1986 IMSA GT Championship

16th season of the racing series organized by IMSA

1986 IMSA GT Championship

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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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* World Sports Racing Prototypes \- 1986 IMSA GT Championship results

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