1983 IMSA GT Championship

13th season of the racing series organized by IMSA

The 1983 Camel GT Championship season was the 13th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for GTP class prototypes and GTO and GTU class Grand Tourer-style racing cars. It began February 5, 1983, and ended November 27, 1983, after seventeen 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 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	February 5 February 6
2	Budweiser Grand Prix of Miami	100 km	GTU	Streets of Miami	February 27
		3 Hours	GTP
		100 km	GTO
3	Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring	12 Hours	All	Sebring International Raceway	March 19
4	Road Atlanta Nissan/Datsun 500	500 km	All	Road Atlanta	April 10
5	Los Angeles Times/Datsun Grand Prix	6 Hours	All	Riverside International Raceway	April 24
6	Monterey Triple Crown	45 Minutes	GTU	Laguna Seca Raceway	May 1
6	Monterey Triple Crown	100 Miles	GTP/GTO	Laguna Seca Raceway	May 1
7	Charlotte Camel GT 500	500 km	All	Charlotte Motor Speedway	May 15
8	Coca-Cola 500	3 Hours	All	Lime Rock Park	May 30
9	Lumbermen's 6 Hours	6 Hours	All	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	June 19
10	Paul Revere 250	250 Miles	All	Daytona International Speedway	July 4
11	Pepsi Grand Prix	500 km	All	Brainerd International Raceway	July 10
12	Ford California Grand Prix	3 Hours	All	Sears Point Raceway	July 24
13	G.I. Joe's Grand Prix	3 Hours	All	Portland International Raceway	July 31
14	Labatt's GT	6 Hours	All	Mosport Park	August 14
15	Road America Pabst 500	500 Miles	All	Road America	August 21
16	Grand Prix of Pocono	500 Miles	All	Pocono Raceway	September 11
17	Eastern Airlines 3 Hours of Daytona	3 Hours	All	Daytona International Speedway	November 27

Season results

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Rnd	Circuit	GTP Winning Team	GTO Winning Team	GTU Winning Team	Results
Rnd	Circuit	GTP Winning Drivers	GTO Winning Drivers	GTU Winning Drivers	Results
1	Daytona	United States #6 Henn's Swap Shop	United States #7 Racing Beat	United States #92 Kent Racing	Results
1	Daytona	United States Preston Henn United States A. J. Foyt France Bob Wollek France Claude Ballot-Léna	United States Pete Halsmer United States Bob Reed United States Rick Knoop	United States Lee Mueller United States Hugh McDonough United States Terry Visger	Results
2	Miami	United States #41 Holbert Racing	United States #4 Stratagraph	United States #38 Mandeville Auto Tech	Results
2	Miami	United States Al Holbert	United States Gene Felton	United States Roger Mandeville	Results
3	Sebring	United States #5 Bob Akin Motor Racing	United States #9 Personalized Autohaus^†	United States #66 Mike Meyer Racing	Results
3	Sebring	United States Bob Akin United States Dale Whittington United States John O'Steen	United States Wayne Baker United States Jim Mullen United States Kees Nierop	United States Jack Dunham United States Jeff Kline United States Jon Compton	Results
4	Road Atlanta	United States #44 Group 44	United States #9 Personalized Autohaus	United States #32 Alderman Datsun	Results
4	Road Atlanta	United States Bob Tullius Canada Bill Adam	United States Wayne Baker United States Jim Mullen	United States George Alderman	Results
5	Riverside	United Kingdom #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing	United States #9 Personalized Autohaus	United States #98 All American Racers	Results
5	Riverside	United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick United Kingdom David Hobbs United Kingdom Derek Bell	United States Wayne Baker United States Jim Mullen United States Kes Nierop	United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. United States Whitney Ganz United States Dennis Aase	Results
6	Laguna Seca	United States #14 Holbert Racing	Colombia #55 B de T Racing	Netherlands #16 Boy Hayje	Results
6	Laguna Seca	United States Al Holbert	Colombia Diego Montoya	Netherlands Boy Hayje	Results
7	Charlotte	United States #14 Holbert Racing	United States #9 Personalized Autohaus	United States #98 All American Racers	Results
7	Charlotte	United States Al Holbert United States Jim Trueman	United States Wayne Baker United States Jim Mullen	United States Wally Dallenbach Jr. Netherlands Boy Hayje	Results
8	Lime Rock	United States #44 Group 44	Colombia #55 B de T Racing	United States #95 Leitzinger Racing	Results
8	Lime Rock	United States Bob Tullius Canada Bill Adam	Colombia Diego Montoya	United States Bob Leitzinger United States Logan Blackburn	Results
9	Mid-Ohio	United States #14 Holbert Racing	United States #4 Stratagraph	United States #82 Western Airlines	Results
9	Mid-Ohio	United States Al Holbert United States Doc Bundy United States Bobby Rahal	United States Billy Hagan United States Gene Felton	United States Jack Baldwin United States Joe Varde	Results
10	Daytona	United States #6 Henn's Swap Shop	United States #4 Stratagraph	United States #63 RPG 500 Racing	Results
10	Daytona	United States Hurley Haywood United States A. J. Foyt	United States Billy Hagan United States Gene Felton	United States Jim Downing	Results
11	Brainerd	United States #14 Holbert Racing	United States #81 Electramotive	United States #38 Mandeville Auto Tech	Results
11	Brainerd	United States Al Holbert United States Jim Trueman	United States Tony Adamowicz United States Don Devendorf	United States Roger Mandeville United States Amos Johnson	Results
12	Sears Point	United States #14 Holbert Racing	United States #83 Electramotive	United States #82 Trinity Racing	Results
12	Sears Point	United States Al Holbert United States Jim Trueman	United States Tony Adamowicz United States Don Devendorf	United States Jack Baldwin United States Joe Varde	Results
13	Portland	United States #14 Holbert Racing	United States #83 Electramotive	United States #38 Mandeville Auto Tech	Results
13	Portland	United States Al Holbert	United States Tony Adamowicz United States Don Devendorf	United States Roger Mandeville United States Amos Johnson	Results
14	Mosport	United States #44 Group 44	United States #7 Mazda	United States #38 Mandeville Auto Tech	Results
14	Mosport	United States Bob Tullius Canada Bill Adam	United States Rick Knoop United States John Morton	United States Roger Mandeville United States Amos Johnson	Results
15	Road America	United States #06 Team Zakspeed USA	United States #83 Electramotive	United States #38 Mandeville Auto Tech	Results
15	Road America	United States Tim Coconis Germany Klaus Ludwig	United States Tony Adamowicz United States Don Devendorf	United States Roger Mandeville United States Amos Johnson	Results
16	Pocono	United States #44 Group 44	United States #4 Stratagraph	United States #63 RGP 500 Racing	Results
16	Pocono	United States Bob Tullius United States Doc Bundy	United States Billy Hagan United States Gene Felton	United States Jim Downing United States John Maffucci	Results
17	Daytona	United States #14 Holbert Racing	El Salvador #18 Fomfor Racing	United States #87 Porsche	Results
17	Daytona	United States Al Holbert United States Jim Trueman	El Salvador Francisco "Fomfor" Zablah	United States Bruce Leven United States John Schneider	Results

† - #9 Personalized Autohaus won the 12 Hours of Sebring overall.

External links

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World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1983 IMSA GT Championship results

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