The 1985 Camel GT Championship season was the 15th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for prototypes in the existing GTP class and new, smaller Lights class, as well as Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes. It began on February 2, 1985, and ended on December 1, 1985, after seventeen rounds.
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. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.
Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
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1 | SunBank 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | February 2 February 3 |
2 | Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami | 3 Hours | Proto | Streets of Miami | February 24 |
45 Minutes | GTO | ||||
45 Minutes | GTU | ||||
3 | Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 23 |
4 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution Grand Prix | 500 km | All | Road Atlanta | April 14 |
5 | Los Angeles Times/Nissan Grand Prix | 600 km | All | Riverside International Raceway | April 28 |
6 | Nissan Monterey Triple Crown | 300 km | Proto | Laguna Seca Raceway | May 5 |
100 km | GT | ||||
7 | Grand Prix of Charlotte | 300 km | GT | Charlotte Motor Speedway | May 18 |
500 km | Proto | May 19 | |||
8 | Coca-Cola 500 | 2 Hours | GT | Lime Rock Park | May 27 |
2 Hours | Proto | ||||
9 | Lumbermen's 500k | 300 km | GT | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 8 |
500 km | Proto | June 9 | |||
10 | Camel Continental | 3 Hours | GT | Watkins Glen International | July 6 |
3 Hours | Proto | ||||
11 | G.I. Joe's Grand Prix | 200 km | GT | Portland International Raceway | July 28 |
300 km | Proto | ||||
12 | Ford California Grand Prix | 300 km | Proto | Sears Point Raceway | August 4 |
100 km | GT | ||||
13 | Löwenbräu Classic | 500 Miles | All | Road America | August 25 |
14 | Grand Prix at Pocono | 500 km | All | Pocono Raceway | September 8 |
15 | Serengeti Drivers New York 500 | 500 km | All | Watkins Glen International | September 29 |
16 | Columbus Ford Dealers 500 | 1 Hour | GT | Columbus street course | October 5 |
500 km | Proto | October 6 | |||
17 | Eastern 3 Hours of Daytona | 3 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | December 1 |
Rnd | Circuit | GTP Winning Team | Lights Winning Team | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | Results |
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GTP Winning Drivers | Lights Winning Drivers | GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Daytona | #8 Henn's Swap Shop | #93 Mid-O Racing | #65 Roush Protofab | #71 Team Highball | Results |
A. J. Foyt Al Unser Bob Wollek Thierry Boutsen | Don Marsh Kelly Marsh Ron Pawley | Wally Dallenbach Jr. Doc Bundy John Jones | Jack Dunham Amos Johnson Yojiro Terada | |||
2 | Miami | #14 Holbert Racing | #63 RGP 500 Racing | #06 Roush Protofab | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Jim Downing John Maffuci | Willy T. Ribbs | Jack Baldwin | |||
3 | Sebring | #8 Preston Henn | #63 Jim Downing | #65 Roush Protofab | #56 SP Racing | Results |
A. J. Foyt Bob Wollek | Jim Downing John Maffuci | Wally Dallenbach Jr. John Jones | Gary Auberlen Peter Jauker Adrian Gang Cary Eisenlohr | |||
4 | Road Atlanta | #04 Group 44 | #72 Fabcar | #65 Roush Protofab | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Hurley Haywood Brian Redman | Elliot Forbes-Robinson Tom Winters | Wally Dallenbach Jr. John Jones | Jack Baldwin | |||
5 | Riverside | #68 BF Goodrich | #63 RGP 500 Racing | #65 Roush Protofab | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Pete Halsmer John Morton | Jim Downing John Maffucci | Wally Dallenbach Jr. John Jones | Jack Baldwin Jeff Kline | |||
6 | Laguna Seca | #14 Holbert Racing | #6 Charles Morgan | #98 All American Racers | #55 Huffaker Racing | Results |
Al Holbert | Bill Alsup | Dennis Aase | Bob Earl | |||
7 | Charlotte | #14 Holbert Racing | #63 RGP 500 Racing | #53 Danny Smith | #55 Huffaker Racing | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Jim Downing John Maffuci | Danny Smith | Bob Earl | |||
8 | Lime Rock | #16 Dyson Racing | #9 Essex Racing | #7 Brooks Racing | #99 All American Racers | Results |
Drake Olson | Peter Greenfield Michael Greenfield | Darin Brassfield | Chris Cord | |||
9 | Mid-Ohio | #14 Holbert Racing | #75 Malibu Grand Prix | #65 Roush Protofab | #84 Entech Racing | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Jack Baldwin Jeff Kline | Wally Dallenbach Jr. John Jones | Clay Young | |||
10 | Watkins Glen | #14 Holbert Racing | #6 Charles Morgan | #7 Brooks Racing | #55 Huffaker Racing | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Charles Morgan Bill Alsup | Darin Brassfield Klaus Ludwig | Bob Earl | |||
11 | Portland | #14 Holbert Racing | #63 RGP 500 Racing | #7 Brooks Racing | #55 Huffaker Racing | Results |
Al Holbert | Jim Downing | Darin Brassfield | Bob Earl | |||
12 | Sears Point | #86 Bayside Disposal | #75 Malibu Grand Prix | #7 Brooks Racing | #55 Huffaker Racing | Results |
Bob Wollek | Jeff Kline | Darin Brassfield | Bob Earl | |||
13 | Road America | #16 Dyson Racing | #93 Mid-O Racing | #65 Roush Protofab | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Bobby Rahal Drake Olson | Don Marsh Kelly Marsh Ron Pawley | Lyn St. James John Jones | Jack Baldwin Jeff Kline | |||
14 | Pocono | #14 Holbert Racing | #9 Essex Racing | #77 Brooks Racing | #99 All American Racers | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Scott Schubot Dennis Vitolo | Darin Brassfield Scott Pruett | Chris Cord Dennis Aase | |||
15 | Watkins Glen | #14 Holbert Racing | #63 RGP 500 Racing | #07 Roush Racing | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Jim Downing John Maffuci | Lyn St. James | Jack Baldwin | |||
16 | Columbus | #16 Dyson Racing | #63 RGP 500 Racing | #5 Dingman Bros. | #55 Huffaker Racing | Results |
Price Cobb Drake Olson | Jim Downing John Maffuci | Steve Millen | Bob Earl | |||
17 | Daytona | #14 Holbert Racing | #63 Jim Downing | #65 Roush Protofab | #99 All American Racers | Results |
Al Holbert Al Unser Jr. | Jim Downing John Maffuci | Lyn St. James John Jones | Chris Cord |
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