1975 IMSA GT Championship

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The 1975 Camel GT Challenge season was the 5th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. The series was for GTO and GTU class Grand tourer racing cars. It began February 1, 1975, and ended November 30, 1975, after seventeen rounds.

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Schedule

Some events were run twice, with each running counting as one round.

RndRaceLengthCircuitDate
1 24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours Daytona International Speedway February 1
February 2
2 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway March 21
3 Road Atlanta 100 100 mi (160 km) Road Atlanta April 20
4100 mi (160 km)
5 Monterey Triple Crown 100 mi (160 km) Laguna Seca Raceway May 4
6100 mi (160 km)
7 Six Hours of Riverside 6 Hours Riverside International Raceway May 10
8 Schaefer 350 100 mi (160 km) Lime Rock Park May 26
9100 mi (160 km)
10 Mid-Ohio 100 100 mi (160 km) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 1
11 Mosport 100 100 mi (160 km) Mosport Park June 14
12 Paul Revere 250 250 mi (400 km) Daytona International Speedway July 4
13Mid-America 100100 mi (160 km) Mid-America Raceways July 20
14100 mi (160 km)
15Talladega 1 Hour1 Hour Talladega Superspeedway August 9
16 Mid-Ohio 6 Hours 6 Hours Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 24
17 Championship Finals 250 mi (400 km) Daytona International Speedway November 30

Season results

RndCircuitGTO Winning TeamGTU Winning TeamResults
GTO Winning DriversGTU Winning Drivers
1 Daytona #59 Brumos Porsche #60 Rusty Bond Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood
Flag of the United States.svg Rusty Bond
Flag of the United States.svg George Rollin
Flag of the United States.svg John Belperche
2 Sebring #25 BMW Motorsport #44 Montura Ranch Estates Results
Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Garcia
Flag of the United States.svg Albert Naon
Flag of the United States.svg John Freyre
3 Road Atlanta #59 Porsche #33 Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp
4 Road Atlanta #14 Porsche #33 Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Al Holbert Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp
5 Laguna Seca #59 Porsche Datsun Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Walt Maas
6 Laguna Seca #25 BMW Motorsport #33 Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp
7 Riverside #25 BMW Motorsport #33 Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck
Flag of Austria.svg Dieter Quester
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp
Flag of the United States.svg Walt Maas
8 Lime Rock Porsche Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp
9 Lime Rock Porsche Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Al Holbert Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp
10 Mid-Ohio Porsche Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Al Holbert Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp
11 Mosport #6 G. W. Dickinson#47 Transcendental Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood Flag of the United States.svg Brad Frisselle
12 Daytona BMW Motorsport Juan Montalvo Results
Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Montalvo
13Mid-America Porsche Transcendental Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Al Holbert Flag of the United States.svg Brad Frisselle
14Mid-America Porsche Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Al Holbert Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp
15 Talladega BMW Motorsport Transcendental Racing Results
Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck Flag of the United States.svg Brad Frisselle
16 Mid-Ohio #14 Porsche Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Al Holbert
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Forbes-Robinson
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Fitzgerald
17 Daytona #76 John Greenwood#33 Bob Sharp Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg John Greenwood Flag of the United States.svg Bob Sharp


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