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{{short description|24th season of the racing series organized by IMSA}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Motorsport season
| series = IMSA GT Championship
| year = 1994
}}
The '''1994 [[Exxon]] World Sports Car Championship and Supreme GT Series seasons''' were the 24th season of the [[IMSA GT Championship]].  It was the first year for the new [[World Sports Car]] (WSC) class of open-cockpit prototypes in the premiere category, replacing the previous closed-cockpit GTP class.  [[Grand Tourer]]-style racing cars were also raced and ran in the GTS, GTO, and GTU classes.  It began February 5, 1994, and ended October 1, 1994, after nine rounds.

==Schedule==
Most races on the schedule had separate races for the WSC class and the GT classes, while longer events ran both classes at the same time. Races marked with ''All'' had all classes on track at the same time for the whole race.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Rnd
! Race
! Length
! Class
! Circuit
! Date
|-
! 1
| [[Rolex 24 at Daytona]]
| 24 Hours
| align="center" | All
| [[Daytona International Speedway]]
| February 5<br>February 6
|-
! 2
| Contac [[12 Hours of Sebring]]
| 12 Hours
| align="center" | All
| [[Sebring International Raceway]]
| March 19
|-
! rowspan=2 | 3
| rowspan=2 |Grand Prix of Atlanta
| 1 Hour
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Road Atlanta]]
| rowspan=2 | April 17
|-
| 2 Hours
| align="center" | WSC
|-
! rowspan=2 | 4
| rowspan=2 | The New England [[Dodge|Dodge Dealers]] Grand Prix
| 1 Hour
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Lime Rock Park]]
| rowspan=2 | May 30
|-
| 2 Hours
| align="center" | WSC
|-
! 5
| The Glen Continental
| 3 Hours
| align="center" | All
| [[Watkins Glen International]]
| June 26
|-
! rowspan=2 | 6
| rowspan=2 |Indy Grand Prix
| 1 Hour
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Indianapolis Raceway Park]]
| rowspan=2 | July 10
|-
| 2 Hours
| align="center" | WSC
|-
! rowspan=2 | 7
| rowspan=2 |Monterey Sports Car Grand Prix
| 1 Hour
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Laguna Seca Raceway]]
| rowspan=2 | July 24
|-
| 2 Hours
| align="center" | WSC
|-
! rowspan=2 | 8
| rowspan=2 | Grand Prix of Portland
| 1 Hour
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Portland International Raceway]]
| rowspan=2 | August 7
|-
| 2 Hours
| align="center" | WSC
|-
! rowspan=2 | 9
| rowspan=2 | [[Exxon]] World Sports Car Championships
| 1 Hour
| align="center" | GT
| rowspan=2 | [[Phoenix International Raceway]]
| rowspan=2 | October 1
|-
| 2 Hours
| align="center" | WSC
|}

