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.
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 2February 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 Circuit 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 Auberlen 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
External links World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1985 IMSA GT Championship results