Rolex Sports Car Series
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The Rolex Sports Car Series was the premier series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It was a North American-based sports car series founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed United States Road Racing Championship. Rolex took over as series sponsor in 2002.
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Country | North America |
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Inaugural season | 2000 |
Folded | 2013 |
Prototype Classes | DP |
GT Classes | GT, GX |
Tyre suppliers | Continental |
Last Drivers' champion | DP: Max Angelelli, Jordan Taylor GT: Alessandro Balzan GX: Jim Norman |
Last Makes' champion | DP: Chevrolet/Riley GT: Ferrari GX: Mazda |
Last Teams' champion | DP: Chip Ganassi Racing GT: Scuderia Corsa GX: BGB Motorsports |
Official website | http://www.grand-am.com |
It ran a mixture of classes of sports prototypes and Grand Touring-style cars. In 2003, the series debuted their custom prototype chassis, known as Daytona Prototypes, named after their premiere event, the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
The series staged the North American Endurance Championship, featuring three of its premier races at Daytona, Watkins Glen, and Indianapolis.[1]
On September 5, 2012, Grand-Am announced that it would be merging the Rolex Sports Car Series with the American Le Mans Series to form a unified road racing championship[2] to be known as United SportsCar Racing,[3] later retitled as the TUDOR United Sports Car Championship. The final Rolex Sports Car Series race was held on September 28, 2013 at Lime Rock Park.[4]