1971 IMSA GT Championship

The 1971 IMSA GT Series season was the inaugural season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes, as well as former Trans Am Series cars in the TO and TU classes. It began April 18, 1971, and ended November 21, 1971, after six rounds.

1971 IMSA GT Championship
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Schedule

Rnd Race Length Circuit Date
1 Danville 300 300 mi (480 km) Virginia International Raceway April 18
2 Carter Hall GT 200 mi (320 km) Alabama International Motor Speedway May 15
3 Piedmont 3 Hour 3 Hours Charlotte Motor Speedway May 23
4 Bridgehampton 3 Hours 3 Hours Bridgehampton Race Circuit June 27
5 Summit Point 250 250 mi (400 km) Summit Point Raceway September 19
6 200 Miles of Daytona Beach 200 mi (320 km) Daytona International Speedway November 21

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

Rnd Circuit GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team TO Winning Team TU Winning Team Results
GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers TO Winning Drivers TU Winning Drivers
1 Virginia #57 Corvette #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #21 Javelin #71 Opel Results
Dave Heinz Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood
Robert Hennig
Richard Staples
Amos Johnson
Roger Mandeville
Bunny Diggett
2 Alabama #57 Corvette #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #21 Javelin #21 Mini Results
Dave Heinz Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood
Robert Hennig Joe Richardson
3 Charlotte #57 Corvette #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #21 Javelin #64 Mini Results
Dave Heinz
Or Costanzo
Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood
Robert Hennig
Bob Beasley
Anthony Milne
Richard Stevens
4 Bridgehampton #18 Es-Pa Racing #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #84 Camaro #85 Alfa Romeo Results
Rodney Harris
John Paul Sr.
Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood
George Lisberg
Ray Cuomo
Walt Simendinger
Bob Heiberg
5 Summit Point #49 Mustang #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi #42 Camaro #93 Jerry Walsh Results
Lee McDonald
Albert Pentrillo
Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood
Steve Ross Jerry Walsh
Lee Wiese
6 Daytona #57 Corvette #34 911 #3 Camaro #11 2002 Results
Don Yenko
Dave Heinz
Bill Cuddy Tom Nehl
Jim Fitzgerald
Byron Morris
Clint Abernethy

Constructors' Championship

Points are awarded to the top six in each class in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.

GTO standings

Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total
1 Chevrolet 9 9 9 9 6 9 51
2 Shelby 4 9 13

GTU standings

Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total
1 Porsche 9 9 9 9 9 9 54
2 Austin-Healey 1 1 1 3
3= MG 2 2
3= Alfa Romeo 2 2
5 Lotus 1 1

TO standings

Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total
1 Chevrolet 6 6 9 9 9 39
2 AMC 9 9 9 1 28
3 Ford 2 2

TU standings

Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total
1 Austin 4 9 9 6 6 34
2 BMW 6 4 9 19
3 Ford 3 3 9 4 19
4 Alfa Romeo 9 3 6 18
5 Opel 9 1 3 13
6 Datsun 4 4 2 10
7 Fiat 6 2 8
8 Saab 3 3
9 Audi 1 1


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