1982 IMSA GT Championship

12th season of the racing series organized by IMSA February 2025 1982 IMSA GT Championship 1981 1983 The 1982 Camel GT Championship season was the 12th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was the first year of the GTP class, which combined the previous GTX class of Group 5 cars and prototypes. Other competitors ran in the GTO and GTU classes of Grand Tourer-style racing cars. It began January 30, 1982, and ended November 28, 1982, after nineteen rounds. John Paul Junior won the GTP category driving a Porsche 935 and a Lola T600 Chevrolet. Don Devendorf won GTO and Jim Downing won GTU. Schedule The GTU class did not participate with the GTP and GTO classes in shorter events, instead holding their own separate event which included touring car competitors from the IMSA Champion Spark Plug Challenge. These touring cars 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 30January 31 2 Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring 12 hours All Sebring International Raceway March 20 3 Road Atlanta Grand Prix 150 mi km GTP/GTO Road Atlanta April 4 45 minutes GTU 4 Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix 6 hours All Riverside International Raceway April 25 5 Datsun Monterey Triple Crown 45 minutes GTU Laguna Seca Raceway May 2 100 mi km GTP/GTO 6 Charlotte Camel GT 500 500 km All Charlotte Motor Speedway May 16 7 Red Roof Inns Sprints 1 hour GTU Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course May 23 100 mi km GTP/GTO 8 Coca-Cola 400 1 hour GTP/GTO Lime Rock Park May 31 45 minutes GTU 9 The NTW 300 100 mi km GTU Summit Point Motorsports Park June 20 10 Paul Revere 250 250 mi km All Daytona International Speedway July 3 11 Pepsi Grand Prix 200 km All Brainerd International Raceway July 11 12 California Grand Prix 100 mi km GTP/GTO Sears Point Raceway July 25 75 mi km GTU 13 G.I. Joe's/Toyota Grand Prix 100 mi km GTP/GTO Portland International Raceway August 1 30 minutes GTU 14 Labatt's 50 GT 6 hours All Mosport Park August 15 15 Pabst 500 500 mi km All Road America August 22 16 Lumbermen's Six Hours 6 hours All Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course September 5 17 Sprite 500 500 km All Road Atlanta September 12 18 Grand Prix of Pocono 500 mi km All Pocono Raceway September 26 19 Daytona Three Hour 3 hours All Daytona International Speedway November 28 Season results thumb| John Paul Jr. won the GTP title driving a Porsche 935 and a Lola T600 (pictured above at the Laguna Seca round) thumb|Klaus Ludwig won the Sears Point round driving a Ford Mustang Turbo. The car is pictured at Laguna Seca. Rnd Circuit GTP Winning Team GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team Results GTP Winning Drivers GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers 1 Daytona USA #18 JLP Racing USA #77 Mazda North America USA #98 Kent Racing Results USA John Paul, Sr.USA John Paul Jr.DEU Rolf Stommelen JPN Yojiro TeradaJPN Yoshimi KatayamaJPN Takashi Yorino USA Lee MuellerUSA Kathy RudeCAN Allan Moffat 2 Sebring USA #18 JLP Racing PRI #9 Diego Febles Racing USA #38 Mandeville Auto Tech Results USA John Paul, Sr.USA John Paul Jr. PRI Diego FeblesPRI Tato FerrerPRI Chiqui Soldevilla USA Roger MandevilleUSA Jeff KlineUSA Amos Johnson 3 Road Atlanta USA #18 JLP Racing USA #11 Kendall Racing USA #85 Alderman Datsun Results USA John Paul Jr. USA Dennis Aase USA Logan Blackburn 4 Riverside USA #0 Interscope Racing USA #05 T&R Racing USA #82 Trinity Racing Results USA Ted FieldUSA Bill Whittington USA Tico AlmeidaVEN 1930 Ernesto Soto USA Jim CookUSA Jim Mullen 5 Laguna Seca USA #18 JLP Racing USA #82 Electramotive USA #82 Casey-Montex Results USA John Paul Jr. USA Don Devendorf USA Joe Varde 6 Charlotte USA #18 JLP Racing USA #44 Stratagraph USA #85 Alderman Datsun Results USA John Paul, Sr.USA John Paul Jr. USA Billy HaganUSA Gene Felton USA George AldermanUSA Logan Blackburn 7 Mid-Ohio GBR #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing USA #82 Electramotive USA #63 Jim Downing Results GBR John Fitzpatrick USA Don Devendorf USA Jim Downing 8 Lime Rock GBR #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing USA #83 Electramotive USA #82 Casey-Montex Results GBR John Fitzpatrick USA Don Devendorf USA Joe Varde 9 Summit Point Did not participate Did not participate USA #82 Casey-Montex Results USA Joe Varde 10 Daytona USA #0 Interscope Racing COL #55 Diego Montoya USA #85 Alderman Datsun Results USA Ted FieldUSA Danny Ongais COL Diego Montoya USA Logan Blackburn 11 Brainerd USA #18 JLP Racing USA #05 Tico Almeida USA #85 Alderman Datsun Results USA John Paul Jr. USA Tico Almeida USA Logan Blackburn 12 Sears Point USA #16 Zakspeed Roush USA #83 Electramotive USA #82 Casey-Montex Results DEU Klaus Ludwig USA Don Devendorf USA Joe Varde 13 Portland USA #18 JLP Racing USA #83 Electramotive USA #38 Mandeville Auto Tech Results USA John Paul Jr. USA Don Devendorf USA Roger Mandeville 14 Mosport USA #46 JLP Racing USA #91 Electrodyne USA #38 Mandeville Auto Tech Results USA John Paul, Sr.USA John Paul Jr. USA Wayne BakerUSA Chester Vincentz USA Roger MandevilleUSA Amos Johnson 15 Road America GBR #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing USA #14 Oftedahl Racing USA #82 Casey-Montex Results GBR John FitzpatrickGBR David Hobbs USA Bob RaubUSA Chris Gleason USA Joe VardeUSA Jeff Kline 16 Mid-Ohio GBR #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing USA #82 Electramotive USA #32 Alderman Datsun Results GBR John FitzpatrickGBR David Hobbs USA Don DevendorfUSA Tony Adamowicz USA Logan BlackburnUSA George Alderman 17 Road Atlanta USA #46 JLP Racing USA #13 T&R Racing USA #38 Mandeville Auto Tech Results USA John Paul, Sr.USA John Paul Jr. USA John GreenwoodUSA Rene Rodriguez USA Roger MandevilleUSA Amos Johnson 18 Pocono USA #0 Interscope Racing USA #91 Electrodyne USA #63 Jim Downing Results USA Ted FieldUSA Danny Ongais USA Wayne BackerUSA Chester Vincentz USA Jim DowningUSA John Maffucci 19 Daytona USA #00 Interscope Racing USA #44 Stratagraph USA #63 Jim Downing Results USA Ted FieldUSA Danny Ongais USA Billy HaganUSA Gene Felton USA Jim DowningUSA John Maffucci Series standings John Paul Junior won the GTP category driving a Porsche 935 and a Lola T600 Chevrolet.Peter Higham, The Guiness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 444 Don Devendorf won GTO and Jim Downing won GTU. References External links World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1982 IMSA GT Championship results 1982 standings, www.classicscars.com Category:IMSA GT Championship seasons IMSA GT