1995 IMSA GT Championship

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The 1995 Exxon World Sports Car Championship and Supreme GT Series seasons were the 25th season of the IMSA GT Championship. It consisted of open-cockpit prototypes referred to as the World Sports Car (WSC) class and Grand Tourer-style racing cars divided into GTS-1 and GTS-2 classes. It lasted eleven rounds and began on February 4, 1995, and finished on October 8, 1995.

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Schedule

Most races on the schedule had all three classes running together, while shorter events saw the classes separated into separate events of varying length. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time for the whole race.

RndRaceLengthClassCircuitDate
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 HoursAll Daytona International Speedway February 4
February 5
2 Exxon MasterCard 12 Hours of Sebring 12 HoursAll Sebring International Raceway March 18
3Rain-X/Motorola Grand Prix of Atlanta3 HoursAll Road Atlanta April 30
4 Moosehead Grand Prix 3 HoursAll CFB Shearwater May 21
5The Dodge Dealers Grand Prix of Lime Rock1 HourGTS Lime Rock Park May 29
1 Hour 45 MinutesWSC
6The Glen Continental3 HoursAll Watkins Glen International June 24
7 Apple Computer Inc. California Grand Prix1 HourGTS-2 Sears Point Raceway July 16
1 Hour 45 MinutesWSC/GTS-1
8 Chrysler Mosport 500 3 HoursAll Mosport International Raceway August 13
9Seitel Texas World Grand Prix3 HoursAll Texas World Speedway September 10
10 Exxon World Sports Car Championships1 HourGTS-2 Phoenix International Raceway September 30
2 HoursWSC/GTS-1
11 Acxiom Grand Prix du Mardi Gras1 HourGTS-2 New Orleans street courseOctober 8
1 Hour 45 MinutesWSC/GTS-1

Season results

RndCircuitWSC Winning TeamGTS-1 Winning TeamGTS-2 Winning TeamResults
WSC Winning DriversGTS-1 Winning DriversGTS-2 Winning Drivers
1 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #2 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #70 Roush Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg #54 Stadler Motorsport Results
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeremy Dale
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jay Cochran
Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Kendall
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Newman
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Brockman
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Martin
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Enzo Calderari
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lilian Bryner
Flag of Germany.svg Ulli Richter
Flag of Italy.svg Renato Mastropietro
2 Sebring Flag of the United States.svg #3 Scandia Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg #75 Cunningham Racing Flag of the United States.svg #26 Alex Job Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Evans
Flag of Spain.svg Fermín Vélez
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny O'Connell
Flag of the United States.svg John Morton
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Millen
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Slater
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Cogbill
3 Road Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #4 Brix Racing Flag of Peru.svg #04 Juan Dibos Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Flag of Peru.svg Eduardo Dibos
4 Halifax Flag of the United States.svg #3 Scandia Racing Team Flag of the United States.svg #75 Cunningham Racing Flag of Costa Rica.svg #55 Jorge Trejos Results
Flag of Spain.svg Fermín Vélez
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny O'Connell Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jorge Trejos
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Aase
5 Lime Rock Flag of Italy.svg #30 Momo Flag of the United States.svg #5 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #19 Bill Auberlen Results
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Taylor
Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Moretti
Flag of the United States.svg Darin Brassfield Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
6 Watkins Glen Flag of the United States.svg #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #4 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #99 Schumacher Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver
Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Flag of the United States.svg Larry Schumacher
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Pilgrim
7 Sears Point Flag of the United States.svg #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #75 Cunningham Racing Flag of the United States.svg #63 The Racer's Group Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver Flag of the United States.svg Johnny O'Connell Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Buckler
8 Mosport Flag of the United States.svg #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #47 Charles Morgan Flag of Costa Rica.svg #55 Jorge Trejos Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Wallace
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Morgan
Flag of the United States.svg Rob Morgan
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jorge Trejos
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Varde
9 Texas Flag of Italy.svg #30 Momo Flag of the United States.svg #4 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #19 Bill Auberlen Results
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Taylor Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
10 Phoenix Flag of the United States.svg #3 Scandia Racing Team Flag of the United States.svg #4 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #19 Bill Auberlen Results
Flag of Spain.svg Fermín Vélez Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
11 New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #4 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #26 Alex Job Racing Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen

† - The 24 Hours of Daytona was won by Kremer Racing, but their car did not comply with WSC rules and therefore did not score points. Brix Racing was the highest finishing WSC-class car.


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