1988 Australian Sports Car Championship

1988 Australian Sports Car Championship 1987 none The 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Group 2A Sports CarsThe Conditions section of the 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport indicates Group A Sports Cars but the Specifications section uses the new for 1988 designation of Group 2A Sports Cars (including Clubman cars at the sole discretion of CAMS), FISA C1 cars (up to 6 litres), FISA C2 cars (up to 5 litres)Conditions for Australian Titles, 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 74-75 and Sports Sedans.Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 224 It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title. The title, which was the 20th Australian Sports Car Championship,Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6 was contested over a four-round series.Barry Catford, Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, pages 221-231 As of 2025 this was the final Australian Sports Car Championship. The championship was won by Alan Nolan driving a Nola Chevrolet. Calendar thumb|Jim Doig (ASP) placed 18th in the championship. Driver and car are pictured in 2016. The championship was contested over a four-round series with one race per round. Round1988 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 316 Circuit State Date Winning driver Winning car 1 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 1 May Brian Smith Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet 2 Amaroo Park New South Wales 31 July Ray Hanger Rennmax Ford BDA 3 Oran Park New South Wales 28 August Chris Clearihan Kaditcha Chevrolet 4 Sandown Park Victoria 11 September Chris Clearihan Kaditcha Chevrolet A fifth round, scheduled to be held at Calder Park, did not take place. Classes Competing cars were classified into one of three engine displacement classes: Up to 1.6 litres 1.6 to 3 litres Over 3 litres Points system Championship points were awarded on a three tier system to the first twenty finishers in each round. Outright Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Points for Up to 1.6 litre class cars 30 27 24 21 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Points for 1.6 to 3 litre class cars 28 26 23 20 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Points for Over 3 litre class cars 25 23 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 - - - Results Position DriverPoints details for the top 15 positions in the championship are from Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 222. Points for other drivers are as calculated from race results published in Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 316 No.Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, May 1, 1988, page 23 Car Entrant Class Adelaide Amaroo Oran Pk. Sandown Total 1 Alan Nolan 12 & 2 Nola Chevrolet Alan Nolan C - 20 23 23 66 2 Ray Hanger 8 Rennmax Ford BDA Ray Hanger B & A 17 28 - 13 58 3 Chris Clearihan 12 Kaditcha Chevrolet   C - - 25 25 50 4 Andy Roberts 1 Roberts SR3 Ford BDA Andy Roberts A 24 - - 23 47 5 Bruce Durbin 53 DT Nissan Bruce Durbin A - - 24 15 39 6 Chris Hones 56 Official Programme, Oran Park Motorsport, Saturday, August 27 - Sunday, August 28 (1988) Porsche 911EPorsche Carrera Chris Hones B - 15 15 8 38 7 John Bishop 7 Panther Clubman John Bishop A - 21 15 - 36 8 Ric Kemp 14 Farrell Ric Kemp A - - 19 14 33 9 Alan Conyingham 9 Hossack T4 Holden Alan Conyingham C - 11 17 - 28 10 Russell Green   Piper Arturo Ford   A - 27 - - 27 11 Conrad Whitlock 77 Auscam Mazda Conrad Whitlock B - 17 - 10 27 12 Brian Smith 3 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet Basil Ricciardello C 25 - - - 25 13 Garry Scott 18 Jaguar XJ-S MG Trenoweth C 23 - - - 23 14 Max Engellenner 17 Kaditcha 2.6 Max Engellenner B 20 - - - 20 15 Grant Taylor 22 Galloway Clubman Grant Taylor A - - - 19 19 16 Mike Monterosso 2 Ford Escort Mike Monterosso B 17 - - - 17 = John Pollard 9 Porsche 935 Turbo   C - - - 17 17 18 Jim Doig 39 Asp Toyota 1.6 Jim Doig A 15 - - - 15 19 Lance Ridgeway 47 Norax Mazda Lance Ridgeway B - - 14 - 14 20 Chris Ahyee 91 Sirch SC2T Renault Turbo Chris Ahyee B - 13 - - 13 = John Clinton 6 JWS John Clinton C - - - 13 13 22 Peter Heraud   Farrell   A - - - 12 12 23 Mark O'Connell 23 Farrell Clubman ME O'Connell A 11 - - - 11 24 James Rosenberg 34 Holden Torana James Rosenberg C 10 - - - 10 = Colin Memery 27 Allison Clubman Mk.1 Colin Memery A - - - 10 10 26 Jim Myhill 64 Mazda RX-7 Jim Myhill B 9 - - - 9 = Mark Podlewski 15 Holden Torana Mark Podlewski C 9 - - - 9 28 M. Bennett 55 Asp 340C M. R. Bennett A 8 - - - 8 = Tom Hutchinson   Triumph GT6   B 8 - - - 8 = Tony Ross 08 Holden 48/215 V8 Tony Ross C 8 - - - 8 = Peter Ferguson   Nambule   A - - - 8 8 32 Bob Collinson 29 Asp Clubman Bob Collinson A 7 - - - 7 33 Allan Fielding   Datsun 240Z   B - - - 6 6 34 Steve Newings   Datsun 240Z   B - - - 5 5 = Brian Randall 33 Norax Mazda Brian Randall B 5 - - - 5 References External links Australian Sports Car Championship at www.racingsportscars.com Image of the Nola Chevrolet of Alan Nolan, speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Sports Car Championship Sports Car Championship