2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
# 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship for car manufacturers. It was the 26th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 17th to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name. The championship, which was open to modified production touring cars, also incorporated three drivers titles, the 2011 Australian Production Car Championship, the 2011 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship and the 2011 Australian Endurance Championship.

A major change from the 2010 championship saw a greater emphasis on longer races. Only the opening round of the series at Phillip Island comprising two short sprint races. Two rounds were extended into a six-hour endurance race format. The increased emphasis on endurance races saw the return of the long-running Sandown 500 event, last run for V8 Supercars in 2007.

Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi won the Australian Manufacturers Championship, Stuart Kostera won the Australian Production Car Championship, Kostera and Ian Tulloch won the Australian Endurance Championship and the same pairing won the Australian Production Car Endurance Championship.

Defending Australian Production Car Champion, Western Australian Mitsubishi Lancer Evo driver Stuart Kostera dominated the series, winning six races and four rounds with a second position in the final race of the year at Eastern Creek. The result was so impressive, Kostera's part-time co-driver New Zealander Ian Tulloch finished second in the championship. In a clean sweep for Mitsubishi Lancer Evo drivers, Jim Pollicina finished third. The first non-Mitsubishi driver was Queenslander driver Jake Camilleri Mazda 3 in fourth.

The final race of the year, the Eastern Creek Six Hour, was the only race not won by Kostera. It was won by the BMW 335i of Chaz Mostert and Nathan Morcom.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a five-round series.

| Rd. | Circuit | Location / state | Event | Date | Format | Winners | Winners |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rd. | Circuit | Location / state | Event | Date | Format | Drivers | Car |
| Rd 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | | 16–17 April | 2 x 20 laps | Stuart Kostera | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X |
| Rd 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Phillip Island Six Hour | 27–29 May | 1 x 6 hour | Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X |
| Rd 3 | Morgan Park Raceway | Warwick, Queensland | | 12–14 August | 2 × 1 hour | Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X |
| Rd 4 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Sandown 500 | 9–11 September | 500 km (split into 2 legs) | Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X |
| Rd 5 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Eastern Creek Six Hour | 9–11 December | 1 x 6-hour | Nathan Morcom Chaz Mostert | BMW 335i |

## Class structure

Cars competed in the following six classes:

* Class A : Extreme Performance
* Class B : High Performance
* Class C : Performance Touring
* Class D : Production Touring
* Class E : Compact Touring
* Class I : Invitational (former Mini Challenge cars – not eligible for championship points)

## Points system

Each manufacturer registered for the Australian Manufucturers' Championship was eligible to score points in each race, but only for the two highest placed automobiles of its make in any class.

* In rounds with one scheduled race, points were awarded to manufacturers on a 120–90–72–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6 basis for the first thirteen places in each class with 3 points for other finishers.
* In rounds with two scheduled races, points were awarded to manufacturers on a 60–45–36–30–27–24–21–18–15–12–9–6–3 basis for the first thirteen places in each class in each race with 2 points for other finishers.

Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship outright title were awarded to drivers based on outright finishing positions attained in each race. Points were awarded using the same two scales as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round.

Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship class titles were awarded to drivers based on class finishing positions attained in each race. Points were awarded using the same two scales as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round.

Points towards the Australian Production Car Endurance Championship were awarded to drivers on a 120–90–72–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6 basis for outright finishing positions attained in Rounds 2 and 5 of the championship.

Points towards the Australian Endurance Championship were awarded to drivers on a 120–90–72–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6 for outright finishing positions attained in Rounds 2, 4 and 5 of the championship.

Drivers of Class I Invitational cars were not eligible to score points in any of the championships and points were allocated in all cases as though Class I cars were not competing in the race.

