The 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Group 3D Sports Sedans.[1] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship [1] and was the 19th Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[2]
The championship was won by Kerry Baily driving a Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet.[3]
The championship was contested over a five-round series.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Format | Round winner | Car | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield Park Raceway[4] | New South Wales | 22 & 23 February[5] | Three races | Kerry Baily | Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet | |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 13 April | Two race[6] | Darren Hossack | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet | |
| 3 | Mallala Motor Sport Park[7] | South Australia | 1 June | Three races | Tony Ricciardello | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet | |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway[8] | Victoria | 3 August | Two races | Darren Hossack | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet | |
| 5 | Sandown International Motor Raceway[9] | Victoria | 13 & 14 September | Two races | Darren Hossack | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet |
Note: Race 2 of Round 2 at Phillip Island was cancelled due to rain[6]
Championship points were awarded on a 20-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8 basis for 1st through to 10th place in each race and an additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest time in Qualifying at each round.[1]
Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.[1]
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Wak.[10] | Phi.[11] | Mal.[12] | Win.[13] | San. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry Baily | 28 | Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet | STS Signs | 57 | 15 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 179 | |
| 2 | Dean Randle | 93 | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet | Dean Randle | 34 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 137 | |
| 3 | Tony Ricciardello | 1 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet | B&M Ricciardello Motors | - | 18 | 61 | 30 | 21 | 130 | |
| 4 | Darren Hossack | 4 | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet | Darren Hossack | - | 20 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 129 | |
| 5 | Rodney Woods | 23 | Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet | Hallybarton Motorsport | - | 8 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 84 | |
| 6 | Mark Stinson | 13 | Holden Calibra Chevrolet | AGM Engineering | - | 13 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 76 | |
| 7 | Graham Smith | 16 | Opel Calibra Fiat Turbo | Speedy Fasteners | 46 | - | - | 20 | 9 | 75 | |
| 8 | Des Wall | 20 | Toyota Supra Chevrolet | Spies Hecker | 30 | 12 | - | - | - | 42 | |
| = | Mick Monterosso | 2 | Ford Escort Chevrolet | Boffa & Russo Electrical Contractors | - | - | 13 | - | 29 | 42 | |
| 10 | Phil Crompton | 49 | Ford EB Falcon | Black Rhino | 28 | - | 13 | - | - | 41 | |
| 11 | Stephen Vines | 77 | Ford Cortina | Stephen Vines | - | 10 | - | 21 | 8 | 39 | |
| 12 | Ray Ayton | 99 | Holden Calibra Chevrolet | Reward Insurance | 8 | - | 21 | 9 | - | 38 | |
| 13 | Mark Duggan | 11 | Holden Calibra Chevrolet | Aristocrat, Schweppes, Strongbow | 35 | - | - | - | - | 35 | |
| 14 | David Brenssell | 10 | Holden VP Commodore Chevrolet | Hancock & Just / Diamond Brothers | - | - | 34 | - | - | 34 | |
| 15 | Trent Young | 41 | Trent Young | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | ||
| 16 | Charlie Senese | 15 | Ford EF Falcon XR8 Chevrolet | Charlie Senese | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | 27 | |
| = | Daniel Jameson | 45 | Jaguar XKR Chevrolet | Campbelltown Frames | 9 | - | 14 | - | - | 23 | |
| 18 | Stephen Lichtenberger | 5 | Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet | Habib Brothers Smash Repairs | 11 | - | - | 12 | - | 23 | |
| 19 | Jeff Barnes | 6 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Chevrolet | Barnes High Performance | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 | |
| = | Bill Martin | 36 | Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet | Goulburn Workers Club | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 | |
| 21 | David Thexton | 19 | Ford EF Falcon | David Thexton | 19 | - | - | - | - | 19 | |
| = | Fred Axisa | 80 | Holden VX Commodore Chevrolet | Austrack Motorsport | - | - | 19 | - | - | 19 | |
| 23 | Michael Robinson | 32 | Holden VN Commodore Chevrolet | Bell Real Estate | - | - | - | 17 | - | 17 | |
| 24 | Chris Jackson | 50 | Holden VL Commodore Chevrolet | AM Electrical Contractors | 15 | - | - | - | - | 15 | |
| 25 | Chris Muscat | 9 | Mazda RX-7 | Penrite Oil Company | - | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| 26 | Robert Smith | 72 | Holden VS Commodore | Smiths Trucks | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
| = | David Krause | 79 | Holden VS Commodore | Ron Krause | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
| 28 | Dean Camm | 56 | Honda Prelude Chevrolet | Darreds Panels | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| = | Milton Seferis | 96 | Holden VS Commodore | Highbury Automotive | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
Note: Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.[1]