Wikipedia / 1986 IMSA GT Championship
Wikipedia / 1986 IMSA GT Championship
The 1986 Camel GT Championship season was the 16th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for 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.
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 | 24 Hours | All | February 1February 2 | ||
2 | Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami | 45 Minutes | GTO | March 2 | |
30 Minutes | Lights | ||||
45 Minutes | GTU | ||||
3 Hours | GTP | ||||
3 | 12 Hours | All | March 22 | ||
4 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix | 45 Minutes | GT | April 5 | |
500km | Proto | ||||
5 | 6 Hours | All | April 27 | ||
6 | 300km | Proto | May 4 | ||
100km | GT | ||||
7 | Charlotte Grand Prix | 300km | GT | May 17 | |
500km | Proto | May 18 | |||
8 | Lime Rock Grand Prix | 150 Laps | Proto | May 26 | |
9 | Mid-Ohio Grand Prix | 250km | GT | June 8 | |
500km | Proto | ||||
10 | Grand Prix of Palm Beach | 45 Minutes | GTU | June 22 | |
45 Minutes | GTO | ||||
3 Hours | Proto | ||||
11 | 500 Miles | All | July 6 | ||
12 | G.I. Joe's Grand Prix | 300km | GT | July 27 | |
300km | Proto | ||||
13 | Ford California Grand Prix | 300km | Proto | August 3 | |
100km | GT | ||||
14 | Löwenbräu Classic | 500 Miles | All | August 24 | |
15 | Camel Grand Prix | 2 Hours | GT | September 1 | |
16 | Kodak Copier 500 | 300km | GT | September 20 | |
500km | Proto | September 21 | |||
17 | Columbus Ford Dealers 500 | 500km | Proto | October 5 | |
1 Hour | GT | ||||
18 | Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona | 100km | GTU | October 26 | |
3 Hours | Proto/GTO |
Season results
Rnd | Circuit | GTP Winning Team | Lights Winning Team | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | Results |
GTP Winning Drivers | Lights Winning Drivers | GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | |||
1 | #14 Holbert Racing | #13 Outlaw Racing | #64 Raintree Corp. | #71 Team Highball | ||
Frank Rubino Ray Mummery John Schneider | Lee Mueller Maurice Hassey Lanny Hester | Jack Dunham Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw | ||||
2 | #86 Bayside Disposal | #01 AT&T | #76 Peerless Racing | #55 Huffaker Eng. | ||
Don Bell | Jack Baldwin | |||||
3 | #5 Bob Akin Racing | #66 Mike Meyer Racing | #38 Mandeville Auto | |||
Mike Meyer Jeff Kline Jim Rothbarth | Roger Mandeville Danny Smith | |||||
4 | #52 Hendrick | #63 Certified Brakes | #11 Roush Racing | #55 Huffaker Eng. | ||
Jim Downing John Maffucci | ||||||
5 | #16 Dyson Racing | #63 Certified Brakes | #76 Peerless Racing | #38 Mandeville Auto | ||
Jim Downing John Maffucci | Jack Baldwin Jim Miller | Roger Mandeville Danny Smith | ||||
6 | #7 Zakspeed USA | #07 Roush Racing | #75 Clayton Cunningham | |||
7 | #16 Dyson Racing | #76 City Peerless | #75 Clayton Cunningham | |||
Jack Baldwin | ||||||
8 | #14 Holbert Racing | #70 Z&W Motorsports | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | ||
David Loring | ||||||
9 | #14 Holbert Racing | #09 Ball Bros. Racing | #11 Roush Racing | #55 Huffaker Eng. | ||
Steve Durst Mike Brockman | ||||||
10 | #52 Hendrick | #80 Gaston Andrey | #11 Roush Racing | #38 Mandeville | ||
Carlo Facetti Ruggero Melgrati | Roger Mandeville | |||||
11 | #14 Holbert Racing | #6 Morgan Perf. | #76 Peerless Racing | #38 Mandeville Auto | ||
Charles Morgan Logan Blackburn | Jack Baldwin Geoff Bodine | Roger Mandeville Danny Smith | ||||
12 | #14 Holbert Racing | #63 Certified Brakes | #7 Roush Racing | #55 Huffaker Racing | ||
Jim Downing | ||||||
13 | #16 Dyson Racing | #63 Certified Brakes | #77 Brooks Racing | #75 Clayton Cunningham | ||
Jim Downing | ||||||
14 | #14 Holbert Racing | #80 Gaston Andrey | #38 Mandeville Auto | |||
Martino Finotto Ruggero Melgrati | Rocky Moran Dennis Aase | Roger Mandeville Danny Smith | ||||
15 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | #76 Peerless-Hendrick | #75 Clayton Cunningham | ||
Jack Baldwin | ||||||
16 | #18 BMW North America | #38 Mandeville Auto | ||||
Dennis Aase | Roger Mandeville | |||||
17 | #85 Bayside Disposal | #09 Ball Bros. Racing | #77 Brooks Racing | #38 Mandeville Auto | ||
Steve Durst Mike Brockman | Roger Mandeville | |||||
18 | #44 Group 44 | #73 Howard Katz | #11 Roush Racing | #38 Mandeville Auto | ||
Howard Katz Steve Phillips | Roger Mandeville |
Notes
References
External links
World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1986 IMSA GT Championship results