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{{short description|16th season of the racing series organized by IMSA}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Motorsport season
| series = IMSA GT Championship
| year = 1986
}}
The '''1986 [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] GT Championship season''' was the 16th season of the [[IMSA GT Championship]] [[auto racing]] series.  It was for GTP and Lights classes of prototypes, as well as [[Grand Tourer]]-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes.  It began February 1, 1986, and ended October 26, 1986, after eighteen rounds.

==Schedule==
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, while ''Proto'' signifies GTP and Lights running together.  Races marked with ''All'' had all classes on track at the same time.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Rnd
! Race
! Length
! Class
! Circuit
! Date
|-
! 1
| [[24 Hours of Daytona|SunBank 24 at Daytona]]
| 24 Hours
| align="center" | All
| [[Daytona International Speedway]]
| February 1<br>February 2
|-
! rowspan=4 | 2
| rowspan=4 | [[Löwenbräu]] Grand Prix of Miami
| 45 Minutes
| align="center" | GTO
| rowspan=4 | [[Bicentennial Park (Miami)|Streets of Miami]]
| rowspan=4 | March 2
|-
| 30 Minutes
| align="center" | Lights
|-
| 45 Minutes
| align="center" | GTU
|-
| 3 Hours
| align="center" | GTP
|-
! 3
| [[Coca-Cola Classic]] [[12 Hours of Sebring]]
| 12 Hours
| align="center" | All
| [[Sebring International Raceway]]
| March 22
|-
! rowspan=2 | 4
| rowspan=2 | [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] Grand Prix
| 45 Minutes
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Road Atlanta]]
| April 5
|-
| 500&nbsp;km
| align="center" | Proto
|-
!  5
| [[Los Angeles Times]]/[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Los Angeles Times Grand Prix|Grand Prix]]
| 6 Hours
| align="center" | All
| [[Riverside International Raceway]]
| April 27
|-
! rowspan=2 | 6
| rowspan=2 | [[Monterey Sports Car Championships|Monterey Triple Crown]]
| 300&nbsp;km
| align="center" | Proto
| rowspan=2 | [[Laguna Seca Raceway]]
| rowspan=2 | May 4
|-
| 100&nbsp;km
| align="center" | GT
|-
! rowspan=2 | 7
| rowspan=2 | Charlotte Grand Prix
| 300&nbsp;km
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]]
| May 17
|-
| 500&nbsp;km
| align="center" | Proto
| May 18
|-
! 8
| Lime Rock Grand Prix
| 150 Laps
| align="center" | Proto
| [[Lime Rock Park]]
| May 26
|-
! rowspan=2 | 9
| rowspan=2 | Mid-Ohio Grand Prix
| 250&nbsp;km
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]]
| rowspan=2 | June 8
|-
| 500&nbsp;km
| align="center" | Proto
|-
! rowspan=3 | 10
| rowspan=3 | Grand Prix of Palm Beach
| 45 Minutes
| align="center" | GTU
| rowspan=3 | [[West Palm Beach]] street course
| rowspan=3 | June 22
|-
| 45 Minutes
| align="center" | GTO
|-
| 3 Hours
| align="center" | Proto
|-
! 11
| [[Camel Continental]]
| 500 Miles
| align="center" | All
| [[Watkins Glen International]]
| July 6
|-
! rowspan=2 | 12
| rowspan=2 |  [[G.I. Joe's]] Grand Prix
| 300&nbsp;km
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Portland International Raceway]]
| rowspan=2 | July 27
|-
| 300&nbsp;km
| align="center" | Proto
|-
! rowspan=2 | 13
| rowspan=2 | [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] California Grand Prix
| 300&nbsp;km
| align="center" | Proto
| rowspan=2 | [[Infineon Raceway|Sears Point Raceway]]
| rowspan=2 | August 3
|-
| 100&nbsp;km
| align="center" | GT
|-
! 14
| [[Löwenbräu]] Classic
| 500 Miles
| align="center" | All
| [[Road America]]
| August 24
|-
! 15
| [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] Grand Prix
| 2 Hours
| align="center" | GT
| [[Lime Rock Park]]
| September 1
|-
! rowspan=2 | 16
| rowspan=2 | [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] Copier 500
| 300&nbsp;km
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Watkins Glen International]]
| September 20
|-
| 500&nbsp;km
| align="center" | Proto
| September 21
|-
! rowspan=2 | 17
| rowspan=2 | Columbus [[Ford Motor Company|Ford Dealers]] 500
| 500&nbsp;km
| align="center" | Proto
| rowspan=2 | [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] street course
| rowspan=2 | October 5
|-
| 1 Hour
| align="center" | GT
|-
! rowspan=2 | 18
| rowspan=2 | [[Eastern Air Lines|Eastern]] 3 Hours of Daytona
| 100&nbsp;km
| align="center" | GTU
| rowspan=2 | [[Daytona International Speedway]]
| rowspan=2 | October 26
|-
| 3 Hours
| align="center" | Proto/GTO
|}

==Season results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Rnd
! rowspan=2 | Circuit
! GTP Winning Team
! Lights Winning Team
! GTO Winning Team
! GTU Winning Team
! rowspan=2 | Results
|-
! GTP Winning Drivers
! Lights Winning Drivers
! GTO Winning Drivers
! GTU Winning Drivers
|-
! rowspan=2 | 1
| rowspan=2 | [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #14 [[Holbert Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #13 Outlaw Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #64 Raintree Corp.'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #71 Team Highball'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 24 Hours of Daytona|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Unser Jr.]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Rubino<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Ray Mummery<br>{{flagicon|USA}} John Schneider
| {{flagicon|USA}} Lee Mueller<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Maurice Hassey<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Lanny Hester
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Dunham<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Amos Johnson<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Shaw
|-
! rowspan=2 | 2
| rowspan=2 | [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #86 Bayside Disposal'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #01 [[American Telephone & Telegraph|AT&T]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #76 Peerless Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #55 Huffaker Eng.'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Grand Prix of Miami|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bob Wollek]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Barilla]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Don Bell
