2009 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

December 2020 August 2011 The 2009 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers.CAMS Bulletin B09/033 – 2009 Australian Manufacturers Championship & Australian Production Car Championship Sporting Regulations As archived at www.webcitation.org on 3 December 2009 It was the 24th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 15th to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name. The championship was open to Group 3E Series Production Cars. Mitsubishi ended the season as champions, beating other manufacturers Toyota and Subaru. Calendar The title was contested over a five-round series run concurrently with the 2009 Australian Production Car Championship. Round 1, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 25–26 April Round 2, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 18–19 July Round 3, Morgan Park Raceway, Queensland, 8–9 August Round 4, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 29–30 August Round 5, Sandown Raceway, Victoria, 28–29 November Rounds 1 to 4 were each composed of three "20-minute" races with one driver per car. Round 5 was composed of two "one hour" races with either one or two drivers per car. Class Structure Cars competed in the following six classes: Class A1 : High Performance (All Wheel Drive) Class A2 : High Performance (Rear Wheel Drive) Class B : Production (Sedan / Hatch) Class C : Production Sport Class D : Small Cars Class E : Alternative Energy Points system Only manufacturers registered for the championship were eligible to score championship points. Each registered manufacturer could nominate up to two cars, irrespective of class, which were the only cars eligible to score points for that manufacturer at that round of the championship. For races with standing starts, championship points were awarded on class finishing positions and for races with handicap starts on outright finishing positions. For rounds contested over two races, points were awarded on a 45-36-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3 basis in each race and for rounds contested over three races on a 30-24-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis in each race. All eligible finishers outside of the top twelve in each race were awarded one point each. Results Position Manufacturer Driver No. Car R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total2009 Australian Manufacturers Championship points table As archived at www.webcitation.org on 10 January 2010 1 Mitsubishi Rod Salmon 10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 84 78 72 58 90   Glyn Crimp 55 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 54 – – – –   Steve Glenney 11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X – 84 – 78 72     138 162 72 136 162 670 2 Toyota Colin Osborne 13 Toyota Celica 30 55 78 56 12   Stuart Jones 31 Toyota Celica 60 55 64 39 10     90 110 142 95 22 459 3 Subaru Lee Castle 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi 78 36 90 74 60     78 36 90 74 60 338 References External links Production Car Association of Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20201119054447/http://www.pcaa.com.au/ 19 November 2020 Retrieved from www.pcaa.com.au on 20 October 2009 Race Results Archive Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 20 October 2009 Images from the Sandown round of the 2009 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Category:Australian Manufacturers' Championship Manufacturers' Championship