1991 IMSA GT Championship

The 1991 Camel GT Championship and Exxon Supreme GT Series seasons were the 21st 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 All-American Challenge (AAC) class during select rounds. It began February 2, 1991, and ended October 13, 1991, after nineteen 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. The AAC 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 2
February 3
2 Toyota Camel Grand Prix of Palm Beach 1 Hour GTO/GTU West Palm Beach street course March 2
2 Hours Proto March 3
30 Minutes AAC
3 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 16
4 Nissan Camel Grand Prix of Miami 1 Hour GT Streets of Miami April 6
2 Hours Proto April 7
5 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 1 Hour GT Long Beach Street Circuit April 13
6 Nissan Grand Prix of Atlanta 300 km Proto Road Atlanta April 28
7 Camel Grand Prix of the Heartland 300 km Proto Heartland Park May 5
8 Nissan Grand Prix of Mosport 300 km GT Mosport Park May 20
9 Toyota Trucks Lime Rock Grand Prix 2 Hours Proto Lime Rock Park May 26
10 Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio 1 Hour GT Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 1
300 km Proto June 2
11 Nissan Grand Prix du Mardi Gras 1 Hour GT New Orleans street course June 15
2 Hours Proto June 16
12 Camel Continental 500 km Proto Watkins Glen International June 30
13 Grand Auto Supply Camel GT 1 Hour GT Laguna Seca Raceway July 20
300 km Proto July 21
14 G.I. Joe's/Camel Grand Prix 300 km Proto Portland International Raceway July 28
1 Hour 30 Minutes GT
15 Nissan Grand Prix of Road America 300 km Proto Road America August 25
200 km GT
16 Road Atlanta 300 1 Hour 45 Minutes GT Road Atlanta September 1
17 The New York 500 500 km GT Watkins Glen International September 22
18 The Jamesway 300 2 Hours GT Lime Rock Park September 28
19 Camel Grand Prix of Greater San Diego 1 Hour GT Del Mar Fairgrounds October 12
2 Hours Proto October 13

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   #7 Joest Racing   #48 Comptech Acura   #15 Whistler Mustang   #82 Greer Racing Results
  Frank Jelinski
  "John Winter"
  Henri Pescarolo
  Bob Wollek
  Hurley Haywood
  Parker Johnstone
  Steve Cameron
  Doug Peterson
  Bob Lesnett
  Mark Martin
  Wally Dallenbach Jr.
  Robby Gordon
  Dick Greer
  Al Bacon
  Mike Mees
  Peter Uria
2 Palm Beach   #2 Bud Light Jaguar   #48 Comptech Racing   #62 Mazda Motorsports   #07 Full Time Racing Results
  Davy Jones   Parker Johnstone   Peter Halsmer   John Fergus
3 Sebring   #83 Nissan Performance   #8 Essex Racing   #15 Roush Racing   #95 Leitzinger Racing Results
  Geoff Brabham
  Gary Brabham
  Derek Daly
  Charles Morgan
  Jim Pace
  Robby Gordon
  Max Jones
  Bob Leitzinger
  David Loring
4 Miami   #3 Bud Light Jaguar   #48 Comptech Racing   #62 Mazda Motorsports   #96 Leitzinger Racing Results
  Raul Boesel   Parker Johnstone   Peter Halsmer   David Loring
5 Long Beach Did not participate Did not participate   #75 Cunningham Racing   #07 Full Time Racing Results
  Steve Millen   John Fergus
6 Road Atlanta   #2 Bud Light Jaguar   #48 Comptech Racing Did not participate Did not participate Results
  Davy Jones   Parker Johnstone
7 Heartland   #84 Nissan Performance   #48 Comptech Racing Did not participate Did not participate Results
  Chip Robinson   Parker Johnstone
8 Mosport Did not participate Did not participate   #62 Mazda Motorsports   #07 Full Time Racing Results
  Pete Halsmer   John Fergus
9 Lime Rock   #84 Nissan Performance   #19 David Tennyson Did not participate Did not participate Results
  Chip Robinson   David Tennyson
  Ken Knott
10 Mid-Ohio   #2 Bud Light Jaguar   #48 Comptech Racing   #76 Cunningham Racing   #07 Full Time Racing Results
  Davy Jones   Parker Johnstone   Jeremy Dale   John Fergus
11 New Orleans   #64 MTI Racing   #19 David Tennyson   #63 Mazda Motorsports   #96 Leitzinger Racing Results
  Wayne Taylor   David Tennyson   Price Cobb   David Loring
12 Watkins Glen   #99 All American Racers   #48 Comptech Racing Did not participate Did not participate Results
  Juan Manuel Fangio II   Parker Johnstone
13 Laguna Seca   #2 Bud Light Jaguar   #80 Bieri Racing   #63 Mazda Motorsports   #07 Full Time Racing Results
  Davy Jones   Ruggero Melgrati   Price Cobb   Jeff Purner
14 Portland   #99 All American Racers   #80 Bieri Racing   #9 Roush Racing   #00 Full Time Racing Results
  Juan Manuel Fangio II   Ruggero Melgrati   Robby Gordon   John Fergus
15 Road America   #2 Bud Light Jaguar   #9 Essex Racing Team   #75 Cunningham Racing   #00 Full Time Racing Results
  Davy Jones   Jim Pace   Steve Millen   John Fergus
16 Road Atlanta Did not participate Did not participate   #9 Roush Racing   #07 Full Time Racing Results
  Robby Gordon   Jeff Purner
17 Watkins Glen Did not participate Did not participate   #75 Cunningham Racing   #00 Full Time Racing Results
  Steve Millen
  Jeremy Dale
  John Fergus
18 Lime Rock Did not participate Did not participate   #75 Cunningham Racing   #00 Full Time Racing Results
  Steve Millen   John Fergus
19 Del Mar   #99 All American Racers   #49 Comptech Racing   #9 Roush Racing   #95 Leitzinger Racing Results
  Juan Manuel Fangio II   Parker Johnstone   Robby Gordon   Bob Leitzinger

Championship Tables

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Place Driver Entrant Total
1   Geoff Brabham Nissan Performance Technology 175
2   Chip Robinson Nissan Performance Technology 170
3   Davy Jones Bud Light Jaguar Racing 158
4   Wayne Taylor MTI Racing 117
5   Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers 107
6   Raul Boesel Bud Light Jaguar Racing 72
7   Tom Kendall Jim Miller Racing
MTI Racing
69
8   Brian Bonner Tom Milner Racing 54
9   Bernd Schneider Joest Racing 49
10   Derek Daly Nissan Performance Technology 48
11   Henri Pescarolo Joest Racing 44
12   Frank Jelinski Joest Racing 43
13   Rocky Moran All American Racers 41
14   Jim Adams Dyson Racing
Hotchkis Racing
40
15   James Weaver Dyson Racing
John Shapiro Racing
36
16   Chris Cord Dyson Racing
Hotchkis Racing
32
17   Scott Sharp Tom Milner Racing 30
18=   Giampiero Moretti Momo-Gebhardt Racing 29
  Jeff Purner Tom Milner Racing 29
20   Bob Earl Nissan Performance Technology 28
etc.

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References

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  1. ^ "IMSA Camel GTP Championship 1991 standings | Driver Database".