2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers. The championship, which was open to Group 3E Series Production Cars was the 23rd Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

Schedule

The title was contested concurrently with the 2008 Australian Production Car Championship over a four-round series.

• Round 1, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 14–15 June
• Round 2, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 30–31 August
• Round 3, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 19–20 September
• Round 4, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Victoria, 29–30 November

Rounds 1 & 4 were contested over two races and Rounds 2 & 3 over three races.

Classes

Cars competed in six classes:

• Class A: High Performance Vehicles All Wheel Drive (under $125k)
• Class B: High Performance Vehicles Rear Wheel Drive (under $125k)
• Class C: Hot Hatches and Sedans
• Class D: Production Sports
• Class E: Four Cylinder Sedans and Hatches
• Class F: Eco Diesel/Hybrid

Points

A manufacturer that had registered for the championship could specify up to two "nominated point scoring automobiles". Points were awarded for class placings achieved by these cars at each race on varying scales depending on the number of competitors in each class at each round.

• Where six or more cars attempted to qualify for a class, championship points were awarded on a 30–25–22–20–18–16–14–12–10–8 basis for the first ten finishers in that class in each race.
• Where four or five cars attempted to qualify for a class, championship points were awarded on a 25–20–16–12–10 basis for the first six finishers in the class in each race.
• Where one, two or three cars attempted to qualify for a class, championship points were awarded on a 20–14–10 basis for the first three finishers in the class in each race.

No points were awarded for outright race placings.

Results

Position	Manufacturer	Nominated Car	Driver	Class	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Grand Total
1	Hyundai	Hyundai Tiburon #7	George Miedecke	D	45	70	50	48	213	389
		Hyundai Sonata #40	Jamie Augustine & Brett Youlden	E	40	48	54	34	176
2	Toyota	Toyota Celica #13	Colin Osborne	D	45	65	60	55	225	351
		Toyota Celica #31	Stuart Jones	E	16	28	40	42	126

Further reading

• Grant Rowley, Factory Fighter, The Annual – Number 4/2008, pages 116–117

External links

• Hyundai Wins 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship Archived at www.webcitation.org on 15 December 2009
• Race Results Archive – 2008
• Images from the 2008 CAMS Nationals race meetings including Australian Manufacturers Championship rounds
• 2008 Group 3E Series Production Car Technical Regulations