Grand Prix of Charlotte

Sports car race in North Carolina, USA

Motor race

MOTUL 100% Synthetic Grand Prix

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Venue| Charlotte Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsor| Motul
First race| 1971
First IMSA race| 2020
Duration| 1 Hours 40 Minutes
Previous names| Grand Prix of Charlotte
Most wins (driver)| Al Holbert (2)
Most wins (team)| Holbert Racing (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)| Porsche (4)

The Grand Prix of Charlotte is a sports car race held at the infield road course of the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The race was held sporadically in the 1970s by the IMSA GT Championship and also the revamped Can-Am series. IMSA held five straight races beginning in 1982. The race was revived in 2000 by the American Le Mans Series for one year.

In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic making it impossible to have events at Lime Rock Park, IMSA announced on August 1, 2020 that the race will be revived as a two-hour (1:40 in racing length) on October 13 as a support race to the NASCAR Bank of America Roval 400 on the road course.

## Results

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Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval (1971–2014) Year  | Drivers  | Team  | Car  | Duration/Distance  | Race Title  | Report  | Ref

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IMSA GT Championship
1971 |  Dave Heinz
Or Costanzo |  | Chevrolet Corvette | 3 hours  | Piedmont 3 Hours  | report | [1]
1972

1973  | Not held
1974 |  Peter Gregg |  Brumos Porsche Audi | Porsche Carrera RSR | 300 miles (480 km)  | Autopair 300  | report | [2]
1975

1977  | Not held
Can-Am
1978 |  Elliott Forbes-Robinson |  Newman-Freeman Racing | Spyder NF-10-Chevrolet | 1 hour  |  | report | [3]
1979 |  Jacky Ickx |  Carl A. Haas Racing Team, Ltd. | Lola T333CS-Chevrolet | 1 hour, 30 minutes  |  | report | [4]
1980

1981  | Not held
IMSA GT Championship
1982 |  John Paul Sr.
John Paul Jr. |  JLP Racing | Porsche 935 JLP-3 | 500 kilometres (310 mi)  | Camel GT 500  | report | [5]
1983 |  Al Holbert
Jim Trueman |  Holbert Racing | March 83G-Porsche | 500 kilometres (310 mi)  | Charlotte Camel GT  | report | [6]
1984 |  Randy Lanier
Bill Whittington |  Blue Thunder Racing Team | March 84G-Chevrolet | 500 kilometres (310 mi)  | Charlotte Camel GT 500  | report | [7]
1985 |  Al Holbert
Derek Bell |  Holbert Racing | Porsche 962 | 500 kilometres (310 mi)  | Camel GT Grand Prix of Charlotte  | report | [8]
1986 |  Drake Olson
Price Cobb |  Dyson Racing | Porsche 962 | 500 kilometres (310 mi)  | Camel GT Grand Prix of Charlotte  | report | [9]
1987

1999  | Not held
American Le Mans Series
2000 |  JJ Lehto
Jörg Müller |  BMW Motorsport | BMW V12 LMR | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes  | Grand Prix of Charlotte  | report | [10]
2001

2019  | Not held
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
2020 |  Antonio García
Jordan Taylor |  Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | 1 Hour, 40 Minutes  | MOTUL 100% Synthetic Grand Prix  | Report | [11]

## References

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1. ^ "Charlotte 3 Hours 1971". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
2. ^ "Charlotte 300 Miles 1974". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
3. ^ "Can-Am Charlotte 1978". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
4. ^ "Can-Am Charlotte 1979". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
5. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1982". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
6. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1983". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
7. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1984". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
8. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1985". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
9. ^ "Charlotte 500 Kilometres 1986". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
10. ^ "American Le Mans Series Charlotte 2000". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
11. ^ "100 min Charlotte [GT] 2020". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

## External links

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* Ultimate Racing History: Charlotte archive
* Racing Sports Cars: Charlotte archive
* World Sports Racing Prototypes: IMSA archive, Can-Am archive

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Races of the IMSA SportsCar Championship (2014–present)

Current (2024)|

| Endurance Cup|

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Sprint Cup|

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Former|

| Endurance Cup|

* Road Atlanta (6 Hours)

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Road Courses|

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Street Circuits|

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Rovals|

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2001 ELMS races|

* Sebring
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