1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
The 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers.[1] It was the 15th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 6th to carry the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name.[2] All championship rounds were open to cars complying with Australian Touring Car regulations,[1] which were based on FIA Group A rules.[3]
Calendar[edit]
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The championship was contested concurrently with the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship over a five-round series with one race per round.[4]
- Round 1, Better Brakes 300, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 4 August
- Round 2, Pepsi 250, Oran Park, New South Wales, 18 August
- Round 3, Castrol 500, Sandown, Victoria, 15 September
- Round 4, James Hardie 1000, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, 6 October
- Round 5, Motorcraft 300, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 27 October
Class Structure[edit]
Cars were grouped into three engine classes based on engine capacity:
- Up to 2000cc
- 2001 to 3000cc
- 3001 to 6000cc[1]
Points system[edit]
Championship points were awarded on a multi scale system for outright places gained at each round:
- Scale A was applied to cars in the Up to 2000cc class
- Scale B was applied to cars in the 2001 to 3000cc class
- Scale C was applied to cars in the 3001 to 6000cc class
Points were awarded only for the highest scoring car from each manufacturer at each round.[1]
| Outright Position[5] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Scale A | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Scale B | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Scale C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
Results[edit]
| Position | Manufacturer[6] | Car | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total[6] |
| 1 | BMW | BMW 635 CSi | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 123 |
| 2 | General Motors – Holden's | Holden VK Commodore | 20 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 83 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 13 | – | 65 |
| 4 | Toyota | Toyota Sprinter, Toyota Celica Supra & Toyota Corolla |
15 | – | 23 | 5 | 19 | 62 |
| 5 | Jaguar | Jaguar XJ-S | – | 15 | – | 20 | 13 | 53 |
| 6 | Ford | Ford Mustang GT | – | – | – | 11 | 20 | 46 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Starion | – | 14 | – | 12 | – | 31 |
| 8 | Volvo | Volvo 240 Turbo | – | 23 | – | – | – | 23 |
| 9 | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| 10 | Isuzu | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | – | – | 10 | – | – | 10 |
Note: Only the top ten championship placing are shown in the above table.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, page 90
- ^ Cams Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 February 2010
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, pages 301–302
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 272–295
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, pages 86–87
- ^ a b Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, page 319
Further reading[edit]
- Official Programme, Castrol 500, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, 14 and 15 September 1985
External links[edit]
- Images from 1985 Australian Touring Car racing Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 4 February 2010
- Images from the Bathurst round of the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 4 February 2010