The Los Angeles Times Grand Prix was a sports car race held at the Riverside International Raceway. The race was held throughout the track's existence, from 1957 until 1987. The race was sponsored by the Los Angeles Times to raise money for its charities. The Special Events director was Glenn Davis, the winner of the 1946 Heisman Trophy. During the early 1970s, the event was the season ending race for the Can-Am series.
Results Year Overall winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race title ReportSCCA National Championship 1957 Carroll Shelby John Edgar Maserati 450S Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races reportUSAC Road Racing Championship 1958 Chuck Daigh Reventlow Automobile Incorporated Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars report 1959 Phil Hill Eleanor von Neumann Ferrari 250 TR 59 United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars report 1960 Bill Krause Maserati Representatives of California Maserati Tipo 61 Grand Prix for Sports Cars report 1961 Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Cooper Monaco T61-Climax Grand Prix for Sports Cars report 1962 Roger Penske Updraught Enterprises Cooper T53-Climax Los Angeles Times presents the Grand Prix for Sports Cars reportNon-Championship 1963 Dave MacDonald Shelby American Cooper Monaco T61M - Ford Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report 1964 Parnelli Jones Shelby American Cooper Monaco T61-Ford Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report 1965 Hap Sharp Chaparral Cars Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet Los Angeles Times Grand Prix reportCan-Am 1966 John Surtees Team Surtees Lola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report 1967 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M6A-Chevrolet Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report 1968 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8A-Chevrolet Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report 1969 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8B-Chevrolet Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report 1970 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M8D-Chevrolet Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report 1971 Denny Hulme McLaren Cars, Ltd. McLaren M8F-Chevrolet Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report 1972 George Follmer Roger Penske Porsche 917/10 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report 1973 Mark Donohue Roger Penske Porsche 917/30 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report1974: Not heldIMSA GT Championship 1975 Hans-Joachim Stuck Dieter Quester BMW Motorsport BMW 3.0 CSL 6 hours 6 Hours of Riverside report1976–1978: Not held 1979 Bill Whittington Don Whittington Whittington Brothers Racing Porsche 935/79 6 hours Los Angeles Times Grand Prix of Endurance report 1980 Dick Barbour John Fitzpatrick Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 K3 5 hours Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix of Endurance report 1981 John Fitzpatrick Jim Busby John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 935 K3/80 6 hours Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix of Endurance report 1982 Ted Field Bill Whittington Interscope Racing Lola T600-Chevrolet 6 hours Times/Toyota Grand Prix report 1983 John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs Derek Bell John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 935 K4 6 hours Times/Datsun Grand Prixreport 1984 Randy Lanier Bill Whittington Blue Thunder Racing March 84G-Chevrolet 6 hours Times/Nissan Grand Prix report 1985 Pete Halsmer John Morton BF Goodrich Porsche 962 Times/Nissan Grand Prix of Endurance report 1986 Rob Dyson Price Cobb Dyson Racing Porsche 962 6 hours Times/Ford Grand Prix report 1987 John Morton Hurley Haywood Group 44 Jaguar XJR-7 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix report
The 1981 event was also a part of the World Sportscar Championship.
References
External links Ultimate Racing History: Riverside archive Racing Sports Cars: Riverside archive World Sports Racing Prototypes Can-Am archive and IMSA archive