WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Laguna Seca
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Location	Monterey County, near Monterey, California and Salinas, California, United States
Time zone	UTC-8 (UTC-7 DST)
Coordinates	36°35′03″N 121°45′13″W
FIA Grade	2
Owner	Monterey County
Operator	A&D Narigi Consulting, LLC
Opened	9 November 1957[1]
Construction cost	$1.5 million USD
Former names	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (2001–2018)
Major events	Current: IndyCar Series; IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix; (1983–2004, 2019, 2021–present); IMSA SportsCar Championship; Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship (1957, 1963–1968, 1974–1987, 1989, 1991–1994, 1997–present); MotoAmerica; MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest (1976–1988, 1992–2013, 2015–present); Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion; Trans-Am Series; TransAm Speedfest (2019, 2021–present); Former: World SBK; (1995–2004, 2013–2019); Intercontinental GT Challenge; California 8 Hours (2017–2019); GT World Challenge America; Monterey Grand Prix (2014–2019); Grand Prix motorcycle racing; United States motorcycle Grand Prix; (1988–1991, 1993–1994, 2005–2013); SCCA National Championship Runoffs (2014); FIA GT Championship (1997–1998); Sidecar World Championship (1989–1991);
Grand Prix Circuit (1996-present)
Surface	Paved
Length	2.238 miles (3.602 km)
Turns	11
Race lap record	1:10.148 (Official) (Alex Zanardi, Reynard 96I, 1996, CART)
Grand Prix Circuit (1988-1995)
Length	2.214 miles (3.563 km)
Turns	11
Race lap record	1:12.959 (Paul Tracy, Penske PC-23, 1994, CART)
Original Circuit (1957-1987)
Length	1.900 miles (3.058 km)
Turns	9
Race lap record	52.926 (Mario Andretti, Lola T87/00, 1987, CART)
Website	https://www.weathertechraceway.com/

Laguna Seca Raceway (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and previously Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, United States.

The racetrack is 2.238 mi (3.602 km) long, with a 180 ft (55 m) elevation change.[2][3] Its eleven turns are highlighted by the circuit's signature turn, the downhill-plunging "Corkscrew" at Turns 8 and 8A. A variety of racing, exhibition, and entertainment events are held at the raceway, ranging from superkarts to sports car racing to music festivals. Laguna Seca is classified as an FIA Grade Two circuit.[4]

The name Laguna Seca is Spanish for dry lagoon: the area where the track now lies was once a lake, and the course was built around the dry lake bed. After the course was reconfigured, two artificial ponds were added.

History

Laguna Seca Raceway from between Turns 1 and 2

Mario Andretti at Laguna Seca, 1991

The earliest development of the local area occurred in 1867 with the founding of the nearby Laguna Seca Ranch, which has operated continuously for 140 years with grazing and equestrian uses.[5]

The track was built in 1957 at a cost of $1.5 million raised from local businesses and individuals on part of the US Army's Fort Ord (a maneuver area and field artillery target range) after the nearby Pebble Beach Road Races were abandoned for being too dangerous. In 1974 the property was deeded over to the Monterey County Parks Department and continues to be part of the park system.

The first race, held on November 9, 1957, was won by Pete Lovely driving a Ferrari. In the intervening years, the track has hosted USRRC, Can-Am, Trans-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA GT, CART, Indy Car, American Le Mans Series, Grand American, Monterey Historic Automobile Races, Speed World Challenge, AMA (American Motorcyclist Association), WSBK Superbike World Championship and MotoGP motorcycle races (but 125/Moto3 and 250/Moto2 are not admitted).

The day-to-day operations of the track, along with the management and promotion of major racing events, are now handled by A&D Narigi Consulting, LLC. John V. Narigi is the General Manager and President. Until January 1, 2020, it was managed by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), which is a non-profit organization. With oversight by a board of local residents, SCRAMP operates with a professional staff on-site with the goal of generating income through the operations of the racetrack which is then redistributed to local charities.

The track itself has undergone significant changes over the past two decades to meet evolving safety homologation requirements of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and other sanctioning bodies. Changes include the addition of the entire infield area in 1988 (present-day turns 3, 4, and 5, eliminating the straight that started at present-day turn 2 and ended at present-day turn 5) extending the track from its original 1.9-mile (3.1 km) length to meet the minimum-track-length criteria of the FIM for MotoGP events, plus the more recent relocation of pedestrian bridges and embankments, and the expansion of gravel pits outside turns 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 for additional runoff. The original media center was demolished in 2006 to make way for additional run-off room in Turn 1. Also in 2006, the 'hump' at the top of the Rahal Straight was flattened to accommodate the MotoGP riders, though some claim that this increases the wind effects that can perturb a race motorcycle. Remnants of the old configuration can still be seen from the parking lot between turns two and five. They are found underneath a road leading to the parking area for entrant trailers and RVs.

