Australian Manufacturers' Championship

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Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Category Production Car Racing
CountryAustralia
Inaugural season1971
Folded 2015
Official website amchamp.com.au

The Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a motor racing title awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) to the winning car manufacturer in an annual series of races held throughout Australia. Whilst the first two championships were open only to Group E Series Production Touring Cars subsequent championships through to 1991 were run to the same regulations as the Australian Touring Car Championship. The title has been revived twice since then, firstly in 1994 as a championship open to 2-litre Class II Touring Cars (soon to become known as Super Touring Cars) and from 2008 as a series for production cars, incorporating the Australian Production Car Championship.

Contents

For 2016 the Australian Manufacturers' Championship has been replaced by the Australian Production Car Series. [1]

Australian Manufacturers' Championship cars competing in a 6-hour race at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2011. Australian Manufacturers Championship Sydney 2011.JPG
Australian Manufacturers' Championship cars competing in a 6-hour race at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2011.
Mitsubishi dominated the championship from 2009 to 2013 with the Lancer Evolution. Kostera Tulloch Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Sydney Motorsport Park 2012.JPG
Mitsubishi dominated the championship from 2009 to 2013 with the Lancer Evolution.
BMW won the championship in 2014 with various models including the 1M, pictured above Beric Lynton 2014 AMC Wakefield.JPG
BMW won the championship in 2014 with various models including the 1M, pictured above

Results

The actual name of the title was changed by CAMS a number of times as shown in the following table of championship winners. [2]

YearChampionshipChampion
1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship General Motors-Holden
1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Ford Motor Co of Australia
1973 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipGeneral Motors-Holden
1974 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipGeneral Motors-Holden
1975 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipGeneral Motors-Holden
1976 Australian Championship of MakesGeneral Motors-Holden
1977 Australian Championship of MakesFord Motor Co of Australia
1978 Australian Championship of MakesFord Motor Co of Australia
1979 Australian Championship of MakesGeneral Motors-Holden
1980 Australian Championship of MakesGeneral Motors-Holden
1981 Australian Endurance Championship Toyota (Australia)
1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes Nissan Motor Co (Australia)
1983 Australian Endurance Championship of MakesGeneral Motors-Holden
Toyo Kogyo (Mazda)
1984 Australian Endurance Championship of MakesToyo Kogyo (Mazda)
1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship BMW (Aust) Pty Ltd
1986 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipNissan Motor Co (Australia)
1987 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipBMW (Australia) Pty Ltd
Nissan Motor Co (Australia)
1988 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipFord Motor Co of Australia
Toyota Motor Corp Australia Ltd
BMW (Australia) Pty Ltd
1989 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipToyota Motor Corp Australia Ltd
1990 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipFord Motor Co of Australia
1991 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipNissan Motor Co (Australia)
1992–1993Not Contested
1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
- Champion Driver
BMW (Australia) Pty Ltd
Tony Longhurst (BMW 318i) [3]
1995–2007Not Contested
2008 Australian Manufacturers' ChampionshipHyundai Australia [4]
2009 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd
2010 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd
2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd
2012 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd
2013 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi Australia Ltd
2014 Australian Manufacturers' Championship BMW [5]
2015 Australian Manufacturers' Championship BMW Australia Pty Ltd

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References

  1. Australian Production Car Series - 2016 Calendar, australianproductioncars.com.au Retrieved 2 June 2016
  2. "CAMS Manual of Motor Sport". Confederation of Australian Motorsport. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
  3. CAMS Report, March 1995, page 10
  4. Hyundai Wins 2008 Australian Manufacturers’ Championship Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.themotorreport.com.au on 20 October 2009
  5. AMChamps to retain endurance formats in 2015, Monday 29 September 2014, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved on 3 October 2014