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1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

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
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.

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Classes

Cars competing in three displacement classes:[1]

  • Up to 2000cc[1]
  • 2001 to 3000cc[1]
  • 3001 to 6000cc[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

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See also

References

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

Further reading

  • Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1988/89


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