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.

Team	Car	No	Driver
Nissan Motorsport Australia	Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R	1	Jim Richards Mark Skaife
		2	Drew Price Garry Waldon Mark Skaife
Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	3	Trevor Ashby Steve Reed
Bob Forbes Racing	Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R	4	Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow
	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	22	Graham Moore Michel Delcourt
Perkins Engineering	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	05	Peter Brock Andrew Miedecke
		11	Larry Perkins Tomas Mezera
Alf Grant Racing	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	6	Alf Grant Tim Grant
Holden Racing Team	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	7	Brad Jones Neil Crompton
		16	Win Percy Allan Grice
Caltex CXT Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	8	Colin Bond Graeme Crosby
Allan Moffat Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	9	Gary Brabham Steve Millen
		10	Charlie O'Brien Gianfranco Brancatelli
John Holmes Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS500	12	Ray Lintott Tony Scott John English
Captain Peter Janson	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	13	Peter Janson Peter Gazzard
Warren Jonsson	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	14	Warren Jonsson Graham Jonsson
Toyota Team Australia	Toyota Supra Turbo	15	John Smith Geoff Morgan
	Toyota Corolla FX-GT	70	Neal Bates Rick Bates
		71	Ron Searle Don Griffiths
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	17	Dick Johnson John Bowe
		18	Paul Radisich Terry Shiel John Bowe
		19	Kayne Scott Gregg Taylor
Benson & Hedges Racing	BMW M3 Evolution	20	Denny Hulme Peter Fitzgerald
		25	Peter Fitzgerald Tony Longhurst Alan Jones
Bob Jones	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	21	Bob Jones Ed Lamont Mike Imrie
Laurie Donaher	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	24	Laurie Donaher Mick Donaher
Daryl Hendrick	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	26	Daryl Hendrick Chris Lambden John White
Terry Finnigan	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	27	Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds
Playscape Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	28	Kevin Waldock Brett Peters
Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	30	Glenn Seton Gregg Hansford
		35	David 'Skippy' Parsons Wayne Park
Peter Hudson	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	31	Peter Hudson Ian Carrig Ian Clark
Pro-Duct Motorsport	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	32	Bob Tindal Darren Stewart
		33	Bob Pearson Bruce Stewart
Ray Gulson	BMW 635CSi	34	Ray Gulson Graham Gulson
Ron Masing	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	36	Ron Masing Greville Arnel
Everlast Battery Service	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	39	Bill O'Brien Brian Callaghan Brian Callaghan Jr
Garry Willmington Performance	Toyota Supra Turbo A	41	Garry Willmington Reda Awadullah
Brian Bolwell	Ford Sierra RS500	43	Brian Bolwell Arthur Abrahams
		44	Dave Barrow Glenn McIntyre
Bryan Sala	Ford Sierra RS500	50	Bryan Sala Graham Lusty
M3 Motorsport	BMW M3	52	Peter Doulman John Cotter
Kiwi Motorsport	BMW M3	54	Keith Sharp Ian Spurle Edgar Salwegter
David Sala	Toyota Corolla	72	David Sala Brad Stratton
Bob Holden Motors	Toyota Corolla	73	Bob Holden Rauno Aaltonen Dennis Rogers
	Toyota Sprinter AE86	75	Ted Dunford Brad Wright
		76	Mike Conway Calvin Cardiner
	Toyota Corolla	77	Geoff Forshaw Richard Vorst
Peter Verheyen	Toyota Sprinter AE86	74	Peter Verheyen John Vernon
Speedtech Motorsport	Toyota Sprinter AE86	78	Geoff Full Paul Morris

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
1	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

Position Driver Sandown Bathurst Points 1[4] Mark Gibbs[4] 1st 3rd 1[4] Rohan Onslow[4] 1st 3rd Position Driver Sandown Bathurst Points

Note: Other placings in the Endurance Championship have not been ascertained.

Australian Manufacturers Championship

Position Manufacturer Sandown Bathurst Points 1[1] Nissan Motor Co (Australia)[1] 1st 1st Position Manufacturer Sandown Bathurst Points

Note: Other placings in the Manufacturers' Championship have not been ascertained.