1991 Australian Endurance Championship

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The 1991 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title [1] open to Group 3A Touring Cars. [2] The championship, which was the eighth running of the Australian Endurance Championship, [1] began on 8 September 1991 at Sandown Raceway and ended on 6 October at the Mount Panorama Circuit after two rounds. [3] The title was won by Mark Gibbs and Rohan Onslow who shared a Bob Forbes Racing Nissan Skyline GT-R. [4] The 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, which was run concurrently with the Endurance Championship, was awarded to the Nissan Motor Co (Australia). [5]

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Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

TeamCarNoDriver
Nissan Motorsport Australia Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Price
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Waldon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
Lansvale Racing Team Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Ashby
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Reed
Bob Forbes Racing Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Gibbs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Onslow
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Moore
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michel Delcourt
Perkins Engineering Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 05 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Miedecke
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomas Mezera
Alf Grant Racing Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alf Grant
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Grant
Holden Racing Team Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Win Percy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Grice
Caltex CXT Racing Ford Sierra RS500 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond
Flag of New Zealand.svg Graeme Crosby
Allan Moffat Racing Ford Sierra RS500 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Brabham
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Millen
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlie O'Brien
Flag of Italy.svg Gianfranco Brancatelli
John Holmes Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Lintott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Scott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John English
Captain Peter Janson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Janson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Gazzard
Warren Jonsson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Jonsson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Jonsson
Toyota Team Australia Toyota Supra Turbo 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Morgan
Toyota Corolla FX-GT 70 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neal Bates
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Bates
71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Searle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Griffiths
Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe
18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Shiel
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gregg Taylor
Benson & Hedges Racing BMW M3 Evolution 20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fitzgerald
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fitzgerald
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones
Bob Jones Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Jones
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ed Lamont
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Imrie
Laurie Donaher Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Donaher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Donaher
Daryl Hendrick Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daryl Hendrick
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Lambden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John White
Terry Finnigan Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Finnigan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Leeds
Playscape Racing Ford Sierra RS500 28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Waldock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Peters
Glenn Seton Racing Ford Sierra RS500 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gregg Hansford
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David 'Skippy' Parsons
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Park
Peter Hudson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hudson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Carrig
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Clark
Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Tindal
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Stewart
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Pearson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Stewart
Ray Gulson BMW 635CSi 34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Gulson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Gulson
Ron Masing Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Masing
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greville Arnel
Everlast Battery Service Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill O'Brien
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Callaghan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Callaghan Jr
Garry Willmington Performance Toyota Supra Turbo A 41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Willmington
Flag of Egypt.svg Reda Awadullah
Brian Bolwell Ford Sierra RS500 43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Bolwell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Abrahams
44 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dave Barrow
Flag of New Zealand.svg Glenn McIntyre
Bryan Sala Ford Sierra RS500 50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Sala
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Lusty
M3 Motorsport BMW M3 52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Cotter
Kiwi Motorsport BMW M3 54 Flag of New Zealand.svg Keith Sharp
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ian Spurle
Flag of Tanzania.svg Edgar Salwegter
David Sala Toyota Corolla 72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Sala
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Stratton
Bob Holden Motors Toyota Corolla 73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Holden
Flag of Finland.svg Rauno Aaltonen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennis Rogers
Toyota Sprinter AE86 75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Dunford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Wright
76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Conway
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calvin Cardiner
Toyota Corolla 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Forshaw
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Vorst
Peter Verheyen Toyota Sprinter AE86 74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Verheyen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Vernon
Speedtech Motorsport Toyota Sprinter AE86 78 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris

Race calendar

The 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship were contested concurrently over a two round series with one race per round. [4]

Rd. [3] Race title [3] Circuit [3] City / stateDateWinners [3] Car [3] TeamReport
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don’t Drink Drive Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 8 September Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Gibbs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Onslow
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Bob Forbes Racing Report
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tooheys 1000 Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales 6 October Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Nissan Motorsport Australia Report

Results

Australian Endurance Championship

PositionDriverSandownBathurstPoints
1 [4] Mark Gibbs [4] 1st3rd
1 [4] Rohan Onslow [4] 1st3rd
PositionDriverSandownBathurstPoints

Note: Other placings in the Endurance Championship have not been ascertained.

Australian Manufacturers Championship

PositionManufacturerSandownBathurstPoints
1 [1] Nissan Motor Co (Australia) [1] 1st1st
PositionManufacturerSandownBathurstPoints

Note: Other placings in the Manufacturers' Championship have not been ascertained.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
  2. Conditions for Australian Racing Titles, Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 170 & 171
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1991 Championship Results - Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 297
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Australian Endurance Championship - Stars in the making, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, pages 238 to 239
  5. Australian Endurance Championship - Stars in the making, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 238 refers to Nissan winning the "Manufacturers Cup". Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport refers to Nissan Motor Co (Australia) winning the "1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship"