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Tourist Trophy – History & Ultimate Guide

By Art Evans

The Tourist Trophy is the oldest motor race in the world still being run. The first was in 1905 on the Isle of Man, organized by the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland. The trophy itself is given by the Royal Automobile Club to the winner.

Over the years, Tourist Trophy races have been part of the World Manufacturers Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, the European Touring Car Championship, the International Sports Racing Series, the FIA GT Championship and the British Touring Car Championship.

Although the first six were held on the Isle of Man, afterwards they moved to various other locations in Northern Ireland and England. TTs, as they are called, were not held during war years and, in addition, there were some other years without events. In all, a total of 66 have been run including 2011. For many of those years, the TT has been Britain’s foremost motor race.

Some of the world’s best racing drivers have taken part including Rudolf Caracciola and Tazio Nuvolari. Stirling Moss won it seven times! Americans Carroll Shelby and John Fitch are also among the winners.

As the name implies, the TT is for touring automobiles, although there was an interlude for sports cars and even briefly for grand prix cars. In recent years, it has been for touring vehicles. During the early years of racing, the British government did not allow racing on public roads, so there was no racing there until a purpose-built course—Brooklands—was opened in 1907. Although part of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man had their own laws that permitted closing public roads for racing. So both were used for this purpose.

The first race on the Isle of Man was in 1904. Not billed as a Tourist Trophy, it was an “Elimination Trial” for the Gordon Bennett Cup event held that year. It was five laps over a 52.15-mile course won by Clifford Earl in a Napier. The Trial was held again in 1905 over the same course and again won by Earl.

As an aside, it should be noted that motorcycle races were also run on the Isle of Man. The day after the 1905 Gordon Bennett Elimination Trial, there was an elimination trial to establish a team to represent Great Britain in the International Motorcycle Cup races.

The very first RAC Tourist Trophy took place the following September, again over the same course. (Called the “Highland Course). John Napier won in six hours and nine minutes with an average speed of 33.90 mph. Regulations required a vehicle weight between 1,300 and 1,600 pounds, a wheelbase of at least seven feet, six inches and a load weight of 660 pounds consisting of driver, mechanic (or passenger) and sand ballast. Entries had to accommodate the driver and three passengers (i.e., have a back seat). Examples of the same car had to be available for sale to the public for at least a month after the event.

Forty-two cars started the race. Twenty-eight were made in England. Sixteen of the English cars finished plus two from other countries. The race was four laps over the Highland Course. Charles Rolls was a pre-race favorite, but Napier in his 3.8-liter Arrol-Johnson finished first by two minutes and nine seconds over a Rolls-Royce driven by Percy Northey. Rolls had stripped his gears shortly after the start. Napier set the fastest lap of one hour, 31 minutes and nine seconds at 34.30 mph.

The RAC decided to have a second event the following year. This time, the Isle of Man course was shortened to 40.25 miles. Charles Rolls won in a more powerful 22-hp model. In 1907, the RAC ran two races, one for lighter, the other for heavier cars. The “Heavy Tourist” was run during a storm. It covered only five laps, but even so, just two cars finished. In 1908 the course was reduced to 37.75 miles in the interest of safety.

For some reason, in 1908, 1914 and 1922, grand prix (open wheel) cars were allowed to compete. There were no TTs during 1909-1913. In 1914, the event was run over two days; each day an eight lapper. For the first time, there were cash prizes with 1,000 pounds to the winner. (A considerable sum in those days).

World War I intervened and there was no race in 1915. The next was in 1922 and then there wasn’t another until 1928. World War II came along, so there were none between 1939 and 1949.

History of the Tourist Trophy – Race Profile Continued

History of the Tourist Trophy – Page Two

During the period 1928 through 1959 and again from 1964 through 1969, production sports cars were allowed to run, even though it was still called the Tourist Trophy. A handicapping system was used so that, in theory at least, tourers had an even chance. Sports cars were allowed again from 1998 through 2001. Otherwise, TTs have been for Touring Cars except in recent years—starting in 2005—when they have been for Grand Tourers.

