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'''Sports car racing''' is a form of [[motorsport]] [[road racing]] which utilises [[sports car]]s that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built [[Sports prototype|prototypes]] or [[grand tourer]]s based on road-going models. Sports car racing is one of the main types of circuit [[auto racing]], alongside [[open-wheel racing]] (such as [[Formula One]]), [[touring car racing]] (such as the [[British Touring Car Championship]], which is based on 'saloon cars' as opposed to the 'exotics' seen in sports cars) and [[stock car racing]] (such as [[NASCAR]]). Sports car races are often, though not always, [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance races]] that are run over particularly long distances or large amounts of time, resulting in a larger emphasis on the reliability and efficiency of the car and its drivers as opposed to outright car performance or driver skills. The [[FIA World Endurance Championship]] is an example of a sports car racing series. In the high-stakes world of sports car racing, drivers don specialized fire-resistant, aerodynamic racing suits, ensuring both comfort and safety during the demanding endurance races, as exemplified by the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]].
A type of hybrid between the purism of [[open-wheeler]]s and the familiarity of touring car racing, this style is often associated with the annual [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] endurance race. First run in 1923, Le Mans is one of the oldest motor races still in existence.<ref name=":0" /> Other classic but now defunct sports car races include the Italian classics, the [[Targa Florio]] (1906–1977) and [[Mille Miglia]] (1927–1957), and the Mexican [[Carrera Panamericana]] (1950–1954). Most top-class sports car races emphasise endurance (typically between 3 and 24 hours), reliability, and strategy, over pure speed. Longer races usually involve complex pit strategy and regular driver changes. As a result, sports car racing is seen more as a team endeavour than an individual sport, with team managers such as [[John Wyer]], [[Tom Walkinshaw]], driver-turned-constructor [[Henri Pescarolo]], [[Peter Sauber]] and [[Reinhold Joest]] becoming almost as famous as some of their drivers.
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