Australian Sports Car Championship
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| folded = 1988
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The Australian Sports Car Championship was the national title for sports car racing drivers sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport from 1969 to 1988. Each championship was contested over a series of races with the exception of the 1975 title, which was awarded on the results of a single race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria.
File:Matich-SR4-Graham-Ruckert.jpg Repco was driven to victory in the 1969 Australian Sports Car Championship by Frank Matich]]
Championship races were open to purpose-built sports racing cars complying with CAMS Group A Sports Car regulations except for the years 1976 to 1981 in which they were restricted to Group D Production Sports Cars.
Local manufacturers Matich, Elfin, Kaditcha, and K&A Engineering (Veskanda C1), along with McLaren dominated the series when run under Group A rules, while Porsche drivers won all six Group D based championships.
The championship winners are listed below.
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! Year ! Champion ! Vehicle |
1969 |
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1970
| Peter Woodward |
1971
| McLaren M6B Repco |
1972
| John Harvey | McLaren M6B Repco |
1973
| Phil Moore | Elfin 360 Repco |
1974
| Henry Michel | Elfin 360 Repco |
1975 |
1976 |
1977
| Alan Hamilton | Porsche 934 Turbo |
1978
| Ross Mathiesen |
1979
| Ross Mathiesen | Porsche Carrera |
1980
| Porsche 930 Turbo |
1981
| John Latham | Porsche 930 Turbo |
1982 |
1983
| Peter Hopwood | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
1984
| Bap Romano |
1985
| Kaditcha Chevrolet |
1986
| Veskanda C1 Chevrolet |
1987
| Andy Roberts | Roberts SR3 Ford |
1988
| Alan Nolan | Nola Chevrolet |
References
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1988/89
- CAMS Manuals of Motor Sport, 1969 to 1988
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090503070858/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ www.camsmanual.com.au]
Category:1969 establishments in Australia
Category:1988 disestablishments in Australia