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After being a part of the SCCA National Sports Car Championship and the IMSA GT Championship the race, along with the track, went on hiatus from the early 1970s until 2002.  It returned as a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series, and became an American Le Mans Series race in 2012. In 2014 the race joined the schedule of the United SportsCar Championship after the merger of the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series.The race length has varied from 150 to 500 km. The former title VIR 240 refers to the duration of 240 minutes (4 hours).  In 2013, the race was renamed the Oak Tree Grand Prix.[1]Beginning in 2016, the Oak Tree Grand Prix became the name of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge support race run on the same weekend as the United SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.Winners[edit]SeasonDateOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance\/DurationRace TitleReportSCCA National Sports Car Championship1957August 4 Carroll Shelby John EngarMaserati 450S100\u00a0km (62\u00a0mi)Inaugural Grand Prix Sports Car RacesreportOctober 27 Charles Wallace Briggs CunninghamJaguar D-type2 hours, 30 minutesPresident’s Cup Racereport1958May 4 Walt Hansgen Briggs CunninghamLister-Jaguar1 hourNational Championship Spring Sprint Sports Car Road RacesreportOctober 5 Walt Hansgen Briggs CunninghamLister-Jaguar150\u00a0km (93\u00a0mi)Autumn Festival Sports Car Racesreport1959May 3 Walt Hansgen Briggs CunninghamLister-Jaguar200\u00a0km (120\u00a0mi)VIR-Shrine National Championship Sports Car Racesreport1960May 1 Bob HolbertPorsche 718 RSK200\u00a0km (120\u00a0mi)VIR-Shrine National Championship Sports Car Racesreport1961April 30 Walt Hansgen Briggs CunninghamMaserati Tipo 613 hoursPresident’s Cupreport1962April 29 Roger PenskeCooper Monaco2 hours, 30 minutesPresident’s Cupreport1963April 27 Don Devine Meister Brauser RacingScarab Mk II-Chevrolet1 hour, 30 minutesVIR National Cupreport1964April 19 Ed LowtherGenie Mk.8-Ford58\u00a0mi (93\u00a0km)National Championship Sports Car Racesreport1965\u20131970Not heldIMSA GT Championship1971April 18 Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood Brumos Porsche-AudiPorsche 914\/6300\u00a0mi (480\u00a0km)Danville 300report1972April 16 Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood Peter GreggPorsche 911 S250\u00a0mi (400\u00a0km)Danville 250report1973\u20132001Not heldRolex Sports Car Series2002September 1 Andy Wallace Chris Dyson Dyson RacingCrawford SSC2K-Judd500\u00a0mi (800\u00a0km)VIR 500report2003October 5 Andy Pilgrim Terry Borcheller Bell MotorsportsDoran JE4-Chevrolet400\u00a0km (250\u00a0mi)VIR 400report2004October 3 Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli SunTrust RacingRiley Mk.XI-Pontiac400\u00a0km (250\u00a0mi)VIR 400report2005October 9 Luis D\u00edaz Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi RacingRiley Mk.XI-Lexus2 hours, 45 minutesVIR 400report2006April 23 Mike Rockenfeller Patrick Long Alex Job RacingCrawford DP03-Porsche400\u00a0km (250\u00a0mi)VIR 400report2007April 29 Wayne Taylor Max Angelelli Jan Magnussen SunTrust RacingRiley Mk.XI-Pontiac400\u00a0km (250\u00a0mi)VIR 400report2008April 27 Scott Pruett Memo Rojas Chip Ganassi RacingRiley Mk.XX-Lexus250\u00a0mi (400\u00a0km)Bosch Engineering 250 at VIRreport2009April 25 Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney GAINSCO\/Bob Stallings RacingRiley Mk.XX-Pontiac2 hours, 45 minutesBosch Engineering 250 at VIRreport2010April 24 Scott Pruett Memo Rojas Chip Ganassi RacingRiley Mk.XX-Lexus2 hours, 45 minutesBosch Engineering 250 at VIRreport2011May 14 Jo\u00e3o Barbosa Terry Borcheller J. C. France Action Express RacingRiley Mk.XI-Porsche2 hours, 45 minutesBosch Engineering 250 at VIRreportAmerican Le Mans Series2012September 15 Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf Muscle Milk Pickett RacingHPD ARX-03a4 hoursAmerican Le Mans Series VIR 240report[2]2013October 5 Lucas Luhr Klaus Graf Muscle Milk Pickett RacingHPD ARX-03a2 hours, 45 minutesOak Tree Grand Prix at VIRreport[3]United SportsCar Championship20141August 24 Luis D\u00edaz Sean Rayhall 8 Star MotorsportsOreca FLM09 Chevrolet1 hour, 30 minutes (2 x 45-minute segments)Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIRreport[4][5] Giancarlo Fisichella Pierre Kaffer Risi CompetizioneFerrari F458 Italia2 hours, 45 minutes20151August 23 Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy Porsche North AmericaPorsche 911 RSR2 hours, 40 minutesOak Tree Grand Prix at VIRreport[6]2016August 28 Antonio Garc\u00eda Jan Magnussen Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C7.R2 hour, 40 minutesMichelin GT Challenge at VIRreport2017August 27 Antonio Garc\u00eda Jan Magnussen Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C7.R2 hour, 40 minutesMichelin GT Challenge at VIRreport2018August 19 Connor De Phillippi Alexander Sims  BMW Team RLLBMW M8 GTE2 hour, 40 minutesMichelin GT Challenge at VIRreport2019August 25 Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy Porsche GT TeamPorsche 911 RSR2 hour, 40 minutesMichelin GT Challenge at VIRreport2020August 22 Antonio Garc\u00eda Jordan Taylor Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette (C8)2 hour, 40 minutesMichelin GT Challenge at VIRreportReferences[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2016\/06\/21\/gt-challenge-at-vir-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"GT Challenge at VIR – Wikipedia"}}]}]