1988 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Group 2A Sports Cars , FISA C1 cars, FISA C2 cars and Sports Sedans. The title, which was the 20th Australian Sports Car Championship, was contested over a four round series and was won by Alan Nolan, driving a Nola Chevrolet.
As of 2014 this is the final Australian Sports Car Championship contested.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a four round series with one race per round.Round | Circuit | State | Date | Winning Driver | Winning Car |
1 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 1 May | Brian Smith | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet |
2 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 31 July | Ray Hanger | Rennmax Ford BDA |
3 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 28 August | Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
4 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 11 September | Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
A fifth round, scheduled to be held at Calder Park, did not take place.
Classes
Competing cars were classified into one of three engine displacement classes:- Up to 1.6 litres
- 1.6 to 3 litres
- Over 3 litres
Points system
Outright Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Points for Up to 1.6 litre class cars | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Points for 1.6 to 3 litre class cars | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points for Over 3 litre class cars | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |