2003 Australian Production Car Championship Explained

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

The 2003 Australian Production Car Championship was contested over a seven-round series.[4]

RoundCircuit[5] DateFormat
1Adelaide Parklands Circuit21–23 MarchTwo races
2Symmons Plains International Raceway25–27 AprilTwo races
3Wakefield Park30 May - 1 June[6] Two races
4Queensland Raceway13–15 JuneTwo races
5Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit11–13 JulyTwo races
6Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit8–10 AugustTwo races
7Winton Motor Raceway19–21 SeptemberTwo races

Classes

Car competed in four classes, grouped by performance rather than by engine or vehicle type.[7]

Points system

Outright Drivers Championship points were awarded in each race as shown on the following table.[1]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
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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

Outright Drivers Championship

Position DriverNo.CarEntrantPoints
1Scott Loadsman 62Holden VX Commodore SSSolace / Wakeling Holden 268
2Steve Grocl35Volkswagen Beetle RSiJ & F Motors Pty Ltd 238
3David Russell67Proton Satria GTiTeam Satria Racing 197
4David Ratcliff6 & 31Toyota Celica SXNepean EFI & Osborne Motorsport 181
5Craig Bradshaw8Ford AUII Falcon XR8Craig Bradshaw 145
6Chris Alajajian27BMW 323iHillermans Smash Repairs 129
7Martin Doxey17Holden Astra SRiHolden / Bilstein / CVG94
8Geoff Russell68Proton Satria GTiTeam Satria Racing 86
9Colin Osborne13Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport82
10Darren Palmer28Honda S2000Poolrite 79
11Rick Bates22Daihatsu Sirion GTViDaihatsu Australia Pty Ltd 74
12Dave Mertens71Holden Vectra GLHolden / Bilstein / CVG66
13John McIlroy95Ford AUII Falcon XR8
Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo		Southern Rural Ford Dealers 64
14AJ Lewis55Toyota Camry CSiJohn Cameron Motorsport 40
15Richard Hing88Mitsubishi FTO GPXMillenium Audio Visual33
16Andrew Leithhead156Alfa Romeo 156 GTAGTA Racing 28
17Carol Jackson10Honda Civic VTi-RCarol Jackson23
18Len Cave31Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport21
19Rob Rubis31Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport18
=Mark Westbrook28Honda S2000Sovereign Petroleum18
=Allan Shephard44Honda Integra Type-RThrifty Car Rental 18
22Bill Fulton28Honda S2000Formula Green / Poolrite 16
=Leanne Ferrier22Daihatsu Sirion GTViDaihatsu Motor Corporation16
24Ian Luff54Honda Integra Type-RFormica 11
=Brian Carr49Ford Falcon XR8Osborne Motorsport11
26Trevor Keene   8
27Graham Roylett21Proton Satria GTiAutobarn / Erier Plumbing6

Class Drivers Championships

PositionDriver[8] No.CarEntrantPoints
 Class A    
1Scott Loadsman62Holden VX Commodore SSSolace / Wakeling Holden 352
2Craig Bradshaw8Ford AUII Falcon XR8Craig Bradshaw 198
3Darren Palmer28Honda S2000Poolrite 90
4John McIlroy95Ford AUII Falcon XR8
Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo		Southern Rural Ford Dealers 88
5Mark Westbrook28Honda S2000Sovereign Petroleum69
6Brian Carr49Ford Falcon XR8Osborne Motorsport32
7Bill Fulton28Honda S2000Formula Green / Poolrite 20
 Class B    
1Steve Grocl35Volkswagen Beetle RSiJ & F Motors Pty Ltd 374
2David Ratcliff6Toyota Celica SXNepean EFI 265
3Chris Alajajian27BMW 323iHillermans Smash Repairs 210
4Colin Osborne13Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport130
5Andrew Leithhead156Alfa Romeo 156 GTAGTA Racing 74
6Allan Shephard44Honda Integra Type-RThrifty Car Rental 62
=Richard Hing88Mitsubishi FTO GPXMillenium Audio Visual62
8Rob Rubis31Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport26
9Len Cave31Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport24
10Trevor Keene22
11Ian Luff54Honda Integra Type-RFormica 20
 Class C  
1AJ Lewis55Toyota Camry CSiJohn Cameron Motorsport 96
 Class D    
1David Russell67Proton Satria GTiTeam Satria Racing 341
2Martin Doxey17Holden Astra SRiHolden / Bilstein / CVG232
3Geoff Russell68Proton Satria GTiTeam Satria Racing 225
4Dave Mertens71Holden Vectra GLHolden / Bilstein / CVG179
5Rick Bates22Daihatsu Sirion GTViDaihatsu Australia Pty Ltd 164
6Leanne Ferrier22Daihatsu Sirion GTViDaihatsu Motor Corporation45
7Carol Jackson10Honda Civic VTi-RCarol Jackson40
8Graham Roylett21Proton Satria GTiAutobarn / Erier Plumbing23
9Matthew Jackson10Honda Civic VTi-RCarol Jackson13

Manufacturers Trophy

PositionManufacturer[9] Points
1Holden763
2Toyota593
3Proton589
4Volkswagen374
5Ford318
6Honda310
7BMW210
8Daihatsu209
9Alfa Romeo74
10Mitsubishi62

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20031003024908/http://cams.com.au/bulletins/B03-023%20PROCAR%20Champ%20Series%20Sporting%20%26%20Technical%20Regulations.pdf Sporting & Technical Regulations for the 2003 PROCAR ChamppSeries
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2006, pages 14-9 to 14-10
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20031224033559/http://procar.com.au/genericpage.asp?page_id=6 Drivers Points (Outright) For Season 2003 - Round 7
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20031209145321/http://www.procar.com.au/calendar.asp?viewyear=2003 2003 Event Calendar
  5. http://racing.natsoft.com.au/results/ Natsoft Race Results > Year 2003
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20031208054923/http://procar.com.au/eventdetails.asp?event_id=32 PCS (Rnd 3) - Wakefield Pk
  7. Exhilarating Production, Official Program, 2003 Clipsal 500 Adelaide, pages 102-103
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20031224023245/http://procar.com.au/genericpage.asp?page_id=16 Drivers Points (Class) For Season 2003
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20031224024948/http://procar.com.au/genericpage.asp?page_id=17 Manufacturers Points For Season 2003

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