1981 IMSA GT Championship

11th season of the racing series organized by IMSA February 2025 1981 IMSA GT Championship 1980 1982 The 1981 Camel GT Championship season was the 11th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was a series for GTX class Group 5 cars and GTO and GTU class Grand tourer cars. It began January 31, 1981, and ended November 29, 1981, after sixteen rounds. Schedule The GTU class did not participate with the GTX and GTO classes in shorter events, instead holding their own separate event which included touring car competitors from the IMSA Champion Spark Plug Challenge, but did not race for points in the IMSA GT Championship. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time. Rnd Race Length Class Circuit Date 1 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge 24 Hours All Daytona International Speedway January 31February 1 2 Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 21 3 Road Atlanta Grand Prix 45 Minutes GTU Road Atlanta April 12 100 Miles GTX/GTO 4 Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix 6 Hours All Riverside International Raceway April 26 5 Datsun Monterey Triple Crown 45 Minutes GTU Laguna Seca Raceway May 3 100 Miles GTX/GTO 6 Coca-Cola 400 45 Minutes GTU Lime Rock Park May 24 200 Miles GTX/GTO 7 Red Roof Inns GT 200 200 Miles All Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course May 31 8 Pepsi Grand Prix 200 km All Brainerd International Raceway June 14 9 Paul Revere 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway July 5 10 Datsun California Grand Prix 100 Miles GTX/GTO Sears Point Raceway July 26 75 Miles GTU 11 G.I. Joe's/Camel Grand Prix 45 Minutes GTU Portland International Raceway August 2 100 Miles GTX/GTO 12 Molson 1000 6 Hours All Mosport Park August 16 13 Pabst 500 500 Miles All Road America August 23 14 Grand Prix of Road Atlanta 45 Minutes GTU Road Atlanta September 13 150 Miles GTX/GTO 15 Kenwood Stereo 500 500 Miles All Pocono Raceway September 27 16 Camel GT 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway November 29 Season results Rnd Circuit GTX Winning Team GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team Results GTX Winning Drivers GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers 1 Daytona USA #9 Garretson/Style Auto USA #14 Bavarian Motors Intl. USA #62 Kegel Enterprises Results USA Bob GarretsonUSA Bobby RahalGBR Brian Redman USA Alf GebhardtDEU Hans-Joachim StuckSUI Walter Brun USA Bill KollUSA Jeff KlineUSA Rob McFarlin 2 Sebring USA #86 Bayside Disposal Racing USA #58 Charles Kendall USA #98 Kent Racing Results USA Hurley HaywoodUSA Al HolbertUSA Bruce Leven USA Chuck KendallUSA Pete SmithUSA Dennis Aase USA Lee MuellerUSA Walt Bohren 3 Road Atlanta GBR #1 John Fitzpatrick Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #7 Kent Racing Results GBR John Fitzpatrick USA Dave Cowart USA Walt Bohren 4 Riverside GBR #1 John Fitzpatrick Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #23 Raytown Datsun Results GBR John FitzpatrickUSA Jim Busby USA Dave CowartUSA Kenper Miller USA Frank CarneyUSA Dick Davenport 5 Laguna Seca USA #7 Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #92 Kent Racing Results GBR Brian Redman USA Dave Cowart USA Lee Mueller 6 Lime Rock USA #7 Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #98 Kent Racing Results GBR Brian Redman USA Dave CowartUSA Kenper Miller USA Walt Bohren 7 Mid-Ohio USA #7 Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #85 Logan Blackburn Results GBR Brian Redman USA Dave CowartUSA Kenper Miller USA Logan Blackburn 8 Brainerd USA #6 Team Zakspeed Roush USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #92 Kent Racing Results DEU Klaus Ludwig USA Dave Cowart USA Lee Mueller 9 Daytona COL #46 DeNarvaez Enterprises USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #23 Raytown Datsun Results COL Mauricio de NarváezUSA Hurley Haywood USA Dave CowartUSA Kenper Miller USA Dick Davenport 10 Sears Point USA #6 Team Zakspeed Roush USA #11 Kendall Racing USA #22 Personalized Autohaus Results DEU Klaus Ludwig USA Dennis Aase USA Wayne Baker 11 Portland USA #7 Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #92 Kent Racing Results GBR Brian Redman USA Dave Cowart USA Lee Mueller 12 Mosport DEU #3 Andial Meister Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #92 Kent Racing Results DEU Rolf StommelenDEU Harald Grohs USA Dave CowartUSA Kenper Miller USA Lee MuellerUSA Walt Bohren 13 Road America DEU #3 Andial Meister Racing USA #11 Kendall Racing USA #92 Kent Racing Results DEU Rolf StommelenDEU Harald Grohs USA Chuck KendallUSA Pete SmithUSA Dennis Aase USA Lee MuellerUSA Walt Bohren 14 Road Atlanta USA #7 Kent-Cooke/Woods Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #98 Kent Racing Results GBR Brian Redman USA Kenper Miller USA Walt Bohren 15 Pocono USA #18 JLP Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #98 Kent Racing Results USA John Paul, Sr.USA John Paul Jr. USA Dave CowartUSA Kenper Miller USA Walt BohrenUSA Rick Knoop 16 Daytona USA #18 JLP Racing USA #25 Red Lobster Racing USA #98 Kent Racing Results USA John Paul Jr. USA Dave CowartUSA Kenper Miller USA Walt Bohren External links World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1981 IMSA GT Championship results Category:IMSA GT Championship seasons IMSA GT