES (NO CAP)
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit (see press release below)
SPORTS PROTOTYPE OPEN EVENTS WITH A CAPPED LAP TIME:
Silverstone Intl 1m 01s
Portimao: 1m 45s
Donington GP: 1m 30.1s
Le Castellet (with Mistral chicane): 2m 05s
Unlimited Prototype races to star at spring Silverstone Grand Prix circuit spectacular
A celebration of the diversity of prototype racing
Two 30 minute races
An opportunity for LMP-type cars to race at Silverstone GP this year
On Spring Bank Holiday Saturday, Silverstone Grand Prix circuit will host two races for some of the fastest prototype race cars that will be seen in the UK this year. PitBox91, the promoters of the Sports Prototype Cup, will organise a double header event designed to attract a diverse range of prototypes to race on the full F1 circuit layout.
With the UK not having rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship or European Le Mans Series in 2021, the Silverstone Open on Saturday May 29th will give fans a chance to see powerful, high downforce endurance racing cars in action.
The Open will feature classes for Le Mans style prototypes (including Ginetta G58, LMP3 and historic LMP cars), the Revolution A-One, Radical SR3 and an Unlimited class for cars such as Jades, Junos, Clubmans, other Radical models and Sports 2000 type cars.
James Bailey, Sports Prototype Cup promoter, said: “Silverstone Grand Prix circuit is the perfect venue for high downforce prototype cars. In 2018, the Open Sportscar Series ran a Silverstone GP event, attracting 41 cars representing twelve different manufacturers. Since the demise of that series, we have been lobbied by competitors to recreate that event and we are delighted to be able to provide an hour of racing with our double-header format."
In addition to solo driver entries, two-driver line-ups are permitted with each driver doing a 30min race each. Entries are now open at www.SportsPrototypeCup.com