1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes
The 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars.
The championship was contested over a six round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship.
Holden and Mazda jointly won the championship on 131 points each. Holden had three wins, a second, a third, and a ninth. Mazda won one race, with two seconds and three thirds. Nissan was the only other outright race winner having won the opening two rounds.
Calendar
Class structure
Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:- Up to 3000cc
- Over 3000cc
Points structure
Outright Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Up to 3000cc | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Over 3000cc | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Position | Make | Car | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
1 | Holden | VH Commodore SS | 23 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 131 |
1 | Mazda | RX-7 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 131 |
3 | Ford | Capri V6, XE Falcon, XD Falcon & Escort | 14 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 84 |
4 | BMW | 635 CSi | 15 | 5 | 23 | - | 11 | 13 | 67 |
5 | Nissan | Bluebird Turbo | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
6 | Audi | 5+5 | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
7 | Chevrolet | Camaro Z28 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
7 | Alfa Romeo | GTV6 | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | - | 11 |