## Championship results

### Australian Manufacturers' Championship

Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers' Championship.

| Pos. | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mitsubishi | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 1050 |
| 2 | Mazda | 165 | 180 | 210 | 192 | 210 | 957 |
| 3 | BMW | 87 | 210 | 201 | 210 | 120 | 828 |
| 4 | Toyota | 195 | 180 | 150 | 90 | 72 | 687 |
| 5 | Proton | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 90 | 570 |
| 6 | Ford | 141 | 120 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 342 |
| 7 | Honda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 210 | 330 |
| 8 | Holden | 105 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 |
| 9 | Suzuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 120 | 210 |
| 10 | Subaru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 60 | 114 |
| 11 | Mini | 66 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| 12 | Renault | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |

### Australian Production Car Championship

**Outright**

| Pos. | Driver | No. | Car | Class | Team | R1 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stuart Kostera | 55 & 1 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | A | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 576 |
| 2 | Ian Tulloch | 1 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | A | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | | | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 450 |
| 3 | Jim Pollicina | 7 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | Jim Pollicina | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 321 |
| 4 | Jake Camilleri | 36 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Grand Prix Mazda | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 7th | 14th | 281 |
| 5 | Dylan Thomas | 68 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | CXC Racing | | | Ret | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 210 |
| 6 | Peter O'Donnell | 28 | BMW 335i | B | GWS Personnel | 4th | Ret | 7th | 5th | 5th | 6th | | 188 |
| 7 | Nathan Morcom | 11 | BMW 335i | B | Eastern Creek Karts | | | 5th | | | | 1st | 174 |
| 8 | Tony Quinn | 29 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | VIP Petfoods Racing | | | | | | 2nd | 3rd | 164 |
| 9 | Klark Quinn | 29 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | VIP Petfoods Racing | | | | | | 2nd | 3rd | 162 |
| 10 | Hadrian Morrall | 31 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Osborne Motorsport | 9th | Ret | 10th | 7th | 7th | 14th | 6th | 156 |
| 11 | Dave Thomas | 68 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | CXC Racing | 12th | 7th | | | | 4th | 4th | 153 |
| 12 | Dean Kelland | 7 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | Jim Pollicina | | | 3rd | | | 3rd | | 144 |
| 13 | Scott Nicholas | 36 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Grand Prix Mazda | | | 2nd | | | 7th | 14th | 138 |
| 14 | Ryan McLeod | 20 | HSV VXR | C | Racer Industries | 2nd | 5th | 4th | | | Ret | | 135 |
| 15 | Chaz Mostert | 11 | BMW 335i | B | Eastern Creek Karts | | | | | | | 1st | 122 |
| 16 | Steve Cramp | 7 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | Jim Pollicina | | | 3rd | | | | 7th | 114 |
| 17 | Cameron Wilson | 25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A | Wilson Brothers Racing | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5th | 5th | 110 |
| 18 | Peter Burnitt | 25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A | Wilson Brothers Racing | | | Ret | | | 5th | 5th | 108 |
| 19 | John Bowe | 28 | BMW 335i | B | GWS Personnel | | | 7th | | | 6th | | 100 |
| 20 | Grant Phillips | 77 | Proton Satria STi | E | Pedders Racing | 15th | 11th | 13th | 12th | 10th | 13th | 13th | 84 |
| 21 | Garth Duffy | 26 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | | | 9th | | | 8th | | 78 |
| 22 | Jake Williams | 5 21 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo Honda Integra Type R | D | Lauren Gray Motorsport Conroy Motorsport | | | 16th | | | 11th | 9th | 69 |
| 23 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Osborne Motorsport | 10th | Ret | Ret | 6th | 6th | Ret | DNS | 63 |
