1986 IMSA GT Championship season

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1986 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1986 Camel GT Championship season was the 16th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was comprised of GTP and Lights classes of prototypes, as well as Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes. It began February 1, 1986 and ended October 26, 1986 after eighteen rounds.

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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 as GT featured both GTO and GTU classes combined, while Proto signifies GTP and Lights running together. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.

Rnd Race Length Class Circuit Date
1 Flag of Florida SunBank 24 at Daytona 24 Hours All Daytona International Speedway February 1
February 2
2 Flag of Florida Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami 45 Minutes GTO Miami street course March 2
30 Minutes Lights
45 Minutes GTU
3 Hours GTP
3 Flag of Florida Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 22
4 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix 45 Minutes GT Road Atlanta April 5
500 km Proto
5 Flag of California Los Angeles Times/Ford Grand Prix 6 Hours All Riverside International Raceway April 27
6 Flag of California Monterey Triple Crown 300 km Proto Laguna Seca Raceway May 4
100 km GT
7 Flag of North Carolina Charlotte Grand Prix 300 km GT Charlotte Motor Speedway May 17
500 km Proto May 18
8 Flag of Connecticut Lime Rock Grand Prix 150 Laps Proto Lime Rock Park May 26
9 Flag of Ohio Mid-Ohio Grand Prix 250 km GT Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 8
500 km Proto
10 Flag of Florida Grand Prix of Palm Beach 45 Minutes GTU West Palm Beach street course June 22
45 Minutes GTO
3 Hours Proto
11 Flag of New York Camel Continental 500 Miles All Watkins Glen International July 6
12 Flag of Oregon G.I. Joe's Grand Prix 300 km GT Portland International Raceway July 27
300 km Proto
13 Flag of California Ford California Grand Prix 300 km Proto Sears Point Raceway August 3
100 km GT
14 Flag of Wisconsin Löwenbräu Classic 500 Miles All Road America August 24
15 Flag of Connecticut Camel Grand Prix 2 Hours GT Lime Rock Park September 1
16 Flag of New York Kodak Copier 500 300 km GT Watkins Glen International September 20
500 km Proto September 21
17 Flag of Ohio Columbus Ford Dealers 500 500 km Proto Columbus street course October 5
1 Hour GT
18 Flag of Florida Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona 100 km GTU Daytona International Speedway October 26
3 Hours Proto/GTO

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