Grand Prix of Charlotte

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MOTUL 100% Synthetic Grand Prix
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
VenueCharlotte Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsorMotul
First race1971
First IMSA race2020
Duration1 Hours 40 Minutes
Previous namesGrand Prix of Charlotte
Most wins (driver)Al Holbert (2)
Most wins (team)Holbert Racing (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Porsche (4)

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 Ref
IMSA GT Championship
1971 United States
United States 		Chevrolet Corvette 3 hours Piedmont 3 Hours [1]
1972
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1973 		Not held
1974 United States Peter Gregg United States Brumos Porsche Audi Porsche Carrera RSR 300 miles (480 km) 300 [2]
1975
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1977 		Not held
Can-Am
1978 United States Elliott Forbes-Robinson United States Newman- Spyder NF-10-Chevrolet 1 hour [3]
1979 Belgium Jacky Ickx United States Carl A. Haas Racing Team, Ltd. -Chevrolet 1 hour, 30 minutes [4]
1980
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1981 		Not held
IMSA GT Championship
1982 United States John Paul Sr.
United States John Paul Jr. 		United States Porsche 935 JLP-3 500 kilometres (310 mi) Camel GT 500 [5]
1983 United States Al Holbert
United States Jim Trueman 		United States Holbert Racing March 83G-Porsche 500 kilometres (310 mi) Charlotte Camel GT [6]
1984 United States Randy Lanier
United States Bill Whittington 		United States -Chevrolet 500 kilometres (310 mi) Charlotte Camel GT 500 [7]
1985 United States Al Holbert
United Kingdom Derek Bell 		United States Holbert Racing Porsche 962 500 kilometres (310 mi) Camel GT Grand Prix of Charlotte [8]
1986 United States Drake Olson
United States Price Cobb 		United States Dyson Racing Porsche 962 500 kilometres (310 mi) Camel GT Grand Prix of Charlotte [9]
1987
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1999 		Not held
American Le Mans Series
2000 Finland JJ Lehto
Germany Jörg Müller 		Germany BMW Motorsport BMW V12 LMR 2 Hours, 45 Minutes Grand Prix of Charlotte report [10]
2001
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2019 		Not held
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2020 Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor 		United States Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 1 Hour, 40 Minutes MOTUL 100% Synthetic Grand Prix Report [11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Charlotte 3 Hours 1971". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Charlotte 300 Miles 1974". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Can-Am Charlotte 1978". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Can-Am Charlotte 1979". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1982". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1983". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1984". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1985". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1986". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "American Le Mans Series Charlotte 2000". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "100 min Charlotte [GT] 2020". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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