2001 Australian GT Production Car Championship

The 2001 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to production cars.[1] It was the sixth Australian GT Production Car Championship to be awarded.[2]

The Australian championship was won by Queensland driver Brett Peters, driving a Subaru Impreza WRX ran by the Rod Dawson led Peters Motorsport team. Peters took a 28.5 championship victory over fellow Subaru driver Wayne Boatwright with HSV driver Phillip Polities a further 21.5 points back in third.

The series ran on an eleven-round calendar but not all of the five classes raced at every meeting, with each class racing eight of the eleven rounds. The separated calendar was the beginning of the separation of competitors into what would become completely separate championships in 2003 as the Australian Performance Car Championship and Australian Production Car Championship. The separation additionally meant that drivers on the second group of classes were no longer eligible for the Australian Championship.

## Classes[edit]

Cars competed in five classes:[3]

* Class A: High Performance Cars
* Class B: Sports Touring Cars
* Class C: V8 Touring Cars
* Class D: 6 Cylinder Touring Cars
* Class E: 4 Cylinder Touring Cars[4]

## Calendar[edit]

The Outright, Class A & Class B titles were contested over an eight-round "GT Performance" series.[5]

Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State  | Date[6]

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1  | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | SA | 7–8 April
2  | Wakefield Park | NSW | 6 May
3  | Canberra Street Circuit | ACT | 9–10 June
4  | Queensland Raceway | Qld | 22 July
5  | Eastern Creek International Raceway | NSW | 19 August
6  | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Vic | 16 September
7  | Gold Coast | Qld | 26–28 October
8  | Oran Park | NSW | 25 November

The Class C, Class D & Class E titles were contested over an eight-round "GT Production" series.[5]

Round  | Circuit  | State  | Date[6]

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1  | Wakefield Park | NSW | 6 May
2  | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Vic | 27 May
3  | Lakeside International Raceway  | Qld | 8 July
4  | Queensland Raceway  | Qld | 22 July
5  | Eastern Creek International Raceway  | NSW | 19 August
6  | Winton Motor Raceway  | Vic | 9 September
7  | Sandown International Motor Raceway  | Vic | 16 September
8  | Oran Park  | NSW | 25 November

## Results[edit]

### Outright Drivers Championship[edit]

Position[3] | Driver[3] | No.[6] | Car[6] | Entrant[6] | R1  | R2  | R3  | R4  | R5  | R6  | R7  | R8  | Total[3]

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1  | Brett Peters  | 26  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Brett Peters  | 13  | 27  | 30  | 17  | 25  | \-  | 7  | 24  | 143
2  | Wayne Boatwright  | 60  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Wayne Boatwright  | \-  | \-  | 24  | 15.5  | 16  | 12  | 18  | 30  | 115.5
3  | Phillip Polities  | 47  | HSV VX GTS | Crystal IT / Diamond Age Int.  | 24  | 14  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 24  | 27  | 3  | 94
4  | Graham Alexander  | 57  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Graham Alexander  | 6  | 4  | 18  | 3.5  | 14  | 20  | 5  | 18  | 88.5
5  | John Bowe | 9  | Ford Mustang Cobra RA | Budweiser  | \-  | 16  | \-  | 22  | 30  | \-  | 16  | \-  | 84
6  | Mark King  | 1  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mark King  | 25  | 3  | 1  | 10  | \-  | \-  | 16  | 14  | 69
7  | Ed Aitken  | 8  | HSV VX GTS | Ed Aitken  | 9  | 6  | 6  | 10  | 3  | 30  | \-  | \-  | 64
8  | Garry Deane  | 91  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Jim McKnoulty  | 7  | 20  | 11  | \-  | \-  | 16  | \-  | 2  | 56
9  | Peter Floyd  | 300  | HSV VX GTS | Floyd Motorsport  | 1  | 8  | 18  | \-  | 5  | \-  | 20  | 2  | 54
10  | Bob Hughes  | 15  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V,
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Bob Hughes  | 24  | 1  | 2  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 33
11  | Phil Kirkham  | 71  | Mazda RX-7 | Maz Motor Wreckers  | 10  | 8  | \-  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 26
Bob Pearson  | 39  | Mazda RX-7 | Pro-Duct Motorsport Pty Ltd  | 1  | 8  | \-  | 1  | 10  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 26
13  | Michael Brock  | 88  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Brock Partners Real Estate  | 2  | 12  | \-  | 3  | 2  | 6  | \-  | \-  | 25
14  | Steve Knight  | 23  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Steve Knight Racing  | 5  | 5  | 6  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 17
15  | Peter Roma  | 30  | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Roma Motorsport  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 13  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 16
16  | Barry Morcom  | 11  | HSV VX GTS | Barry Morcom  | \-  | \-  | 9  | 0.5  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | 13.5
17  | David Wood  | 16  | Honda S2000 | Robert Lane / Kleenduct  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 9  | \-  | 12
18  | Scott Anderson  | 59  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Altiris Software  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 10  | 10
19  | Shane Jenner  | 31  | Nissan 200SX Spec R | Komatsu Racing  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8
Dennis Gilbert  | 38  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Gilbert Racing  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 4  | \-  | 1  | 8
Anton Mechtler  | 90  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mek-Tek Motorsports  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 2  | 5  | 8
22  | Scott Jacob  | 50 & 51  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Falken Tyres  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3.5  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | 7.5
23  | Craig Dontas  | 85  | HSV VTII GTS | Craig Dontas  | 6  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7
Brian Carr  | 888  | Ford Mustang Cobra RA | Budweiser  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7  | 7
25  | Craig Baird | 9  | Ford Mustang Cobra RA | Budweiser  | \-  | \-  | 5  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5
Don Pulver  | 96  | Nissan 200SX Spec R | Advanced Power  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 5  | 5
27  | Trevor Sheumack  | 43  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Where Is Navigation  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
Grant Kenny | 50  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Falken Tyres  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 2

