Australian Sports Car Championship
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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 Island
circuit in Victoria
.
Championship races were open to purpose-built sports racing cars complying with CAMS Group A Sports Car
regulations except for the years 1976 to 1981 in which they were restricted to Group D Production Sports Cars
.
The championship winners are listed below.
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 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 Island
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
circuit in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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Championship races were open to purpose-built sports racing cars complying with CAMS Group A Sports Car
Group A Sports Cars
Group A Sports Cars is an Australian motor racing category that CAMS formulated for sports car racing in Australia. Introduced in 1964, it continues today under the name Group 2A Sports Cars....
regulations except for the years 1976 to 1981 in which they were restricted to Group D Production Sports Cars
Group D Production Sports Cars
Group D Production Sports Cars was a CAMS motor racing category current in Australia from 1972 to 1981.The Group D category catered for series-production type automobiles, other than those eligible to compete as Touring Cars, which were:...
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The championship winners are listed below.
Year | Champion | Vehicle |
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1969 1969 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1969 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars... |
Frank Matich Frank Matich Frank Matich, born 1935, was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 70s, Matich built his own range of Matich sports cars and open wheel cars, mainly to support his own career, but some cars found success with other drivers... |
Matich SR4 Repco Repco Repco is an Australian automotive engineering company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and it is best known for spare parts and motor accessories.... |
1970 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars... |
Peter Woodward | Elfin 350 Coventry Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later, following the departure of Stroyer, it was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H... |
1971 1971 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1971 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars.... |
John Harvey John Harvey (motorsport) John Francis Harvey is a retired Australian racing driver. He was a top speedway driver for many years in the 1950s/1960s winning many championship races including NSW Championship 3 successive years, Victorian Championship twice.After switching from speedway to road racing, Harvey drove cars... |
McLaren M6B Repco |
1972 1972 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1972 Australian Sports Car Championship was open to drivers of:* CAMS Group A Sports Cars * CAMS Group B Sports Cars * CAMS Group D Production Sports CarsThe title was contested over a six round series:... |
John Harvey | McLaren M6B Repco |
1973 | Phil Moore | Elfin 360 Repco |
1974 | Henry Michel | Elfin 360 Repco |
1975 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars and Group D Production Sports Cars. The championship was contested over a single race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria on 30 November 1975. The race was... |
Garrie Cooper Garrie Cooper Garrie Clifford Cooper was the founder of the highly successful Elfin Sports Cars and a competitive racing driver in his own right, winning the 1968 Australian 1½ Litre Championship and the 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship... |
Elfin MS7 Repco Holden |
1976 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1976 Australian Sports Car Championship was a national motor racing title for drivers of CAMS Group D Production Sports Cars. The title was contested over a five round series:* Round 1, Oran Park, New South Wales, 16 May... |
Ian Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Geoghegan was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene... |
Porsche 911S |
1977 1977 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1977 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition for drivers of Group D Production Sports Cars. It was the ninth Australian Sports Car Championship to be awarded by CAMS.-Calendar:... |
Alan Hamilton John Latham |
Porsche 934 Porsche 934 The Porsche 934 was a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, prepared to FIA Group 4 rules, similar to the Porsche 935 which was prepared to FIA Group 5 rules.-History:... Turbo Porsche Carrera RSR Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
1978 | Ross Mathieson | Porsche Carrera |
1979 1979 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1979 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group D Production Sports Cars. It was the eleventh Australian Sports Car Championship and the fourth to be restricted to cars complying with Group D regulations.-Schedule:The championship was... |
Ross Mathieson | Porsche Carrera |
1980 | Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000... |
Porsche 930 Porsche 930 The 930 was a sports car built by Porsche, 930 actually being the "type number" for the pre-964 generation 911 Turbo produced between 1975 and 1989... Turbo |
1981 1981 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1981 Australian Sports Car Championship was a national motor racing title for drivers of Sports Cars complying with CAMS Group D regulations... |
John Latham | Porsche 930 Turbo |
1982 | 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 Small-Block engine The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block... |
1983 1983 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1983 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars. The championship, which was the fifteenth Australian Sports Car Championship, was contested over a five round series with two races per round.* Round 1, Sandown Park, Victoria,... |
Peter Hopwood | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
1984 1984 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1984 Australian Sports Car Championship was a national motor racing title for drivers of Sports Cars complying with CAMS Group A regulations.... |
Bap Romano | Romano WE84 Romano WE84 The Romano WE84 was an Australian designed and built closed top racing car built to CAMS Group A Sports Car specifications. The car began its life as the Kaditcha K583 when it first appeared in the 1983 Australian Sports Car Championship and was built by the Queensland based Kaditcha owner/engineer... Cosworth Cosworth DFV The DFV is an internal combustion engine that was originally produced by Cosworth for Formula One motor racing. Named Four Valve because of the four valves per cylinder, and Double as it was a V8 development of the earlier, four-cylinder FVA , making it a Double Four Valve engine... |
1985 1985 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1985 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars. It was the 17th Australian Sports Car Championship and the first to be run concurrently with the Australian GT Championship.-Schedule:... |
Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
1986 | John Bowe John Bowe (racing driver) John Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a 1969 Ford Mustang in the historic series, Touring Car Masters.... |
VesKanda Chevrolet |
1987 | Andy Roberts | Roberts SR3 Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... |
1988 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship The 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Group 2A Sports Cars , FISA C1 cars , FISA C2 cars and Sports Sedans... |
Alan Nolan | Nola Chevrolet |