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[]

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
Nissan Motorsport Australia	Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R	2	Mark Skaife
Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	3	Trevor Ashby
Bob Forbes Racing	Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R	4
Bob Forbes Racing	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	22
Perkins Engineering	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	05	Peter Brock Andrew Miedecke
Perkins Engineering	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	11	Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera
Alf Grant Racing	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	6
Holden Racing Team	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	7	Brad Jones Neil Crompton
Holden Racing Team	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	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
Allan Moffat Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	10	Charlie O'Brien Gianfranco Brancatelli
John Holmes Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS500	12
Captain Peter Janson	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	13	Peter Janson
Warren Jonsson	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	14
Toyota Team Australia	Toyota Supra Turbo	15
	Toyota Corolla FX-GT	70	Neal Bates Rick Bates
	Toyota Corolla FX-GT	71
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	17	Dick Johnson John Bowe
		18	Paul Radisich John Bowe
		19	Kayne Scott
Benson & Hedges Racing	BMW M3 Evolution	20	Denny Hulme
Benson & Hedges Racing	BMW M3 Evolution	25	Tony Longhurst Alan Jones
Bob Jones	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	21
Laurie Donaher	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	24
Daryl Hendrick	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	26
Terry Finnigan	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	27
Playscape Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	28
Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	30	Glenn Seton Gregg Hansford
Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	35	David 'Skippy' Parsons
Peter Hudson	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	31
	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	32
	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	33	Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart
Ray Gulson	BMW 635CSi	34
Ron Masing	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	36
Everlast Battery Service	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	39	Bill O'Brien
	Toyota Supra Turbo A	41
Brian Bolwell	Ford Sierra RS500	43	Arthur Abrahams
Brian Bolwell	Ford Sierra RS500	44
Bryan Sala	Ford Sierra RS500	50
M3 Motorsport	BMW M3	52	Peter Doulman
	BMW M3	54
David Sala	Toyota Corolla	72
Bob Holden Motors	Toyota Corolla	73	Bob Holden Rauno Aaltonen
	Toyota Sprinter AE86	75
	Toyota Sprinter AE86	76
	Toyota Corolla	77
Peter Verheyen	Toyota Sprinter AE86	74
Speedtech Motorsport	Toyota Sprinter AE86	78	Paul Morris

Race calendar[]

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		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[]

Australian Endurance Championship[]

Position	Driver	Sandown	Bathurst	Points
1^[4]	^[4]	1st	3rd
1^[4]	^[4]	1st	3rd
Position	Driver	Sandown	Bathurst	Points

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

Australian Manufacturers Championship[]

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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
^ Conditions for Australian Racing Titles, Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 170 & 171
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 1991 Championship Results - Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 297
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Australian Endurance Championship - Stars in the making, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, pages 238 to 239
^ 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"

External links[]

[CAMS2006-1] 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

[AMRYChampionshipResults-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 1991 Championship Results - Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 297

[AMRY_AEC-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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