Grand Prix of Sonoma

Grand Prix of Sonoma
Venue	Sonoma Raceway
First race	1976
Last race	2008
Previous names	California Grand Prix; Armed Forces 250
Most wins (driver)	James Weaver (3)
Most wins (team)	Dyson Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Porsche (7)

For the IndyCar race, see Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.

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[edit]

Date	Overall Winner(s)	Entrant	Car	Distance/Duration	Race Title	Report
IMSA GT Championship
1976	Jim Busby	Busby Racing	Porsche Carrera	100 miles (160 km)	Coca-Cola Bottler's Weekend	report
1977	David Hobbs	McLaren North America	BMW 320i Turbo	100 miles (160 km)		report
1978	David Hobbs	McLaren North America	BMW 320i	100 miles (160 km)	3rd Annual Camel GT Challenge	report
1979	Peter Gregg	Peter Gregg	Porsche 935/78	100 miles (160 km)	Sprite Grand Prix	report
1980	John Fitzpatrick	Dick Barbour Racing	Porsche 935 K3/80	100 miles (160 km)	Datsun's Golden State Challenge Grand Prix	report
1981	Klaus Ludwig	Team Zakspeed-Roush	Ford Mustang Turbo	100 miles (160 km)	Datsun Camel GT	report
1982	Klaus Ludwig	Team Zakspeed-Roush	Ford Mustang Turbo	100 miles (160 km)	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	100 miles (160 km)	Ford California Camel GT	report
1985	Bob Wollek	Bayside Disposal Racing	Porsche 962	300 km (190 mi)	Ford California Grand Prix	report
1986	Rob Dyson Price Cobb	Dyson Racing	Porsche 962	300 km (190 mi)	Ford California Grand Prix	report
1987	Jochen Mass	Bayside Motorsports	Porsche 962	300 km (190 mi)	Ford California Grand Prix	report
1988	Geoff Brabham	Electramotive Engineering	Nissan GTP ZX-T	300 km (190 mi)	Lincoln-Mercury California Grand Prix	report
1989	Geoff Brabham	Electramotive Engineering	Nissan GTP ZX-T	300 km (190 mi)	Lincoln-Mercury California Grand Prix	report
1990	Juan Manuel Fangio II	All American Racers	Eagle HF89-Toyota	300 km (190 mi)	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	400 km (250 mi)		report
2007*	Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney	GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	Riley Mk XI-Pontiac	400 km (250 mi)	Armed Forces Grand-Am 250	report
2008*	Max Angelelli Michael Valiante	SunTrust Racing	Dallara DP01-Pontiac	250 miles (400 km)	Armed Forces 250	report