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Rolex Sports Car Series
La Rolex Sports Car Series (United States Road Racing Championship en 1998 y 1999, Grand American Road Racing Championship en 2000 y 2001, apodada Grand-Am Series) es un campeonato de gran turismos y sport prototipos disputado en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México. La carrera más destacada de la Grand-Am Series es las 24 horas de Daytona, una de las carreras de resistencia más importantes del mundo.
El Sports Car Club of America creó el United States Road Racing Championship como una alternativa a al Campeonato IMSA GT y a su sucesora, la American Le Mans Series, cuyos reglamentos fomentaban el desarrollo de tecnologías costosas. La temporada 1999 se canceló tras tres fechas, y las dos restantes se cancelaron. Como éstas se iban a disputar el mismo fin de semana que el Campeonato FIA GT, éste permitió a los participantes del certamen estadounidense correr dentro de una clase aparte, N-GT. Grand American Road Racing Association compró la categoría para el año 2000 y le cambió su denominación.
Las dos divisiones de sport prototipos que se usaban originalmente eran idénticas a las del Campeonato de la FIA de Sport Prototipos. Fueron reemplazadas en 2003 por los Daytona Prototypes, cuyo reglamento permite menos tecnologías que los Le Mans Prototypes del Automobile Club de l'Ouest y por tanto son más económicos. Ese mismo año se eliminó las clase AGT, de chasis tubulares estadounidenses. En 2004, la categoría GTS (gran turismos) se eliminó para diferenciar más claramente las prestaciones de la restante clase de gran turismos (GT) y la Daytona Prototypes. A diferencia de la American Le Mans Series, la Rolex Sports Car Series ha promovido la participación de equipos privados en detrimento de los oficiales.
Circuitos
Barber (2003-2009)
Daytona (1998-2009)
Homestead (1998-2009)
Fontana (2002-2005)
Iowa (2007)
Laguna Seca (2005-2009)
Lime Rock Park (1999-2001, 2006-2008)
Long Beach (2006)
México (2005-2008)
Mid-Ohio (1998-2001, 2003-2009)
Miller (2006-2009)
Minneapolis (1998)
Montreal (2007-2009)
Mont-Tremblant (2002-2005)
New Jersey (2008-2009)
Phoenix (2000-2006)
Road America (2000-2001)
Sears Point (2006-2008)
Trois-Rivières (2000-2001)
Virginia (2002-2009)
Watkins Glen (1998-2009)
Campeones
Año Clases 2000 SR SRII GTO GTU AGT James Weaver
Larry Oberto
Terry Borcheller
Mike Fitzgerald
Doug Mills
2001 SRP SRPII GTS GT AGT James Weaver
Andy Lally
Chris Bingham
Darren Law
Craig Conway
2002 Didier Theys
Terry Borcheller
Chris Bingham
Bill Auberlen
Cort Wagner
Kerry Hitt
2003 DP SRPII GTS GT Terry Borcheller
Steve Marshall
Tommy Riggins
Dave Machavern
Cort Wagner
Brent Martini
2004 DP GT SGS Max Papis /
Scott Pruett
Andy Lally /
Marc Bunting
Bill Auberlen /
Boris Said
2005 Max Angelelli /
Wayne Taylor
Craig Stanton
2006 Jörg Bergmeister
Andy Lally /
Marc Bunting
- 2007 Alex Gurney /
Jon Fogarty
Dirk Werner
- 2008 Guillermo Rojas /
Scott Pruett
Paul Edwards /
Kelly Collins
- 2009 Alex Gurney /
Jon Fogarty
Leh Keen /
Dirk Werner
- Enlaces externos
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