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2003 Australian Production Car Championship

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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

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

Round[4] Circuit[4][5] Date[4][5] Format[4][5]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit 21–23 March Two races
2 Symmons Plains International Raceway 25–27 April Two races
3 Wakefield Park 30 May - 1 June[6] Two races[6]
4 Queensland Raceway 13–15 June Two races
5 Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit 11–13 July Two races
6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 8–10 August Two races
7 Winton Motor Raceway 19–21 September Two races

Classes

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

Points system

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

Position[1] 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Points[1] 30 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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

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Outright Drivers Championship

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Position Driver[3] No.[5] Car[5] Entrant[5] Points[3]
1 Scott Loadsman 62 Holden VX Commodore SS Solace / Wakeling Holden 268
2 Steve Grocl 35 Volkswagen Beetle RSi J & F Motors Pty Ltd 238
3 David Russell 67 Proton Satria GTi Team Satria Racing 197
4 David Ratcliff 6 & 31 Toyota Celica SX Nepean EFI & Osborne Motorsport 181
5 Craig Bradshaw 8 Ford AUII Falcon XR8 Craig Bradshaw 145
6 Chris Alajajian 27 BMW 323i Hillermans Smash Repairs 129
7 Martin Doxey 17 Holden Astra SRi Holden / Bilstein / CVG 94
8 Geoff Russell 68 Proton Satria GTi Team Satria Racing 86
9 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 82
10 Darren Palmer 28 Honda S2000 Poolrite 79
11 Rick Bates 22 Daihatsu Sirion GTVi Daihatsu Australia Pty Ltd 74
12 Dave Mertens 71 Holden Vectra GL Holden / Bilstein / CVG 66
13 John McIlroy 95 Ford AUII Falcon XR8
Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo 		Southern Rural Ford Dealers 64
14 AJ Lewis 55 Toyota Camry CSi John Cameron Motorsport 40
15 Richard Hing 88 Mitsubishi FTO GPX Millenium Audio Visual 33
16 Andrew Leithhead 156 Alfa Romeo 156 GTA GTA Racing 28
17 Carol Jackson 10 Honda Civic VTi-R Carol Jackson 23
18 Len Cave 31 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 21
19 Rob Rubis 31 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 18
= Mark Westbrook 28 Honda S2000 Sovereign Petroleum 18
= Allan Shephard 44 Honda Integra Type-R Thrifty Car Rental 18
22 Bill Fulton 28 Honda S2000 Formula Green / Poolrite 16
= Leanne Ferrier 22 Daihatsu Sirion GTVi Daihatsu Motor Corporation 16
24 Ian Luff 54 Honda Integra Type-R Formica 11
= Brian Carr 49 Ford Falcon XR8 Osborne Motorsport 11
26 Trevor Keene       8
27 Graham Roylett 21 Proton Satria GTi Autobarn / Erier Plumbing 6

Class Drivers Championships

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Position Driver[8] No.[5] Car[5] Entrant[5] Points[8]
  Class A        
1 Scott Loadsman 62 Holden VX Commodore SS Solace / Wakeling Holden 352
2 Craig Bradshaw 8 Ford AUII Falcon XR8 Craig Bradshaw 198
3 Darren Palmer 28 Honda S2000 Poolrite 90
4 John McIlroy 95 Ford AUII Falcon XR8
Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo 		Southern Rural Ford Dealers 88
5 Mark Westbrook 28 Honda S2000 Sovereign Petroleum 69
6 Brian Carr 49 Ford Falcon XR8 Osborne Motorsport 32
7 Bill Fulton 28 Honda S2000 Formula Green / Poolrite 20
  Class B        
1 Steve Grocl 35 Volkswagen Beetle RSi J & F Motors Pty Ltd 374
2 David Ratcliff 6 Toyota Celica SX Nepean EFI 265
3 Chris Alajajian 27 BMW 323i Hillermans Smash Repairs 210
4 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 130
5 Andrew Leithhead 156 Alfa Romeo 156 GTA GTA Racing 74
6 Allan Shephard 44 Honda Integra Type-R Thrifty Car Rental 62
= Richard Hing 88 Mitsubishi FTO GPX Millenium Audio Visual 62
8 Rob Rubis 31 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 26
9 Len Cave 31 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport 24
10 Trevor Keene 22
11 Ian Luff 54 Honda Integra Type-R Formica 20
  Class C    
1 AJ Lewis 55 Toyota Camry CSi John Cameron Motorsport 96
  Class D        
1 David Russell 67 Proton Satria GTi Team Satria Racing 341
2 Martin Doxey 17 Holden Astra SRi Holden / Bilstein / CVG 232
3 Geoff Russell 68 Proton Satria GTi Team Satria Racing 225
4 Dave Mertens 71 Holden Vectra GL Holden / Bilstein / CVG 179
5 Rick Bates 22 Daihatsu Sirion GTVi Daihatsu Australia Pty Ltd 164
6 Leanne Ferrier 22 Daihatsu Sirion GTVi Daihatsu Motor Corporation 45
7 Carol Jackson 10 Honda Civic VTi-R Carol Jackson 40
8 Graham Roylett 21 Proton Satria GTi Autobarn / Erier Plumbing 23
9 Matthew Jackson 10 Honda Civic VTi-R Carol Jackson 13

Manufacturers Trophy

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Position Manufacturer[9] Points[9]
1 Holden 763
2 Toyota 593
3 Proton 589
4 Volkswagen 374
5 Ford 318
6 Honda 310
7 BMW 210
8 Daihatsu 209
9 Alfa Romeo 74
10 Mitsubishi 62

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Sporting & Technical Regulations for the 2003 PROCAR ChamppSeries Retrieved from cams.com.au via web.archive.org on 20 September 2012
  2. ^ Records, Titles and Awards, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2006, pages 14-9 to 14-10
  3. ^ a b c Drivers Points (Outright) For Season 2003 - Round 7 Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012
  4. ^ a b c d e 2003 Event Calendar Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Natsoft Race Results > Year 2003 Retrieved from racing.natsoft.com.au on 21 September 2012
  6. ^ a b PCS (Rnd 3) - Wakefield Pk Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012
  7. ^ Exhilarating Production, Official Program, 2003 Clipsal 500 Adelaide, pages 102-103
  8. ^ a b Drivers Points (Class) For Season 2003 Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012
  9. ^ a b Manufacturers Points For Season 2003 Retrieved from www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org on 21 September 2012
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