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1982 Australian Endurance Championship

The 1982 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship for Group C Touring Cars. It was the second Australian Endurance Championship and the first to incorporate titles for both drivers and makes. The Drivers title was awarded to Allan Moffat and the Makes title to Nissan.

Schedule

The championship was contested over a five round series.

5Nissan-Datsun 300Adelaide International Raceway5 DecemberCAN Allan MoffatMazda RX-7

Classes

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:

  • Up to 1600cc
  • 1601 to 2000cc
  • 2001 to 3000cc
  • 3001 to 6000cc

Points system

Drivers points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed cars in each class at each round.

Makes points were awarded for the six best placed cars in each class on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis, but only for the highest scoring car of each make, regardless of class, at each round.

Results

Drivers

1234567101213142324253537485458
Allan Moffat43Mazda RX-73001 to 6000ccPeter Stuyvesant International-9199**28**
Bob Holden63 & 13Ford Escort1601 to 2000ccBob Holden Motors Manly Vale9-944**26**
Fred Gibson56Nissan Bluebird Turbo2001 to 3000ccNissan Motor Co-9-69**24**
George Fury55Nissan Bluebird Turbo2001 to 3000ccNissan Motor Co6--96**21**
Arthur Abrahams90Ford Escort MexicoUp to 1600ccArthur Abrahams9---9**18**
Dick Johnson17Ford XE Falcon3001 to 6000ccPalmer Tube Mills64-6-**16**
Alexandra Surplice71Toyota Corolla LevinUp to 1600ccAlexandra Surplice6--9-**15**
Peter Brock05Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccMarlboro Holden Dealer Team--9-6**15**
John White65Isuzu Gemini ZZ1601 to 2000ccJohn White---69**15**
Brian Parmenter32Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccBrian Parmenter93-1-**13**
Martin Power59Triumph Dolomite1601 to 2000ccJagparts-4-36**13**
Allan Grice4Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccRe-Car Racing-66--**12**
Barry Seton50Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccBarry Seton4-6--**10**
Bob Morris7Ford XE Falcon3001 to 6000ccSeiko Watches9----**9**
Jim Faneco68Isuzu GeminiUp to 1600ccCountry Dealer Team-9---**9**
Graeme Bailey61Toyota Celica1601 to 2000ccChickadee Chicken-9---**9**
Masahiro Hasemi56Nissan Bluebird Turbo2001 to 3000ccNissan Motor Co--9--**9**
Steve Land61Toyota Celica1601 to 2000ccChickadee Chicken---9-**9**
Larry Perkins05Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccMarlboro Holden Dealer Team--9--**9**
Kazuyoshi Hoshino56Nissan Bluebird Turbo2001 to 3000ccNissan Motor Co--9--**9**
Neville Bridges63Ford Escort1601 to 2000ccBob Holden Motors Manly Vale--9--**9**
James Myhill49Mazda RX-32001 to 3000ccJim Myhill-6--3**9**
Brian Winsall87Isuzu Gemini PF50Up to 1600ccPakenham Auto Club-2--6**8**
John Harvey25Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccMarlboro Holden Dealer Team-34--**7**
Tony Mulvihill64Ford Escort1601 to 2000ccBob Holden Motors City of Bathurst6----**6**
Ian Burrell76Mitsubishi ColtUp to 1600ccEastside Mitsubishi-6---**6**
Peter Beninca66Alfa Romeo GTV1601 to 2000ccBeninca Motors-6---**6**
Rob Shute76Mitsubishi ColtUp to 1600ccEastside Mitsubishi---6-**6**
Alan Browne4Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccRe-Car Racing--6--**6**
Don Smith50Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccBarry Seton--6--**6**
Wally Scott57Toyota Celica1601 to 2000ccWalter Scott--6--**6**
Peter Walton57Toyota Celica1601 to 2000ccWalter Scott--6--**6**
Terry Sheil37Mazda RX-73001 to 6000ccEurocars Mazda-2-4-**6**
Chris Heyer53Audi 5+52001 to 3000ccChris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre--33-**6**
Lester Smerdon83Isuzu Gemini PF50Up to 1600ccL Smerdon-1-4-**5**
Jim Richards31BMW 635 CSi3001 to 6000ccJPS Team BMW-32--**5**
Peter McLeod40Mazda RX-73001 to 6000ccStrongbow Racing Team4----**4**
Peter Boston74Isuzu Gemini PF50Up to 1600ccP Boston-4---**4**
Gary Scott25Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccMarlboro Holden Dealer Team--4--**4**
Les Grose54Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccLes Grose--4--**4**
Alan Cant54Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccLes Grose--4--**4**
Tony Kavich30Mazda RX-73001 to 6000ccBangalow Motors Pty Ltd---4-**4**
Murray Carter18Ford XE Falcon3001 to 6000ccJohn Sands----4**4**
Colin Spencer77Isuzu GeminiUp to 1600ccColin Spencer----4**4**
John Faulkner32Ford Capri V62001 to 3000ccBrian Parmenter----4**4**
Clive Benson-Brown11Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccSoundwave Discos-1--3**4**
Terry Finnigan2Holden VC Commodore
Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccTerry Finnigan2--2-**4**
Ian Wells97Mitsubishi LancerUp to 1600ccI Wells-3---**3**
Peter Janson3Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccCadbury Schweppes--3--**3**
David Parsons3Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccCadbury Schweppes--3--**3**
Peter Lander53Audi 5+52001 to 3000ccChris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre--3--**3**
Steve Masterton2Ford XE Falcon3001 to 6000ccMasterton Homes Pty Ltd---3-**3**
John Murden14Ford EscortUp to 1600ccBob Holden Motors Manly Vale----3**3**
Ray Gulson64Alfa Romeo GTV62001 to 3000ccRay Gulson--2--**2**
David Hobbs31BMW 635 CSi3001 to 6000ccJPS Team BMW--2--**2**
Bruce Lynton64Alfa Romeo GTV62001 to 3000ccRay Gulson--2--**2**
Bernie Stack38Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccGawler Body Works----2**2**
Paul Jones44Mazda RX-73001 to 6000ccRon Horner1----**1**
Yoshimi Katayama43Mazda RX-73001 to 6000ccPeter Stuyvesant International--1--**1**
Barry Lawrence28Holden VH Commodore SS3001 to 6000ccBayside Spare Parts---1-**1**
Gerry Burges34Mazda RX-73001 to 6000ccBF Goodrich Australia----1**1**

Makes

11BMWBMW 635 CSi3-2--5

References

  1. Australian Title Conditions, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 90 & 91
  2. Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 4
  3. Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, pages 254-263
  4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik3FiztgFqA 1982 Perrier Gold Cup]
  5. Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5
  6. Points for Adelaide round have been calculated from the race results published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, page 263
  7. Racing Car News, September 1982 (Castrol 400 Supplement, pages 47–49)
  8. Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1982, pages 44 & 45
  9. Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1983, page 113
  10. Entry List, Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982
  11. Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18
  12. The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Moffat and 9 for Grice, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)
  13. Steve Land is not listed in the 5 December AIR Program Progressive Points table, but is shown as the 2 litre class winner at the Gold Coast 300 in Australian Motor Racing Year and is shown with a total of 9 points in Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18
  14. The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Mazda and 9 for Holden, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)
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