Английская Википедия:2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Motorsport season 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
The championship was contested over an eight round series.[3]
Round[3] | Circuit[3][4] | State | Date[3] |
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
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 |
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
Drivers Championship
Position | Driver[6] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Points[6] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Position | Manufacturer[7] | Points[7] |
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
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 Sporting & Technical Regulations for the 2003 Procar Champ Series, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 2003 Season Events, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 2003 Race Result Archive, www.natsoft.biz, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ Another 1-2 Finish For Protecnica Racing, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Drivers Points For Season 2003, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 Manufacturers Points For Season 2003, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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