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

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.

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 East Germany Heinz Melkus East Germany East Germany not held not held
1964 Poland Jerzy Jankowski East Germany East Germany not held not held
1965 East Germany Heinz Melkus East Germany East Germany not held not held
1966 East Germany Heinz Melkus[2] East Germany East Germany not held not held
1967 East Germany Heinz Melkus East Germany East Germany not held not held
1968 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Fousek[3] N/A ? not held not held
1969 Czechoslovakia Vladimír Hubáček Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia not held not held
1970 Czechoslovakia Vladislav Ondřejík Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia not held not held
1971 East Germany Klaus-Peter Krause East Germany East Germany not held not held
1972 East Germany Heinz Melkus[4] Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia not held not held
1973 Czechoslovakia Albín Patlejch East Germany East Germany Poland Andrzej Wojciechowski Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1974 Czechoslovakia Karel Jílek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Bobek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1975 Soviet Union Madis Laiv Soviet Union Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Milan Žid Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1976 Czechoslovakia Jiří Červa Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Milan Žid Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1977 Czechoslovakia Karel Jílek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Oldřich Brunclik Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1978 East Germany Ulli Melkus East Germany East Germany Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Soviet Union Soviet Union
1979 Czechoslovakia Václav Lim Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1980 East Germany Ulli Melkus Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Miroslav Heřman Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1981 Czechoslovakia Jiří Moskal East Germany East Germany Czechoslovakia Petr Samohýl Soviet Union Soviet Union
1982 Czechoslovakia Jan Veselý Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1983 East Germany Ulli Melkus East Germany East Germany Soviet Union Alexey Grigoriev Soviet Union Soviet Union
1984 East Germany Ulli Melkus East Germany East Germany Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1985 East Germany Ulli Melkus Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1986 Czechoslovakia Václav Lim East Germany East Germany Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Tomášek Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1987 Soviet Union Toomas Napa Soviet Union Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Petr Bold Soviet Union Soviet Union
1988 Soviet Union Viktor Kozankov Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Alexey Grigoriev Soviet Union Soviet Union
1989 Soviet Union Viktor Kozankov Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union Yuri Katsai Soviet Union Soviet Union
1990 Soviet Union Alexandr Potekhin not held Czechoslovakia Josef Michl not held

References

  1. ↑ "The Friendship of Socialist Countries Cup (FSCC)". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11.
  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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