1993 IMSA GT Championship
The 1993 Camel GT Championship and Exxon Supreme GT Championship seasons were the 23rd season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was the final year of the Camel's sponsorship of the prototype class, and the final year of the GTP and Lights prototype categories before they were replaced with the World Sports Car class of prototypes the following year. WSC class cars were allowed to participate, but did not score points toward any championships. Grand Tourer-style racing cars were also raced and ran in the GTS, GTO, and GTU classes. An Invitiational GT class was also used for cars which did not comply with IMSA's regulations. It began January 30, 1993, and ended October 3, 1993, after eleven rounds.
Schedule
The GT classes did not participate in all events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
1 | Rolex 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway Road Course | January 30 January 31 |
2 | Toyota Grand Prix of Miami | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Proto | Streets of Miami | February 21 |
2 | Toyota Grand Prix of Miami | 1 Hour | GT | Streets of Miami | February 21 |
3 | Camel 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 20 |
4 | Toyota Grand Prix of Atlanta | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Proto | Atlanta Motor Speedway Roval | April 18 |
5 | Toyota Trucks Lime Rock Grand Prix | 2 Hours | Proto | Lime Rock Park | May 31 |
6 | Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio | 1 Hour | GT | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 12 |
6 | Nissan Grand Prix of Ohio | 2 Hours | Proto | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 13 |
7 | Camel Continental Grand Prix | 500 km | All | Watkins Glen International Short Course | June 27 |
8 | Piggly Wiggly Grand Prix | 500 km | All | Road America | July 11 |
9 | Monterey Camel GT | 1 Hour | GT | Laguna Seca Raceway | July 24 |
9 | Monterey Camel GT | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Proto | Laguna Seca Raceway | July 25 |
10 | G.I. Joe's/Camel Grand Prix | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Proto | Portland International Raceway | August 1 |
10 | G.I. Joe's/Camel Grand Prix | 1 Hour | GT | Portland International Raceway | August 1 |
11 | The Checker Camel Grand Prix | 2 Hours | Proto | Phoenix International Raceway Roval | October 2 |
11 | The Checker Camel Grand Prix | 1 Hour | GT | Phoenix International Raceway Roval | October 3 |
Season results
Prototypes
Grand tourers
† - The GTO class was combined with the GTS class for Daytona and Sebring.^ - Race time includes 1 hour 9 minutes of red-flag conditions for extreme rain.