Watkins Glen 6 hour race

6-hour race as part of the Grand-Am

The 6-hour race of Watkins Glen (current name: Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen ) is a sports car race that has been held since 1948. The race takes place on the course of Watkins Glen , New York instead and is currently in the calendar of United SportsCar Championship .

history

Today's 6-hour race goes back to the Watkins Glen Grand Prix , which was held in 1948 on a road circuit around Watkins Glen by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). While the first race was held over 50 miles, in the second year it was already twice as long. After twelve spectators were injured and one killed in an accident in the 1952 race, the layout of the course changed to other roads in the region. But this should only be a temporary measure, since 1956 the race has been on a permanent circuit.

Watkins Glen track layout

As part of the United States Road Racing Championship, which was also held by the SCCA, the event gradually changed from 1963 to a long-distance race . After a 300km race was held in the first year under the new series roof, the spectators could see a 200 mile race from 1964 to 1968. Parallel to the Grand Prix, a 6-hour race was held for the first time in 1968 as part of the World Sports Car Championship . Jackie Ickx and Lucien Bianchi in a Ford GT 40 won this race. The world championship stayed in Watkins Glen up to and including 1981 before the racetrack operator had to file for bankruptcy.

The race was suspended for two years before the IMSA GT Championship hosted another endurance race on the course in 1984. The IMSA established the 3-hour / 500 km format in Watkins Glen, and for a number of years two races were held per year, the second under the title New York 500 . It was not until 1996 that the 6-hour race returned to the annual calendar of race track operators as part of the IMSA GT Championship, and in 1998 the organizer switched to the newly established United States Road Racing Championship. Since this championship was discontinued after a year and a half, it was not until 2000 that a constant partner could be found again to host. The Grand-Am adds the 6-hour race as part of his Rolex Sports Car Series in its calendar, and there remained the again popular expectant event up to and including the year 2013. After the unification of the Grand Am with the American Le Mans Series is the race was held as part of the United SportsCar Championship from 2014 .

