1982 Australian Endurance Championship

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The 1982 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship for Group C Touring Cars. [1] It was the second Australian Endurance Championship [2] and the first to incorporate titles for both drivers and makes. [3] The Drivers title was awarded to Allan Moffat and the Makes title to Nissan. [3]

Schedule

The championship was contested over a five round series. [3]

Round [3] Race [3] Circuit [3] Date [3] Winning driver(s) [3] Car [3] Report
1Perrier Gold Cup Oran Park 22 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Morris Ford XE Falcon [4]
2 Castrol 400 Sandown 12 September Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat Mazda RX-7 Report
3 James Hardie 1000 Mount Panorama, Bathurst 3 October Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins
Holden VH Commodore SS Report
4Gold Coast 300 Surfers Paradise 7 November Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat Mazda RX-7
5Nissan-Datsun 300 Adelaide International Raceway 5 December Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat Mazda RX-7

Classes

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes: [1]

Points system

Drivers points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed cars in each class [1] at each round.

Makes points were awarded for the six best placed cars in each class on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis, but only for the highest scoring car of each make, [1] regardless of class, [3] at each round.

Results

Drivers

PositionDriver [5] [6] No. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Car [3] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Class [3] [7] [10] [11] Entrant [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Ora [5] San [5] Bat [5] Sur [5] Ade [6] Total
1 Allan Moffat 43 Mazda RX-7 3001 to 6000cc Peter Stuyvesant International -9 [12] 19928
2 Bob Holden 63 & 13 Ford Escort 1601 to 2000cc Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale 9-94426
3 Fred Gibson 56 Nissan Bluebird Turbo 2001 to 3000cc Nissan Motor Co -9-6924
4 George Fury 55 Nissan Bluebird Turbo 2001 to 3000cc Nissan Motor Co 6--9621
5 Arthur Abrahams 90 Ford Escort Mexico Up to 1600ccArthur Abrahams9---918
6 Dick Johnson 17 Ford XE Falcon 3001 to 6000cc Palmer Tube Mills 64-6-16
7Alexandra Surplice71 Toyota Corolla Levin Up to 1600ccAlexandra Surplice6--9-15
Peter Brock 05 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000cc Marlboro Holden Dealer Team --9-615
John White65 Isuzu Gemini ZZ1601 to 2000ccJohn White---6915
10Brian Parmenter32 Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccBrian Parmenter93-1-13
Martin Power59 Triumph Dolomite 1601 to 2000ccJagparts-4-3613
12 Allan Grice 4 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000ccRe-Car Racing-6 [12] 6--12
13 Barry Seton 50 Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccBarry Seton4-6--10
14 Bob Morris 7 Ford XE Falcon 3001 to 6000cc Seiko Watches 9----9
Jim Faneco68 Isuzu Gemini Up to 1600ccCountry Dealer Team-9---9
Graeme Bailey 61 Toyota Celica 1601 to 2000ccChickadee Chicken-9---9
Masahiro Hasemi 56 Nissan Bluebird Turbo 2001 to 3000cc Nissan Motor Co --9--9
Steve Land61 Toyota Celica 1601 to 2000ccChickadee Chicken---9 [13] -9
Larry Perkins 05 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000cc Marlboro Holden Dealer Team --9--9
Kazuyoshi Hoshino 56 Nissan Bluebird Turbo 2001 to 3000cc Nissan Motor Co --9--9
Neville Bridges63 Ford Escort 1601 to 2000cc Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale --9--9
James Myhill49 Mazda RX-3 2001 to 3000ccJim Myhill-6--39
23Brian Winsall87 Isuzu Gemini PF50Up to 1600ccPakenham Auto Club-2--68
24 John Harvey 25 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000cc Marlboro Holden Dealer Team -34--7
25Tony Mulvihill64 Ford Escort 1601 to 2000ccBob Holden Motors City of Bathurst6----6
Ian Burrell76 Mitsubishi Colt Up to 1600ccEastside Mitsubishi-6---6
Peter Beninca66 Alfa Romeo GTV 1601 to 2000ccBeninca Motors-6---6
Rob Shute76 Mitsubishi Colt Up to 1600ccEastside Mitsubishi---6-6
Alan Browne4 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000ccRe-Car Racing--6--6
Don Smith50 Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccBarry Seton--6--6
Wally Scott57 Toyota Celica 1601 to 2000ccWalter Scott--6--6
Peter Walton57 Toyota Celica 1601 to 2000ccWalter Scott--6--6
Terry Sheil37 Mazda RX-7 3001 to 6000ccEurocars Mazda-2-4-6
Chris Heyer53 Audi 5+5 2001 to 3000ccChris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre--33-6
35Lester Smerdon83 Isuzu Gemini PF50Up to 1600ccL Smerdon-1-4-5
Jim Richards 31 BMW 635 CSi 3001 to 6000cc JPS Team BMW -32--5
37 Peter McLeod 40 Mazda RX-7 3001 to 6000ccStrongbow Racing Team4----4
Peter Boston74 Isuzu Gemini PF50Up to 1600ccP Boston-4---4
Gary Scott25 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000cc Marlboro Holden Dealer Team --4--4
Les Grose54 Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccLes Grose--4--4
Alan Cant54 Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccLes Grose--4--4
Tony Kavich30 Mazda RX-7 3001 to 6000ccBangalow Motors Pty Ltd---4-4
Murray Carter18 Ford XE Falcon 3001 to 6000ccJohn Sands----44
Colin Spencer77 Isuzu Gemini Up to 1600ccColin Spencer----44
John Faulkner 32 Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccBrian Parmenter----44
Clive Benson-Brown11 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000ccSoundwave Discos-1--34
Terry Finnigan2 Holden VC Commodore
Holden VH Commodore SS
3001 to 6000ccTerry Finnigan2--2-4
48Ian Wells97 Mitsubishi Lancer Up to 1600ccI Wells-3---3
Peter Janson 3 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000cc Cadbury Schweppes --3--3
David Parsons 3 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000cc Cadbury Schweppes --3--3
Peter Lander53 Audi 5+5 2001 to 3000ccChris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre--3--3
Steve Masterton2 Ford XE Falcon 3001 to 6000ccMasterton Homes Pty Ltd---3-3
John Murden14 Ford Escort Up to 1600ccBob Holden Motors Manly Vale----33
54Ray Gulson64 Alfa Romeo GTV6 2001 to 3000ccRay Gulson--2--2
David Hobbs 31 BMW 635 CSi 3001 to 6000cc JPS Team BMW --2--2
Bruce Lynton64 Alfa Romeo GTV6 2001 to 3000ccRay Gulson--2--2
Bernie Stack38 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000ccGawler Body Works----22
58Paul Jones44 Mazda RX-7 3001 to 6000ccRon Horner1----1
Yoshimi Katayama 43 Mazda RX-7 3001 to 6000cc Peter Stuyvesant International --1--1
Barry Lawrence28 Holden VH Commodore SS 3001 to 6000ccBayside Spare Parts---1-1
Gerry Burges34 Mazda RX-7 3001 to 6000ccBF Goodrich Australia----11

