1986 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1986 Camel GT Championship season was the 16th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was comprised of GTP and Lights classes of prototypes, as well as Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes. It began February 1, 1986 and ended October 26, 1986 after eighteen 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, while Proto signifies GTP and Lights running together. 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 1 February 2 |
| 2 | Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami |
45 Minutes | GTO | Miami street course | March 2 |
| 30 Minutes | Lights | ||||
| 45 Minutes | GTU | ||||
| 3 Hours | GTP | ||||
| 3 | Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring |
12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 22 |
| 4 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state).svg.png){kind=small} Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix |
45 Minutes | GT | Road Atlanta | April 5 |
| 500 km | Proto | ||||
| 5 |  Los Angeles Times/Ford Grand Prix |
6 Hours | All | Riverside International Raceway | April 27 |
| 6 | Monterey Triple Crown |
300 km | Proto | Laguna Seca Raceway | May 4 |
| 100 km | GT | ||||
| 7 |  Charlotte Grand Prix |
300 km | GT | Charlotte Motor Speedway | May 17 |
| 500 km | Proto | May 18 | |||
| 8 |  Lime Rock Grand Prix |
150 Laps | Proto | Lime Rock Park | May 26 |
| 9 |  Mid-Ohio Grand Prix |
250 km | GT | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 8 |
| 500 km | Proto | ||||
| 10 | Grand Prix of Palm Beach |
45 Minutes | GTU | West Palm Beach street course | June 22 |
| 45 Minutes | GTO | ||||
| 3 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 11 |  Camel Continental |
500 Miles | All | Watkins Glen International | July 6 |
| 12 |  G.I. Joe's Grand Prix |
300 km | GT | Portland International Raceway | July 27 |
| 300 km | Proto | ||||
| 13 | Ford California Grand Prix |
300 km | Proto | Sears Point Raceway | August 3 |
| 100 km | GT | ||||
| 14 |  Löwenbräu Classic |
500 Miles | All | Road America | August 24 |
| 15 | Camel Grand Prix |
2 Hours | GT | Lime Rock Park | September 1 |
| 16 | Kodak Copier 500 |
300 km | GT | Watkins Glen International | September 20 |
| 500 km | Proto | September 21 | |||
| 17 | Columbus Ford Dealers 500 |
500 km | Proto | Columbus street course | October 5 |
| 1 Hour | GT | ||||
| 18 | Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona |
100 km | GTU | Daytona International Speedway | October 26 |
| 3 Hours | Proto/GTO |
[edit] External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1986 IMSA GT Championship results
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