PORSCHE AWARDED THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB'S 2016 TOURIST TROPHY
May 6, 2016 by Royal Automobile Club
The opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship season kicked off at Silverstone on 17th April and whilst an Audi R18 crossed the line first, a subsequent technical infringement meant the No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb were later announced as the race winners. However, despite it being the first time Porsche have won the Royal Automobile Club's Tourist Trophy, they did not get the opportunity to get their hands on the Trophy, as the technical infringement and race victory were announced several hours after the race.
In an effort to rectify the issue, the Royal Automobile Club took the Tourist Trophy to the next round of the Championship at Spa-Francorchamps, to officially award it to the winning drivers.
Guy Nicholls, the Royal Automobile Club's Motoring Communications Manager, said, 'Wewere delighted to visit Spa-Francorchamps ahead of this weekend's race to present it to the Porsche team, in retrospect of their race victory and the first time Porsche have won this remarkable Trophy. Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, Marc Lieb and Porsche are very worthy recipients and we are delighted to add their names to those who have also won the world's oldest, competed for motor sport trophy.'
The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy was first awarded in 1905. The winner of that race was John Napier driving an 18hp Arrol-Johnston in a race over four laps of a fearsome 52-mile open road loop around the Isle of Man. His average speed was 34mph.
About The Royal Automobile Club
The Royal Automobile Club was founded in 1897 and its distinguished history mirrors that of motoring itself. In 1907, the Club was awarded its Royal title by King Edward VII, sealing the Club's status as Britain's oldest and most influential motoring organisation.
The Club's early years were focused on promoting the motor car and its place in society, which developed into motoring events such as the 1000 Mile Trial, first held in 1900. In 1905, the Club held the first Tourist Trophy, which remains the oldest continuously competed for motor sports event. The Club promoted the first pre-war and post-war Grands Prix at Brooklands in 1926 and Silverstone in 1948 respectively, whilst continuing to campaign for the rights of the motorist, including introducing the first driving licences.
Today, the Club continues to develop and support automobilism through representation on the Motor Sport Association (MSA), Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and RAC Foundation, while continuing to promote its own motoring events, such as the free-to-attend Regent Street Motor Show and London to Brighton Veteran Car Run - just two of the highlights of the Club's London Motor Week, which runs from Monday 31 October to Sunday 6 November 2016.
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The Royal Automobile Club also awards a series of historic trophies and medals celebrating motoring achievements. These include the Segrave Trophy, the Tourist Trophy, the Simms Medal, the Dewar Trophy, the Torrens Trophy and the Diamond Jubilee Trophy.
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