1987 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1987 Camel GT Championship season was the 17th 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 January 31, 1987 and ended October 25, 1987 after 21 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 | January 31 February 1 |
| 2 | Grand Prix of Miami |
3 Hours | Proto | Miami street course | March 1 |
| 45 Minutes | GT | ||||
| 3 | 12 Hours of Sebring |
12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 21 |
| 4 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state).svg.png){kind=small} Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix |
500 km | Proto | Road Atlanta | April 12 |
| 5 |  Los Angeles Times Grand Prix |
300 km | GT | Riverside International Raceway | April 26 |
| 500 km | Proto | ||||
| 6 | Nissan Monterey Triple Crown |
300 km | GT | Laguna Seca Raceway | May 2 |
| 500 km | Proto | May 3 | |||
| 7 |  Arizona 300 |
300 km | GT | Firebird International Raceway | May 17 |
| 8 |  Lime Rock Grand Prix |
150 Laps | Proto | Lime Rock Park | May 24 |
| 9 |  Champion Spark Plug Grand Prix |
250 km | GT | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 7 |
| 500 km | Proto | ||||
| 10 | Grand Prix of Palm Beach |
2 Hours | GTO | West Palm Beach street course | June 20 |
| 45 Minutes | GTU | June 21 | |||
| 3 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 11 | Kuppenheimer GT Challenge |
300 km | GT | Road Atlanta | June 28 |
| 12 |  Cama Continental |
500 km | Proto | Watkins Glen International | July 5 |
| 13 |  Mid-Atlantic Toyota Grand Prix |
300 km | GT | Summit Point Raceway | July 12 |
| 14 |  G.I. Joe's Grand Prix |
300 km | Proto | Portland International Raceway | July 26 |
| 300 km | GT | July 27 | |||
| 15 | Ford California Grand Prix |
300 km | GT | Sears Point Raceway | August 1 |
| 300 km | Proto | August 2 | |||
| 16 |  Löwenbräu Classic |
500 km | All | Road America | August 16 |
| 17 |  Nissan Grand Prix of San Antonio |
3 Hours | Proto | San Antonio street course | September 6 |
| 18 | 150 Lap Lime Rock |
150 Laps | GT | Lime Rock Park | September 7 |
| 19 | Kodak Copier 500 |
500 km | GT | Watkins Glen International | September 27 |
| 20 | Columbus Ford Dealers 500 |
300 km | Proto | Columbus street course | October 4 |
| 45 Minutes | GT | ||||
| 21 | Camel Grand Prix of Southern California |
1 Hour | GTO | Del Mar Fairgrounds | October 24 |
| 2 Hours | GTP | October 25 | |||
| 45 Minutes | GTU |
[edit] External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1987 IMSA GT Championship results
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