1982 Australian Endurance Championship

The 1982 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship for Group C Touring Cars.^[1] It was the second Australian Endurance Championship^[2] and the first to incorporate titles for both drivers and makes.^[3] The Drivers title was awarded to Allan Moffat and the Makes title to Nissan.^[3]

Schedule

The championship was contested over a five round series.^[3]

Round^[3]	Race^[3]	Circuit^[3]	Date^[3]	Winning driver(s)^[3]	Car^[3]	Report
1	Perrier Gold Cup	Oran Park	22 August	Bob Morris	Ford XE Falcon	^[4]
2	Castrol 400	Sandown	12 September	Allan Moffat	Mazda RX-7	Report
3	James Hardie 1000	Mount Panorama, Bathurst	3 October	Peter Brock Larry Perkins	Holden VH Commodore SS	Report
4	Gold Coast 300	Surfers Paradise	7 November	Allan Moffat	Mazda RX-7
5	Nissan-Datsun 300	Adelaide International Raceway	5 December	Allan Moffat	Mazda RX-7

Classes

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:^[1]

Up to 1600cc
1601 to 2000cc
2001 to 3000cc
3001 to 6000cc

Points system

Drivers points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed cars in each class^[1] at each round.

Makes points were awarded for the six best placed cars in each class on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis, but only for the highest scoring car of each make,^[1] regardless of class,^[3] at each round.

