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

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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, 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 SunBank 24 at Daytona 24 Hours All Daytona International Speedway February 1
February 2
2 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami 45 Minutes GTO Streets of Miami March 2
30 Minutes Lights
45 Minutes GTU
3 Hours GTP
3 Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 22
4 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix 45 Minutes GT Road Atlanta April 5
500 km Proto
5 Los Angeles Times/Ford Grand Prix 6 Hours All Riverside International Raceway April 27
6 Monterey Triple Crown 300 km Proto Laguna Seca Raceway May 4
100 km GT
7 Charlotte Grand Prix 300 km GT Charlotte Motor Speedway May 17
500 km Proto May 18
8 Lime Rock Grand Prix 150 Laps Proto Lime Rock Park May 26
9 Mid-Ohio Grand Prix 250 km GT Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 8
500 km Proto
10 Grand Prix of Palm Beach 45 Minutes GTU West Palm Beach street course June 22
45 Minutes GTO
3 Hours Proto
11 Camel Continental 500 Miles All Watkins Glen International July 6
12 G.I. Joe's Grand Prix 300 km GT Portland International Raceway July 27
300 km Proto
13 Ford California Grand Prix 300 km Proto Sears Point Raceway August 3
100 km GT
14 Löwenbräu Classic 500 Miles All Road America August 24
15 Camel Grand Prix 2 Hours GT Lime Rock Park September 1
16 Kodak Copier 500 300 km GT Watkins Glen International September 20
500 km Proto September 21
17 Columbus Ford Dealers 500 500 km Proto Columbus street course October 5
1 Hour GT
18 Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona 100 km GTU Daytona International Speedway October 26
3 Hours Proto/GTO

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   #13 Outlaw Racing   #64 Raintree Corp.   #71 Team Highball Results
  Al Holbert
  Al Unser Jr.
  Derek Bell
  Frank Rubino
  Ray Mummery
  John Schneider
  Lee Mueller
  Maurice Hassey
  Lanny Hester
  Jack Dunham
  Amos Johnson
  Dennis Shaw
2 Miami   #86 Bayside Disposal   #01 AT&T   #76 Peerless Racing   #55 Huffaker Eng. Results
  Bob Wollek
  Paolo Barilla
  Don Bell   Jack Baldwin   Bob Earl
3 Sebring   #5 Bob Akin Racing   #66 Mike Meyer Racing   #7 7-Eleven Roush   #38 Mandeville Auto Results
  Bob Akin
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
  Jo Gartner
  Mike Meyer
  Jeff Kline
  Jim Rothbarth
  Scott Pruett
  Caitlyn Jenner[a]
  Roger Mandeville
  Danny Smith
4 Road Atlanta   #52 Hendrick   #63 Certified Brakes   #11 Roush Racing   #55 Huffaker Eng. Results
  Doc Bundy
  Sarel van der Merwe
  Jim Downing
  John Maffucci
  Scott Pruett   Bob Earl
5 Riverside   #16 Dyson Racing   #63 Certified Brakes   #76 Peerless Racing   #38 Mandeville Auto Results
  Price Cobb
  Rob Dyson
  Jim Downing
  John Maffucci
  Jack Baldwin
  Jim Miller
  Roger Mandeville
  Danny Smith
6 Laguna Seca   #7 Zakspeed USA   #24 Spice Engineering   #07 Roush Racing   #75 Clayton Cunningham Results
  Klaus Ludwig   Bob Earl   Scott Pruett   Tommy Kendall
7 Charlotte   #16 Dyson Racing   #24 Spice Engineering   #76 City Peerless   #75 Clayton Cunningham Results
  Price Cobb
  Drake Olson
  Bob Earl
  Ray Bellm
  Jack Baldwin   Tommy Kendall
8 Lime Rock   #14 Holbert Racing   #70 Z&W Motorsports Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
  Al Holbert   David Loring
9 Mid-Ohio   #14 Holbert Racing   #09 Ball Bros. Racing   #11 Roush Racing   #55 Huffaker Eng. Results
  Al Holbert
  Derek Bell
  Steve Durst
  Mike Brockman
  Scott Pruett   Bob Earl
10 Palm Beach   #52 Hendrick   #80 Gaston Andrey   #11 Roush Racing   #38 Mandeville Results
  Doc Bundy
  Sarel van der Merwe
  Carlo Facetti
  Ruggero Melgrati
  Scott Pruett   Roger Mandeville
11 Watkins Glen   #14 Holbert Racing   #6 Morgan Perf.   #76 Peerless Racing   #38 Mandeville Auto Results
  Al Holbert
  Derek Bell
  Charles Morgan
  Logan Blackburn
  Jack Baldwin
  Geoff Bodine
  Roger Mandeville
  Danny Smith
12 Portland   #14 Holbert Racing   #63 Certified Brakes   #7 Roush Racing   #55 Huffaker Racing Results
  Al Holbert   Jim Downing   Scott Pruett
  Caitlyn Jenner[a]
  Bob Earl
13 Sears Point   #16 Dyson Racing   #63 Certified Brakes   #77 Brooks Racing   #75 Clayton Cunningham Results
  Price Cobb
  Rob Dyson
  Jim Downing   Willy T. Ribbs   Tommy Kendall
14 Road America   #14 Holbert Racing   #80 Gaston Andrey   #98 All American Racers   #38 Mandeville Auto Results
  Al Holbert
  Al Unser Jr.
  Martino Finotto
  Ruggero Melgrati
  Rocky Moran
  Dennis Aase
  Roger Mandeville
  Danny Smith
15 Lime Rock Did Not Participate Did Not Participate   #76 Peerless-Hendrick   #75 Clayton Cunningham Results
  Jack Baldwin   Tommy Kendall
16 Watkins Glen   #18 BMW North America   #24 Spice Engineering   #98 All American Racers   #38 Mandeville Auto Results
  John Andretti
  Davy Jones
  Bob Earl
  Chip Ganassi
  Dennis Aase   Roger Mandeville
17 Columbus   #85 Bayside Disposal   #09 Ball Bros. Racing   #77 Brooks Racing   #38 Mandeville Auto Results
  Scott Pruett
  Bob Wollek
  Steve Durst
  Mike Brockman
  Willy T. Ribbs   Roger Mandeville
18 Daytona   #44 Group 44   #73 Howard Katz   #11 Roush Racing   #38 Mandeville Auto Results
  Bob Tullius
  Chip Robinson
  Howard Katz
  Steve Phillips
  Scott Pruett   Roger Mandeville

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Jenner changed her name due to gender transition in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Buzz Bissinger (June 1, 2015). "Introducing Caitlyn Jenner". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
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