1985 IMSA GT Championship

The 1985 Camel GT Championship season was the 15th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for prototypes in the existing GTP class and new, smaller Lights class, as well as Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes. It began on February 2, 1985, and ended on December 1, 1985, after seventeen rounds.

1985 IMSA GT Championship
Previous: 1984 Next: 1986

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. 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 2
February 3
2 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami 3 Hours Proto Streets of Miami February 24
45 Minutes GTO
45 Minutes GTU
3 Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 23
4 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix 500 km All Road Atlanta April 14
5 Los Angeles Times/Nissan Grand Prix 600 km All Riverside International Raceway April 28
6 Nissan Monterey Triple Crown 300 km Proto Laguna Seca Raceway May 5
100 km GT
7 Grand Prix of Charlotte 300 km GT Charlotte Motor Speedway May 18
500 km Proto May 19
8 Coca-Cola 500 2 Hours GT Lime Rock Park May 27
2 Hours Proto
9 Lumbermen's 500k 300 km GT Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 8
500 km Proto June 9
10 Camel Continental 3 Hours GT Watkins Glen International July 6
3 Hours Proto
11 G.I. Joe's Grand Prix 200 km GT Portland International Raceway July 28
300 km Proto
12 Ford California Grand Prix 300 km Proto Sears Point Raceway August 4
100 km GT
13 Löwenbräu Classic 500 Miles All Road America August 25
14 Grand Prix at Pocono 500 km All Pocono Raceway September 8
15 Serengeti Drivers New York 500 500 km All Watkins Glen International September 29
16 Columbus Ford Dealers 500 1 Hour GT Columbus street course October 5
500 km Proto October 6
17 Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona 3 Hours All Daytona International Speedway December 1

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 #8 Henn's Swap Shop #93 Mid-O Racing #65 Roush Protofab #71 Team Highball Results
A. J. Foyt
Al Unser
Bob Wollek
Thierry Boutsen
Don Marsh
Kelly Marsh
Ron Pawley
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Doc Bundy
John Jones
Jack Dunham
Amos Johnson
Yojiro Terada
2 Miami #14 Holbert Racing #63 RGP 500 Racing #06 Roush Protofab #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Jim Downing
John Maffuci
Willy T. Ribbs Jack Baldwin
3 Sebring #8 Preston Henn #63 Jim Downing #65 Roush Protofab #56 SP Racing Results
A. J. Foyt
Bob Wollek
Jim Downing
John Maffuci
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
John Jones
Gary Auberlan
Peter Jauker
Adrian Gang
Cary Eisenlohr
4 Road Atlanta #04 Group 44 #72 Fabcar #65 Roush Protofab #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
Hurley Haywood
Brian Redman
Elliot Forbes-Robinson
Tom Winters
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
John Jones
Jack Baldwin
5 Riverside #68 BF Goodrich #63 RGP 500 Racing #65 Roush Protofab #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
Pete Halsmer
John Morton
Jim Downing
John Maffucci
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
John Jones
Jack Baldwin
Jeff Kline
6 Laguna Seca #14 Holbert Racing #6 Charles Morgan #98 All American Racers #55 Huffaker Racing Results
Al Holbert Bill Alsup Dennis Aase Bob Earl
7 Charlotte #14 Holbert Racing #63 RGP 500 Racing #53 Danny Smith #55 Huffaker Racing Results
Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Jim Downing
John Maffuci
Danny Smith Bob Earl
8 Lime Rock #16 Dyson Racing #9 Essex Racing #7 Brooks Racing #99 All American Racers Results
Drake Olson Peter Greenfield
Michael Greenfield
Darin Brassfield Chris Cord
9 Mid-Ohio #14 Holbert Racing #75 Malibu Grand Prix #65 Roush Protofab #84 Entech Racing Results
Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Jack Baldwin
Jeff Kline
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
John Jones
Clay Young
10 Watkins Glen #14 Holbert Racing #6 Charles Morgan #7 Brooks Racing #55 Huffaker Racing Results
Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Charles Morgan
Bill Alsup
Darin Brassfield
Klaus Ludwig
Bob Earl
11 Portland #14 Holbert Racing #63 RGP 500 Racing #7 Brooks Racing #55 Huffaker Racing Results
Al Holbert Jim Downing Darin Brassfield Bob Earl
12 Sears Point #86 Bayside Disposal #75 Malibu Grand Prix #7 Brooks Racing #55 Huffaker Racing Results
Bob Wollek Jeff Kline Darin Brassfield Bob Earl
13 Road America #16 Dyson Racing #93 Mid-O Racing #65 Roush Protofab #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
Bobby Rahal
Drake Olson
Don Marsh
Kelly Marsh
Ron Pawley
Lyn St. James
John Jones
Jack Baldwin
Jeff Kline
14 Pocono #14 Holbert Racing #9 Essex Racing #77 Brooks Racing #99 All American Racers Results
Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Scott Schubot
Dennis Vitolo
Darin Brassfield
Scott Pruett
Chris Cord
Dennis Aase
15 Watkins Glen #14 Holbert Racing #63 RGP 500 Racing #07 Roush Racing #76 Malibu Grand Prix Results
Al Holbert
Derek Bell
Jim Downing
John Maffuci
Lyn St. James Jack Baldwin
16 Columbus #16 Dyson Racing #63 RGP 500 Racing #5 Dingman Bros. #55 Huffaker Racing Results
Price Cobb
Drake Olson
Jim Downing
John Maffuci
Steve Millen Bob Earl
17 Daytona #14 Holbert Racing #63 Jim Downing #65 Roush Protofab #99 All American Racers Results
Al Holbert
Al Unser, Jr.
Jim Downing
John Maffuci
Lyn St. James
John Jones
Chris Cord
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