Note: Only half points were awarded for Race 2 of Round 4 at Queensland Raceway as the race was red flagged.

### Drivers Class Championships[edit]

Position  | Driver[7] | No.[6] | Car[6] | Entrant[6] | Total[7]

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1  | Brett Peters  | 26  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Brett Peters  | 143
2  | Wayne Boatwright  | 60  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Wayne Boatwright  | 115.5
3  | Phillip Polities  | 47  | HSV VX GTS | Crystal IT / Diamond Age Int.  | 94
4  | Graham Alexander  | 57  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Graham Alexander  | 88.5
5  | John Bowe | 9  | Ford Mustang Cobra RA | Budweiser  | 84
6  | Mark King  | 1  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mark King  | 77
7  | Ed Aitken  | 8  | HSV VX GTS | Ed Aitken  | 64
8  | Garry Deane  | 91  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Jim McKnoulty  | 56
9  | Peter Floyd  | 300  | HSV VX GTS | Floyd Motorsport  | 54
10  | Bob Hughes  | 15  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V,
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Bob Hughes  | 43
11  | Phil Kirkham  | 71  | Mazda RX-7 | Maz Motor Wreckers  | 26
| Bob Pearson  | 39  | Mazda RX-7 | Pro-Duct Motorsport Pty Ltd  | 25
13  | Michael Brock  | 88  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Brock Partners Real Estate  | 25
14  | Steve Knight  | 23  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Steve Knight Racing  | 17
15  | Peter Roma  | 30  | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Roma Motorsport  | 16
16  | Barry Morcom  | 11  | HSV VX GTS | Barry Morcom  | 10
17  | David Wood  | 16  | Honda S2000 | Robert Lane / Kleenduct  | 13.5
18  | Scott Anderson  | 59  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Altiris Software  | 12
19  | Shane Jenner  | 31  | Nissan 200SX Spec R | Komatsu Racing  | 8
| Dennis Gilbert  | 38  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Gilbert Racing  | 8
| Anton Mechtler  | 90  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mek-Tek Motorsports  | 8
22  | Scott Jacob  | 50 & 51  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Falken Tyres  | 7.5
23  | Craig Dontas  | 85  | HSV VTII GTS | Craig Dontas  | 7
| Brian Carr  | 888  | Ford Mustang Cobra RA | Budweiser  | 7
25  | Craig Baird  | 9  | Ford Mustang Cobra RA | Budweiser  | 5
| Don Pulver  | 96  | Nissan 200SX Spec R | Advanced Power  | 5
27  | Trevor Sheumack  | 43  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Where Is Navigation  | 2
| Grant Kenny  | 50  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Falken Tyres  | 2
| Class B : Sports Touring Cars  |  |  |  |
1  | Nathan Pilkington  | 77  | Mitsubishi FTO | Nathan Pilkington  | 172
2  | Nathan Thomas  | 37  | Honda Integra Type-R | Nathan Thomas  | 131
3  | Tim Leahey  | 35  | Volkswagen Beetle RSi | Volkswagen  | 118.5
4  | Anthony Robson  | 49  | Toyota MR2,
Toyota Celica | Osborne Motorsport  | 117
5  | David Ratcliff  | 6  | Toyota Celica | Nepean EFI  | 102
6  | Colin Osborne  | 13  | Toyota Celica | Osborne Motorsport  | 59
7  | Wayne Russell  | 27  | BMW 323i | Wayne Russell  | 47
8  | Allan Shephard  | 44  | Honda Integra Type-R | Tyrepoint  | 43
9  | Sue Hughes  | 32  | BMW 323i | Sue Hughes  | 37.5
10  | Peter Boylan  | 7  | BMW 325i | Peter Boylan  | 32
11  | Matt Coleman  | 53  | Volkswagen Beetle RSi | Volkswagen  | 31
12  | Stuart McColl  | 53  | Volkswagen Beetle RSi | Volkswagen  | 25