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Baldwin
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Earl]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 3
| rowspan=2 | [[Sebring International Raceway|Sebring]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #5 [[Bob Akin]] Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #66 Mike Meyer Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #7 [[7-Eleven]] [[Roush Racing|Roush]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Mandeville Auto'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 12 Hours of Sebring|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Akin]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jo Gartner]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Meyer<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Kline<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Rothbarth
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Caitlyn Jenner]]{{efn|name=a|Jenner changed her name due to [[gender transition]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|author = [[Buzz Bissinger]] |title=Introducing Caitlyn Jenner|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/caitlyn-jenner-bruce-cover-annie-leibovitz/|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=June 1, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref> }}
| {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Smith
|-
! rowspan=2 | 4
| rowspan=2 | [[Road Atlanta]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #52 [[Hendrick Motorsports|Hendrick]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #63 Certified Brakes'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #11 [[Roush Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #55 Huffaker Eng.'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Atlanta Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doc Bundy]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Sarel van der Merwe]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Downing<br>{{flagicon|USA}} John Maffucci
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Earl]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 5
| rowspan=2 | [[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #16 [[Dyson Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #63 Certified Brakes'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #76 Peerless Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Mandeville Auto'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Price Cobb]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rob Dyson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Downing<br>{{flagicon|USA}} John Maffucci
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Baldwin<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Miller
| {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Smith
|-
! rowspan=2 | 6
| rowspan=2 | [[Laguna Seca]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #7 [[Zakspeed]] USA'''
| '''{{flagicon|GBR}} #24 [[Spice Engineering]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #07 [[Roush Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #75 Clayton Cunningham'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Monterey Triple Crown|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Klaus Ludwig]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Earl]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Kendall]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 7
| rowspan=2 | [[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Charlotte]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #16 [[Dyson Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|GBR}} #24 [[Spice Engineering]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #76 City Peerless'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #75 Clayton Cunningham'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Charlotte Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Price Cobb]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Drake Olson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Earl]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ray Bellm]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Baldwin
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Kendall]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 8
| rowspan=2 | [[Lime Rock Park|Lime Rock]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #14 [[Holbert Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #70 Z&W Motorsports'''
| align="center" | ''Did Not Participate''
| align="center" | ''Did Not Participate''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Lime Rock Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} David Loring
| 
| 
|-
! rowspan=2 | 9
| rowspan=2 | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|Mid-Ohio]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #14 [[Holbert Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #09 Ball Bros. Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #11 [[Roush Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #55 Huffaker Eng.'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Mid-Ohio Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Durst<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Brockman
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Earl]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 10
| rowspan=2 | [[West Palm Beach, Florida|Palm Beach]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #52 [[Hendrick Motorsports|Hendrick]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #80 Gaston Andrey'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #11 [[Roush Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Mandeville'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Grand Prix of Palm Beach|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doc Bundy]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Sarel van der Merwe]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Facetti]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Ruggero Melgrati
