2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
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The 2011 Australian Manufacturers' Championship is a CAMS
sanctioned national motor racing championship for car manufacturers. It is the 26th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 17th to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship
name. The championship, which is open to modified production touring cars, also incorporates 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 sees a greater emphasis on longer races. Only one round comprising two short sprint races was scheduled for the season, the opening round of the series at Phillip Island. Two rounds have been extended into a six hour or eight hour endurance race format. The increased emphasis on endurance races sees the return of the long-running Sandown 500
event, last run for V8 Supercar
s in 2007.
After three rounds, Class A manufacturer Mitsubishi
leads the Australian Manufacturers Championship over Toyota (collecting points from Class D & E cars) and Mazda
(Class C).
After the first three rounds of the Australian Production Car Championship
, defending champion Western Australian Mitsubishi Lancer Evo driver Stuart Kostera has recorded a perfect score of 366 having won both sprint races at Phillip Island, then following up with victories with co-driver New Zealander Ian Tulloch in the Phillip Island Six Hour
race and the two Morgan Park. Tulloch himself now sits second in the point score on 240 points, nine points ahead of Queensland Mazda 3 driver Jake Camilleri. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo driver Jim Pollicina is 24 points behind Camilleri.
Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship
outright title are awarded to drivers based on outright finishing positions attained in each race. Points are 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 are awarded to drivers based on class finishing positions attained in each race. Points are 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 are 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 are 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.
Class I Invitational cars are not eligible to score points in any of the championships and points are allocated in all cases as though Class I cars are not competing in the race.
Race placings sourced from:
Note: Class I Invitational cars are not eligible to score points in any of the championships and points are allocated in all cases as though Class I cars are not competing in the race.
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned national motor racing championship for car manufacturers. It is the 26th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 17th to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Australian Manufacturers' Championship
The Australian Manufacturers' Championship is a motor racing title awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the winning car manufacturer in a series of races held throughout Australia...
name. The championship, which is open to modified production touring cars, also incorporates three drivers titles, the 2011 Australian Production Car Championship
Australian Production Car Championship
The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...
, the 2011 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship and the 2011 Australian Endurance Championship
Australian Endurance Championship
The Australian Endurance Championship was first contested in 1981, as a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for car manufacturers. Replacing the Australian Championship of Makes , it was decided over a series of endurance races for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations.In the...
.
A major change from the 2010 championship sees a greater emphasis on longer races. Only one round comprising two short sprint races was scheduled for the season, the opening round of the series at Phillip Island. Two rounds have been extended into a six hour or eight hour endurance race format. The increased emphasis on endurance races sees the return of the long-running Sandown 500
Sandown 500
The Sandown 500 is an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia between 1964 and 2011. It was typically held in September, the month before Australia’s premier endurance race, the Bathurst 1000. The “500” was not run in 1966, 1967, 1999, 2000, 2008,...
event, last run for V8 Supercar
V8 Supercar
V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...
s in 2007.
After three rounds, Class A manufacturer Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Motors
is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production...
leads the Australian Manufacturers Championship over Toyota (collecting points from Class D & E cars) and Mazda
Mazda
is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...
(Class C).
After the first three rounds of the Australian Production Car Championship
Australian Production Car Championship
The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...
, defending champion Western Australian Mitsubishi Lancer Evo driver Stuart Kostera has recorded a perfect score of 366 having won both sprint races at Phillip Island, then following up with victories with co-driver New Zealander Ian Tulloch in the Phillip Island Six Hour
2011 Phillip Island Six Hour
The 2011 Phillip Island Six Hour was an endurance motor race for production cars. It was held on the 29th of May, 2011, at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia...
race and the two Morgan Park. Tulloch himself now sits second in the point score on 240 points, nine points ahead of Queensland Mazda 3 driver Jake Camilleri. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo driver Jim Pollicina is 24 points behind Camilleri.
