The Grand Prix of Las Vegas was a sports car race held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway near Las Vegas, Nevada. It began as an IMSA GT Championship event in 1997, and became an American Le Mans Series event in 1999. It has not been held since 2000.

Results

YearOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleReportRef
IMSA GT Championship
1997 United States John Paul Jr.
United States Butch Leitzinger		United States Dyson RacingRiley & Scott Mk III-Ford2 hoursSportscar Grand Prix presented by FAO Schwarzreport[1]
1998 South Africa Wayne Taylor
Belgium Eric van de Poele		United States Doyle-Risi RacingFerrari 333SP3 hours, 45 minutesToshiba Copiers and Fax Nevada Grand Prixreport[2]
American Le Mans Series
1999 Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom Steve Soper		Germany BMW MotorsportBMW V12 LMR2 hours, 45 minutesGrand Prix of Las Vegasreport[3]
2000 Germany Frank Biela
Italy Emanuele Pirro		Germany Audi Sport North AmericaAudi R82 hours, 45 minutesGrand Prix of Las Vegas presented by enjoythedrive.comreport[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Las Vegas 2 Hours 1997". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "3 h 45 min Las Vegas 1998". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
    "1998 Las Vegas IMSA". Motor Sport. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2 h 45 min Las Vegas". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
    "1999 Grand Prix of Las Vegas". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2 h 45 min Las Vegas". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
    "2000 Las Vegas Grand Prix pres. by Selma". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 10, 2021.


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