1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship


The 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for automobile manufacturers. It was the third Australian Manufacturers' Championship and the first to be contested with Group C Touring Cars.
RoundRace titleCircuitStateDateWinning driverWinning carReport
1Chesterfield 250Adelaide International RacewaySouth Australia26 August Fred GibsonFord XA Falcon GT HardtopReport
2Sandown 250Sandown ParkVictoria9 September Peter BrockHolden Torana LJ GTR XU1Report
3Hardie-Ferodo 1000Mount PanoramaNew South Wales30 September Allan Moffat
Ian Geoghegan		Ford XA Falcon GT HardtopReport
4Chesterfield 300Surfers ParadiseQueensland11 November Peter BrockHolden Torana LJ GTR XU1Report
5Phillip Island 500KPhillip IslandVictoria25 November Peter BrockHolden Torana LJ GTR XU1Report

Class Structure

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:
Championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four outright positions for all rounds except the Bathurst round. For the Bathurst round only, championship points were awarded on an 18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four outright positions. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer in each class at each round was eligible to score points.

Results