2003 Australian Production Car Championship

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[edit]

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]

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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[edit]

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

## Points system[edit]

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

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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 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[edit]

### Outright Drivers Championship[edit]

Position  | Driver[3] | No.[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[5] | Points[3]

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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[edit]

Position  | Driver[8] | No.[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[5] | Points[8]

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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
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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[edit]

Position  | Manufacturer[9] | Points[9]

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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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Image of Scott Loadsman (Holden Commodore VX) at Round 2 of the championship, procar.com.au via web.archive.org