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6 Hours of Watkins Glen

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Sports car endurance race held in Watkins Glen, New York
Motor race
Six Hours of Watkins Glen
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
VenueWatkins Glen International
CorporatesponsorSahlen's
First race1948
First USCC race2014
Duration6 Hours
Previous namesWatkins Glen Grand Prix
Most wins (driver)Walt Hansgen,Derek Bell,James Weaver,Scott Pruett,João Barbosa (4)
Most wins (team)Briggs Cunningham (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)Porsche (12)

TheSix Hours of Watkins Glen (currently sponsored as theSahlen's Six Hours of The Glen) is asports carendurance race held annually atWatkins Glen International inWatkins Glen, New York. The race dates from 1948, and has been a part of theSCCA National Sports Car Championship,United States Road Racing Championship,World Sportscar Championship,IMSA GT Championship,Rolex Sports Car Series and currently the IMSAWeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

History

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Frank Griswold won the first Watkins Glen Grand Prix in this 1938Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta[1]

The first Watkins Glen Grand Prix was held in 1948 on a6.6-mile course aroundWatkins Glen State Park and the village ofWatkins Glen.Cameron Argetsinger, aCornell law student andSCCA member, organized the event along with the local Chamber of Commerce. The 8-lap, 52.8-mile race was won byFrank Griswold in a pre-warAlfa Romeo 8C. In 1950, three spectators were injured during a support race, and driverSam Collier was killed during the Grand Prix. The 1951 event became a part of the newSCCA National Sports Car Championship series. In 1952, twelve spectators were injured and one killed when a car left the circuit in the village.[2] This led organizers to move the course to a hillside southwest of Watkins Glen for 1953. Drivers complained of poor visibility and run-off, prompting the construction of a permanent circuit, today calledWatkins Glen International, in 1956.[3]

In 1963, the race switched to theSCCA's new series, theUnited States Road Racing Championship. In 1968, the race was expanded to six hours, and joined theWorld Sportscar Championship. Along with the24 Hours of Daytona and12 Hours of Sebring, the Six Hours of Watkins Glen served as an American round of the WSC from1968 until1981, traditionally held during the summer. With the track's bankruptcy and theFIA's decision not to return the World Championship to the United States in 1982, the event was not held again until 1984. It returned as an event for theIMSACamel GT Championship.

Under the control of IMSA, the event was radically altered and shortened. In the1984 running, a break was held after three hours before the race began again and completed the next three hours.[clarification needed] This event became known as theCamel Continental. A second event later in the year was also held lasting for just three hours or 500 kilometers, and was known as theNew York 500. The Continental was modified once more in1985, this time runningsports prototypes in one three-hour event, andgrand tourer cars in a second three-hour event. By1986, the event was shortened altogether, and became a single 500 mile race, then shortened once more in1987 to just 500 km.

Cars dive into turn one during the 2014 event.

For several years IMSA kept the Continental as a 500 km race for prototypes in the summer, and the 500 km New York 500 for grand tourers in autumn. IMSA chose to drop the New York 500 in1992, retaining the Continental as an event just for prototypes until1995. In 1996, IMSA restored the Watkins Glen event to its historic format, combining prototypes and grand tourers once again.

By1998, Watkins Glen chose to schedule the Six Hours as part of the newUnited States Road Racing Championship. This championship change was short lived, as the USSRC folded during the 1999 season prior to their second running at Watkins Glen, leaving anFIA GT Championship event as the year's sportscar headliner. In the wake of USRRC's collapse, theGrand American Road Racing Championship took control of the event, and retained the Six Hours since2000 as part of theRolex Sports Car Series. In 2014 after the merger of Grand-AM and the ALMS sports car series, IMSA regained control of the event under theUnited SportsCar Championship. The format of the race remains the same as it was under Grand-Am operation.

TheCOVID-19 pandemic caused the 2020 race to be moved toRoad Atlanta, as New York state authorities would not allowNASCAR Holdings to host events.

