Northeast Grand Prix

Northeast Grand Prix
IMSA SportsCar Championship
VenueLime Rock Park
First race1958
Last race2023
Duration2 hours 40 minutes
Previous namesLime Rock Nationals,
Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix,
Jamesway 300,
New England Grand Prix
Most wins (driver)Klaus Graf (3)
Most wins (team)Muscle Milk Pickett Racing (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Audi (4)

The Northeast Grand Prix (until 2006: New England Grand Prix) was a professional sports car race held at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States as part of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Previous editions of the Grand Prix belonged to the SCCA National Sports Car Championship, the IMSA GT Championship and the American Le Mans Series. The race currently has a duration of 2 hours and 40 minutes and takes place in July, previously having been held on Independence Day weekend compared to the Lime Rock Grand Prix that was held on Memorial Day weekend.

Winners

Year Date Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Report
SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1958 July 5 Ed Crawford Briggs Cunningham Lister-Jaguar 50 miles (80 km) Lime Rock National Championship Races report
1959 July 4 George Constantine Elisha Walker Aston Martin DBR2 50 miles (80 km) Lime Rock National Championship Races report
1960 July 2 George Constantine Kelso Auto Dynamics Lister-Chevrolet ? SCCA National Races report
1961 July 1 Roger Penske Maserati Tipo 61 45 miles (72 km) Lime Rock National Races report
1962 June 30 Roger Penske Cooper Monaco 28 miles (45 km) Lime Rock Nationals report
1963 June 15 Peter Sachs Lotus 23 60 miles (97 km) Lime Rock Nationals report
1964 October 31 Tom O'Brien Ferrari Dino 268 SP 60 miles (97 km) Lime Rock Nationals report
1965
—1985
Not held
IMSA GT Championship (GT classes only)
1986 September 1 Jack Baldwin Peerless/Hendrick Chevrolet Camaro 2 Hours Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix report
1987 September 7 Bob Earl Dingman Bros Racing Pontiac Fiero 230 mi (370 km) Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix report
1988 September 5 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Protofab Racing Chevrolet Corvette 138 mi (222 km) Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix report
1989 October 1 Hans-Joachim Stuck Audi of America Audi 90 quattro 2 Hours Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix report
1990 September 29 Robby Gordon Whistler Radar Mercury Cougar XR-7 2 Hours Jamesway 300 report
1991 September 28 Steve Millen Cunningham Racing Nissan 300ZX 2 Hours Jamesway 300 report
1992 September 26 Steve Millen Cunningham Racing Nissan 300ZX 1 Hour, 45 Minutes Jamesway 300 report
1993
—2003
Not held
American Le Mans Series
2004 July 5 JJ Lehto
Marco Werner
ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes New England Grand Prix report
2005 July 4 JJ Lehto
Marco Werner
ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes New England Grand Prix report
2006 July 1 Rinaldo Capello
Allan McNish
Audi Sport North America Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes New England Grand Prix report
2007 July 7 Sascha Maassen
Ryan Briscoe
Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder 2 hours, 45 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2008 July 12 Scott Sharp
David Brabham
Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01b 2 hours, 45 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2009 July 18 Gil de Ferran
Simon Pagenaud
de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-02a 2 hours, 45 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2010 July 24 Greg Pickett
Klaus Graf
Muscle Milk Team Cytosport Porsche RS Spyder Evo 2 hours, 45 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2011 July 9 Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Dyson Racing Team Lola B09/86 2 hours, 45 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2012 July 7 Lucas Luhr
Klaus Graf
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03a 2 hours, 45 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2013 July 6 Lucas Luhr
Klaus Graf
Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03a 2 hours, 45 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2014 Not held
IMSA SportsCar Championship
2015 July 25 Mike Guasch
Tom Kimber-Smith
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca FLM09 2 hours 40 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2016 July 23 Alex Popow
Renger van der Zande
Starworks Motorsport Oreca FLM09 2 hours 40 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2017 July 22 Patrick Pilet
Dirk Werner
Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR 2 hours 40 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2018 July 21 Joey Hand
Dirk Müller
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT 2 hours 40 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2019 July 20 Ryan Briscoe
Richard Westbrook
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT 2 hours 40 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2020 Moved to Charlotte - COVID-19 pandemic
2021 July 17 Antonio García
Jordan Taylor
Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 2 hours 40 minutes Northeast Grand Prix report
2022 July 16 Matt Campbell
Mathieu Jaminet
Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 2 hours 40 minutes FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix report
2023 July 22 Ross Gunn
Alex Riberas
Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 2 hours 40 minutes FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix report

References

  • "Briscoe Claims Northeast Grand Prix Win | Lime Rock Park". limerock.com. Retrieved January 8, 2020.