Los Angeles Times Grand Prix

The Los Angeles Times Grand Prix was a sports car race held at the Riverside International Raceway. The race was held throughout the track's existence, from 1957 until 1987. The race was sponsored by the Los Angeles Times to raise money for its charities. The Special Events director was Glenn Davis, the winner of the 1946 Heisman Trophy. During the early 1970s, the event was the season ending race for the Can-Am series.

Riverside International Raceway

Results

YearOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleReport
SCCA National Championship
1957 United States Carroll ShelbyJohn EdgarMaserati 450S92.5 mi (148.9 km)Riverside National Championship Sports Car Racesreport
USAC Road Racing Championship
1958 United States Chuck DaighReventlow Automobile IncorporatedScarab Mk II-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)United States Grand Prix for Sports Carsreport
1959 United States Phil HillEleanor von NeumannFerrari 250 TR 59200 mi (320 km)United States Grand Prix for Sports Carsreport
1960 United States Bill KrauseMaserati Representatives of CaliforniaMaserati Tipo 61200 mi (320 km)Grand Prix for Sports Carsreport
1961 Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham RacingCooper Monaco T61-Climax200 mi (320 km)Grand Prix for Sports Carsreport
1962 United States Roger PenskeUpdraught EnterprisesCooper T53-Climax[1]200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times presents the Grand Prix for Sports Carsreport
Non-Championship
1963 United States Dave MacDonaldShelby AmericanCooper Monaco T-61M - Ford200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1964 United States Parnelli JonesShelby AmericanCooper Monaco T61-Ford200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1965 United States Hap SharpChaparral CarsChaparral 2A-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
Can-Am
1966 United Kingdom John SurteesTeam SurteesLola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1967 New Zealand Bruce McLarenBruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M6A-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1968 New Zealand Bruce McLarenBruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M8A-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1969 New Zealand Denny HulmeBruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M8B-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1970 New Zealand Denny HulmeBruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M8D-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1971 New Zealand Denny HulmeMcLaren Cars, Ltd.McLaren M8F-Chevrolet200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1972 United States George FollmerRoger PenskePorsche 917/10200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1973 United States Mark DonohueRoger PenskePorsche 917/30200 mi (320 km)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport
1974: Not held
IMSA GT Championship
1975 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Austria Dieter Quester
BMW MotorsportBMW 3.0 CSL6 hours6 Hours of Riversidereport
1976-1978: Not held
1979 United States Bill Whittington
United States Don Whittington
Whittington Brothers RacingPorsche 935/796 hoursLos Angeles Times Grand Prix of Endurancereport
1980 United States Dick Barbour
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
Dick Barbour RacingPorsche 935 K35 hoursLos Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix of Endurancereport
1981A United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
United States Jim Busby
John Fitzpatrick RacingPorsche 935 K3/806 hoursLos Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix of Endurancereport
1982 United States Ted Field
United States Bill Whittington
Interscope RacingLola T600-Chevrolet6 hoursTimes/Toyota Grand Prixreport
1983 United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
United Kingdom David Hobbs
United Kingdom Derek Bell
John Fitzpatrick RacingPorsche 935 K46 hoursTimes/Datsun Grand Prixreport
1984 United States Randy Lanier
United States Bill Whittington
Blue Thunder RacingMarch 84G-Chevrolet6 hoursTimes/Nissan Grand Prixreport
1985 United States Pete Halsmer
United States John Morton
BF GoodrichPorsche 962600 km (370 mi)Times/Nissan Grand Prix of Endurancereport
1986 United States Rob Dyson
United States Price Cobb
Dyson RacingPorsche 9626 hoursTimes/Ford Grand Prixreport
1987 United States John Morton
United States Hurley Haywood
Group 44Jaguar XJR-7500 km (310 mi)Los Angeles Times Grand Prixreport

^A The 1981 event was also a part of the World Sportscar Championship.

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