1991 Australian Endurance Championship
The 1991 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title[1] open to Group 3A Touring Cars.[2] The championship, which was the eighth running of the Australian Endurance Championship,[1] began on 8 September 1991 at Sandown Raceway and ended on 6 October at the Mount Panorama Circuit after two rounds.[3] The title was won by Mark Gibbs and Rohan Onslow who shared a Bob Forbes Racing Nissan Skyline GT-R.[4] The 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, which was run concurrently with the Endurance Championship, was awarded to the Nissan Motor Co (Australia).[5]
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1991 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1991 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
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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.[4]
| Rd.[3] | Race title[3] | Circuit[3] | City / state | Date | Winners[3] | Car[3] | Team | Report |
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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Note: Other placings in the Endurance Championship have not been ascertained.
Australian Manufacturers Championship
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Note: Other placings in the Manufacturers' Championship have not been ascertained.
References
- Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
- Conditions for Australian Racing Titles, Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 170 & 171
- 1991 Championship Results - Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, page 297
- Australian Endurance Championship - Stars in the making, Australian Motor Racing Year – 1991/92, pages 238 to 239
- 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"