1991 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Motor racing season
The 1991 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title[1] open to Sports Sedans. It was the 7th Australian Sports Sedan Championship and the first to be awarded since 1981.[1] The championship was won by Greg Crick driving a Honda Prelude Chevrolet.[2]
Calendar
The championship was contested over a fourteen round series with one race per round.[3]
Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State | Date[3] | Winning driver[3] | Car[3][2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sandown | Victoria | 19 May | Domenic Beninca | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV |
2 | Sandown | Victoria | 19 May | Domenic Beninca | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV |
3 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 26 May | Mick Monterosso | Ford Escort Mark II Chevrolet |
4 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 26 May | Mick Monterosso | Ford Escort Mark II Chevrolet |
5 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 21 July | Mick Monterosso | Ford Escort Mark II Chevrolet |
6 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 21 July | Mick Monterosso | Ford Escort Mark II Chevrolet |
7 | Mallala | South Australia | 4 August | Mick Monterosso | Ford Escort Mark II Chevrolet |
8 | Mallala | South Australia | 4 August | Greg Crick | Honda Prelude Chevrolet |
9 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 25 August | Greg Crick | Honda Prelude Chevrolet |
10 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 25 August | Kerry Baily | Toyota Celica Supra Chevrolet |
11 | Lakeside | Queensland | 15 September | Mick Monterosso | Ford Escort Mark II Chevrolet |
12 | Lakeside | Queensland | 15 September | Des Wall | Toyota Supra Chevrolet |
13 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 29 September | Greg Crick | Honda Prelude Chevrolet |
14 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 29 September | Greg Crick | Honda Prelude Chevrolet |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each round.[3]
Results
Sandown | Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek | Mallala | Eastern Creek | Lakeside | Eastern Creek | ||||||||||||
Position | Driver[3] | No. | Car[3][2] | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | Total[3] |
1 | Greg Crick | 12 | Honda Prelude Chevrolet | 15 | - | 15 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 20 | - | 10 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 178 |
2 | Mick Monterosso | 69 | Ford Escort Mark II Chevrolet | - | 8 | 20 | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | - | - | 20 | 7.5 | 15 | - | 145.5 |
3 | Des Wall | 48 | Toyota Supra Chevrolet | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 10 | - | 15 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 130 |
4 | Kerry Baily | 28 | Toyota Celica Supra Chevrolet | - | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | - | - | 12 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 89 |
5 | Brian Smith | 5 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet | 8 | - | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | - | 2 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 86 |
6 | Domenic Beninca | 52 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 20 | 20 | 6 | - | 12 | - | 15 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81 |
7 | Gary Scott | 8 | Jaguar XJS | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 6 | 12 | 12 | 80 |
8 | Keith Carling | 14 | Mazda RX-7 Nissan Holden Commodore Chevrolet | - | 15 | 8 | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 |
= | Barry Jameson | 45 | Ford EA Falcon Chevrolet | 12 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 33 |
10 | Bob Jolly | 3 | Holden VK Commodore Chevrolet | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 |
11 | Ian Luff | 13 | Holden VN Commodore Chevrolet | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 26 |
12 | Graham Neilsen | 15 | Mazda RX-7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | - | - | 23.5 |
13 | Terry Shiel | 11 | Mazda RX-7 | - | - | 1 | 12 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 |
14 | Jeff Barnes | 6 | Chevrolet Monza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | - | 6 | 17 |
15 | Robin Doherty | 9 | Ford XB Falcon Chevrolet | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
16 | Ken Nelson | 81 | Rover Vitesse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
17 | David Attard | 84 | Datsun 1600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
18 | Tino Leo | 85 | Holden HQ Monaro Chevrolet | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
= | John White | 65 | Chevrolet Monza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
20 | Shawn Donnelly | 25 | Holden Commodore | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 |
= | John Cook | 20 | Mazda RX-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
= | Noel Davis | 64 | Holden Commodore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
23 | Terry Skene | 24 | Holden VH Commodore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1.5 | - | - | 5.5 |
24 | Garry McFadyen | 93 | Holden Torana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
25 | Tony Hubbard | 26 | Holden VP Commodore Chevrolet | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
= | Bob Tindal | 49 | Holden VL Commodore Chevrolet | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
= | Cos Monterosso | 2 | Holden VP Commodore Chevrolet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
28 | Laurie Attard | 71 | Ford Capri Chevrolet | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
= | Mike Griffin | 21 | Mazda RX-7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
= | Lee Nicolle | 10 | Holden LJ Torana Chevrolet | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
= | James Rosenberg | 38 | Holden LH Torana | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
32 | Laurie Nelson | 29 | Ford Mustang | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
= | Bill Harris | 92 | Holden Torana | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
= | Rodney Brown | 98 | Holden EH | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
35 | Hugh Harrison | 46 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
= | Les Butler | 56 | Holden Commodore | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
= | Ettore Vosolo | 77 | Toyota Celica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Note:
- The above table reflects the points awarded to each driver at each round as shown in Australian Motor Racing Year 1991/92 on pages 302 & 303. The final points listing shown on page 303 varies slightly from this.
- There were only nine finishers at Rounds 9 and 10.[3]
- Round 12 at Lakeside was stopped due to an accident[2] and only half points were awarded.[3]
References
- ^ a b Records Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- ^ a b c d Power with Glory, Australian Sports Sedan Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92, pages 216-231
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 1991 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92, pages 302-303