The 1991 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing titleRecords, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport open to Group 3A Touring Cars.Conditions for Australian Racing Titles, Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 170 & 171 The championship, which was the eighth running of the Australian Endurance Championship, began on 8 September 1991 at Sandown Raceway and ended on 6 October at the Mount Panorama Circuit after two rounds.1991 Championship Results - Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 297 The title was won by Mark Gibbs and Rohan Onslow who shared a Bob Forbes Racing Nissan Skyline GT-R.Australian Endurance Championship - Stars in the making, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, pages 238 to 239 The 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, which was run concurrently with the Endurance Championship, was awarded to the Nissan Motor Co (Australia).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"
Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. TeamCarNoDriver 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. Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinnersCarTeamReport 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 Mark Gibbs 1st 3rd 1 Rohan Onslow 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 Nissan Motor Co (Australia) 1st 1st Position Manufacturer Sandown Bathurst Points
Note: Other placings in the Manufacturers' Championship have not been ascertained.
References
External links
CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > Titles > Australian Titles