1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
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The 1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title [1] open to cars complying with CAMS "Group A" Touring Car regulations. It was the 18th circuit racing manufacturers championship to be awarded by CAMS and the ninth to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name.

Race Calendar

BMW won the title jointly with Ford and Toyota with its M3

The championship was contested over a nine-round series with rounds run concurrently with those of the 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship.

Round Number Circuit City / State Date
1 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 6 March
2 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 13 March
3 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 8 - 10 Apr
4 Wanneroo Park Perth, Western Australia 22 - 24 Apr
5 Adelaide International Raceway Virginia, South Australia 29 Apr - 1 May
6 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 20–22 May
7 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 27–29 May
8 Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 17 - 19 Jun
9 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 15 - 17 Jul

Classes

Cars competing in three classes according to engine displacement:

  • Up to 2000cc
  • 2001 to 3000cc
  • 3001 to 6000cc

Points System

Points were awarded at each round to the top six placegetters in each class on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis however only the best placed car of each make earned championship points. The best eight round results were retained by each manufacturer to determine final championship placings.

Result

Championship results were as follows:

Position Manufacturer Car Points
1 Ford Sierra RS500 72
Toyota Corolla 72
BMW M3 72
4 Nissan Gazelle
Skyline		 25
5 Holden VL Commodore Group A SS
VK Commodore Group A SS		 19
6 Isuzu Gemini ZZ 14
7 Mercedes-Benz 190E 11
8 Mitsubishi Starion 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1988 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, pages 74-77

Further reading

  • Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1988/89
  • CAMS Report, September 1988
  • Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 1 May 1988
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