2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

December 2020 August 2011 The 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship for car manufacturers. It was the 26th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 17th to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name. The championship, which was open to modified production touring cars, also incorporated three drivers titles, the 2011 Australian Production Car Championship, the 2011 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship and the 2011 Australian Endurance Championship.http://www.camsmanual.com.au/sportregs/2011_Aust_Manufacturers_Chship_Sport-TechRegs-4.pdf 2011 Australian Manufacturers Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, Version 4 Confederation of Australian Motor Sport 2011-02-03 A major change from the 2010 championship saw a greater emphasis on longer races. Only the opening round of the series at Phillip Island comprising two short sprint races. Two rounds were extended into a six-hour endurance race format. The increased emphasis on endurance races saw the return of the long-running Sandown 500 event, last run for V8 Supercars in 2007.http://inpitlane.com/archives/12481 The Return of the Sandown 500 Brett Ramsay In Pit Lane 17 December 2010 2011-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110818134826/http://inpitlane.com/archives/12481 18 August 2011 dead Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi won the Australian Manufacturers Championship, Stuart Kostera won the Australian Production Car Championship, Kostera and Ian Tulloch won the Australian Endurance Championship and the same pairing won the Australian Production Car Endurance Championship. Defending Australian Production Car Champion, Western Australian Mitsubishi Lancer Evo driver Stuart Kostera dominated the series, winning six races and four rounds with a second position in the final race of the year at Eastern Creek. The result was so impressive, Kostera's part-time co-driver New Zealander Ian Tulloch finished second in the championship. In a clean sweep for Mitsubishi Lancer Evo drivers, Jim Pollicina finished third. The first non-Mitsubishi driver was Queenslander driver Jake Camilleri Mazda 3 in fourth. The final race of the year, the Eastern Creek Six Hour, was the only race not won by Kostera. It was won by the BMW 335i of Chaz Mostert and Nathan Morcom. Calendar The championship was contested over a five-round series.http://www.manufacturerschampionship.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=208&Itemid=114 2011 Calendar Australian Manufacturer's Championship 2011-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324225635/http://www.manufacturerschampionship.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=208&Itemid=114 24 March 2012 dead Rd.CircuitLocation / stateEventDateFormatWinners Drivers Car Rd 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 16–17 April 2 x 20 laps Stuart Kostera Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Rd 2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Phillip Island Six Hour 27–29 May 1 x 6 hour Stuart KosteraIan Tulloch Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Rd 3 Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 12–14 August 2 × 1 hour Stuart KosteraIan Tulloch Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Rd 4 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Sandown 500 9–11 September 500 km (split into 2 legs)500 win keeps winning streak intactAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Retrieved 3 February 2012 Stuart KosteraIan Tulloch Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Rd 5 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Eastern Creek Six Hour 9–11 December 1 x 6-hour Nathan MorcomChaz Mostert BMW 335i Class structure Cars competed in the following six classes: Class A : Extreme Performance Class B : High Performance Class C : Performance Touring Class D : Production Touring Class E : Compact Touring Class I : Invitational (former Mini Challenge cars – not eligible for championship points) Points system Each manufacturer registered for the Australian Manufucturers' Championship was eligible to score points in each race, but only for the two highest placed automobiles of its make in any class. In rounds with one scheduled race, points were awarded to manufacturers on a 120–90–72–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6 basis for the first thirteen places in each class with 3 points for other finishers. In rounds with two scheduled races, points were awarded to manufacturers on a 60–45–36–30–27–24–21–18–15–12–9–6–3 basis for the first thirteen places in each class in each race with 2 points for other finishers. Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship outright title were awarded to drivers based on outright finishing positions attained in each race. Points were awarded using the same two scales as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round. Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship class titles were awarded to drivers based on class finishing positions attained in each race. Points were awarded using the same two scales as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round. Points towards the Australian Production Car Endurance Championship were awarded to drivers on a 120–90–72–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6 basis for outright finishing positions attained in Rounds 2 and 5 of the championship. Points towards the Australian Endurance Championship were awarded to drivers on a 120–90–72–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6 for outright finishing positions attained in Rounds 2, 4 and 5 of the championship. Drivers of Class I Invitational cars were not eligible to score points in any of the championships and points were allocated in all cases as though Class I cars were not competing in the race. Championship results Australian Manufacturers' Championship Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers' Championship.Title Results from the Australian Manufacturers Championship https://archive.today/20121230161851/http://www.cams.com.au/en/Media/News/2011/Australian_Manufacturers_Championship.aspx?p=1 30 December 2012 Retrieved 3 February 2012 Pos.The Art of Evolution, The Speedcafe Annual, Number 7/2011, pages 146 to 147 Manufacturer R1http://www.manufacturerschampionship.com.au/documents/AMC%20Manufacturers%20Points%202011.pdf Manufacturers Point Score 2011 5 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324225924/http://www.manufacturerschampionship.com.au/documents/AMC%20Manufacturers%20Points%202011.pdf 24 March 2012 dead R2 R3 R4 R5 Total 1 Mitsubishi 210 210 210 210 210 1050 2 Mazda 165 180 210 192 210 957 3 BMW 87 210 201 210 120 828 4 Toyota 195 180 150 90 72 687 5 Proton 120 120 120 120 90 570 6 Ford 141 120 81 0 0 342 7 Honda 0 0 0 120 210 330 8 Holden 105 162 0 0 0 267 9 Suzuki 0 0 0 90 120 210 10 Subaru 0 0 0 54 60 114 11 Mini 66 0 36 0 0 102 12 Renault 90 0 0 0 0 90 Australian Production Car Championship Outright Pos. Driver No. Car Class Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total 1 Stuart Kostera 55 & 1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A Team Mitsubishi Ralliart 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 576 2 Ian Tulloch 1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A Team Mitsubishi Ralliart 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 450 3 Jim Pollicina 7 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A Jim Pollicina 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 7th 321 4 Jake Camilleri 36 Mazda 3 MPS C Grand Prix Mazda 5th 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 7th 14th 281 5 Dylan Thomas 68 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A CXC Racing Ret 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 210 6 Peter O'Donnell 28 BMW 335i B GWS Personnel 4th Ret 7th 5th 5th 6th 188 7 Nathan Morcom 11 BMW 335i B Eastern Creek Karts 5th 1st 174 8 Tony Quinn 29 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A VIP Petfoods Racing 2nd 3rd 164 9 Klark Quinn 29 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A VIP Petfoods Racing 2nd 3rd 162 10 Hadrian Morrall 31 Mazda 3 MPS C Osborne Motorsport 9th Ret 10th 7th 7th 14th 6th 156 11 Dave Thomas 68 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A