Northeast Grand Prix

{{Infobox motor race

|Race title = Northeast Grand Prix

|Logo = File:2018 Northeast Grand Prix logo.png

|Track map = 250px

|Series long = IMSA SportsCar Championship

|Series short = USCC

|Venue = Lime Rock Park

|Sponsor =

|First race = 1958

|First IMSA SportsCar = 2015

|Last race = 2023

|Distance =

|Laps =

|Duration = 2 hours 40 minutes

|Previous names = Lime 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

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year !! Date !! Overall Winner(s) !! Entrant !! Car !! Distance/Duration !! Race Title !! Report
colspan="8"\| SCCA National Sports Car Championship
1958 \| July 5 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ed Crawford \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Briggs Cunningham \|\| Lister-Jaguar \|\| {{convert\|50\|mi\|km}} \|\| Lime Rock National Championship Races \|\| report
1959 \| July 4 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} George Constantine \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Elisha Walker \|\| Aston Martin DBR2 \|\| {{convert\|50\|mi\|km}} \|\| Lime Rock National Championship Races \|\| report
1960 \| July 2 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} George Constantine \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Kelso Auto Dynamics \|\| Lister-Chevrolet \|\| ? \|\| SCCA National Races \|\| report
1961 \| July 1 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Roger Penske \|\| \|\| Maserati Tipo 61 \|\| {{convert\|45\|mi\|km}} \|\| Lime Rock National Races \|\| report
1962 \| June 30 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Roger Penske \|\| \|\| Cooper Monaco \|\| {{convert\|28\|mi\|km}} \|\| Lime Rock Nationals \|\| report
1963 \| June 15 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Peter Sachs \|\| \|\| Lotus 23 \|\| {{convert\|60\|mi\|km}} \|\| Lime Rock Nationals \|\| report
1964 \| October 31 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tom O'Brien \|\| \|\| Ferrari Dino 268 SP \|\| {{convert\|60\|mi\|km}} \|\| Lime Rock Nationals \|\| report
1965 —1985 \|colspan="7"\| Not held
colspan="8"\| IMSA GT Championship (GT classes only)
1986 \| September 1 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jack Baldwin \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Peerless/Hendrick \|\| Chevrolet Camaro \|\| 2 Hours \|\| Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix \|\| report
1987 \| September 7 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Earl \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Dingman Bros Racing \|\| Pontiac Fiero \|\| {{convert\|230\|mi\|km\|abbr=on}} \|\| Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix \|\| report
1988 \| September 5 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Wally Dallenbach Jr. \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Protofab Racing \|\| Chevrolet Corvette \|\| {{convert\|138\|mi\|km\|abbr=on}} \|\| Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix \|\| report
1989 \| October 1 \|\| {{flagicon\|BRD}} Hans-Joachim Stuck \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Audi of America \|\| Audi 90 quattro \|\| 2 Hours \|\| Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix \|\| report
1990 \| September 29 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Robby Gordon \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Whistler Radar \|\| Mercury Cougar XR-7 \|\| 2 Hours \|\| Jamesway 300 \|\| report
1991 \| September 28 \|\| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Steve Millen \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Cunningham Racing \|\| Nissan 300ZX \|\| 2 Hours \|\| Jamesway 300 \|\| report
1992 \| September 26 \|\| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Steve Millen \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Cunningham Racing \|\| Nissan 300ZX \|\| 1 Hour, 45 Minutes \|\| Jamesway 300 \|\| report
1993 —2003 \|colspan="7"\| Not held
colspan="8"\| American Le Mans Series
2004 \| July 5 \|\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} JJ Lehto {{flagicon\|GER}} Marco Werner \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} ADT Champion Racing \|\| Audi R8 \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| New England Grand Prix \|\| report
2005 \| July 4 \|\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} JJ Lehto {{flagicon\|GER}} Marco Werner \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} ADT Champion Racing \|\| Audi R8 \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| New England Grand Prix \|\| report
2006 \| July 1 \|\| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello {{flagicon\|GBR}} Allan McNish \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Audi Sport North America \|\| Audi R8 \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| New England Grand Prix \|\| report
2007 \| July 7 \|\| {{flagicon\|GER}} Sascha Maassen {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Penske Racing \|\| Porsche RS Spyder \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2008 \| July 12 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Scott Sharp {{flagicon\|AUS}} David Brabham \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Patrón Highcroft Racing \|\| Acura ARX-01b \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2009 \| July 18 \|\| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Gil de Ferran {{flagicon\|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} de Ferran Motorsports \|\| Acura ARX-02a \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2010 \| July 24 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Greg Pickett {{flagicon\|DEU}} Klaus Graf \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Muscle Milk Team Cytosport \|\| Porsche RS Spyder Evo \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2011 \| July 9 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Chris Dyson {{flagicon\|GBR}} Guy Smith \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Dyson Racing Team \|\| Lola B09/86 \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2012 \| July 7 \|\| {{flagicon\|GER}} Lucas Luhr {{flagicon\|GER}} Klaus Graf \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Muscle Milk Pickett Racing \|\| HPD ARX-03a \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2013 \| July 6 \|\| {{flagicon\|GER}} Lucas Luhr {{flagicon\|GER}} Klaus Graf \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Muscle Milk Pickett Racing \|\| HPD ARX-03a \|\| 2 hours, 45 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2014 \|colspan="7"\| Not held
colspan="8"\| IMSA SportsCar Championship
2015 \| July 25 \|\| {{flagicon\|United States}} Mike Guasch {{flagicon\|GBR}} Tom Kimber-Smith \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports \|\| Oreca FLM09 \|\| 2 hours 40 minutes\|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2016 \| July 23 \|\| {{flagicon\|VEN}} Alex Popow {{flagicon\|NLD}} Renger van der Zande \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Starworks Motorsport \|\| Oreca FLM09 \|\| 2 hours 40 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2017 \| July 22 \|\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Patrick Pilet {{flagicon\|GER}} Dirk Werner \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Porsche GT Team \|\| Porsche 911 RSR \|\| 2 hours 40 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2018 \| July 21 \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Joey Hand {{flagicon\|GER}} Dirk Müller \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing \|\| Ford GT \|\| 2 hours 40 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2019 \| July 20 \|\| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Westbrook \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing \|\| Ford GT \|\| 2 hours 40 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2020 ! colspan=7\|Moved to Charlotte - COVID-19 pandemic
2021 \| July 17 \|\| {{flagicon\|SPA}} Antonio García {{flagicon\|USA}} Jordan Taylor \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Corvette Racing \|\| Chevrolet Corvette C8.R \|\| 2 hours 40 minutes \|\| Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2022 \| July 16 \|\| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Matt Campbell {{flagicon\|FRA}} Mathieu Jaminet \|\| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Pfaff Motorsports \|\| Porsche 911 GT3 R \|\| 2 hours 40 minutes \|\| FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report
2023 \| July 22 \|\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Ross Gunn {{flagicon\|ESP}} Alex Riberas \|\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Heart of Racing Team \|\| Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 \|\| 2 hours 40 minutes \|\| FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix \|\| report

