1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

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The 1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was an Australian motor sport title authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) [1] for Group 3A Touring Cars. [1] [2] 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.

The championship was won jointly by Ford, BMW and Toyota.

Race calendar

Ford was a joint winner of the title with its Sierra RS500 1989 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 Group A - Outright Winner 1989 Tooheys 1000 (5209962396).jpg
Ford was a joint winner of the title with its Sierra RS500
BMW was a joint winner of the title with its M3 BMW M3 of Peter Brock.jpg
BMW was a joint winner of the title 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.

RoundCircuitLocation / stateDate
1 Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 6 March
2 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 13 March
3 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria8–10 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, Victoria27–29 May
8 Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 17–19 Jun
9 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales15–17 Jul

Classes

Cars competing in three displacement classes: [1]

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 [3] 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.

Championship standings

PositionManufacturer [4] CarPoints [4]
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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1988 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, pages 74–77
  2. ↑ Group 3A Touring Cars, 1988 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, pages 228-233
  3. ↑ Points & Prizes, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, May 1, 1988, page 17
  4. 1 2 CAMS Report, September 1988, page 12

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