Chevrolet Grand Prix facts for kids
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| IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | |
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| Venue | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park |
| Corporate sponsor | Chevrolet |
| First race | 1975 |
| First WSCC race | 2014 |
| Duration | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Previous names | Mosport 6 Hours, Mosport 1000, Mosport 500, Mosport Festival, Grand Prix of Mosport, Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix |
| Most wins (driver) | Lucas Luhr (5) |
| Most wins (team) | Audi Sport North America (6) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Porsche (8) |
The Chevrolet Grand Prix is an exciting annual car race. It is part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This race happens every July at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Canada. The track is near Bowmanville, in Clarington, Ontario.
The first race was held in 1975. Today, the race lasts two hours and forty minutes. This length makes it easy to watch on television. In the past, this Grand Prix was also part of other big racing series. These included the World Sportscar Championship, the American Le Mans Series, and the IMSA GT Championship.
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History of the Chevrolet Grand Prix
Early Races at Mosport Park
The Mosport Park track first hosted international sports car races in 1961. The very first race was the Players 200 in June, won by Stirling Moss. Later that year, the first Canadian Grand Prix took place. Peter Ryan won this race.
In 1966, the Grand Prix became part of the first-ever Can-Am Series. Then, in 1967, it became a Formula One Grand Prix. The Mosport Can-Am races continued until 1986. Mosport hosted more Can-Am races than any other track.
IMSA and World Championships
In 1975, the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) brought its sports cars to Mosport. Their Camel GT Challenge race was part of the Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend. The first 100-mile IMSA race was won by Hurley Haywood in a Porsche Carrera.
The race was part of the World Sports Car Championship six times. The first time was in 1976. The last time was the 1985 Mosport 1000. This was also the last FIA World Championship event held at the track.
From 1989 to 1992, IMSA returned with races just for their GTO and GTU car classes. In 1995, faster prototype cars came back to the track. This was for the Chrysler Mosport 500 race.
Modern Era of Racing
In August 1999, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) arrived at Mosport. This new series became the main IMSA race. It brought back powerful prototype cars. These cars were designed for the high speeds of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
Cars from Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Panoz, Porsche, and Acura raced here. They set the fastest speeds ever recorded at the track. In the 2008 Grand Prix of Mosport, Rinaldo Capello set the fastest lap during qualifying. He drove an Audi R10 TDI in 1 minute and 4.094 seconds.
Mosport was one of four tracks that hosted an American Le Mans Series race every year. This continued for fifteen years.
In 2014, the Grand Prix became part of the new IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This happened after the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series joined together.
The Grand Prix was not held in 2020 and 2021. This was the first time in 25 years it was canceled. The reason was the Covid-19 pandemic.
Winners of the Chevrolet Grand Prix
| Year | Date | Drivers | Team | Car | Distance/Duration | Race Title | Report | |
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| IMSA GT Championship | ||||||||
| 1975 | June 14 |  Hurley Haywood |
G.W. Dickinson |
Porsche Carrera | 100 miles (160 km) | Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend | Report | |
| World Sports Car Championship | ||||||||
| 1976 | Aug 22 |  Jackie Oliver |
Shadow |
Shadow DN4-Chevrolet | 200 miles (320 km) | Player's 200 Weekend | Report | |
| 1977 | Aug 20 |  Ludwig Heimrath Paul Miller |
Heimrath Racing |
Porsche 934/5 | 6 hours | Molson Diamond Can-Am Trans-Am Weekend | Report | |
| 1978–1979 | Not held | |||||||
| World Sportscar Championship & IMSA GT Championship | ||||||||
| 1980 | Aug 17 | John Fitzpatrick Brian Redman |
Dick Barbour Racing/Sachs USA |
Porsche 935 K3/80 | 6 hours | Molson Canadian 1000 | Report | |
| 1981 | Aug 16 |  Harald Grohs Rolf Stommelen |
Andial Meister Racing |
Porsche 935 K3 | 6 hours | Molson 1000 | Report | |
| IMSA GT Championship | ||||||||
| 1982 | Aug 15 | John Paul Jr. John Paul Sr. |
JLP Racing |
Porsche 935 JLP-3 | 6 hours | Labatt's 50 GT | Report | |
| 1983 | Aug 14 | Bob Tullius Bill Adam |
Group 44 |
Jaguar XJR-5 | 6 hours | Labatt's GT | Report | |
| World Sportscar Championship | ||||||||
| 1984 | Aug 5 |  Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass |
Rothmans Porsche |
Porsche 956 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Budweiser GT | Report | |
| 1985 | Aug 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell |
Rothmans Porsche |
Porsche 962C | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Budweiser GT | Report | |
| 1986–1988 | Not held | |||||||
| IMSA GT Championship | ||||||||
| 1989 | June 25 | Pete Halsmer |
Roush Racing |
Mercury Cougar XR-7 | 500 km (310 mi) (GTO/GTU/AC only) | The Audi Quattro IMSA Weekend | Report | |
| 1990 | June 24 |  Steve Millen |
Cunningham Racing |
