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1990 IMSA GT Championship

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The 1990 Camel GT Championship season was the 20th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It consisted of GTP and Lights classes of prototypes, as well as Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes,[1] as well as a tube-frame All-American Challenge (AAC) class during select GT-only rounds. It began on February 3, 1990, and ended November 11, 1990, after twenty rounds.

Schedule

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The GT and Prototype classes did not participate in all events, nor did they race together at shorter events. The AAC class only participated in GT-only events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.

Rnd Race Length Class Circuit Date
1 SunBank 24 at Daytona 24 Hours All Daytona International Speedway February 3
February 4
2 Nissan Grand Prix of Miami 2 Hours 45 Minutes Proto Streets of Miami February 25
45 Minutes GT
3 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 17
4 Nissan Grand Prix of Atlanta 500 km Proto Road Atlanta April 1
5 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 1 Hour GT Long Beach Street Circuit April 21
6 Toyota Grand Prix of Palm Beach 3 Hours Proto West Palm Beach street course April 22
7 Camel Grand Prix of the Heartland 2 Hours GT Heartland Park May 5
300 km Proto May 6
8 Toyota Trucks Lime Rock Grand Prix 150 Laps Proto Lime Rock Park May 28
9 Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio 500 km Proto Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 3
300 km GT
10 Nissan Grand Prix of Mosport 300 km GT Mosport Park June 24
11 Camel Continental 500 km Proto Watkins Glen International July 1
12 Grand Prix of the Meadowlands 45 Minutes GT Meadowlands Sports Complex July 14
13 California Camel Grand Prix 300 km Proto Sears Point Raceway July 15
14 G.I. Joe's Camel Grand Prix 300 km Proto Portland International Raceway July 29
1 Hour 30 Minutes GT
15 Nissan Grand Prix of Road America 300 km GT Road America August 19
500 km Proto
16 Nissan Camel Grand Prix of San Antonio 2 Hours Proto San Antonio street course September 2
45 Minutes GT
17 The New York 500 500 km GT Watkins Glen International September 23
18 The Jamesway 300 2 Hours GT Lime Rock Park September 29
19 Nissan World Challenge of Tampa 200 Miles Proto Florida State Fairgrounds September 30
20 Camel Grand Prix of Greater San Diego 1 Hour GT Del Mar Fairgrounds November 10
1 Hour 45 Minutes Proto November 11

Season results

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Rnd Circuit GTP Winning Team Lights Winning Team GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team Results
GTP Winning Drivers Lights Winning Drivers GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers
1 Daytona United Kingdom #61 Castrol Jaguar United States #36 Erie Scientific Racing United States #15 Tru-Cur Roush United States #71 Peter Uria Racing Results
United States Davy Jones
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Netherlands Jan Lammers
United States John Grooms
United States Frank Jellinek
United States Michael Greenfield
United States Robby Gordon
United States Calvin Fish
United States Lyn St. James
United States Peter Uria
United States Bob Dotson
United States Jim Pace
United States Rusty Scott
2 Miami United States #83 Nissan Performance United Kingdom #32 Spice Engineering United States #75 Cunningham Racing United States #96 Leitzinger Racing Results
Australia Geoff Brabham
United States Chip Robinson
United States Bob Earl
Mexico Tomas Lopez
Spain Fermín Vélez
New Zealand Steve Millen United States David Loring
3 Sebring United States #83 Nissan Performance United States #8 Essex Racing United States #15 Roush Racing United States #95 Leitzinger Racing Results
Republic of Ireland Derek Daly
United States Bob Earl
United States Tom Hessert
United States Charles Morgan
United States Robby Gordon
United States Calvin Fish
United States Lyn St. James
United States Butch Leitzinger
United States Chuck Kurtz
United States David Loring
4 Road Atlanta United States #83 Nissan Performance United Kingdom #32 Spice Engineering Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
Australia Geoff Brabham
Republic of Ireland Derek Daly
Mexico Tomás López
Spain Fermín Vélez
5 Long Beach Did Not Participate Did Not Participate United States #6 Whistler Radar United States #38 Mazda Motorsports Results
United States Dorsey Schroeder United States John Finger
6 Palm Beach United States #83 Nissan Performance United Kingdom #32 Spice Engineering Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
Australia Geoff Brabham
Republic of Ireland Derek Daly
Mexico Tomás López
Spain Fermín Vélez
7 Heartland United States #99 All American Racers United States #4 S & L Racing United States #1 Mazda United States #37 Mazda Motorsports Results
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio II United States Scott Schubot
United States Linda Ludemann
United States Pete Halsmer United States Lance Stewart
8 Lime Rock United Kingdom #61 Castrol Jaguar Canada #80 Brieri Racing Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
United States Price Cobb
Denmark John Nielsen
Italy Martino Finotto
Italy Ruggero Melgrati
9 Mid-Ohio United States #83 Nissan Performance United Kingdom #32 Spice Engineering United States #1 Mazda United States #07 Full Time Racing Results
Australia Geoff Brabham
Republic of Ireland Derek Daly
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy
Mexico Tomás López
United States Pete Halsmer United States Stu Hayner
10 Mosport Did Not Participate Did Not Participate United States #75 Cunningham Racing United States #00 Full Time Racing Results
New Zealand Steve Millen United States Don Knowles
11 Watkins Glen United States #84 Nissan Performance Canada #80 Brieri Racing Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
United States Bob Earl
United States Chip Robinson
Italy Martino Finotto
Italy Ruggero Melgrati
12 Meadowlands Did Not Participate Did Not Participate United States #9 Whistler Radar United States #96 Leitzinger Racing Results
United States Robby Gordon United States David Loring
13 Sears Point United States #99 All American Racers United Kingdom #32 Spice Engineering Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio II United States Dan Marvin
Mexico Tomás López
14 Portland United Kingdom #60 Castrol Jaguar United Kingdom #32 Spice Engineering United States #6 Whistler Radar United States #37 Mazda Motorsports Results
United States Davy Jones United States Parker Johnstone
Mexico Tomás López
United States Dorsey Schroeder United States Lance Stewart
15 Road America United States #83 Nissan Performance Canada #80 Brieri Racing United States #75 Cunningham Racing United States #37 Mazda Motorsports Results
Australia Geoff Brabham Italy Martino Finotto
Italy Ruggero Melgrati
New Zealand Steve Millen United States Lance Stewart
16 San Antonio United States #99 All American Racers United Kingdom #32 Spice Engineering United States #1 Mazda Motorsports United States #96 Leitzinger Racing Results
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio II United States Parker Johnstone
Mexico Tomás López
United States Pete Halsmer United States David Loring
17 Watkins Glen Did Not Participate Did Not Participate United States #6 Whistler Radar United States #37 Mazda Motorsports Results
United States Dorsey Schroeder United States John Finger
United States Amos Johnson
18 Lime Rock Did Not Participate Did Not Participate United States #9 Whistler Radar United States #00 Full Time Racing Results
United States Robby Gordon United States Don Knowles
19 Tampa United States #16 Dyson Racing Canada #19 David Tennyson Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Results
United Kingdom James Weaver Italy Martino Finotto
Italy Ruggero Melgrati
20 Del Mar United States #99 All American Racers United States #48 Comptech Racing United States #9 Whistler Radar United States #00 Full Time Racing Results
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio II United States Parker Johnstone
United States Doug Peterson
United States Robby Gordon United States Don Knowles