Race winners

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First street course

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YearDriversTeamCarDuration/DistanceRace titleChampionship
1948United StatesFrank GriswoldUnited StatesFrank GriswoldAlfa Romeo 8C 2900B50 mi (80 km)Grand Prix Watkins GlenNon-championship
1949United StatesMiles CollierUnited States Collier Bros.Riley-Mercury Special
"Ardent Alligator"[4]
100 mi (160 km)Grand Prix Watkins GlenNon-championship
1950United StatesErwin GoldschmidtUnited StatesAlfred GoldschmidtAllard J2-Cadillac100 mi (160 km)Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenNon-championship
1951United StatesPhil WaltersUnited StatesBriggs CunninghamCunningham C2R100 mi (160 km)Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenSCCA National Sports Car Championship
1952United StatesBriggs CunninghamUnited StatesBriggs CunninghamCunningham C4R-Chrysler100 mi (160 km)†Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenSCCA National Sports Car Championship
† Not completed; race stopped after fatal accident involving spectators

Second street course

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YearDriversTeamCarDuration/DistanceRace titleChampionship
1953United StatesWalt HansgenUnited StatesWalt HansgenJaguar XK120100 mi (160 km)Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenNon-championship
1954United StatesPhil WaltersUnited StatesBriggs CunninghamCunningham C4R-Chrysler100 mi (160 km)Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenSCCA National Sports Car Championship
1955United StatesSherwood JohnstonUnited StatesBriggs CunninghamJaguar D-Type100 mi (160 km)Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenSCCA National Sports Car Championship

