1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for automobile manufacturers.[1] It was the third Australian Manufacturers' Championship[2] and the first to be contested with Group C Touring Cars.[3]

Round Race title Circuit State Date Winning driver(s) Winning car Report
1 Chesterfield 250 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 26 August Australia Fred Gibson [4] Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop Report
2 Sandown 250 Sandown Park Victoria 9 September Australia Peter Brock Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 Report
3 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 Mount Panorama New South Wales 30 September Canada Allan Moffat
Australia Ian Geoghegan 		Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop Report
4 Chesterfield 300 Surfers Paradise Queensland 11 November Australia Peter Brock [5] Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 Report
5 Phillip Island 500K Phillip Island Victoria 25 November Australia Peter Brock Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 Report

Class Structure

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four outright positions for all rounds except the Bathurst round.[1] For the Bathurst round only, championship points were awarded on an 18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four outright positions.[1] Only the best placed car from each manufacturer in each class at each round was eligible to score points.[1]

Results

Position Manufacturer Car Class R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total[6]
1 Holden Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Over 3000 cc 5 13 19 13 13 63
2 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 1301 to 2000 cc 9 9 18 10 9 55
3 Mazda Mazda Capella RX-2 2001 to 3000 cc 9 9 18 9 8 53
4 Ford Ford XA Falcon GT Over 3000 cc 13 9 22 5 2 51
Datsun Datsun 1200 Coupe Up to 1300 cc 6 9 18 9 9 51
6 Leyland Morris Clubman GT & Morris Cooper S Up to 1300 cc 9 8 14 6 7 44
7 Mazda Mazda RX-3 1301 to 2000 cc - 8 16 - 8 32
8 Holden Holden LC Torana GTR 2001 to 3000 cc - 8 14 - 9 31[7]
9 Honda Honda Civic Up to 1300 cc 4 5 12 - 8 29
10 Ford Ford Escort Twin Cam & GT1600 1301 to 2000 cc 8 6 14 - - 28[8]
11 Datsun Datsun 180B SSS 1301 to 2000 cc 7 7 12 - - 26[8]
12 Chrysler Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T Over 3000 cc 7 1 8 - - 16[8]
Fiat Fiat 128 Coupe Up to 1300 cc - - 16 - - 16[8]
14 Datsun Datsun 240K 2001 to 3000 cc - - - 8 7 15[8]
15 Toyota Toyota Corolla Up to 1300 cc 8 - - - - 8[8]
Subaru Subaru 1400 GSR 1301 to 2000 cc - - 8 - - 8[8]
17 Renault Renault R8 Gordini Up to 1300 cc - - 4 - - 4[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Australian Title Conditions, page 95
  2. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
  3. ↑ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, Manufacturers Championship, page 120
  4. ↑ "1973 Falcon GT By The Years". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Holdens scoop pool". The Age. November 12, 1973. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, Manufacturers Championship, Top Ten Placings, page 140
  7. ↑ 14 points for the Bathurst round reflects 3rd in class by the Taylor, Smith GTR. From 1973 Results as published in Official Programme, 1974 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, page 39
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points calculated from race positions shown in Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, Manufacturers Championship, pages 120-143
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