| 23 | Declan Kirkham | 71 | Ford Fiesta | D | Robinson Racing | 13th | 9th | 11th | 11th | Ret | Ret | | 63 |
| 25 | Jason Bright | 20 | HSV VXR | C | Racer Industries | | | 4th | | | | | 60 |
| 26 | Matt McGill | 75 | Toyota Celica VVTL-i | D | Osborne Motorsport | 16th | 14th | 14th | 10th | Ret | 12th | 15th | 58 |
| 27 | Geoff Brunsdon | 75 | Toyota Celica VVTL-i | D | Osborne Motorsport | 16th | 14th | 14th | 10th | Ret | 12th | 15th | 56 |
| 29 | Garry Holt | 11 | BMW 335i | B | Eastern Creek Karts | | | 5th | | | | | 54 |
| 29 | Barry Morcom | 11 | BMW 335i | B | Eastern Creek Karts | | | 5th | | | | | 54 |
| 29 | David Wood | 25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A | Wilson Brothers Racing | | | | DNS | DNS | | 5th | 54 |
| 32 | Daryl Martin | 77 | Proton Satria STi | E | Pedders Racing | | | 13th | | | 13th | 13th | 48 |
| 32 | Andrew Turpie | 77 | Proton Satria STi | E | Pedders Racing | | | 13th | | | 13th | 13th | 48 |
| 34 | Gerard McLeod | 20 | HSV VXR | C | Racer Industries | 2nd | DNS | | | | Ret | | 45 |
| 34 | Lauren Gray | 5 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | D | Lauren Gray Motorsport | 8th | 8th | 16th | | | | | 45 |
| 34 | Phil Kirkham | 71 | Ford Fiesta | D | Robinson Racing | 13th | DNS | 11th | 11th | Ret | Ret | | 45 |
| 37 | Dean Lillie | 7 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | Jim Pollicina | | | | | | | 7th | 42 |
| 37 | Kean Booker | 26 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | | | 9th | | | | | 42 |
| 39 | Richard Gartner | 97 | Renault Clio 197 | D | Safe-T-Stop | 7th | 13th | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | 36 |
| 39 | Matt Hayes | 26 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | | | | | | 8th | | 36 |
| 39 | Todd Betland | 21 | Honda Integra Type R | D | Conroy Motorsport | | | | | | | 9th | 36 |
| 39 | Robert Jones | 31 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Osborne Motorsport | | | 10th | | | | | 36 |
| 43 | Grant Sherrin | 19 | BMW 135i | B | Sherrin Rentals | | | | 9th | 8th | | Ret | 35 |
| 44 | Jeremy Gray | 10 | FPV F6 310 | B | International Energy Services | | | Ret | 8th | 9th | Ret | | 33 |
| 45 | Mark Eddy | 51 | Honda Integra Type R | D | Jenmal Motorsport | | | | | | | 10th | 32 |
| 46 | Francois Jouy | 51 | Honda Integra Type R | D | Jenmal Motorsport | | | | | | | 10th | 30 |
| 46 | Richard Mork | 21 | Honda Integra Type R | D | Conroy Motorsport | | | | | | 11th | | 30 |
| 48 | Barton Mawer | 10 | FPV F6 310 | B | International Energy Services | Ret | 6th | Ret | | | Ret | | 27 |
| 49 | Robert Jarvis | 17 27 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | Trans-Tasman Motorsport Toasted Motorsport | | | | | | 15th | 12th | 26 |
| 50 | David Wall | 38 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | Easts Holiday Parks | | | | | | | 11th | 24 |
| 50 | Des Wall | 38 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | Easts Holiday Parks | | | | | | | 11th | 24 |
| 50 | Matthew Holt | 65 | HSV GTS | B | | | | 12th | | | | | 24 |
| 50 | Brett Howard | 65 | HSV GTS | B | | | | 12th | | | | | 24 |
| 50 | Anthony Loscialpo | 65 | HSV GTS | B | | | | 12th | | | | | 24 |
| 55 | Trevor Keene | 50 | Mini Cooper S | D | Mid West Multi Media | 14th | 10th | | 14th | DNS | | Ret | 21 |
| 56 | Maddison Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | E | Lauren Gray Motorsport | 17th | 12th | 15th | | | | | 19 |
| 57 | Allan Jarvis | 27 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | Toasted Motorsport | | | | | | Ret | 12th | 18 |
| 57 | Adam Brand | 27 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | Toasted Motorsport | | | | | | | 12th | 18 |
| 59 | Paul Nelson | 15 | Toyota Yaris | E | Symes Coaches | | | | 13th | 11th | | | 12 |
| 59 | Greg Symes | 93 | BMW 130i Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | C A | Symes Coaches | 11th | Ret | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 |
| 59 | David Gyuni | 31 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Osborne Motorsport | | | | | | 14th | | 12 |
| 62 | Ashley Quiddington | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | E | Lauren Gray Motorsport | | | 15th | | | | | 8 |
