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 | |
2 | |||
Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 3 | |
Bob Forbes Racing | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 4 | |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 22 | ||
Perkins Engineering | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 05 | |
11 | |||
Alf Grant Racing | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 6 | |
Holden Racing Team | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 7 | |
16 | |||
Caltex CXT Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 8 | |
Allan Moffat Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 9 | |
10 | |||
John Holmes Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | 12 | |
Captain Peter Janson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 13 | |
Warren Jonsson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 14 | |
Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Supra Turbo | 15 | |
Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 70 | ||
71 | |||
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 17 | |
18 | |||
19 | |||
Benson & Hedges Racing | BMW M3 Evolution | 20 | |
25 | |||
Bob Jones | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 21 | |
Laurie Donaher | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 24 | |
Daryl Hendrick | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 26 | |
Terry Finnigan | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 27 | |
Playscape Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 28 | |
Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 30 | |
35 | |||
Peter Hudson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 31 | |
Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 32 | |
33 | |||
Ray Gulson | BMW 635CSi | 34 | |
Ron Masing | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | 36 | |
Everlast Battery Service | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 39 | |
Garry Willmington Performance | Toyota Supra Turbo A | 41 | |
Brian Bolwell | Ford Sierra RS500 | 43 | |
44 | |||
Bryan Sala | Ford Sierra RS500 | 50 | |
M3 Motorsport | BMW M3 | 52 | |
Kiwi Motorsport | BMW M3 | 54 | |
David Sala | Toyota Corolla | 72 | |
Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Corolla | 73 | |
Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 75 | ||
76 | |||
Toyota Corolla | 77 | ||
Peter Verheyen | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 74 | |
Speedtech Motorsport | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 78 | |
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 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 8 September | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | Bob Forbes Racing | Report | ||
2 | Mount Panorama | Bathurst, New South Wales | 6 October | 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
- 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
- 1991 Championship Results - Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 297
- 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"