1982 IMSA GT Championship

1982 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1982 Camel GT Championship season was the 12th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was the first year of the GTP class, which combined the previous GTX class of Group 5 cars and prototypes. Other competitors ran in the GTO and GTU classes of Grand Tourer-style racing cars. It began January 30, 1982, and ended November 28, 1982, after nineteen rounds.

Schedule

The GTU class did not participate with the GTP and GTO classes in shorter events, instead holding their own separate event which included touring car competitors from the IMSA Champion Spark Plug Challenge. These touring cars 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 30
January 31
2 Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring 12 hours All Sebring International Raceway March 20
3 Road Atlanta Grand Prix 150 miles (240 km) GTP/GTO Road Atlanta April 4
45 minutes GTU
4 Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix 6 hours All Riverside International Raceway April 25
5 Datsun Monterey Triple Crown 45 minutes GTU Laguna Seca Raceway May 2
100 miles (160 km) GTP/GTO
6 Charlotte Camel GT 500 500 km All Charlotte Motor Speedway May 16
7 Red Roof Inns Sprints 1 hour GTU Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course May 23
100 miles (160 km) GTP/GTO
8 Coca-Cola 400 1 hour GTP/GTO Lime Rock Park May 31
45 minutes GTU
9 The NTW 300 100 miles (160 km) GTU Summit Point Motorsports Park June 20
10 Paul Revere 250 250 miles (400 km) All Daytona International Speedway July 3
11 Pepsi Grand Prix 200 km All Brainerd International Raceway July 11
12 California Grand Prix 100 miles (160 km) GTP/GTO Sears Point Raceway July 25
75 miles (121 km) GTU
13 G.I. Joe's/Toyota Grand Prix 100 miles (160 km) GTP/GTO Portland International Raceway August 1
30 minutes GTU
14 Labatt's 50 GT 6 hours All Mosport Park August 15
15 Pabst 500 500 miles (800 km) All Road America August 22
16 Lumbermen's Six Hours 6 hours All Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course September 5
17 Sprite 500 500 km All Road Atlanta September 12
18 Grand Prix of Pocono 500 miles (800 km) All Pocono Raceway September 26
19 Daytona Three Hour 3 hours All Daytona International Speedway November 28

Season results

Rnd Circuit GTP Winning Team GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team Results
GTP Winning Drivers GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers
1 Daytona United States #18 JLP Racing United States #77 Mazda North America United States #98 Kent Racing Results
United States John Paul, Sr.
United States John Paul, Jr.
Germany Rolf Stommelen
Japan Yojiro Terada
Japan Yoshimi Katayama
Japan Takashi Yorino
United States Lee Mueller
United States Kathy Rude
Australia Allan Moffat
2 Sebring United States #18 JLP Racing Puerto Rico #9 Diego Febles Racing United States #38 Mandeville Auto Tech Results
United States John Paul, Sr.
United States John Paul, Jr.
Puerto Rico Diego Febles
Puerto Rico Tato Ferrer
Puerto Rico Chiqui Soldevilla
United States Roger Mandeville
United States Jeff Kline
United States Amos Johnson
3 Road Atlanta United States #18 JLP Racing United States #11 Kendall Racing United States #85 Alderman Datsun Results
United States John Paul, Jr. United States Dennis Aase United States Logan Blackburn
4 Riverside United States #0 Interscope Racing United States #05 T&R Racing United States #82 Trinity Racing Results
United States Ted Field
United States Bill Whittington
United States Tico Almeida
Venezuela Ernesto Soto
United States Jim Cook
United States Jim Mullen
5 Laguna Seca United States #18 JLP Racing United States #82 Electramotive United States #82 Casey-Montex Results
United States John Paul, Jr. United States Don Devendorf United States Joe Varde
6 Charlotte United States #18 JLP Racing United States #44 Stratagraph United States #85 Alderman Datsun Results
United States John Paul, Sr.
United States John Paul, Jr.
United States Billy Hagan
United States Gene Felton
United States George Alderman
United States Logan Blackburn
7 Mid-Ohio United Kingdom #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing United States #82 Electramotive United States #63 Jim Downing Results
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick United States Don Devendorf United States Jim Downing
8 Lime Rock United Kingdom #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing United States #83 Electramotive United States #82 Casey-Montex Results
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick United States Don Devendorf United States Joe Varde
9 Summit Point Did Not Participate Did Not Participate United States #82 Casey-Montex Results
United States Joe Varde
10 Daytona United States #0 Interscope Racing Colombia #55 Diego Montoya United States #85 Alderman Datsun Results
United States Ted Field
United States Danny Ongais
Colombia Diego Montoya United States Logan Blackburn
11 Brainerd United States #18 JLP Racing United States #05 Tico Almeida United States #85 Alderman Datsun Results
United States John Paul, Jr. United States Tico Almeida United States Logan Blackburn
12 Sears Point United States #16 Zakspeed Roush United States #83 Electramotive United States #82 Casey-Montex Results
Germany Klaus Ludwig United States Don Devendorf United States Joe Varde
13 Portland United States #18 JLP Racing United States #83 Electramotive United States #38 Mandeville Auto Tech Results
United States John Paul, Jr. United States Don Devendorf United States Roger Mandeville
14 Mosport United States #46 JLP Racing United States #91 Electrodyne United States #38 Mandeville Auto Tech Results
United States John Paul, Sr.
United States John Paul, Jr.
United States Wayne Baker
United States Chester Vincentz
United States Roger Mandeville
United States Amos Johnson
15 Road America United Kingdom #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing United States #14 Oftedahl Racing United States #82 Casey-Montex Results
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
United Kingdom David Hobbs
United States Bob Raub
United States Chris Gleason
United States Joe Varde
United States Jeff Kline
16 Mid-Ohio United Kingdom #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing United States #82 Electramotive United States #32 Alderman Datsun Results
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
United Kingdom David Hobbs
United States Don Devendorf
United States Tony Adamowicz
United States Logan Blackburn
United States George Alderman
17 Road Atlanta United States #46 JLP Racing United States #13 T&R Racing United States #38 Mandeville Auto Tech Results
United States John Paul, Sr.
United States John Paul, Jr.
United States John Greenwood
United States Rene Rodriguez
United States Roger Mandeville
United States Amos Johnson
18 Pocono United States #0 Interscope Racing United States #91 Electrodyne United States #63 Jim Downing Results
United States Jim Field
United States Danny Ongais
United States Wayne Backer
United States Chester Vincentz
United States Jim Downing
United States John Maffucci
19 Daytona United States #00 Interscope Racing United States #44 Stratagraph United States #63 Jim Downing Results
United States Ted Field
United States Danny Ongais
United States Billy Hagan
United States Gene Felton
United States Jim Downing
United States John Maffucci

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