1987 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
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]
- Round 1, Calder Park, Victoria, 1 March
- Round 2, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 8 March
- Round 3, Lakeside, Queensland, 5 April
- Round 4, Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 26 April
- Round 5, Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 3 May
- Round 6, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 31 May
- Round 7, Sandown Park, Victoria, 7 June
- Round 8, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 21 June
- Round 9, Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 July
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:
- Up to 2500cc
- Over 2500cc[4]
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
[edit]| Position | Manufacturer[6] | Car | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
| 1 | Nissan | Skyline DR30 RS | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (15) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 160 |
| BMW | M3 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (6) | 20 | 20 | 160 | |
| 3 | Holden | VK Commodore SS Group A VL Commodore SS Group A |
15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | (12) | 105 |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo | 75 Turbo | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | - | 4 | - | 10 | 77 |
| 5 | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth | 8 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 20 | - | - | 8 | 15 | 76 |
| 6 | Toyota[7] | Celica RA40 Corolla Corolla GT |
6 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | 15 | 10 | 8 | 59 |
| 7 | Isuzu | Gemini | 10 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 6 | 24[8] |
| 8 | Rover | SD1 Vitesse | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Specific Conditions – Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1987, pages 81-82
- ^ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 27 June 2009
- ^ David Segal, Australian Touring Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 193-213
- ^ a b Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 3 May 1987, page 2
- ^ General Conditions – Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1987, pages 79
- ^ Racing Car News, August 1987, page 8
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
Further reading
[edit]- ATCC round results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 315-316
External links
[edit]- 1987 Australian Touring Car racing images Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 27 June 2009