CXC Racing 12th 7th 4th 4th 153 12 Dean Kelland 7 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A Jim Pollicina 3rd 3rd 144 13 Scott Nicholas 36 Mazda 3 MPS C Grand Prix Mazda 2nd 7th 14th 138 14 Ryan McLeod 20 HSV VXR C Racer Industries 2nd 5th 4th Ret 135 15 Chaz Mostert 11 BMW 335i B Eastern Creek Karts 1st 122 16 Steve Cramp 7 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A Jim Pollicina 3rd 7th 114 17 Cameron Wilson 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A Wilson Brothers Racing Ret DNS DNS 5th 5th 110 18 Peter Burnitt 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A Wilson Brothers Racing Ret 5th 5th 108 19 John Bowe 28 BMW 335i B GWS Personnel 7th 6th 100 20 Grant Phillips 77 Proton Satria STi E Pedders Racing 15th 11th 13th 12th 10th 13th 13th 84 21 Garth Duffy 26 BMW 130i C GWS Personnel 9th 8th 78 22 Jake Williams 5 21 Toyota Corolla Sportivo Honda Integra Type R D Lauren Gray Motorsport Conroy Motorsport 16th 11th 9th 69 23 Colin Osborne 13 Mazda 3 MPS C Osborne Motorsport 10th Ret Ret 6th 6th Ret DNS 63 Declan Kirkham 71 Ford Fiesta D Robinson Racing 13th 9th 11th 11th Ret Ret 63 25 Jason Bright 20 HSV VXR C Racer Industries 4th 60 26 Matt McGill 75 Toyota Celica VVTL-i D Osborne Motorsport 16th 14th 14th 10th Ret 12th 15th 58 27 Geoff Brunsdon 75 Toyota Celica VVTL-i D Osborne Motorsport 16th 14th 14th 10th Ret 12th 15th 56 29 Garry Holt 11 BMW 335i B Eastern Creek Karts 5th 54 Barry Morcom 11 BMW 335i B Eastern Creek Karts 5th 54 David Wood 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A Wilson Brothers Racing DNS DNS 5th 54 32 Daryl Martin 77 Proton Satria STi E Pedders Racing 13th 13th 13th 48 Andrew Turpie 77 Proton Satria STi E Pedders Racing 13th 13th 13th 48 34 Gerard McLeod 20 HSV VXR C Racer Industries 2nd DNS Ret 45 Lauren Gray 5 Toyota Corolla Sportivo D Lauren Gray Motorsport 8th 8th 16th 45 Phil Kirkham 71 Ford Fiesta D Robinson Racing 13th DNS 11th 11th Ret Ret 45 37 Dean Lillie 7 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A Jim Pollicina 7th 42 Kean Booker 26 BMW 130i C GWS Personnel 9th 42 39 Richard Gartner 97 Renault Clio 197 D Safe-T-Stop 7th 13th Ret Ret DNS 36 Matt Hayes 26 BMW 130i C GWS Personnel 8th 36 Todd Betland 21 Honda Integra Type R D Conroy Motorsport 9th 36 Robert Jones 31 Mazda 3 MPS C Osborne Motorsport 10th 36 43 Grant Sherrin 19 BMW 135i B Sherrin Rentals 9th 8th Ret 35 44 Jeremy Gray 10 FPV F6 310 B International Energy Services Ret 8th 9th Ret 33 45 Mark Eddy 51 Honda Integra Type R D Jenmal Motorsport 10th 32 46 Francois Jouy 51 Honda Integra Type R D Jenmal Motorsport 10th 30 Richard Mork 21 Honda Integra Type R D Conroy Motorsport 11th 30 48 Barton Mawer 10 FPV F6 310 B International Energy Services Ret 6th Ret Ret 27 49 Robert Jarvis 17 27 Suzuki Swift Sport E Trans-Tasman Motorsport Toasted Motorsport 15th 12th 26 50 David Wall 38 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A Easts Holiday Parks 11th 24 Des Wall 38 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A Easts Holiday Parks 11th 24 Matthew Holt 65 HSV GTS B 12th 24 Brett Howard 65 HSV GTS B 12th 24 Anthony Loscialpo 65 HSV GTS B 12th 24 55 Trevor Keene 50 Mini Cooper S D Mid West Multi Media 14th 10th 14th DNS Ret 21 56 Maddison Gray 15 Toyota Echo Sportivo E Lauren Gray Motorsport 17th 12th 15th 19 57 Allan Jarvis 27 Suzuki Swift Sport E Toasted Motorsport Ret 12th 18 Adam Brand 27 Suzuki Swift Sport E Toasted Motorsport 12th 18 59 Paul Nelson 15 Toyota Yaris E Symes Coaches 13th 11th 12 Greg Symes 93 BMW 130i Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX C A Symes Coaches 11th Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 David Gyuni 31 Mazda 3 MPS C Osborne Motorsport 14th 12 62 Ashley Quiddington 15 Toyota Echo Sportivo E Lauren Gray Motorsport 15th 8 63 Michael Gray 17 Suzuki Swift Sport E Trans-Tasman Motorsport 15th 6 64 Rick Bates 13 Mazda 3 MPS C Osborne Motorsport Ret DNS 2 Beric Lynton 23 Mini Cooper S JCW I Bruce Lynton Mini Garage 3rd 4th 6th 9th Ret 0 Tom Pickett 23 Mini Cooper S JCW I Bruce Lynton Mini Garage 6th Ret 0 Mathew Mackelden 2 23 Mini Cooper S JCW I Brendon Cook Bruce Lynton Mini Garage 8th 9th 0 Brendon Cook 2 