1988 Australian Touring Car season
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The 1988 Australian Touring Car season was the 29th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 16 touring car race meetings held during 1988; a nine round series, the 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); the four round Amaroo Park based AMSCAR series (Round 3 doubled as Round 8 of the ATCC); a support programme event at the 1988 Australian Grand Prix and three long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.
Results and standings
Race calendar
The 1988 Australian touring car season consisted of 16 events.
| Date | Series | Circuit | City / State | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March | ATCC Round 1 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 13 March | ATCC Round 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 27 March | AMSCAR Round 1 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Colin Bond | Caltex CXT Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 10 April | ATCC Round 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | John Bowe | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 24 April | ATCC Round 4 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 1 May | ATCC Round 5 | Adelaide International Raceway | Adelaide, South Australia | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 15 May | AMSCAR Round 2 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 22 May | ATCC Round 6 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Tony Longhurst | Freeport Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 29 May | ATCC Round 7 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 19 June | ATCC Round 8 AMSCAR Round 3 |
Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | John Bowe | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 17 July | ATCC Round 9 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Dick Johnson | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 31 July | AMSCAR Round 4 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Tony Longhurst | Freeport Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | |
| 28 Aug [1] | Pepsi 250 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Peter Brock Jim Richards |
Mobil 1 Racing | BMW M3 | report |
| 11 Sep | Enzed 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Allan Moffat Gregg Hansford |
Allan Moffat Enterprises | Ford Sierra RS500 | report |
| 2 Oct | Tooheys 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Tony Longhurst Tomas Mezera |
Benson & Hedges Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | report |
| 12 Nov | South Australia Cup | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | Larry Perkins | Holden Special Vehicles | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | |
Australian Touring Car Championship
Main article: 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship
Pepsi 250
Main article: 1988 Oran Park 250
Enzed 500
Main article: 1988 Enzed 500
Tooheys 1000
Main article: 1988 Tooheys 1000
South Australia Cup
This race was a support event at the 1988 Australian Grand Prix meeting. This was Larry Perkins' first win in Australia since the 1984 Bathurst 1000 and also the only Holden win for the year.
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Team | Car | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Larry Perkins |
10 | Holden Special Vehicles | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 4 |
| 2 |  Denny Hulme |
11 | Holden Special Vehicles | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 7 |
| 3 | Colin Bond |
4 | Caltex CXT Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 5 |
| 4 | Peter Brock |
05 | Mobil 1 Racing | BMW M3 | 10 |
| 5 | Garry Rogers |
33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | |
| 6 | Gerald Kay |
24 | Jagparts | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | |
| 7 | George Fury |
24 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 8 |
| 8 | John Farrell |
52 | John Farrell | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | |
| 9 | John Faulkner |
71 | Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla GT | |
| 10 | Lawrie Nelson |
28 | Capri Components | Ford Mustang GT |
References
- ↑ Pepsi 250 results Retrieved from "History of the European Touring Car Championship & Other International Touring Car Races" on 4 January 2011
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