1985 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1985 Camel GT Championship season was the 15th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was comprised of prototypes in the existing GTP class and new, smaller Lights class, as well as Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes. It began February 2, 1985 and ended December 1, 1985 after seventeen rounds.
[edit] Schedule
The GT and Prototype classes did not participate in all events, nor did they race together at shorter events. Races marked as GT featured both GTO and GTU classes combined. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SunBank 24 at Daytona |
24 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | February 2 February 3 |
| 2 | Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami |
3 Hours | Proto | Miami street course | February 24 |
| 45 Minutes | GTO | ||||
| 45 Minutes | GTU | ||||
| 3 | Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring |
12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 23 |
| 4 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state).svg.png){kind=small} Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix |
500 km | All | Road Atlanta | April 14 |
| 5 |  Los Angeles Times/Nissan Grand Prix |
600 km | All | Riverside International Raceway | April 28 |
| 6 | Nissan Monterey Triple Crown |
300 km | Proto | Laguna Seca Raceway | May 5 |
| 100 km | GT | ||||
| 7 |  Grand Prix of Charlotte |
300 km | GT | Charlotte Motor Speedway | May 18 |
| 500 km | Proto | May 19 | |||
| 8 |  Coca-Cola 500 |
2 Hours | GT | Lime Rock Park | May 27 |
| 2 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 9 |  Lumbermen's 500k |
300 km | GT | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 8 |
| 500 km | Proto | June 9 | |||
| 10 |  Camel Continental |
3 Hours | GT | Watkins Glen International | July 6 |
| 3 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 11 |  G.I. Joe's Grand Prix |
200 km | GT | Portland International Raceway | July 28 |
| 300 km | Proto | ||||
| 12 | Ford California Grand Prix |
300 km | Proto | Sears Point Raceway | August 4 |
| 100 km | GT | ||||
| 13 |  Löwenbräu Classic |
500 Miles | All | Road America | August 25 |
| 14 |  Grand Prix of Pocono |
500 km | All | Pocono Raceway | September 8 |
| 15 | Serengeti Drivers New York 500 |
500 km | All | Watkins Glen International | September 29 |
| 16 | Columbus Ford Dealers 500 |
1 Hour | GT | Columbus street course | October 5 |
| 500 km | Proto | October 6 | |||
| 17 | Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona |
3 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | December 1 |
[edit] External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1985 IMSA GT Championship results
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