GT/Sports Sedan
From 1976 to 1981 the Australian Sports Car Championship had been contested by Group D Production Sports Cars. The re-introduction of Group A Sports Cars saw Group D needing a new home. The Australian GT Championship was re-introduced as a home for both Group D and Group B Sports Sedans of the Australian Sports Sedan Championship. The category was something of a hybrid with European racing cars, American IMSA racers and wide variety of Australian Sports Sedans competing together. Porsches dominated early with Formula One world champion Alan Jones winning one title in an entry backed by the Australian Porsche distributor. As time went on the usually slower Sports Sedans started to usurp the category as the more expensive Sports Car refugees dropped in numbers. Sports Sedans also became more effective, especially once local racing car factories and professional racing teams like Elfin Sports Cars, K and A Engineering and JPS Team BMW became involved. As with Appendix K of the 1960s grids were widely varied. By 1985 the field was mostly Sports Sedans bolstered with recently obsolete Group C Touring Cars. For 1986 Sports Sedans went their own way. Within a couple of years Porsche drivers had their own series with the Porsche Cup.
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