Australian Endurance Championship

Australian Endurance Championship
Category Touring car racing
Production car racing
Country Australia
Inaugural season 1981
Drivers' champion Grant Sherrin
Official website www.amchamp.com.au
Current season

The Australian Endurance Championship is an Australian motor racing title which has been awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport in numerous years since 1981.

The title was first contested as a championship for car manufacturers. Replacing the Australian Championship of Makes, which had been held from 1976 to 1980, it was decided over a series of endurance races for cars complying with CAMS Group C Touring Car regulations.

In the years from 1982 to 1984, the winner of the Australian Endurance Championship was the most successful driver rather than the manufacturer. The Australian Endurance Championship of Makes, run concurrently with the drivers’ title, was the new name for the manufacturers’ award.

For 1985 the manufacturers’ title was again renamed, now becoming the Australian Manufacturers' Championship. The dual Australian Endurance Championship / Australian Manufacturers' Championship titles were contested in both 1985 and 1986 over a series of endurance races for cars complying with Australian Touring Car regulations, which were based on International Group A.

No Australian Endurance Championship was awarded in the years from 1987 to 1989, however the Australian Manufacturers' Championship continued, now contested over the same series of sprint races as the Australian Touring Car Championship.

In 1990 CAMS re-instated the Australian Endurance Championship, once again as a drivers’ championship, run over a series of endurance races for Group 3A Touring Cars. The Australian Manufacturers' Championship title was moved back to this series in the same year, however this format was only utilised for two years and the titles were not contested in 1992.

The CAMS Australian Endurance Championship title was revived in 2011 and contested within the Australian Manufacturers' Championship from that year.[1] [2]

Results

The following table lists the winners of the Australian Endurance Championship as awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.

Year [3] Champion Car
1981 Toyota (Australia) Toyota Celica
1982 Allan Moffat Mazda RX-7
1983 Peter McLeod Mazda RX-7
1984 Allan Moffat Mazda RX-7
1985 Jim Richards BMW 635CSi
1986 Jim Richards BMW 635CSi
1987-1989 Not Contested
1990 Glenn Seton Ford Sierra RS500
1991 Mark Gibbs
Rohan Onslow		 Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1992-2010 Not Contested
2011 Stuart Kostera
Ian Tulloch		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2012 Stuart Kostera
Ian Tulloch		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2013 Not awarded
2014 Grant Sherrin [4] BMW 135i
2015 Grant Sherrin BMW 135i

Australian Production Car Endurance Championship

CAMS also awarded an Australian Production Car Endurance Championship in 2011 and 2012.[3] It was contested with the Australian Manufacturers' Championship in both years.[1] [2]

Results

The following table lists the winners of the Australian Production Car Endurance Championship as awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.

Year [3] Champion Car
2011 Stuart Kostera
Ian Tulloch		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2012 Stuart Kostera
Ian Tulloch		 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X

AASA Australian Endurance Championship

An Australian Endurance Championship title was also awarded by the Australian Autosport Alliance (AASA) for the highest point-scorer in the Wakefield 300 and Winton 300 endurance events.

In 2014, the AASA Australian Endurance Championship expanded to three events with the Willowbank 300 at Queensland Raceway joining the Wakefield and Winton races.

Results

Results of the AASA title are given below.

Year Champion Car
2011 David Raddatz
Shane Otten		 Mazda MX5
2012 Jake Shelley Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
2013 Jake Shelley Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Title Results from the Australian Manufacturers Championship, www.cams.com.au, 2011 As archived at www.webcitation.org
  2. 1 2 2012 Australian Manufacturers Championship – Sporting and Technical Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, 2012 As archived at www.webcitation.org
  3. 1 2 3 Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 31 October 2013
  4. ↑ AMChamps to retain endurance formats in 2015, Monday 29th September, 2014, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved on 3 October 2014

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