The National Cadillac Grand Prix of Washington D.C. is an international, annual motorsports event and festival on the grounds of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium held in Washington DC. The race is one of ten on the 2002 American Le Mans Series schedule.
• When: Sunday; gates open at 8 a.m.
• Where: 1.7-mile, seven-turn temporary road course in parking lots surrounding RFK Stadium.
• Who: Top teams and drivers in the American Le Mans Series, including defending LMP 900 class champion and 24 hours of Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro (Audi R8), David Brabham (Panoz LMP-1), Bryan Herta (Panoz LMP-1), Johnny Herbert (Audi R8) and Ron Fellows (GTS Corvette).
• TV: NBC.
• Tickets: Available through Ticketmaster.
• Parking: None available at RFK. Spectators can take the Orange or Blue Line to the Stadium Armory Station or park at USAirways Arena and take free shuttles to the race. Parking is $10 per car and $20 per bus at the Cap Center.
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Fans of Washington's "Cadillac Grand Prix" got their money's worth Sunday. Jan Magnussen (50) of Denmark, driving for the Panoz "Spirit of America" team pulled an upset, beating the German Audi team after a race-long battle.
"The real winner today was Washington D.C. It was a great event and a great race,” - Audi team Tom Kristensen
An unofficial estimate of the inaugural attendance figures was 70,000 spectators . Visit our award winning 360 degree panoramic photo gallery for detailed coverage of the event...Enter Gallery
National Grand Prix History
The National Cadillac Grand Prix of Washington took place on the grounds of RFK Stadium July 19th through 21st, 2002 and featured races of four sanctioning bodies: American Le Mans, Trans-Am, World Challenge and Star Mazda. The National Grand Prix was the first major auto racing event covered live by network television, in the Washington area in more than 80 years. Read More
Knievel Jump Starts Race
Watch motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel jump the length of 16 Cadillacs before the start of the Grand Prix car race .
• When: Sunday; gates open at 8 a.m.