Makes

PositionMake [5] [6] CarOra [5] San [5] Bat [5] Sur [5] Ade [6] Total
1 Nissan Nissan Bluebird Turbo 6999942
2 Ford Ford XE Falcon, Ford Capri & Ford Escort 9496937
3 Mazda Mazda RX-7 49 [14] 19932
4 Toyota Toyota Corolla Levin & Toyota Celica 6969-30
5 Holden Holden VC Commodore & Holden VH Commodore 26 [14] 92625
6 Isuzu Gemini -9-6924
7 Triumph Dolomite -4-3613
8 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Lancer & Colt -6-6-12
9 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo GTV & GTV6 -622-10
10 Audi Audi 5+5 --33-6
11 BMW BMW 635 CSi 3-2--5

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 Australian Title Conditions, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 90 & 91
  2. Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 4
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, pages 254-263
  4. 1982 Perrier Gold Cup
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5
  6. 1 2 3 4 Points for Adelaide round have been calculated from the race results published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, page 263
  7. 1 2 3 4 Racing Car News, September 1982 (Castrol 400 Supplement, pages 47–49)
  8. 1 2 3 Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1982, pages 44 & 45
  9. 1 2 3 Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1983, page 113
  10. 1 2 3 4 Entry List, Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982
  11. 1 2 3 4 Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18
  12. 1 2 The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Moffat and 9 for Grice, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)
  13. Steve Land is not listed in the 5 December AIR Program Progressive Points table, but is shown as the 2 litre class winner at the Gold Coast 300 in Australian Motor Racing Year and is shown with a total of 9 points in Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18
  14. 1 2 The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Mazda and 9 for Holden, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)

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