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1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes

The 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars. The championship was contested over a six-round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship.

Holden and Mazda jointly won the championship on 131 points each. Holden had three wins, a second, a third, and a ninth. Mazda won one race, with two seconds and three thirds. Nissan was the only other outright race winner, having won the opening two rounds.

Calendar

Rd.Race titleCircuitDateWinnerCarTeamReport123456
Silastic 300Amaroo Park7 AugustAUS George FuryNissan Bluebird TurboNissan Motor Co.
Oran Park 250Oran Park21 AugustAUS George FuryNissan Bluebird TurboNissan Motor Co.
Castrol 400Sandown11 SeptemberCAN Allan MoffatMazda RX-7Peter Stuyvesant International Racing[Report](1983-castrol-400)
James Hardie 1000Mount Panorama2 OctoberAUS John Harvey
AUS Peter Brock
AUS Larry PerkinsHolden VH Commodore SSMarlboro Holden Dealer Team[Report](1983-james-hardie-1000)
Motorcraft 300Surfers Paradise30 OctoberAUS Allan GriceHolden VH Commodore SSSTP Roadways Racing
Humes Guardrail 300Adelaide International Raceway20 NovemberAUS Peter BrockHolden VH Commodore SSMarlboro Holden Dealer Team

Class structure

Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:

  • Up to 3000cc
  • Over 3000cc

Points structure

Championship points were awarded at each round according to the outright position attained by the best placed car of each make:

Outright PositionUp to 3000ccOver 3000cc
123
302724
252320

Results

PositionMakeCarRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total134567
HoldenVH Commodore SS231320252525**131**
MazdaRX-7202025232320**131**
FordCapri V6, XE Falcon, XD Falcon & Escort14231311914**84**
BMW635 CSi15523-1113**67**
NissanBluebird Turbo2525----**50**
Audi5+5138----**21**
ChevroletCamaro Z2811-----**11**
Alfa RomeoGTV6--65--**11**

References

References

  1. [http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport]
  2. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1983, page 95
  3. Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1983/84, pages 288–311
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