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 T61 M - 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