2003 Australian Production Car Championship
The 2003 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] The championship, which was organised by Procar Australia as part of the 2003 PROCAR Champ Series,[1] was the 10th Australian Production Car Championship and the first to be contested since 1995.[2] The Outright Drivers Championship was won by Scott Loadsman,[3] driving a Holden VX Commodore SS.
Race Calendar
[edit]The 2003 Australian Production Car Championship was contested over a seven-round series.[4]
| Round[4] | Circuit[4][5] | Date[4][5] | Format[4][5] |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | 21–23 March | Two races |
| 2 | Symmons Plains International Raceway | 25–27 April | Two races |
| 3 | Wakefield Park | 30 May - 1 June[6] | Two races[6] |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | 13–15 June | Two races |
| 5 | Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit | 11–13 July | Two races |
| 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 8–10 August | Two races |
| 7 | Winton Motor Raceway | 19–21 September | Two races |
Classes
[edit]Car competed in four classes, grouped by performance rather than by engine or vehicle type.[7]
Points system
[edit]Outright Drivers Championship points were awarded in each race as shown on the following table.[1]
| Position[1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points[1] | 30 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition, three championship points were awarded to the driver who obtained pole position for Race 1 from the Qualifying session at each round.[1]
Drivers Class Championship points were awarded on the same basis as Outright Drivers Championship points.[1]
Manufacturers Trophy points were awarded on the same basis as Drivers Class Championship points.[1]
Results
[edit]Outright Drivers Championship
[edit]| Position | Driver[3] | No.[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[5] | Points[3] |
| 1 | Scott Loadsman | 62 | Holden VX Commodore SS | Solace / Wakeling Holden | 268 |
| 2 | Steve Grocl | 35 | Volkswagen Beetle RSi | J & F Motors Pty Ltd | 238 |
| 3 | David Russell | 67 | Proton Satria GTi | Team Satria Racing | 197 |
| 4 | David Ratcliff | 6 & 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Nepean EFI & Osborne Motorsport | 181 |
| 5 | Craig Bradshaw | 8 | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 | Craig Bradshaw | 145 |
| 6 | Chris Alajajian | 27 | BMW 323i | Hillermans Smash Repairs | 129 |
| 7 | Martin Doxey | 17 | Holden Astra SRi | Holden / Bilstein / CVG | 94 |
| 8 | Geoff Russell | 68 | Proton Satria GTi | Team Satria Racing | 86 |
| 9 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 82 |
| 10 | Darren Palmer | 28 | Honda S2000 | Poolrite | 79 |
| 11 | Rick Bates | 22 | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Australia Pty Ltd | 74 |
| 12 | Dave Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | Holden / Bilstein / CVG | 66 |
| 13 | John McIlroy | 95 | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo |
Southern Rural Ford Dealers | 64 |
| 14 | AJ Lewis | 55 | Toyota Camry CSi | John Cameron Motorsport | 40 |
| 15 | Richard Hing | 88 | Mitsubishi FTO GPX | Millenium Audio Visual | 33 |
| 16 | Andrew Leithhead | 156 | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | GTA Racing | 28 |
| 17 | Carol Jackson | 10 | Honda Civic VTi-R | Carol Jackson | 23 |
| 18 | Len Cave | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 21 |
| 19 | Rob Rubis | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 18 |
| = | Mark Westbrook | 28 | Honda S2000 | Sovereign Petroleum | 18 |
| = | Allan Shephard | 44 | Honda Integra Type-R | Thrifty Car Rental | 18 |
| 22 | Bill Fulton | 28 | Honda S2000 | Formula Green / Poolrite | 16 |
| = | Leanne Ferrier | 22 | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corporation | 16 |
| 24 | Ian Luff | 54 | Honda Integra Type-R | Formica | 11 |
