The 1981 Australian Sports Car Championship was a national motor racing title for drivers of Sports Cars complying with CAMS Group D regulations.[1] It was the thirteenth Australian Sports Car Championship and the last to be restricted to cars complying with Group D regulations.
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Cars competed in two engine capacity classes:
The championship was contested over a four round series. Rounds 1-3 were contested over two heats while round 4 was a single race.
| Rd. | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner Race 1 | Winner Race 2 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Vic | 22 February | John Latham | John Walker | Report |
| 2 | Baskerville Raceway | Hobart, Tas | 5 April | John Walker | John Latham | Report |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Winton, Vic | 23 August | Murray Bryden | John Latham | Report |
| 4 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Vic | 8 October | John Latham | N/A | Report |
| Position | Driver | Car | Class | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Latham | Porsche 930 Turbo | A | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 52 |
| 2 | Murray Bryden | Lotus Super 7 | B | 9 | 10 | 4 | - | 23 |
| 3 | Peter Fitzgerald | Porsche Carrera | A | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | John Walker | Porsche 930 Turbo | A | 9 | 9 | DNS | DNS | 18 |
| 5 | Lex Lasry | Triumph GT6 | B | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Norman Carr | Austin-Healey Sprite Lotus Elan |
B | 2 | - | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 7 | Gordon Dobie | Datsun 260Z | A | DNS | DNS | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Bernie Bisseling | Lotus Elan | B | DNS | DNS | 12 | DNS | 12 |
| 9 | Don Hume | Lotus 47 | B | 6 | 4 | 1 | DNS | 11 |
| 10 | Dick Smith | Lotus Super 7 | B | 4 | 6 | - | - | 10 |