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Group 6 was the official designation applied by the FIA to two motor racing classifications, the Prototype-Sports Car category from 1966 to 1971 and the Two-Seater Racing Cars class from 1976 to 1982. ==Group 6 Prototype-Sports Cars (1966 to 1971)== The original Group 6 was introduced for the 1966 racing season, at the same time as a new Group 4 Sports Car category. Whilst Group 4 specified that competing cars must be one of at least fifty examples built, Group 6 had no minimum production requirement. Nor did it have a maximum engine capacity limit although there were weight, dimensional and other restrictions placed on the Group 6 cars.〔M.L Twite, The World’s Racing Cars, 4th Edition, 1970, Page 136〕 The Prototypes and Sports Cars categories each had their own international championships to fight for but many of the major international endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans would count as qualifying rounds for both championships. 1968 saw a three litre engine capacity limit imposed on the Group 6 category and the dual championship format was replaced by a single International Championship for Makes open to both Group 6 and Group 4 cars. The Le Mans 24 Hour retained its place as a championship round. For 1969 the FIA relaxed a number of Group 6 regulations relating to weight, spare wheel, windscreen height and luggage space requirements.〔 For 1972 the Group 6 Prototype-Sports Car class was redesignated and renamed to become the Group 5 Sports Car category.〔János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, Page 886〕 The International Championship of Makes became the World Championship of Makes and the first chapter of Group 6 history was brought to a close by the FIA. Group 6 cars had been eligible to compete in 24 Hours of Le Mans each year from 1966 to 1971; however the category had produced the outright winning car only in 1966 and 1967. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Group 6 (racing)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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