1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes

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The 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title [1] open to Group C Touring Cars. [2] The championship was contested over a six-round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship. [3]

Contents

Holden and Mazda jointly won the championship on 131 points each. Holden had three wins, a second, a third, and a ninth. Mazda won one race, with two seconds and three thirds. Nissan was the only other outright race winner having won the opening two rounds.

Calendar

Rd.Race titleCircuitDateWinnerCarTeamReport
1Silastic 300 Amaroo Park 7 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Fury Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan Motor Co.
2Oran Park 250 Oran Park 21 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg George FuryNissan Bluebird TurboNissan Motor Co.
3 Castrol 400 Sandown 11 September Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing Report
4 James Hardie 1000 Mount Panorama 2 October Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Harvey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins
Holden VH Commodore SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Report
5Motorcraft 300 Surfers Paradise 30 October Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Grice Holden VH Commodore SS STP Roadways Racing
6Humes Guardrail 300 Adelaide International Raceway 20 November Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter BrockHolden VH Commodore SSMarlboro Holden Dealer Team

Class structure

Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:

Points structure

Championship points were awarded at each round according to the outright position attained by the best placed car of each make:

Outright Position1234567891011121314151617181920
Up to 3000cc30272421191715141312111098765432
Over 3000cc2523201715131110987654321000

Results

The title was won jointly by Mazda and Holden, the latter competing with its Commodore VH model. Holden Commodore VH of Peter Brock & Larry Perkins.jpg
The title was won jointly by Mazda and Holden, the latter competing with its Commodore VH model.
PositionMakeCarRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total [3]
1 Holden VH Commodore SS 231320252525131
Mazda RX-7 202025232320131
3 Ford Capri V6, XE Falcon, XD Falcon & Escort 1423131191484
4 BMW 635 CSi 15523-111367
5 Nissan Bluebird Turbo 2525----50
6 Audi 5+5 138----21
7 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 11-----11
Alfa Romeo GTV6 --65--11

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References

  1. CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport
  2. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1983, page 95
  3. 1 2 Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1983/84, pages 288–311