Grand Prix of Charlotte
The Grand Prix of Charlotte is a sports car race held at the infield road course of the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The race was held sporadically in the 1970s by the IMSA GT Championship and also the revamped Can-Am series. IMSA held five straight races beginning in 1982. The race was revived in 2000 by the American Le Mans Series for one year.
In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic making it impossible to have events at Lime Rock Park, IMSA announced on August 1, 2020 that the race will be revived as a two-hour (1:40 in racing length) on October 13 as a support race to the NASCAR Bank of America Roval 400 on the road course.
Results
| Year | Drivers | Team | Car | Duration/Distance | Race Title | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMSA GT Championship | ||||||
| 1971 |  Dave Heinz Or Costanzo |
Chevrolet Corvette | 3 hours | Piedmont 3 Hours | report | |
| 1972 — 1973 |
Not held | |||||
| 1974 | Peter Gregg |
Brumos Porsche Audi |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 300 miles (480 km) | Autopair 300 | report |
| 1975 — 1977 |
Not held | |||||
| Can-Am | ||||||
| 1978 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson |
Newman-Freeman Racing |
Spyder NF-10-Chevrolet | 1 hour | report | |
| 1979 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Carl A. Haas Racing Team, Ltd. |
Lola T333CS-Chevrolet | 1 hour, 30 minutes | report | |
| 1980 — 1981 |
Not held | |||||
| IMSA GT Championship | ||||||
| 1982 | John Paul, Sr. John Paul, Jr. |
JLP Racing |
Porsche 935 JLP-3 | 500 kilometres (310 mi) | Camel GT 500 | report |
| 1983 | Al Holbert Jim Trueman |
Holbert Racing |
March 83G-Porsche | 500 kilometres (310 mi) | Charlotte Camel GT | report |
| 1984 | Randy Lanier Bill Whittington |
Blue Thunder Racing Team |
March 84G-Chevrolet | 500 kilometres (310 mi) | Charlotte Camel GT 500 | report |
| 1985 | Al Holbert Derek Bell |
Holbert Racing |
Porsche 962 | 500 kilometres (310 mi) | Camel GT Grand Prix of Charlotte | report |
| 1986 | Drake Olson Price Cobb |
Dyson Racing |
Porsche 962 | 500 kilometres (310 mi) | Camel GT Grand Prix of Charlotte | report |
| 1987 — 1999 |
Not held | |||||
| American Le Mans Series | ||||||
| 2000 |  JJ Lehto Jörg Müller |
BMW Motorsport |
BMW V12 LMR | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | Grand Prix of Charlotte | report |
| 2001 — 2019 |
Not held | |||||
| WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | ||||||
| 2020 |  Antonio García Jordan Taylor |
Corvette Racing |
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | 1 Hour, 40 Minutes | MOTUL 100% Synthetic Grand Prix | Report |
External links
- Ultimate Racing History: Charlotte archive
- Racing Sports Cars: Charlotte archive
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: IMSA archive, Can-Am archive
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