1987 IMSA GT Championship

The 1987 Camel GT Championship season was the 17th 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 January 31, 1987, and ended October 25, 1987, after 21 rounds.

Schedule

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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 Streets of Miami March 1
45 Minutes GT
3 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 21
4 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
300 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 Camel 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 miles 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 Proto October 25
45 Minutes GTU

Season results

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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 Daytona   #14 Holbert Racing   #01 AT&T Spice   #11 Roush Racing   #71 Team Highball Results
  Al Holbert
  Chip Robinson
  Al Unser Jr.
  Derek Bell
  Bob Earl
  Jeff Kline
  Don Bell
  Bill Elliott
  Scott Pruett
  Lyn St. James
  Tom Gloy
  Bob Lazier
  Amos Johnson
  Dennis Shaw
2 Miami   #83 Electramotive Eng.   #42 White-Allen   #4 Dingman Bros.   #12 Aspen Inn Results
  Elliot Forbes-Robinson
  Geoff Brabham
  Chip Mead
  Charles Monk
  Bob Earl   John Finger
3 Sebring   #86 Bayside Disposal   #42 White-Allen   #28 Protofab Racing   #17 Al Bacon Racing Results
  Jochen Mass
  Bobby Rahal
  John Higgins
  Howard Cherry
  Charles Monk
  Greg Pickett
  Tommy Riggins
  Al Bacon
  Bob Reed
4 Road Atlanta   #16 Dyson Racing   #01 Collins & Aikman Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
  Price Cobb
  James Weaver
  Don Bell
  Jeff Kline
5 Riverside   #44 Group 44   #01 Collins & Aikman   #98 All American Racers Dennis Aase   #71 Team Highball Results
  Hurley Haywood
  John Morton
  Don Bell
  Jeff Kline
  Chris Cord   Amos Johnson
6 Laguna Seca   #85 Bayside Disposal   #01 Collins & Aikman   #98 All American Racers Dennis Aase   #75 Clayton Cunningham Results
  Klaus Ludwig   Don Bell   Chris Cord   Tommy Kendall
7 Firebird Did Not Participate Did Not Participate   #76 Peerless-Hendrick   #75 Clayton Cunningham Results
  Jack Baldwin   Tommy Kendall
8 Lime Rock   #1 Holbert Racing   #70 Z&W Motorsports Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
  Al Holbert   David Loring
9 Mid-Ohio   #86 Bayside Disposal   #01 Collins & Aikman   #99 All American Racers   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Jochen Mass
  Bobby Rahal
  Don Bell
  Jeff Kline
  Willy T. Ribbs   Terry Visger
10 Palm Beach   #44 Group 44   #42 White-Allen   #22 Roush Racing   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Hurley Haywood
  John Morton
  Chip Mead
  Howard Cherry
  Tom Gloy   Terry Visger
11 Road Atlanta Did Not Participate Did Not Participate   #99 All American Racers   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Willy T. Ribbs   Terry Visger
12 Watkins Glen   #16 Dyson Racing   #09 Ball Bros. Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
  Price Cobb
  Vern Schuppan
  Steve Durst
  Mike Brockman
13 Summit Point Did Not Participate Did Not Participate   #99 All American Racers   #71 Team Highball Results
  Willy T. Ribbs   Amos Johnson
14 Portland   #14 Holbert Racing   #63 Certified Brakes   #98 All American Racers Dennis Aase   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Chip Robinson   Jim Downing   Chris Cord   Terry Visger
15 Sears Point   #86 Bayside Disposal   #43 White-Allen   #76 Peerless-Hendrick   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Jochen Mass   Chip Mead   Jack Baldwin   Terry Visger
16 Road America   #16 Dyson Racing   #6 Spice Engineering   #28 Mobil 1 Mid-America   #75 Clayton Cunningham Results
  Price Cobb
  Johnny Dumfries
  Jim Rothbarth
  Charles Morgan
  Paul Dallenbach
  Chris Kneifel
  Tommy Kendall
17 San Antonio   #14 Holbert Racing   #01 Spice Engineering Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
  Al Holbert
  Chip Robinson
  Derek Bell
  Don Bell
  Jeff Kline
18 Lime Rock Did Not Participate Did Not Participate   #4 Dingman Bros.   #75 Clayton Cunningham Results
  Bob Earl   Tommy Kendall
19 Watkins Glen Did Not Participate Did Not Participate   #99 All American Racers   #71 Team Highball Results
  Willy T. Ribbs   Amos Johnson
20 Columbus   #86 Bayside Disposal   #6 Spice Engineering   #76 Peerless-Hendrick   #75 Clayton Cunningham Results
  Bobby Rahal   Charles Morgan   Jack Baldwin   Tommy Kendall
21 Del Mar   #85 Bayside Disposal   #6 Spice Engineering   #98 All American Racers Dennis Aase   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Jochen Mass   Jim Rothbarth
  Charles Morgan
  Chris Cord   Terry Visger
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