Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix facts for kids
This page is about the IMSA sports car grand prix. For the 1970s Formula 1 grand prix, see Canadian Grand Prix. For the 1960s MotoGP grand prix, see Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix.
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| IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | |
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| Venue | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park |
| Corporate sponsor | Mobil 1 |
| First race | 1975 |
| First USCC race | 2014 |
| Duration | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Previous names | Mosport 6 Hours, Mosport 1000, Mosport 500, Mosport Festival, Grand Prix of Mosport |
| Most wins (driver) | Lucas Luhr (5) |
| Most wins (team) | Audi Sport North America (6) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Porsche (8) |
The Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix is an annual IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race held every July or August at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. It was part of the every American Le Mans Series season from 1999 to 2013. Since 1998, the race is a three-hour race, although under IMSA rules, a "three hour" race is 2 hours 45 minutes, in order to squeeze the race into a television-friendly package. Previous editions of the Grand Prix also belonged to the World Sportscar Championship and the IMSA GT Championship.
Audi Sport North America has the most wins by a team with 6 victories.
Winners
| 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 1987 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 | Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish |
Audi Sport North America |
Audi R10 TDI | 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
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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 GK428 4.2 L V8 | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2019 | July 7 | Oliver Jarvis Tristan Nunez |
Mazda Team Joest |
Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 2 hours, 40 minutes | Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix | Report | |
| 2020 2021 |
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
Images for kids
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2007 Grand Prix of Mosport
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2003 Grand Prix of Mosport grid
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