Watkins Glen International

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YearDriversTeamCarDuration/DistanceRace titleChampionship
1956United StatesGeorge ConstantineUnited StatesMary L. ConstantineJaguar D-Type50 mi (80 km)Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenSCCA National Sports Car Championship
1957United StatesWalt HansgenUnited StatesBriggs CunninghamJaguar D-Type100 mi (160 km)Watkins Glen Grand PrixSCCA National Sports Car Championship
1958United StatesEd CrawfordUnited StatesBriggs CunninghamLister-Jaguar100 mi (160 km)Grand Prix Watkins GlenSCCA National Sports Car Championship
1959United StatesWalt HansgenUnited StatesBriggs CunninghamLister-CostinJaguar100 mi (160 km)Watkins Glen Grand PrixSCCA National Sports Car Championship
1960United StatesAugie PabstUnited StatesMeister BrauserScarab Mk II-Chevrolet100 mi (160 km)Watkins Glen Grand PrixSCCA National Sports Car Championship
1961United StatesGeorge ConstantineUnited StatesJohn T. BunchFerrari 250 TR 59100 mi (160 km)Grand Prix at Watkins GlenSCCA National Sports Car Championship
1962United StatesWalt HansgenUnited StatesBriggs CunninghamCooper Monaco T61-Buick100 mi (160 km)Grand Prix at Watkins GlenSCCA National Sports Car Championship
1963United StatesBob HolbertPorsche 718 RS61300 km (190 mi)Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand PrixUnited States Road Racing Championship
1964United StatesJim HallUnited StatesChaparral CarsChaparral 2A-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand PrixUnited States Road Racing Championship
1965United StatesJim HallUnited StatesChaparral CarsChaparral 2A-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand PrixUnited States Road Racing Championship
1966United StatesJohn FulpLola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand PrixUnited States Road Racing Championship
1967United StatesMark DonohueUnited StatesRoger PenskeLola T70 Mk.3-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins GlenUnited States Road Racing Championship
1968United StatesMark DonohueUnited StatesRoger PenskeMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Watkins Glen Sports Car Road RaceUnited States Road Racing Championship
BelgiumJacky Ickx
BelgiumLucien Bianchi
United KingdomJ.W. Automotive EngineeringFord GT40six hours
1,058.626 km (657.800 mi)
World Sportscar Championship
1969SwitzerlandJo Siffert
United KingdomBrian Redman
AustriaPorsche of AustriaPorsche 908/02six hours
1,077.134 km (669.300 mi)
Watkins Glen Six HoursWorld Sportscar Championship
1970MexicoPedro Rodríguez
FinlandLeo Kinnunen
United KingdomJ.W. Automotive EngineeringPorsche 917Ksix hours
1,140.059 km (708.400 mi)
6 Hours of the GlenWorld Sportscar Championship
1971ItalyAndrea de Adamich
SwedenRonnie Peterson
ItalyAutodelta SpAAlfa Romeo T33/3six hours
1,090.189 km (677.412 mi)
6 Hours of the GlenWorld Sportscar Championship
1972United StatesMario Andretti
BelgiumJacky Ickx
ItalySpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 312 PBsix hours
1,059.777 km (658.515 mi)
6 Hours of the GlenWorld Sportscar Championship
1973FranceGérard Larrousse
FranceHenri Pescarolo
FranceÉquipe Matra-SimcaMatra-Simca MS670Bsix hours
1,081.516 km (672.023 mi)
6 Hours of the GlenWorld Sportscar Championship
1974FranceJean-Pierre Jarier
FranceJean-Pierre Beltoise
FranceÉquipeGitanesMatra-Simca MS670Csix hours
1,048.906 km (651.760 mi)
6 Hours of the GlenWorld Sportscar Championship
1975United KingdomDerek Bell
FranceHenri Pescarolo
West GermanyWilli Kauhsen Racing TeamAlfa Romeo 33TT12six hours
826.083 km (513.304 mi)
6 Hours of the GlenWorld Sportscar Championship
1976West GermanyRolf Stommelen
Liechtenstein Manfred Schurti
West GermanyMartini RacingPorsche SystemPorsche 935six hours
945.647 km (587.598 mi)
6 Hours of the GlenWorld Sportscar Championship
1977West GermanyJochen Mass
BelgiumJacky Ickx
West GermanyMartini RacingPorsche SystemPorsche 935/77six hours
940.213 km (584.221 mi)
6 Hours of the GlenWorld Sportscar Championship
1978NetherlandsToine Hezemans
United KingdomJohn Fitzpatrick
United StatesPeter Gregg
West Germany GeLo Racing TeamPorsche 935/77six hours
793.474 km (493.042 mi)
World Championship 6-HoursWorld Sportscar Championship
1979United StatesDon Whittington
West GermanyKlaus Ludwig
United StatesBill Whittington
United States Whittington Brothers
West GermanyKremer Racing
Porsche 935 K3six hours
951.082 km (590.975 mi)
World Championship 6-HoursWorld Sportscar Championship
1980West GermanyHans Heyer
ItalyRiccardo Patrese
ItalyLancia CorseLancia Beta Montecarlo Turbosix hours
755.431 km (469.403 mi)
