1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
The 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for automobile manufacturers.[1] It was the third Australian Manufacturers' Championship[2] and the first to be contested with Group C Touring Cars.[3]
| Round | Race title | Circuit | State | Date | Winning driver(s) | Winning car | Report |
| 1 | Chesterfield 250 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 26 August |  Fred Gibson[4]
|
Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Report |
| 2 | Sandown 250 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 9 September | Peter Brock
|
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 | Report |
| 3 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | Mount Panorama | New South Wales | 30 September |  Allan Moffat Ian Geoghegan
|
Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Report |
| 4 | Chesterfield 300 | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | 11 November | Peter Brock[5]
|
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 | Report |
| 5 | Phillip Island 500K | Phillip Island | Victoria | 25 November | Peter Brock
|
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 | Report |
Class Structure
[edit]Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:
- Up to 1300 cc
- 1301 to 2000 cc
- 2001 to 3000 cc
- Over 3000 cc[1]
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four outright positions for all rounds except the Bathurst round.[1] For the Bathurst round only, championship points were awarded on an 18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four outright positions.[1] Only the best placed car from each manufacturer in each class at each round was eligible to score points.[1]
Results
[edit]| Position | Manufacturer | Car | Class | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total[6] |
| 1 | Holden | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Over 3000 cc | 5 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 63 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 1301 to 2000 cc | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 55 |
| 3 | Mazda | Mazda Capella RX-2 | 2001 to 3000 cc | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 53 |
| 4 | Ford | Ford XA Falcon GT | Over 3000 cc | 13 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 51 |
| Datsun | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Up to 1300 cc | 6 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 51 | |
| 6 | Leyland | Morris Clubman GT & Morris Cooper S | Up to 1300 cc | 9 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 44 |
| 7 | Mazda | Mazda RX-3 | 1301 to 2000 cc | - | 8 | 16 | - | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | Holden | Holden LC Torana GTR | 2001 to 3000 cc | - | 8 | 14 | - | 9 | 31[7] |
| 9 | Honda | Honda Civic | Up to 1300 cc | 4 | 5 | 12 | - | 8 | 29 |
| 10 | Ford | Ford Escort Twin Cam & GT1600 | 1301 to 2000 cc | 8 | 6 | 14 | - | - | 28[8] |
| 11 | Datsun | Datsun 180B SSS | 1301 to 2000 cc | 7 | 7 | 12 | - | - | 26[8] |
| 12 | Chrysler | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Over 3000 cc | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | - | 16[8] |
| Fiat | Fiat 128 Coupe | Up to 1300 cc | - | - | 16 | - | - | 16[8] | |
| 14 | Datsun | Datsun 240K | 2001 to 3000 cc | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 15[8] |
| 15 | Toyota | Toyota Corolla | Up to 1300 cc | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8[8] |
| Subaru | Subaru 1400 GSR | 1301 to 2000 cc | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8[8] | |
| 17 | Renault | Renault R8 Gordini | Up to 1300 cc | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4[8] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Australian Title Conditions, page 95
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
- ^ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, Manufacturers Championship, page 120
- ^ "1973 Falcon GT By The Years". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Holdens scoop pool". The Age. 12 November 1973. Retrieved 17 December 2014. page 27
- ^ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, Manufacturers Championship, Top Ten Placings, page 140
- ^ 14 points for the Bathurst round reflects 3rd in class by the Taylor, Smith GTR. From 1973 Results as published in Official Programme, 1974 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, page 39
- ^ a b c d e f g h Points calculated from race positions shown in Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, Manufacturers Championship, pages 120-143