1988 Australian Sports Car Championship
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 2021 this is the final Australian Sports Car Championship contested.
Calendar[edit]
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 BDA |
| 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[edit]
Competing cars were classified into one of three engine displacement classes:[2]
Points system[edit]
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[edit]
| 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 BDA | 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 BDA | 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[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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
- ^ a b c d e f Barry Catford, Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, pages 221-231
- ^ a b c d 1988 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 316
- ^ a b c d e f 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
- ^ a b c d Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, May 1, 1988, page 23