The "Corkscrew" at Turn 8, with gradient up to 16%

A view of the "Corkscrew" from the bottom

The famous Turn 8 and 8A combination, popularly referred to as 'the Corkscrew', is considered one of the motorsport world's most challenging turns,[6][7] due to the 59 ft (18 m) drop in elevation as well as its blind crest and apex on the uphill approach.[6][7][8]

Turn 2, with its difficult and technical double-apex, has been renamed the 'Andretti Hairpin', in honor of former Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti, while Turn 9 has been renamed 'Rainey Curve' in honor of 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion Wayne Rainey, a resident of nearby Salinas, California. Also, the straight that runs between Turn 6 and Turn 7 has been renamed the 'Rahal Straight' after four-time consecutive Champ Car race winner Bobby Rahal.

A Champ Car World Series weekend had been a prominent event from 1983 through 2004, when its spot on the calendar was shifted to the San Jose Grand Prix. On the last lap of the 1996 CART race, Alex Zanardi passed Bryan Herta on the inside of the Corkscrew to take the victory. Uruguayan driver Gonzalo Rodríguez died during the practice session of the 1999 CART race after crashing at the same corner. Because of the incident, runoff was installed at the end of the Rahal Straight.

Champ Car announced on September 11, 2007, that they would be returning the Northern California race to Laguna Seca from San Jose over the May 16–18 weekend in 2008.[9] But the subsequent merger of Champ Car and IndyCar resulted in the race being canceled. On July 17, 2018, IndyCar announced a return of IndyCars to Laguna Seca, with the event to be held the weekend of Sept. 20–22, 2019.

The track is also the site of the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, formerly known as the Monterey Historic Automobile Races. The event features an extraordinarily eclectic mixture of race cars on the course. Each year features a different marque. Considered one of the two greatest historic racing events (along with the Goodwood Festival in England), attendance often rivals, or surpasses the professional racing events listed above.

There are many permanent dry and hook-up camping facilities located at the raceway, which are available year-round as part of the Laguna Seca Recreation Area, the county park in which the racetrack is set.

The track's primary corporate sponsor is WeatherTech which began in April 2018. As part of the sponsorship, the track is now officially referred to as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Previously, the sponsorship belonged to Mazda for 17 years with the track being known as Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

A 2015 study by California State University, Monterey Bay and commissioned by SCRAMP states that the raceway generated $62.1 million (2015 USD) to the Monterey County economy and $5.2 million in state and local taxes.[10]

Racing

Major events each year include the US round of the World Superbike Championship (held in conjunction with a round of the MotoAmerica championship), Monterey Sports Car Championships (WeatherTech SportsCar Championship), and the Monterey Historics for classic racecars.

Lap records

On August 20, 2006, Toyota F1 test driver Ricardo Zonta set an unofficial lap record of 1:06.309.[11] The previous record time was 1:07.722, set by Hélio Castroneves in a Penske Champ Car during qualifying for the 2000 CART Honda Grand Prix of Monterey. The unofficial record was re-taken by a Champ Car on March 10, 2007, by Sébastien Bourdais, who lapped in 1'05.880 during Champ Car Spring Training. The unofficial record was again re-taken by a Formula One car on May 19, 2012, by Marc Gené, who lapped in 1'05.786 in a Ferrari F2003-GA during the 2012 Ferrari Racing Days.[12]

Officially, Castroneves is still the record-holder as the times of Zonta, Bourdais and Gené were set during exhibition and testing sessions, and official records can only be set in race conditions (either in practice, qualifying, or during a race).

At the 2008 Monterey Sports Car Championships, David Brabham set a pole position time of 1:10.103 in a Le Mans Prototype.[13]

The fastest lap at the 2006 A1GP race was 1:17.951, set by Nicolas Lapierre.

At the 2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix, Jorge Lorenzo set a pole time of 1:20.554 on the Yamaha. During the 2014 Superbike World Championship season, Tom Sykes set a time of 1:21.811 on the Kawasaki.[14]

The 2019 McLaren Senna holds the current production car lap record. Driver Randy Pobst piloted the unmodified McLaren to a 1:27.62 lap time during MotorTrend's 2019 best driver car award testing.[15]

The 2016 Porsche 911 GT2 RS previously held the current unofficial production car lap record with 1:28.30.[16]

The Porsche 918 Spyder held the previous unofficial production car lap record with 1:29.89.[17]

A Mission Motors Mission R, ridden by Steve Rapp, previously held the outright EV lap record with a time of 1:31.376. This was set during qualifying for the 2011 FIM e-Power International Championship/TTXGP World Series race.[18]

In 2018, Earl Bamber clocked an unofficial best lap time of 1:07 around Laguna Seca in the Porsche 919 EVO, despite not intentionally trying to set a lap record.[19]

A McLaren MP4/13, driven by Pato O'Ward set an unofficial lap time of 1:10.24 at the 2021 Velocity Invitational festival.

