Editing Sports car racing (section)

===Regional championships===
====North America====
*[[WeatherTech SportsCar Championship]]{{dash}}the current top-level North American sports car and GT series, founded following the merger of the [[Rolex Sports Car Series]] and the [[American Le Mans Series]], with the first season held in 2014.
*[[GT World Challenge America]]&nbsp;– GT and [[Touring Car Racing]] series in the US and Canada
*[[Michelin Pilot Challenge]]&nbsp;– support/feeder series to the Rolex Sports Car Series and its successor WeatherTech SportsCar Championship; mixes GT and touring cars
*[[Trans-Am Series]]&nbsp;– Originally a touring car series incorporating some GT elements in later years but remained primarily for touring cars. Gradually evolved into a [[silhouette racing car]] series, mirroring NASCAR trends. Began in the 1960s was hugely popular during the ''Pony car'' era of [[muscle cars]] in the late 60s and early 70s, it folded in 2005. A new Muscle car series evolved in 2009.

Defunct
*[[IMSA Prototype Lites]]&nbsp;– Support series for the American Le Mans Series, formerly called "IMSA Lites". Single seat sports cars with motorcycle engines.
*[[Rolex Sports Car Series]]&nbsp;– Grand-Am's top-level US sports car series, emerged from the USRRC. Lasted from 2000 to 2013, merged into the United SportsCar Championship. Separate classes for Sports cars and GT cars.
*[[Can-Am]]&nbsp;– Canadian-American Challenge Cup (Prototype-based series which ran from 1966 to 1974 and in revised form from 1977 to 1986; revived in 1998 as a part of the USRRC)
*[[USERA]]&nbsp;– United States Endurance Racing Association&nbsp;– Pro-Am Endurance Championship in the United States
*[[IMSA GT Championship]]&nbsp;– lasted from 1971 to 1998 and replaced by ALMS and the Rolex Series.
*[[United States Road Racing Championship]]&nbsp;– emerged from the IMSA GT split, became the Rolex Series.
*[[International Race of Champions]]&nbsp;– The popular IROC one-make series has been run in the United States, in later years predominately on oval for GT and Muscle cars.

====Europe====
*[[European Le Mans Series]]&nbsp;– Sister series to the ALMS, run mostly in Europe (formerly the ELMS).
*[[Michelin Le Mans Cup]]
*[[GT World Challenge Europe]]&nbsp;– European Championship for GT3 cars, which replaced the [[FIA GT1 Championship]] in 2013. Consists of [[GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup]] & [[GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup]]
*[[International GT Open]]&nbsp;– European Championship for GT2 and GT3 cars, founded in 2006.
*[[GT4 European Cup]]&nbsp;– A GT4 racing series, predominantly in Europe but some rounds elsewhere.
*[[Supercar Challenge (series)|Supercar Challenge series&nbsp;–]] Formerly known as the Dutch Supercar Challenge, Sportscar series held in Benelux region since 2001.

Defunct
*[[FIA Sportscar Championship]]&nbsp;– FIA's now-defunct European Prototype racing series&nbsp;– most races ended up part of the European Le Mans Series.
*[[FIA GT Championship]]&nbsp;– European Championship organised by FIA for GT1 and GT2 cars, ran from 1997 to 2009.
*[[FIA GT3 European Championship]]&nbsp;– GT3 European racing series, predominantly in Europe but some rounds elsewhere.

====Asia-Pacific====
*[[Asian Le Mans Series]]&nbsp;– Series running [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP2|LMP2]], [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP3|LMP3]] and [[Group GT3|GT3]] cars.
*[[GT World Challenge Asia]]&nbsp;– Asian GT3 Championship founded in 2009, that replaced the [[Asia GT Challenge]] and [[GT Asia]].
*[[Super GT]]&nbsp;– Japan-based sports car racing championship; previously known as the Japan GT Championship (JGTC).

Defunct
*[[Japan Le Mans Challenge]]&nbsp;– Established in 2006, ran in Japan and folded in 2007.
*[[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship]]&nbsp;– Japanese series for Gr. C cars, replaced by JGTC in 1993.
*[[Fuji Grand Champion Series]]&nbsp;– a Japanese series originally for Gr. 6 cars.