1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes


The 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars. The championship was contested over a six-round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship.
Holden and Mazda jointly won the championship on 131 points each. Holden had three wins, a second, a third, and a ninth. Mazda won one race, with two seconds and three thirds. Nissan was the only other outright race winner, having won the opening two rounds.

Class structure

Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:
  • Up to 3000cc
  • Over 3000cc

Points structure

Championship points were awarded at each round according to the outright position attained by the best placed car of each make:
Outright Position1234567891011121314151617181920
Up to 3000cc30272421191715141312111098765432
Over 3000cc2523201715131110987654321000

Results

PositionMakeCarRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total
1HoldenVH Commodore SS231320252525131
1MazdaRX-7202025232320131
3FordCapri V6, XE Falcon, XD Falcon & Escort1423131191484
4BMW635 CSi15523-111367
5NissanBluebird Turbo2525----50
6Audi5+5138----21
7ChevroletCamaro Z2811-----11
7Alfa RomeoGTV6--65--11