Results

Drivers

Position	Driver^[5]^[6]	No.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]	Car^[3]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]	Class^[3]^[7]^[10]^[11]	Entrant^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]	Ora^[5]	San^[5]	Bat^[5]	Sur^[5]	Ade^[6]	Total
1	Allan Moffat	43	Mazda RX-7	3001 to 6000cc	Peter Stuyvesant International	-	9^[12]	1	9	9	28
2	Bob Holden	63 & 13	Ford Escort	1601 to 2000cc	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	9	-	9	4	4	26
3	Fred Gibson	56	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	2001 to 3000cc	Nissan Motor Co	-	9	-	6	9	24
4	George Fury	55	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	2001 to 3000cc	Nissan Motor Co	6	-	-	9	6	21
5	Arthur Abrahams	90	Ford Escort Mexico	Up to 1600cc	Arthur Abrahams	9	-	-	-	9	18
6	Dick Johnson	17	Ford XE Falcon	3001 to 6000cc	Palmer Tube Mills	6	4	-	6	-	16
7	Alexandra Surplice	71	Toyota Corolla Levin	Up to 1600cc	Alexandra Surplice	6	-	-	9	-	15
	Peter Brock	05	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	-	-	9	-	6	15
	John White	65	Isuzu Gemini ZZ	1601 to 2000cc	John White	-	-	-	6	9	15
10	Brian Parmenter	32	Ford Capri V6	2001 to 3000cc	Brian Parmenter	9	3	-	1	-	13
10	Martin Power	59	Triumph Dolomite	1601 to 2000cc	Jagparts	-	4	-	3	6	13
12	Allan Grice	4	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Re-Car Racing	-	6^[12]	6	-	-	12
13	Barry Seton	50	Ford Capri V6	2001 to 3000cc	Barry Seton	4	-	6	-	-	10
14	Bob Morris	7	Ford XE Falcon	3001 to 6000cc	Seiko Watches	9	-	-	-	-	9
	Jim Faneco	68	Isuzu Gemini	Up to 1600cc	Country Dealer Team	-	9	-	-	-	9
	Graeme Bailey	61	Toyota Celica	1601 to 2000cc	Chickadee Chicken	-	9	-	-	-	9
	Masahiro Hasemi	56	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	2001 to 3000cc	Nissan Motor Co	-	-	9	-	-	9
	Steve Land	61	Toyota Celica	1601 to 2000cc	Chickadee Chicken	-	-	-	9^[13]	-	9
	Larry Perkins	05	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	-	-	9	-	-	9
	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	56	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	2001 to 3000cc	Nissan Motor Co	-	-	9	-	-	9
	Neville Bridges	63	Ford Escort	1601 to 2000cc	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	-	-	9	-	-	9
	James Myhill	49	Mazda RX-3	2001 to 3000cc	Jim Myhill	-	6	-	-	3	9
23	Brian Winsall	87	Isuzu Gemini PF50	Up to 1600cc	Pakenham Auto Club	-	2	-	-	6	8
24	John Harvey	25	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	-	3	4	-	-	7
25	Tony Mulvihill	64	Ford Escort	1601 to 2000cc	Bob Holden Motors City of Bathurst	6	-	-	-	-	6
	Ian Burrell	76	Mitsubishi Colt	Up to 1600cc	Eastside Mitsubishi	-	6	-	-	-	6
	Peter Beninca	66	Alfa Romeo GTV	1601 to 2000cc	Beninca Motors	-	6	-	-	-	6
	Rob Shute	76	Mitsubishi Colt	Up to 1600cc	Eastside Mitsubishi	-	-	-	6	-	6
	Alan Browne	4	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Re-Car Racing	-	-	6	-	-	6
	Don Smith	50	Ford Capri V6	2001 to 3000cc	Barry Seton	-	-	6	-	-	6
	Wally Scott	57	Toyota Celica	1601 to 2000cc	Walter Scott	-	-	6	-	-	6
	Peter Walton	57	Toyota Celica	1601 to 2000cc	Walter Scott	-	-	6	-	-	6
	Terry Sheil	37	Mazda RX-7	3001 to 6000cc	Eurocars Mazda	-	2	-	4	-	6
	Chris Heyer	53	Audi 5+5	2001 to 3000cc	Chris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre	-	-	3	3	-	6
35	Lester Smerdon	83	Isuzu Gemini PF50	Up to 1600cc	L Smerdon	-	1	-	4	-	5
35	Jim Richards	31	BMW 635 CSi	3001 to 6000cc	JPS Team BMW	-	3	2	-	-	5
37	Peter McLeod	40	Mazda RX-7	3001 to 6000cc	Strongbow Racing Team	4	-	-	-	-	4
	Peter Boston	74	Isuzu Gemini PF50	Up to 1600cc	P Boston	-	4	-	-	-	4
	Gary Scott	25	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	-	-	4	-	-	4
	Les Grose	54	Ford Capri V6	2001 to 3000cc	Les Grose	-	-	4	-	-	4
	Alan Cant	54	Ford Capri V6	2001 to 3000cc	Les Grose	-	-	4	-	-	4
	Tony Kavich	30	Mazda RX-7	3001 to 6000cc	Bangalow Motors Pty Ltd	-	-	-	4	-	4
	Murray Carter	18	Ford XE Falcon	3001 to 6000cc	John Sands	-	-	-	-	4	4
	Colin Spencer	77	Isuzu Gemini	Up to 1600cc	Colin Spencer	-	-	-	-	4	4
	John Faulkner	32	Ford Capri V6	2001 to 3000cc	Brian Parmenter	-	-	-	-	4	4
	Clive Benson-Brown	11	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Soundwave Discos	-	1	-	-	3	4
	Terry Finnigan	2	Holden VC Commodore Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Terry Finnigan	2	-	-	2	-	4
48	Ian Wells	97	Mitsubishi Lancer	Up to 1600cc	I Wells	-	3	-	-	-	3
	Peter Janson	3	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Cadbury Schweppes	-	-	3	-	-	3
	David Parsons	3	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Cadbury Schweppes	-	-	3	-	-	3
	Peter Lander	53	Audi 5+5	2001 to 3000cc	Chris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre	-	-	3	-	-	3
	Steve Masterton	2	Ford XE Falcon	3001 to 6000cc	Masterton Homes Pty Ltd	-	-	-	3	-	3
	John Murden	14	Ford Escort	Up to 1600cc	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	-	-	-	-	3	3
54	Ray Gulson	64	Alfa Romeo GTV6	2001 to 3000cc	Ray Gulson	-	-	2	-	-	2
	David Hobbs	31	BMW 635 CSi	3001 to 6000cc	JPS Team BMW	-	-	2	-	-	2
	Bruce Lynton	64	Alfa Romeo GTV6	2001 to 3000cc	Ray Gulson	-	-	2	-	-	2
	Bernie Stack	38	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Gawler Body Works	-	-	-	-	2	2
58	Paul Jones	44	Mazda RX-7	3001 to 6000cc	Ron Horner	1	-	-	-	-	1
	Yoshimi Katayama	43	Mazda RX-7	3001 to 6000cc	Peter Stuyvesant International	-	-	1	-	-	1
	Barry Lawrence	28	Holden VH Commodore SS	3001 to 6000cc	Bayside Spare Parts	-	-	-	1	-	1
	Gerry Burges	34	Mazda RX-7	3001 to 6000cc	BF Goodrich Australia	-	-	-	-	1	1