World Championship 6-HoursWorld Sportscar Championship
1981ItalyRiccardo Patrese
ItalyMichele Alboreto
ItalyMartini RacingLancia Beta Montecarlo Turbosix hours
940.213 km (584.221 mi)
Glen Six Hours of EnduranceWorld Sportscar Championship
1982–1983Not held following track bankruptcy and the end of theUnited States Grand Prix being held at the circuit in 1980
1984United StatesAl Holbert
United KingdomDerek Bell
United States Jim Adams
United StatesHolbert RacingPorsche 962six hours
1,054.342 km (655.138 mi)
Camel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1985United StatesAl Holbert
United KingdomDerek Bell
United StatesHolbert RacingPorsche 962three hoursCamel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1986United StatesAl Holbert
United KingdomDerek Bell
United StatesHolbert RacingPorsche 962500 mi (800 km)Camel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1987United StatesPrice Cobb
AustraliaVern Schuppan
United StatesDyson RacingPorsche 962500 km (310 mi)Camel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1988AustraliaGeoff Brabham
United States John Morton
United StatesElectramotive EngineeringNissan GTP ZX-Turbo500 km (310 mi)Camel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1989AustraliaGeoff Brabham
United StatesChip Robinson
United StatesElectramotive EngineeringNissan GTP ZX-Turbo500 km (310 mi)Camel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1990United StatesChip Robinson
United StatesBob Earl
United StatesNissan Performance TechnologyNissan NPT-90500 km (310 mi)Camel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1991ArgentinaJuan Manuel Fangio IIUnited StatesAll American RacersEagle HF90-Toyota500 km (310 mi)Camel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1992ArgentinaJuan Manuel Fangio IIUnited StatesAll American RacersEagle MkIII-Toyotatwo hours, forty-five minutesCamel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1993ArgentinaJuan Manuel Fangio IIUnited StatesAll American RacersEagle MkIII-Toyota500 km (310 mi)Camel ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1994ItalyGiampiero Moretti
ChileEliseo Salazar
ItalyMOMOFerrari 333 SPthree hoursGlen ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1995United StatesButch Leitzinger
United KingdomJames Weaver
United StatesDyson RacingRiley & Scott Mk III-Fordthree hoursGlen ContinentalIMSA GT Championship
1996ItalyGiampiero Moretti
ItalyMax Papis
ItalyMOMOFerrari 333 SPsix hours
973.975 km (605.200 mi)
First Union 6 Hours of the GlenIMSA GT Championship
1997United StatesButch Leitzinger
United KingdomJames Weaver
United StatesElliott Forbes-Robinson
United StatesDyson RacingRiley & Scott Mk III-Fordsix hours
924.980 km (574.756 mi)
First Union 6 Hours of the GlenIMSA GT Championship
1998ItalyGiampiero Moretti
ItalyMauro Baldi
BelgiumDidier Theys
United StatesMOMO/Doran RacingFerrari 333 SPsix hours
949.392 km (589.925 mi)
First Union 6 Hours of the GlenUnited States Road Racing Championship
1999FranceJean-Philippe Belloc
United StatesDavid Donohue
FranceViper Team OrecaChrysler Viper GTS-Rthree hoursBosch Sports Car OktoberfestFIA GT Championship
2000United KingdomJames Weaver
United KingdomAndy Wallace
United StatesButch Leitzinger
United StatesDyson RacingRiley & Scott Mk III-Fordsix hours
931.632 km (578.889 mi)
Bosch Sports Car SummerfestGrand American Road Racing Championship
2001BelgiumDidier Theys
ItalyMauro Baldi
SwitzerlandFredy Lienhard
United StatesDoran RacingFerrari 333 SP-Juddsix hours
988.256 km (614.074 mi)
Sports Car Grand Prix at the GlenGrand American Road Racing Championship
2002United KingdomJames Weaver
United StatesChris Dyson
United StatesDyson RacingRiley & Scott Mk III-Fordsix hours
1,038.224 km (645.122 mi)
Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2003United StatesDavid Donohue
United StatesMike Borkowski
CanadaScott Goodyear
United StatesBrumos PorscheFabcar FDSC/03-Porschesix hours
927.184 km (576.125 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2004ItalyMax Papis
United StatesScott Pruett
United StatesChip Ganassi RacingRiley MkXI-Lexussix hours
910.528 km (565.776 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2005United StatesTracy Krohn
SwedenNiclas Jönsson
United StatesKrohn RacingRiley MkXI-Pontiacsix hours
832.800 km (517.478 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2006GermanyJörg Bergmeister
United StatesBoris Said
United StatesKrohn RacingRiley MkXI-FordSix hours
855.008 km (531.277 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2007United StatesAlex Gurney
United StatesJon Fogarty