| = | Brian Carr | 49 | Ford Falcon XR8 | Osborne Motorsport | 11 |
| 26 | Trevor Keene | 8 | |||
| 27 | Graham Roylett | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Autobarn / Erier Plumbing | 6 |
Class Drivers Championships
[edit]| Position | Driver[8] | No.[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[5] | Points[8] |
| Class A | |||||
| 1 | Scott Loadsman | 62 | Holden VX Commodore SS | Solace / Wakeling Holden | 352 |
| 2 | Craig Bradshaw | 8 | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 | Craig Bradshaw | 198 |
| 3 | Darren Palmer | 28 | Honda S2000 | Poolrite | 90 |
| 4 | John McIlroy | 95 | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo |
Southern Rural Ford Dealers | 88 |
| 5 | Mark Westbrook | 28 | Honda S2000 | Sovereign Petroleum | 69 |
| 6 | Brian Carr | 49 | Ford Falcon XR8 | Osborne Motorsport | 32 |
| 7 | Bill Fulton | 28 | Honda S2000 | Formula Green / Poolrite | 20 |
| Class B | |||||
| 1 | Steve Grocl | 35 | Volkswagen Beetle RSi | J & F Motors Pty Ltd | 374 |
| 2 | David Ratcliff | 6 | Toyota Celica SX | Nepean EFI | 265 |
| 3 | Chris Alajajian | 27 | BMW 323i | Hillermans Smash Repairs | 210 |
| 4 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 130 |
| 5 | Andrew Leithhead | 156 | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | GTA Racing | 74 |
| 6 | Allan Shephard | 44 | Honda Integra Type-R | Thrifty Car Rental | 62 |
| = | Richard Hing | 88 | Mitsubishi FTO GPX | Millenium Audio Visual | 62 |
| 8 | Rob Rubis | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 26 |
| 9 | Len Cave | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 24 |
| 10 | Trevor Keene | 22 | |||
| 11 | Ian Luff | 54 | Honda Integra Type-R | Formica | 20 |
| Class C | |||||
| 1 | AJ Lewis | 55 | Toyota Camry CSi | John Cameron Motorsport | 96 |
| Class D | |||||
| 1 | David Russell | 67 | Proton Satria GTi | Team Satria Racing | 341 |
| 2 | Martin Doxey | 17 | Holden Astra SRi | Holden / Bilstein / CVG | 232 |
| 3 | Geoff Russell | 68 | Proton Satria GTi | Team Satria Racing | 225 |
| 4 | Dave Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | Holden / Bilstein / CVG | 179 |
| 5 | Rick Bates | 22 | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Australia Pty Ltd | 164 |
| 6 | Leanne Ferrier | 22 | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corporation | 45 |
| 7 | Carol Jackson | 10 | Honda Civic VTi-R | Carol Jackson | 40 |
| 8 | Graham Roylett | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Autobarn / Erier Plumbing | 23 |
| 9 | Matthew Jackson | 10 | Honda Civic VTi-R | Carol Jackson | 13 |
Manufacturers Trophy
[edit]| Position | Manufacturer[9] | Points[9] |
| 1 | Holden | 763 |
| 2 | Toyota | 593 |
| 3 | Proton | 589 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 374 |
| 5 | Ford | 318 |
| 6 | Honda | 310 |
| 7 | BMW | 210 |
| 8 | Daihatsu | 209 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 74 |
| 10 | Mitsubishi | 62 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Sporting & Technical Regulations for the 2003 PROCAR ChamppSeries Retrieved from cams.com.au via web.archive.org on 20 September 2012
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2006, pages 14-9 to 14-10
- ^ a b c Drivers Points (Outright) For Season 2003 - Round 7 Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012
- ^ a b c d e 2003 Event Calendar Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Natsoft Race Results > Year 2003 Retrieved from racing.natsoft.com.au on 21 September 2012
- ^ a b PCS (Rnd 3) - Wakefield Pk Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012
- ^ Exhilarating Production, Official Program, 2003 Clipsal 500 Adelaide, pages 102-103
- ^ a b Drivers Points (Class) For Season 2003 Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012
- ^ a b Manufacturers Points For Season 2003 Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012