All-time lap records

Type	Event	Driver	Vehicle	Time	Date
Outright lap record (unofficial)	2012 Ferrari Racing Days	Marc Gené	Ferrari F2003-GA	1:05.786[20]	7 March 2012
All-time qualifying lap record (official)	2000 CART season	Hélio Castroneves	Reynard 2KI-Honda	1:07.722[21]	16 March 2000
Motorcycle	2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha YZR-M1	1:20.554[22]	28 March 2012
Production car	2019 MotorTrend Best Driver Car	Randy Pobst	McLaren Senna	1:27.62[23]	2019
Electric car	Private event	Randy Pobst	Unplugged Performance Tesla Model S Plaid	1:28.213[24]	August 1, 2021
Electric motorcycle	2011 FIM e-Power / TTXGP	Steve Rapp	Mission Motors Mission R	1:31.376[25]	July 23, 2011

Race Lap Records

The fastest official all-time track record set during a race weekend is 1:07.722, set by Hélio Castroneves during qualifying for the 2000 Shell 300 Monterey Grand Prix.[26] The fastest official race lap records at Laguna Seca for different classes are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Date
Current Grand Prix Circuit: 3.602 km (1996–present)
CART	1:10.148[27]	Alex Zanardi	Reynard 96I	1996 Bank of America 300 Monterey Grand Prix
LMP2	1:11.156[28]	Adrián Fernández	Acura ARX-01B	2008 Monterey Sports Car Championships
LMP1	1:12.126[28]	Lucas Luhr	Audi R10 TDI	2008 Monterey Sports Car Championships
IndyCar	1:12.2310[29]	Scott Dixon	Dallara DW12	2019 Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey
DPi	1:15.546[30]	Tom Blomqvist	Acura ARX-05	2022 Hyundai Monterey SportsCar Championship
Indy Lights	1:16.1633[31]	Max Chilton	Dallara IL-15	2015 Laguna Seca Indy Lights round
LMP900	1:16.280[32]	Allan McNish	Audi R8	2000 Monterey Sports Car Championships
Formula Atlantic	1:16.499[33]	Jonathan Summerton	Swift 016.a	2009 Monterey Sports Car Championships
DP	1:18.718[34]	Jordan Taylor	Corvette Daytona Prototype	2015 Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship
A1GP	1:17.951	Nicolas Lapierre	Lola A1GP	2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United States of America
LMP675	1:18.185[35]	James Weaver	Lola EX257	2003 Monterey Sports Car Championships
WSC	1:19.060[36]	Andrea Montermini	Ferrari 333 SP	1997 Visa Sports Car Championship
GT1 (Prototype)	1:19.094[37]	Ricardo Zonta	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM	1998 FIA GT Laguna Seca 500km
LMPC	1:19.298[38]	Bruno Junqueira	Oreca FLM09	2012 American Le Mans Monterey
GT1 (GTS)	1:19.604[39]	Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	2007 Monterey Sports Car Championships
Indy Pro 2000	1:21.1769[40]	Sting Ray Robb	Tatuus PM-18	2019 Laguna Seca Indy Pro 2000 round
MotoGP	1:21.229	Dani Pedrosa	Honda RC213V	2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
LM GTE	1:21.827[41]	Nick Tandy	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	2021 Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship
Historic F1	1:22.500[42]	Matteo Ferrer-aza	Ligier JS11	2018 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
World SBK	1:22.700[43]	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR	2019 Laguna Seca World SBK round
Superkart	1:23.875[44]	Eddie Lawson	250cc Yamaha superkart	2003 World Superkart Challenge at Laguna Seca[45][46][47][48][49]
GT3	1:24.479[30]	Daniel Juncadella	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	2022 Hyundai Monterey SportsCar Championship
US F2000	1:25.4774[50]	Christian Rasmussen	Tatuus USF-17	2019 Laguna Seca US F2000 round
TA1	1:25.874[51]	Chris Dyson	Ford Mustang	2022 Laguna Seca Trans-Am round
IMSA GTP	1:26.610[52]	Bruce Canepa	Porsche 962C	2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
F5000	1:27.352[53]	Paul Zazryn	Lola T332	2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Ferrari Challenge	1:27.531[54]	Cooper MacNeil	Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo	2020 Laguna Seca Ferrari Challenge North America round
TA2	1:30.107[55]	Rafa Matos	Ford Mustang	2021 Laguna Seca Trans-Am round
IMSA GTO	1:30.662[56]	Jeremy Barnes	Mazda RX-7	2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
GT4	1:30.912[57]	Spencer Pumpelly	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	2022 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120
Group 5 sports car	1:31.301[58]	Bob Earl	Ferrari 312 PB	2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Super Touring	1:31.619[59]	Neil Crompton	Honda Accord	1997 Laguna Seca NATCC round
TCR Touring Car	1:33.585[57]	Jonathan Morley	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	2021 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120
Group 6 prototype	1:35.044[60]	Nick Colyvas	Chevron B16	2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Formula Junior	1:40.511[61]	Jeremy Barnes	Lotus 22	2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Group 3 GT (over 2500cc)	1:41.645[62]	Chris MacAllister	Shelby Cobra 289 MkII	2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Historic GT (under 2500cc)	1:43.077[63]	Fred Della Noce	Ginetta G12	2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Group 2 touring car	1:44.824[64]	Mark Colbert	BMW 3.0 CSL	2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Historic Group 4 sports car (under 2000cc)	1:45.737[65]	Brian Orosco	Lola Mk1	2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Historic sports car	1:51.374[66]	Cameron Healy	Cooper Mk7-7/53-Porsche[67]	2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Historic GP	2:00.507[68]	Paddins Dowling	Maserati 4CL	2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.563 km (1988–1995)
CART	1:12.959[69]	Paul Tracy	Penske PC-23	1994 Toyota Monterey Grand Prix
IMSA GTP	1:14.102[70]	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle MkIII	1992 Laguna Seca IMSA GT round
Indy Lights	1:18.130[71]	Greg Moore	Lola T93/20	1995 Laguna Seca Indy Lights round
IMSA GTP Lights	1:22.976[70]	Ruggero Melgrati	Spice SE91P	1992 Laguna Seca IMSA GT round
WSC	1:23.017[72]	Fermín Vélez	Ferrari 333 SP	1994 Laguna Seca IMSA GT round
IMSA GTS	1:24.274[73]	Scott Pruett	Oldsmobile Cutlass	1993 Laguna Seca IMSA GT round
500cc	1:25.838	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki RGV500	1990 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
250cc	1:27.959	Loris Capirossi	Honda NSR250	1993 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
IMSA GTO	1:30.892[73]	Charles Morgan	Oldsmobile Cutlass	1993 Laguna Seca IMSA GT round
IMSA GTU	1:31.244[74]	Jeremy Dale	Dodge Daytona	1989 Laguna Seca IMSA GT round
125cc	1:32.971	Kazuto Sakata	Honda RS125	1993 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
GT2	1:39.248[75]	Martin Snow	Porsche 911 Turbo (993)	1995 Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey
Original Grand Prix Circuit: 3.058 km (1957–1987)
CART	52.926[69]	Mario Andretti	Lola T87/00	1987 Monterey Grand Prix
Can-Am	56.810[76]	Al Unser Jr.	Frissbee GR3	1982 Laguna Seca Can-Am round
F5000	58.230[77]	Mario Andretti	Lola T332	1975 Monterey Grand Prix
IMSA GTP	58.874[78]	Al Holbert	Porsche 962	1986 Monterey Triple Crown Camel Grand Prix
Indy Lights	59.844[79]	David Simpson	Wildcat-Buick	1987 Laguna Seca Indy Lights round
IMSA GTX	1:03.020[80]	Brian Redman	Lola T600	1981 Datsun Monterey Triple Crown
IMSA GTO	1:04.693[81]	Scott Pruett	Ford Mustang	1986 Monterey Triple Crown Camel Grand Prix
Trans-Am (TO)	1:04.990[82]	Greg Pickett	Chevrolet Corvette 427	1978 Shasta Monterey Grand Prix Trans-Am
IMSA GTP Lights	1:05.061[83]	Don Bell	Spice SE87L Pontiac Fiero GTP	1987 Nissan Monterey Triple Crown
Group 5	1:06.004[84]	David Hobbs	BMW 320i	1977 Laguna Seca IMSA GT round
Group 4 sports car	1:07.400[85]	Walt Hansgen	Lola T70	1965 Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca 200 miles
IMSA GTU	1:09.130[86]	Roberto Moreno	Toyota Celica	1983 Monterey Triple Crown
Stock car racing	1:10.624[87]	Jimmy Insolo	Buick Regal	1981 Coca-Cola 200
Trans-Am (TU)	1:19.880[88]	Bobby Allison	Datsun 510	1972 Monterey Castrol GTX Grand Prix