United StatesBob Stallings RacingRiley MkXI-Pontiacsix hours
927.184 km (576.125 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2008United StatesScott Pruett
MexicoMemo Rojas
United StatesChip Ganassi RacingRiley MkXX-Lexussix hours
993.808 km (617.524 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2009United StatesScott Pruett
MexicoMemo Rojas
United StatesChip Ganassi RacingRiley MkXX-Lexussix hours
1,020.840 km (634.321 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2010United StatesScott Pruett
MexicoMemo Rojas
United StatesChip Ganassi Racing withFelix SabatesRiley MkXX-BMWsix hours
1,037.130 km (644.443 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2011ItalyMax Angelelli
United StatesRicky Taylor
United StatesSunTrust RacingDallara DP08-Chevroletsix hours
944.820 km (587.084 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2012PortugalJoão Barbosa
United StatesDarren Law
United StatesAction Express RacingChevrolet Corvette DP
(Coyote CPM-Chevrolet)
six hours
995.656 km (618.672 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2013PortugalJoão Barbosa
BrazilChristian Fittipaldi
United StatesAction Express RacingChevrolet Corvette DP
(Coyote CPM-Chevrolet)
six hours
935.712 km (581.424 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of The GlenGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
2014United KingdomRichard Westbrook
CanadaMichael Valiante
United StatesSpirit of Daytona RacingChevrolet Corvette DP
(Coyote CPM-Chevrolet)
six hours
1,045.152 km (649.427 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of The GlenTudor United SportsCar Championship
2015United KingdomRichard Westbrook
CanadaMichael Valiante
United StatesVisitFlorida.com RacingChevrolet Corvette DP
(Coyote CPM-Chevrolet)
six hours
875.52 km (544.02 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of The GlenTudor United SportsCar Championship
2016PortugalFilipe Albuquerque
PortugalJoão Barbosa
BrazilChristian Fittipaldi
United StatesAction Express RacingChevrolet Corvette DP
(Coyote CPM-Chevrolet)
six hours
1,077.9 km (669.8 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2017PortugalJoão Barbosa
BrazilChristian Fittipaldi
PortugalFilipe Albuquerque
United StatesMustang Sampling RacingCadillac DPi-V.R
six hours
1,090 km (680 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2018[5]CanadaMisha Goikhberg
South AfricaStephen Simpson
United StatesChris Miller
United StatesJDC-Miller MotorsportsOreca 07-Gibson
six hours
1,105.3 km (686.8 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2019United StatesJonathan Bomarito
FranceOlivier Pla
United KingdomHarry Tincknell
GermanyMazda Team JoestMazda RT24-Psix hours
1,154.5 km (717.4 mi)1
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2020Moved toRoad Atlanta due toCOVID-19 pandemic
2021United StatesJonathan Bomarito
United KingdomOliver Jarvis
United KingdomHarry Tincknell
CanadaMazda MotorsportsMazda RT24-Psix hours
1,090 km (680 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2022PortugalFilipe Albuquerque
United StatesRicky Taylor
United StatesWayne Taylor RacingAcura ARX-05six hours
900 km (559 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2023United KingdomNick Yelloly
United StatesConnor De Phillippi
United StatesBMW M Team RLLBMW M Hybrid V8six hours
1,115 km (693 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2024United StatesDane Cameron
BrazilFelipe Nasr
GermanyPorsche Team PenskePorsche 963six hours
822 km (511 mi)
Sahlen's Six Hours of the GlenWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Notes

^1 Race record for distance covered.

References

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  1. ^"Best of the Best: 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B wins Pebble Beach "Best of Show"".wot.motortrend.com.Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved2009-03-12.
  2. ^Reuter, Cliff."1952 SCCA Race Results".Etceterini.Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved30 April 2010.
  3. ^Welty, Richard P."Short History of Road Racing at Watkins Glen".The GEL Motorsport Information Page.Archived from the original on 2009-09-21. Retrieved30 April 2010.
  4. ^Jaslow, Russell."The Ardent Alligator and The 1949 Watkins Glen Grand Prix".Auto Racing History. Archived fromthe original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved30 April 2010.
  5. ^"Official Race Results"(PDF).International Motor Sports Association. 2018-07-04. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2018-12-09. Retrieved2018-12-09.

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