1985 IMSA GT Championship

The 1985 Camel GT Championship season was the 15th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for prototypes in the existing GTP class and new, smaller Lights class, as well as Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes. It began on February 2, 1985, and ended on December 1, 1985, after seventeen 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 February 2
February 3
2 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami 3 Hours Proto Streets of Miami February 24
45 Minutes GTO
45 Minutes GTU
3 Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 23
4 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix 500 km All Road Atlanta April 14
5 Los Angeles Times/Nissan Grand Prix 600 km All Riverside International Raceway April 28
6 Nissan Monterey Triple Crown 300 km Proto Laguna Seca Raceway May 5
100 km GT
7 Grand Prix of Charlotte 300 km GT Charlotte Motor Speedway May 18
500 km Proto May 19
8 Coca-Cola 500 2 Hours GT Lime Rock Park May 27
2 Hours Proto
9 Lumbermen's 500k 300 km GT Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 8
500 km Proto June 9
10 Camel Continental 3 Hours GT Watkins Glen International July 6
3 Hours Proto
11 G.I. Joe's Grand Prix 200 km GT Portland International Raceway July 28
300 km Proto
12 Ford California Grand Prix 300 km Proto Sears Point Raceway August 4
100 km GT
13 Löwenbräu Classic 500 Miles All Road America August 25
14 Grand Prix at Pocono 500 km All Pocono Raceway September 8
15 Serengeti Drivers New York 500 500 km All Watkins Glen International September 29
16 Columbus Ford Dealers 500 1 Hour GT Columbus street course October 5
500 km Proto October 6
17 Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona 3 Hours All Daytona International Speedway December 1

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   #8 Henn's Swap Shop   #93 Mid-O Racing   #65 Roush Protofab   #71 Team Highball Results
  A. J. Foyt
  Al Unser
  Bob Wollek
  Thierry Boutsen
  Don Marsh
  Kelly Marsh
  Ron Pawley
  Wally Dallenbach Jr.
  Doc Bundy
  John Jones
  Jack Dunham
  Amos Johnson
  Yojiro Terada
2 Miami   #14 Holbert Racing   #63 RGP 500 Racing   #06 Roush Protofab   #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
  Al Holbert
  Derek Bell
  Jim Downing
  John Maffuci
  Willy T. Ribbs   Jack Baldwin
3 Sebring   #8 Preston Henn   #63 Jim Downing   #65 Roush Protofab   #56 SP Racing Results
  A. J. Foyt
  Bob Wollek
  Jim Downing
  John Maffuci
  Wally Dallenbach Jr.
  John Jones
  Gary Auberlen
  Peter Jauker
  Adrian Gang
  Cary Eisenlohr
4 Road Atlanta   #04 Group 44   #72 Fabcar   #65 Roush Protofab   #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
  Hurley Haywood
  Brian Redman
  Elliot Forbes-Robinson
  Tom Winters
  Wally Dallenbach Jr.
  John Jones
  Jack Baldwin
5 Riverside   #68 BF Goodrich   #63 RGP 500 Racing   #65 Roush Protofab   #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
  Pete Halsmer
  John Morton
  Jim Downing
  John Maffucci
  Wally Dallenbach Jr.
  John Jones
  Jack Baldwin
  Jeff Kline
6 Laguna Seca   #14 Holbert Racing   #6 Charles Morgan   #98 All American Racers   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Al Holbert   Bill Alsup   Dennis Aase   Bob Earl
7 Charlotte   #14 Holbert Racing   #63 RGP 500 Racing   #53 Danny Smith   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Al Holbert
  Derek Bell
  Jim Downing
  John Maffuci
  Danny Smith   Bob Earl
8 Lime Rock   #16 Dyson Racing   #9 Essex Racing   #7 Brooks Racing   #99 All American Racers Results
  Drake Olson   Peter Greenfield
  Michael Greenfield
  Darin Brassfield   Chris Cord
9 Mid-Ohio   #14 Holbert Racing   #75 Malibu Grand Prix   #65 Roush Protofab   #84 Entech Racing Results
  Al Holbert
  Derek Bell
  Jack Baldwin
  Jeff Kline
  Wally Dallenbach Jr.
  John Jones
  Clay Young
10 Watkins Glen   #14 Holbert Racing   #6 Charles Morgan   #7 Brooks Racing   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Al Holbert
  Derek Bell
  Charles Morgan
  Bill Alsup
  Darin Brassfield
  Klaus Ludwig
  Bob Earl
11 Portland   #14 Holbert Racing   #63 RGP 500 Racing   #7 Brooks Racing   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Al Holbert   Jim Downing   Darin Brassfield   Bob Earl
12 Sears Point   #86 Bayside Disposal   #75 Malibu Grand Prix   #7 Brooks Racing   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Bob Wollek   Jeff Kline   Darin Brassfield   Bob Earl
13 Road America   #16 Dyson Racing   #93 Mid-O Racing   #65 Roush Protofab   #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
  Bobby Rahal
  Drake Olson
  Don Marsh
  Kelly Marsh
  Ron Pawley
  Lyn St. James
  John Jones
  Jack Baldwin
  Jeff Kline
14 Pocono   #14 Holbert Racing   #9 Essex Racing   #77 Brooks Racing   #99 All American Racers Results
  Al Holbert
  Derek Bell
  Scott Schubot
  Dennis Vitolo
  Darin Brassfield
  Scott Pruett
  Chris Cord
  Dennis Aase
15 Watkins Glen   #14 Holbert Racing   #63 RGP 500 Racing   #07 Roush Racing   #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
  Al Holbert
  Derek Bell
  Jim Downing
  John Maffuci
  Lyn St. James   Jack Baldwin
16 Columbus   #16 Dyson Racing   #63 RGP 500 Racing   #5 Dingman Bros.   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Price Cobb
  Drake Olson
  Jim Downing
  John Maffuci
  Steve Millen   Bob Earl
17 Daytona   #14 Holbert Racing   #63 Jim Downing   #65 Roush Protofab   #99 All American Racers Results
  Al Holbert
  Al Unser Jr.
  Jim Downing
  John Maffuci
  Lyn St. James
  John Jones
  Chris Cord
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