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

Jaguar placed fifth in the championship with a victory in the James Hardie 1000 by a Jaguar XJ-S

The championship was contested concurrently with the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship over a five-round series with one race per round.[4]

Class structure

Cars were grouped into three engine classes based on engine capacity:

  • Up to 2000cc
  • 2001 to 3000cc
  • 3001 to 6000cc[1]

Points system

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, page 90
  2. ^ Cams Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 February 2010
  3. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, pages 301–302
  4. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 272–295
  5. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, pages 86–87
  6. ^ a b Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, page 319

Further reading

  • Official Programme, Castrol 500, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, 14 and 15 September 1985