Mini Cooper S JCW I Brendon Cook 8th 10th 0 17 Suzuki Swift Sport E BVC Racing Ret Michael Sherrin 72 Mini Cooper S JCW I Sherrin Rentals Ret 12th 8th 0 David Ayers 72 Mini Cooper S JCW I Sherrin Rentals 8th 0 John Modystach 2 Mini Cooper S JCW I Brendon Cook 10th 0 Carl Schembri 97 Renault Clio 197 D Safe-T-Stop Ret 0 Ryan Simpson 68 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A CXC Racing Ret 0 Glenn Seton 93 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX A Symes Coaches Ret Ret 0 Morgan Haber 27 Suzuki Swift Sport E Trans-Tasman Motorsport Ret 0 Ric Shaw 13 Mazda 3 MPS C Osborne Motorsport Ret 0 Iain Sherrin 19 BMW 135i B Sherrin Rentals Ret 0 Matt Brady 6 Ford BF Falcon XR6T C Graham Lusty Trailers Ret 0 Darrel Dixon 6 Ford BF Falcon XR6T C Graham Lusty Trailers Ret 0 Graham Lusty 6 Ford BF Falcon XR6T C Graham Lusty Trailers Ret 0 Phil Alexander 50 Mini Cooper S D Mid West Multi Media Ret 0 Graeme Heath 50 Mini Cooper S D Mid West Multi Media Ret 0 Brooke Leech 17 Suzuki Swift Sport E BVC Racing Ret 0 Justin Johns 17 Suzuki Swift Sport E BVC Racing DNS 0Bold – Pole in class Note: Drivers of Class I Invitational cars were not eligible to score points in any of the championships and points were allocated in all cases as though Class I cars are not competing in the race. Points totals sourced partly from:http://www.manufacturerschampionship.com.au//documents/AMC%20points%202011%20outright.pdf Australian Manufacturers Championship – Round Three – Morgan Park 9 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324225932/http://www.manufacturerschampionship.com.au//documents/AMC%20points%202011%20outright.pdf 24 March 2012 dead Race placings sourced from:NATSOFT Race ResultNATSOFT Race ResultNATSOFT Race Result Classes Class A Extreme Performance was won by Stuart Kostera (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) from Ian Tulloch (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X).Five championship run and won with TMR Aust. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219061718/http://www.tmraustralia.com.au/news.php 19 February 2012 Retrieved 3 February 2012 Class B High Performance was won by Peter O’Donnell (BMW 335i).GWS Motorsport look to get 2012 underway in winning style at the Bathurst 12 Hour https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222451/http://www.ozracingwrap.com.au/general/3423-gws-motorsport-look-to-get-2012-underway-in-winning-style-at-the-bathurst-12-hour.html 3 March 2016 Retrieved 3 February 2012 Class C Performance Touring was won by Jake Camilleri (Mazda 3 MPS). Class D Production Touring was won by Matt McGill (Toyota Celica).Morcom and Mostert BMW beat Evos in enduroAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Retrieved 3 February 2012 Class E Compact Touring was won by Grant Phillip (Proton Satria GTi) from Daryl Martin (Proton Satria GTi) and Andrew Turpie (Proton Satria GTi).Peders Team Second in Six Hour https://web.archive.org/web/20120328074108/http://www.drivermagazine.com.au/motor-sport/pedders-team-second-in-six-hour.html 28 March 2012 Retrieved 3 February 2012 Australian Endurance Championship The Australian Endurance Championship, which was contested over Rounds 2, 4 and 5 of the series, was won jointly by Stuart Kostera (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) and Ian Tulloch (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X). Australian Production Car Endurance Championship The Australian Production Car Endurance Championship, which was contested over Rounds 2 and 5 of the series, was won jointly by Stuart Kostera (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) and Ian Tulloch (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) from Nathan Morcom (BMW 335i) and Chaz Mostert (BMW 335i). References External links Australian Manufacturers Championship Production Car Association of Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20201119054447/http://www.pcaa.com.au/ 19 November 2020 Natsoft Race Results Archive Images from the 2011 Phillip Island 6 Hour, Round 2 of the Championship Category:Australian Manufacturers' Championship Category:Australian Production Car Championship Manufacturers' Championship