2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship

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2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship

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The 2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for production based cars.[1] Procar Australia was appointed as the category manager for the championship, which was staged as part of the 2003 Procar Championship Series.[1] It was the inaugural Australian GT Performance Car Championship,[2] GT Performance Cars having previously competed in the Australian GT Production Car Championship as a separate class.[2]

The 2003 Drivers’ Championship was won by Mark King, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII and the Manufacturers’ Trophy was awarded to Mitsubishi.

## Calendar[edit]

The championship was contested over an eight round series.[3]

Round[3] | Circuit[3][4] | State  | Date[3]

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1  | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 22 & 23 March
2  | Symmons Plains International Raceway | Tasmania | 27 April
3  | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 1 June
4  | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 15 June
5  | Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit | New South Wales | 13 July
6  | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 10 August
7  | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 21 September
8  | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Queensland | 23 & 24 October

Rounds were contested over three races[3] except for the Oran Park round, which was contested over two races.[5]

## Points system[edit]

Points towards the Drivers Championship were awarded in each race as per the following table.[1]

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

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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 at each round.[1]

Points towards the Manufacturers' Trophy were awarded on the same scale as applied to the Drivers' Championship.[1]

## Results[edit]

### Drivers Championship[edit]

Position  | Driver[6] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Points[6]

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1  | Mark King  | 34  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Delphi / King Springs  | 350
2  | Wayne Boatwright  | 60  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Establishment Hotel Bilstien  | 311
3  | Garry Holt  | 2  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Nepean EFI  | 222
4  | Peter Floyd  | 300  | HSV VX GTS
HSV VY GTS  | Floyd Motorsport  | 219
5  | Justin Hemmes | 50  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Establishment Hotel Bilstien  | 206
6  | John Falk  | 87  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi
FTE TE50 | FRP Pools  | 200
7  | Steve Cramp  | 27  | BMW M Coupe | C.V.W Engineering/Scouts Aust  | 179
8  | Graham Alexander  | 57  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Corio Auto Parts Plus  | 177
9  | Barry Morcom  | 11  | HSV VX GTS | Rondo Building Services  | 162
10  | Bob Pearson  | 33  | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 | Pro-Duct Motorsport  | 158
11  | Ian Box  | 666  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | BT Lift Trucks  | 134
12  | Steve Knight  | 23  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Steve Knight  | 127
13  | Bob Hughes  | 15  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Bob Hughes Special Vehicles  | 114
14  | Gary Deane  | 91  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | G.P. Motorsport  | 98
15  | Peter Boylan  | 7  | BMW M3 E46 | Quirks Refrigeration  | 94
16  | Barrie Nesbitt  | 5  | HSV VY GTS | Mortgage House  | 73
17  | Robert Ogilvie  | 10  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Driving Force  | 72
18  | Beric Lynton  | 123  | BMW M3 E46 | Bruce Lynton BMW  | 55
19  | Ric Shaw  | 35  | Mazda RX-7 Series 6 | Ric Shaw Performance  | 53
20  | Aaron McGill  | 75  | Nissan 200SX GT | Dux Hot Water  | 52
21  | Paul Stokell | 21  | Volkswagen Golf R32 | Volkswagen Dealer Racing  | 42
22  | Mark Cohen  | 44  | HSV VX GTS | Mark Cohen  | 31
23  | Nathan Pilkington  | 77  | Nissan 350Z | Nathan Pilkington  | 27
24  | Michael Brock  | 88  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Michael Brock  | 23
25  | Anton Mechtler  | 9  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Mek Tek Motorsport  | 22
26  | Bruce Stewart  | 3  | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 | Pro-Duct Motorsport  | 16
27  | Mike Fitzgerald  | 42  | Nissan 200SX GT | Aussie Hire Building Equipment  | 15
28  | Jim Stewart  | 41  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Jim Stewart Racing  | 13
29  | Trevor Haines  | 17  | FTE TE50
FPV BA GT | FPV/Yamaha  | 12
30  | Kenny Habul  | 75  | BMW M Coupe | Go Karts Go  | 10
Ross Almond  | 6  | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Nepean EFI  | 10
32  | Dennis Gilbert  | 38  | HSV VY GTS | Castran Gilbert Pty Ltd  | 8
John Grounds  | 16  | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Donut King  | 8
34  | Anthony Alford  | 12  | Nissan 200SX GT | Donut King  | 7
35  | Stewart McColl  | 20  | Volkswagen Golf R32 | Volkswagen Dealers Australia  | 2
Warren Millet  | 18  | HSV VX GTS | Wake-Up  | 2

### Manufacturers’ Trophy[edit]

Position  | Manufacturer[7] | Points[7]

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1  | Mitsubishi | 1117
2  | Subaru | 831
3  | HSV | 495
4  | BMW | 338
5  | Mazda | 227
6  | Ford | 173
7  | Nissan | 108
8  | Volkswagen | 44

FTE and FPV models were considered to be Fords for the Manufacturers’ Trophy.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g Sporting & Technical Regulations for the 2003 Procar Champ Series, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
2. ^ a b Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
3. ^ a b c d e 2003 Season Events, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
4. ^ a b c d 2003 Race Result Archive, www.natsoft.biz, as archived at web.archive.org
5. ^ Another 1-2 Finish For Protecnica Racing, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
6. ^ a b Drivers Points For Season 2003, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
7. ^ a b Manufacturers Points For Season 2003, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

## External links[edit]

* Image of championship winner Mark King driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit in Round 1 of the championship, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org