1991 Australian Endurance Championship

The 1991 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title[1] open to Group 3A Touring Cars.[2] The championship, which was the eighth running of the Australian Endurance Championship,[1] began on 8 September 1991 at Sandown Raceway and ended on 6 October at the Mount Panorama Circuit after two rounds.[3] The title was won by Mark Gibbs and Rohan Onslow who shared a Bob Forbes Racing Nissan Skyline GT-R.[4] The 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, which was run concurrently with the Endurance Championship, was awarded to the Nissan Motor Co (Australia).[5]

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers competed in the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

Team Car No Driver
Nissan Motorsport Australia Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 1   Jim Richards
  Mark Skaife
2   Drew Price
  Garry Waldon
  Mark Skaife
Lansvale Racing Team Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 3   Trevor Ashby
  Steve Reed
Bob Forbes Racing Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 4   Mark Gibbs
  Rohan Onslow
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 22   Graham Moore
  Michel Delcourt
Perkins Engineering Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 05   Peter Brock
  Andrew Miedecke
11   Larry Perkins
  Tomas Mezera
Alf Grant Racing Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 6   Alf Grant
  Tim Grant
Holden Racing Team Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 7   Brad Jones
  Neil Crompton
16   Win Percy
  Allan Grice
Caltex CXT Racing Ford Sierra RS500 8   Colin Bond
  Graeme Crosby
Allan Moffat Racing Ford Sierra RS500 9   Gary Brabham
  Steve Millen
10   Charlie O'Brien
  Gianfranco Brancatelli
John Holmes Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 12   Ray Lintott
  Tony Scott
  John English
Captain Peter Janson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 13   Peter Janson
  Peter Gazzard
Warren Jonsson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 14   Warren Jonsson
  Graham Jonsson
Toyota Team Australia Toyota Supra Turbo 15   John Smith
  Geoff Morgan
Toyota Corolla FX-GT 70   Neal Bates
  Rick Bates
71   Ron Searle
  Don Griffiths
Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500 17   Dick Johnson
  John Bowe
18   Paul Radisich
  Terry Shiel
  John Bowe
19   Kayne Scott
  Gregg Taylor
Benson & Hedges Racing BMW M3 Evolution 20   Denny Hulme
  Peter Fitzgerald
25   Peter Fitzgerald
  Tony Longhurst
  Alan Jones
Bob Jones Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 21   Bob Jones
  Ed Lamont
  Mike Imrie
Laurie Donaher Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 24   Laurie Donaher
  Mick Donaher
Daryl Hendrick Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 26   Daryl Hendrick
  Chris Lambden
  John White
Terry Finnigan Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 27   Terry Finnigan
  Geoff Leeds
Playscape Racing Ford Sierra RS500 28   Kevin Waldock
  Brett Peters
Glenn Seton Racing Ford Sierra RS500 30   Glenn Seton
  Gregg Hansford
35   David 'Skippy' Parsons
  Wayne Park
Peter Hudson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 31   Peter Hudson
  Ian Carrig
  Ian Clark
Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 32   Bob Tindal
  Darren Stewart
33   Bob Pearson
  Bruce Stewart
Ray Gulson BMW 635CSi 34   Ray Gulson
  Graham Gulson
Ron Masing Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 36   Ron Masing
  Greville Arnel
Everlast Battery Service Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 39   Bill O'Brien
  Brian Callaghan
  Brian Callaghan Jr
Garry Willmington Performance Toyota Supra Turbo A 41   Garry Willmington
  Reda Awadullah
Brian Bolwell Ford Sierra RS500 43   Brian Bolwell
  Arthur Abrahams
44   Dave Barrow
  Glenn McIntyre
Bryan Sala Ford Sierra RS500 50   Bryan Sala
  Graham Lusty
M3 Motorsport BMW M3 52   Peter Doulman
  John Cotter
Kiwi Motorsport BMW M3 54   Keith Sharp
  Ian Spurle
  Edgar Salwegter
David Sala Toyota Corolla 72   David Sala
  Brad Stratton
Bob Holden Motors Toyota Corolla 73   Bob Holden
  Rauno Aaltonen
  Dennis Rogers
Toyota Sprinter AE86 75   Ted Dunford
  Brad Wright
76   Mike Conway
  Calvin Cardiner
Toyota Corolla 77   Geoff Forshaw
  Richard Vorst
Peter Verheyen Toyota Sprinter AE86 74   Peter Verheyen
  John Vernon
Speedtech Motorsport Toyota Sprinter AE86 78   Geoff Full
  Paul Morris

Race calendar

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The 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship were contested concurrently over a two round series with one race per round.[4]

Rd.[3] Race title[3] Circuit[3] City / state Date Winners[3] Car[3] Team Report
1   Don’t Drink Drive Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 8 September   Mark Gibbs
  Rohan Onslow
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Bob Forbes Racing Report
2   Tooheys 1000 Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales 6 October   Jim Richards
  Mark Skaife
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Nissan Motorsport Australia Report

Results

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Australian Endurance Championship

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Position Driver Sandown Bathurst Points
1[4] Mark Gibbs[4] 1st 3rd
1[4] Rohan Onslow[4] 1st 3rd
Position Driver Sandown Bathurst Points

Note: Other placings in the Endurance Championship have not been ascertained.

Australian Manufacturers Championship

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Position Manufacturer Sandown Bathurst Points
1[1] Nissan Motor Co (Australia)[1] 1st 1st
Position Manufacturer Sandown Bathurst Points

Note: Other placings in the Manufacturers' Championship have not been ascertained.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
  2. ^ Conditions for Australian Racing Titles, Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 170 & 171
  3. ^ a b c d e f 1991 Championship Results - Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 297
  4. ^ a b c d e f Australian Endurance Championship - Stars in the making, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, pages 238 to 239
  5. ^ Australian Endurance Championship - Stars in the making, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 238 refers to Nissan winning the "Manufacturers Cup". Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport refers to Nissan Motor Co (Australia) winning the "1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship"
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