13  | Len Cave  | 27
66  | BMW 323i
Honda Integra Type-R | Wayne Russell
Just Cuts  | 24
14  | Marcus La Delle  | 44  | Honda Integra Type-R | Thrifty Car Rentals  | 16
15  | Peter McKay  | 55  | Volkswagen Beetle RSi | Volkswagen  | 10
16  | John Cowley  | 2  | Honda Integra Type-R | John Cowley  | 8
17  | Paul Gover  | 55  | Volkswagen Beetle RSi | Volkswagen  | 6
18  | Klark Quinn  | 27  | BMW 323i | Go Karts Go Australia  | 5
19  | Greg McPherson  | 40  | Honda Integra Type-R | Coads Pty Ltd  | 1
| Class C : V8 Touring Cars  |  |  |  |
1  | Scott Loadsman  | 62  | Holden VT Commodore SS
Holden VX Commodore SS | Scott Loadsman  | 186
2  | John McIlroy  | 95  | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 | Southern Rural Ford Dealer  | 171
3  | Brian Carr  | 64  | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 | Brian Carr  | 170
4  | Richard Winston  | 24  | Holden VT Commodore SS | Richard Winston  | 106
5  | Kent Youlden  | 69  | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 | Coffey Ford  | 31
6  | James Phillip  | 69  | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 | James Phillip  | 20
| Class D : 6 Cylinder Touring Cars  |  |  |  |
1  | Daryl Coon  | 70  | Ford AU Falcon XR6 | Peter Warren Ford  | 197
2  | Alan Holgersson  | 79  | Toyota Camry CSi | Bill Buckle Toyota  | 190
3  | Robert Chadwick  | 20  | Mitsubishi TJ Magna Sports | Mitsubishi Electric  | 183
| Class E : 4 Cylinder Touring Cars  |  |  |  |
1  | Luke Youlden  | 76  | Holden Astra SRi | Luke Youlden  | 151
2  | David Russell  | 68  | Proton Satria GTi | Proton / Mycar  | 147
3  | Martin Doxey  | 17  | Holden Vectra GL | Bilstein Shock Absorbers  | 127
4  | Ben Driscoll  | 97  | Holden Vectra GL | Bendix Mintex  | 125
5  | Rick Bates  | 22  | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Rick Bates  | 90
6  | Megan Kirkham  | 54  | Mazda MX-5 | Phil Kirkham  | 61
7  | Nigel Williams  | 67  | Proton Satria GTi | Proton / Mycar  | 60
8  | Carol Jackson  | 10  | Honda Civic VTi-R | Carol Jackson  | 34
9  | Kosi Kalaitzidis  | 21  | Proton Satria GTi | Kosi Kalaitzidis  | 30
10  | Jim McKinnon  | 75  | Holden Astra SRi |  | 22
11  | Rod Wilson  | 21  | Proton Satria GTi | Kosi Kalaitzidis  | 20
12  | Kimon Papagoarge  | 21  | Proton Satria GTi | Kosi Kalaitzidis  | 14

### Manufacturers Award[edit]

Position  | Manufacturer[8] | Points[8]

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1  | Holden | 950.5
2  | Ford | 685.0
3  | Mitsubishi | 621.5
4  | Toyota | 468.0
5  | Subaru | 342.0
6  | Proton | 271.0
7  | Honda | 261.0
8  | Volkswagen | 189.5
9  | BMW | 129.5
10  | Mazda | 129.0
11  | Daihatsu | 90.0
12  | Nissan | 13.0

Note: Points awarded to Holden included points scored by HSV vehicles.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Australian Title Conditions, 2001 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7–11
2. ^ Records, Titles and awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
3. ^ a b c d e f PROCAR tables Retrieved from replay.web.archive.org on 3 May 2011
4. ^ 2001 CHAMPIONS & AWARD WINNERS Retrieved on 3 May 2011
5. ^ a b 2001 SEASON Retrieved from replay.web.archive.org on 3 May 2011
6. ^ a b c d e f g h Natsoft Race Results Archive - 2001 Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 3 May 2011
7. ^ a b Drivers Points (Class) at www.procar.com.au - Retrieved November 2001 - URL no longer valid
8. ^ a b Outright Manufacturers Points at www.procar.com.au - Retrieved November 2001 - URL no longer valid