The 2004 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] The championship, which was the 11th Australian Production Car Championship, was managed by Procar Australia as part of the 2004 PROCAR Championship Series.[1] The championship was won by Chris Alajajian driving a Subaru Liberty GT.
The championship was contested over a seven-round series[2] with two races per round.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 19–20 March[3] | |
| 2 | Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit | New South Wales | 18 April | |
| 3 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 16 May | |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 20 June | |
| 5 | Eastern Creek International Motor Raceway | New South Wales | 18 July | |
| 6 | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 8 August[4] | |
| 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 19 September |
Car competed in four classes based on the performance potential of each car.[2]
Outright championship points were awarded on a 30–24–20–18–17–16–15–14–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the first 21 finishers in each class in each race.[1] In addition, 3 outright championship points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time in each class for race 1 at each round.[1] Class championship points were awarded on the same basis as outright championship points.[1]
| Position [5] [6] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Points [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Alajajian | 27 | Subaru Liberty GT | Jack Hillermans Smash | 352 | |
| 2 | David Russell | 68 & 3 | Proton Satria GTi | Proton Cars Australia | 266 | |
| 3 | Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Toyota Motor Corporation | 237 | |
| 4 | Scott Loadsman | 1 & 62 | Holden VY Commodore Holden VX Commodore | Wakeling Holden | 222 | |
| 5 | Ian Luff | 54 | Honda Integra Type-R | Formica | 198 | |
| 6 | David Ratcliff | 6 | Toyota Celica SX | Ratcliffe Transport Spares | 183 | |
| Class A | ||||||
| 1 | Chris Alajajian | 27 | Subaru Liberty GT | Jack Hillermans Smash | 419 | |
| 2 | Scott Loadsman | 1 & 62 | Holden VY Commodore SS Holden VX Commodore SS | Wakeling Holden | 268 | |
| 3 | David Ryan | 30 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Thomson Ford / GAM Electric | 240 | |
| 4 | Steve Drake | 11 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Brigette Forestier Australia | 197 | |
| 5 | Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco / Ontrack Motorsport | 152 | |
| 6 | John Houlder | 2 | Ford BA Falcon XR8 | Budget Waterproofing | 145 | |
| 7 | Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Formula Green | 127 | |
| 8 | Derek Hocking | 62 | Holden VX Commodore SS | Paul Wakelings Holden | 106 | |
| 9 | David Capraro | 32 | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | Circle Corporation | 52 | |
| 10 | Greg Smith | 16 | Holden VY Commodore SS | Fujitsu Air Conditioning | 46 | |
| 11 | Andrew Leithhead | 156 | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | GTA Motorsport | 13 | |
| Class B | ||||||
| 1 | Ian Luff | 54 | Honda Integra Type-R | Formica | 320 | |
| 2 | David Ratcliff | 6 | Toyota Celica SX | Ratcliffe Transport Spares | 289 | |
| 3 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 264 | |
| 4 | Adam Beechey | 60 | Honda Integra Type-R | Greg Crick Honda | 216 | |
| 5 | Steven Grocl | 35 | Volkswagen Beetle RS | J & F Motors | 127 | |
| 6 | Rob Rubis | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 104 | |
| 7 | Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 103 | |
| 8 | Allan Shephard | 44 | Honda Integra Type-R | Thrifty Car Rental | 100 | |
| 9 | Richard Hing | 88 | Mitsubishi FTO GPX | Millennium Audio Visual | 52 | |
| 10 | Peter Conroy | 7 | Honda Integra Type-R | Hankook Tyres / DBA | 34 | |
| 11 | Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Rick Bates | 33 | |
| Class C | ||||||
| 1 | Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Toyota Motor Corporation | 378 | |
| 2 | Lynne Champion | 93 | Ford AUIII Falcon XR6 | Lynne Champion | 306 | |
| 3 | Darren Best | 170 | Ford Focus ST170 | Darren Best | 126 | |
| 4 | Ben Walsh | 29 | Citroen Xsara Coupe VTS | Cuttaway Hill Wines / Total Oil | 64 | |
| 5 | AJ Lewis | 55 | Toyota Camry CSi | Cameron Competition | 33 | |
| Class D | ||||||
| 1 | David Russell | 68 & 3 | Proton Satria GTi | Proton Cars Australia | 348 | |
| 2 | Geoff Russell | 67 & 33 | Proton Satria GTi | Proton Cars Australia | 287 | |
| 3 | Rick Bates | 22 | Daihatsu Copen | Daihatsu Motor Corporation | 254 | |
| 4 | Lauren Gray | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Graham Roylett Motorsport | 200 | |
| 5 | Martin Doxey | 17 | Holden Astra RSi | Binzel / Holden / Bilstein | 149 | |
| 6 | Leigh Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | C.V.G. Gas / Bilstein / HAZKEM | 100 | |
| 7 | Dave Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | Martin Doxey Racing | 88 | |
| 8 | Stephen Lambrick | 39 | Proton Satria GTi | Auto Brake Service | 17 | |
Note: The Toyota Corolla Sportiva was classified as a Class B car for Round 1 and as a Class C car from Round 2 onwards.