In 1928, the event moved off of the Isle of Man to Northern Ireland using what was called, the Ards circuit. It was 13.6 miles around an irregular triangle on public roads. An accident in which eight spectators were killed during the 1936 race spelled the end of the Ards circuit. In 1937 and again in 1938, TTs were held at Donnington Park, a 3.125-mile purpose-built course. Starting in 1950 and ending after 1955, the events went back to Northern Ireland using what is called the Dundrod Circuit , 7.42 miles of narrow, twisty public roads. Although potentially dangerous, it was the only place the RAC could find to lay out a true road course. At the first race after WWII—1950—21-year-old Stirling Moss demonstrated his potential, winning in an XK120 Jaguar. He repeated the next year, this time in a C-Type Jaguar.

Perhaps the most noteworthy year was 1955, the year of the horrendous tragedy at Le Mans . For one thing, it was Golden Jubilee year for the Tourist Trophy. Also, it was one of the events that decided the World Manufacturers Championship. Fifteen manufacturers entered including those in the run for the championship: Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Porsche. John Fitch called parts of Dundrod “narrow and treacherous.” In Racing With Mercedes , he wrote that, “I’d considered it extremely dangerous when I competed there in 1953 and found no reason in 1955 to change my opinion.” On the second lap, Jim Mayers in a Cooper crashed and was killed, as was Bill Smith in a Connaught. Later in the race, Richard Mainwaring was killed when his Elva overturned. Mike Hawthorn and Desmond Tittering were leading on the last lap in their Jaguar when the engine blew. Stirling Moss and John Fitch took the checker in a 300SLR. The Tourist Trophy was never held at Dundrod again. After Moss and Peter Collins won the final race—the Targa Floria—Mercedes-Benz won the Championship.

In 1956 and the following year, there were no TTs, but from 1958 on, all have been on purpose-built courses in England. Goodwood, Oulton Park, Silverstone and Donnington Park, all have hosted England’s premier race. In 1958, Carroll Shelby, with co-driver Steward Lewis-Evans, was third in an Aston Martin and the next year, Shelby, with Jack Fairman and Stirling Moss won in the same marque. In recent years, TTs have been at Silverstone including 2011 when Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr won in a Nissan GT-R GT1.

[Source: Art Evans]

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I believe that the oldest race in the world is the Shelsley Walsh Hill climb.The Tourist Trophy is a revived title these days.

Shelsley Walsh may be an older event, but it isn’t a race, it’s a time trial.

Sir Stirling Moss is the King ! Thanks for this article Love it !

can anyone find out the registration number for Lee Guinness Darracq (#4) please

Thanks for the memories – The ’55 Ulster TT is the first race that I ever attended with my father at the age of 11. Talk about a case of sensual overload!

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RAC Tourist Trophy (1905-to date)