Drivers Championships

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Geoff Brabham's Nissan NPT-90 at the 1990 Grand Prix of Greater San Diego

Geoff Brabham won the GTP Drivers Championship driving a Nissan GTP ZX-T and a Nissan NPT-90.

Manufacturers championships

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A championship for manufacturers was awarded to each of the four classes. For the prototype classes, only the manufacturer of the engine was used rather than the manufacturer of the chassis.

Points were awarded to the top 10 on the scale of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1, with exception for the 12 Hours of Sebring, which added five points to each position on the scale, and the 24 Hours of Daytona, which added eight points.

Only the highest-ranking entry from a manufacturer was awarded points at each event. Any other finishes by that manufacturer were merely skipped.

GTP Championship

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Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 11 Rd 13 Rd 14 Rd 15 Rd 16 Rd 19 Rd 20 Total
1 Japan Nissan 14 20 25 20 20 15 10 20 20 15 10 20 15 15 12 251
2 United Kingdom Jaguar 28 17 15 12 8 20 2 12 10 20 15 3 10 15 187
3 Japan Toyota 9 4 7 12 4 20 8 12 3 20 15 12 20 6 20 172
4 Germany Porsche 20 12 15 10 3 2 6 8 15 8 3 10 8 20 10 150
5 United States Chevrolet 8 3 10 12 15 10 1 2 12 4 2 79
6 United States Pontiac 2 6 4 4 3 6 1 2 3 31
7 United States Oldsmobile 4 6 10
8 Germany Audi 6 6
9 Italy Ferrari 2 2

Lights Championship

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Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 11 Rd 13 Rd 14 Rd 15 Rd 16 Rd 19 Rd 20 Total
1 United States Buick 20 20 25 20 20 20 15 20 12 20 20 15 20 15 12 274
2 Italy Ferrari 9 15 17 15 15 12 20 12 20 12 15 20 4 20 15 221
3 United States Pontiac 23 4 20 8 3 4 4 8 20 94
4 Japan Mazda 28 1 6 6 10 15 8 74
5 United States Chevrolet 18 6 8 32

GTO Championship

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Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 5 Rd 7 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 12 Rd 14 Rd 15 Rd 16 Rd 17 Rd 18 Rd 20 Total
1 United States Mercury 28 12 25 20 15 15 12 20 20 10 8 20 20 20 245
2 Japan Mazda 23 15 17 15 20 20 8 15 10 6 20 8 6 15 198
3 Japan Nissan 20 12 3 10 20 12 15 20 15 15 12 154
4 United States Chevrolet 14 6 15 6 4 2 10 4 4 2 10 10 3 8 98
5 Italy Ferrari 2 12 15 15 15 8 67
6 United States Ford 16 8 8 6 6 44

GTU Championship

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Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 5 Rd 7 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 12 Rd 14 Rd 15 Rd 16 Rd 17 Rd 18 Rd 20 Total
1 Japan Mazda 28 10 20 20 20 12 15 12 20 20 10 20 12 15 234
2 United States Dodge 12 15 13 3 12 20 20 15 15 12 15 12 20 20 204
3 Japan Nissan 14 20 25 10 15 15 8 20 10 15 20 2 15 12 201
4 Germany Porsche 23 10 2 1 1 8 6 51
5 United States Pontiac 16 4 8 28

References

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  1. ^ "Fourth Annual Nissan Grand Prix of San Antonio". Del Rio News-Herald. August 12, 1990. p. 1B – via Newspaper Archive.
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