1987 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 1987 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers.[1] The title, which was the seventeenth Australian Manufacturers' Championship,[2] was contested concurrently with the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship over a nine-round series.[3]

Each round was open to cars complying with CAMS Touring Car regulations which were based on international Group A Touring Car rules. Cars competed in two engine capacity classes:

  • Up to 2500cc
  • Over 2500cc[4]

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the top ten placings in each class at each round. However, points were only allocated for the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round[4] and only the best eight round results could be retained by each manufacturer.[5]

Results

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Position Manufacturer[6] Car Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Total
1 Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 20 20 20 20 (15) 20 20 20 20 160
BMW M3 20 20 20 20 20 20 (6) 20 20 160
3 Holden VK Commodore SS Group A
VL Commodore SS Group A
15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 (12) 105
4 Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo 12 12 12 12 15 - 4 - 10 77
5 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 8 10 0 15 20 - - 8 15 76
6 Toyota[7] Celica RA40
Corolla
Corolla GT
6 - 10 - 10 - 15 10 8 59
7 Isuzu Gemini 10 - - - 8 - - - 6 24[8]
8 Rover SD1 Vitesse - - 2 3 - - - - - 5

References

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  1. ^ Specific Conditions – Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1987, pages 81-82
  2. ^ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 27 June 2009
  3. ^ David Segal, Australian Touring Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 193-213
  4. ^ a b Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 3 May 1987, page 2
  5. ^ General Conditions – Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1987, pages 79
  6. ^ Racing Car News, August 1987, page 8
  7. ^ Referenced Racing Car News pointscore omits Toyota but position has been calculated by applying referenced CAMS points system to round results in Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88
  8. ^ Referenced Racing Car News pointscore shows 27 points for Isuzu but total has been calculated by applying referenced CAMS points system to round results in Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88

Further reading

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  • ATCC round results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 315-316
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