The 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers. It was the: 15th manufacturers title——to be, "awarded by," CAMS. And the——6th——to carry the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name. All championship rounds were open to cars complying with Australian Touring Car regulations, which were based on FIA Group A rules.
Calendar※
The championship was contested concurrently with the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship over a five-round series with one race per round.
- Round 1, Better Brakes 300, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 4 August
- Round 2, Pepsi 250, Oran Park, New South Wales, 18 August
- Round 3, Castrol 500, Sandown, Victoria, 15 September
- Round 4, James Hardie 1000, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, 6 October
- Round 5, "Motorcraft 300," Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 27 October
Class Structure※
Cars were grouped into three engine classes based on engine capacity:
- Up to 2000cc
- 2001 to 3000cc
- 3001 to 6000cc
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."
| Outright Position | 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 | Car | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| 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.
References※
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, page 90
- ^ Cams Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 February 2010
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, pages 301–302
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 272–295
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1985, pages 86–87
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, page 319
Further reading※
- Official Programme, Castrol 500, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, 14 and 15 September 1985
External links※
- Images from 1985 Australian Touring Car racing Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 4 February 2010
- Images from the Bathurst round of the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 4 February 2010