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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 2021 this is the final Australian Sports Car Championship contested.

Calendar

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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 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

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Competing cars were classified into one of three engine displacement classes:[2]

  • Up to 1.6 litres[2]
  • 1.6 to 3 litres[2]
  • Over 3 litres[2]

Points system

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Conditions for Australian Titles, 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 74-75
  3. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 224
  4. ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  5. ^ a b c d e f Barry Catford, Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, pages 221-231
  6. ^ a b c d 1988 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 316
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ a b c d Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, May 1, 1988, page 23
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