Cup of Peace and Friendship

The Cup of Peace and Friendship (also Friendship of Socialist Countries Cup) was the auto racing championship series dedicated to Eastern Bloc drivers between 1963 and 1990.

Cup of Peace and Friendship
CategoryAuto racing
CountryEastern Bloc
Inaugural season1963
Folded1990
Last Drivers' champion Alexandr Potekhin
Josef Michl

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 Eastern Bloc countries so there was also classification of national teams. Initially the championship was held only in the category of single seaters. Heinz Melkus and East Germany were the first champions. 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. After the revolutions of 1989 the Cup of Peace and Friendship lost its importance and was dissolved in 1990.[1]

Champions
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[2] East Germany not held not held
1967 Heinz Melkus East Germany not held not held
1968 Miroslav Fousek[3] ? 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[4] Czechoslovakia not held not held
1973 Albín Patlejch East Germany Andrzej Wojciechowski Czechoslovakia
1974 Karel Jílek Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Bobek Czechoslovakia
1975 Madis Laiv Czechoslovakia 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
  1. "The Friendship of Socialist Countries Cup (FSCC)". teamdan.com.
  2. "Formula 3 1966 Championship Tables". the-fastlane.co.uk.
  3. "Formula 3 1968 Championship Tables". the-fastlane.co.uk.
  4. "Pokal für Frieden und Freundschaft". puru.de.
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