Other use

Automotive

When not being used by the major events the track can be rented. Approximately twice a year the Sports Car Club of America holds regional club races for the San Francisco Region. Various clubs rent the track throughout the year for informal high-performance driving schools that allow the public to drive their own cars at speed. The raceway has also played host to prototype testing of the Nissan GT-R in 2007.[89]

The track is featured in video games such as the Gran Turismo series (including the bike version Tourist Trophy), Forza Motorsport, and the MotoGP series. In a bid to compare real life versus video games, Jeremy Clarkson of the British automotive show Top Gear attempted to beat his Gran Turismo time of 1:41.148 in a Honda NSX by racing the real track in the same car in 2005. During the trials, Clarkson determined that the game omitted a few details of the track, and the game's physics allowed him to brake later when coming into turns than he could in real life. As a consequence, he managed a best time of only 1:57 on the real course.[90] However, both he and the track instructor agreed that it is possible to complete the course in 1:41 in a Honda NSX if the driver were sufficiently experienced, talented, and most importantly fearless.

It was also used in 1976 for the film Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo as a qualifying track.

Other non-automotive events

Laguna Seca and the part of the old Fort Ord that is now Bureau of Land Management land annually host the Sea Otter Classic "Celebration of Cycling". The event has now become the largest cycling festival in the United States, bringing in over 10,000 racers and over 100,000 spectators – and is now the first major event of the year, typically held in April – for both the road bike and mountain bike professional seasons.

Several times each year, bicycles are permitted on the track for 2 hours. The admission fee is $10 per bicycle rider.

