Willhire 24 Hour
Year Drivers Car Laps
1980 ( multi-car team ) Pete Hall Phil Dowsett Martin Carroll Syd Fox Hamish Irvine Andrew Jeffrey Opel Commodore GS/E 2.8 955
1981 ( multi-car team ) Martin Carroll Pete Hall Andy Rouse Syd Fox Phil Dowsett Opel Commodore GS/E 990
1982 Robb Wells Chris Alford Malcolm Paul Morgan Plus 8 3.5 970
1983 Tony Dron Win Percy Andy Rouse Phil Dowsett Porsche 928S 4.6 995
1984 Bill Taylor Paul Edwards Barry Robinson John Lock Porsche Carrera RS 952
1985 Roy Eaton David Oates John Clarke Ford Capri 2.8i 970
1986 Mike Smith Lionel Abbott Ford Escort RS Turbo 965
1987 Robb Gravett Graham Hathaway Phil Bullman Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 984
1988 Lionel Abbott Graham Scarborough Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1,025
1989 ( 25 hours ) Mark Hales Slim Borgudd Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 1,025
1990 Matt Neal Dave Wallis Stuart McCrudden BMW M3 896
1991 Kurt Luby Will Hoy Ray Bellm BMW M3 909
1992 Mike Jordan Steve Griffin Graham Coomes BMW M3 928
1993 Mike Jordan Mike Burtt Charlie Cox John Morrison BMW M3 935
1994 Nickie Torregiani Del Delaronde Andrew Jeffrey James Prochowski Ford Escort RS Cosworth 939
Winners
The Willhire 24 Hour was won by a number of drivers who went on to have success in other forms of racing . In 1986 , the winning car was co-driven by then BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Mike Smith and Lionel Abbott , [ 6 ] who became the first two-driver team to win the race . The full list of winners is given below . [ 3 ] [ 7 ] Other notable drivers who competed in the past other than those listed below include Martin Brundle , [ 8 ] Steve Soper , John Cleland , [ 9 ] Kieth O'dor , Tiff Needell , James Thompson and Gerry Marshall .
The Willhire 24 Hour was an endurance race for production cars held at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit in Norfolk, England between 1980 and 1994. Over the years, the race included both sports cars and saloon cars. Latterly, it was contested by competitors running in the FIA Group N specification National Saloon Car Cup. The race was run by the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC), which was also responsible for the aforementioned series.