1990 IMSA GT Championship


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, as well as a tube-frame All-American Challenge class during select GT-only rounds. It began February 3, 1990, and ended November 11, 1990, after twenty rounds.

Schedule

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.
RndRaceLengthClassCircuitDate
1SunBank 24 at Daytona24 HoursAllDaytona International SpeedwayFebruary 3
February 4
2Nissan Grand Prix of Miami2 Hours 45 MinutesProtoStreets of MiamiFebruary 25
2Nissan Grand Prix of Miami45 MinutesGTStreets of MiamiFebruary 25
312 Hours of Sebring12 HoursAllSebring International RacewayMarch 17
4Nissan Grand Prix of Atlanta500 kmProtoRoad AtlantaApril 1
5Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach1 HourGTLong Beach street courseApril 21
6Toyota Grand Prix of Palm Beach3 HoursProtoWest Palm Beach street courseApril 22
7Camel Grand Prix of the Heartland2 HoursGTHeartland ParkMay 5
7Camel Grand Prix of the Heartland300 kmProtoHeartland ParkMay 6
8Toyota Trucks Lime Rock Grand Prix150 LapsProtoLime Rock ParkMay 28
9Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio500 kmProtoMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseJune 3
9Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio300 kmGTMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseJune 3
10Nissan Grand Prix of Mosport300 kmGTMosport ParkJune 24
11Camel Continental500 kmProtoWatkins Glen InternationalJuly 1
12Grand Prix of the Meadowlands45 MinutesGTMeadowlands Sports ComplexJuly 14
13California Camel Grand Prix300 kmProtoSears Point RacewayJuly 15
14G.I. Joe's Camel Grand Prix300 kmProtoPortland International RacewayJuly 29
14G.I. Joe's Camel Grand Prix1 Hour 30 MinutesGTPortland International RacewayJuly 29
15Nissan Grand Prix of Road America300 kmGTRoad AmericaAugust 19
15Nissan Grand Prix of Road America500 kmProtoRoad AmericaAugust 19
16Nissan Camel Grand Prix of San Antonio2 HoursProtoSan Antonio street courseSeptember 2
16Nissan Camel Grand Prix of San Antonio45 MinutesGTSan Antonio street courseSeptember 2
17The New York 500500 kmGTWatkins Glen InternationalSeptember 23
18The Jamesway 3002 HoursGTLime Rock ParkSeptember 29
19Nissan World Challenge of Tampa200 MilesProtoFlorida State FairgroundsSeptember 30
20Camel Grand Prix of Greater San Diego1 HourGTDel Mar FairgroundsNovember 10
20Camel Grand Prix of Greater San Diego1 Hour 45 MinutesProtoDel Mar FairgroundsNovember 11

Season results

Drivers Championships

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

Manufacturers championships

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

Lights Championship

GTO Championship

GTU Championship