IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | |
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Venue | Lime Rock Park |
First race | 1958 |
Duration | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Previous names | Lime Rock Nationals, Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix, Jamesway 300, New England Grand Prix |
Most wins (driver) | Klaus Graf (3) |
Most wins (team) | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing (3) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Audi (4) |
The Northeast Grand Prix (until 2006: New England Grand Prix) is a professional sports car race held at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States as part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Previous editions of the Grand Prix belonged to the SCCA National Sports Car Championship, the IMSA GT Championship and the American Le Mans Series. The race currently has a duration of 2 hours and 40 minutes and takes place in July, previously having been held on Independence Day weekend compared to the Lime Rock Grand Prix that was held on Memorial Day weekend.
Year | Date | Overall Winner(s) | Entrant | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title | Report |
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SCCA National Sports Car Championship | |||||||
1958 | July 5 | Ed Crawford | Briggs Cunningham | Lister-Jaguar | 50 miles (80 km) | Lime Rock National Championship Races | report |
1959 | July 4 | George Constantine | Elisha Walker | Aston Martin DBR2 | 50 miles (80 km) | Lime Rock National Championship Races | report |
1960 | July 2 | George Constantine | Kelso Auto Dynamics | Lister-Chevrolet | ? | SCCA National Races | report |
1961 | July 1 | Roger Penske | Maserati Tipo 61 | 45 miles (72 km) | Lime Rock National Races | report | |
1962 | June 30 | Roger Penske | Cooper Monaco | 28 miles (45 km) | Lime Rock Nationals | report | |
1963 | June 15 | Peter Sachs | Lotus 23 | 60 miles (97 km) | Lime Rock Nationals | report | |
1964 | October 31 | Tom O'Brien | Ferrari Dino 268 SP | 60 miles (97 km) | Lime Rock Nationals | report | |
1965 -1985 | Not held | ||||||
IMSA GT Championship (GT classes only) | |||||||
1986 | September 1 | Jack Baldwin | Peerless/Hendrick | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 Hours | Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix | report |
1987 | September 7 | Bob Earl | Dingman Bros Racing | Pontiac Fiero | 230 mi (370 km) | Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix | report |
1988 | September 5 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Protofab Racing | Chevrolet Corvette | 138 mi (222 km) | Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix | report |
1989 | October 1 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Audi of America | Audi 90 quattro | 2 Hours | Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix | report |
1990 | September 29 | Robby Gordon | Whistler Radar | Mercury Cougar XR-7 | 2 Hours | Jamesway 300 | report |
1991 | September 28 | Steve Millen | Cunningham Racing | Nissan 300ZX | 2 Hours | Jamesway 300 | report |
1992 | September 26 | Steve Millen | Cunningham Racing | Nissan 300ZX | 1 Hour, 45 Minutes | Jamesway 300 | report |
1993 -2003 | Not held | ||||||
American Le Mans Series | |||||||
2004 | July 5 | JJ Lehto Marco Werner | ADT Champion Racing | Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | New England Grand Prix | report |
2005 | July 4 | JJ Lehto Marco Werner | ADT Champion Racing | Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | New England Grand Prix | report |
2006 | July 1 | Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish | Audi Sport North America | Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | New England Grand Prix | report |
2007 | July 7 | Sascha Maassen Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | Porsche RS Spyder | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2008 | July 12 | Scott Sharp David Brabham | Patrón Highcroft Racing | Acura ARX-01b | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2009 | July 18 | Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud | de Ferran Motorsports | Acura ARX-02a | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2010 | July 24 | Greg Pickett Klaus Graf | Muscle Milk Team Cytosport | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2011 | July 9 | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Dyson Racing Team | Lola B09/86 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2012 | July 7 | Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | HPD ARX-03a | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2013 | July 6 | Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | HPD ARX-03a | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2014 | Not held | ||||||
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | |||||||
2015 | July 25 | Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Oreca FLM09 | 2 hours 40 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2016 | July 23 | Alex Popow Renger van der Zande | Starworks Motorsport | Oreca FLM09 | 2 hours 40 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2017 | July 22 | Patrick Pilet Dirk Werner | Porsche GT Team | Porsche 911 RSR | 2 hours 40 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2018 | July 21 | Joey Hand Dirk Müller | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT | 2 hours 40 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report [1] |
2019 | July 20 | Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford GT | 2 hours 40 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2020 | Moved to Charlotte - COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
2021 | July 17 | Antonio García Jordan Taylor | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | 2 hours 40 minutes | Northeast Grand Prix | report |
2022 | July 16 | Matt Campbell Mathieu Jaminet | Pfaff Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 R | 2 hours 40 minutes | FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix | report |
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