1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

Motor racing competition The 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975, pages 84 to 89 It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title and was the fifth Australian Manufacturers' Championship.Summary of Titles 1975, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975, pages 44 to 45. The championship was won by Holden from Ford and Mazda.Brock's Incredible Treble, Racing Car News, January 1976, pages 25 to 27 Race schedule The championship was contested over a five round series.Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976, pages 94-115 Rd. Race name Circuit State Date Winning driver Car Report 1 Chesterfield 250 Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 24 August 1975 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 24 August Colin Bond Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2 Sandown 250 Official Programme, Sandown 250 & Marlboro 100, 14 September 1975 Sandown Victoria 14 September Peter Brock Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 Report 3 Hardie Ferodo 1000 Mount Panorama, Bathurst New South Wales 6 October Peter Brock Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 Report 4 Rothmans 300 Surfers Paradise Queensland 9 November Allan Moffat Ford XB Falcon GT 5 Phillip Island 500K Phillip Island Victoria 23 November Peter Brock Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 Report 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 Position Manufacturer Car Ade. San. Bat. Sur. Phi. Total 1 Holden Holden LH Torana SLR5000 L34 13 13 22 11 13 72 2 Ford Ford XB Falcon GT & Ford Escort Mk 1 RS2000 11 9 16 13 11 60 3 Mazda Mazda RX-3 9 9 18 9 8 53 4 Leyland Morris Cooper S 9 9 18 9 6 51 5 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 9 3 18 9 8 47 6 Datsun Datsun 240K, Datsun 260Z 2+2 & Datsun 1200 5 6 16 - 9 35 7 Honda Honda Civic 7 8 4 3 8 30 8 Toyota Toyota Corolla 3 - - 5 - 8 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 280E - 3 - - 5 8 BMW BMW 2002Ti - - - 8 - 8 Note: Only models which contributed to a manufacturer’s points total are shown in the above table. References External links Images from the Bathurst round of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers’ Championship, autopics.com.au Category:Australian Manufacturers' Championship Manufacturers' Championship