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Cup of Peace and Friendship

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

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

History

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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

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

References

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  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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