1905 (Sep 14) Isle of Man John Napier (GB)-Arrol-Johnston

1906 (Sep 27) Isle of Man Charles Rolls (GB)-Rolls Royce 20hp

1907 (May 30) Isle of Man Ernest Courtis (GB)-Rover 20hp

1908 (Sep 24) Isle of Man Willy Watson (GB)-Napier-Hutton

1909-1913 NO RACE

1914 (Jun 10-11) Isle of Man Kenelm Lee Guinness (GB)-Sunbeam

1915-1921 NO RACE

1922 (Jun 22) Isle of Man Jean Chassagne (F)-Sunbeam Tourist Trophy

1923-1927 NO RACE

1928 (Aug 18) Ards Kaye Don (GB)-Lea-Francis Hyper S #24

1929 (Aug 17) Ards Rudolf Caracciola (D)-Mercedes-Benz SSK

1930 (Aug 23) Ards Tazio Nuvolari (I)-Alfa Romeo 6C

1931 (Aug 22) Ards Norman Black (GB)-MG C-type Midget

1932 (Aug 20) Ards Cyril Whitcroft (GB)-Riley Brooklands Nine

1933 (Sep 2) Ards Tazio Nuvolari (I)-MG Magnette

1934 (Sep 1) Ards Charles Dodson (GB)-MG Magnette

1935 (Sep 7) Ards Freddie Dixon (GB)-Riley TT Sprite

1936 (Sep 5) Ards Freddie Dixon (GB)/Charles Dodson (GB)-Riley TT Sprite #26

1937 (Sep 4) Donington Park Franco Comotti (I)-Talbot-Lago T150C #10

1938 (Sep 3) Donington Park Louis Gerard (F)-Delage D6-70 #8

1939-1949 NO RACE

1950 (Sep 16) Dundrod Stirling Moss (GB)-Jaguar XK120 #7

1951 (Sep 15) Dundrod Stirling Moss (GB)-Jaguar XK120 #7

1952 NO RACE

1953 (Sep 5) Dundrod Peter Collins (GB)/Pat Griffith (GB)-Aston Martin DB3S #20

1954 (Sep 11) Dundrod Mike Hawthorn (GB)/Maurice Trintignant (F)-Ferrari 750 Monza #15

1955 (Sep 17) Dundrod John Fitch (GB)/Stirling Moss (GB)-Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #10

1956-1957 NO RACE

1958 (Sep 13) Goodwood Tony Brooks (GB)/Stirling Moss (GB)-Aston Martin DBR1 #7

1959 (Sep 5) Goodwood Jack Fairman (GB)/Stirling Moss (GB)/Carroll Shelby (USA)-Aston Martin DBR1 #2

1960 (Aug 20) Goodwood Stirling Moss (GB)-Ferrari 250 GT #7

1961 (Aug 19) Goodwood Stirling Moss (GB)-Ferrari 250 GT #7

1962 (Aug 18) Goodwood Innes Ireland (GB)-Ferrari 250 GTO #15

1963 (Aug 24) Goodwood Graham Hill (GB)-Ferrari 250 GTO #11

1964 (Aug 29) Goodwood Graham Hill (GB)-Ferrari 330P #3

1965 (May 1) Oulton Park Denny Hulme (NZ)-Brabham BT8 #16

1966 (Apr 29) Oulton Park Denny Hulme (NZ)-Lola T70 #4

1967 (May 29) Oulton Park Andrea de Adamich (I)-Alfa Romeo GTA #NUM

1968 (Jun 3) Oulton Park Denny Hulme (NZ)-Lola T70 #42

1969 (May 26) Oulton Park Trevor Taylor (GB)-Lola T70 #36

1970 (Jun 27) Silverstone Brian Muir (AUS)-Chevrolet Camaro #43

1971 NO RACE

1972 (Sep 24) Silverstone Dieter Glemser (D)/Jochen Mass (D)-Ford Capri RS2600 #7

1973 (Sep 23) Silverstone Derek Bell (GB)/Harald Ertl (A)-BMW 3.0 CSL #55

1974 (Sep 22) Silverstone Stuart Graham (GB)-Chevrolet Camaro #5

1975 (Oct 5) Silverstone Stuart Graham (GB)-Chevrolet Camaro #NUM

1976 (Sep 19) Silverstone Hughes de Fierlandt (B)/Pierre Dieudonne (B)/Jean Xencheval (B)-BMW 3.0 CSL #5

1977 (Sep 18) Silverstone Dieter Quester (A)/Tom Walkinshaw (GB)-BMW 3.0 CSL #6

1978 (Sep 17) Silverstone Eddy Joosen (B)/Raijmond van Hove (B)-BMW 3.0 CSL #2

1979 (Sep 16) Silverstone Carlo Facetti (I)/Martino Finotto (I)-BMW 3.0 CSL #3

1980 (Sep 14) Silverstone Umberto Grano (I)/Harald Neger (A)/Heribert Werginz (A)-BMW 635CSi #2

1981 (Sep 13) Silverstone Chuck Nicholson (GB)/Tom Walkinshaw (GB)-Mazda RX-7 #17

1982 (Sep 12) Silverstone Chuck Nicholson (GB)/Tom Walkinshaw (GB)-Jaguar XJS #3

1983 (Sep 11) Silverstone Rene Metge (F)/Steve Soper (GB)-Rover Vitesse #20

1984 (Sep 9) Silverstone Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)/Helmut Kelleners (D)-BMW 635CSi #9

1985 (Sep 8) Silverstone Win Percy (GB)/Tom Walkinshaw (GB)-Rover Vitesse #1

1986 (Sep 7) Silverstone Jeff Allam (GB)/Denny Hulme (NZ)-Rover Vitesse #9

1987 (Sep 6) Silverstone Enzo Calderari (CH)/Fabio Mancini (I)-BMW M3 #48

1988 (Sep 4) Silverstone Alain Ferte (F)/Andy Rouse (GB)-Ford Sierra RS500 #33

1989-1993 NO RACE

1994 (Oct 16) Donington Park Paul Radisich (NZ)-Ford Mondeo

1995 NO RACE

1996 (Nov 3) Donington Park Alain Menu (CH)-Renault Laguna

1997 (Oct 19) Donington Park Alain Menu (CH)-Renault Laguna

1998 (Jul 19) Donington Park Emmanuel Collard (F)/Vincenzo Sospiri (I)-Ferrari 333SP #5

1999 (Jul 18) Donington Park Eric Bernard (F)/Jean-Marc Gounon (F)-Lola-Judd #12

2000-2004 NO RACE

2005 (May 15) Silverstone Peter Kox (NL)/Pedro Lamy (P)-Aston Marton DBR9 #29

2006 (May 7) Silverstone Michael Bartels (D)/Andrea Bertolini (I)-Maserati MC12 #1

2007 (May 6) Silverstone Thomas Biagi (I)/Mika Salo (FIN)-Maserati MC12 #1

2008 (Apr 20) Silverstone Ryan Sharp (GB)/Karl Wendlinger (AUT)-Aston Martin DBR9 #33

2009 (May 3) Silverstone Ryan Sharp (GB)/Karl Wendlinger (AUT)-Saleen S7 #14

2010 (May 2)  Silverstone Jamie Campbell-Walter (GB)/Warren Hughes (GB)-Nissan GT-R #22

2011 (Jun 5)  Silverstone Michael Krumm (D)/Lucas Luhr (D)-JR Motorsports Nissan GT-R #23

2012 NO RACE

2013 (Apr 14)  Silverstone Loic Duval (F)/Tom Kristensen (DK)/Allan McNish (GB)-Audi R18 e-tron quattro #2

2014 (Apr 20) Silverstone Sebastien Buemi (CH)/Anthony Davidson (GB)/Nicolas Lapierre (F)-Toyota TS040 #8

2015 (Apr 12) Silverstone Marcel Fassler (CH)/Andre Lotterer (D)/Benoit Treluyer (F)-Audi R18 e-tron quattro #7

Total races: 67

Winning drivers

7 wins -Stirling Moss 4 wins -Denny Hulme, Tom Walkinshaw 2 wins -Freddie Dixon, Charles Dodson, Stuart Graham, Graham Hill, Chuck Nicholson, Tazio Nuvolari, Ryan Sharp, Karl Wendlinger 1 win -Jeff Allam, Michael Bartels, Derek Bell, Eric Bernard, Andrea Bertolini, Thomas Biagi, Norman Black, Gianfranco Brancatelli, Tony Brooks, Sebastien Buemi, Enzo Calderari, Jamie Campbell-Walter, Rudolf Carracciola, Jean Chassagne, Emmanuel Collard, Peter Collins, Franco Comotti, Ernest Courtis, Anthony Davidson, Andrea de Adamich, Hughes de Fierlandt, Pierre Dieudonne, Kaye Don, Loic Duval, Harald Ertl, Carlo Facetti, Jack Fairman, Marcel Fassler, Alain Ferte, Martino Finotto, John Fitch, Louis Gerard, Dieter Glemser, Jean-Marc Gounon, Umberto Grano, Pat Griffith, Kenelm Lee Guinness, Mike Hawthorn, Warren Hughes, Innes Ireland, Eddy Joosen, Helmut Kelleners, Peter Kox, Tom Kristensen, Michael Krumm, Pedro Lamy, Nicolas Lapierre, Andre Lotterer, Lucas Luhr, Fabio Mancini, Jochen Mass, Allan McNish, Alain Menu, Rene Metge, Brian Muir, John Napier, Harald Neger, Win Percy, Dieter Quester, Paul Radisich, Charles Rolls, Andy Rouse, Mika Salo, Carroll Shelby, Steve Soper, Vincenzo Sospiri, Trevor Taylor, Benoit Treluyer, Maurice Trintignant, Raijmond van Hove, Willy Watson, Heribert Werginz, Cyril Whitcroft, Jean Xencheval

