2017 Australian Production Car Series Explained

The 2017 Australian Production Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3E Series Production Cars.^[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Authorised Series with Ontic Sports Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.^[1] It was the second Australian Production Car Series following the discontinuation of the Australian Production Car Championship at the end of 2015.

The series was won by Grant Sherrin & Iain Sherrin^[2] driving a BMW M4.^[3]

Schedule

The series was contested over five rounds:^[2]

Rd	Circuit	Date
1	Winton	9-11 June
2	Sydney Motorsport Park	7-9 July
3	Queensland Raceway	4-6 August
4	Phillip Island	8-10 September
5	Wakefield Park	18-19 November

Series standings

Pos.	Driver	Car	Points
1	Grant Sherrin	BMW M4	409
=	Iain Sherrin	BMW M4	409
2	Bob Pearson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS	367
3	Nathan Morcom	Ford Focus RS	246
4	Dimitri Agathos	Subaru WRX STi	236
=	Lachlan Gibbons	Subaru WRX STi	236
5	Tyler Everingham	Renault Megane RS265	223
6	Rick Bates	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS	205
7	Colin Osborne	Renault Megane RS265	195
8	Chaz Mostert	Ford Focus RS	177
9	Rod Salmon	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS	176
10	Hadrian Morrall	Renault Megane RS265	140
11	Blake Aubin	Renault Clio	136
=	Scott Gore	BMW 135i	136
12	Calum Jones	Renault Megane RS265	134
13	Chris Lillis	HSV VE GTS	127
14	Nathan Callaghan		115
15	Nathan Antunes	Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG	96
16	Jason Walsh	Suzuki Swift	81
17	Kylie Aubin	Renault Clio	80
=	Will Brown	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS	80
18	Troy Williams	Holden Commodore SSV	77
19	Beric Lynton	BMW M1	75
=	Timothy Leahey	BMW M1	75
20	Michael Sherrin	BMW 135i	71
=	Stephen Champion	BMW 135i	71
21	Gerry Burges	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9	70
=	Leigh Burges	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9	70
22	Keith Bensley	BMW 135i	65
23	Paul Currie	Suzuki Swift	63
24	Ellexandra Best	Toyota Corolla	62
=	Michael Gray	Toyota Corolla	62
25	Garth Walden	Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG	60
=	Indiran Padayachee	Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG	60
=	Mark Eddy	Audi TT RS	60
26	Michael Auld	Holden VE Commodore SSV	56
=	Richard Bloomfield	Holden VE Commodore SSV	56
27	Andrew Bollom	Mazda RX-7	48
=	Dominic Martens	MINI Cooper S JCW	48
=	James Keene	MINI Cooper S JCW	48
=	Ric Shaw	Mazda RX-7	48
28	Amy Griffith	Toyota Echo	41
=	Mark Griffith	Toyota Echo	41
29	Justin Anthony	Mercedes-AMG C 63	39
=	Karl Begg	Mercedes-AMG C 63	39
30	Andrew Turpie	Toyota 86 GTS	38
=	Grant Phillips	Toyota 86 GTS	38
31	Gerry Murphy	BMW M3 E92	35
=	Jim Pollicina	BMW M3 E92	35
32	Daniel Clift	Holden VZ Commodore SS	32
=	Wayne Clift	Holden VZ Commodore SS	32
33	Dean Potts	HSV VY ClubSport	30
34	Brianna Wilson	Nissan Pulsar SSS	27
=	Michael Almond	Renault Megane RS265	27
35	Katilyn Hawkins	Suzuki Swift	21
=	Michael Benton	FPV GT	21
=	Richard Luff	Suzuki Swift	21
=	Tony Hatton	FPV GT	21
36	Scott Turner	BMW 130i	20
=	Todd Hazelwood	BMW 130i	20
37	Gavin Driscoll	Hyundai Getz	19
=	James Goldsbrough	Hyundai Getz	19
38	Mark King	Kia Proceed GT	18
39	Declan Kirkham		15
=	Michael Hopp		15
=	Philip Kirkham	Mazda 626	15
40	Michael James	HSV VE GTS	14
41	Peter Sortwell		12
=	Vince Ciallella	HSV VE GTS	12
42	Nathan Stephens	Nissan Pulsar SSS	10
43	Lindsay Kearns		9
44	Jeff Nielson	Toyota 86	8
=	Michael James	Toyota 86	8
=	Troy Rolley	Toyota 86	8
45	Christian Yates-Round	BMW 130i	3
=	Ryan Epa		3
=	Ryan Suhle	BMW 130i	3
46	Jonathan Bloxsom		2
=	Kyle Alford		1

Classes

Class victories were awarded as follows:

• Class A1: Grant Sherrin & Iain Sherrin^[2]
• Class A2: Chris Lillis^[2]
• Class B1: Scott Gore^[2]
• Class B2: Troy Williams^[2]
• Class C: Tyler Everingham^[2]
• Class D: Ellexandra Best^[2]
• Class E: Jason Walsh^[2]
• Class I: Gerry Burges^[2]

Australian Production Car Cup

Outright victory in the Australian Production Car Cup was awarded to Grant Sherrin & Iain Sherrin.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-12-03. 2017 Australian Production Car Series Sporting Regulations . 2021-05-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203084735/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/SportingRegulations/2017%20Australian%20Production%20Car%20Series%20Sporting%20Regulations%20-%20Version%203.pdf. 2017-12-03.
2. Web site: 2017-12-03. 2017 APC Series Outright Points & Class Points. 2021-05-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203085059/http://australianproductioncars.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2017-APC-Series-points-Final.pdf. 2017-12-03.
3. http://racing.natsoft.com.au/results/ racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2017
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203085217/http://australianproductioncars.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2017-APC-Cup-points-Final.pdf 2017 APC Cup Outright Points and Class Points, australianproductioncars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org