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;"

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

colspan="8"| SCCA National Sports Car Championship

1958

| July 5 || {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Crawford || {{flagicon|USA}} Briggs Cunningham || Lister-Jaguar || {{convert|50|mi|km}} || Lime Rock National Championship Races || report

1959

| July 4 || {{flagicon|USA}} George Constantine || {{flagicon|USA}} Elisha Walker || Aston Martin DBR2 || {{convert|50|mi|km}} || Lime Rock National Championship Races || report

1960

| July 2 || {{flagicon|USA}} George Constantine || {{flagicon|USA}} Kelso Auto Dynamics || Lister-Chevrolet || ? || SCCA National Races || report

1961

| July 1 || {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Penske || || Maserati Tipo 61 || {{convert|45|mi|km}} || Lime Rock National Races || report

1962

| June 30 || {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Penske || || Cooper Monaco || {{convert|28|mi|km}} || Lime Rock Nationals || report

1963

| June 15 || {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Sachs || || Lotus 23 || {{convert|60|mi|km}} || Lime Rock Nationals || report

1964

| October 31 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tom O'Brien || || Ferrari Dino 268 SP || {{convert|60|mi|km}} || Lime Rock Nationals || report

1965
—1985

|colspan="7"| Not held

colspan="8"| IMSA GT Championship (GT classes only)

1986

| September 1 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Baldwin || {{flagicon|USA}} Peerless/Hendrick || Chevrolet Camaro || 2 Hours || Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix || report

1987

| September 7 || {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Earl || {{flagicon|USA}} Dingman Bros Racing || Pontiac Fiero || {{convert|230|mi|km|abbr=on}} || Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix || report

1988

| September 5 || {{flagicon|USA}} Wally Dallenbach Jr. || {{flagicon|USA}} Protofab Racing || Chevrolet Corvette || {{convert|138|mi|km|abbr=on}} || Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix || report

1989

| October 1 || {{flagicon|BRD}} Hans-Joachim Stuck || {{flagicon|USA}} Audi of America || Audi 90 quattro || 2 Hours || Camel GTO/GTU Grand Prix || report

1990

| September 29 || {{flagicon|USA}} Robby Gordon || {{flagicon|USA}} Whistler Radar || Mercury Cougar XR-7 || 2 Hours || Jamesway 300 || report

1991

| September 28 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Steve Millen || {{flagicon|USA}} Cunningham Racing || Nissan 300ZX || 2 Hours || Jamesway 300 || report

