The 1990 Australian Production Car Championship was an Australian motor racing title for Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] It has been recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the fourth Australian Production Car Championship.[2]
After Production Car racing was dominated by the turbocharged Mitsubishi Starion, Mazda RX-7 and Toyota Supras from 1984 until 1989, CAMS banned turbo and V8 engined cars from 1990 in a bid to bring public interest back into the series. The dominant competitors in the championship were the Australian built Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons powered by naturally aspirated six cylinder engines.
The championship was won by Kent Youlden driving a Ford Falcon EA S.
The championship was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.[3]
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Winning driver | Car | |
| 1 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 25 February | Kent Youlden | Ford Falcon EA S | |
| 2 | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 11 March | Ken Douglas | Ford Falcon EA S | |
| 3 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 25 March | Ken Douglas | Ford Falcon EA S | |
| 4 | Winton | Victoria | 8 April | Kent Youlden | Ford Falcon EA S | |
| 5 | Mallala | South Australia | 13 June | Peter Fitzgerald | Holden Commodore VN S | |
| 6 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 15 July | Peter Fitzgerald | Holden Commodore VN S | |
| 7 | Lakeside | Queensland | 29 July | Tony Scott | Holden Commodore VN S | |
| 8 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 19 August | Tony Scott | Holden Commodore VN S |
Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten placegetters in each round.[1] Only the best seven round results were used to determine a drivers final pointscore, any other points being discarded.[1]
| Position[4] | Driver | No.[5] [6] | Car | Entrant | Ama | Sym | Phi | Win | Mal | Ora | Lak | Ora | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent Youlden | 58 | Ford Falcon EA S | Kent Youlden | 20 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | - | 106 | |
| 2 | Peter Fitzgerald | 1 | Holden Commodore VN S | Goodyear Tyres | 15 | 10 | 10 | (8) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 105 | |
| 3 | Ken Douglas | 10 | Ford Falcon EA S | Douglas Robinson Motorsport | (4) | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 94 | |
| 4 | Tony Scott | 6 | Holden Commodore VN S | Bridgestone / Southland Mitsubishi | 10 | 3 | 15 | 10 | (2) | 15 | 20 | 20 | 93 | |
| 5 | Jim Zerefos | 4 | Ford Falcon EA S | Goodyear Australia / Chris Stott | 8 | 12 | (3) | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 65 | |
| 6 | Roland Hill | 3 | Holden Commodore VN S | Goodyear Australia | 12 | 8 | 6 | - | 10 | - | 8 | 1 | 45 | |
| 7 | Paul Fordham | 12 | Holden Commodore VN S | SAAS Steering Wheels | 6 | - | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 18 | |
| 8 | Steve Masterton | 2 | Ford Falcon EA S | Steve Masterton Racing | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | |
| 8 | Mal Rose | 44 | Ford Falcon EA S | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 10 | 16 | ||
| 10 | Ian Palmer | 7 | Holden Commodore VN S | Bridgestone / Palmer Promotions | - | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 11 | Max Bonney | Holden Commodore VN S | - | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | 12 | |||
| 12 | Gordon Leven | Holden Commodore VN S | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Gary Scott | Holden Commodore VN S | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |||
| 14 | Phil Alexander | 35 | Suzuki Swift GTi | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| 15 | Troy Nicholson | Holden Commodore VN S | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | |||
| 15 | Graham Jonsson | Holden Commodore VN S | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |||
| 15 | Todd Wanless | Ford Falcon EA S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |||
| 15 | Tom Watkinson | Suzuki Swift GTi | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | |||
| 15 | Trevor Talbot | 75 | Ford Falcon EA S | Dukes Body Works | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 20 | Gary McDonald | Holden Commodore VN S | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||
| 20 | Russell Worthington | Suzuki Swift GTi | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |||
| 20 | Adrian Mastronardo | 27 | Ford Falcon EA S | Adrian Mastronardo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |