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The Silverstone Britcar 24 Hour is a sports car race in endurance racing,organised by Britcar

Britcar

Britcar is an Endurance Motor Racing series formed in 1997, as a result of a discussion in a Nürburgring bar between Willie Moore and James Tucker. Folklore has it that James Tucker and John Veness formed the organizing European Endurance & Racing Club with a £10 note found on the ground...

. It is held annually at Silverstone

Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...

, UK.
In 2007 Top Gear took part in this race for a Top Gear Challenge.
The 2009 race was shortened to 500 miles due to the recession.

Previous winners

Year	Drivers	Car	Team	Laps
2005	Martin Short Shaun Balfe Jamie Derbyshire Nick Jacobs	Mosler MT900R	Balfe Motorsport/Rollcentre Racing	603
2006	Dieter Quester Dieter Quester Dieter Quester is an active touring car racing driver from Austria. Dieter has participated in 53 24-Hour Races. He competed in a single Formula One race in which he finished ninth.... Dirk Werner Tim Mullen Jamie Campbell-Walter Jamie Campbell-Walter Jamie Campbell-Walter is a British professional racing driver. He was born in Oban, Scotland in 16 December 1972. He won the FIA GT Championship in 2000.-Family:...	BMW Z4 BMW Z4 The BMW Z4 is a rear-wheel drive sports car by the German car maker BMW. It follows a line of past BMW roadsters such as the BMW Z1, BMW 507, BMW Z8, and the BMW Z3. The Z4 replaces the Z3. First generation production started in 2002 at BMW USA's Greer, South Carolina plant, with production of both...	Duller Motorsport	595
2007	Dieter Quester Dieter Quester Dieter Quester is an active touring car racing driver from Austria. Dieter has participated in 53 24-Hour Races. He competed in a single Formula One race in which he finished ninth.... Dirk Werner Johannes Stuck Jamie Campbell-Walter Jamie Campbell-Walter Jamie Campbell-Walter is a British professional racing driver. He was born in Oban, Scotland in 16 December 1972. He won the FIA GT Championship in 2000.-Family:...	BMW Z4 BMW Z4 The BMW Z4 is a rear-wheel drive sports car by the German car maker BMW. It follows a line of past BMW roadsters such as the BMW Z1, BMW 507, BMW Z8, and the BMW Z3. The Z4 replaces the Z3. First generation production started in 2002 at BMW USA's Greer, South Carolina plant, with production of both...	Duller Motorsport	596
2008	Mark Sumpter Adrian Slater Andy Purdie	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 911 GT3 The Porsche 911 GT3 is a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is the latest in a line of high performance models, beginning with the 1973 911 RS...	Paragon Porsche	603
2009	Andrew Beaumont Pat Gormley Ben Clucas Ben Clucas Ben Clucas is a British racing driver. He has competed in such series as Formula 3 Euro Series, Toyota Racing Series and the British Formula Three Championship. Clucas won the 2006 Australian Drivers' Championship for Team BRM and the GT Light class of the Spanish GT Championship in 2009 with...	Mosler MT900R	Topcats Racing	156 (500 miles)
2010	Witt Gamski Keith Robinson John Gaw Phil Dryburgh	Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari F430 The Ferrari F430 is a sports car that was produced by the Italian automaker Ferrari from 2004 to 2009, as a successor to the 360. It debuted at the 2004 Paris Motor Show...	MJC Ltd	565
2011	Michael McInerney Sean McInerney Phil Keen	Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari F430 The Ferrari F430 is a sports car that was produced by the Italian automaker Ferrari from 2004 to 2009, as a successor to the 360. It debuted at the 2004 Paris Motor Show...	Eclipse Motorsport	573

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