The 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars.[1] It was authorised by Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.
The championship, which was the fourth Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by General Motors-Holden's.[2]
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Calendar
The championship was contested over a five round series with each round being a single race staged over a minimum distance of 250 km.[1][3]
| Round[3] | Race title | Circuit[3] | State | Date[3] | Winning driver(s)[3] | Winning car[3] | Entrant | Report |
| 1 | Chesterfield 250[4] | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 25 August |  Colin Bond
|
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team[4] | |
| 2 | Sandown 250[5] | Sandown Park | Victoria | 8 September |  Allan Moffat
|
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | Allan Moffat Racing[5] | Report |
| 3 | Hardie-Ferodo 1000[3] | Mount Panorama, Bathurst | New South Wales | 6 October | John Goss Kevin Bartlett
|
Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | McLeod Ford-2UW[6] | Report |
| 4 | Chesterfield 300[7] | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | 10 November | Colin Bond
|
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team[7] | |
| 5 | RE-PO 500K[8] | Phillip Island | Victoria | 24 November | Colin Bond
|
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team[9] | Report |
Class Structure
Cars competed in four engine capacity classes.[1]
Points system
For all rounds except the Bathurst round, 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 positions outright.[1] 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 positions outright.[1] Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points.[1]
Results
| Position | Manufacturer[10] | Ade.[10] | San.[10] | Bat.[10] | Sur.[10] | Phi.[10] | Total.[10] |
| 1 | Holden | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 65 |
| 2 | Ford | 11 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 59 |
| 3 | Mazda | 11 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 56 |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 54 |
| 5 | Leyland | 7 | 8 | 18 | 6 | - | 39 |
| = | Datsun | 9 | 9 | 12 | - | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | Honda | 8 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Chrysler | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Conditions for Australian Titles, 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84 to 89
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
- ^ a b c d e f g Manufacturers Championships Review, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 120-145
- ^ a b Official Programme, Chesterfield 250, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, August 25th 1974
- ^ a b Official Programme, Sandown 250, Manchamps Round 2, September 8th (1974)
- ^ 1974 Official Programme, Hardie-Ferodo 1000
- ^ a b Des White, Toranas Top-score, Racing Car News, December 1974, pages 54 to 57
- ^ Tom NcNaughton, K.B. stops Stewart’s run, Racing Car News, January 1975, page 60
- ^ Official Souvenir Programme, The Re-Po Meeting of Champions, Phillip Island Auto Racing Club, November 24, 1974
- ^ a b c d e f g Championship Pointscores, Chequered Flag, December 1974 / January 1975, Page Seventy Six
This page was last edited on 26 May 2022, at 04:35