The 24 Hours of Zolder (24 uur van Zolder in
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) is a yearly
sports car
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and
touring car
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endurance race held at
Circuit Zolder
The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlamen, is an undulating motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.
History
Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, a ...
in
Belgium
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.
The race was initially held in 1983, and has run every year except for 1988. In 1989 a GT car won for the first time, and the following year the race joined the calendar of the BBL Cup, which became the Carglass Cup in 1992. The 24 Hours became part of the
Belcar
The Belgian Racing Car Championship (formerly Belcar Endurance Championship or Belgian GT Championship) is a national sports car racing championship primarily in Belgium
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championship in 1997 (for a few years named Belgian GT Championship, since 2010 named Belcar Endurance Championship), continuing to be the series' yearly endurance event.
Overall winners
External links
Official websiteCircuit ZolderRacing Records- 24 Hours of Zolder winners
Sports car races
Touring car races
Auto races in Belgium
Endurance motor racing
Circuit Zolder
Recurring sporting events established in 1983
1983 establishments in Belgium
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