1977 IMSA GT Championship

{{short description|7th season of the racing series organized by IMSA}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Motorsport season | series = IMSA GT Championship | year = 1977 }} The '''1977 [[Camel (cigarette)|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.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Rnd ! Race ! Length ! Class ! Circuit ! Date |- ! 1 | [[24 Hours of Daytona]] | 24 Hours | align="center" | Both | [[Daytona International Speedway]] | February 5 February 6 |- ! 2 | [[12 Hours of Sebring]] | 12 Hours | align="center" | Both | [[Sebring International Raceway]] | March 19 |- ! 3 | [[WQXI (AM)|WQXI]] [[Grand Prix of Atlanta|Road Atlanta 100]] | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Road Atlanta]] | April 17 |- ! 4 | [[Monterey Sports Car Championships|Monterey Triple Crown]] | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Laguna Seca Raceway]] | May 1 |- ! 5 | Mid-America 100 | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Mid-America Raceway]] | May 15 |- ! 6 | [[Coca-Cola]] [[Lime Rock Grand Prix|350]] | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Lime Rock Park]] | May 30 |- ! 7 | [[Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio|Mid-Ohio Twin 200]] | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] | June 5 |- ! 8 | [[Pepsi]] Grand Prix | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Brainerd International Raceway]] | June 19 |- ! 9 | [[Paul Revere 250]] | {{convert|250|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Daytona International Speedway]] | July 4 |- ! 10 | Hallett Grand Prix | 1 Hour | align="center" | GTU | [[Hallett Motor Racing Circuit]] | July 24 |- ! rowspan=2 | 11 | rowspan=2 | [[Grand Prix of Sonoma|Sears Point Grand Prix]] | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | GTO | rowspan=2 | [[Infineon Raceway|Sears Point International Raceway]] | rowspan=2 | July 31 |- | {{convert|75|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | GTU |- ! 12 | Pocono [[Carquest]] Twin Grand Prix | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Pocono International Raceway]] | August 14 |- ! 13 | [[Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio|Mid-Ohio Twin 3 Hours]] | 3 Hours | align="center" | Both | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] | August 28 |- ! rowspan=2 | 14 | rowspan=2 | [[Grand Prix of Atlanta|Labor Day Race]] | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | GTU | rowspan=2 | [[Road Atlanta]] | rowspan=2 | September 5 |- | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | GTO |- ! 15 | [[Shasta (soft drink)|Shasta]] [[Monterey Grand Prix]] | {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Laguna Seca Raceway]] | October 9 |- ! 16 | [[Daytona Finale|Daytona Finale 250]] | {{convert|250|mi|km|abbr=on}} | align="center" | Both | [[Daytona International Speedway]] | October 26 |}

==Season results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! rowspan=2 | Rnd ! rowspan=2 | Circuit ! GTO Winning Team ! GTU Winning Team ! rowspan=2 | Results |- ! GTO Winning Drivers ! GTU Winning Drivers |- ! rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]] | #43 Ecurie Escargot | #42 Bob Hindson | rowspan=2 | [[1977 24 Hours of Daytona|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hurley Haywood]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Graves (racing driver)|John Graves]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Helmick]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Hindson {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Carney {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Davenport |- ! rowspan=2 | 2 | rowspan=2 | [[Sebring International Raceway|Sebring]] | #30 George Dyer Racing | #50 Moltex Auto | rowspan=2 | [[1977 12 Hours of Sebring|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} George Dyer {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Frisselle]] | {{flagicon|CAN}} Gerhard Hirsch {{flagicon|CAN}} Fritz Hochreuter {{flagicon|CAN}} Rainer Brezinka |- ! rowspan=2 | 3 | rowspan=2 | [[Road Atlanta]] | #14 [[Holbert Racing|Dickinson/Holbert Racing]] | #33 Bob Sharp Racing | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Road Atlanta 100|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Posey]] |- ! rowspan=2 | 4 | rowspan=2 | [[Laguna Seca]] | #0 [[Interscope Racing]] | #45 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Monterey Triple Crown|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Ongais]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Maas |- ! rowspan=2 | 5 | rowspan=2 | Mid-America | #14 [[Holbert Racing]] | #45 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Mid-America 100|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Maas |- ! rowspan=2 | 6 | rowspan=2 | [[Lime Rock Park|Lime Rock]] | #14 [[Holbert Racing]] | #45 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Lime Rock 350|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Maas |- ! rowspan=2 | 7 | rowspan=2 | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|Mid-Ohio]] | #2 [[McLaren|McLaren North America]] | #33 Bob Sharp Racing | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Mid-Ohio Twin 200|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Posey]] |- ! rowspan=2 | 8 | rowspan=2 | [[Brainerd International Raceway|Brainerd]] | #00 [[Interscope Racing]] | #45 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Brainerd Grand Prix|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Ongais]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Maas |- ! rowspan=2 | 9 | rowspan=2 | [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]] | #30 George Dyer | #33 Bob Sharp Racing | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Paul Revere 250|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} George Dyer | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Posey]] |- ! rowspan=2 | 10 | rowspan=2 | [[Hallett Motor Racing Circuit|Hallett]] | rowspan=2 | ''Did Not Participate'' | #45 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Hallett Grand Prix|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Maas |- ! rowspan=2 | 11 | rowspan=2 | [[Infineon Raceway|Sears Point]] | #2 [[McLaren|McLaren North America]] | #64 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Sears Point Grand Prix|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Aase]] |- ! rowspan=2 | 12 | rowspan=2 | [[Pocono Raceway|Pocono]] | #14 [[Holbert Racing]] | #45 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Pocono Twin Grand Prix|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Maas |- ! rowspan=2 | 13 | rowspan=2 | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|Mid-Ohio]]{{ref|A|A}} | #95 Bob Hagestad | #45 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Pocono Twin Grand Prix|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hurley Haywood]] {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Hagestad | {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Maas |- ! rowspan=2 | 14 | rowspan=2 | [[Road Atlanta]] | #2 [[McLaren|McLaren North America]] | #64 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Road Atlanta Labor Day Race|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Aase]] |- ! rowspan=2 | 15 | rowspan=2 | [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca]] | #2 [[McLaren|McLaren North America]] | #45 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Monterey Grand Prix|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Walt Maas |- ! rowspan=2 | 16 | rowspan=2 | [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]] | #95 Bob Hagestad | #60 ''[[Porsche]]'' | rowspan=2 | [[1977 Daytona Finale|Results]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hurley Haywood]] | {{flagicon|USA}} Rusty Bond {{flagicon|USA}} Ren Tilton |}

==Notes== *{{note|A|A}} The race was won overall by [[Peter Gregg (racing driver)|Peter Gregg]] in a [[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5]] [[Porsche 935]]. Haywood and Hagestad finished 4th overall.

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150222005348/http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1977.html World Sports Racing Prototypes] - 1977 IMSA GT Championship results

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