Laguna Seca served as the finish line for Stage 4 of the 2016 Amgen Tour of California and Stage 3 of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California bicycle races.

The raceway has been occasionally as a venue for concerts and other non-sporting events. The Grateful Dead performed on the racetrack in May 1987; later that night, the band filmed their music video for "Touch of Grey" there.[91][92]

On September 17, 1987, Pope John Paul II celebrated mass at Laguna Seca Raceway, where 72,000 people had gathered to see him.[93]

In the 1990s, the raceway was the venue for the Laguna Seca Daze music festival, which featured performances from music acts in the folk, alternative rock and jam band genres. Artists who performed at the festival include Bob Dylan, Phish, Blues Traveler, 10,000 Maniacs, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Meat Puppets, 4 Non Blondes, Jeff Healey, The Allman Brothers Band, Gin Blossoms and Shawn Colvin.[94][95][96][97]

On June 24, 2011, John Mueller of Muellerized Suspension Systems married Sheila Stone on the top of the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca. This is the location where the ashes of Lee Mueller (4-time SCCA National Champion, IMSA GTU Champion, 3-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, and 12 Hours of Sebring winner), John Mueller's father, were spread.[98]

In Spring 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, graduation ceremonies took place at the raceway. Local schools participating included Carmel High School[99] (June 3, 2020) and Pacific Grove High School[100] (May 29, 2020). After collecting diplomas, graduates and their families were able to drive around the track in celebration.

Races

Major events

IMSA Monterey Grand Prix; 1957–present; SCCA Nationals (2014), USRRC, IMSA GT, American Le Mans Series, Rolex Sports Car Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship
United States motorcycle Grand Prix; 1988–1991, 1993–1994, 2005–2013;[101] MotoGP
Superbike World Championship; 1995–2004, 2013–2019
Monterey Grand Prix; 1960–2004, 2019–present; USAC Road Racing Championship, Can-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA, CART, IndyCar
Marlboro Challenge; 1989, 1991; CART

A1 Grand Prix

Season	Sprint Race Winner	Feature Race Winner
2005–2006	Salvador Durán	Salvador Durán

MotoGP

Year	Winner	Team	Bike
1988	Eddie Lawson	Marlboro Yamaha	Yamaha YZR500
1989	Wayne Rainey	Lucky Strike Yamaha	Yamaha YZR500
1990	Wayne Rainey	Marlboro Yamaha	Yamaha YZR500
1991	Wayne Rainey	Marlboro Yamaha	Yamaha YZR500
1993	John Kocinski	Cagiva Agostini	Cagiva C593
1994	Luca Cadalora	Marlboro Yamaha	Yamaha YZR500
1995 - 2004, Event not held at Laguna Seca
2005	Nicky Hayden	Repsol Honda	Honda RC211V
2006	Nicky Hayden	Repsol Honda	Honda RC211V
2007	Casey Stoner	Ducati Marlboro	Ducati Desmosedici GP7
2008	Valentino Rossi	Fiat Yamaha	Yamaha YZR-M1
2009	Dani Pedrosa	Repsol Honda	Honda RC212V
2010	Jorge Lorenzo	Fiat Yamaha	Yamaha YZR-M1
2011	Casey Stoner	Repsol Honda	Honda RC212V
2012	Casey Stoner	Repsol Honda	Honda RC213V
2013	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda	Honda RC213V

Superbike World Championship

Year	Races Winners	Team	Bike
1995	Anthony Gobert Troy Corser	Muzzy Kawasaki Promotor Ducati Corse	Kawasaki ZX-7R Ducati 916
1996	John Kocinski Anthony Gobert	Ducati Corse Muzzy Kawasaki	Ducati 916 Kawasaki ZX-7R
1997	John Kocinski John Kocinski	Castrol Honda-HRC Castrol Honda-HRC	Honda RC45 Honda RC45
1998	Troy Corser Noriyuki Haga	Ducati Corse Yamaha World Superbike Team	Ducati 916 Yamaha YZF750
1999	Anthony Gobert Ben Bostrom	Vance & Hines Ducati Vance & Hines Ducati	Ducati 996 Ducati 996
2000	Noriyuki Haga Troy Corser	Yamaha World Superbike Team Aprilia Racing	Yamaha YZF-R7 Aprilia RSV1000
2001	Ben Bostrom Ben Bostrom	L&M Ducati L&M Ducati	Ducati 996R Ducati 996R
2002	Troy Bayliss Colin Edwards	Infostrada Ducati Corse Castrol Honda-HRC	Ducati 998 F02 Honda RC51
2003	Pierfrancesco Chili Rubén Xaus	PSG-1 Ducati Ducati FILA	Ducati 998 RS Ducati 999 F03
2004	Chris Vermeulen Chris Vermeulen	ten Kate Honda ten Kate Honda	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR
2005 - 2012, Event not held at Laguna Seca
2013	Tom Sykes Eugene Laverty	Kawasaki Racing Team Aprilia Racing Team	Kawasaki ZX-10R Aprilia RSV4
2014	Marco Melandri Tom Sykes	Aprilia Racing Team Kawasaki Racing Team	Aprilia RSV4 Kawasaki ZX-10R
2015	Chaz Davies Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team	Ducati Panigale R Ducati Panigale R
2016	Jonathan Rea Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki ZX-10R Kawasaki ZX-10R
2017	Chaz Davies Jonathan Rea	Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team Kawasaki Racing Team	Ducati Panigale R Kawasaki ZX-10RR
2018	Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki ZX-10RR Kawasaki ZX-10RR
2019	Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Chaz Davies	Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Racing Team Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team	Kawasaki ZX-10RR Kawasaki ZX-10RR Ducati Panigale V4 R

