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 edit

Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Report
SCCA National Championship
1957   Carroll Shelby John Edgar Maserati 450S 92.5 mi (148.9 km) Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races report
USAC Road Racing Championship
1958   Chuck Daigh Reventlow Automobile Incorporated Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet 200 mi (320 km) United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars report
1959   Phil Hill Eleanor von Neumann Ferrari 250 TR 59 200 mi (320 km) United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars report
1960   Bill Krause Maserati Representatives of California Maserati Tipo 61 200 mi (320 km) Grand Prix for Sports Cars report
1961   Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Cooper Monaco T61-Climax 200 mi (320 km) Grand Prix for Sports Cars report
1962   Roger Penske Updraught Enterprises Cooper T53-Climax[1] 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times presents the Grand Prix for Sports Cars report
Non-Championship
1963   Dave MacDonald Shelby American Cooper Monaco T61M - Ford 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1964   Parnelli Jones Shelby American Cooper Monaco T61-Ford 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1965   Hap Sharp Chaparral Cars Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
Can-Am
1966   John Surtees Team Surtees Lola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1967   Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M6A-Chevrolet 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1968   Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8A-Chevrolet 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1969   Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8B-Chevrolet 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1970   Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8D-Chevrolet 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1971   Denny Hulme McLaren Cars, Ltd. McLaren M8F-Chevrolet 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1972   George Follmer Roger Penske Porsche 917/10 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1973   Mark Donohue Roger Penske Porsche 917/30 200 mi (320 km) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
1974: Not held
IMSA GT Championship
1975   Hans-Joachim Stuck
  Dieter Quester
BMW Motorsport BMW 3.0 CSL 6 hours 6 Hours of Riverside report
1976-1978: Not held
1979   Bill Whittington
  Don Whittington
Whittington Brothers Racing Porsche 935/79 6 hours Los Angeles Times Grand Prix of Endurance report
1980   Dick Barbour
  John Fitzpatrick
Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 K3 5 hours Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix of Endurance report
1981A   John Fitzpatrick
  Jim Busby
John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 935 K3/80 6 hours Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix of Endurance report
1982   Ted Field
  Bill Whittington
Interscope Racing Lola T600-Chevrolet 6 hours Times/Toyota Grand Prix report
1983   John Fitzpatrick
  David Hobbs
  Derek Bell
John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 935 K4 6 hours Times/Datsun Grand Prix report
1984   Randy Lanier
  Bill Whittington
Blue Thunder Racing March 84G-Chevrolet 6 hours Times/Nissan Grand Prix report
1985   Pete Halsmer
  John Morton
BF Goodrich Porsche 962 600 km (370 mi) Times/Nissan Grand Prix of Endurance report
1986   Rob Dyson
  Price Cobb
Dyson Racing Porsche 962 6 hours Times/Ford Grand Prix report
1987   John Morton
  Hurley Haywood
Group 44 Jaguar XJR-7 500 km (310 mi) Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Cooper T53 car-by-car histories". 19 March 2024.

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