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The '''Grand Prix of Atlanta''' is a [[sports car racing|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 has been held only sporadically in the [[American Le Mans Series]] era.▼
|Logo =
|Track map = [[File:Road Atlanta track map.svg|250px]]
|Series long =
|Series short =
|Venue = [[Road Atlanta]]
|Sponsor =
|First race = 1970
|First series race =
|Last race = 2020
|Distance =
|Laps =
|Duration = 6 hours
|Previous names = Grand Prix of Road Atlanta
|Most wins driver = [[Peter Gregg (racing driver)|Peter Gregg]] (6)
|Most wins team = [[Brumos Racing]] (4)
|Most wins manufacturer = [[Porsche]] (15)
}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Petit Le Mans]], which is a 10-hour [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] held at the same circuit}}
==Winners==▼
▲The '''Grand Prix of Atlanta''' is a [[sports car racing|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
[[File:Atlanta Motor Speedway road course.svg|thumb|right|Atlanta Motor Speedway Roval, used in 1993]]
In 1993 only, the event was held on the [[Oval track racing#Combined road course|combined road course]] at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]]<ref>[http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=13063 1993 Toyota Grand Prix of Atlanta]</ref> 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==
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!Date !! Overall Winner(s) !! Team !! Car !! Distance/Duration !! Race Title !! Report
|-
!colspan="8"| [[IMSA GT Championship]]
|-
!colspan="8"| [[Road Atlanta]]
|-
! 1973
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Holbert Racing|Holbert's Porsche-Audi]] || [[Porsche 911 classic|Porsche Carrera RSR]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}}
|-
! 1976
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Holbert Racing|Dickinson/Holbert Racing]] || [[Chevy Monza]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || || ''[[1976 Grand Prix of Atlanta (spring)|report]]''
|-
! 1976
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Busby (racing driver)|Jim Busby]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Busby Racing]] || [[Chevy Monza]] || {{convert|500|km|mi|abbr=on}} || [[WZGC|WZGC 93 FM]] Camel GT || ''[[1976 Grand Prix of Atlanta (fall)|report]]''
|-
! 1977
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Holbert Racing]] || [[Chevy Monza]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || [[WQXI (AM)|WQXI]] Camel GT Road Atlanta 100 Miles || ''[[1977 Grand Prix of Atlanta (spring)|report]]''
|-
! 1977
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[McLaren|McLaren North America]] || [[BMW 3 Series (E21)|BMW 320i Turbo]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || Labor Day Race || ''[[1977 Grand Prix of Atlanta (fall)|report]]''
|-
! 1978
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Gregg (racing driver)|Peter Gregg]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brumos Racing|Brumos Porsche-Audi]] || [[Porsche 935]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || Camel GT Challenge || ''[[1978 Grand Prix of Atlanta (spring)|report]]''
|-
! 1978
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Gregg (racing driver)|Peter Gregg]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brumos Racing|Brumos Porsche-Audi]] || [[Porsche 935]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || Arthur Montgomery 100 Camel GT Challenge || ''[[1978 Grand Prix of Atlanta (fall)|report]]''
|-
! 1979
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Gregg (racing driver)|Peter Gregg]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brumos Racing|Brumos Porsche-Audi]] || [[Porsche 935|Porsche 935/79]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || || ''[[1979 Grand Prix of Atlanta (spring)|report]]''
|-
! 1979
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Gregg (racing driver)|Peter Gregg]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Gregg (racing driver)|Peter Gregg Racing]] || [[Porsche 935|Porsche 935/79]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || || ''[[1979 Grand Prix of Atlanta (fall)|report]]''
|-
! 1980
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Whittington]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Whittington Brothers Racing]] || [[Porsche 935|Porsche 935 K3]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || || ''[[1980 Grand Prix of Atlanta (spring)|report]]''
|-
!rowspan="2"| 1980
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Fitzpatrick (racing driver)|John Fitzpatrick]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Barbour Racing]] || [[Porsche 935|Porsche 935 K3/80]] || {{convert|50|mi|km}} ||rowspan="2"| ||rowspan="2"| ''[[1980 Grand Prix of Atlanta (fall)|report]]''
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giampiero Moretti]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Momo (company)|Momo/Electrodyne]] || [[Porsche 935|Porsche 935J]] || {{convert|50|mi|km}}
|-
! 1981
