The 1987 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers. The title, which was the seventeenth Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was contested concurrently with the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship over a nine-round series.
- Round 1, Calder Park, Victoria, 1 March
- Round 2, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 8 March
- Round 3, Lakeside, Queensland, 5 April
- Round 4, Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 26 April
- Round 5, Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 3 May
- Round 6, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 31 May
- Round 7, Sandown Park, Victoria, 7 June
- Round 8, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 21 June
- Round 9, Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 July
Each round was open to cars complying with CAMS Touring Car regulations which were based on international Group A Touring Car rules. Cars competed in two engine capacity classes:
- Up to 2500cc
- Over 2500cc
Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the top ten placings in each class at each round. However, points were only allocated for the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round and only the best eight round results could be retained by each manufacturer.
Results
| Position | Manufacturer | Car | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
| 1 | Nissan | Skyline DR30 RS | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (15) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 160 |
| BMW | M3 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (6) | 20 | 20 | 160 | |
| 3 | Holden | VK Commodore SS Group A VL Commodore SS Group A |
15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | (12) | 105 |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo | 75 Turbo | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | - | 4 | - | 10 | 77 |
| 5 | Ford | Sierra RS Cosworth | 8 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 20 | - | - | 8 | 15 | 76 |
| 6 | Toyota | Celica RA40 Corolla Corolla GT |
6 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | 15 | 10 | 8 | 59 |
| 7 | Isuzu | Gemini | 10 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Rover | SD1 Vitesse | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
References
- Specific Conditions – Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1987, pages 81-82
- Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 27 June 2009
- David Segal, Australian Touring Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 193-213
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 3 May 1987, page 2
- General Conditions – Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1987, pages 79
- Racing Car News, August 1987, page 8
- Referenced Racing Car News pointscore omits Toyota but position has been calculated by applying referenced CAMS points system to round results in Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88
- Referenced Racing Car News pointscore shows 27 points for Isuzu but total has been calculated by applying referenced CAMS points system to round results in Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88
Further reading
- ATCC round results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 315-316
External links
- 1987 Australian Touring Car racing images Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 27 June 2009