Sportscar Grand Prix (Mosport)

Winner in 2011

The Sportscar Grand Prix is a sports car race at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville , Canada . The race is also known as the Grand Prix of Mosport . The race is currently being held by the United SportsCar Championship .

history

The race was launched by the IMSA GT series in 1975 and was added to the calendar of the World Sportscar Championship just a year later . There it was initially held as a 320 km sprint, a year later as a 6-hour race. After a two-year hiatus, the event returned and was partly on the calendar of the World Championship and partly on the racing calendar of the North American IMSA Championship. The race distance was now always 6 hours or 1000 km. In 1985 the race suffered a severe blow when Manfred Winkelhock got off the track in the second corner with his Porsche 962C from Kremer Racing and crashed into a concrete wall. He died in the hospital a day later. The sports car world championship did not come back to this route.

The IMSA GT Championship took over the race from 1989, with only the GT cars competing. The race distance was initially 500 km, later 300 km and finally two hours. After no races were held in 1993 and 1994, not only the IMSA GT but also the prototypes came back to Ontario in 1995 . Dyson Racing won the race that year and should add four more overall wins and one class win over the next few years.

After the end of the IMSA GT, the American Le Mans Series took over the race in 1999 and downgraded it to the regular ALMS distance of 2:45 hours. The year also marked the beginning of the popular name Grand Prix of Mosport, which was retained until 2012 using various sponsor names. In addition, as on so many ALMS circuits, the dominance of Audi began , with seven victories in nine years. Most recently it was Muscle Milk Pickett Racing , which brought in four victories in a row from 2010 to 2013. From the 2014 season, the race was taken over by the United SportsCar Championship .

Results

World Sportscar Championship & IMSA GT Championship

year	Race name	distance	driver	team	vehicle
IMSA GT Championship
1975	Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend	100 miles	Hurley Haywood	GW Dickinson	Porsche Carrera
World Sportscar Championship
1976	Player's 200 Weekend	200 miles	Jackie Oliver	Shadow	Shadow DN4
1977	Molson Diamond Can-Am Trans-Am Weekend	6 hours	Ludwig Heimrath senior Paul Miller	Heimrath Racing	Porsche 934/5
1978- 1979	not carried out
World Sportscar Championship / IMSA GT Championship
1980	Molson Canadian 1000	6 hours	John Fitzpatrick Brian Redman	Dick Barbour Racing / Sachs USA	Porsche 935 K3 / 80
1981	Molson 1000	6 hours	Harald Grohs Rolf Stommelen	Andial Masters Racing	Porsche 935 K3
IMSA GT Championship
1982	Labatt's 50 GT	6 hours	John Paul junior John Paul senior	JLP Racing	Porsche 935 JLP-3
1983	Labatt's GT	6 hours	Bob Tullius Bill Adam	Group 44	Jaguar XJR-5
World Sportscar Championship
1984	Budweiser GT	1000 km	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956
1985	Budweiser GT	1000 km	Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 962
1986- 1988	not carried out
IMSA GT Championship
1989	The Audi Quattro IMSA Weekend	500 km	Pete Halsmer	Roush Racing	Mercury Cougar XR-7
1990	The Nissan Grand Prix	300 km	Steve Millen	Cunningham Racing	Nissan 300ZX
1991	The Nissan Grand Prix	300 km	Pete Halsmer	Mazda Motorsports	Mazda RX-7
1992	The Nissan Grand Prix	2 hours	Jeremy Dale	Cunningham Racing	Nissan 300ZX
1993- 1994	not carried out
1995	Chrysler Mosport 500	3 hours	Andy Wallace James Weaver	Dyson Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III- Ford
1996	Chrysler Mosport 500	3 hours	Butch Leitzinger John Paul, Jr.	Dyson Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III- Ford
1997	Mosport Festival	2 hours	Ron Fellows Rob Morgan	Central Arkansas Racing	Ferrari 333SP
1998	Mosport Festival	2:45 hours	Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	Dyson Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III- Ford

