1988 Australian Sports Car Championship

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The 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Group 2A Sports Cars[1] (including Clubman cars at the sole discretion of CAMS), FISA C1 cars (up to 6 litres), FISA C2 cars (up to 5 litres)[2] and Sports Sedans.[3] The title, which was the 20th Australian Sports Car Championship,[4] was contested over a four round series and was won by Alan Nolan, driving a Nola Chevrolet.[5]

As of 2021 this is the final Australian Sports Car Championship contested.

## Calendar

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The Asp of Jim Doig (pictured in 2012) placed seventh at the opening round of the championship

The championship was contested over a four round series with one race per round.[5]

Round[6] | Circuit[6] | State  | Date[6] | Winning driver[6] | Winning car[5]

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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.[5]

## Classes

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Competing cars were classified into one of three engine displacement classes:[2]

* Up to 1.6 litres[2]
* 1.6 to 3 litres[2]
* Over 3 litres[2]

## Points system

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Championship points were awarded on a three tier system to the first twenty finishers in each round.[2]

Outright Position[2] | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20

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Points for Up to 1.6 litre class cars[2] | 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[2] | 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[2] | 25  | 23  | 20  | 17  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-

## Results

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Position  | Driver[7] | No.[8] | Car[5][8] | Entrant[8] | Class[5][8] | Adelaide[7] | Amaroo[7] | Oran Pk.[7] | Sandown[7] | Total[7]

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1  | Alan Nolan  | 12 & 2  | Nola Chevrolet |  | 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  |  | DT Nissan |  | A  | \-  | \-  | 24  | 15  | 39
6  | Chris Hones  | 56  | Porsche 911E
Porsche Carrera |  | B  | \-  | 15  | 15  | 8  | 38
7  | John Bishop  |  | Panther Clubman  |  | A  | \-  | 21  | 15  | \-  | 36
8  | Ric Kemp  |  | Farrell  |  | A  | \-  | \-  | 19  | 14  | 33
9  | Alan Conyingham  |  | Hossack T4 Holden |  | 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  |  | Galloway Clubman  |  | 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  |  | A  | 15  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 15
19  | Lance Ridgeway  | 47  | Norax Mazda | Lance Ridgeway  | B  | \-  | \-  | 14  | \-  | 14
20  | Chris Ahyee  |  | Sirch SC2T Renault Turbo  |  | B  | \-  | 13  | \-  | \-  | 13
| John Clinton  |  | JWS  |  | 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  |  | Allison Clubman Mk.1  |  | 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  | MR 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

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1. ^ The 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
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Conditions for Australian Titles, 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 74-75
3. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 224
4. ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
5. ^ a b c d e f Barry Catford, Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, pages 221-231
6. ^ a b c d 1988 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, page 316
7. ^ a b c d e f Points 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
8. ^ a b c d Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, May 1, 1988, page 23

## External links

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* Australian Sports Car Championship at www.racingsportscars.com