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Grand Prix of Las Vegas

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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

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Year Overall Winner(s) Entrant Car Distance/Duration Race Title Report Ref
IMSA GT Championship
1997 United States John Paul Jr.
United States Butch Leitzinger
United States Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford 2 hours Sportscar Grand Prix presented by FAO Schwarz report [1]
1998 South Africa Wayne Taylor
Belgium Eric van de Poele
United States Doyle-Risi Racing Ferrari 333SP 3 hours, 45 minutes Toshiba Copiers and Fax Nevada Grand Prix report [2]
American Le Mans Series
1999 Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom Steve Soper
Germany BMW Motorsport BMW V12 LMR 2 hours, 45 minutes Grand Prix of Las Vegas report [3]
2000 Germany Frank Biela
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Germany Audi Sport North America Audi R8 2 hours, 45 minutes Grand Prix of Las Vegas presented by enjoythedrive.com report [4]

References

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  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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