Formula 750 World Championship

Year	Winner	Bike
1977	Skip Aksland	Yamaha
1978	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha
1979	Kenny Roberts Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Yamaha

AMA Grand National / AMA Road Racing

Season	Winner	Team/Entrant	Bike
1972	Calvin Rayborn II	Harley-Davidson Motor Co	Harley-Davidson
1973	Gary Nixon	Erv Kanemoto/Kawasaki	Kawasaki
1974	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Factory Team	Yamaha
1975	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Factory Team	Yamaha
1976	Steve Baker	Yamaha Factory Team	Yamaha
1980	Kenny Roberts		Yamaha
1981	Randy Mamola		Suzuki
1982	Kenny Roberts		Yamaha
1983	Randy Mamola		Suzuki
1984	Kenny Roberts		Yamaha
1985	Randy Mamola		Honda
1986	Mike Baldwin		Yamaha

AMA Superbike / MotoAmerica

Season	Winner	Team/Entrant	Bike
1976	Reg Pridmore	Butler & Smith BMW	BMW
1977	Steve McLaughlin	Yoshimura	Suzuki
1978	Wes Cooley	Yoshimura	Suzuki
1979	Freddie Spencer	Kawasaki Factory	Kawasaki
1980	Freddie Spencer	American Honda	Honda
1981	Eddie Lawson	Team Muzzy	Kawasaki
1982	Eddie Lawson	Team Muzzy	Kawasaki
1983	Wayne Rainey	Team Muzzy	Kawasaki
1984	Fred Merkel	American Honda	Honda
1985	John Ashmead	Ashmead / Gary Meadley	Honda
1986	Wayne Rainey	American Honda	Honda
1987	Bubba Shobert	American Honda	Honda
1988	Bubba Shobert	Shobert/Honda	Honda
1989–1991: No race
1992	Doug Polen	Fast by Ferracci	Ducati
1993	Doug Polen	Fast by Ferracci	Ducati
1994	Pascal Picotte	Fast by Ferracci	Ducati
1995	Freddie Spencer	Fast by Ferracci	Ducati
1996	Doug Chandler	Team Muzzy	Kawasaki
1997	Doug Chandler	Team Muzzy	Kawasaki
1998	Miguel Duhamel	American Honda	Honda
1999	Anthony Gobert	Vance & Hines	Ducati
2000	Nicky Hayden	American Honda	Honda
2001	Eric Bostrom	Kawasaki Factory	Kawasaki
2002	Eric Bostrom	Kawasaki Factory	Kawasaki
2003	Mat Mladin	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2004	Ben Bostrom	Parts Unlimited American Honda	Honda
2005	Eric Bostrom	Parts Unlimited MotoAustin	Ducati
2006	Ben Spies	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2007 July	Ben Spies	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2007 Sept	Ben Spies	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2008 July	Mat Mladin	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2008 Sept	Mat Mladin	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2009	Aaron Yates	Michael Jordan Motorsports	Suzuki
2010	Ben Bostrom	Pat Clark Motorsports	Yamaha
2011	Tommy Hayden	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2012	Josh Hayes	Graves Motorsports	Yamaha
2013 July	Josh Hayes	Graves Motorsports	Yamaha
2013 Sept	Josh Hayes	Graves Motorsports	Yamaha
2014 July	Josh Hayes	Graves Motorsports	Yamaha
2015 July	Josh Hayes	Graves Motorsports	Yamaha
2015 July	Cameron Beaubier	Graves Motorsports	Yamaha
2016 July	Cameron Beaubier	Graves Motorsports	Yamaha
2016 July	Josh Hayes	Graves Motorsports	Yamaha
2017 July	Toni Elías	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2017 July	Toni Elías	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2018 June	Cameron Beaubier	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory	Yamaha
2018 June	Cameron Beaubier	Monster Energy Yamaha Factory	Yamaha
2019 July	Toni Elías	Yoshimura Racing	Suzuki
2019 July	Garrett Gerloff	Monster Energy / Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha
2020 Oct (no fans attending)	Cameron Beaubier	Monster Energy / Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha
	Cameron Beaubier	Monster Energy / Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha
	Cameron Beaubier	Monster Energy / Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha
2021 Jul	Jake Gagne	Fresh N Lean / Progressive Yamaha	Yamaha
2021 Jul	Jake Gagne	Fresh N Lean / Progressive Yamaha	Yamaha
2022 Jul	Jake Gagne	Fresh N Lean / Progressive Yamaha	Yamaha
2022 Jul	Jake Gagne	Fresh N Lean / Progressive Yamaha	Yamaha

