Chevrolet Grand Prix
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
VenueCanadian Tire Motorsport Park
Corporate sponsorChevrolet
First race1975
First WSCC race2014
Duration2 hours 40 minutes
Previous namesMosport 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 annual IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race held every July at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada.[1] The race originated in 1975 and is currently a two hour and forty minute race in order to fit the event into a television-friendly package. Previous editions of the Grand Prix were part of the World Sportscar Championship, the American Le Mans Series and the IMSA GT Championship.

History

2003 Grand Prix of Mosport grid
2007 Grand Prix of Mosport

In 1961 the first international professional sportscar races at Mosport Park took place with the inaugural Players 200 in June won by Stirling Moss and the first Canadian Grand Prix won by Peter Ryan in September as part of the Canadian Sportscar Championship.[2][3][4] In 1966 the Grand Prix became part of the inaugural Can-Am Series season before becoming a Formula One Grand Prix in 1967.[5] The Mosport Can-Am races continued to be part of the Can-Am series through to its demise in 1986 with the track hosting more Can-Am races than any other facility.

Audi Sport North America has the most wins by a team with 6 victories.

In 1975, the International Motor Sports Association sportscars visited the track for the first time when it’s Camel GT Challenge raced during the Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend sharing the weekend schedule with the SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship.[6][7] The inaugural 100 mile IMSA race was won by Hurley Haywood in a Porsche Carrera.[8]

The race was included as part of the World Sports Car Championship on six occasions, for the first time in 1976 and for the final time as the 1985 Mosport 1000 which also marked the final FIA World Championship event to be held at the facility.

From 1989 through 1992, IMSA returned to headline GT only races in May and June for their GTO and GTU classes. With the launch of the new World Sports Cars category in 1995, prototypes returned to the track for the first time in a decade for the Chrysler Mosport 500.

In August of 1999, the American Le Mans Series made its first appearance at the track as the new headline IMSA sanctioned series for the renamed Grand Prix of Mosport weekend.[9]

The series reintroduced factory backed prototypes designed for the high speeds of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Prototypes from Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Panoz, Porsche and Acura led to the highest speeds ever recorded at the track. The 2008 Grand Prix of Mosport included the fastest ever lap at the circuit taken by Rinaldo Capello during qualifying in an Audi R10 TDI with a time of 1:04.094.[10][11]

Mosport was one of four tracks that would appear on the American Le Mans Series schedule every year for the next fifteen years of the series existence.[12]

Porsche has the most victories by a manufacturer with 8 overall wins.

In 2014, the Grand Prix continued as part of the new IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship following the merger of the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.[13][14]

In 2020 and 2021, the Grand Prix was not held for the first time in a quarter of a century due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[15][16]

