1981 IMSA GT Championship season

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1981 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1981 Camel GT Championship season was the 11th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was a series comprised of 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.

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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 Flag of Florida 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge 24 Hours All Daytona International Speedway January 31
February 1
2 Flag of Florida Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 21
3 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta Grand Prix 45 Minutes GTU Road Atlanta April 12
100 Miles GTX/GTO
4 Flag of California Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix 6 Hours All Riverside International Raceway April 26
5 Flag of California Datsun Monterey Triple Crown 45 Minutes GTU Laguna Seca Raceway May 3
100 Miles GTX/GTO
6 Flag of Connecticut Coca-Cola 400 45 Minutes GTU Lime Rock Park May 24
200 Miles GTX/GTO
7 Flag of Ohio Red Roof Inns GT 200 200 Miles All Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course May 31
8 Flag of Minnesota Pepsi Grand Prix 200 km All Brainerd International Raceway June 14
9 Flag of Florida Paul Revere 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway July 5
10 Flag of California Datsun California Grand Prix 100 Miles GTX/GTO Sears Point Raceway July 26
75 Miles GTU
11 Flag of Oregon G.I. Joe's/Camel Grand Prix 45 Minutes GTU Portland International Raceway August 2
100 Miles GTX/GTO
12 Flag of Ontario Molson 1000 6 Hours All Mosport Park August 16
13 Flag of Wisconsin Pabst 500 500 Miles All Road America August 23
14 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) Grand Prix of Road Atlanta 45 Minutes GTU Road Atlanta September 13
150 Miles GTX/GTO
15 Flag of Pennsylvania Kenwood Stereo 500 500 Miles All Pocono Raceway September 27
16 Flag of Florida Camel GT 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway November 29

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