1987 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

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The 1987 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers. [1] The title, which was the seventeenth Australian Manufacturers' Championship, [2] was contested concurrently with the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship over a nine-round series. [3]

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Each round was open to cars complying with CAMS Touring Car regulations which were based on international Group A Touring Car rules. Cars competed in two engine capacity classes:

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the top ten placings in each class at each round. However, points were only allocated for the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round [4] and only the best eight round results could be retained by each manufacturer. [5]

Results

PositionManufacturer [6] CarRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Total
1 Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 20202020(15)20202020160
BMW M3 202020202020(6)2020160
3 Holden VK Commodore SS Group A
VL Commodore SS Group A
1515151212121212(12)105
4 Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 1212121215-4-1077
5 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 81001520--81576
6 Toyota [7] Celica RA40
Corolla
Corolla GT
6-10-10-1510859
7 Isuzu Gemini 10---8---624 [8]
8 Rover SD1 Vitesse --23-----5

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References

  1. Specific Conditions – Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1987, pages 81-82
  2. Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 27 June 2009
  3. David Segal, Australian Touring Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 193-213
  4. 1 2 Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 3 May 1987, page 2
  5. General Conditions – Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1987, pages 79
  6. Racing Car News, August 1987, page 8
  7. Referenced Racing Car News pointscore omits Toyota but position has been calculated by applying referenced CAMS points system to round results in Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88
  8. Referenced Racing Car News pointscore shows 27 points for Isuzu but total has been calculated by applying referenced CAMS points system to round results in Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88

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