Grand Prix of Charlotte

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.

MOTUL 100% Synthetic Grand Prix
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
VenueCharlotte Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsorMotul
First race1971
First IMSA race2020
Duration1 Hours 40 Minutes
Previous namesGrand Prix of Charlotte
Most wins (driver)Al Holbert (2)
Most wins (team)Holbert Racing (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Porsche (4)

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
Year Drivers Team Car Duration/Distance Race Title Report Ref
IMSA GT Championship
1971 Dave Heinz
Or Costanzo		 Chevrolet Corvette 3 hours Piedmont 3 Hours report [1]
1972
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1973		 Not held
1974 Peter Gregg Brumos Porsche Audi Porsche Carrera RSR 300 miles (480 km) Autopair 300 report [2]
1975
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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
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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
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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
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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
  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.
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