1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship


The 1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to cars complying with CAMS "Group A" Touring Car regulations. 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.

Race Calendar

The championship was contested over a nine-round series with rounds run concurrently with those of the 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Round NumberCircuitCity / StateDate
1Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, Victoria6 March
2Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania13 March
3Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria8–10 Apr
4Wanneroo ParkPerth, Western Australia22–24 Apr
5Adelaide International RacewayVirginia, South Australia29 Apr – 1 May
6Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, Queensland20–22 May
7Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria27–29 May
8Amaroo ParkSydney, New South Wales17–19 Jun
9Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales15–17 Jul

Classes

Cars competing in three classes according to engine displacement:
Points were awarded at each round to the top six placegetters in each class on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis 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.

Result

Championship results were as follows:
PositionManufacturerCarPoints
1FordSierra RS50072
1ToyotaCorolla72
1BMWM372
4NissanGazelle
Skyline
25
5HoldenVL Commodore Group A SS
VK Commodore Group A SS
19
6IsuzuGemini ZZ14
7Mercedes-Benz190E11
8MitsubishiStarion1