1986 IMSA GT Championship

16th season of the racing series organized by IMSA February 2025 1986 IMSA GT Championship 1985 1987 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 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 1February 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 Circuit 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 Circuit 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 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 USA #14 Holbert Racing USA #13 Outlaw Racing USA #64 Raintree Corp. USA #71 Team Highball Results USA Al HolbertUSA Al Unser Jr.GBR Derek Bell USA Frank RubinoUSA Ray MummeryUSA John Schneider USA Lee MuellerUSA Maurice HasseyUSA Lanny Hester USA Jack DunhamUSA Amos JohnsonUSA Dennis Shaw 2 Miami USA #86 Bayside Disposal USA #01 AT&T USA #76 Peerless Racing USA #55 Huffaker Eng. Results FRA 1974 Bob WollekITA 1946 Paolo Barilla USA Don Bell USA Jack Baldwin USA Bob Earl 3 Sebring USA #5 Bob Akin Racing USA #66 Mike Meyer Racing USA #7 7-Eleven Roush USA #38 Mandeville Auto Results USA Bob AkinFRG Hans-Joachim StuckAUT Jo Gartner USA Mike MeyerUSA Jeff KlineUSA Jim Rothbarth USA Scott PruettUSA Caitlyn Jennera Jenner changed her name due to gender transition in 2015. Buzz Bissinger Introducing Caitlyn Jenner http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/caitlyn-jenner-bruce-cover-annie-leibovitz/ Vanity Fair June 1, 2015 June 1, 2015 USA Roger MandevilleUSA Danny Smith 4 Road Atlanta USA #52 Hendrick USA #63 Certified Brakes USA #11 Roush Racing USA #55 Huffaker Eng. Results USA Doc BundyRSA 1928 Sarel van der Merwe USA Jim DowningUSA John Maffucci USA Scott Pruett USA Bob Earl 5 Riverside USA #16 Dyson Racing USA #63 Certified Brakes USA #76 Peerless Racing USA #38 Mandeville Auto Results USA Price CobbUSA Rob Dyson USA Jim DowningUSA John Maffucci USA Jack BaldwinUSA Jim Miller USA Roger MandevilleUSA Danny Smith 6 Laguna Seca USA #7 Zakspeed USA GBR #24 Spice Engineering USA #07 Roush Racing USA #75 Clayton Cunningham Results FRG Klaus Ludwig USA Bob Earl USA Scott Pruett USA Tommy Kendall 7 Charlotte USA #16 Dyson Racing GBR #24 Spice Engineering USA #76 City Peerless USA #75 Clayton Cunningham Results USA Price CobbUSA Drake Olson USA Bob EarlGBR Ray Bellm USA Jack Baldwin USA Tommy Kendall 8 Lime Rock USA #14 Holbert Racing USA #70 Z&W Motorsports Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results USA Al Holbert USA David Loring 9 Mid-Ohio USA #14 Holbert Racing USA #09 Ball Bros. Racing USA #11 Roush Racing USA #55 Huffaker Eng. Results USA Al HolbertGBR Derek Bell USA Steve DurstUSA Mike Brockman USA Scott Pruett USA Bob Earl 10 Palm Beach USA #52 Hendrick USA #80 Gaston Andrey USA #11 Roush Racing USA #38 Mandeville Results USA Doc BundyRSA 1982 Sarel van der Merwe ITA 1946 Carlo FacettiITA 1946 Ruggero Melgrati USA Scott Pruett USA Roger Mandeville 11 Watkins Glen USA #14 Holbert Racing USA #6 Morgan Perf. USA #76 Peerless Racing USA #38 Mandeville Auto Results USA Al HolbertGBR Derek Bell USA Charles MorganUSA Logan Blackburn USA Jack BaldwinUSA Geoff Bodine USA Roger MandevilleUSA Danny Smith 12 Portland USA #14 Holbert Racing USA #63 Certified Brakes USA #7 Roush Racing USA #55 Huffaker Racing Results USA Al Holbert USA Jim Downing USA Scott PruettUSA Caitlyn Jennera USA Bob Earl 13 Sears Point USA #16 Dyson Racing USA #63 Certified Brakes USA #77 Brooks Racing USA #75 Clayton Cunningham Results USA Price CobbUSA Rob Dyson USA Jim Downing USA Willy T. Ribbs USA Tommy Kendall 14 Road America USA #14 Holbert Racing USA #80 Gaston Andrey USA #98 All American Racers USA #38 Mandeville Auto Results USA Al HolbertUSA Al Unser Jr. ITA 1946 Martino FinottoITA 1946 Ruggero Melgrati USA Rocky MoranUSA Dennis Aase USA Roger MandevilleUSA Danny Smith 15 Lime Rock Did Not Participate Did Not Participate USA #76 Peerless-Hendrick USA #75 Clayton Cunningham Results USA Jack Baldwin USA Tommy Kendall 16 Watkins Glen USA #18 BMW North America GBR #24 Spice Engineering USA #98 All American Racers USA #38 Mandeville Auto Results USA John AndrettiUSA Davy Jones USA Bob EarlUSA Chip Ganassi USA Dennis Aase USA Roger Mandeville 17 Columbus USA #85 Bayside Disposal USA #09 Ball Bros. Racing USA #77 Brooks Racing USA #38 Mandeville Auto Results USA Scott PruettFRA 1974 Bob Wollek USA Steve DurstUSA Mike Brockman USA Willy T. Ribbs USA Roger Mandeville 18 Daytona USA #44 Group 44 USA #73 Howard Katz USA #11 Roush Racing USA #38 Mandeville Auto Results USA Bob TulliusUSA Chip Robinson USA Howard KatzUSA Steve Phillips USA Scott Pruett USA Roger Mandeville Notes References External links World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1986 IMSA GT Championship results Category:IMSA GT Championship seasons IMSA GT