1971 IMSA GT Championship

1st season of the racing series organized by IMSA February 2025 1971 IMSA GT Championship none 1972 The 1971 IMSA GT Series season was the inaugural season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes, as well as former Trans Am Series cars in the TO and TU classes. It began April 18, 1971, and ended November 21, 1971, after six rounds. Schedule Rnd Race Length Circuit Date 1 Danville 300 300 mi km on Virginia International Raceway April 18 2 Carter Hall GT 200 mi km on Alabama International Motor Speedway May 15 3 Piedmont 3 Hour 3 Hours Charlotte Motor Speedway May 23 4 Bridgehampton 3 Hours 3 Hours Bridgehampton Race Circuit June 27 5 Summit Point 250 250 mi km on Summit Point Raceway September 19 6 200 Miles of Daytona Beach 200 mi km on Daytona International Speedway November 21 Season results Overall winner in bold. Rnd Circuit GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team TO Winning Team TU Winning Team Results GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers TO Winning Drivers TU Winning Drivers 1 Virginia #57 Corvette #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #21 Javelin #71 Opel Results USA Dave Heinz USA Peter GreggUSA Hurley Haywood USA Robert HennigUSA Richard Staples USA Amos JohnsonUSA Roger MandevilleUSA Bunny Diggett 2 Alabama #57 Corvette #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #21 Javelin #21 Mini Results USA Dave Heinz USA Peter GreggUSA Hurley Haywood USA Robert Hennig USA Joe Richardson 3 Charlotte #57 Corvette #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #21 Javelin #64 Mini Results USA Dave HeinzUSA Or Costanzo USA Peter GreggUSA Hurley Haywood USA Robert HennigUSA Bob Beasley USA Anthony MilneCanada Richard Stevens 4 Bridgehampton #18 Es-Pa Racing #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #84 Camaro #85 Alfa Romeo Results USA Rodney HarrisUSA John Paul Sr. USA Peter GreggUSA Hurley Haywood USA George LisbergUSA Ray Cuomo USA Walt SimendingerUSA Bob Heiberg 5 Summit Point #49 Mustang #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #42 Camaro #93 Jerry Walsh Results USA Lee McDonaldUSA Albert Pentrillo USA Peter GreggUSA Hurley Haywood USA Steve Ross USA Jerry WalshUSA Lee Wiese 6 Daytona #57 Corvette #34 911 #3 Camaro #11 2002 Results USA Don YenkoUSA Dave Heinz USA Bill Cuddy USA Tom NehlUSA Jim Fitzgerald USA Byron MorrisUSA Clint Abernethy Constructors' Championship Points are awarded to the top six in each class in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. GTO standings Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total 1 USA Chevrolet 9 9 9 9 6 9 51 2 USA Shelby 4 9 13 GTU standings Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total 1 Germany Porsche 9 9 9 9 9 9 54 2 United Kingdom Austin-Healey 1 1 1 3 3= United Kingdom MG 2 2 3= Italy Alfa Romeo 2 2 5 United Kingdom Lotus 1 1 TO standings Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total 1 USA Chevrolet 6 6 9 9 9 39 2 USA AMC 9 9 9 1 28 3 USA Ford 2 2 TU standings Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total 1 United Kingdom Austin 4 9 9 6 6 34 2 Germany BMW 6 4 9 19 3 USA Ford 3 3 9 4 19 4 Italy Alfa Romeo 9 3 6 18 5 Germany Opel 9 1 3 13 6 Japan Datsun 4 4 2 10 7 Italy Fiat 6 2 8 8 Sweden Saab 3 3 9 Germany Audi 1 1 External links World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1971 IMSA GT Championship results Category:IMSA GT Championship seasons Imsa Gt Championship