Total winning drivers: 85

Winning nationalities

Australia -1 driver (Muir) Austria -4 drivers (Neger, Quester, Wendlinger, Werginz) Belgium -5 drivers (de Fierlandt, Dieudonne, Joosen, van Hove, Xencheval) Denmark -1 driver (Kristensen) Finland -1 driver (Salo) France -11 drivers (Bernard, Chassagne, Collard, Duval, Ferte, Gerard, Gounon, Lapierre, Metge, Treluyer, Trintignant) Germany -9 drivers (Bartels, Caracciola, Ertl, Glemser, Kelleners, Krumm, Lotterer, Luhr, Mass) Great Britain -32 drivers (Allam, Bell, Black, Brooks, Campbell-Walter, Collins, Courtis, Davidson, Dixon, Dodson, Don, Fairman, Fitch, Graham, Griffith, Guinness, Hawthorn, Hill, Hughes, Ireland, McNish, Nicholson, Moss, Napier, Percy, Rolls, Rouse, Sharp, Soper, Walkinshaw, Watson, Whitcroft) Holland -1 driver (Kox) Italy -12 drivers (Bertolini, Biagi, Brancatelli, Comotti, de Adamich, Facetti, Finotto, Grano, Mancini, Nuvolari, Sospiri, Taylor) New Zealand -2 drivers (Hulme, Radisich) Portugal -1 driver (Lamy) Switzerland -4 drivers (Calderari, Fassler, Lapierre, Menu) United States -1 driver (Shelby)

Total winning nationalities: 14

Winning manufacturers

8 wins -BMW 7 wins -Ferrari 5 wins -Aston Martin 4 wins -Lola, Rover 3 wins -Chevrolet, Ford, Jaguar, MG, Riley 2 wins -Alfa Romeo, Audi, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Renault, Sunbeam 1 win -Arrol-Johnston, Brabham, Delage, Hutton-Napier, Lea-Francis, Mazda, Rolls-Royce, Saleen, Talbot-Lago, Toyota

Total wins: 67 by 27 manufacturers

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RAC Tourist Trophy - A rich and relevant history

The drivers and teams will be fighting for the legendary Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy at the 6 Hours of Silverstone this weekend, the first round of the 2015 World Endurance Championship.

Six previous winners of the great trophy are racing here this weekend and five of them joined the Chairman of the Motoring committee – Ben Cussons at a special event welcome press conference at Silverstone today.

Andrea Bertolini (winner in 2006), Anthony Davidson (2014), Emmanuel Collard (1998), Loic Duval (2013) and Pedro Lamy (2004) all recalled getting their hands on the impressive trophy and etching their names on to its ornate base.

“The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy is a very special award with a rich and varied history,” said Cussons. “It is very pleasing for the Trophy to now be awarded to a Championship that celebrates and rewards efficiency and technology like the WEC does. It is has almost come full circle as 110 years ago when it was first awarded, efficiency was the aim of the inaugural event.”

The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy dates back to 1905 when it was first awarded to John Napier after he won an efficiency race at a Highlands Course in his Arrol-Johnstone car. The actual trophy depicts Hermes, who was the son of Zeus and Maia. He was the swift god, who used his speed for the service of Jupiter. The Trophy is made from 18 carat gold.

“It is nice for it to come almost full circle,” said Cussons. “110 years ago it was a race that rewarded efficiency and now here we are with a wonderful Championship like the WEC.

Among some of the most famous names that have captured the Trophy are Rudolf Caracciola, Carroll Shelby, Tazio Nuvolari, Stirling Moss, Graham Hill and Derek Bell.

The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy will be presented on the podium after the 6 Hours of Silverstone this Sunday.