Winners

Year Date Drivers Team Car Distance/Duration Race Title Report
IMSA GT Championship
1975 June 14 United States Hurley Haywood United States G.W. Dickinson Porsche Carrera 100 miles (160 km) Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend Report
World Sports Car Championship
1976 Aug 22 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver United Kingdom Shadow Shadow DN4 Chevrolet 200 miles (320 km) Player's 200 Weekend Report
1977 Aug 20 Canada Ludwig Heimrath
United States Paul Miller		 Canada 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 United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
United Kingdom Brian Redman		 United States Dick Barbour Racing/Sachs USA Porsche 935 K3/80 6 hours Molson Canadian 1000 Report
1981 Aug 16 Germany Harald Grohs
Germany Rolf Stommelen		 Germany Andial Meister Racing Porsche 935 K3 6 hours Molson 1000 Report
IMSA GT Championship
1982 Aug 15 United States John Paul Jr.
United States John Paul Sr.		 United States JLP Racing Porsche 935 JLP-3 6 hours Labatt's 50 GT Report
1983 Aug 14 United States Bob Tullius
Canada Bill Adam		 United States Group 44 Jaguar XJR-5 6 hours Labatt's GT Report
World Sportscar Championship
1984 Aug 5 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Germany Jochen Mass		 Germany Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 1,000 km (620 mi) Budweiser GT Report
1985 Aug 11 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
United Kingdom Derek Bell		 Germany Rothmans Porsche Porsche 962C 1,000 km (620 mi) Budweiser GT Report
1986
1987
1988		 Not held
IMSA GT Championship
1989 June 25 United States Pete Halsmer United States Roush Racing Mercury Cougar XR-7 500 km (310 mi) (GTO/GTU/AC only) The Audi Quattro IMSA Weekend Report
1990 June 24 New Zealand Steve Millen United States Cunningham Racing Nissan 300ZX 300 km (190 mi) (GTO/GTU/AAC only) The Nissan Grand Prix Report
1991 May 20 United States Pete Halsmer Japan Mazda Motorsports Mazda RX-7 300 km (190 mi) (GTO/GTU/AAC only) The Nissan Grand Prix Report
1992 May 18 Canada Jeremy Dale United States Cunningham Racing Nissan 300ZX 2 hours (GTS/GTO/GTU only) The Nissan Grand Prix Report
1993
1994		 Not held
1995 Aug 13 United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United Kingdom James Weaver		 United States Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford 3 Hours Chrysler Mosport 500 Report
1996 Aug 25 United States Butch Leitzinger
United States John Paul Jr.		 United States Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford 3 Hours Chrysler Mosport 500 Report
1997 Aug 31 Canada Ron Fellows
United States Rob Morgan		 United States Central Arkansas Racing Ferrari 333 SP 2 Hours Mosport Festival Report
1998 Aug 9 United States Butch Leitzinger
United Kingdom James Weaver		 United States Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford 2 hours, 45 minutes Mosport Festival Report
American Le Mans Series
1999 June 27 Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Johnny O'Connell		 United States Panoz Motor Sports Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S 2 hours, 45 minutes The Grand Prix at Mosport Report
2000 Aug 6 Italy Rinaldo Capello
United Kingdom Allan McNish		 Germany Audi Sport North America Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes The globemegawheels.com Grand Prix at Mosport Report
2001 Aug 19 Germany Frank Biela
Italy Emanuele Pirro		 Germany Audi Sport North America Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes Gran Turismo 3 Grand Prix at Mosport Report
2002 Aug 18 Italy Rinaldo Capello
Denmark Tom Kristensen		 Germany Audi Sport North America Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes Grand Prix at Mosport sponsored by mail2web.com Report
2003 Aug 17 Germany Frank Biela
Germany Marco Werner		 Germany Infineon Team Joest Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes The Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport Report
2004 Aug 8 United States Butch Leitzinger
United Kingdom James Weaver		 United States Dyson Racing MG-Lola EX257 2 hours, 45 minutes The Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport Report
2005 Sept 4 United States Butch Leitzinger
United Kingdom James Weaver		 United States Dyson Racing MG-Lola EX257 2 hours, 45 minutes Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport Report
2006 Sept 3 Italy Rinaldo Capello
United Kingdom Allan McNish		 Germany 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 France Romain Dumas
Germany Timo Bernhard		 United States Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder Evo 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report
2008 Aug 24 Germany Lucas Luhr
Germany Marco Werner		 Germany Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report
2009 Aug 30 Australia David Brabham
United States Scott Sharp		 United States Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-02a 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report
2010 Aug 29 France Romain Dumas
Germany Klaus Graf		 United States Muscle Milk Team Cytosport Porsche RS Spyder Evo 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report
2011 July 24 Germany Klaus Graf
Germany Lucas Luhr		 United States 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 Germany Klaus Graf
Germany Lucas Luhr		 United States Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03a 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Report
2013 July 21 Germany Klaus Graf

Germany Lucas Luhr

 United States Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03c 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2014 July 13 France Olivier Pla
Colombia Gustavo Yacamán		 France OAK Racing Morgan LMP2-Nissan 2 hours, 45 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report
2015 July 12 United States Jordan Taylor
United States Ricky Taylor		 United States Wayne Taylor Racing Dallara Corvette DP 2 hours, 40 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report
2016 July 10 United States Dane Cameron
United States Eric Curran		 United States Whelen Engineering Racing Coyote Corvette DP 2 hours, 40 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report
2017 July 9 United States Dane Cameron
United States Eric Curran		 United States Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac LT1 6.2 L V8 2 hours, 40 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report
2018 July 8 United States Colin Braun
United States Jon Bennett		 United States CORE Autosport Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 2 hours, 40 minutes Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Report
2019 July 7 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United States Tristan Nunez		 Germany 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
2022 July 3 Netherlands Renger van der Zande
France Sébastien Bourdais		 United States Cadillac Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac LT1 5.5 L V8 2 hours, 40 minutes Chevrolet Grand Prix Report
2023 July 9 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
United States Colin Braun		 United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 2 hours, 40 minutes Chevrolet Grand Prix Report
2024 July 14 TBD TBD TBD 2 hours, 40 minutes TBA Report

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See also

References

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  2. ↑ Makse, Brian. "Tracing the colorful, surprising history of Canadian Tire Motorsport Park". IMSA.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Grand Prix - Canada's bid for big-time auto racing". Maclean’s Magazine. March 24, 1962. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ Henry, Alan (June 6, 2014). "McLaren at Mosport: fast and furious". McLaren.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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  7. ↑ Brockington, Robert J. (2001). Aykroyd, Steve; Jones, Neal (eds.). Mosport 1961-2001: Four Decades of Racing. Mosport International Raceway. pp. 52 & 53.
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  10. ↑ McDonald, Norris (August 23, 2008). "Italy's Dindo Capello breaks record at Mosport". The Toronto Star. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  11. ↑ Lenssen, Jordan (July 18, 2013). "American Le Mans Series at Mosport". PRN Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
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  14. ↑ Pruett, Marshall (September 22, 2013). "The 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule is about compromises". Road and Track. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  15. ↑ "CTMP Announces Cancellation Of IMSA Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix". RaceCanada.ca. May 15, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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