| The
1930s & 1940s |
| 1938 |
1st Jaguar
races in North America: Paul Marx ran SS100 in Automobile
Racing Club of America events. |
The
1950s |
| 1950 |
1st XK120
races in North America: January 1950 at Palm Beach Shores,
Florida. Driver: Leslie Johnson. Finishes 4th overall (first
production car). |
| 1950 |
XK120
lightweight wins inaugural Pebble Beach Road Race. Driver:
Phil Hill. |
| 1950 |
Jaguar
XK120 finishes 12th in Le Mans 24-Hour race.
Drivers: Clark & Haines. Other Jaguar finishes 15th. |
| 1951 |
C-type
wins the Sheldon Cup at Elkhart Lake. First win for the C-type
in the US. Driver: Phil Hill. |
| 1951 |
1st place
Jaguar C-type in Le Mans 24-Hour race.
Drivers: Walker & Whitehead.
|
| 1952 |
Jaguar
C-type places 1st in Le Mans 24-Hour race.
Drivers: Rolt
& Hamilton. Other Jaguars finish 2nd, 4th, and 9th. |
| 1953 |
D-type
finishes 2nd in Le Mans race.
Drivers: Rolt & Hamilton. Other
Jaguar finishes 4th. |
| 1954 |
1st place
D-type in Le Mans 24-Hour race.
Drivers: Hawthorn & Bueb. Other Jaguar finishes 3rd. |
| 1955 |
D-type
wins Sebring 12-Hour race: Factory team.
Drivers: Mike Hawthorn & Ivor Bueb.
|
| 1955 |
D-type
wins Grand Prix, Watkins Glen.
Driver: Sherwood Johnston. |
| 1955 |
Jaguar
D-type place 1st in Le Mans race.
Drivers: Flockhart
& Sanderson. Other Jaguars finish 4th and 6th.
|
| 1956 |
XK-SS
wins S.C.C.A. races at Mansfield, Louisiana.
Driver: John Gordon Bennett.
|
| 1956 |
Jaguar
D-type finishes 1st in Le Mans 24-Hour race.
Drivers: Flockhart & Bueb. Other Jaguars finish 2nd, 3rd,
4th, and 6th. |
| The
1960s |
| 1960 |
'E2A'
E-Type prototype wins at Bridgehampton: Fielded by the factory-backed
Briggs Cunningham team. Driver: Walt Hansgen. |
| 1961 |
1st production
E-Type wins at St. Eugene, Montreal: June 18th. C.R.D.A.
Championship event. Driver: Norman Namerow. |
| 1961 |
Lightweight
E-Type places 3rd overall at Sebring: Fielded by British
Motorcar Distributors, a California Jaguar dealer. Driver:
Ed Leslie & Frank Morrill. |
| 1962 |
E-Type places 4th in Le Mans 24-Hour race. Drivers: Cunningham
& Salvadori. Other Jaguar finishes 5th. |
| 1964 |
Jaguar's 1st S.C.C.A. National Championship: E-Type is built
by Huffaker Engineering, backed by Kjell Qvale's British Motor
Car Distributors dealership. Driver: Merle Brennan. Wins 39
out of 41 races and is virtually unbeatable in its class from
1963-1965. |
| The 1970s |
| 1975 |
Jaguar wins S.C.C.A. B-Production Championship: Factory-sponsored
Group 44 teams field V-12 E-Type. Driver: Bob Tullius. |
| 1976 |
1st XJS wins at Lime Rock, Connecticut: Labor Day S.C.C.A.
B-Production race. Group 44 factory team. Driver: Bob Tullius. |
| 1977 |
Group 44 wins S.C.C.A. Trans-Am Drivers' title: Factory-backed
XJS. Driver: Bob Tullius. |
| 1977 |
Group 44 wins S.C.C.A. Trans-Am Drivers & Manufacturers titles:
Factory-backed team, XJS. Drivers: Bob Tullius (champion),
with Brian Fuerstenau (co-driving). |
| 1980 |
Jaguar E-Type wins S.C.C.A. C-Production Championship: Built
and fielded by Gran Turismo Jaguar of East Lake, Ohio. Driver:
Freddie Baker. |
| 1982-86 |
Group 44 introduces XJR-5 and XJR-7 GTP cars in I.M.S.A.:
The XJR-5 is the first factory Jaguar prototype to race since
E2A in 1960. |
| 1983 |
1st Jaguar XJR-5 wins at Atlanta I.M.S.A. race: Group 44
factory team. Drivers: Bob Tullius & Bill Adam. |
| 1984 |
Jaguar XJR-5s finish 1st and 2nd at Miami I.M.S.A. race.
