The 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....

 sanctioned motor racing competition open to Group 2A Sports Cars  (including Clubman cars at the sole discretion of CAMS), FISA C1 cars (up to 6 litres), FISA C2 cars (up to 5 litres) and Sports Sedans

Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars complying with Australian Sports Sedan regulations...

. The title, which was the 20th Australian Sports Car Championship

Australian Sports Car Championship

The Australian Sports Car Championship was the CAMS sanctioned national title for Sports Car drivers in the years 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...

, was contested over a four round series and was won by Alan Nolan, driving a Nola Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

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Calendar

The championship was contested over a four round series with one race per round.
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Round	Circuit	State	Date	Winning Driver	Winning Car
1	Adelaide International Raceway Adelaide International Raceway The Adelaide International Raceway is a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation. It is located on Port Wakefield Road at Virginia, a small town just north of Adelaide, South Australia, and is round the corner from Speedway City...	South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...	1 May	Brian Smith	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
2	Amaroo Park Amaroo Park Amaroo Park was a motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It opened in 1967, hosting its first motorcycle meeting on 26 February with a 30 lap production race won by Larry Simons on a BSA Spitfire in heavy rain. The...	New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	31 July	Ray Hanger	Rennmax Rennmax The Rennmax name was applied to a series of open wheel racing cars and sports racing cars constructed by Rennmax Engineering in Sydney, Australia between 1962 and 1978...  Ford
3	Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....	New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	28 August	Chris Clearihan	Kaditcha Kaditcha Kaditcha was an automobile manufacturer in Australia. The company, formed by Queensland engineer Barry Lock, made open wheel and sports car racing cars, including cars for Formula 5000 and Australian Formula 2...  Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
4	Sandown Park	Victoria	11 September	Chris Clearihan	Kaditcha Kaditcha Kaditcha was an automobile manufacturer in Australia. The company, formed by Queensland engineer Barry Lock, made open wheel and sports car racing cars, including cars for Formula 5000 and Australian Formula 2...  Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

A fifth round, scheduled to be held at Calder Park, did not take place.

Classes

Competing cars were classified into one of three engine displacement classes:

• Up to 1.6 litres
• 1.6 to 3 litres
• Over 3 litres

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a three tier system to the first twenty finishers in each round.
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Outright Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Points for Up to 1.6 litre class cars	30	27	24	21	19	17	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2
Points for 1.6 to 3 litre class cars	28	26	23	20	17	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Points for Over 3 litre class cars	25	23	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	-	-	-

Results

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Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Adelaide	Amaroo	Oran Pk.	Sandown	Total
1	Alan Nolan	12 & 2	Nola Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...		C	-	20	23	23	66
2	Ray Hanger	8	Rennmax Rennmax The Rennmax name was applied to a series of open wheel racing cars and sports racing cars constructed by Rennmax Engineering in Sydney, Australia between 1962 and 1978...  Ford	Ray Hanger	B & A	17	28	-	13	58
3	Chris Clearihan	12	Kaditcha Kaditcha Kaditcha was an automobile manufacturer in Australia. The company, formed by Queensland engineer Barry Lock, made open wheel and sports car racing cars, including cars for Formula 5000 and Australian Formula 2...  Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...		C	-	-	25	25	50
4	Andy Roberts	1	Roberts SR3 Ford	Andy Roberts	A	24	-	-	23	47
5	Bruce Durbin		DT Nissan		A	-	-	24	15	39
6	Chris Hones	56	Porsche 911E Porsche 911 classic The original Porsche 911 was a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design was introduced in autumn 1963 and built until 1989... Porsche Carrera Porsche 911 classic The original Porsche 911 was a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design was introduced in autumn 1963 and built until 1989...		B	-	15	15	8	38
7	John Bishop		Panther Clubman		A	-	21	15	-	36
8	Ric Kemp		Farrell		A	-	-	19	14	33
9	Alan Conyingham		Hossack T4 Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...		C	-	11	17	-	28
10	Russell Green		Piper Arturo Ford		A	-	27	-	-	27
11	Conrad Whitlock	77	Auscam Mazda Mazda Wankel engine The Mazda Wankel engines are family of car engines derived from experiments in the early 1960s by Felix Wankel, a German engineer...	Conrad Whitlock	B	-	17	-	10	27
12	Brian Smith	3	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...	Basil Ricciardello	C	25	-	-	-	25
13	Garry Scott	18	Jaguar XJ-S	MG Trenoweth	C	23	-	-	-	23
14	Max Engellenner	17	Kaditcha Kaditcha Kaditcha was an automobile manufacturer in Australia. The company, formed by Queensland engineer Barry Lock, made open wheel and sports car racing cars, including cars for Formula 5000 and Australian Formula 2...  2.6	Max Engellenner	B	20	-	-	-	20
15	Grant Taylor		Galloway Clubman		A	-	-	-	19	19
16	Mike Monterosso	2	Ford Escort	Mike Monterosso	B	17	-	-	-	17
	John Pollard	9	Porsche 935 Turbo		C	-	-	-	17	17
18	Jim Doig	39	Asp Toyota 1.6		A	15	-	-	-	15
19	Lance Ridgeway	47	Norax Mazda Mazda Wankel engine The Mazda Wankel engines are family of car engines derived from experiments in the early 1960s by Felix Wankel, a German engineer...	Lance Ridgeway	B	-	-	14	-	14
20	Chris Ahyee		Sirch SC2T Renault Renault Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...  Turbo		B	-	13	-	-	13
	John Clinton		JWS		C	-	-	-	13	13
22	Peter Heraud		Farrell		A	-	-	-	12	12
23	Mark O'Connell	23	Farrell Clubman	ME O'Connell	A	11	-	-	-	11
24	James Rosenberg	34	Holden Torana Holden Torana The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the...	James Rosenberg	C	10	-	-	-	10
	Colin Memery		Allison Clubman Mk.1		A	-	-	-	10	10
26	Jim Myhill	64	Mazda RX-7 Mazda RX-7 Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980...	Jim Myhill	B	9	-	-	-	9
	Mark Podlewski	15	Holden Torana Holden Torana The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the...	Mark Podlewski	C	9	-	-	-	9
28	M Bennett	55	Asp 340C	MR Bennett	A	8	-	-	-	8
	Tom Hutchinson		Triumph GT6 Triumph GT6 The GT6 was a 6-cylinder sports coupé built by Standard-Triumph and based on their popular Triumph Spitfire convertible. Production ran from 1966 to 1973.- Development history :...		B	8	-	-	-	8
	Tony Ross	08	Holden 48/215 V8	Tony Ross	C	8	-	-	-	8
	Peter Ferguson		Nambule		A	-	-	-	8	8
32	Bob Collinson	29	Asp Clubman	Bob Collinson	A	7	-	-	-	7
33	Allan Fielding		Datsun 240Z		B	-	-	-	6	6
34	Steve Newings		Datsun 240Z		B	-	-	-	5	5
	Brian Randall	33	Norax Mazda Mazda Wankel engine The Mazda Wankel engines are family of car engines derived from experiments in the early 1960s by Felix Wankel, a German engineer...	Brian Randall	B	5	-	-	-	5

External links

• Australian Sports Car Championship at www.racingsportscars.com