1982 Australian Endurance Championship
# 1982 Australian Endurance Championship

The 1982 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship for Group C Touring Cars. It was the second Australian Endurance Championship and the first to incorporate titles for both drivers and makes. The Drivers title was awarded to Allan Moffat and the Makes title to Nissan.

## Schedule

The championship was contested over a five round series.

| Round | Race | Circuit | Date | Winning driver(s) | Car | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Perrier Gold Cup | Oran Park | 22 August | Bob Morris | Ford XE Falcon | |
| 2 | Castrol 400 | Sandown | 12 September | Allan Moffat | Mazda RX-7 | Report |
| 3 | James Hardie 1000 | Mount Panorama, Bathurst | 3 October | Peter Brock Larry Perkins | Holden VH Commodore SS | Report |
| 4 | Gold Coast 300 | Surfers Paradise | 7 November | Allan Moffat | Mazda RX-7 | |
| 5 | Nissan-Datsun 300 | Adelaide International Raceway | 5 December | Allan Moffat | Mazda RX-7 | |

## Classes

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:

* Up to 1600cc
* 1601 to 2000cc
* 2001 to 3000cc
* 3001 to 6000cc

## Points system

Drivers points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed cars in each class at each round.

Makes points were awarded for the six best placed cars in each class on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis, but only for the highest scoring car of each make, regardless of class, at each round.