You can watch the whole race via the official WEC App by clicking here - http://www.fiawec.com/app.html

Emmanuel COLLARD

Andrea BERTOLINI

Anthony DAVIDSON

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About: RAC Tourist Trophy

The RAC Tourist Trophy (sometimes called the International Tourist Trophy) is a motor racing award presented by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) to the overall victor of a motor race in the United Kingdom. Established in 1905, it is the world's oldest continuous motor race. The 18-carat gold trophy is based on Giambologna's sculpture of the Greek god Hermes. Series to have featured the trophy include the World Sportscar Championship, the , the World Touring Car Championship, the European Touring Car Championship, the FIA GT Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, the FIA GT1 World Championship, and the overall winners of the British GT Championship in the 1999, 2000, and 2004 seasons. It has been presented to the overall winners of the Silverstone Circuit round of the FIA World

• Le RAC Tourist Trophy est une course automobile organisée par le Royal Automobile Club d'Angleterre. Créée en 1905, cette course a fait partie des épreuves comptant pour le championnat du monde des voitures de sport entre 1953 et 1955, en 1958 et 1959, et entre 1962 et 1965. Après une interruption de 17 ans (l'épreuve s'arrête après 1988), le RAC Tourist Trophy reprend en 2005 sous l'égide de la FIA GT. Depuis 2013, le RAC Tourist Trophy est décerné aux lauréats des 6 (ou 4) Heures de Silverstone. (fr)
• The RAC Tourist Trophy (sometimes called the International Tourist Trophy) is a motor racing award presented by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) to the overall victor of a motor race in the United Kingdom. Established in 1905, it is the world's oldest continuous motor race. The 18-carat gold trophy is based on Giambologna's sculpture of the Greek god Hermes. Series to have featured the trophy include the World Sportscar Championship, the , the World Touring Car Championship, the European Touring Car Championship, the FIA GT Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, the FIA GT1 World Championship, and the overall winners of the British GT Championship in the 1999, 2000, and 2004 seasons. It has been presented to the overall winners of the Silverstone Circuit round of the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2013 on. The race was first contested on the Isle of Man in 1905 and continued to be held on the island until 1922. It moved to the Ards Circuit on Northern Ireland's public roads in 1928 after an article written by the journalist Wallace McLeod in a Belfast newspaper suggested it occur in the area and the inventor Harry Ferguson helped the RAC to find a suitable track. Donington Park staged the trophy's following two races in 1937 and 1938 after a major accident involving a Riley car during the 1936 edition killed eight onlookers and injured another 25. Following the Second World War, it returned to Northern Ireland and was held on the shorter Dundrod Circuit; a second major crash that killed three competitors in 1955 led the local authorities to bar all future car races on the track. Since then, the race has occurred on permanent racing circuits rather than closed public road tracks. in an Arrol-Johnston was the event's inaugural winner in 1905. The first non-British driver to win the race was the Frenchman Jean Chassagne, who drove a Sunbeam Tourist Trophy car to victory in the 1922 race. Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari became the first driver in history to claim the trophy in 1933 to accompany it with an overall victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the same year. The winners has been decided by the disqualification of drivers on three occasions, in 2010 to the Nissan pair of Jamie Campbell-Walter and Warren Hughes after the Aston Martin Young Driver AMR pair of Darren Turner and Tomáš Enge lost the victory due to excess wear on their car's plank, in 2016 when Audi's Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer were disqualified for a skid block infringement and promoted Porsche's Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb to first, and in 2018 after two Toyota TS050 Hybrids were disqualified for a failed post-race test and elevated Rebellion Racing drivers Mathias Beche, Thomas Laurent and Gustavo Menezes to the victory. The current winners are Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López for Toyota. (en)