Calendar
The championship is being contested over a five round series.| Rd. | Circuit | City / State | Event | Date | Format | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers | Manufacturer | ||||||
| Rd 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:... |
Phillip Island, Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... |
16–17 April | 2 x 20 laps | Stuart Kostera | Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Motors is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production... |
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| Rd 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:... |
Phillip Island, Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... |
Phillip Island Six Hour 2011 Phillip Island Six Hour The 2011 Phillip Island Six Hour was an endurance motor race for production cars. It was held on the 29th of May, 2011, at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia... |
27–29 May | 1 x 6 hour | Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch |
Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Motors is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production... |
| Rd 3 | Morgan Park Raceway Morgan Park Raceway Morgan Park Raceway is a motorsports complex located at Old Stanthorpe Road near Warwick, in Queensland, Australia and is operated by the Warwick District Sporting Car Club Inc. The venue features a race circuit with five different layouts.... |
Warwick Warwick, Queensland Warwick is a town in Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Local Government Area. In 2006 the town of Warwick had a population of 12,562.... , Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... |
12–14 August | 2 x 1 hour | Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch |
Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Motors is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production... |
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| Rd 4 | Sandown Raceway Sandown Raceway Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:... |
Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... |
Sandown 500 2011 Dial Before You Dig Australian Manufacturers' Championship 500 The 2011 Dial Before You Dig Australian Manufacturers' Championship 500 was an endurance motor race for production cars. It was held on the 10th and 11th of September, 2011, at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
9–11 September | 1 x 500km | Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch |
Mitsubishi Motors Mitsubishi Motors is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production... |
| Rd 5 | Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek , New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the... |
Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
9–11 December | 1 x 6 hour | |||
Class structure
Cars are competing 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 ChallengeAustralian Mini ChallengeThe Australian Mini Challenge was a touring car racing category in Australia. First held in 2008, the Mini Challenge supported both the V8 Supercar Championship Series and the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series. The category is managed by Toleman Motorsport, who took over management rights following the...
cars – not eligible for championship points)
Points system
Each car manufacturer which is registered for the championship can score points in each race only from the two highest placed automobiles of its make in any class.- In rounds with one scheduled race, points are 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 three points for other finishers.
- In rounds with two scheduled races, points are 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 two points for other finishers.
Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship
Australian Production Car Championship
The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...
outright title are awarded to drivers based on outright finishing positions attained in each race. Points are 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
Australian Production Car Championship
The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...
class titles are awarded to drivers based on class finishing positions attained in each race. Points are 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 are 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 are 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.
Class I Invitational cars are not eligible to score points in any of the championships and points are allocated in all cases as though Class I cars are not competing in the race.
Australian Manufacturer's Championship
Points sourced from:| Pos. | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production... |
210 | 210 | 210 | 630 | ||
| 2 | Mazda Mazda is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales... |
165 | 180 | 210 | 555 | ||
| 3 | Toyota | 195 | 180 | 150 | 525 | ||
| 4 | BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands... |
87 | 210 | 201 | 498 | ||
| 5 | Proton | 120 | 120 | 120 | 360 | ||
| 6 | Ford | 141 | 120 | 81 | 342 | ||
| 7 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
105 | 162 | 267 | |||
| 8 | Mini MINI (BMW) Mini is a British automotive marque owned by BMW which specialises in small cars.Mini originated as a specific vehicle, a small car originally known as the Morris Mini-Minor and the Austin Seven, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and developed into a brand encompassing a range of... |
66 | 36 | 102 | |||
| 9 | Renault Renault Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker... |
90 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Outright
Points sourced from:Race placings sourced from:
EWLINE
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Note: Class I Invitational cars are not eligible to score points in any of the championships and points are allocated in all cases as though Class I cars are not competing in the race.
Classes
After two rounds, the following drivers are leading their classes.- Class A : Stuart Kostera (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X)
- Class B : Peter O'Donnell (BMW 335i)
- Class C : Jake Camilleri (Mazda 3 MPS)
- Class D : Declan Kirkham (Ford Fiesta)
- Class E : Grant Phillips (Proton Satria GTi)