Nissan 300ZX | 300 km (190 mi) (GTO/GTU/AAC only) | The Nissan Grand Prix | Report | |
| 1991 | May 20 | Pete Halsmer |
 Mazda Motorsports |
Mazda RX-7 | 300 km (190 mi) (GTO/GTU/AAC only) | The Nissan Grand Prix | Report | |
| 1992 | May 18 | Jeremy Dale |
Cunningham Racing |
Nissan 300ZX | 2 hours (GTS/GTO/GTU only) | The Nissan Grand Prix | Report | |
| 1993–1994 | Not held | |||||||
| 1995 | Aug 13 | Andy Wallace James Weaver |
Dyson Racing |
Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford | 3 Hours | Chrysler Mosport 500 | Report | |
| 1996 | Aug 25 | Butch Leitzinger John Paul Jr. |
Dyson Racing |
Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford | 3 Hours | Chrysler Mosport 500 | Report | |
| 1997 | Aug 31 | Ron Fellows Rob Morgan |
Central Arkansas Racing |
Ferrari 333 SP | 2 Hours | Mosport Festival | Report | |
| 1998 | Aug 9 | Butch Leitzinger James Weaver |
Dyson Racing |
Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mosport Festival | Report | |
| American Le Mans Series | ||||||||
| 1999 | June 27 |  Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell |
Panoz Motor Sports |
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | 2 hours, 45 minutes | The Grand Prix at Mosport | Report | |
| 2000 | Aug 6 |  Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish |
Audi Sport North America |
Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | The globemegawheels.com Grand Prix at Mosport | Report | |
| 2001 | Aug 19 | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro |
Audi Sport North America |
Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Gran Turismo 3 Grand Prix at Mosport | Report | |
| 2002 | Aug 18 | Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen |
Audi Sport North America |
Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Grand Prix at Mosport sponsored by mail2web.com | Report | |
| 2003 | Aug 17 | Frank Biela Marco Werner |
Infineon Team Joest |
Audi R8 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | The Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2004 | Aug 8 | Butch Leitzinger James Weaver |
Dyson Racing |
MG-Lola EX257 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | The Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2005 | Sept 4 | Butch Leitzinger James Weaver |
Dyson Racing |
MG-Lola EX257 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2006 | Sept 3 | Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish |
Audi Sport North America |
Audi R10 TDI | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mobil 1 presents the Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2007 | Aug 26 |  Romain Dumas Timo Bernhard |
Penske Racing |
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2008 | Aug 24 | Lucas Luhr Marco Werner |
Audi Sport North America |
Audi R10 TDI | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2009 | Aug 30 |  David Brabham Scott Sharp |
Patrón Highcroft Racing |
Acura ARX-02a | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2010 | Aug 29 | Romain Dumas Klaus Graf |
Muscle Milk Team Cytosport |
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2011 | July 24 | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr |
Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing |
Lola-Aston Martin B08/62 | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2012 | July 22 | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr |
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing |
HPD ARX-03a | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport | Report | |
| 2013 | July 21 | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr |
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing |
HPD ARX-03c | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix | Report | |
| IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | ||||||||
| 2014 | July 13 | Olivier Pla Gustavo Yacamán |
OAK Racing |
Morgan LMP2-Nissan | 2 hours, 45 minutes | Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2015 | July 12 | Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor |
Wayne Taylor Racing |
Dallara Corvette DP | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2016 | July 10 | Dane Cameron Eric Curran |
Whelen Engineering Racing |
Coyote Corvette DP | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2017 | July 9 | Dane Cameron Eric Curran |
Whelen Engineering Racing |
Cadillac DPi-V.R | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2018 | July 8 | Colin Braun Jon Bennett |
CORE Autosport |
Oreca 07-Gibson | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2019 | July 7 | Oliver Jarvis Tristan Nunez |
Mazda Team Joest |
Mazda RT24-P | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2020–2021 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2022 | July 3 |  Renger van der Zande Sébastien Bourdais |
Cadillac Racing |
Cadillac DPi-V.R | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Chevrolet Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2023 | July 9 | Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun |
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian |
Acura ARX-06 | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Chevrolet Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2024 | July 14 | Nick Boulle Tom Dillmann |
 Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports |
Oreca 07-Gibson | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Chevrolet Grand Prix | Report | |
See also
- Chevrolet Silverado 250
- Mosport 200
- Mosport Can-Am
- Mosport Trans-Am
- Canadian Grand Prix
- Canadian Motorcycle Grand Prix
- Telegraph Trophy 200 / Molson Diamond Indy
