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The '''Birmingham Superprix''' is a motor race held on the streets of Birmingham, England.  
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 [[Alternate International F3000|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.
The event was first held in 1986 as a round of the [[Alternate International F3000|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.


The event was revived in 2020 running as an F3 event.
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]] [[ARWS British Grand Prix|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 [[2020 FIA Formula 3 European Championship season|FIA Formula 3 European Championship]], the [[2020 Anglo-Irish Formula 4 season|Anglo-Irish Formula 4 series]] and as a non-championship round of the [[2020 Alternate British Touring Car Championship season|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==
==Winners==
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! Year
! Year
! Driver  
! Driver  
! Team
! Constructor
! Constructor
! Series
|-
|-
! [[2020 F3 season|2020]]
! [[2020 F3 season|2020]]
|  
| {{USA}} [[Riley Griffith]]
|  
| {{ITA}} Prema Powerteam
| {{GBR}} [[Jones|Jones-Opel]]
! [[2020 F3 season|F3]]
|- style="background:#ddd;"
|- style="background:#ddd;"
! 2018<br>–<br>1991
! 2019<br>–<br>1991
|COLSPAN=3| ''Not held''
|COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
|-
|-
! [[1990 Alternate International F3000 season|1990]]
! [[1990 Alternate International F3000 season|1990]]
|  
| {{AUT}} [[Karl Wendlinger]]
|  
| {{GBR}} Pacific Racing
| {{GBR}} [[Lola]]-[[Honda|Mugen-Honda]]
!rowspan=5| [[Alternate International Formula 3000|F3000]]
|-
|-
! [[1989 Alternate International F3000 season|1989]]
! [[1989 Alternate International F3000 season|1989]]
|  
| {{FRA}} [[Érik Comas]]
|  
| {{FRA}} [[Oreca|Oreca Racing]]
| {{GBR}} [[Reynard]]-[[Honda|Mugen-Honda]]
|-
|-
! [[1988 Alternate International F3000 season|1988]]
! [[1988 Alternate International F3000 season|1988]]
| {{GBR}} [[Martin Donnelly]]
| {{GBR}} [[Martin Donnelly]]
| [[March]]-[[Cosworth]]
| {{GBR}} Middlebridge Racing
| {{GBR}} [[March]]-[[Cosworth]]
|-
|-
! 1987
! 1987
| {{ITA}} [[Stefano Modena]]
| {{ITA}} [[Stefano Modena]]
| [[March]]-[[Ford]]
| {{GBR}} [[Onyx|Onyx Racing]]
| {{GBR}} [[March]]-[[Ford]]
|-
|-
! 1986
! 1986
| {{ESP}} [[Luis Pérez-Sala]]
| {{ESP}} [[Luis Pérez-Sala]]
| [[Ralt]]-[[Ford]]
| {{ITA}} Pavesi Racing
| {{GBR}} [[Ralt]]-[[Ford]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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! Car
! Car
! Race
! Race
! Series
|-
|- style="background:#ddd;"
! 2019<br>–<br>1991
|COLSPAN=5| ''Not held''
|-
!rowspan=2| [[1990_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1990]]
| {{GER}} [[Manuel Reuter]]
| {{GER}} [[Zakspeed]]
| {{GBR}} Ford Sierra RS500
| Sprint Race
!rowspan=6|[[World Touring Car Masters|WTCM]]
|-
| {{ITA}} [[Roberto Ravaglia]]
| {{GBR}} Philips Car Systems Racing
| {{JPN}} Nissan Skyline R32
| Endurance Race
|-
!rowspan=2| [[1989_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1989]]
| {{GER}} [[Klaus Ludwig]]
| {{GER}} [[Zakspeed]]
| {{GBR}} Ford Sierra RS500
| Sprint Race
|-
| {{GER}} [[Frank Biela]]
| {{GER}} [[Zakspeed]]
| {{GBR}} Ford Sierra RS500
| Endurance Race
|-
|-
!rowspan=2| [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1988]]
!rowspan=2| [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1988]]
|rowspan=2| {{GBR}} Tim Harvey
| {{GBR}} [[Tim Harvey]]
|rowspan=2| {{GBR}} Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing
| {{GBR}} Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing
|rowspan=2| {{GBR}} Ford Sierra RS500
| {{GBR}} Ford Sierra RS500
| Sprint Race
| Sprint Race
|-
|-
| {{GBR}} [[Tim Harvey]]
| {{GBR}} Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing
| {{GBR}} Ford Sierra RS500
| Endurance Race
| Endurance Race
|-
|-
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 11 May 2022

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 Jones-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
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