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1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

Motor racing title

Motor racing title

The 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for automobile manufacturers. It was the third Australian Manufacturers' Championship and the first to be contested with Group C Touring Cars.

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Class Structure

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:

  • Up to 1300 cc
  • 1301 to 2000 cc
  • 2001 to 3000 cc
  • Over 3000 cc

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four outright positions for all rounds except the Bathurst round. For the Bathurst round only, championship points were awarded on an 18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four outright positions. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer in each class at each round was eligible to score points.

Results

17RenaultRenault R8 GordiniUp to 1300 cc--4--4

References

References

  1. 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Australian Title Conditions, page 95
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
  3. Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, Manufacturers Championship, page 120
  4. "1973 Falcon GT By The Years".
  5. (12 November 1973). "Holdens scoop pool". The Age.
  6. Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, Manufacturers Championship, Top Ten Placings, page 140
  7. 14 points for the Bathurst round reflects 3rd in class by the Taylor, Smith GTR. From 1973 Results as published in Official Programme, 1974 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, page 39
  8. Points calculated from race positions shown in Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, Manufacturers Championship, pages 120-143
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