The Portland Grand Prix was a
sports car race held at the
Portland International Raceway
Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is part of the Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It lies west of the Delta Park/Van ...
in
Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...
from 1978 until 2006. It began as a round of the
IMSA GT Championship
IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Races took place primarily in the United States and occasionally in Canada.
History
The series was founded in 1969 by John and Peggy Bishop, and Bill ...
, and became an
American Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le M ...
race in 1999.
Winners
External links
World Sports Racing Prototypes: IMSA archiveUltimate Racing History: Portland archive
Recurring sporting events established in 1978
Recurring events disestablished in 2006
1978 establishments in Oregon
Sports in Portland, Oregon
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