1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers.[1] It was the 15th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 6th to carry the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name.[2] All championship rounds were open to cars complying with Australian Touring Car regulations,[1] which were based on FIA Group A rules.[3]

Calendar
Jaguar placed fifth in the championship with a victory in the James Hardie 1000 by a Jaguar XJ-S

The championship was contested concurrently with the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship over a five-round series with one race per round.[4]

Class Structure

Cars were grouped into three engine classes based on engine capacity:

  • Up to 2000cc
  • 2001 to 3000cc
  • 3001 to 6000cc [1]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a multi scale system for outright places gained at each round:

  • Scale A was applied to cars in the Up to 2000cc class
  • Scale B was applied to cars in the 2001 to 3000cc class
  • Scale C was applied to cars in the 3001 to 6000cc class

Points were awarded only for the highest scoring car from each manufacturer at each round.[1]

Outright Position [5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Scale A 30 27 24 21 19 17 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Scale B 28 26 23 20 17 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Scale C 25 23 20 17 15 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 - - -

Results
Position Manufacturer [6] Car R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total [6]
1 BMW BMW 635 CSi 25 25 25 23 25 123
2 General Motors - Holden's Holden VK Commodore 20 23 15 8 17 83
3 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo GTV6 17 15 20 13 - 65
4 Toyota Toyota Sprinter,
Toyota Celica Supra
& Toyota Corolla		 15 - 23 5 19 62
5 Jaguar Jaguar XJ-S - 15 - 20 13 53
6 Ford Ford Mustang GT - - - 11 20 46
7 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Starion - 14 - 12 - 31
8 Volvo Volvo 240 Turbo - 23 - - - 23
9 Mazda Mazda RX-7 - - - - - 11
10 Isuzu Isuzu Gemini ZZ - - 10 - - 10

Note: Only the top ten championship placing are shown in the above table.

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References
  1. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, page 90
  2. Cams Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles Archived 7 May 2009 at WebCite Retrieved on 4 February 2010
  3. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, pages 301-302
  4. Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 272-295
  5. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, pages 86-87
  6. Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, page 319

Further reading
  • Official Programme, Castrol 500, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, 14 and 15 September 1985
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