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 Number | Circuit | City / State | Date |
1 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 6 March |
2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 13 March |
3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 8–10 Apr |
4 | Wanneroo Park | Perth, Western Australia | 22–24 Apr |
5 | Adelaide International Raceway | Virginia, South Australia | 29 Apr – 1 May |
6 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 20–22 May |
7 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 27–29 May |
8 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 17–19 Jun |
9 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 15–17 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:Position | Manufacturer | Car | Points |
1 | Ford | Sierra RS500 | 72 |
1 | Toyota | Corolla | 72 |
1 | BMW | M3 | 72 |
4 | Nissan | Gazelle Skyline | 25 |
5 | Holden | VL Commodore Group A SS VK Commodore Group A SS | 19 |
6 | Isuzu | Gemini ZZ | 14 |
7 | Mercedes-Benz | 190E | 11 |
8 | Mitsubishi | Starion | 1 |