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Schenley Park Race Weekend

Weekend July 15 & 16, 2017

The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is best know for our race weekend in Schenley Park. This webpage is for spectators and car show participants. If you are a driver looking for information on racing at Schenley Park please follow this link: Visit Driver’s Page.
Schenley Park is the scene of our nation’s largest vintage race event and the only one run on actual city streets. 150 vintage racers gather here each July to test their skills and entertain the crowd. The PVGP races through Schenley Park are considered by many drivers to be the most challenging race course worldwide. The 2.33 mile circuit has 23 turns, haybales, manhole covers, phone poles and stone walls.




The best place to watch the races is from the 456 acre Bob O’Connor Golf Course where the Grand Prix stages its International Car Show with over 2,500 vehicles on display. These car shows are mainly supported by local car clubs but are also open to the public for only $35 for the weekend. In addition to the car shows there are dozens of sponsor tents, a village full of vendors and plenty of food and refreshments. 200,000 spectators are expected to come out and watch the races – there is no cost for spectators to enter, but we do encourage donations. Proceeds from the event benefit charity.

There is so much that happens on the Race Weekend in Schenley Park that we can’t fit it all on one page – so here are some quick links to individual events that occur over the weekend.
International Car Show
MINI Track Rides
Eat, Drink, Be Local Food Tent
Italian Cortile
British Car Day – Saturday July 15
Camaro Marque of the Year
Vintage Ride Experience – Saturday July 15
Vintage Races thru the streets of Schenley Park
Opening Ceremonies – Sunday July 16
Hofbrauhaus Winners Circle
Spectator Parking on Flagstaff Hill
Shuttle Buses
Patron Parking – Sunday July 16

There are practice/warm-up sessions each morning. Qualifying races take place on Saturday with the Featured Races on Sunday. Both afternoons feature exciting racing as groups are separated by engine size and year of manufacture. There is little difference to spectators between Saturday’s and Sunday’s track action as over 150 sportscars will compete.

2017 Schedule

Detailed Race Schedule by Group Saturday, July 1520 Minute Practice Race Sessions for Groups 1-88:30 – 11:50Gates Open for International Car Show9:30International Car Show11:00 – 4:00FEATURED CARS SHOWS British Car Day, Italian Cortile, Cars N Coffee Camaro11:00 – 4:00CAR CLUB SPONSORED SHOWS Audi, BMW, Subaru, MINI, Porsche, VW11:00 – 4:00NATIONAL CAR SHOWS American, European, Asia11:00 – 4:00 Vintage Motorbike Show11:00 – 4:00Vintage Track Rides at Lamar VIP Tentnoon – 12:4525 Minute Qualifying Races for All 8 Groups1:00 – 5:00Porsche BMW Challenge sponsored by Sewickley Car Store5:00 – 5:30MINI Track Rides from top of Serpentine8:30 – 5:00Sponsor Tents and Vendor Village on Golf Course10:00 – 5:00Sunday, July 16Vintage Warm-up Sessions for Groups 1-78:30 – 11:00Parades: Marque, Spotlight and Patron Parking11:00 – 11:30Opening Ceremony and National Anthem11:30 – noon25 Minute Featured Races – Hofbrauhaus Winner Circlenoon – 5:00Patron Parking9:30 – 5:00Gates Open for International Car Show9:30International Car Show11:00 – 4:00FEATURED CARS SHOWSItalian Cortile, Cars N Coffee Camaro11:00 – 4:00CAR CLUB SPONSORED SHOWSAudi, BMW, Subaru, MINI, Porsche, VW11:00 – 4:00NATIONAL CAR SHOWSAmerican, European, Asia11:00 – 4:00Vintage Motorbike Show11:00 – 4:00MINI Track Rides from top of Serpentine8:30 – 5:00Sponsor Tents and Vendor Village on Golf Course10:00 – 5:00

2017 Poster created by Jim Zahniser

THE GRAND PRIX...A RACE WHERE CHARITY WINS!

The Grand Prix is a charity driven event, donating $4.75 million to the Autism Society of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley School since 1983, including a record $405,500 this past year!