| 63 | Michael Gray | 17 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | Trans-Tasman Motorsport | | | | | | 15th | | 6 |
| 64 | Rick Bates | 13 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Osborne Motorsport | | | Ret | | | | DNS | 2 |
| | Beric Lynton | 23 | Mini Cooper S JCW | I | Bruce Lynton Mini Garage | 3rd | 4th | 6th | | | 9th | Ret | 0 |
| | Tom Pickett | 23 | Mini Cooper S JCW | I | Bruce Lynton Mini Garage | | | 6th | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Mathew Mackelden | 2 23 | Mini Cooper S JCW | I | Brendan Cook Bruce Lynton Mini Garage | | | 8th | | | 9th | | 0 |
| | Brendan Cook | 2 | Mini Cooper S JCW | I | Brendan Cook | | | 8th | | | 10th | | 0 |
| | Michael Sherrin | 72 | Mini Cooper S JCW | I | Sherrin Rentals | | | | Ret | 12th | | 8th | 0 |
| | David Ayers | 72 | Mini Cooper S JCW | I | Sherrin Rentals | | | | | | | 8th | 0 |
| | John Modystach | 2 | Mini Cooper S JCW | I | Brendan Cook | | | | | | 10th | | 0 |
| | Carl Schembri | 97 | Renault Clio 197 | D | Safe-T-Stop | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Ryan Simpson | 68 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | CXC Racing | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Glenn Seton | 93 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | Symes Coaches | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Morgan Haber | 27 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | Trans-Tasman Motorsport | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Ric Shaw | 13 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Osborne Motorsport | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Iain Sherrin | 19 | BMW 135i | B | Sherrin Rentals | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Matt Brady | 6 | Ford BF Falcon XR6T | C | Graham Lusty Trailers | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Darrel Dixon | 6 | Ford BF Falcon XR6T | C | Graham Lusty Trailers | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Graham Lusty | 6 | Ford BF Falcon XR6T | C | Graham Lusty Trailers | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Phil Alexander | 50 | Mini Cooper S | D | Mid West Multi Media | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Graeme Heath | 50 | Mini Cooper S | D | Mid West Multi Media | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Brooke Leech | 17 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | BVC Racing | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | BJ Cook | 17 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | BVC Racing | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Justin Johns | 17 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | BVC Racing | | | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

Note: Drivers of Class I Invitational cars were not eligible to score points in any of the championships and points were allocated in all cases as though Class I cars are not competing in the race.

Points totals sourced partly from:

Race placings sourced from:

**Classes**

* Class A Extreme Performance was won by Stuart Kostera (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) from Ian Tulloch (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X).
* Class B High Performance was won by Peter O’Donnell (BMW 335i).
* Class C Performance Touring was won by Jake Camilleri (Mazda 3 MPS).
* Class D Production Touring was won by Matt McGill (Toyota Celica).
* Class E Compact Touring was won by Grant Phillip (Proton Satria GTi) from Daryl Martin (Proton Satria GTi) and Andrew Turpie (Proton Satria GTi).

### Australian Endurance Championship

The Australian Endurance Championship, which was contested over Rounds 2, 4 and 5 of the series, was won jointly by Stuart Kostera (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) and Ian Tulloch (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X).

### Australian Production Car Endurance Championship

The Australian Production Car Endurance Championship, which was contested over Rounds 2 and 5 of the series, was won jointly by Stuart Kostera (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) and Ian Tulloch (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) from Nathan Morcom (BMW 335i) and Chaz Mostert (BMW 335i).