Makes

Position	Make^[5]^[6]	Car	Ora^[5]	San^[5]	Bat^[5]	Sur^[5]	Ade^[6]	Total
1	Nissan	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	6	9	9	9	9	42
2	Ford	Ford XE Falcon, Ford Capri & Ford Escort	9	4	9	6	9	37
3	Mazda	Mazda RX-7	4	9^[14]	1	9	9	32
4	Toyota	Toyota Corolla Levin & Toyota Celica	6	9	6	9	-	30
5	Holden	Holden VC Commodore & Holden VH Commodore	2	6^[14]	9	2	6	25
6	Isuzu	Gemini	-	9	-	6	9	24
7	Triumph	Dolomite	-	4	-	3	6	13
8	Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer & Colt	-	6	-	6	-	12
9	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo GTV & GTV6	-	6	2	2	-	10
10	Audi	Audi 5+5	-	-	3	3	-	6
11	BMW	BMW 635 CSi	3	-	2	-	-	5

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Australian Title Conditions, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 90 & 91
^ Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 4
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, pages 254-263
^ 1982 Perrier Gold Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Points for Adelaide round have been calculated from the race results published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, page 263
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Racing Car News, September 1982 (Castrol 400 Supplement, pages 47–49)
^ ^a ^b ^c Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1982, pages 44 & 45
^ ^a ^b ^c Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1983, page 113
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Entry List, Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18
^ ^a ^b The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Moffat and 9 for Grice, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)
^ Steve Land is not listed in the 5 December AIR Program Progressive Points table, but is shown as the 2 litre class winner at the Gold Coast 300 in Australian Motor Racing Year and is shown with a total of 9 points in Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18
^ ^a ^b The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Mazda and 9 for Holden, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)

[CAMS-1] Australian Title Conditions, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 90 & 91

[2] Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 4

[AMRY-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, pages 254-263

[4] 1982 Perrier Gold Cup

[Progress_points-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5

[Adelaide_points-6] Points for Adelaide round have been calculated from the race results published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, page 263

[Sandown-7] Racing Car News, September 1982 (Castrol 400 Supplement, pages 47–49)

[Bathurst_1982-8] Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1982, pages 44 & 45

[Bathurst_1983-9] Official Programme, James Hardie 1000, 1983, page 113

[AIR_Program-10] Entry List, Nissan_Datsun 300, (Official Program), Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982

[AIR_RCN-11] Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18

[Sandown_Drivers_Points-12] The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Moffat and 9 for Grice, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)

[13] Steve Land is not listed in the 5 December AIR Program Progressive Points table, but is shown as the 2 litre class winner at the Gold Coast 300 in Australian Motor Racing Year and is shown with a total of 9 points in Racing Car News, January 1983, page 18

[Sandown_Makes_Points-14] The Progress Point Score table (Rounds 1-4), Official Program, Adelaide International Raceway, 5 December 1982, page 5 shows Sandown scores as 6 for Mazda and 9 for Holden, however a subsequent appeal decision gave first place to the Mazda of Allan Moffat (as per Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 258)

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