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
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

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

Australian Endurance Championship

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

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

  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
  3. 1991 Championship Results - Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 297
  4. 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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