Cup of Peace and Friendship

Cup of Peace and Friendship
CategoryFormula racing (1963-1989)
Touring car racing (1979-1989)
RegionEastern Bloc
Inaugural season1963
Folded1989
Last Drivers' championSoviet Union Alexandr Potekhin
Czechoslovakia Josef Michl

The Cup of Peace and Friendship (also Friendship Cup of Socialist Countries) was an auto racing championship series dedicated to Eastern Bloc drivers between 1963 until the bloc's dissolution in 1989

History

Kart racing arrived in the USSR during the late 1950s to early 1960s. In 1960, the USSR Motorsport Federation presented their first rules for organized racing in the eastern bloc, covering how competitions should be run to technical requirements for the cars. Within a year, karting began to see a large growth in popularity, thanks in part due to the emphasis on maintaining affordability and access for entrants.[1]

The Cup of Peace and Friendship was created in 1963 as an initiative of Lech Tulak and Jerzy Jankowski of the Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Federation. The main idea of the cup was to promote the unification of auto racing in Eastern Bloc countries so there was also classification of national teams. Initially the championship only held races in open-wheel, single seater categories. Heinz Melkus and East Germany were the first champions.[2]

Until 1964, championships were held according to the rules of Formula Junior, then Formula Three. Since 1972 cars, had to meet the requirements of Formula Easter. In 1973 the touring car championship was also introduced.[2]

The last championship was held in 1989. Following the revolutions of 1989, the Cup of Peace and Friendship dissolved.[1]

Champions

Season Single seater Touring car
Driver Nation Driver Nation
1963 East Germany Heinz Melkus East Germany East Germany not held not held
1964 Poland Jerzy Jankowski East Germany East Germany not held not held
1965 East Germany Heinz Melkus East Germany East Germany not held not held
1966 East Germany Heinz Melkus[3] East Germany East Germany not held not held
1967 East Germany Heinz Melkus East Germany East Germany not held not held
1968 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Fousek[4] N/A ? not held not held
1969 Czechoslovakia Vladimír Hubáček Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia not held not held
1970 Czechoslovakia Vladislav Ondřejík Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia not held not held
1971 East Germany Klaus-Peter Krause East Germany East Germany not held not held
1972 East Germany Heinz Melkus[5] Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia not held not held
1973 Czechoslovakia Albín Patlejch East Germany East Germany Poland Andrzej Wojciechowski Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1974 Czechoslovakia Karel Jílek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Bobek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1975 Soviet Union Madis Laiv Soviet Union Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Milan Žid Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1976 Czechoslovakia Jiří Červa Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Milan Žid Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1977 Czechoslovakia Karel Jílek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Oldřich Brunclik Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1978 East Germany Ulli Melkus East Germany East Germany Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Soviet Union Soviet Union
1979 Czechoslovakia Václav Lim Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1980 East Germany Ulli Melkus Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Miroslav Heřman Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1981 Czechoslovakia Jiří Moskal East Germany East Germany Czechoslovakia Petr Samohýl Soviet Union Soviet Union
1982 Czechoslovakia Jan Veselý Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1983 East Germany Ulli Melkus East Germany East Germany Soviet Union Alexey Grigoriev Soviet Union Soviet Union
1984 East Germany Ulli Melkus East Germany East Germany Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1985 East Germany Ulli Melkus Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1986 Czechoslovakia Václav Lim East Germany East Germany Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1987 Soviet Union Toomas Napa Soviet Union Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Petr Bold Soviet Union Soviet Union
1988 Soviet Union Viktor Kozankov Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Alexey Grigoriev Soviet Union Soviet Union
1989 Soviet Union Viktor Kozankov Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Yuri Katsai Soviet Union Soviet Union
1990 Soviet Union Alexandr Potekhin not held Czechoslovakia Josef Michl not held

References

  1. ^ a b Chaldanbayev, Yerzhan (2022-12-19). "STAGES OF KARTING FORMATION AS ONE OF THE POPULAR AUTOSPORT". International Journal of Advanced Logistics, Transport and Engineering. 4 (4). Almaty, Kazakhstan: 8–11. doi:10.52167/2790-5829-2022-4-4-8-11. ISSN 2790-5829. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  2. ^ a b "The Friendship of Socialist Countries Cup (FSCC)". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  3. ^ "Formula 3 1966 Championship Tables". the-fastlane.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Formula 3 1968 Championship Tables". the-fastlane.co.uk.
  5. ^ Purucker, Ray. "Pokal für Frieden und Freundschaft" [Cup for Peace and Friendship]. Puru's Motorsportseite (Blog) (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
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