Grand Prix of Sonoma
Introduction The '''Grand Prix of Sonoma''' was a sports car race held at Sonoma Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway) in Sonoma, California. It began in 1976 as an IMSA GT Championship race, before joining the American Le Mans Series from 1999 to 2005.It was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race from 2006 to 2008.
Winners Date  Overall Winner(s)  Entrant  Car  Distance/Duration  Race Title  Report IMSA GT Championship 1976  Jim Busby   Busby Racing  Porsche Carrera    Coca-Cola Bottler's Weekend  ''report'' 1977  David Hobbs   McLaren North America  BMW 320i Turbo      ''report'' 1978  David Hobbs   McLaren North America  BMW 320i    3rd Annual Camel GT Challenge  ''report'' 1979  Peter Gregg   Peter Gregg  Porsche 935/78    Sprite Grand Prix  ''report'' 1980  John Fitzpatrick   Dick Barbour Racing  Porsche 935 K3/80    Datsun's Golden State Challenge Grand Prix  ''report'' 1981  Klaus Ludwig   Team Zakspeed-Roush  Ford Mustang Turbo    Datsun Camel GT  ''report'' 1982  Klaus Ludwig   Team Zakspeed-Roush  Ford Mustang Turbo    Sears Point Camel GT  ''report'' 1983  Al Holbert Jim Trueman   Holbert Racing  March 83G-Porsche  3 hours  Ford California Camel GT  ''report'' 1984  Bill Whittington   Blue Thunder Racing Team  March 83G-Chevrolet    Ford California Camel GT  ''report'' 1985  Bob Wollek   Bayside Disposal Racing  Porsche 962    Ford California Grand Prix  ''report'' 1986  Rob Dyson Price Cobb   Dyson Racing  Porsche 962    Ford California Grand Prix  ''report'' 1987  Jochen Mass   Bayside Motorsports  Porsche 962    Ford California Grand Prix  ''report'' 1988  Geoff Brabham   Electramotive Engineering  Nissan GTP ZX-T    Lincoln-Mercury California Grand Prix  ''report'' 1989  Geoff Brabham   Electramotive Engineering  Nissan GTP ZX-T    Lincoln-Mercury California Grand Prix  ''report'' 1990  Juan Manuel Fangio II   All American Racers  Eagle HF89-Toyota    California Camel Grand Prix  ''report'' 1991-1994: ''Not held'' 1995  James Weaver   Dyson Racing  Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford  1 hour, 45 minutes  Apple Computer, Inc. presents the California Grand Prix  ''report'' 1996  Wayne Taylor Scott Sharp   Doyle Racing  Riley & Scott Mk III-Oldsmobile  3 hours  Toshiba California Grand Prix  ''report'' 1997  Andy Wallace James Weaver   Dyson Racing  Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford  2 hours  California Grand Prix  ''report'' 1998: ''Not held'' American Le Mans Series 1999  JJ Lehto Steve Soper   BMW Motorsport  BMW V12 LMR  2 hours, 45 minutes  Grand Prix of Sonoma presented by Toshiba  ''report'' 2000  Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello   Audi Sport North America  Audi R8  2 hours, 45 minutes  Grand Prix of Sonoma  ''report'' 2001  Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen   Audi Sport North America  Audi R8  2 hours, 45 minutes  X-Factor Grand Prix of Sonoma  ''report'' 2002  David Brabham Jan Magnussen   Panoz Motor Sports  Panoz LMP 01  2 hours, 45 minutes  Grand Prix of Sonoma presented by Foster's Lager  ''report'' 2003  Butch Leitzinger James Weaver   Dyson Racing  Lola EX257-AER  2 hours, 45 minutes  Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma  ''report'' 2004  JJ Lehto Marco Werner   ADT Champion Racing  Audi R8  2 hours, 45 minutes  Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma  ''report'' 2005  Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro   ADT Champion Racing  Audi R8  2 hours, 45 minutes  Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma  ''report'' Rolex Sports Car Series 2006  Scott Pruett Luis Díaz   Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates  Riley Mk XI-Lexus      ''report'' 2007*  Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney   GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing  Riley Mk XI-Pontiac    Armed Forces Grand-Am 250  ''report'' 2008*  Max Angelelli Michael Valiante   SunTrust Racing  Dallara DP01-Pontiac    Armed Forces 250  ''report''Daytona Prototypes only.
External links * World Sports Racing Prototypes: IMSA archive* Racing Sports Cars: Sears Point archive* Ultimate Racing History: Sears Point archive