1992

| September 26 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Steve Millen || {{flagicon|USA}} Cunningham Racing || Nissan 300ZX || 1 Hour, 45 Minutes || Jamesway 300 || report

1993
—2003

|colspan="7"| Not held

colspan="8"| American Le Mans Series

2004

| July 5 || {{flagicon|FIN}} JJ Lehto
{{flagicon|GER}} Marco Werner || {{flagicon|USA}} ADT Champion Racing || Audi R8 || 2 hours, 45 minutes || New England Grand Prix || report

2005

| July 4 || {{flagicon|FIN}} JJ Lehto
{{flagicon|GER}} Marco Werner || {{flagicon|USA}} ADT Champion Racing || Audi R8 || 2 hours, 45 minutes || New England Grand Prix || report

2006

| July 1 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Rinaldo Capello
{{flagicon|GBR}} Allan McNish || {{flagicon|USA}} Audi Sport North America || Audi R8 || 2 hours, 45 minutes || New England Grand Prix || report

2007

| July 7 || {{flagicon|GER}} Sascha Maassen
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe || {{flagicon|USA}} Penske Racing || Porsche RS Spyder || 2 hours, 45 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2008

| July 12 || {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp
{{flagicon|AUS}} David Brabham || {{flagicon|USA}} Patrón Highcroft Racing || Acura ARX-01b || 2 hours, 45 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2009

| July 18 || {{flagicon|BRA}} Gil de Ferran
{{flagicon|FRA}} Simon Pagenaud || {{flagicon|USA}} de Ferran Motorsports || Acura ARX-02a || 2 hours, 45 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2010

| July 24 || {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Pickett
{{flagicon|DEU}} Klaus Graf || {{flagicon|USA}} Muscle Milk Team Cytosport || Porsche RS Spyder Evo || 2 hours, 45 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2011

| July 9 || {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Dyson
{{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Smith || {{flagicon|USA}} Dyson Racing Team || Lola B09/86 || 2 hours, 45 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2012

| July 7 || {{flagicon|GER}} Lucas Luhr
{{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Graf || {{flagicon|USA}} Muscle Milk Pickett Racing || HPD ARX-03a || 2 hours, 45 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2013

| July 6 || {{flagicon|GER}} Lucas Luhr
{{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Graf || {{flagicon|USA}} Muscle Milk Pickett Racing || HPD ARX-03a || 2 hours, 45 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2014

|colspan="7"| Not held

colspan="8"| IMSA SportsCar Championship

2015

| July 25 || {{flagicon|United States}} Mike Guasch
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Kimber-Smith || {{flagicon|USA}} PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports || Oreca FLM09 || 2 hours 40 minutes|| Northeast Grand Prix || report

2016

| July 23 || {{flagicon|VEN}} Alex Popow
{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande || {{flagicon|USA}} Starworks Motorsport || Oreca FLM09 || 2 hours 40 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2017

| July 22 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet
{{flagicon|GER}} Dirk Werner || {{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team || Porsche 911 RSR || 2 hours 40 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2018

| July 21 || {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Hand
{{flagicon|GER}} Dirk Müller || {{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing || Ford GT || 2 hours 40 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2019

| July 20 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe
{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Westbrook || {{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing || Ford GT || 2 hours 40 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2020

! colspan=7|Moved to Charlotte - COVID-19 pandemic

2021

| July 17 || {{flagicon|SPA}} Antonio García
{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor || {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing || Chevrolet Corvette C8.R || 2 hours 40 minutes || Northeast Grand Prix || report

2022

| July 16 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Campbell
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Jaminet || {{flagicon|CAN}} Pfaff Motorsports || Porsche 911 GT3 R || 2 hours 40 minutes || FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix || report

2023

| July 22 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Ross Gunn
{{flagicon|ESP}} Alex Riberas || {{flagicon|USA}} Heart of Racing Team || Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 || 2 hours 40 minutes || FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix || report

References

{{Cite web|url=https://limerock.com/node/1358|title=Briscoe Claims Northeast Grand Prix Win {{!}} Lime Rock Park|website=limerock.com|access-date=2020-01-08}}

External links

[http://sportscarchampionship.imsa.com/ United SportsCar Championship official site]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100603122858/http://wsrp.ic.cz/nationals.html World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA Nationals archive]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100802070043/http://www.wsrp.ic.cz/imsa.html World Sports Racing Prototypes: IMSA archive]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080919235248/http://wsrp.ic.cz/alms.html World Sports Racing Prototypes: ALMS archive]
[http://www.racingsportscars.com/track/archive/Lime%20Rock.html Racing Sports Cars: Lime Rock archive]
[http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist3.php?trackid=295 Ultimate Racing History: Lime Rock archive]