1981 IMSA GT Championship

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

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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 31
February 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

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Rnd Circuit GTX Winning Team GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team Results
GTX Winning Drivers GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers
1 Daytona   #9 Garretson/Style Auto   #14 Bavarian Motors Intl.   #62 Kegel Enterprises Results
  Bob Garretson
  Bobby Rahal
  Brian Redman
  Alf Gebhardt
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
  Walter Brun
  Bill Koll
  Jeff Kline
  Rob McFarlin
2 Sebring   #86 Bayside Disposal Racing   #58 Charles Kendall   #98 Kent Racing Results
  Hurley Haywood
  Al Holbert
  Bruce Leven
  Chuck Kendall
  Pete Smith
  Dennis Aase
  Lee Mueller
  Walt Bohren
3 Road Atlanta   #1 John Fitzpatrick Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #7 Kent Racing Results
  John Fitzpatrick   Dave Cowart   Walt Bohren
4 Riverside   #1 John Fitzpatrick Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #23 Raytown Datsun Results
  John Fitzpatrick
  Jim Busby
  Dave Cowart
  Kenper Miller
  Frank Carney
  Dick Davenport
5 Laguna Seca   #7 Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #92 Kent Racing Results
  Brian Redman   Dave Cowart   Lee Mueller
6 Lime Rock   #7 Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #98 Kent Racing Results
  Brian Redman   Dave Cowart
  Kenper Miller
  Walt Bohren
7 Mid-Ohio   #7 Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #85 Logan Blackburn Results
  Brian Redman   Dave Cowart
  Kenper Miller
  Logan Blackburn
8 Brainerd   #6 Team Zakspeed Roush   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #92 Kent Racing Results
  Klaus Ludwig   Dave Cowart   Lee Mueller
9 Daytona   #46 DeNarvaez Enterprises   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #23 Raytown Datsun Results
  Mauricio DeNarvaez
  Hurley Haywood
  Dave Cowart
  Kenper Miller
  Dick Davenport
10 Sears Point   #6 Team Zakspeed Roush   #11 Kendall Racing   #22 Personalized Autohaus Results
  Klaus Ludwig   Dennis Aase   Wayne Baker
11 Portland   #7 Kent-Cooke/Wood Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #92 Kent Racing Results
  Brian Redman   Dave Cowart   Lee Mueller
12 Mosport   #3 Andial Meister Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #92 Kent Racing Results
  Rolf Stommelen
  Harald Grohs
  Dave Cowart
  Kenper Miller
  Lee Mueller
  Walt Bohren
13 Road America   #3 Andial Meister Racing   #11 Kendall Racing   #92 Kent Racing Results
  Rolf Stommelen
  Harald Grohs
  Chuck Kendall
  Pete Smith
  Dennis Aase
  Lee Mueller
  Walt Bohren
14 Road Atlanta   #7 Kent-Cooke/Woods Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #98 Kent Racing Results
  Brian Redman   Kenper Miller   Walt Bohren
15 Pocono   #18 JLP Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #98 Kent Racing Results
  John Paul, Sr.
  John Paul Jr.
  Dave Cowart
  Kenper Miller
  Walt Bohren
  Rick Knoop
16 Daytona   #18 JLP Racing   #25 Red Lobster Racing   #98 Kent Racing Results
  John Paul Jr.   Dave Cowart
  Kenper Miller
  Walt Bohren
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