1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes

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The 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes was open to cars complying with CAMS Group C Touring Car regulations. The title was contested over a five round series:

Round 1 : Perrier Gold Cup, Oran Park, NSW, 22 August
Round 2 : Castrol 400, Sandown, Vic, 12 September
Round 3 : James Hardie 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSW, 3 October
Round 4 : Gold Coast 300, Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Qld, 7 November
Round 5 : Nissan-Datsun 300, Adelaide International Raceway, SA, 5 December

Cars competed in four classes:

Class A : 3001 to 6000cc
Class B : 2001 to 3000cc
Class C : 1601 to 2000cc
Class D : Up to 1600cc

Points were awarded to the six best placed cars in each class on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis, but only the highest scoring car of each make was awarded points at each round.

Championship rounds were contested concurrently with those of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship (of Drivers).

Championship results were as follows:

Position	Make	Car	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Points
1	Nissan	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	6	9	9	9	9	42
2	Ford	Ford Falcon, Capri & Escort	9	4	9	6	9	37
3	Mazda	Mazda RX-7	4	9	1	9	9	32
4	Toyota	Toyota Corolla Levin & Toyota Celica	6	9	6	9	-	30
5	Holden	Holden Commodore	2	6	9	2	6	25
6	Isuzu	Isuzu Gemini	-	9	-	6	9	24
7	Triumph	Triumph Dolomite	-	4	-	3	6	13
8	Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer & Mitsubishi Colt	-	6	-	6	-	12
9	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo GTV & Alfa Romeo GTV6	-	6	2	2	-	10
10	Audi	Audi 5 + 5	-	-	3	3	-	6
11	BMW	BMW 635 CSi	3	-	2	-	-	5