The 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship (promoted as the Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship[1] due to sponsorship from Shell Australia) was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3A Touring Cars.[2] It was the 29th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship.[3] The championship began on 6 March at Calder Park Raceway and ended on 17 July at Oran Park Raceway after nine rounds.[4]
The championship was won by Dick Johnson driving a Ford Sierra RS500.
The 1988 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was contested over the same nine round series. Points were awarded only for class placings and each manufacturer could count only its best eight round results. The title was shared by Ford, which won the 3001 to 6000cc class in all nine rounds, BMW, which won the 2001 to 3000cc class in eight rounds, and Toyota, which won the Up to 2000cc class in every round.
- ^ Official Programme, Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship, Round Five, Adelaide International Raceway, 1 May 1988
- ^ CAMS 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Conditions for Australian Titles, pages 74–77 & Group 3A Touring Cars Specifications, pages 228–233
- ^ Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, Australian Touring Car Championship, 30 Fabulous Years, 1989
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1988/89, pages 312–314