1980 IMSA GT Championship
The 1980 IMSA GT Series season was the 10th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was a series for GTX class Group 5 cars and GTO and GTU class grand tourer cars. It began February 2, 1980, and ended November 30, 1980, after fourteen rounds.
Schedule
[edit]Not all classes participated in shorter events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge | 24 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | February 2 February 3 |
| 2 | Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 22 |
| 3 | Road Atlanta Grand Prix | 50 Miles (twice) | GTX/GTO | Road Atlanta | April 12 |
| 45 Minutes | GTU | ||||
| 4 | Los Angeles Times/Toyota Grand Prix | 5 Hours | All | Riverside International Raceway | April 27 |
| 5 | Datsun Monterey Triple Crown | 45 Minutes | GTU | Laguna Seca Raceway | May 4 |
| 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | ||||
| 6 | Coca-Cola 400 | 45 Minutes | GTU | Lime Rock Park | May 26 |
| 1 Hour 30 Minutes | GTX/GTO | ||||
| 7 | Pepsi Grand Prix | 100 Miles | GTO/GTU | Brainerd International Raceway | June 15 |
| 8 | Paul Revere 250 | 250 Miles | All | Daytona International Speedway | July 4 |
| 9 | Datsun's Golden State Challenge | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Golden State International Raceway | July 27 |
| 75 Miles | GTU | ||||
| 10 | G.I. Joe's Grand Prix | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Portland International Raceway | August 3 |
| 45 Minutes | GTU | ||||
| 11 | Molson Canadian 1000 | 6 Hours | All | Mosport Park | August 17 |
| 12 | Pabst 500 | 500 Miles | All | Road America | August 31 |
| 13 | Grand Prix of Road Atlanta | 45 Minutes | GTU | Road Atlanta | September 21 |
| 50 Miles (twice) | GTX/GTO | ||||
| 14 | Championship Finale Daytona GT 250 | 250 Miles | All | Daytona International Speedway | November 30 |
Season results
[edit]| Rnd | Circuit | GTX Winning Team | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX Winning Drivers | GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona |  #2 LM Joest Racing
|
 #54 Montura Racing
|
#62 Koll Motor Sports
|
Results |
| Reinhold Joest Rolf Stommelen Volkert Merl
|
Tony Garcia Alberto Vadia Terry Herman
|
Bill Koll Jim Cook Greg LaCava
| |||
| 2 | Sebring | #6 Dick Barbour Racing
|
#44 Group 44
|
#77 Mandeville Racing
|
Results |
Dick Barbour John Fitzpatrick
|
Bob Tullius Bill Adam
|
Roger Mandeville Jim Downing Brad Frisselle
| |||
| 3 | Road Atlanta | #95 Whittington Bros. Racing
|
#99 Full-Time Racing
|
#7 Racing Beat
|
Results |
| Bill Whittington
|
Phil Currin
|
Walt Bohren
| |||
| 4 | Riverside | #6 Dick Barbour Racing
|
#54 Montura Racing
|
#47 Brad Frisselle Racing
|
Results |
| Dick Barbour John Fitzpatrick
|
Tony Garcia Terry Herman
|
Brad Frisselle Yoshimi Katayama
| |||
| 5 | Laguna Seca | #6 Dick Barbour Racing
|
#54 Montura Racing
|
#7 Racing Beat
|
Results |
| John Fitzpatrick
|
Tony Garcia
|
Walt Bohren
| |||
| 6 | Lime Rock | #09 Preston Henn
|
 #63 Mendez Racing
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| John Paul Sr. John Paul Jr.
|
Luis Mendez
|
Don Devendorf
| |||
| 7 | Brainerd | Did not participate | #63 Mendex Racing
|
#17 Racing Beat
|
Results |
| Luis Mendez
|
Jeff Kline
| ||||
| 8 | Daytona | #6 Dick Barbour Racing
|
#44 Group 44
|
#7 Racing Beat
|
Results |
| John Fitzpatrick
|
Bob Tullius
|
Walt Bohren
| |||
| 9 | Golden State | #6 Dick Barbour Racing
|
#68 Mendez Racing
|
#7 Racing Beat
|
Results |
| John Fitzpatrick
|
Luis Mendez
|
Walt Bohren
| |||
| 10 | Portland | #6 Dick Barbour Racing
|
#68 Mendez Racing
|
#7 Racing Beat
|
Results |
| John Fitzpatrick
|
Luis Mendez
|
Walt Bohren
| |||
| 11 | Mosport | #6 Dick Barbour Racing
|
#44 JRT Quaker State
|
#17 Racing Beat
|
Results |
| John Fitzpatrick Brian Redman
|
Bob Tullius Bill Adam
|
John Morton Jeff Kline Walt Bohren
| |||
| 12 | Road America | #18 JLP Racing
|
#44 Group 44
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| John Paul Sr. John Paul Jr.
|
Bob Tullius Bill Adam
|
Don Devendorf Tony Adamowicz
| |||
| 13 | Road Atlanta |  #30 MOMO/Electrodyne
|
 #46 DeNarvaez Enterprises
|
#7 Racing Beat
|
Results |
| Gianpiero Moretti
|
Terry Herman
|
Jeff Kline
| |||
| 14 | Daytona | #30 MOMO/Electrodyne
|
#4 Group 44
|
#32 Alderman Racing
|
Results |
| Gianpiero Moretti Reinhold Joest
|
Bill Adam
|
George Alderman
|
External links
[edit]- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1980 IMSA GT Championship results
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