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville
|-
! rowspan=2 | 11
| rowspan=2 | [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #14 [[Holbert Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #6 Morgan Perf.'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #76 Peerless Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Mandeville Auto'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Watkins Glen Continental|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Morgan<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Blackburn
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Baldwin<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Geoff Bodine]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Smith
|-
! rowspan=2 | 12
| rowspan=2 | [[Portland International Raceway|Portland]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #14 [[Holbert Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #63 Certified Brakes'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #7 [[Roush Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #55 Huffaker Racing'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Portland Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Downing
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Caitlyn Jenner]]{{efn|name=a}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Earl]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 13
| rowspan=2 | [[Infineon Raceway|Sears Point]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #16 [[Dyson Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #63 Certified Brakes'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #77 Brooks Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #75 Clayton Cunningham'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 California Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Price Cobb]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rob Dyson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Downing
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Willy T. Ribbs]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Kendall]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 14
| rowspan=2 | [[Road America]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #14 [[Holbert Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #80 Gaston Andrey'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #98 [[All American Racers]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Mandeville Auto'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Road America 500|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Unser Jr.]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Martino Finotto<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Ruggero Melgrati
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rocky Moran]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Aase
| {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Smith
|-
! rowspan=2 | 15
| rowspan=2 | [[Lime Rock Park|Lime Rock]]
| align="center" | ''Did Not Participate''
| align="center" | ''Did Not Participate''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #76 Peerless-[[Hendrick Motorsports|Hendrick]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #75 Clayton Cunningham'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 2 Hours of Lime Rock|Results]]
|-
| 
| 
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Baldwin
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Kendall]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 16
| rowspan=2 | [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #18 [[BMW]] North America'''
| '''{{flagicon|GBR}} #24 [[Spice Engineering]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #98 [[All American Racers]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Mandeville Auto'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 New York 500|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Andretti]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Davy Jones (racing driver)|Davy Jones]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Earl]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Ganassi]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Aase
| {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville
|-
! rowspan=2 | 17
| rowspan=2 | [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #85 Bayside Disposal'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #09 Ball Bros. Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #77 Brooks Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Mandeville Auto'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 Columbus 500|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bob Wollek]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Durst<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Brockman
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Willy T. Ribbs]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville
|-
! rowspan=2 | 18
| rowspan=2 | [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]]
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #44 Group 44'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #73 Howard Katz'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #11 [[Roush Racing]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Mandeville Auto'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1986 3 Hours of Daytona|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Tullius]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Robinson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Katz<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Phillips
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090408195124/http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1986.html World Sports Racing Prototypes] - 1986 IMSA GT Championship results

{{IMSA GT Championships}}

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