The 1983 Camel GT Championship season was the 13th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for GTP class prototypes and GTO and GTU class Grand Tourer-style racing cars. It began February 5, 1983, and ended November 27, 1983, after seventeen rounds.
Schedule
The GT and Prototype classes did not participate in all events, nor did they race together at 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 5 February 6 | 
| 2 | Budweiser Grand Prix of Miami | 100 km | GTU | Streets of Miami | February 27 | 
| 3 Hours | GTP | ||||
| 100 km | GTO | ||||
| 3 | Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 19 | 
| 4 | Road Atlanta Nissan/Datsun 500 | 500 km | All | Road Atlanta | April 10 | 
| 5 | Los Angeles Times/Datsun Grand Prix | 6 Hours | All | Riverside International Raceway | April 24 | 
| 6 | Monterey Triple Crown | 45 Minutes | GTU | Laguna Seca Raceway | May 1 | 
| 100 Miles | GTP/GTO | ||||
| 7 | Charlotte Camel GT 500 | 500 km | All | Charlotte Motor Speedway | May 15 | 
| 8 | Coca-Cola 500 | 3 Hours | All | Lime Rock Park | May 30 | 
| 9 | Lumbermen's 6 Hours | 6 Hours | All | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 19 | 
| 10 | Paul Revere 250 | 250 Miles | All | Daytona International Speedway | July 4 | 
| 11 | Pepsi Grand Prix | 500 km | All | Brainerd International Raceway | July 10 | 
| 12 | Ford California Grand Prix | 3 Hours | All | Sears Point Raceway | July 24 | 
| 13 | G.I. Joe's Grand Prix | 3 Hours | All | Portland International Raceway | July 31 | 
| 14 | Labatt's GT | 6 Hours | All | Mosport Park | August 14 | 
| 15 | Road America Pabst 500 | 500 Miles | All | Road America | August 21 | 
| 16 | Grand Prix of Pocono | 500 Miles | All | Pocono Raceway | September 11 | 
| 17 | Eastern Airlines 3 Hours of Daytona | 3 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | November 27 | 
Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | GTP Winning Team | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | Results | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTP Winning Drivers | GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona |  #6 Henn's Swap Shop |  #7 Racing Beat |  #92 Kent Racing | Results | 
|  Preston Henn  A. J. Foyt  Bob Wollek  Claude Ballot-Léna |  Pete Halsmer  Bob Reed  Rick Knoop |  Lee Mueller  Hugh McDonough  Terry Visger | |||
| 2 | Miami |  #41 Holbert Racing |  #4 Stratagraph |  #38 Mandeville Auto Tech | Results | 
|  Al Holbert |  Gene Felton |  Roger Mandeville | |||
| 3 | Sebring |  #5 Bob Akin Motor Racing |  #9 Personalized Autohaus† |  #66 Mike Meyer Racing | Results | 
|  Bob Akin  Don Whittington  John O'Steen |  Wayne Baker  Jim Mullen  Kees Nierop |  Jack Dunham  Jeff Kline  Jon Compton | |||
| 4 | Road Atlanta |  #44 Group 44 |  #9 Personalized Autohaus |  #32 Alderman Datsun | Results | 
|  Bob Tullius .svg.png.webp) Bill Adam |  Wayne Baker  Jim Mullen |  George Alderman | |||
| 5 | Riverside |  #2 John Fitzpatrick Racing |  #9 Personalized Autohaus |  #98 All American Racers | Results | 
|  John Fitzpatrick  David Hobbs  Derek Bell |  Wayne Baker  Jim Mullen  Kes Nierop |  Wally Dallenbach Jr.  Whitney Ganz  Dennis Aase | |||
| 6 | Laguna Seca |  #14 Holbert Racing |  #55 B de T Racing |  #16 Boy Hayje | Results | 
|  Al Holbert |  Diego Montoya |  Boy Hayje | |||
| 7 | Charlotte |  #14 Holbert Racing |  #9 Personalized Autohaus |  #98 All American Racers | Results | 
|  Al Holbert  Jim Trueman |  Wayne Baker  Jim Mullen |  Wally Dallenbach Jr.  Boy Hayje | |||
| 8 | Lime Rock |  #44 Group 44 |  #55 B de T Racing |  #95 Leitzinger Racing | Results | 
|  Bob Tullis .svg.png.webp) Bill Adam |  Diego Montoya |  Bob Leitzinger  Logan Blackburn | |||
| 9 | Mid-Ohio |  #14 Holbert Racing |  #4 Stratagraph |  #82 Western Airlines | Results | 
|  Al Holbert  Doc Bundy  Bobby Rahal |  Billy Hagan  Gene Felton |  Jack Baldwin  Joe Varde | |||
| 10 | Daytona |  #6 Henn's Swap Shop |  #4 Stratagraph |  #63 RPG 500 Racing | Results | 
|  Hurley Haywood  A. J. Foyt |  Billy Hagan  Gene Felton |  Jim Downing | |||
| 11 | Brainerd |  #14 Holbert Racing |  #81 Electramotive |  #38 Mandeville Auto Tech | Results | 
|  Al Holbert  Jim Trueman |  Tony Adamowicz  Don Devendorf |  Roger Mandeville  Amos Johnson | |||
| 12 | Sears Point |  #14 Holbert Racing |  #83 Electramotive |  #82 Trinity Racing | Results | 
|  Al Holbert  Jim Trueman |  Tony Adamowicz  Don Devendorf |  Jack Baldwin  Joe Varde | |||
| 13 | Portland |  #14 Holbert Racing |  #83 Electramotive |  #38 Mandeville Auto Tech | Results | 
|  Al Holbert |  Tony Adamowicz  Don Devendorf |  Roger Mandeville  Amos Johnson | |||
| 14 | Mosport |  #44 Group 44 |  #7 Mazda |  #38 Mandeville Auto Tech | Results | 
|  Bob Tullius .svg.png.webp) Bill Adam |  Rick Knoop  John Morton |  Roger Mandeville  Amos Johnson | |||
| 15 | Road America |  #06 Team Zakspeed USA |  #83 Electramotive |  #38 Mandeville Auto Tech | Results | 
|  Tim Coconis  Klaus Ludwig |  Tony Adamowicz  Don Devendorf |  Roger Mandeville  Amos Johnson | |||
| 16 | Pocono |  #44 Group 44 |  #4 Stratagraph |  #63 RGP 500 Racing | Results | 
|  Bob Tullius  Doc Bundy |  Billy Hagan  Gene Felton |  Jim Downing  John Maffucci | |||
| 17 | Daytona |  #14 Holbert Racing |  #18 Fomfor Racing |  #87 Porsche | Results | 
|  Al Holbert  Jim Trueman |  Francisco "Fomfor" Zablah |  Bruce Leven  John Schneider | 
† - #9 Personalized Autohaus won the 12 Hours of Sebring overall.
External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1983 IMSA GT Championship results
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