The 1989 Camel GT Championship season was the 19th 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, 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.
Schedule edit
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 4-5 |
| 2 | Nissan Grand Prix of Miami | 45 Minutes | GT | Streets of Miami | March 5 |
| 3 Hours | Proto | ||||
| 3 | 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 18 |
| 4 | 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, 229.5 mi (369.3 km) | 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 | All[1] | 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 |
Season results edit
| 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 |  #67 Miller-BF Goodrich
|
#9 Essex Racing
|
#16 Stroh's Light Cougar
|
#17 Al Bacon Performance
|
Results |
 Bob Wollek Derek Bell John Andretti
|
Charles Morgan John Morrison Tom Hessert
|
Pete Halsmer Bob Earl Mark Martin Paul Stewart
|
Al Bacon Bob Reed Rod Millen
| |||
| 2 | Miami | #83 Electramotive Eng.
|
#4 S&L Racing
|
#6 Roush Racing
|
#72 John Finger
|
Results |
Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham
|
Scott Schubot
|
Pete Halsmer
|
John Finger
| |||
| 3 | Sebring | #83 Electramotive Eng.
|
#55 Huffaker Racing
|
#11 Roush Racing
|
#74 Huffaker Racing
|
Results |
Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham Arie Luyendyk
|
Bob Lesnett Dan Marvin
|
Wally Dallenbach Jr. Dorsey Schroeder
|
George Robinson Bart Kendall Johnny Unser
| |||
| 4 | Road Atlanta | #83 Electramotive Eng.
|
#4 S&L Racing
|
Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Results |
| Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham
|
Scott Schubot
|
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| 5 | Palm Beach | #67 Busby Racing
|
#4 S&L Racing
|
Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Results |
| Bob Wollek John Andretti
|
Scott Schubot Linda Ludemann
|
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| 6 | Summit Point | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |  #4 Audi of America
|
#74 Robinson Racing
|
Results |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
George Robinson
| |||||
| 7 | Lime Rock | #84 Electramotive Eng.
|
#9 Essex Racing
|
Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Results |
| Geoff Brabham
|
Charles Morgan Jeff Purner
|
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| 8 | Mid-Ohio | #83 Electramotive Eng.
|
#9 Essex Racing
|
#4 Audi of America
|
#71 Team Highball
|
Results |
| Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham
|
Charles Morgan Tom Hessert
|
Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
Amos Johnson
| |||
| 9 | Mosport | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | #6 Roush Racing
|
#00 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Pete Halsmer
|
 Jeremy Dale
| |||||
| 10 | Watkins Glen | #84 Electramotive Eng.
|
#63 Mazda
|
Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Results |
| Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham
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Jim Downing Howard Katz
|
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| 11 | Road America | #83 Electromotive Eng.
|
#4 S&L Racing
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#7 Cunningham Racing
|
#71 Team Highball
|
Results |
| Chip Robinson Geoff Brabham
|
Scott Schubot
|
Steve Millen
|
Amos Johnson
| |||
| 12 | Portland | #60 Castrol Jaguar
|
#63 Downing Atlanta
|
#6 Roush Racing
|
#00 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Price Cobb Jan Lammers
|
Jim Downing Howard Katz
|
Pete Halsmer
|
Kal Showket
| |||
| 13 | Heartland Park | #83 Electramotive Eng.
|
#4 S&L Racing
|
#4 Audi of America
|
#95 Leitzinger Racing
|
Results |
| Geoff Brabham
|
Scott Schubot Linda Ludemann
|
Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
Bob Leitzinger
| |||
| 14 | San Antonio | #84 Electramotive Eng.
|
#4 S&L Racing
|
#9 Roush Racing
|
#95 Leitzinger Racing
|
Results |
| Chip Robinson
|
Scott Schubot Linda Ludemann
|
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
|
Bob Leitzinger
| |||
| 15 | Sears Point | #83 Electramotive Eng.
|
#4 S&L Racing
|
#4 Audi of America
|
#07 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Geoff Brabham
|
Scott Schubot Linda Ludemann
|
Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
Jeremy Dale
| |||
| 16 | Watkins Glen | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | #4 Audi of America
|
#17 Al Bacon Performance
|
Results |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck Walter Röhrl
|
Al Bacon
| |||||
| 17 | Tampa | #60 Castrol Jaguar
|
#9 Essex Racing
|
Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Results |
| Price Cobb
|
Charles Morgan Tom Hessert
|
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| 18 | Lime Rock | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | #4 Audi of America
|
#00 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
Kal Showket
| |||||
| 19 | Laguna Seca | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | #4 Audi of America
|
#07 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
Jeremy Dale
| |||||
| 20 | Del Mar | #60 Castrol Jaguar
|
#4 S&L Racing
|
#9 Roush Racing
|
#07 Full Time Racing
|
Results |
| Jan Lammers
|
Scott Schubot Linda Ludemann
|
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
|
Jeremy Dale
|
References edit
- ^ "Road America 500 Kilometers Entry List". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
External links edit
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1989 IMSA GT Championship results