1991 Australian Endurance Championship
The 1991 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title[1] open to Group 3A Touring Cars.[2] The championship, which was the eighth running of the Australian Endurance Championship,[1] began on 8 September 1991 at Sandown Raceway and ended on 6 October at the Mount Panorama Circuit after two rounds.[3] The title was won by Mark Gibbs and Rohan Onslow who shared a Bob Forbes Racing Nissan Skyline GT-R.[4] The 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, which was run concurrently with the Endurance Championship, was awarded to the Nissan Motor Co (Australia).[5]
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
Team | Car | No | Driver |
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Nissan Motorsport Australia | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 1 | Jim Richards Mark Skaife |
2 | Drew Price Garry Waldon Mark Skaife | ||
Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 3 | Trevor Ashby Steve Reed |
Bob Forbes Racing | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 4 | Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 22 | Graham Moore Michel Delcourt | |
Perkins Engineering | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 05 | Peter Brock Andrew Miedecke |
11 | Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera | ||
Alf Grant Racing | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 6 | Alf Grant Tim Grant |
Holden Racing Team | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 7 | Brad Jones Neil Crompton |
16 | Win Percy Allan Grice | ||
Caltex CXT Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 8 | Colin Bond Graeme Crosby |
Allan Moffat Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 9 | Gary Brabham Steve Millen |
10 | Charlie O'Brien Gianfranco Brancatelli | ||
John Holmes Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | 12 | Ray Lintott Tony Scott John English |
Captain Peter Janson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 13 | Peter Janson Peter Gazzard |
Warren Jonsson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 14 | Warren Jonsson Graham Jonsson |
Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Supra Turbo | 15 | John Smith Geoff Morgan |
Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 70 | Neal Bates Rick Bates | |
71 | Ron Searle Don Griffiths | ||
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 17 | Dick Johnson John Bowe |
18 | Paul Radisich Terry Shiel John Bowe | ||
19 | Kayne Scott Gregg Taylor | ||
Benson & Hedges Racing | BMW M3 Evolution | 20 | Denny Hulme Peter Fitzgerald |
25 | Peter Fitzgerald Tony Longhurst Alan Jones | ||
Bob Jones | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 21 | Bob Jones Ed Lamont Mike Imrie |
Laurie Donaher | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 24 | Laurie Donaher Mick Donaher |
Daryl Hendrick | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 26 | Daryl Hendrick Chris Lambden John White |
Terry Finnigan | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 27 | Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds |
Playscape Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 28 | Kevin Waldock Brett Peters |
Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 30 | Glenn Seton Gregg Hansford |
35 | David 'Skippy' Parsons Wayne Park | ||
Peter Hudson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 31 | Peter Hudson Ian Carrig Ian Clark |
Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 32 | Bob Tindal Darren Stewart |
33 | Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart | ||
Ray Gulson | BMW 635CSi | 34 | Ray Gulson Graham Gulson |
Ron Masing | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | 36 | Ron Masing Greville Arnel |
Everlast Battery Service | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 39 | Bill O'Brien Brian Callaghan Brian Callaghan Jr |
Garry Willmington Performance | Toyota Supra Turbo A | 41 | Garry Willmington Reda Awadullah |
Brian Bolwell | Ford Sierra RS500 | 43 | Brian Bolwell Arthur Abrahams |
44 | Dave Barrow Glenn McIntyre | ||
Bryan Sala | Ford Sierra RS500 | 50 | Bryan Sala Graham Lusty |
M3 Motorsport | BMW M3 | 52 | Peter Doulman John Cotter |
Kiwi Motorsport | BMW M3 | 54 | Keith Sharp Ian Spurle Edgar Salwegter |
David Sala | Toyota Corolla | 72 | David Sala Brad Stratton |
Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Corolla | 73 | Bob Holden Rauno Aaltonen Dennis Rogers |
Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 75 | Ted Dunford Brad Wright | |
76 | Mike Conway Calvin Cardiner | ||
Toyota Corolla | 77 | Geoff Forshaw Richard Vorst | |
Peter Verheyen | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 74 | Peter Verheyen John Vernon |
Speedtech Motorsport | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 78 | Geoff Full Paul Morris |
Race calendar
The 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship were contested concurrently over a two round series with one race per round.[4]
Rd.[3] | Race title[3] | Circuit[3] | City / state | Date | Winners[3] | Car[3] | Team | Report |
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1 | Don’t Drink Drive Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 8 September | Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Bob Forbes Racing | Report |
2 | Tooheys 1000 | Mount Panorama | Bathurst, New South Wales | 6 October | Jim Richards Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Nissan Motorsport Australia | Report |
Results
Australian Endurance Championship
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Note: Other placings in the Endurance Championship have not been ascertained.
Australian Manufacturers Championship
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Note: Other placings in the Manufacturers' Championship have not been ascertained.
References
- ^ a b c d Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
- ^ Conditions for Australian Racing Titles, Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 170 & 171
- ^ a b c d e f 1991 Championship Results - Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 297
- ^ a b c d e f Australian Endurance Championship - Stars in the making, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, pages 238 to 239
- ^ Australian Endurance Championship - Stars in the making, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 238 refers to Nissan winning the "Manufacturers Cup". Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport refers to Nissan Motor Co (Australia) winning the "1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship"
External links
- – 1991 Images from the 1991 Tooheys 1000, Round 2 of the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship
- CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > Titles > Australian Titles