American Le Mans Series & United SportsCar Championship

• Overall winner in bold shown

season	Race name	distance	class	driver	team	vehicle
American Le Mans Series
1999	The Grand Prix at Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP 900	Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell	Panoz	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S.
			GTS	Olivier Beretta David Donohue	Viper Team Oreca	Dodge Viper GTS-R
			GT	Dirk Muller Cort Wagner	Alex Job Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RS
2000	The globemegawheels.com Grand Prix at Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP 900	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi Sport North America	Audi R8
			GTS	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Viper Team Oreca	Dodge Viper GTS-R
			GT	Randy Pobst Bruno Lambert	Alex Job Racing	Porsche 996 GT3 R.
2001	Gran Turismo 3 Grand Prix at Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP 900	Emanuele Pirro Frank Biela	Audi Sport North America	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Didier de Radiguès Bruno Lambert	Roock Knighthawk Racing	Reynard 01Q
			GTS	Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT	JJ Lehto Jörg Müller	BMW Motorsport	BMW M3 GTR
2002	Grand Prix at Mosport sponsored by mail2web.com	2:45 hours	LMP 900	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen	Audi Sport North America	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Chris McMurry Bryan Willman Jeff Bucknum	Team Bucknum Racing	Pilbeam MP84
			GTS	Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT	Kevin Buckler Brian Cunningham	The Racers Group	Porsche 996 GT3 RS
2003	The Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP 900	Frank Biela Marco Werner	Infineon Team Joest	Audi R8
			LMP 675	Chris Dyson Andy Wallace	Dyson Racing	Porsche RS Spyder
			GTS	Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT	Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard	Alex Job Racing	Porsche 996 GT3 RS
2004	The Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP1	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Dyson Racing	MG-Lola EX257
			LMP2	Clint Field Robin Lidell	Intersport Racing	Lola B2k / 40
			GT1	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
			GT2	Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard	Alex Job Racing	Porsche 996 GT3 RS
2005	Labor Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP1	James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Dyson Racing	MG-Lola EX257
			LMP2	Clint Field Liz Halliday	Intersport Racing	Lola B05 / 4
			GT1	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
			GT2	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long	White Lightning Racing	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
2006	Mobil 1 presents the Labor Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP1	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi Sport North America	Audi R10 TDI
			LMP2	Lucas Luhr Romain Dumas	Penske Racing	Porsche RS Spyder
			GT1	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin DBR9
			GT2	Stéphane Ortelli Johnny Mowlem	Risi Competizione	Ferrari F430 GT
2007	Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP1	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi Sport North America	Audi R10 TDI
			LMP2	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas	Penske Racing	Porsche RS Spyder
			GT1	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
			GT2	Mika Salo Jaime Melo	Risi Competizione	Ferrari F430 GT
2008	Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP1	Lucas Luhr Marco Werner	Audi Sport North America	Audi R10 TDI
			LMP2	David Brabham Scott Sharp	Highcroft Racing	Acura ARX-01b
			GT1	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
			GT2	Mika Salo Jaime Melo	Risi Competizione	Ferrari F430 GTC
2009	Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP1	David Brabham Scott Sharp	Patron Highcroft Racing	Acura ARX-02a
			LMP2	Andrian Fernandez Luis Díaz	Fernandez Racing	Acura ARX-01b
			GT2	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT2
2010	Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP	Romain Dumas Klaus Graf	Muscle Milk Team Cytosport	Porsche RS Spyder Evo
			LMPC	Gunnar Jeannette Elton Julian	Green Earth Team Gunnar	Oreca FLM09
			GT	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR
			GTC	Shane Lewis Lawson Aschenbach	Velox Motorsports	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
2011	Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP1	Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf	Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing	Lola-Aston Martin LMP1
			LMPC	Gunnar Jeannette Ricardo Gonzalez	CORE Autosport	Oreca FLM09
			GT	Oliver Gavin Jan Magnussen	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT2
			GTC	Duncan End Spencer Pumpelly	The Racers Group	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
2012	Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport	2:45 hours	LMP1	Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	HPD ARX 03a
			LMP2	Martin Plowman David Heinemeier Hansson	Conquest Endurance	Morgan LMP2
			LMPC	Bruno Junqueira Tomy Drissi	Rocket sports	Oreca FLM09
			GT	Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek	Extreme speed motorsports	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
			GTC	Emilio Di Guida Spencer Pumpelly	The Racers Group	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
2013	Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix	2:45 hours	LMP1	Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf	Muscle Milk Pickett Racing	HPD ARX 03c
			LMP2	Scott Tucker Marino Franchitti	Level 5 motorsports	Porsche RS Spyder
			LMPC	Jonathan Bennett Colin Brown	CORE Autosport	Oreca FLM09
			GT	Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
			GTC	Jeroen Bleekemolen Cooper MacNeil	Alex Job Racing	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
United SportsCar Championship
2014	Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix presented by Hawk Performance	2:45 hours	P	Gustavo Yacaman Olivier Pla	OAK Racing	Morgan LMP2 - Nissan
			GTLM	Antonio Garcia Jan Magnussen	Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
			GTD	Alessandro Balzan Jeff Westphal	Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari 458 Italia

Web links

• Side of the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park circuit