later german touring car series series championship known simply auto racing series created head racing division automobile manufacturer series pitted professional drivers formula world championship world championship european touring car championship international series modified sports cars billed opportunity mix drivers disciplines championship served support races european rounds formula season formula drivers earning automatic entry event based performance formula cars austrian won inaugural championship series held events outside formula schedule won chose continue championship concentrate entrance formula origin head division propose idea championship division started construction sports car planned start enter new sports car world championship offering cars customers series planned build meet regulations known group rule change instituted altered requirements group new regulations required minimum examples built meet group regulations car group category racing car way time regulation change believed delaying racing program road cars built racing cars built time counted example minimum series consisting racing cars intended group devised racing cars legally compete time allowing develop race cars experience attract drivers series entered discussions head partnered factory efforts time member able use position convince formula support use series support race european formula events ruling organisation body series known set approved format championship announced spring official unveiling road car newly formed laid regulations season races planned middle formula season championship remained europe months practice qualifying held friday race weekend race occurred saturday winner race received second place received place races varied length lasted approximately half hour attract formula drivers championship seats guaranteed races cars entered factory team fastest formula drivers friday practice assigned factory team guaranteed grid positions race regardless qualifying times cars guaranteed formula driver participation allowed variety drivers seen course season series ran tyres formula drivers allowed compete contractual obligations competing tyre manufacturer selling allow formula drivers participate endorse teams allowed participate assigning variety touring car drivers formula drivers earned spots factory cars points awarded finishers starting points decreasing finally remaining drivers overall championship awarded driver accumulated points end season new road car awarded championship winner cars cars championship built identical standards origins varied constructed cars factory team cars competitors constructed british formula team project racing led italian racing cars designed meet group technical regulations shared basics road cars exterior simple modifications adapt car deep added nose car wing added mounts rear engine cover arches wheels extended outward wider centimetres wheels wheels rear wheels designed featured central locking design production car wheels inside car featured finishing road car driver protection glass windows replaced clear plastic extensively modified meet requirements circuit racing standard featured cast iron block cubic centimetres displacement modified team led capable producing horsepower rpm compared standard engine speed gearbox housing road car retained multiple gear allowed oil cooler suspension entirely new adding anti roll bars brakes redesigned adapt use driver brake pressure balance activated braking system removed racing steering rack place standard power steering unit later added cars season allow quicker pit stops racing tires cars non essential items road car included bringing weight kilograms performance increased speed kilometres hour mph dependent gear acceleration mph seconds cost approximately series history season announced schedule inaugural season championship featured events taking place september formula world championship ran consecutive europe ninth event scheduled park memorial trophy charity event award points overall championship different formula drivers earned spots factory team season based performance formula practice included invited drive factory cars formula drivers time standard car entry notable teams participated project entered car factory entries entered cars rotating driver line touring car teams entered cars tuning sports cars race results championship standings following highest finishing drivers points standings won inaugural championship initially earning spot factory team round running remaining seven races project season second running schedule altered expanded races rely exclusively formula events allowed season start slightly earlier time april retained previous year counted championship german events added championship designated year circuit serving support race miles formula prix remained schedule unlike previous year fastest drivers practice earned seats factory team drivers designated primary drivers events share grand prix weekend formula drivers participate prix teams previous year entered including project tuning newcomers included personal teams swiss manufacturer race results championship standings following highest finishing drivers points standings won championship aided consecutive wins finish year start season announced intention enter formula engine supplier deal came head head built planned enter series tasked concentrating efforts new formula engines instead series year officially met requirements having built approximately cars group december allowing enter shifted formula company ended plans enter group category construction race cars longer needing quickly build race cars shifting formula work series held series sold customers use world championship smaller series motor racing developments owners sold wishing revive series developed prototype racing car mid mounted formula based engine covered silhouette mimicking romeo intended use identical copies car resurrected series plans came fruition prototype built revival june announced plans revive series exhibition event german grand prix races involved original driven drivers participated original series modern drivers car included passenger seat guest line included competitors driver prince bavaria test driver current owner competed art car designed involved driven series founder fellow artist passenger won race held saturday july able win race held sunday july morning grand prix
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