Rolex Sports Car Series

Season	Winning Drivers	Car	Team	Event Name	Duration
2005	Luis Díaz / Scott Pruett	Riley Mk XI-Lexus	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	Road & Track 250	250 miles
2006	Max Angelelli / Jan Magnussen / Wayne Taylor	Riley Mk XI-Pontiac	SunTrust Racing	U.S. Sportscar Invitational
2007	Patrick Long / Jörg Bergmeister	Crawford DP03-Porsche	Alex Job Racing	U.S. Sportscar Invitational	2:30
2008	Ryan Dalziel / Henri Zogaib	Riley Mk XI-BMW	SAMAX Motorsport	RumBum.com 250	250 miles
2009	Jon Fogarty / Alex Gurney	Riley Mk XI-Pontiac	GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	Verizon Festival of Speed	250 miles
2010	Event not held
2011	Jon Fogarty / Alex Gurney	Riley Mk XI-Chevrolet	GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	Continental Tire Sports Car Festival	2:45
2012	Richard Westbrook / Antonio García	Coyote-Porsche	Spirit of Daytona Racing	Continental Tire Sports Car Festival	2:45
2013	Max Angelelli / Jordan Taylor	Dallara-Corvette	Wayne Taylor Racing	Continental Tire Sports Car Festival	2:45

Trans-Am

Year	Class	Driver	Car
1969	Over 2000cc Under 2000cc	Mark Donohue Peter Gregg	Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Porsche 911
1970	Over 2000cc Under 2000cc	Parnelli Jones Lee Midgley	Ford Mustang BOSS 302 Alfa Romeo GTA
1971	Event not held
1972	Under 2500cc	John Morton	Datsun 510
1973–1977	Event not held
1978	Category I Category II	Bob Tullius Greg Pickett	Jaguar XJS Chevrolet Corvette
1979	Category I Category II	Bob Tullius Peter Gregg	Triumph TR8 Porsche
1980		Greg Pickett	Chevrolet Corvette
1981		George Follmer	Chevrolet Camaro
1982		Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am
1983–1999	Event not held
2000		Kenny Wilden	Chevrolet Camaro
2001		Justin Bell	Chevrolet Corvette
2002–2003	Event not held
2004		Tommy Kendall	Jaguar XKR

Intercontinental GT Challenge

Year	Class	Drivers	Team	Car
2017	GT3 Pro GT3 Pro-Am GT4	Pierre Kaffer Kelvin van der Linde Markus Winkelhock Jeroen Bleekemolen David Calvert-Jones Tim Pappas Jeff Kearl Sean McAlister Jeff Westphal	Audi Sport Team Magnus Black Swan Racing Rearden Racing	Audi R8 LMS Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR

ARCA Menards Series West

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race distance		Race time	Average speed (mph)
Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles	Race time	Average speed (mph)
1973	August 26	Sonny Easley	Jerry Lankford	Ford	79	150.1 (241.562)	1:57:11	76.802
1974	Not held
1975	May 4	Chuck Wahl	Joe Marsik	Chevrolet	53	100.7 (162.06)	1:19:40	76
1976	October 3	Gary Johnson	Al Clark	Chevrolet (2)	53	100.7 (162.06)	1:12:04	83.839
1977	May 1	Bill Schmitt	Schmitt Racing	Chevrolet (3)	53	100.7 (162.06)	1:10:16	85.97
1978 – 1979	Not held
1980	June 22	Jimmy Insolo	Charles Williamson	Oldsmobile	66	125.4 (201.811)	1:22:33	91.137
1981	June 28	Roy Smith	Robert Beadle	Buick	66	125.4 (201.811)	1:31:08	82.56
1982 – 1999	Not held
2000	May 21	Bobby Dotter	Green Light Racing	Chevrolet (4)	69	154.4 (248.518)	2:21:37	65.425
2001	May 20	C. T. Hellmund	C.T. Hellmund	Pontiac	69	154.4 (248.518)	2:10:03	71.244

1973, 1975-1977, 1980-81: Race ran in the 1.900 mi road course circuit.
2000-2001: Race ran in the 2.238 mi road course circuit.

Formula One

In 1989, the year following the last Formula One race in Detroit, choices for a new location for the United States Grand Prix came down to Laguna Seca and Phoenix.[102][103] The aforementioned 1988 improvements to the track were made in part to lure the F1 race. In the final decision, Laguna Seca was thought to be too remote and too small for an F1 crowd, and so Phoenix was granted the Grand Prix.

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[2] Modified.com - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca - Track Review

[3] Detailed course map by Whitson Engineers

[4] "List of FIA licensed circuits" (Press release). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. December 14, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[5] Environmental Site Assessment: Laguna Seca Ranch, Earth Metrics Inc., on file with the County of Monterey (1989)

[racingcircuitsinfo-6] Tipton, Neil (2022). "Laguna Seca - Racingcircuits.info". Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[mcgraw-7] Myers, Elena (27 June 2017). "Turn by turn guide to MotoAmerica at Laguna Seca". Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[googlemaps-8] "Google Maps". Google Maps.