Overall winner

year	team	Overall winner	vehicle	distance	championship
1948	Frank Griswold	Frank Griswold	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B	80 km	was not part of any championship
1949	Collier Brothers	Miles Collier	Riley-Mercury special	160 km	was not part of any championship
1950	Alfred Goldschmidt	Erwin Goldschmidt	Allard J2	160 km	was not part of any championship
1951	Briggs Cunningham	Phil Walters	Cunningham C2-R	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1952	Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham	Cunningham C4-R	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1953	Walt Hansgen	Walt Hansgen	Jaguar XK 120	160 km	was not part of any championship
1954	Briggs Cunningham	Phil Walters	Cunningham C4-R	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1955	Briggs Cunningham	Sherwood Johnston	Jaguar D-Type	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1956	Mary Constantine	George Constantine	Jaguar D-Type	80 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1957	Briggs Cunningham	Walt Hansgen	Jaguar D-Type	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1958	Briggs Cunningham	Ed Crawford	Lister	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1959	Briggs Cunningham	Walt Hansgen	Lister	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1960	Master Brauser	Augie Pabst	Scarab Mk.II	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1961	John Bunch	George Constantine	Ferrari 250TR / 59	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1962	Briggs Cunningham	Walt Hansgen	Cooper T61 Monaco	160 km	SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1963		Bob Holbert	Porsche 718RS61	300 km	United States Road Racing Championship
1964	Chaparral Cars	Jim Hall	Chaparral 2A	320 km	United States Road Racing Championship
1965	Chaparral Cars	Jim Hall	Chaparral 2A	320 km	United States Road Racing Championship
1966		John Fulp	Lola T70 Mk.II	320 km	United States Road Racing Championship
1967	Roger Penske	Mark Donohue	Lola T70 Mk.III	320 km	United States Road Racing Championship
1968	Roger Penske	Mark Donohue	McLaren M6A	320 km	United States Road Racing Championship
1968	JW Automotive Engineering	Jacky Ickx Lucien Bianchi	Ford GT40	1058.626 km	Sports car world championship
1969	Porsche of Austria	Joseph Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 908/02	1077.134 km	Sports car world championship
1970	JW Automotive Engineering	Pedro Rodríguez Leo Kinnunen	Porsche 917K	1140.059 km	Sports car world championship
1971	Autodelta SpA	Andrea de Adamich Ronnie Peterson	Alfa Romeo T33 / 3	1090.189 km	Sports car world championship
1972	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Jacky Ickx Mario Andretti	Ferrari 312PB	1059.777 km	Sports car world championship
1973	Equipe Matra-Simca	Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse	Matra MS670B	1081.516 km	Sports car world championship
1974	Equipe Gitanes	Jean-Pierre Jarier Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra MS670C	1048.906 km	Sports car world championship
1975	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Henri Pescarolo Derek Bell	Alfa Romeo 33TT12	826.083 km	Sports car world championship
1976	Martini Racing	Rolf Stommelen Manfred Schurti	Porsche 935	945.647 km	Sports car world championship
1977	Martini Racing	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Porsche 935/77	940.213 km	Sports car world championship
1978	Gelo Racing Team	Toine Hezemans John Fitzpatrick	Porsche 935/77	793.474 km	Sports car world championship
1979	Whittington Brothers Kremer Racing	Klaus Ludwig Don Whittington Bill Whittington	Porsche 935K3	951.082 km	Sports car world championship
1980	Lancia Corse	Riccardo Patrese Hans Heyer	Lancia Beta Montecarlo	755.431 km	Sports car world championship
1981	Martini Racing	Riccardo Patrese Michele Alboreto	Lancia Beta Montecarlo	940.213 km	Sports car world championship
1984	Holbert Racing	Al Holbert Derek Bell Jim Adams	Porsche 962	1054.342 km	IMSA GTP championship
1985	Holbert Racing	Al Holbert Derek Bell	Porsche 962		IMSA GTP championship
1986	Holbert Racing	Al Holbert Derek Bell	Porsche 962	800 km	IMSA GTP championship
1987	Dyson Racing	Price Cobb Vern Schuppan	Porsche 962	500 km	IMSA GTP championship
1988	Electramotive engineering	Geoff Brabham John Morton	Nissan GTP ZX Turbo	500 km	IMSA GTP championship
1989	Electramotive engineering	Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson	Nissan GTP ZX Turbo	500 km	IMSA GTP championship
1990	Nissan Performance Technology	Geoff Brabham Bob Earl	Nissan NPT-90	500 km	IMSA GTP championship
1991	All American Racers	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle HF90	500 km	IMSA GTP championship
1992	All American Racers	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle MkIII		IMSA GTP championship
1993	All American Racers	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle MkIII	500 km	IMSA GTP championship
1994	MOMO	Giampiero Moretti Eliseo Salazar	Ferrari 333SP		IMSA GTP championship
1995	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III		IMSA GTP championship
1996	MOMO	Giampiero Moretti Massimiliano Papis	Ferrari 333SP	973.975 km	IMSA GTP championship
1997	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Riley & Scott Mk III	924.980 km	IMSA GTP championship
1998	MOMO	Giampiero Moretti Mauro Baldi Didier Theys	Ferrari 333SP	949.392 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
1999	Viper Team Oreca	David Donohue Jean-Philippe Belloc	Chrysler Viper GTS-R		FIA GT Championship
2000	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver Andy Wallace	Riley & Scott Mk III	931.632 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2001	Doran Racing	Fredy Lienhard Mauro Baldi Didier Theys	Ferrari 333SP	988.256 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2002	Dyson Racing	Chris Dyson James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III	1038.224 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2003	Brumo's Porsche	David Donohue Mike Borkowski Scott Goodyear	Fabcar FDSC / 03	927.184 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2004	Chip Ganassi Racing	Scott Pruett Massimiliano Papis	Riley Mk.XI	910.528 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2005	Krohn Racing	Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson	Riley Mk.XI	832,800 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2006	Krohn Racing	Jörg Bergmeister Boris Said	Riley Mk.XI	855.008 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2007	Bob Stallings Racing	Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty	Riley Mk.XI	927.184 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2008	Chip Ganassi Racing	Scott Pruett Memo Rojas	Riley Mk.XX	993.808 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2009	Chip Ganassi Racing	Scott Pruett Memo Rojas	Riley Mk.XX	1020,840 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2010	Chip Ganassi Racing	Scott Pruett Memo Rojas	Riley Mk.XX	1037.130 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2011	SunTrust Racing	Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor	Dallara DP08	944.820 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2012	Action Express Racing	João Barbosa Darren Law	Corvette DP	995.656 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2013	Action Express Racing	João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi	Corvette DP	930.240 km	Grand-Am Sports Car Series
2014	Spirit of Daytona Racing	Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante	Corvette DP	1039.040 km	United SportsCar Championship
2015	VisitFlorida.com Racing	Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante	Corvette DP	875.520 km	United SportsCar Championship
2016	Action Express Racing	João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Filipe Albuquerque	Corvette DP	1077.900 km	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2017	Mustang Sampling Racing	João Barbosa Christian Fittipaldi Filipe Albuquerque	Cadillac DPi-VR	1090,000 km	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2018	JDC Miller Motorsports	Misha Goikhberg Stephen Simpson Chris Miller	Oreca 07	1105,300 km	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Host

• 1948–1968 - Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)
• 1968–1981 - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
• 1982–1983 - not aligned
• 1984–1997 - International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)
• 1998 - Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)
• 1999 - SRO Motorsports Group (SRO)
• 2000-2013 Grand American Road Racing Association (Grand-Am)
• from 2014 - International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)

distance

• 1948 - 50 miles
• 1949–1955 - 100 miles
• 1956 - 50 miles
• 1957–1962 - 100 miles
• 1963 - 300 kilometers
• 1964–1968 - 200 miles
• 1968–1981 - 6 hours
• 1982–1983 - not aligned
• 1984 - 6 hours
• 1985 - 3 hours
• 1986 - 500 miles
• 1987–1991 - 500 kilometers
• 1992 - 2:45 hours
• 1993 - 500 kilometers
• 1994-1995 - 3 hours
• 1996-1998 - 6 hours
• 1999 - 3 hours
• since 2000 - 6 hours

Web links

• Watkins Glen International (circuit website)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ imsa.com
2. ↑ imsa.com