Australian Manufacturers' Championship
| Category | Production Car Racing |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Inaugural season | 1971 |
| Folded | 2015 |
| Official website | amchamp.com.au |
The Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a motor racing title awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) to the winning car manufacturer in an annual series of races held throughout Australia. Whilst the first two championships were open only to Group E Series Production Touring Cars subsequent championships through to 1991 were run to the same regulations as the Australian Touring Car Championship. The title has been revived twice since then, firstly in 1994 as a championship open to 2-litre Class II Touring Cars (soon to become known as Super Touring Cars) and from 2008 as a series for production cars, incorporating the Australian Production Car Championship.
For 2016 the Australian Manufacturers' Championship has been replaced by the Australian Production Car Series.[1]
Results
[edit]The actual name of the title was changed by CAMS a number of times as shown in the following table of championship winners.[2]
| Year | Championship | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | General Motors-Holden |
| 1972 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Ford Motor Co of Australia |
| 1973 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | General Motors-Holden |
| 1974 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | General Motors-Holden |
| 1975 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | General Motors-Holden |
| 1976 | Australian Championship of Makes | General Motors-Holden |
| 1977 | Australian Championship of Makes | Ford Motor Co of Australia |
| 1978 | Australian Championship of Makes | Ford Motor Co of Australia |
| 1979 | Australian Championship of Makes | General Motors-Holden |
| 1980 | Australian Championship of Makes | General Motors-Holden |
| 1981 | Australian Endurance Championship | Toyota (Australia) |
| 1982 | Australian Endurance Championship of Makes | Nissan Motor Co (Australia) |
| 1983 | Australian Endurance Championship of Makes | General Motors-Holden Toyo Kogyo (Mazda) |
| 1984 | Australian Endurance Championship of Makes | Toyo Kogyo (Mazda) |
| 1985 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | BMW (Aust) Pty Ltd |
| 1986 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Nissan Motor Co (Australia) |
| 1987 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | BMW (Australia) Pty Ltd Nissan Motor Co (Australia) |
| 1988 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Ford Motor Co of Australia Toyota Motor Corp Australia Ltd BMW (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| 1989 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Toyota Motor Corp Australia Ltd |
| 1990 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Ford Motor Co of Australia |
| 1991 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Nissan Motor Co (Australia) |
| 1992–1993 | Not Contested | |
| 1994 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship - Champion Driver |
BMW (Australia) Pty Ltd Tony Longhurst (BMW 318i)[3] |
| 1995–2007 | Not Contested | |
| 2008 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Hyundai Australia[4] |
| 2009 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Mitsubishi Australia Ltd |
| 2010 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Mitsubishi Australia Ltd |
| 2011 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Mitsubishi Australia Ltd |
| 2012 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Mitsubishi Australia Ltd |
| 2013 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | Mitsubishi Australia Ltd |
| 2014 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | BMW[5] |
| 2015 | Australian Manufacturers' Championship | BMW Australia Pty Ltd |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Australian Production Car Series - 2016 Calendar, australianproductioncars.com.au Retrieved 2 June 2016
- ^ "CAMS Manual of Motor Sport". Confederation of Australian Motorsport. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
- ^ CAMS Report, March 1995, page 10
- ^ Hyundai Wins 2008 Australian Manufacturers’ Championship Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.themotorreport.com.au on 20 October 2009
- ^ AMChamps to retain endurance formats in 2015, Monday 29 September 2014, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved on 3 October 2014