## Results

### Drivers

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Class | Entrant | Ora | San | Bat | Sur | Ade | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 43 | Mazda RX-7 | 3001 to 6000cc | Peter Stuyvesant International | - | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 2 | Bob Holden | 63 & 13 | Ford Escort | 1601 to 2000cc | Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale | 9 | - | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Fred Gibson | 56 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 2001 to 3000cc | Nissan Motor Co | - | 9 | - | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | George Fury | 55 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 2001 to 3000cc | Nissan Motor Co | 6 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Arthur Abrahams | 90 | Ford Escort Mexico | Up to 1600cc | Arthur Abrahams | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Dick Johnson | 17 | Ford XE Falcon | 3001 to 6000cc | Palmer Tube Mills | 6 | 4 | - | 6 | - | 16 |
| 7 | Alexandra Surplice | 71 | Toyota Corolla Levin | Up to 1600cc | Alexandra Surplice | 6 | - | - | 9 | - | 15 |
| 7 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | - | - | 9 | - | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | John White | 65 | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | 1601 to 2000cc | John White | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 10 | Brian Parmenter | 32 | Ford Capri V6 | 2001 to 3000cc | Brian Parmenter | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 13 |
| 10 | Martin Power | 59 | Triumph Dolomite | 1601 to 2000cc | Jagparts | - | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 12 | Allan Grice | 4 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Re-Car Racing | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 12 |
| 13 | Barry Seton | 50 | Ford Capri V6 | 2001 to 3000cc | Barry Seton | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | 10 |
| 14 | Bob Morris | 7 | Ford XE Falcon | 3001 to 6000cc | Seiko Watches | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 14 | Jim Faneco | 68 | Isuzu Gemini | Up to 1600cc | Country Dealer Team | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
| 14 | Graeme Bailey | 61 | Toyota Celica | 1601 to 2000cc | Chickadee Chicken | - | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
| 14 | Masahiro Hasemi | 56 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 2001 to 3000cc | Nissan Motor Co | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| 14 | Steve Land | 61 | Toyota Celica | 1601 to 2000cc | Chickadee Chicken | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| 14 | Larry Perkins | 05 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| 14 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 56 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 2001 to 3000cc | Nissan Motor Co | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| 14 | Neville Bridges | 63 | Ford Escort | 1601 to 2000cc | Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| 14 | James Myhill | 49 | Mazda RX-3 | 2001 to 3000cc | Jim Myhill | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | 9 |
| 23 | Brian Winsall | 87 | Isuzu Gemini PF50 | Up to 1600cc | Pakenham Auto Club | - | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 |
| 24 | John Harvey | 25 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| 25 | Tony Mulvihill | 64 | Ford Escort | 1601 to 2000cc | Bob Holden Motors City of Bathurst | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 25 | Ian Burrell | 76 | Mitsubishi Colt | Up to 1600cc | Eastside Mitsubishi | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 25 | Peter Beninca | 66 | Alfa Romeo GTV | 1601 to 2000cc | Beninca Motors | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 25 | Rob Shute | 76 | Mitsubishi Colt | Up to 1600cc | Eastside Mitsubishi | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 25 | Alan Browne | 4 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Re-Car Racing | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| 25 | Don Smith | 50 | Ford Capri V6 | 2001 to 3000cc | Barry Seton | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| 25 | Wally Scott | 57 | Toyota Celica | 1601 to 2000cc | Walter Scott | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| 25 | Peter Walton | 57 | Toyota Celica | 1601 to 2000cc | Walter Scott | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| 25 | Terry Sheil | 37 | Mazda RX-7 | 3001 to 6000cc | Eurocars Mazda | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 6 |
| 25 | Chris Heyer | 53 | Audi 5+5 | 2001 to 3000cc | Chris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 35 | Lester Smerdon | 83 | Isuzu Gemini PF50 | Up to 1600cc | L Smerdon | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 5 |
| 35 | Jim Richards | 31 | BMW 635 CSi | 3001 to 6000cc | JPS Team BMW | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| 37 | Peter McLeod | 40 | Mazda RX-7 | 3001 to 6000cc | Strongbow Racing Team | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 37 | Peter Boston | 74 | Isuzu Gemini PF50 | Up to 1600cc | P Boston | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 37 | Gary Scott | 25 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 37 | Les Grose | 54 | Ford Capri V6 | 2001 to 3000cc | Les Grose | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 37 | Alan Cant | 54 | Ford Capri V6 | 2001 to 3000cc | Les Grose | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| 37 | Tony Kavich | 30 | Mazda RX-7 | 3001 to 6000cc | Bangalow Motors Pty Ltd | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 37 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford XE Falcon | 3001 to 6000cc | John Sands | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 37 | Colin Spencer | 77 | Isuzu Gemini | Up to 1600cc | Colin Spencer | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 37 | John Faulkner | 32 | Ford Capri V6 | 2001 to 3000cc | Brian Parmenter | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 37 | Clive Benson-Brown | 11 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Soundwave Discos | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | Terry Finnigan | 2 | Holden VC Commodore Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Terry Finnigan | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 48 | Ian Wells | 97 | Mitsubishi Lancer | Up to 1600cc | I Wells | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 48 | Peter Janson | 3 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Cadbury Schweppes | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 48 | David Parsons | 3 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Cadbury Schweppes | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 48 | Peter Lander | 53 | Audi 5+5 | 2001 to 3000cc | Chris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 48 | Steve Masterton | 2 | Ford XE Falcon | 3001 to 6000cc | Masterton Homes Pty Ltd | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 48 | John Murden | 14 | Ford Escort | Up to 1600cc | Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 54 | Ray Gulson | 64 | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 2001 to 3000cc | Ray Gulson | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 54 | David Hobbs | 31 | BMW 635 CSi | 3001 to 6000cc | JPS Team BMW | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 54 | Bruce Lynton | 64 | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 2001 to 3000cc | Ray Gulson | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 54 | Bernie Stack | 38 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Gawler Body Works | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Paul Jones | 44 | Mazda RX-7 | 3001 to 6000cc | Ron Horner | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 58 | Yoshimi Katayama | 43 | Mazda RX-7 | 3001 to 6000cc | Peter Stuyvesant International | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 58 | Barry Lawrence | 28 | Holden VH Commodore SS | 3001 to 6000cc | Bayside Spare Parts | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 58 | Gerry Burges | 34 | Mazda RX-7 | 3001 to 6000cc | BF Goodrich Australia | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |

### Makes

| Position | Make | Car | Ora | San | Bat | Sur | Ade | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nissan | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 |
| 2 | Ford | Ford XE Falcon, Ford Capri & Ford Escort | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Toyota | Toyota Corolla Levin & Toyota Celica | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | - | 30 |
| 5 | Holden | Holden VC Commodore & Holden VH Commodore | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Isuzu | Gemini | - | 9 | - | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Triumph | Dolomite | - | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer & Colt | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | 12 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo GTV & GTV6 | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 |
| 10 | Audi | Audi 5+5 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 11 | BMW | BMW 635 CSi | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
