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.

1981 IMSA GT Championship
Previous: 1980 Next: 1982

Schedule

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

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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