1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes
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The 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title[1] open to Group C Touring Cars.[2] The championship was contested over a six-round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship.[3]
Holden and Mazda jointly won the championship on 131 points each. Holden had three wins, a second, a third, and a ninth. Mazda won one race, with two seconds and three thirds. Nissan was the only other outright race winner, having won the opening two rounds.
| Rd. | Race title | Circuit | Date | Winner | Car | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silastic 300 | Amaroo Park | 7 August |  George Fury |
Nissan Bluebird Turbo | Nissan | |
| 2 | Oran Park 250 | Oran Park | 21 August | George Fury |
Nissan Bluebird Turbo | Nissan Motor Co. | |
| 3 | Castrol 400 | Sandown | 11 September |  Allan Moffat |
Mazda RX-7 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | Report |
| 4 | James Hardie 1000 | Mount Panorama | 2 October | John Harvey Peter Brock Larry Perkins |
Holden VH Commodore SS | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Report |
| 5 | Motorcraft 300 | Surfers Paradise | 30 October | Allan Grice |
Holden VH Commodore SS | STP Roadways Racing | |
| 6 | Humes Guardrail 300 | Adelaide International Raceway | 20 November | Peter Brock |
Holden VH Commodore SS | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team |
Class structure
Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:
- Up to 3000cc
- Over 3000cc
Points structure
Championship points were awarded at each round according to the outright position attained by the best placed car of each make:
| Outright Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 3000cc | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Over 3000cc | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
