Sports car race held in Ontario, Canada
Motor race
TheChevrolet Grand Prix is an annualIMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race held every July atCanadian Tire Motorsport Park nearBowmanville inClarington, Ontario ,Canada .[ 1] World Sportscar Championship , theAmerican Le Mans Series and theIMSA GT Championship .
2003 Grand Prix of Mosport grid 2007 Grand Prix of Mosport In 1961 the first international professional sportscar races at Mosport Park took place with the inaugural Players 200 in June won byStirling Moss and the firstCanadian Grand Prix won byPeter Ryan in September as part of the Canadian Sportscar Championship.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Grand Prix became part of the inauguralCan-Am Series season before becoming aFormula One Grand Prix in1967 .[ 5] Mosport Can-Am races continued to be part of the Can-Am series through to its demise in 1986 with the track hosting moreCan-Am races than any other facility .
Audi Sport North America has the most wins by a team with 6 victories.In1975 , theInternational Motor Sports Association sportscars visited the track for the first time when itsCamel GT Challenge raced during the Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend sharing the weekend schedule with theSCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship .[ 6] [ 7] Hurley Haywood in aPorsche Carrera .[ 8]
The race was included as part of theWorld Sports Car Championship on six occasions, for the first time in1976 and for the final time as the1985 Mosport 1000 which also marked the finalFIA World Championship event to be held at the facility.
From 1989 through 1992, IMSA returned to headline GT only races in May and June for their GTO and GTU classes. With the launch of the new World Sports Cars category in 1995,prototypes returned to the track for the first time in a decade for the Chrysler Mosport 500.
In August of1999 , theAmerican Le Mans Series made its first appearance at the track as the new headline IMSA sanctioned series for the renamed Grand Prix of Mosport weekend.[ 9]
The series reintroduced factory backedprototypes designed for the high speeds of the24 Hours of Le Mans . Prototypes fromAudi ,BMW ,Cadillac ,Panoz ,Porsche andAcura led to the highest speeds ever recorded at the track. The2008 Grand Prix of Mosport included the fastest ever lap at the circuit taken byRinaldo Capello during qualifying in anAudi R10 TDI with a time of 1:04.094.[ 10] [ 11]
Mosport was one offour tracks that would appear on the American Le Mans Series schedule every year for the next fifteen years of the series existence.[ 12]
Porsche has the most victories by a manufacturer with 8 overall wins.In2014 , the Grand Prix continued as part of the newIMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship following the merger of the American Le Mans Series and theGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series .[ 13] [ 14]
In 2020 and 2021, the Grand Prix was not held for the first time in a quarter of a century due to theCOVID-19 pandemic .[ 15] [ 16]
Year Date Drivers Team Car Distance/Duration Race title Report IMSA GT Championship 1975 June 14 Hurley Haywood G.W. Dickinson Porsche Carrera 100 miles (160 km) Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend Report World Sports Car Championship 1976 Aug 22 Jackie Oliver Shadow Shadow DN4 -Chevrolet 200 miles (320 km) Player's 200 Weekend Report 1977 Aug 20 Ludwig Heimrath Paul Miller Heimrath Racing Porsche 934/5 6 hours Molson Diamond Can-Am Trans-Am Weekend Report 1978 –1979 Not held World Sportscar Championship &IMSA GT Championship 1980 Aug 17 John Fitzpatrick Brian Redman Dick Barbour Racing /Sachs USA Porsche 935 K3/80 6 hours Molson Canadian 1000 Report 1981 Aug 16 Harald Grohs Rolf Stommelen Andial Meister Racing Porsche 935 K3 6 hours Molson 1000 Report IMSA GT Championship 1982 Aug 15 John Paul Jr. John Paul Sr. JLP Racing Porsche 935 JLP-3 6 hours Labatt's 50 GT Report 1983 Aug 14 Bob Tullius Bill Adam Group 44 Jaguar XJR-5 6 hours Labatt's GT Report World Sportscar Championship 1984 Aug 5 Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 1,000 km (620 mi) Budweiser GT Report 1985 Aug 11 Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell Rothmans Porsche Porsche 962C 1,000 km (620 mi) Budweiser GT Report 1986 –1988 Not held IMSA GT Championship 1989 June 25 Pete Halsmer Roush Racing Mercury Cougar XR-7 500 km (310 mi) (GTO/GTU/AC only) The Audi Quattro IMSA Weekend Report 1990 June 24 Steve Millen Cunningham Racing Nissan 300ZX 300 km (190 mi) (GTO/GTU/AAC only) The Nissan Grand Prix Report 1991 May 20 Pete Halsmer Mazda Motorsports Mazda RX-7 300 km (190 mi) (GTO/GTU/AAC only) The Nissan Grand Prix Report 1992 May 18 Jeremy Dale Cunningham Racing Nissan 300ZX 2 hours (GTS/GTO/GTU only) The Nissan Grand Prix Report 1993 –1994 Not held 1995 Aug 13 Andy Wallace James Weaver Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III -Ford 3 Hours Chrysler Mosport 500 Report 1996 Aug 25 Butch Leitzinger John Paul Jr. Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III -Ford 3 Hours Chrysler Mosport 500 Report 1997 Aug 31 Ron Fellows Rob Morgan Ferrari 333 SP 2 Hours Mosport Festival Report 1998 Aug 9 Butch Leitzinger James Weaver Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III -Ford 2 hours, 45 minutes Mosport Festival Report American Le Mans Series 1999 June 27 Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell Panoz Motor Sports Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S 2 hours, 45 minutes The Grand Prix at Mosport Report 2000 Aug 6 Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish Audi Sport North America Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes The globemegawheels.com Grand Prix at Mosport Report 2001 Aug 19 Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport North America Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes Gran Turismo 3 Grand Prix at Mosport Report 2002 Aug 18 Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Audi Sport North America Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes Grand Prix at Mosport sponsored by mail2web.com Report 2003 Aug 17 Frank Biela Marco Werner Infineon Team Joest Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes The Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2004 Aug 8 Butch Leitzinger James Weaver Dyson Racing MG-Lola EX257 2 hours, 45 minutes The Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2005 Sept 4 Butch Leitzinger James Weaver Dyson Racing MG-Lola EX257 2 hours, 45 minutes Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2006 Sept 3 Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2007 Aug 26 Romain Dumas Timo Bernhard Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder Evo 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2008 Aug 24 Lucas Luhr Marco Werner Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2009 Aug 30 David Brabham Scott Sharp Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-02a 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2010 Aug 29 Romain Dumas Klaus Graf Muscle Milk Team Cytosport Porsche RS Spyder Evo2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2011 July 24 Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing Lola-Aston Martin B08/62 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2012 July 22 Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03a 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report 2013 July 21 Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03c 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 2014 July 13 Olivier Pla Gustavo Yacamán OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 -Nissan 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report 2015 July 12 Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Wayne Taylor Racing Dallara Corvette DP 2 hours, 40 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report 2016 July 10 Dane Cameron Eric Curran Whelen Engineering Racing Coyote Corvette DP 2 hours, 40 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report 2017 July 9 Dane Cameron Eric Curran Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R 2 hours, 40 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report 2018 July 8 Colin Braun Jon Bennett CORE Autosport Oreca 07 -Gibson 2 hours, 40 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report 2019 July 7 Oliver Jarvis Tristan Nunez Mazda Team Joest Mazda RT24-P 2 hours, 40 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report 2020 –2021 Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic 2022 July 3 Renger van der Zande Sébastien Bourdais Cadillac Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R 2 hours, 40 minutes Chevrolet Grand Prix Report 2023 July 9 Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun Meyer Shank Racing withCurb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 2 hours, 40 minutes Chevrolet Grand Prix Report 2024 July 14 Nick Boulle Tom Dillmann Inter Europol byPR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07 -Gibson 2 hours, 40 minutes Chevrolet Grand Prix Report 2025 July 13 Dane Cameron P. J. Hyett AO Racing Oreca 07 -Gibson 2 hours, 40 minutes Chevrolet Grand Prix Report
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