1988 Australian Sports Car Championship
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The 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian 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] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.[2] The title, which was the 20th Australian Sports Car Championship,[4] was contested over a four-round series.[5] As of 2025 this was the final Australian Sports Car Championship.
The championship was won by Alan Nolan driving a Nola Chevrolet.[5]
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] |
| 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
Points system
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 |
| 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 | - | - | - |