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 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCCA National Championship | ||||||
| 1957 |  Carroll Shelby
|
John Edgar | Maserati 450S | 92.5 miles (149 km) |
Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races | report |
| USAC Road Racing Championship | ||||||
| 1958 | Chuck Daigh
|
Reventlow Automobile Incorporated | Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet | 200 miles (322 km) |
United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars | report |
| 1959 | Phil Hill
|
Eleanor von Neumann | Ferrari 250 TR 59 | 200 miles (322 km) |
United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars | report |
| 1960 | Bill Krause
|
Maserati Representatives of California | Maserati Tipo 61 | 200 miles (322 km) |
Grand Prix for Sports Cars | report |
| 1961 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham Racing | Cooper Monaco T61-Climax | 200 miles (322 km) |
Grand Prix for Sports Cars | report |
| 1962 | Roger Penske
|
Updraught Enterprises | Cooper T53-Climax[1] | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times presents the Grand Prix for Sports Cars | report |
| Non-Championship | ||||||
| 1963 | Dave MacDonald
|
Shelby American | Cooper Monaco T-61M - Ford | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1964 | Parnelli Jones
|
Shelby American | Cooper Monaco T61-Ford | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1965 | Hap Sharp
|
Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| Can-Am | ||||||
| 1966 |  John Surtees
|
Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1967 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1968 | Bruce McLaren
|
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M8A-Chevrolet | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1969 | Denny Hulme
|
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M8B-Chevrolet | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1970 | Denny Hulme
|
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1971 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren Cars, Ltd. | McLaren M8F-Chevrolet | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1972 | George Follmer
|
Roger Penske | Porsche 917/10 | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1973 | Mark Donohue
|
Roger Penske | Porsche 917/30 | 200 miles (322 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
| 1974: Not held | ||||||
| IMSA GT Championship | ||||||
| 1975 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck Dieter Quester
|
BMW Motorsport | BMW 3.0 CSL | 6 hours | 6 Hours of Riverside | report |
| 1976-1978: 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 |
| 1981A | 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 Prix | report |
| 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 | 600 km (373 miles) |
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 | 500 km (311 miles) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | report |
A: 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