Birmingham SuperPrix

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The Birmingham Superprix is a motor race held on the streets of Birmingham, England.

The event was first held in 1986 as a round of the International Formula 3000 championship, later being part of a double header with the World Touring Car Masters before spiralling costs caused its cancellation in 1991. Shortly after, the Road Racing Bill passed through parliament - effectively banning street circuits in the UK.

A change in law in 2014 re-enabled street racing in the United Kingdom and as such the event was revived as the home of the AutoReject World Series British Grand Prix. Financial issues saw the ARWS collapse early in 2020 - meaning the FIA swooped into to run the SuperPrix as a triple header, running as a round of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, the Anglo-Irish Formula 4 series and as a non-championship round of the British Touring Car Championship. However, the disappointment of a weekend being headlined by junior formulae saw the SuperPrix revival branded as a "commercial disaster" and the race did not return.

Winners

Single-seater winners

Year Driver Team Constructor Series
2020 Template:USA Riley Griffith Flag of Italy svg.png Prema Powerteam Template:GBR Lola-Opel F3
2019

1991
Not held
1990 Template:AUT Karl Wendlinger Template:GBR Pacific Racing Template:GBR Lola-Mugen-Honda F3000
1989 Template:FRA Érik Comas Template:FRA Oreca Racing Template:GBR Reynard-Mugen-Honda
1988 Template:GBR Martin Donnelly Template:GBR Middlebridge Racing Template:GBR March-Cosworth
1987 Flag of Italy svg.png Stefano Modena Template:GBR Onyx Racing Template:GBR March-Ford
1986 Flag of Spain svg.png Luis Pérez-Sala Flag of Italy svg.png Pavesi Racing Template:GBR Ralt-Ford

Touring car winners

Year Driver Team Car Race Series
2019

1991
Not held
1990 Flag of Germany svg.png Manuel Reuter Flag of Germany svg.png Zakspeed Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500 Sprint Race WTCM
Flag of Italy svg.png Roberto Ravaglia Template:GBR Philips Car Systems Racing Flag of Japan svg.png Nissan Skyline R32 Endurance Race
1989 Flag of Germany svg.png Klaus Ludwig Flag of Germany svg.png Zakspeed Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500 Sprint Race
Flag of Germany svg.png Frank Biela Flag of Germany svg.png Zakspeed Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500 Endurance Race
1988 Template:GBR Tim Harvey Template:GBR Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500 Sprint Race
Template:GBR Tim Harvey Template:GBR Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500 Endurance Race