2017 Australian Production Car Series

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

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The series was contested over five rounds:[2]

Rd[2] | Circuit[2] | Date[1]

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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

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The series was won by Grant Sherrin and Iain Sherrin driving a BMW M4. The above image is from the 2018 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour Pos.[2] | Driver[2] | Car[3] | Points[2]

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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  | HSV VE GTS | 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  | Mazda 626 | 15
=  | Michael Hopp  | Suzuki Swift Sport | 15
=  | Philip Kirkham  | Mazda 626 | 15
40  | Michael James  | HSV VE GTS | 14
41  | Peter Sortwell  | Suzuki Swift Sport | 12
=  | Vince Ciallella  | HSV VE GTS | 12
42  | Nathan Stephens  | Nissan Pulsar SSS | 10
43  | Lindsay Kearns  | Ford Falcon | 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  | Suzuki Swift Sport | 3
=  | Ryan Suhle  | BMW 130i | 3
46  | Jonathan Bloxsom  | Holden Ute | 2
=  | Kyle Alford  | BMW 1M | 1

### Classes

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c "2017 Australian Production Car Series Sporting Regulations" (PDF). 2017-12-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2017 APC Series Outright Points & Class Points" (PDF). 2017-12-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
3. ^ a b racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2017 Retrieved 2 January 2018
4. ^ 2017 APC Cup Outright Points and Class Points, australianproductioncars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org