1988 Australian Sports Car Championship
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The 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Group 2A Sports Cars [1] (including Clubman cars at the sole discretion of CAMS), FISA C1 cars (up to 6 litres), FISA C2 cars (up to 5 litres) [2] and Sports Sedans.[3] The title, which was the 20th Australian Sports Car Championship,[4] was contested over a four round series and was won by Alan Nolan, driving a Nola Chevrolet.[5]
As of 2014 this is the final Australian Sports Car Championship contested.
Calendar
The Asp of Jim Doig (pictured in 2012) placed seventh at the opening round of the championship
The championship was contested over a four round series with one race per round.[5]
| Round [6] | Circuit [6] | State | Date [6] | Winning Driver [6] | Winning Car [5] |
| 1 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 1 May | Brian Smith | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet |
| 2 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 31 July | Ray Hanger | Rennmax Ford |
| 3 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 28 August | Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
| 4 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 11 September | Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
A fifth round, scheduled to be held at Calder Park, did not take place.[5]
Classes
Competing cars were classified into one of three engine displacement classes:[2]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a three tier system to the first twenty finishers in each round.[2]
| Outright Position [2] | 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 [2] | 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 [2] | 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 [2] | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Results
| Position | Driver [7] | No.[8] | Car [5][8] | Entrant [8] | Class [5][8] | Adelaide [7] | Amaroo [7] | Oran Pk.[7] | Sandown [7] | Total [7] |
| 1 | Alan Nolan | 12 & 2 | Nola Chevrolet | C | - | 20 | 23 | 23 | 66 | |
| 2 | Ray Hanger | 8 | Rennmax Ford | Ray Hanger | B & A | 17 | 28 | - | 13 | 58 |
| 3 | Chris Clearihan | 12 | Kaditcha Chevrolet | 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 Carrera |
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 | C | - | 11 | 17 | - | 28 | ||
| 10 | Russell Green | Piper Arturo Ford | A | - | 27 | - | - | 27 | ||
| 11 | Conrad Whitlock | 77 | Auscam Mazda | Conrad Whitlock | B | - | 17 | - | 10 | 27 |
| 12 | Brian Smith | 3 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet | Basil Ricciardello | C | 25 | - | - | - | 25 |
| 13 | Garry Scott | 18 | Jaguar XJ-S | MG Trenoweth | C | 23 | - | - | - | 23 |
| 14 | Max Engellenner | 17 | Kaditcha 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 | Lance Ridgeway | B | - | - | 14 | - | 14 |
| 20 | Chris Ahyee | Sirch SC2T Renault 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 | James Rosenberg | C | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Colin Memery | Allison Clubman Mk.1 | A | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |||
| 26 | Jim Myhill | 64 | Mazda RX-7 | Jim Myhill | B | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
| Mark Podlewski | 15 | Holden Torana | Mark Podlewski | C | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 28 | M Bennett | 55 | Asp 340C | MR Bennett | A | 8 | - | - | - | 8 |
| Tom Hutchinson | Triumph GT6 | 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 | Brian Randall | B | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
References
- ↑ The Conditions section of the 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport indicates Group A Sports Cars but the Specifications section uses the new for 1988 designation of Group 2A Sports Cars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 74-75
- ↑ Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 224
- ↑ Records , Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Barry Catford, Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, pages 221-231
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 1988 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 316
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Points details for the top 15 positions in the championship are from Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 222. Points for other drivers are as calculated from race results published in Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 316
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, May 1, 1988, page 23