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1971 IMSA GT Championship

{{short description|1st season of the racing series organized by IMSA}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Motorsport season

| series = IMSA GT Championship

| year = 1971

| previous = none

}}

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.

Schedule

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Rnd

! Race

! Length

! Circuit

! Date

1

| Danville 300

| {{convert|300|mi|km|abbr=on}}

| Virginia International Raceway

| April 18

2

| Carter Hall GT

| {{convert|200|mi|km|abbr=on}}

| 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

| {{convert|250|mi|km|abbr=on}}

| Summit Point Raceway

| September 19

6

| 200 Miles of Daytona Beach

| {{convert|200|mi|km|abbr=on}}

| Daytona International Speedway

| November 21

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

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rowspan=2 | Rnd

! rowspan=2 | Circuit

! GTO Winning Team

! GTU Winning Team

! TO Winning Team

! TU Winning Team

! rowspan=2 | Results

GTO Winning Drivers

! GTU Winning Drivers

! TO Winning Drivers

! TU Winning Drivers

rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | Virginia

| #57 Corvette

| #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi

| #21 Javelin

| #71 Opel

| rowspan=2 | Results

{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Heinz

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg
{{flagicon|USA}} Hurley Haywood

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Hennig
{{flagicon|USA}} Richard Staples

| {{flagicon|USA}} Amos Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mandeville
{{flagicon|USA}} Bunny Diggett

rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | Alabama

| #57 Corvette

| #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi

| #21 Javelin

| #21 Mini

| rowspan=2 | Results

{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Heinz

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg
{{flagicon|USA}} Hurley Haywood

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Hennig

| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Richardson

rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | Charlotte

| #57 Corvette

| #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi

| #21 Javelin

| #64 Mini

| rowspan=2 | Results

{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Heinz
{{flagicon|USA}} Or Costanzo

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg
{{flagicon|USA}} Hurley Haywood

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Hennig
{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Beasley

| {{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Milne
{{flagicon|Canada}} Richard Stevens

rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | Bridgehampton

| #18 Es-Pa Racing

| #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi

| #84 Camaro

| #85 Alfa Romeo

| rowspan=2 | Results

{{flagicon|USA}} Rodney Harris
{{flagicon|USA}} John Paul Sr.

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg
{{flagicon|USA}} Hurley Haywood

| {{flagicon|USA}} George Lisberg
{{flagicon|USA}} Ray Cuomo

| {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Simendinger
{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Heiberg

rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | Summit Point

| #49 Mustang

| #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi

| #42 Camaro

| #93 Jerry Walsh

| rowspan=2 | Results

{{flagicon|USA}} Lee McDonald
{{flagicon|USA}} Albert Pentrillo

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg
{{flagicon|USA}} Hurley Haywood

| {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Ross

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Walsh
{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Wiese

rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | Daytona

| #57 Corvette

| #34 911

| #3 Camaro

| #11 2002

| rowspan=2 | Results

{{flagicon|USA}} Don Yenko
{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Heinz

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Cuddy

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Nehl
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Fitzgerald

| {{flagicon|USA}} Byron Morris
{{flagicon|USA}} 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=

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Pos

! Constructor

! Rd 1

! Rd 2

! Rd 3

! Rd 4

! Rd 5

! Rd 6

! Total

1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 51

2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Shelby

|

| align="center" | 4

|

|

| align="center" | 9

|

| align="center" | 13

=GTU standings=

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Pos

! Constructor

! Rd 1

! Rd 2

! Rd 3

! Rd 4

! Rd 5

! Rd 6

! Total

1

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Porsche

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 54

2

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Austin-Healey

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 1

|

| align="center" | 1

|

|

| align="center" | 3

3=

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} MG

|

| align="center" | 2

|

|

|

|

| align="center" | 2

3=

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alfa Romeo

|

|

|

| align="center" | 2

|

|

| align="center" | 2

5

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Lotus

|

|

| align="center" | 1

|

|

|

| align="center" | 1

=TO standings=

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Pos

! Constructor

! Rd 1

! Rd 2

! Rd 3

! Rd 4

! Rd 5

! Rd 6

! Total

1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

|

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 39

2

| {{flagicon|USA}} AMC

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

|

| align="center" | 1

|

| align="center" | 28

3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ford

|

|

|

|

| align="center" | 2

|

| align="center" | 2

=TU standings=

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Pos

! Constructor

! Rd 1

! Rd 2

! Rd 3

! Rd 4

! Rd 5

! Rd 6

! Total

1

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Austin

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 6

|

| align="center" | 34

2

| {{flagicon|Germany}} BMW

|

|

| align="center" | 6

|

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 19

3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ford

|

| align="center" | 3

|

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 19

4

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alfa Romeo

|

|

|

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 18

5

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Opel

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 3

|

|

|

| align="center" | 13

6

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Datsun

|

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 2

|

|

| align="center" | 10

7

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Fiat

| align="center" | 6

|

| align="center" | 2

|

|

|

| align="center" | 8

8

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Saab

|

|

|

|

|

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 3

9

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Audi

|

|

|

| align="center" | 1

|

|

| align="center" | 1

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070911134558/http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1971.html World Sports Racing Prototypes] - 1971 IMSA GT Championship results

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