The 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title [1] and was the fifth Australian Manufacturers' Championship.[2]

The championship was won by Holden from Ford and Mazda.[3]

Race schedule

The championship was contested over a five round series.[4]

Rd.[4] Race name [4] Circuit [4] State Date [4] Winning driver [4] Car [4] Report
1 Chesterfield 250 [5] Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 24 August Colin Bond Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34
2 Sandown 250 [6] Sandown Victoria 14 September Peter Brock Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 Report
3 Hardie Ferodo 1000 Mount Panorama, Bathurst New South Wales 6 October Peter Brock Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 Report
4 Rothmans 300 Surfers Paradise Queensland 9 November Allan Moffat Ford XB Falcon GT
5 Phillip Island 500K [3] Phillip Island Victoria 23 November Peter Brock Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 Report

Each round was a single race of 250 km distance or greater, open to Group C Touring Cars.[1]

Classes

Cars competed in four classes based on engine capacity:[1]

  • Up to and including 1300cc [1]
  • 1301-2000cc [1]
  • 2001-3000cc [1]
  • Over 3000cc [1]

Points system

For all rounds other than the Bathurst round, championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine places in each class.[1]
For the Bathurst round, championship points were awarded on an 18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first nine places in each class.[1]
Additional points were awarded at all rounds on a 4-3-2-1 basis for the first four outright places.[1]
Only the highest placed vehicle from each manufacturer was eligible to score points at any given round.[1]

Championship standings

Position Manufacturer [3] Car Ade. San. Bat. Sur. Phi. Total [3]
1 Holden Holden LH Torana SLR5000 L34 13 13 22 11 13 72
2 Ford Ford XB Falcon GT & Ford Escort Mk 1 RS2000 11 9 16 13 11 60
3 Mazda Mazda RX-3 9 9 18 9 8 53
4 Leyland Morris Cooper S 9 9 18 9 6 51
5 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 9 3 18 9 8 47
6 Datsun Datsun 240K, Datsun 260Z 2+2 & Datsun 1200 5 6 16 - 9 35
7 Honda Honda Civic 7 8 4 3 8 30
8 Toyota Toyota Corolla 3 - - 5 - 8
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 280E - 3 - - 5 8
BMW BMW 2002Ti - - - 8 - 8

Note: Only models which contributed to a manufacturer’s points total are shown in the above table.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975, pages 84 to 89
  2. ↑ Summary of Titles 1975, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975, pages 44 to 45.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Brock's Incredible Treble, Racing Car News, January 1976, pages 25 to 27
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976, pages 94-115
  5. ↑ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 24 August 1975
  6. ↑ Official Programme, Sandown 250 & Marlboro 100, 14 September 1975
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