The Cup of Peace and Friendship (also Friendship of Socialist Countries Cup) was the

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championship series dedicated to

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drivers between

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and

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History

The series was created in 1963 on the initiative of Lech Tulak and Jerzy Jankowski from Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Federation. The main idea of the cup was unification of auto racing in

countries so there was also classification of national teams. Initially the championship was held only in the category of

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and

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were the first champions. Until 1964 championships were held according to the rules of

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, then

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. Since 1972 cars had to meet the requirements of Formula Easter. In 1973 the

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championship was also introduced. After the

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the Cup of Peace and Friendship lost its importance and was dissolved in 1990.

Champions

References

{{Reflist 1963 establishments in Europe 1990 disestablishments in Europe Formula racing series Touring car racing series European auto racing series