1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship


The 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian national motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars. The championship, which was the fourth Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by General Motors-Holden's.
with which John Goss & Kevin Bartlett won the Bathurst round of the championship

Calendar

The championship was contested over a five round series with each round being a single race staged over a minimum distance of 250 km.
RoundRace titleCircuitStateDateWinning driverWinning carReport
1Chesterfield 250Adelaide International RacewaySouth Australia25 August Colin BondHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000
2Sandown 250Sandown ParkVictoria8 September Allan MoffatFord XB Falcon GT HardtopReport
3Hardie-Ferodo 1000Mount PanoramaNew South Wales6 October John Goss
Kevin Bartlett
Ford XA Falcon GT HardtopReport
4Chesterfield 300Surfers ParadiseQueensland10 November Colin BondHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000
5RE-PO 500KPhillip IslandVictoria24 November Colin BondHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000Report

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 positions outright at 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 positions outright. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points.

Results

Note: Championship placings below second position are not known.