[9] Champ Car > News Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Archived September 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[10] "CSUMB Economic Study: Mazda Raceway Contributed $62M To Monterey County In 2015". Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

[11] Zonta breaks the record, part three... Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine

[12] "Ferrari claims unofficial lap record at Laguna Seca". Autoblog.

[LMP-13] "ALMS Final Grid" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2008-10-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2008-10-18.

[14] ttp://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2014/USA/SBK/Q2A/BES/BestLapsAndSpeeds.pdf?version=c4ca4238a0b923820dcc509a6f75849b

[15] "Lap Record! McLaren Senna is the Fastest Production Car on Laguna Seca". 23 October 2019.

[16] "Porsche 911 GT2 RS: 2018 Motor Trend Best Driver's Car Contender". Motor Trend. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

[17] "2015 McLaren P1 vs. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Comparison - Motor Trend Page 2". Archived from the original on 2015-03-09.

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[19] "Bamber Nearly Breaks Laguna Track Record in 919 Hybrid Evo". Retrieved 1 May 2022.

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[21] "Castroneves breaks qualifying record". Autoweek. 8 September 2000. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

[22] "MotoGP: Lap Record Falls During Qualifying at Laguna Seca". Asphalt and Rubber. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

[23] "Lap Record! The McLaren Senna Takes the Production Car Crown at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca". Motor Trend. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

[24] Lambert, Fred (2021-08-02). "Tesla Model S Plaid modded by UP breaks EV lap record at Laguna Seca". Electrek. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

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[26] "Castroneves breaks qualifying record". Autoweek. 8 September 2000. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

[27] "1996 Monterey Grand Prix". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[2008_alms_lagunaseca-28] "American Le Mans Series Laguna Seca 2008". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[29] "2019 Monterey Grand Prix". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[2022_imsa_lagunaseca-30] "2022 Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship Race Provisional Results (2 Hours 40 Minutes)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[31] "2015 Laguna Seca Indy Lights - Round 16". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[32] "American Le Mans Series Laguna Seca 2000". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[33] "Monterey Sports Car Championships". Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[2018_imsa_lagunaseca-34] "2018 Continental Tire Monterey Sports Car Championship Race Official Results (2 Hours 40 Minutes)" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[35] "2 h 45 min Laguna Seca 2003". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[36] "Laguna Seca IMSA WSC 1997". Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[37] "FIA GT Championship Laguna Seca 1998". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[38] "Laguna Seca 6 Hours 2012". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[39] "American Le Mans Series Laguna Seca 2007". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[40] "2019 Indy Pro 2000 Laguna Seca Statistics". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[41] "2021 Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship Race Official Results (2 Hours 40 Minutes)" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[42] "MastersResults-193.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[43] "GEICO U.S. Round, 12-14 July 2019 Results Tissot Superpole Race" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[44] "Superkarts — Super Speeds". 29 September 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[45] "Schwantz: Super Karts more fun than a bike!". 13 January 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

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[51] "TA XGT SGT GT Round 4 / TA XGT SGT GT West Round 2 - Official TA / GT Race Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2022.

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[55] "WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca TA2 Round 3 - Official Race Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2022.

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[2022_imsa_michelin_lagunaseca-57] "2022 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 Race Provisional Results (2 Hours)" (PDF). Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[58] "OFFICIAL ROLEX RACE RESULTS - Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion" (PDF). Retrieved 30 April 2022.

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[msport_magazine_lagunaseca-69] "Laguna Seca - Motorsport Magazine". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[1992_imsa_lagunaseca-70] "Laguna Seca 2 Hours 1992". Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[71] "1995 Laguna Seca Indy Lights". Retrieved 28 May 2022.

[1994_imsa_lagunaseca-72] "Laguna Seca 2 Hours 1994". Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[1993_imsa_lagunaseca-73] "1 h Laguna Seca [GT] 1993". Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[74] "Laguna Seca 1 Hour IMSA GTO 1989". Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[75] "IMSA Supercar Laguna Seca 1995". Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[76] "Can-Am Laguna Seca 1982". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

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[78] "Laguna Seca 300 Kilometres 1986". Retrieved 24 June 2022.

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[80] "Laguna Seca 100 Miles 1981". Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[81] "Laguna Seca IMSA GT 1986". Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[82] "Trans-Am Laguna Seca 1978". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[83] "Laguna Seca 300 Kilometres 1987". Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[1977_imsa_lagunaseca-84] "Laguna Seca 100 Miles 1977". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[85] "Laguna Seca 200 Miles 1965". Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[86] "Laguna Seca IMSA GTU 1983". Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[87] "Race Results - Racing-Reference.info: 1981 COCA-COLA 200". Retrieved 19 June 2022.

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[90] Top Gear, Season 7, Episode 6 2005.12.27

[91] Browne, David (3 November 2014). "See Incredible Live Photos of the Grateful Dead". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

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[93] Glick, Shav (October 12, 1987). "Laguna Seca Indy Car Race". The Los Angeles Times.

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[98] "About John Mueller". www.muellerized.com.

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