==Season results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Rnd
! rowspan=2 | Circuit
! WSC Winning Team
! GTS Winning Team
! GTO Winning Team
! GTU Winning Team
! rowspan=2 | Results
|-
! WSC Winning Drivers
! GTS Winning Drivers
! GTO Winning Drivers
! GTU Winning Drivers
|-
! rowspan=2 | 1
| rowspan=2 | [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]]
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #2 Brix Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #76 Cunningham Racing'''
| align="center" | ''Did not participate''<sup>†</sup>
| '''{{flagicon|Germany}} #65 Heico Motorsports'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1994 24 Hours of Daytona|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|United States}} Price Cobb<br>{{flagicon|United States}} Bob Schader<br>{{flagicon|Canada}} Jeremy Dale<br>{{flagicon|Italy}} Ruggero Melgrati
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Scott Pruett]]<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Butch Leitzinger]]<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Paul Gentilozzi]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Steve Millen]]
| 
| {{flagicon|Germany}} Ulli Richeter<br>{{flagicon|Germany}} Karl-Heinz Wlazik<br>{{flagicon|Germany}} Dirk Ebeling<br>{{flagicon|Germany}} Gunter Döbler
|-
! rowspan=2 | 2
| rowspan=2 | [[Sebring International Raceway|Sebring]]
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #9 Auto Toy Store'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #75 Cunningham Racing'''
| align="center" | ''Did not participate''<sup>†</sup>
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #49 Mark Sandridge'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1994 12 Hours of Sebring|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[James Weaver (racing driver)|James Weaver]]<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]]<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Andy Wallace (racing driver)|Andy Wallace]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} John Morton<br>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Johnny O'Connell]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Steve Millen]]
| 
| {{flagicon|United States}} Mark Sandridge<br>{{flagicon|United States}} Nick Ham<br>{{flagicon|United States}} Joe Verde
|-
! rowspan=2 | 3
| rowspan=2 | [[Road Atlanta]]
| '''{{flagicon|Italy}} #50 Euromotorsport'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #75 Cunningham Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #17 Garfield's Auto'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #95 [[Butch Leitzinger|Leitzinger]] Racing'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1994 Grand Prix of Atlanta|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|United States}} Jay Cochran
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Steve Millen]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} Joe Pezza
| {{flagicon|United States}} Jim Pace
|-
! rowspan=2 | 4
| rowspan=2 | [[Lime Rock Park|Lime Rock]]
| '''{{flagicon|Italy}} #30 [[MOMO (company)|Momo]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #6 Brix Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #17 Garfield's Auto'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #19 [[Bill Auberlen]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1994 New England Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianpiero Moretti]]<br>{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Irv Hoerr]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} Joe Pezza
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Bill Auberlen]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | 5
| rowspan=2 | [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| '''{{flagicon|Italy}} #30 [[MOMO (company)|Momo]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #6 Brix Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #00 Brian DeVries'''
| '''{{flagicon|Peru}} #4 Dibos Racing'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1994 Glen Continental|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianpiero Moretti]]<br>{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Irv Hoerr]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} Brian DeVries
| {{flagicon|Peru}} Eduardo Dibos
|-
! rowspan=2 | 6
| rowspan=2 | [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|Indianapolis]]
| '''{{flagicon|Italy}} #30 [[MOMO (company)|Momo]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #6 Brix Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #17 Garfield's Auto'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #95 [[Butch Leitzinger|Leitzinger]] Racing'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1994 Indy Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianpiero Moretti]]<br>{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Irv Hoerr]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} Joe Pezza
| {{flagicon|United States}} Jim Pace
|-
! rowspan=2 | 7
| rowspan=2 | [[Laguna Seca]]
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #3 [[Team Scandia|Scandia Motorsports]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #76 Cunningham Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #17 Garfield's Auto'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #95 [[Butch Leitzinger|Leitzinger]] Racing'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1994 Monterey Sports Car Grand Prix|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|United States}} Andy Evans<br>{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fermín Vélez]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Johnny O'Connell]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} Joe Pezza
| {{flagicon|United States}} Jim Pace
|-
! rowspan=2 | 8
| rowspan=2 | [[Portland International Raceway|Portland]]
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #2 Brix Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #75 Cunningham Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #21 Tommy Riggins'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #9 [[Butch Leitzinger|Leitzinger]] Racing'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1994 Grand Prix of Portland|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Jeremy Dale
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Steve Millen]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} Tommy Riggins
| {{flagicon|United States}} Butch Hamlet
|-
! rowspan=2 | 9
| rowspan=2 | [[Phoenix International Raceway|Phoenix]]
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #2 Brix Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #76 Cunningham Racing'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #28 [[Paul Gentilozzi]]'''
| '''{{flagicon|United States}} #19 [[Bill Auberlen]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[1994 World Sports Car Championships|Results]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Jeremy Dale
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Johnny O'Connell]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Paul Gentilozzi]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Bill Auberlen]]
|}
† - The GTO class was combined with the GTS class for Daytona and Sebring.

==Championship standings==

===WSC===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Place
! Driver
! Team
! Total
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Taylor]]
| Downing / Atlanta
| 190
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jeremy Dale (racing driver)|Jeremy Dale]]
| Brix Racing
| 187
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Downing]]
| Downing / Atlanta
| 178
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Evans (racing driver)|Andy Evans]]
| Scandia Motorsport
| 169
|-
|}

===GTS===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Place
! Driver
! Team
! Total
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steve Millen]]
| Cunningham Racing
| 137
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny O'Connell]]
| Cunningham Racing
| 129
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Irv Hoerr]]
| Brix Racing
| 117
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Darin Brassfield]]
| Brix Racing
| 85
|-
|}

===GTO===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Place
! Driver
! Team
! Total
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Pezza
| Garfield's Auto
| 113
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} Brian De Vries
| Brian De Vries
| 87
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Morgan
| Charles Morgan
| 57
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Riggins
| Tommy Riggins
| 43
|-
|}

===GTU===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Place
! Driver
! Team
! Total
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Pace (racing driver)|Jim Pace]]
| Leitzinger Racing
| 105
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|PER}} Eduardo Dibos jr
| Dibos Racing Team Peru
| 101
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} John O'Steen
| Rohr Corporation
| 88
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Auberlen]]
| Bill Auberlen
| 76
|-
|}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025122651/http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1994.html World Sports Racing Prototypes] - 1994 IMSA GT Championship standings

{{IMSA GT Championships}}

[[Category:IMSA GT Championship seasons]]
[[Category:1994 in American motorsport|IMSA GT]]


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