1982 Australian Endurance Championship

The 1982 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship for Group C Touring Cars.^[1] It was the second Australian Endurance Championship ^[2] and the first to incorporate titles for both drivers and makes.^[3] The Drivers title was awarded to Allan Moffat and the Makes title to Nissan.^[3]

Schedule

The championship was contested over a five round series.^[3]

Round [3]	Race [3]	Circuit [3]	Date [3]	Winning driver(s) [3]	Car [3]	Report
1	Perrier Gold Cup	Oran Park	22 August	Bob Morris	Ford XE Falcon
2	Castrol 400	Sandown	12 September	Allan Moffat	Mazda RX-7	Report
3	James Hardie 1000	Mount Panorama, Bathurst	3 October	Peter Brock Larry Perkins	Holden VH Commodore SS	Report
4	Gold Coast 300	Surfers Paradise	7 November	Allan Moffat	Mazda RX-7
5	Nissan-Datsun 300	Adelaide International Raceway	5 December	Allan Moffat	Mazda RX-7

Classes

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:^[1]

• Up to 1600cc
• 1601 to 2000cc
• 2001 to 3000cc
• 3001 to 6000cc

Points system

Drivers points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed cars in each class ^[1] at each round.

Makes points were awarded for the six best placed cars in each class on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis, but only for the highest scoring car of each make,^[1] regardless of class,^[3] at each round.

Results

Drivers

Makes

Notes and references

1. 1 2 3 4 Australian Title Conditions, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 90 & 91
2. ↑ Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 4
3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, pages 254-263
4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5
5. 1 2 3 4 Points for Adelaide round have been calculated from the race results published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, page 263
6. 1 2 3 4 Racing Car News, September 1982 (Castrol 400 Supplement, pages 47–49)
7. 1 2 3 Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1982, pages 44 & 45
8. 1 2 3 Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1983, page 113
9. 1 2 3 4 Entry List, Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982
10. 1 2 3 4 Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18
11. 1 2 The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Moffat and 9 for Grice, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)
12. ↑ Steve Land is not listed in the 5 December AIR Program Progressive Points table, but is shown as the 2 litre class winner at the Gold Coast 300 in Australian Motor Racing Year and is shown with a total of 9 points in Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18
13. 1 2 The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Mazda and 9 for Holden, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)