1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship


The 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title and was the fifth Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
The championship was won by Holden from Ford and Mazda.

Race schedule

The championship was contested over a five round series.
Rd.Race nameCircuitStateDateWinning driverCarReport
1Chesterfield 250Adelaide International RacewaySouth Australia24 AugustColin BondHolden [Torana SL/R 5000 L34]
2Sandown 250SandownVictoria14 SeptemberPeter BrockHolden Torana SL/R 5000 L34Report
3Hardie Ferodo 1000Mount Panorama, Bathurst, [New South Wales|Bathurst]New South Wales6 OctoberPeter BrockHolden Torana SL/R 5000 L34Report
4Rothmans 300Surfers ParadiseQueensland9 NovemberAllan MoffatFord [XB Falcon GT]
5Phillip Island 500KPhillip Island [Grand Prix Circuit|Phillip Island]Victoria23 NovemberPeter BrockHolden Torana SL/R 5000 L34Report

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

Classes

Cars competed in four classes based on engine capacity:
  • Up to and including 1300cc
  • 1301-2000cc
  • 2001-3000cc
  • Over 3000cc

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.
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.
Additional points were awarded at all rounds on a 4-3-2-1 basis for the first four outright places.
Only the highest placed vehicle from each manufacturer was eligible to score points at any given round.

Championship standings

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