Daytona 24 Hours 1982 - Racing Sports Cars

(settings) | Login RSC Home > Races > Daytona 24 Hours 1982

Event: 20th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge Daytona		Date: 31.1.1982
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.180 kms	Organiser: unknown
Daytona 24 Hours
International Motor Sport Association (round 1) IMSA GTO (round 1) IMSA GTU (round 1) International Motor Sport Association (round 1)

Weather:	fair, mild
Start time:	30/1 15:30
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	50000

Entered:	96
Practiced:	90
Qualified:	73
Started:	69
Finished:	32

Classes:	Pract	Start
IMSA GTP	27	21
IMSA GTO	43	32
IMSA GTU	20	16

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying Heat Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 135 minutes on28-29/1
6 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 450 minutes on 27-29/1
20 minute pre-race warm-up held
13 lap qualifying race to determine starting positions 51 and above

Winners:
Overall:	18	Porsche 935 JLP-3	Paul, Jr. / Stommelen / Paul
IMSA GTO:	77	Mazda RX-7	Katayama / Yorino / Terada
IMSA GTU:	98	Mazda RX-7	Rude / Mueller / Moffat
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	86	Porsche 935/80	Hurley Haywood (USA)	1:49.800	202.620 km/h	lap 55
IMSA GTO:	54	BMW M1	Tony Garcia (USA)	1:57.680	189.051 km/h	lap 28
IMSA GTU:	23	Datsun 280ZX	Dick Davenport (USA)	2:05.390	177.427 km/h	lap 40
Pole Positions:
Overall:	9	March 82G Chevrolet	Bobby Rahal (USA)		214.143 km/h
IMSA GTO:	11	BMW M1	Dennis Aase (USA)		194.084 km/h
IMSA GTU:	92	Mazda RX-7	Walt Bohren (USA)		180.155 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (28), Chevrolet (10), Mazda (9), Ferrari (3), BMW (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (28), Chevrolet (12), Mazda (10), Ford (5), Ferrari (4), BMW (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Mazda RX-7 (9), Porsche 911 Carrera (8), Porsche 935 (7), Chevrolet Camaro (7)
Driver nationalities:	USA (175), CDN (5), GB (4), J (3), PR (3), D (3), ES (3)
Most used colours:	white (30%), red (22%), yellow (14%), blue (11%), black (10%), orange (4%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (47%), rear-engined (31%), mid-engined (22%)
Oldest known drivers:	Harro Zitza (55), Preston Henn (51), Billy Hagan (50)
Youngest known drivers:	Scott Schmidt (20), John Paul, Jr. (22), John Graham (27)
Female drivers:	Kathy Rude, Desiré Wilson

Official Race Programme:

Cover	Entry List	Schedule	Track Map

Random Photo

Donations

Recommended

News

Your likely location: United States

© RacingSportsCars (2002-2023) - data, texts and all other information is protected by copyright law and cannot be used without permission. All pictures on this page are in property of their original authors, photographers or owners and have been kindly provided to RSC just for use on this website and it is expressly forbidden to use them elsewhere without prior written permission of RacingSportsCars and the copyright owner.

The RacingSportsCars.com website is intended exclusively for private use and under any circumstances it may not be republished, retransmitted in any form, stored in a retrieval system, sold through any media, without the prior written permission of RacingSportsCars and the copyright owner. All data are presented here just for informative use, they cannot be used as a source for any kind of business.

FAQ | About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact Us