1989 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1989 Camel GT Championship season was the 19th 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, as well as a tube-frame American Challenge (AC) class during select GT-only rounds. It began February 4, 1989 and ended October 22, 1989 after twenty rounds.
[edit] Schedule
The GT and Prototype classes did not participate in all events, nor did they race together at shorter events. The AC class only participated in GT-only events. 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 4 February 5 |
| 2 | Nissan Grand Prix of Miami |
45 Minutes | GT | Miami street course | March 5 |
| 3 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 3 | 12 Hours of Sebring |
12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 18 |
| 4 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state).svg.png){kind=small} Nissan Grand Prix of Atlanta |
500 km | Proto | Road Atlanta | April 2 |
| 5 | Pontiac Grand Prix of Palm Beach |
3 Hours | Proto | West Palm Beach street course | April 23 |
| 6 |  Summit Point Grand Prix |
2 Hours 30 Minutes | GT | Summit Point Raceway | May 21 |
| 7 |  Toyota Trucks Lime Rock Grand Prix |
150 Laps | Proto | Lime Rock Park | May 29 |
| 8 |  Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio |
500 km | Proto | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 4 |
| 200 km | GT | ||||
| 9 |  Audi quattro IMSA Weekend |
500 km | GT | Mosport Park | June 25 |
| 10 |  Camel Continental |
500 km | Proto | Watkins Glen International | July 2 |
| 11 |  Miller High Life 500 |
500 km | Proto | Road America | July 16 |
| 12 |  G.I. Joe's Camel Grand Prix |
1 Hour 30 Minutes | GT | Portland International Raceway | July 30 |
| 300 km | Proto | ||||
| 13 |  Camel Grand Prix of the Heartland |
2 Hours | GT | Heartland Park | August 12 |
| 300 km | Proto | August 13 | |||
| 14 |  Nissan Camel Grand Prix of San Antonio |
1 Hour | GT | San Antonio street course | September 3 |
| 2 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 15 | Lincoln-Mercury California Grand Prix |
300 km | Proto | Sears Point Raceway | September 10 |
| 200 km | GT | ||||
| 16 | Kodak Copier 500 |
500 km | GT | Watkins Glen International | September 24 |
| 17 | GTE World Challenge of Tampa |
360 km | Proto | Florida State Fairgrounds | October 1 |
| 18 | Lime Rock 2 Hours |
2 Hours | GT | Lime Rock Park | October 1 |
| 19 | Toyota Monterey Grand Prix |
1 Hour | GT | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 15 |
| 20 | Camel Grand Prix of Southern California |
1 Hour | GT | Del Mar Fairgrounds | October 22 |
| 2 Hours | Proto |
[edit] External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1989 IMSA GT Championship results
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