Grand Prix of Atlanta: Difference between revisions

|Race title = Grand Prix of Atlanta

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|Series short =

|First race = 1970

|First series race =

|Distance =

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|Previous names = Grand Prix of Road Atlanta

|Most wins driver = [[Peter Gregg (racing driver)|Peter Gregg]] (6)

|Most wins manufacturer = [[Porsche]] (15)

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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 was held only sporadically in the [[American Le Mans Series]] era.

 

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.

 

==Winners==

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!Date !! Overall Winner(s) !! Team !! Car !! Distance/Duration !! Race Title !! Report

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!colspan="8"| [[IMSA GT Championship]]

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! 1973

| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Holbert Racing|Holbert's Porsche-Audi]] || [[Porsche 911 classic|Porsche Carrera RSR]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}}

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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Holbert Racing|Dickinson/Holbert Racing]] || [[Chevy Monza]] || {{convert|100|mi|km}} || || ''[[1976 Grand Prix of Atlanta (spring)|report]]''

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| {{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]]''

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| {{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]]''

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| {{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]]''

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| {{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]]''

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| {{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]]''

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| {{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]]''

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| {{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]]''

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| {{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]]''

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| {{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]]''

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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giampiero Moretti]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Momo (company)|Momo/Electrodyne]] || [[Porsche 935|Porsche 935J]] || {{convert|50|mi|km}}

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| {{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]]''

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| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Brian Redman]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cooke Woods Racing]] || [[Lola T600]]-[[Chevrolet]] || 1{{convert|50|mi|km}} || || ''[[1981 Grand Prix of Atlanta (fall)|report]]''

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! 1983

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! 1992

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! 1993

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! 1994

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! 1995

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! 1996

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! 1997

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! 1998

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!colspan="8"| [[American Le Mans Series]]

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! 1999

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|colspan="7"| ''not held''

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! 2003

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! 2004

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! 2005

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|colspan="7"| ''not held''

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! 2013

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==External links==

*[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]

 

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