1983 Australian Endurance Championship

The 1983 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group C Touring Cars.^[1] The championship was contested over a six round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes.^[2]

Calendar

• Round 1, Silastic 300, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 7 August
• Round 2, Oran Park, New South Wales, 21 August
• Round 3, Castrol 400, Sandown Raceway, Victoria, 11 September
• Round 4, James Hardie 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2 October
• Round 5, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 30 October
• Round 6, Humes Guardrail 300,^[3] Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 20 November

Class structure

Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:

• Up to 3000cc
• Over 3000cc

Points structure

Championship points were awarded to the top twenty finishers at each round according to the outright position attained. If two drivers shared a car the points were split between the two drivers, except at Round 3 where two driver combinations were mandated by regulations, removing the single driver option. Full points to both drivers were awarded. The exception appears to have been made for third drivers however as Peter Brock received no points for winning Round 4 alongside Larry Perkins and John Harvey.:

Results

References

1. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1983, page 95
2. ^ ^{a b} Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1983/84, pages 288 - 311
3. ^ Official programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 20th November 1983.

External links

• Images of the Bathurst round from www.autopics.com.au