The Brands Hatch 1000 km was an endurance sports car event that was part of the World Sportscar Championship for varying years from 1967 until 1989.
Originally a six-hour race running under the name BOAC 500, the event was eventually extended to 1000 kilometres under a number of different sponsorship titles.
In 1966, a non-championship sports car race was held at Brands Hatch for a distance of 500 miles, with drivers David Piper and Bob Bondurant easily taking victory in an AC Cobra.
However, unlike the initial race's set distance of 500 miles, the new event would be run for six hours.
As the speeds of competitors improved during the early years, the drivers would actually set distances beyond even 600 miles.