Year |
Overall Winner(s) |
Entrant |
Car |
Distance/Duration |
Race Title |
Report
|
SCCA National Championship
|
1957
|
Carroll Shelby |
John Edgar |
Maserati 450S |
92.5 mi (148.9 km) |
Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races |
report
|
USAC Road Racing Championship
|
1958
|
Chuck Daigh |
Reventlow Automobile Incorporated |
Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet |
200 mi (320 km) |
United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars |
report
|
1959
|
Phil Hill |
Eleanor von Neumann |
Ferrari 250 TR 59 |
200 mi (320 km) |
United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars |
report
|
1960
|
Bill Krause |
Maserati Representatives of California |
Maserati Tipo 61 |
200 mi (320 km) |
Grand Prix for Sports Cars |
report
|
1961
|
Jack Brabham |
Brabham Racing |
Cooper Monaco T61-Climax |
200 mi (320 km) |
Grand Prix for Sports Cars |
report
|
1962
|
Roger Penske |
Updraught Enterprises |
Cooper T53-Climax[1] |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times presents the Grand Prix for Sports Cars |
report
|
Non-Championship
|
1963
|
Dave MacDonald |
Shelby American |
Cooper Monaco T61M - Ford |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1964
|
Parnelli Jones |
Shelby American |
Cooper Monaco T61-Ford |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1965
|
Hap Sharp |
Chaparral Cars |
Chaparral 2A-Chevrolet |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
Can-Am
|
1966
|
John Surtees |
Team Surtees |
Lola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1967
|
Bruce McLaren |
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1968
|
Bruce McLaren |
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
McLaren M8A-Chevrolet |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1969
|
Denny Hulme |
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
McLaren M8B-Chevrolet |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1970
|
Denny Hulme |
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
McLaren M8D-Chevrolet |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1971
|
Denny Hulme |
McLaren Cars, Ltd. |
McLaren M8F-Chevrolet |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1972
|
George Follmer |
Roger Penske |
Porsche 917/10 |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1973
|
Mark Donohue |
Roger Penske |
Porsche 917/30 |
200 mi (320 km) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|
1974: Not held
|
IMSA GT Championship
|
1975
|
Hans-Joachim Stuck Dieter Quester |
BMW Motorsport |
BMW 3.0 CSL |
6 hours |
6 Hours of Riverside |
report
|
1976–1978: Not held
|
1979
|
Bill Whittington Don Whittington |
Whittington Brothers Racing |
Porsche 935/79 |
6 hours |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix of Endurance |
report
|
1980
|
Dick Barbour John Fitzpatrick |
Dick Barbour Racing |
Porsche 935 K3 |
5 hours |
Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix of Endurance |
report
|
1981A
|
John Fitzpatrick Jim Busby |
John Fitzpatrick Racing |
Porsche 935 K3/80 |
6 hours |
Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix of Endurance |
report
|
1982
|
Ted Field Bill Whittington |
Interscope Racing |
Lola T600-Chevrolet |
6 hours |
Times/Toyota Grand Prix |
report
|
1983
|
John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs Derek Bell |
John Fitzpatrick Racing |
Porsche 935 K4 |
6 hours |
Times/Datsun Grand Prix |
report
|
1984
|
Randy Lanier Bill Whittington |
Blue Thunder Racing |
March 84G-Chevrolet |
6 hours |
Times/Nissan Grand Prix |
report
|
1985
|
Pete Halsmer John Morton |
BF Goodrich |
Porsche 962 |
600 km (370 mi) |
Times/Nissan Grand Prix of Endurance |
report
|
1986
|
Rob Dyson Price Cobb |
Dyson Racing |
Porsche 962 |
6 hours |
Times/Ford Grand Prix |
report
|
1987
|
John Morton Hurley Haywood |
Group 44 |
Jaguar XJR-7 |
500 km (310 mi) |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
report
|