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]
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 | |
| Bob Forbes Racing | Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R | 4 | Mark Gibbs Rohan Onslow |
| Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 22 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Speedtech Motorsport | Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 78 | |
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. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winners | Car | Team | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
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Note: Other placings in the Endurance Championship have not been ascertained.
Note: Other placings in the Manufacturers' Championship have not been ascertained.