The 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Group 2A Sports Cars (including Clubman cars at the sole discretion of CAMS), FISA C1 cars (up to 6 litres), FISA C2 cars (up to 5 litres)Conditions for Australian Titles, 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 74-75 and

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. The title, which was the 20th Australian Sports Car Championship,Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6 was contested over a four round series and was won by Alan Nolan, driving a Nola

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.Barry Catford, Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89, pages 221-231 As of 2021 this is the final Australian Sports Car Championship contested.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a four round series with one race per round. A fifth round, scheduled to be held at Calder Park, did not take place.

Classes

Competing cars were classified into one of three engine displacement classes: * Up to 1.6 litres * 1.6 to 3 litres * Over 3 litres

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a three tier system to the first twenty finishers in each round.

Results

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References

External links

Australian Sports Car Championship at www.racingsportscars.com
Australian Sports Car Championship Sports Car Championship