The Grand Prix of Atlanta is a sports car race held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The first running was held in 1973, as part of the IMSA GT Championship. The race was held annually from 1973 until 1999, with separate spring and fall races held from 1976–1982. With the rise of the Petit Le Mans as Road Atlanta's marquee sports car event, the Grand Prix was held only sporadically in the American Le Mans Series era.
In 1993 only, the event was held on the combined road course at Atlanta Motor Speedway1993 Toyota Grand Prix of Atlanta as Road Atlanta was going through a bankruptcy and sale.
In 2020 due to New York state restrictions for crowds because of COVID-19, the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen was moved to Road Atlanta.
Winners
Date Overall winner(s) Team Car Distance/Duration Race title Report IMSA GT Championship Road Atlanta 1973 Peter Gregg Peter Gregg Porsche 911 Carrera Camel 200 report 1974 Al Holbert Elliott Forbes-Robinson Paris Properties Porsche Carrera RSR 6 hours 6 Hours of Atlanta report 1975 Peter Gregg Brumos Porsche Porsche Carrera RSR report Al Holbert Holbert's Porsche-Audi Porsche Carrera RSR 1976(spring) Al Holbert Dickinson/Holbert Racing Chevy Monza report 1976(fall) Al Holbert Jim Busby Busby Racing Chevy Monza WZGC 93 FM Camel GT report 1977(spring) Al Holbert Holbert Racing Chevy Monza WQXI Camel GT Road Atlanta 100 Miles report 1977(fall) David Hobbs McLaren North America BMW 320i Turbo Labor Day Race report 1978(spring) Peter Gregg Brumos Porsche-Audi Porsche 935 Camel GT Challenge report 1978(fall) Peter Gregg Brumos Porsche-Audi Porsche 935 Arthur Montgomery 100 Camel GT Challenge report 1979(spring) Peter Gregg Brumos Porsche-Audi Porsche 935/79 report 1979(fall) Peter Gregg Peter Gregg Racing Porsche 935/79 report 1980(spring) Bill Whittington Whittington Brothers Racing Porsche 935 K3 report 1980(fall) John Fitzpatrick Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 K3/80 report Giampiero Moretti Momo/Electrodyne Porsche 935J 1981(spring) John Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 935 K3/80 report 1981(fall) Brian Redman Cooke Woods Racing Lola T600-Chevrolet 1 report 1982(spring) John Paul Jr. JLP Racing Porsche 935 JLP-3 1 report 1982(fall) John Paul Jr. John Paul, Sr. JLP Racing Porsche 935 JLP-3 Sprite 500 Camel GT Endurance report 1983 Bob Tullius Bill Adam Group 44 Jaguar XJR-5 Nissan/Datsun Camel GT 500 Kilometers report 1984 Don Whittington Marty Hinze Racing March 83G-Chevrolet Road Atlanta 500 Kilometers Camel GT report 1985 Brian Redman Hurley Haywood Group 44 Jaguar XJR-5 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix Camel GT report 1986 Sarel van der Merwe Doc Bundy Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette GTP Atlanta Journal-Constitution Camel Grand Prix report 1987 James Weaver Price Cobb Dyson Racing Porsche 962 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix report 1988 Geoff Brabham John Morton Electramotive Engineering Nissan GTP ZX-T Atlanta Journal-Constitution Camel GP report 1989 Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson Electramotive Engineering Nissan GTP ZX-T Nissan Camel Grand Prix of Road Atlanta report 1990 Geoff Brabham Derek Daly Nissan Performance Nissan GTP ZX-T Nissan Grand Prix of Atlanta report 1991 Davy Jones Bud Light/Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJR-16 Nissan Grand Prix of Road Atlanta report 1992 Davy Jones Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJR-14 1 hour,45 minutes Nissan Grand Prix of Road Atlanta report Atlanta Motor Speedway ROVAL 1993 Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers Eagle Mk III-Toyota 1 hour,45 minutes Toyota Grand Prix of Atlanta report Road Atlanta 1994 Jay Cochran Euromotorsport Ferrari 333SP 2 hours IMSA Grand Prix of Atlanta report 1995 James Weaver Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford 3 hours Rain-X/Motorola Grand Prix of Atlanta report 1996 Gianpiero Moretti Max Papis Momo Corse Ferrari 333SP 3 hours Advance Auto Parts presents The Grand Prix of Atlanta report 1997 Butch Leitzinger James Weaver Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford 2 hours NAPA Auto Parts Grand Prix of AtlantaPresented By Royal Purple Motor Oil report 1998 Butch Leitzinger James Weaver Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford 3 hours,45 minutes Sports Car Grand Prix at Road Atlanta report American Le Mans Series 1999 Eric van de Poele Mimmo Schiattarella Team Rafanelli SRL Riley & Scott Mk III-Judd 2 hours,45 minutes The Grand Prix at Road Atlanta presented by Lease Plan USA report 2000–2002 not held 2003 Johnny Herbert JJ Lehto ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 2 hours,45 minutes Chevy Grand Prix of Atlanta report 2004 not held 2005 Marco Werner JJ Lehto ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 2 hours,45 minutes Sportsbook.com Grand Prix of Atlanta report 2006–2012 not held Rolex Sports Car Series 2013 Scott Pruett Memo Rojas Chip Ganassi Racing Riley MkXXVI-BMW 2 hours,45 minutes Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta report 2014–2019 not heldWeatherTech SportsCar Championship 2020 Hélio Castroneves Ricky Taylor Team Penske Acura ARX-05 6 hours TireRack.com Grand Prix at Road Atlanta report
See also Road Atlanta Can-Am Petit Le Mans
References
External links World Sports Racing Prototypes IMSA archive Racing Sports Cars Road Atlanta archive Ultimate Racing History Road Atlanta archive