# 1977 IMSA GT Championship

The 1977 Camel GT Challenge season was the 7th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. The series was for GTO and GTU class Grand tourer racing cars. It began February 5, 1977, and ended October 26, 1977, after sixteen rounds.

## Schedule

Both classes did not participate together in some events. Races marked with Both had both classes on track at the same time.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | 24 Hours of Daytona | 24 Hours | Both | Daytona International Speedway | February 5 February 6 |
| 2 | 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | Both | Sebring International Raceway | March 19 |
| 3 | WQXI Road Atlanta 100 | 100 mi (160 km) | Both | Road Atlanta | April 17 |
| 4 | Monterey Triple Crown | 100 mi (160 km) | Both | Laguna Seca Raceway | May 1 |
| 5 | Mid-America 100 | 100 mi (160 km) | Both | Mid-America Raceway | May 15 |
| 6 | Coca-Cola 350 | 100 mi (160 km) | Both | Lime Rock Park | May 30 |
| 7 | Mid-Ohio Twin 200 | 100 mi (160 km) | Both | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 5 |
| 8 | Pepsi Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | Both | Brainerd International Raceway | June 19 |
| 9 | Paul Revere 250 | 250 mi (400 km) | Both | Daytona International Speedway | July 4 |
| 10 | Hallett Grand Prix | 1 Hour | GTU | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | July 24 |
| 11 | Sears Point Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | GTO | Sears Point International Raceway | July 31 |
| 11 | Sears Point Grand Prix | 75 mi (121 km) | GTU | Sears Point International Raceway | July 31 |
| 12 | Pocono Carquest Twin Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | Both | Pocono International Raceway | August 14 |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio Twin 3 Hours | 3 Hours | Both | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | August 28 |
| 14 | Labor Day Race | 100 mi (160 km) | GTU | Road Atlanta | September 5 |
| 14 | Labor Day Race | 100 mi (160 km) | GTO | Road Atlanta | September 5 |
| 15 | Shasta Monterey Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | Both | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 9 |
| 16 | Daytona Finale 250 | 250 mi (400 km) | Both | Daytona International Speedway | October 26 |

## Season results

| Rnd | Circuit | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | Results |
| Rnd | Circuit | GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | Results |
| 1 | Daytona | #43 Ecurie Escargot | #42 Bob Hindson | Results |
| 1 | Daytona | Hurley Haywood John Graves Dave Helmick | Bob Hindson Frank Carney Dick Davenport | Results |
| 2 | Sebring | #30 George Dyer Racing | #50 Moltex Auto | Results |
| 2 | Sebring | George Dyer Brad Frisselle | Gerhard Hirsch Fritz Hochreuter Rainer Brezinka | Results |
| 3 | Road Atlanta | #14 Dickinson/Holbert Racing | #33 Bob Sharp Racing | Results |
| 3 | Road Atlanta | Al Holbert | Sam Posey | Results |
| 4 | Laguna Seca | #0 Interscope Racing | #45 Porsche | Results |
| 4 | Laguna Seca | Danny Ongais | Walt Maas | Results |
| 5 | Mid-America | #14 Holbert Racing | #45 Porsche | Results |
| 5 | Mid-America | Al Holbert | Walt Maas | Results |
| 6 | Lime Rock | #14 Holbert Racing | #45 Porsche | Results |
| 6 | Lime Rock | Al Holbert | Walt Maas | Results |
| 7 | Mid-Ohio | #2 McLaren North America | #33 Bob Sharp Racing | Results |
| 7 | Mid-Ohio | David Hobbs | Sam Posey | Results |
| 8 | Brainerd | #00 Interscope Racing | #45 Porsche | Results |
| 8 | Brainerd | Danny Ongais | Walt Maas | Results |
| 9 | Daytona | #30 George Dyer | #33 Bob Sharp Racing | Results |
| 9 | Daytona | George Dyer | Sam Posey | Results |
| 10 | Hallett | Did Not Participate | #45 Porsche | Results |
| 10 | Hallett | Did Not Participate | Walt Maas | Results |
| 11 | Sears Point | #2 McLaren North America | #64 Porsche | Results |
| 11 | Sears Point | David Hobbs | Dennis Aase | Results |
| 12 | Pocono | #14 Holbert Racing | #45 Porsche | Results |
| 12 | Pocono | Al Holbert | Walt Maas | Results |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio | #95 Bob Hagestad | #45 Porsche | Results |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio | Hurley Haywood Bob Hagestad | Walt Maas | Results |
| 14 | Road Atlanta | #2 McLaren North America | #64 Porsche | Results |
| 14 | Road Atlanta | David Hobbs | Dennis Aase | Results |
| 15 | Laguna Seca | #2 McLaren North America | #45 Porsche | Results |
| 15 | Laguna Seca | David Hobbs | Walt Maas | Results |
| 16 | Daytona | #95 Bob Hagestad | #60 Porsche | Results |
| 16 | Daytona | Hurley Haywood | Rusty Bond Ren Tilton | Results |