Drivers: 1st place Brian Redman & Hurley Haywood; 2nd place
Bob Tullius & Bill Adam. |
| 1984 |
1st Jaguar factory entry at Le Mans since 1957 and first
U.S. Jaguar team entry since Briggs Cunningham in 1963: Group
44 sends two XJR-5s to Le Mans. Drivers: Tony Adamowicz, John
Watson, Claude Ballot-Lena, Bob Tullius, 'Doc' Bundy, & Brian
Redman. |
| 1985 |
1st Le Mans finish for Jaguar since 1957: Group 44's XJR-7
finishes in 13th place. 1st XJR-7 Drivers: Bob Tullius, Chip
Robinson, & Claude Ballot-Lena. 2nd XJR-7 Drivers: Brian Redman,
Hurley Haywood, & Jim Adams. |
| 1986 |
Group 44 wins finale at Daytona International Speedway. Drivers:
Bob Tullius & Chip Robinson. |
| 1987 |
Jaguar XJR-8 finishes 5th in Le Mans race. Drivers: Lammers,
Boesel, & Cheever. |
| 1988 |
XJR-9 places 1st in Le Mans 24-Hour race. Drivers: Lammers,
Wallace, & Dumfries. Other Jaguars finish 4th and 6th. |
| 1988 |
1st Daytona 24-Hour victory for Jaguar: Tom Walkinshaw Racing
factory team XJR-9. Drivers: Martin Brundle, John Nielsen,
& Raul Boesel. |
| 1989 |
Jaguar places 2nd in Daytona 24-Hour race: Tom Walkinshaw
Racing factory team XJR-9. Drivers: Price Cobb, John Nielsen,
Andy Wallace, & Jan Lammers. |
| 1989 |
4th place Jaguar XJR-9 in Le Mans race. Drivers: Lammers,
Tambay, & Gilbert-Scott. Other Jaguar finishes 8th. |
| The 1990's |
| 1990 |
Jaguar finishes 1st and 2nd in Daytona 24-Hour race: Tom
Walkinshaw Racing factory team XJR-12. Drivers: 1st place Davy
Jones, Jan Lammers, & Andy Wallace; 2nd place Price Cobb, John
Nielsen, & Martin Brundle. |
| 1990 |
XJR-12 finishes 1st in Le Mans 24-Hour race. Drivers: Brundle,
Nielsen, & Cob. Other Jaguar finishes 2nd. |
| 1991 |
2nd place Jaguar XJR-12 in Le Mans 12-Hour race. Drivers:
Jones, Boesel, & Ferte. Other Jaguars finish 3rd and 4th. |
| 1992 |
Jaguar places 2nd in Daytona 24-Hour race: Tom Walkinshaw
Racing factory team XJR-12. Drivers: Davy Jones, David Brabham,
Scott Pruett, & Scott Goodyear. |
| 1993 |
Jaguar XJ220 wins GT class at Brainerd, Minnesota: I.M.S.A.
Camel GT race. Tom Walkinshaw Racing factory team. Driver:
Davy Jones. |
| The 2000s |
| 2000 |
1st S.C.C.A. Trans-Am wins in XKR at Detroit, Michigan: Independent
entry by Rocketsports Racing. Driver: Paul Gentilozzi. |
| 2001 |
Paul Gentilozzi wins the S.C.C.A. Trans-Am Drivers' Championship
in XKR, and helps Jaguar win the Manufacturers' Championship. |
| 2002 |
Rolex 24-Hours at Daytona: Rocketsports Racing wins the GTS
class and finishes 5th overall. Drivers: Brian Simo, Scott
Pruett, & Michael Lauer. |
| 2003 |
Jaguar R-Performance XKR wins Trans-Am Drivers' Championship.
Driver: Scott Pruett. |
| 2003 |
Jaguar takes Trans-Am Manufacturers' Championship. |
| 2003 |
Jorge Diaz, Jr., Driver of the Don Q Rum Jaguar XKR, wins
Trans-Am Rookie of the Year. |
| 2003 |
Jaguar and Rocketsports Racing introduce the AJ-V8 racing
engine based on production engines in XK, XJ and S-Type models
at Trans-Am season finale in Puerto Rico. The new AJ-V8 racing
engine powers driver Scott Pruett to the pole position in qualifying. |
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