The 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title[1] open to Group C Touring Cars.[2] The championship was contested over a six-round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship.[3]
Holden and Mazda jointly won the championship on 131 points each. Holden had three wins, a second, a third, and a ninth. Mazda won one race, with two seconds and three thirds. Nissan was the only other outright race winner having won the opening two rounds.
| Rd. | Race title | Circuit | Date | Winner | Car | Team | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silastic 300 | Amaroo Park | 7 August |  George Fury | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | Nissan Motor Co. | ||
| 2 | Oran Park 250 | Oran Park | 21 August | George Fury | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | Nissan Motor Co. | ||
| 3 | Castrol 400 | Sandown | 11 September |  Allan Moffat | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | Report | |
| 4 | James Hardie 1000 | Mount Panorama | 2 October | John Harvey Peter Brock Larry Perkins | Holden VH Commodore SS | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Report | |
| 5 | Motorcraft 300 | Surfers Paradise | 30 October | Allan Grice | Holden VH Commodore SS | STP Roadways Racing | ||
| 6 | Humes Guardrail 300 | Adelaide International Raceway | 20 November | Peter Brock | Holden VH Commodore SS | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team |
Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:
Championship points were awarded at each round according to the outright position attained by the best placed car of each make:
| Outright Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 3000cc | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Over 3000cc | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Position | Make | Car | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holden | VH Commodore SS | 23 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 131 |
| Mazda | RX-7 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 131 | |
| 3 | Ford | Capri V6, XE Falcon, XD Falcon & Escort | 14 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 84 |
| 4 | BMW | 635 CSi | 15 | 5 | 23 | - | 11 | 13 | 67 |
| 5 | Nissan | Bluebird Turbo | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| 6 | Audi | 5+5 | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 7 | Chevrolet | Camaro Z28 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Alfa Romeo | GTV6 | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | - | 11 |