Race Title: | Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio |
Series Long: | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
Series Short: | USCC |
Venue: | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course |
First Race: | 1963 |
First Series Race: | 2018 |
Last Race: | 2021 |
Duration: | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Previous Names: | Mid-Ohio 6 Hours Grand Prix of Ohio |
Most Wins Driver: | Al Holbert (6) |
Most Wins Team: | Holbert Racing (7) |
Most Wins Manufacturer: | Porsche (16) |
The Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio is a sports car race held annually at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The race began in 1963 as a part of the United States Road Racing Championship. It was part of the IMSA GT Championship from 1972 until 1993, and the American Le Mans Series from 2001 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2012. From 2007 until 2012 the race took place on the same weekend as the IndyCar Series' Honda 200 and the event was sponsored by Acura from 2007 until 2009 and again in 2018. It was announced in July 2017 that the race would return on May 4-6 2018 as part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Year | Drivers | Team | Car | Duration/Distance | Race Title | Report | |
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United States Road Racing Championship | |||||||
1963 | Ken Miles | Temple Buell | Shelby Cobra | 168miles | USRRC Mid-Ohio | report | |
1964 | Hap Sharp | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet | 168miles | USRRC Mid-Ohio | report | |
1965 | Hap Sharp | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet | 200miles | USRRC Mid-Ohio | report | |
1966 | Lothar Motschenbacher | Dan Blocker Racing | McLaren M1B-Oldsmobile | 200miles | Buckeye Cup | report | |
1967 | Mark Donohue | Roger Penske | Lola T70 Mk3B-Chevrolet | 200miles | Lexington 200 | report | |
1968 | Mark Donohue | Roger Penske | McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | 180miles | USRRC Mid-Ohio | report | |
1969 - 1971 | Not held | ||||||
IMSA GT Championship | |||||||
1972 | Bob Beasley Michael Keyser | Toad Hall Motor Racing | Porsche 911 S | 6 hours | Camel 6 Hour | report | |
1973 | Bob Beasley Michael Keyser | Toad Hall Motor Racing | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 6 hours | Mid-Ohio 6 Hours | report | |
1974 | Al Holbert Peter Gregg | Holbert's Porsche/Audi | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 5 Hours | Mid-Ohio Twin 6s | report | |
1975 (June) | Al Holbert | Holbert Racing | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 100miles | Mid-Ohio 100 | report | |
1975 (August) | Al Holbert Elliot Forbes-Robinson | Holbert Racing | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 6 Hours | Mid-Ohio 6 Hours | report | |
1976 (June) | Michael Keyser | Chevrolet Monza | 100miles | Twin's 200 | report | ||
1976 (August) | Jim Busby | Busby Racing | Porsche Carrera | 3 Hours | Mid-Ohio 6 Hours | report | |
1977 (June) | David Hobbs | McLaren North America | BMW 320i Turbo | 100miles | Twin's 200 | report | |
1977 (August) | Peter Gregg | Brumos Porsche | Porsche 935 | 3 Hours | Mid-Ohio Twin 3 Hours | report | |
1978 | Bill Whittington Jim Busby | Whittington Brothers Racing | Porsche 935/77A | 250miles | Camel GT 250 | report | |
1979 | Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood | Peter Gregg Racing | Porsche 935/79 | 250miles | Camel GT 250 | report | |
1980 | Not held | ||||||
1981 | Brian Redman | Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing | Lola T600-Chevrolet | 200miles | Red Roof Inns GT 200 | report | |
1982 (May) | John Fitzpatrick | John Fitzpatrick Racing | Porsche 935 K4 | 100miles | Red Roof Inns Camel GT Sprints | report | |
1982 (Sept) | John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs | John Fitzpatrick Racing | Porsche 935 K4 | 6 hours | Lumbermens 6 Hour Camel GT | report | |
1983 | Jim Trueman Doc Bundy Bobby Rahal | Holbert Racing | March 83G-Chevrolet | 6 hours | Lumbermens 6 Hours | report | |
1984 | Al Holbert Derek Bell | Holbert Racing | Porsche 962 | 500km (300miles) | Lumbermens 500k | report | |
1985 | Al Holbert Derek Bell | Holbert Racing | Porsche 962 | 500km (300miles) | Lumbermens 500k | report | |
1986 | Al Holbert Derek Bell | Holbert Racing | Porsche 962 | 500km (300miles) | IMSA Camel Grand Prix | report | |
1987 | Jochen Mass Bobby Rahal | Bayside Disposal Racing | Porsche 962 | 500km (300miles) | Champion Spark Plug Grand Prix | report | |
1988 | Geoff Brabham Tom Gloy | Electramotive Engineering | Nissan GTP ZX-T | 500km (300miles) | Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio | report | |
1989 | Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson | Electramotive Engineering | Nissan GTP ZX-T | 500km (300miles) | Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio | report | |
1990 | Geoff Brabham Derek Daly | Nissan Performance | Nissan NPT-90 | 500km (300miles) | Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio | report | |
1991 | Davy Jones | Bud Light/Jaguar Racing | Jaguar XJR-16 | 300km (200miles) | Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio | report | |
1992 | Davy Jones | Bud Light/Jaguar Racing | Jaguar XJR-14 | 2 hours | Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio | report | |
1993 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | All American Racers | Eagle Mk III-Toyota | 2 hours | Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio | report | |
1994 - 2000 | Not held | ||||||
American Le Mans Series | |||||||
2001 | David Brabham Jan Magnussen | Panoz Motor Sports | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | report | |
2002 | Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Audi Sport North America | Audi R8 | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio | report | |
2003 | Not held | ||||||
2004 | Marco Werner JJ Lehto | ADT Champion Racing | Audi R8 | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio | report | |
2005 | Butch Leitzinger James Weaver | Dyson Racing | Lola EX257-AER | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio | report | |
2006 | Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas | Penske Racing | Porsche RS Spyder | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio | report | |
2007 | Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas | Penske Racing | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio | report | |
2008 | Marco Werner Lucas Luhr | Audi Sport North America | Audi R10 TDI | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio | report | |
2009 | Gil de Ferran Simon Pagenaud | de Ferran Motorsports | Acura ARX-02a | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio | report | |
2010 | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Dyson Racing Team | Lola B09/86 | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge | report | |
2011 | Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf | Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing | Lola-Aston Martin B08/62 | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge | report | |
2012 | Klaus Graf Lucas Luhr | Muscle Milk Pickett Racing | HPD ARX-03a | 2 Hours, 45 Minutes | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge | report | |
2013 | Not held | ||||||
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | |||||||
2014 - 2017 | Not held | ||||||
2018 | Hélio Castroneves Ricky Taylor | Acura Team Penske | Acura ARX-05 | 2 Hours, 40 Minutes | Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio | report[1] | |
2019 | Dane Cameron Juan Pablo Montoya | Acura Team Penske | Acura ARX-05 | 2 Hours, 40 Minutes | Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio | report | |
2020 | Hélio Castroneves Ricky Taylor | Acura Team Penske | Acura ARX-05 | 2 Hours, 40 Minutes | Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio | report | |
2021 | Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor | Konica Minolta Acura | Acura ARX-05 | 2 Hours, 40 Minutes | Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio presented by the TLX Type S | report |