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Fitzpatrick (racing driver)|John Fitzpatrick]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Fitzpatrick (racing driver)|John Fitzpatrick Racing]] || [[Porsche 935|Porsche 935 K3/80]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || || ''[[1981 Grand Prix of Atlanta (spring)|report]]''
|-
! 1981
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Brian Redman]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cooke Woods Racing]] || [[Lola T600]]-[[Chevrolet]] || 1{{convert|50|mi|km}} || || ''[[1981 Grand Prix of Atlanta (fall)|report]]''
|-
! 1982
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Paul
|-
! 1982
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Paul
|-
! 1983
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|-
! 1992
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davy Jones (racing driver)|Davy Jones]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jaguar Racing]] || [[Jaguar XJR-14]] || 1 hour,
|-
!colspan="8"| [[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta Motor Speedway ROVAL]]
|-
! 1993
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio II]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[All American Racers]] || [[Eagle Mk III]]-[[Toyota]] || 1 hour,
|-
!colspan="8"| [[Road Atlanta]]
|-
! 1994
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|-
! 1995
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Weaver (racing driver)|James Weaver]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dyson Racing]] || [[Riley & Scott Mk III]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 3 hours || [[Rain-X]]/[[Motorola]] Grand Prix of Atlanta || ''[[1995 Grand Prix of Atlanta|report]]''
|-
! 1996
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|-
! 1997
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Leitzinger]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Weaver (racing driver)|James Weaver]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dyson Racing]] || [[Riley & Scott Mk III]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 2 hours || [[NAPA Auto Parts]] Grand Prix of Atlanta<br />Presented By [[Royal Purple]] Motor Oil || ''[[1997 Grand Prix of Atlanta|report]]''
|-
! 1998
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Leitzinger]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Weaver (racing driver)|James Weaver]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dyson Racing]] || [[Riley & Scott Mk III]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 3 hours,
|-
!colspan="8"| [[American Le Mans Series]]
|-
! 1999
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eric van de Poele]] <br> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mimmo Schiattarella]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Team Rafanelli|Team Rafanelli SRL]] || [[Riley & Scott Mk III]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]] || 2 hours,
|-
! 2000<br>–<br>2002
|colspan="7"| ''not held''
|-
! 2003
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Johnny Herbert]] <br> {{flagicon|FIN}} [[JJ Lehto]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[ADT Security Services|ADT]] [[Champion Racing]] || [[Audi R8 (race car)|Audi R8]] || 2 hours,
|-
! 2004
|colspan="7"| ''not held''
|-
! 2005
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marco Werner]] <br> {{flagicon|FIN}} [[JJ Lehto]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[ADT Security Services|ADT]] [[Champion Racing]] || [[Audi R8 (race car)|Audi R8]] || 2 hours,
|-
! 2006<br>–<br>2012
|colspan="7"| ''not held''
|-
!colspan="8"| [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]
|-
! 2013
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Memo Rojas]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || [[Riley Mk. XXVI]]-[[BMW]] || 2 hours,<br>45 minutes || Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of Atlanta || ''[[2013 Grand Prix of Atlanta|report]]''
|-
! 2014<br>–<br>2019
|colspan="7"| ''not held''
|-
!colspan="8"|[[WeatherTech SportsCar Championship]]
|-
! 2020
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Hélio Castroneves]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ricky Taylor]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Team Penske]] || [[Acura]] AR35TT 3.5 L [[Turbocharger|Turbo]] [[V6 engine|V6]] || 6 hours || TireRack.com Grand Prix at Road Atlanta || ''[[2020 TireRack.com Grand Prix at Road Atlanta|report]]''
|}
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*[[Road Atlanta Can-Am]]
*[[Petit Le Mans]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100802070043/http://www.wsrp.ic.cz/imsa.html World Sports Racing Prototypes IMSA archive]
*[http://www.racingsportscars.com/track/archive/Road%20Atlanta.html Racing Sports Cars Road Atlanta archive]
*[http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist3.php?trackid=478 Ultimate Racing History Road Atlanta archive]
{{United SportsCar Championship races}}
▲{{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Prix Of Atlanta}}
{{ALMS races}}
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