• L'International Tourist Trophy è un premio dato dal Royal Automobile Club (RAC). Assegnato per la prima volta nel 1905 continua ad essere disputato tuttora, il che lo rende il trofeo più longevo nella storia delle corse automobilistiche. Il Tourist Trophy è stato parte integrante delle grandi serie di corse internazionali, tra cui il Campionato del Mondo Sport Prototipi, Campionato del mondo turismo, , Campionato FIA GT, e molti altri. (it)
• RAC Tourist Trophy, oficjalnie RAC International Tourist Trophy – wyścig samochodowy, organizowany z przerwami od 1905 roku, w którym zwycięstwa nagradzany jest przez Królewski Klub Motorowy (ang. Royal Automobile Club – RAC). Pierwotnie był oddzielnym wyścigiem nie wliczanym do klasyfikacji żadnych mistrzostw, organizowanym do 1922 roku na Wyspie Man. W latach 1908, 1914 i 1922 wchodził w cykl wyścigów Grand Prix. W latach 30. wyścig był organizowany dla samochodów sportowych w Irlandii Północnej, a po II wojnie światowej głównie w Anglii. Najwięcej edycji wyścigu odbyło się na torze Silverstone Circuit, na którym wyścig organizowany jest do dziś. Od 1953 roku Tourist Trophy jest eliminacją mistrzostw – najpierw Mistrzostw Świata Samochodów Sportowych, później European Touring Car Championship, World Touring Car Championship, British Touring Car Championship oraz FIA GT Championship, a obecnie odbywa się tu 6-godzinny wyścig FIA World Endurance Championship. (pl)
• RAC Tourist Trophy är en prispokal som delas ut av brittiska till vinnaren av en utvald biltävling i Storbritannien. Trofén delades ut första gången 1905 och har, med kortare och längre avbrott, delats ut näst intill årligen sedan dess. Tourist Trophy har delats ut vid både nationella och internationella tävlingar, såsom sportvagns-VM, FIA GT, WTCC, ETCC och BTCC. (sv)
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• The RAC Tourist Trophy (sometimes called the International Tourist Trophy) is a motor racing award presented by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) to the overall victor of a motor race in the United Kingdom. Established in 1905, it is the world's oldest continuous motor race. The 18-carat gold trophy is based on Giambologna's sculpture of the Greek god Hermes. Series to have featured the trophy include the World Sportscar Championship, the , the World Touring Car Championship, the European Touring Car Championship, the FIA GT Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, the FIA GT1 World Championship, and the overall winners of the British GT Championship in the 1999, 2000, and 2004 seasons. It has been presented to the overall winners of the Silverstone Circuit round of the FIA World (en)
• RAC Tourist Trophy, oficjalnie RAC International Tourist Trophy – wyścig samochodowy, organizowany z przerwami od 1905 roku, w którym zwycięstwa nagradzany jest przez Królewski Klub Motorowy (ang. Royal Automobile Club – RAC). Pierwotnie był oddzielnym wyścigiem nie wliczanym do klasyfikacji żadnych mistrzostw, organizowanym do 1922 roku na Wyspie Man. W latach 1908, 1914 i 1922 wchodził w cykl wyścigów Grand Prix. W latach 30. wyścig był organizowany dla samochodów sportowych w Irlandii Północnej, a po II wojnie światowej głównie w Anglii. Najwięcej edycji wyścigu odbyło się na torze Silverstone Circuit, na którym wyścig organizowany jest do dziś. Od 1953 roku Tourist Trophy jest eliminacją mistrzostw – najpierw Mistrzostw Świata Samochodów Sportowych, później European Touring Car Champio (pl)
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The Tourist Trophy

The club’s tourist trophy was first awarded in 1905, and was won by john napier driving an 18 hp arrol-johnston in a race covering four laps of a fearsome 52-mile open road loop around the isle of man. his average speed was 34 mph..

Today, it is awarded to the winners of the British stage of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which regularly sees top engineers, teams, manufacturers and drivers compete in a high-profile calendar of endurance races, including the fabled 24 Hours of Le Mans. The prestige of the Tourist Trophy is embodied in its relevance – even in 1905 the emphasis was not purely on speed but also on fuel economy, mirroring the challenges faced by those competing in the WEC today.

The trophy shows a figure of Hermes in 18 carat gold. The son of Zeus and Maia, he used his speed in the service of Jupiter and is poised on a breath of wind. At the side are seated figures, representing industry and invention, (or is it fame) holding the wreath of evergreen over the victor’s names inscribed on the plaque below.

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1988 Tourist Trophy: Andy Rouse / Alain Ferte, 1st position

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