Cup of Peace and Friendship
| Category | Auto racing |
|---|---|
| Country | Eastern Bloc |
| Inaugural season | 1963 |
| Folded | 1990 |
| Last Drivers' champion |  Alexandr Potekhin 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 |  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
|
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
- ^ "The Friendship of Socialist Countries Cup (FSCC)". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11.
- ^ "Formula 3 1966 Championship Tables". the-fastlane.co.uk.
- ^ "Formula 3 1968 Championship Tables". the-fastlane.co.uk.
- ^ "Pokal für Frieden und Freundschaft". puru.de.