1971 IMSA GT Championship

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The 1971 IMSA GT Series season was the inaugural season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes, as well as former Trans Am Series cars in the TO and TU classes. It began April 18, 1971, and ended November 21, 1971, after six rounds.

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Schedule

RndRaceLengthCircuitDate
1Danville 300300 mi (480 km) Virginia International Raceway April 18
2Carter Hall GT200 mi (320 km) Alabama International Motor Speedway May 15
3 Piedmont 3 Hour 3 Hours Charlotte Motor Speedway May 23
4 Bridgehampton 3 Hours 3 Hours Bridgehampton Race Circuit June 27
5Summit Point 250250 mi (400 km) Summit Point Raceway September 19
6 200 Miles of Daytona Beach 200 mi (320 km) Daytona International Speedway November 21

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

RndCircuitGTO Winning TeamGTU Winning TeamTO Winning TeamTU Winning TeamResults
GTO Winning DriversGTU Winning DriversTO Winning DriversTU Winning Drivers
1 Virginia #57 Corvette #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #21 Javelin #71 Opel Results
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Heinz Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood 		Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennig
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Staples		 Flag of the United States.svg Amos Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Roger Mandeville
Flag of the United States.svg Bunny Diggett
2 Alabama #57 Corvette #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #21 Javelin #21 Mini Results
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Heinz Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood 		Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennig Flag of the United States.svg Joe Richardson
3 Charlotte #57 Corvette #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #21 Javelin #64 Mini Results
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Heinz
Flag of the United States.svg Or Costanzo		 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood 		Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hennig
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Beasley		 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Milne
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Stevens
4 Bridgehampton #18 Es-Pa Racing#59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #84 Camaro #85 Alfa Romeo Results
Flag of the United States.svg Rodney Harris
Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Sr.		 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood 		Flag of the United States.svg George Lisberg
Flag of the United States.svg Ray Cuomo		 Flag of the United States.svg Walt Simendinger
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Heiberg
5 Summit Point #49 Mustang #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #42 Camaro #93 Jerry Walsh Results
Flag of the United States.svg Lee McDonald
Flag of the United States.svg Albert Pentrillo		 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood 		Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ross Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Walsh
Flag of the United States.svg Lee Wiese
6 Daytona #57 Corvette #34 911 #3 Camaro #11 2002 Results
Flag of the United States.svg Don Yenko
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Heinz		 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Cuddy Flag of the United States.svg Tom Nehl
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Fitzgerald		 Flag of the United States.svg Byron Morris
Flag of the United States.svg Clint Abernethy

Constructors' Championship

Points are awarded to the top six in each class in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.

GTO standings

PosConstructorRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 99996951
2 Flag of the United States.svg Shelby 4913

GTU standings

PosConstructorRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total
1 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 99999954
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Austin-Healey 1113
3= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg MG 22
3= Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo 22
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lotus 11

TO standings

PosConstructorRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 6699939
2 Flag of the United States.svg AMC 999128
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 22

TU standings

PosConstructorRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Austin 4996634
2 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 64919
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 339419
4 Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo 93618
5 Flag of Germany.svg Opel 91313
6 Flag of Japan.svg Datsun 44210
7 Flag of Italy.svg Fiat 628
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Saab 33
9 Flag of Germany.svg Audi 11


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