1988 Australian Production Car Championship

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The 1988 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship [1] for Group 3E Series Production Cars. [2] It was the second Australian Production Car Championship and the first to be contested over a national series. [1] The championship was won by Gary Waldon, driving a Mazda RX-7. [3]

Contents

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with one race per round. [3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] StateDate [3]
1 Symmons Plains Tasmania 13 March
2 Winton Victoria 10 April
3 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 1 May
4 Amaroo Park New South Wales 15 May
5 Lakeside Queensland 24 July
6 Oran Park New South Wales 28 August
7 Sandown Park Victoria 11 September
8 Calder Victoria 9 October

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each round. [4] Each driver could only retain his/her best seven round results towards the championship points totals. [4]

Championship results

Position [4] Driver [4] No. [3] [5] Car [3] Entrant [5] SymWinAdeAmaLakOraSanCalTotal [4]
1Garry Waldon5 Mazda RX-7 Turbo Garry Waldon-2020202021520117
2Peter Fitzgerald3 & 1 Holden VL Commodore Turbo &
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 		Yokohama Tyres12151515(6)202015112
3Michael Preston11 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Michael Preston151212101215--76
4Mark Gibbs50 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Bridgestone (Aust)2010812158--73
5Ken Douglas41 Ford Laser TX3 Turbo &
Mazda RX-7 Turbo 		Douglas-Robinson Motorsport31--1012121250
6Allen Fender16 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Allen Fender--26368-25
7Richard Whyte8 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Richard Whyte--10----1020
8Tony Scott6 Mitsubishi Starion Tony Scott----810--18
9John Bourke77 Toyota Supra Brian Hilton Toyota48-32---17
10Malcolm Stenniken45 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Malcolm Stenniken10-----6-16
 Roland Hill25 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Roland Hill26-8----16
12Ian Green36 Mazda RX-7 Turbo  -----310-13
 Jim Zerefos4 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Jim Zerefos823-----13
14John Phillips55 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Starion Enterprises-462----12
 Terry Skene20 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Terry Skene--4-44--12
16David James13 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Caltex AFM6-----2311
17Brad Jones2 Mitsubishi Starion BF Goodrich / Kim Jones-----1-89
18Paul Watson  Holden VL Commodore Turbo  ------347
19Matthew Springer28 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Matthew Springer----1-416
 John Suttor22 Holden VL Commodore Turbo John B Suttor-------66
21Chris Stott15 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Jim Zerefos Racing-31-----4
 Peter Dane  Holden VL Commodore Turbo  ---4----4
23John White3 Holden VL Commodore Turbo  -------22
24Terry Finnigan  Holden VL Commodore Turbo  ---1----1
 John Mott51 Holden VL Commodore Turbo John Mott------1-1
 Greg Crick3 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Yokohama Tyres1-------1

Manufacturers Award

Position [3] Manufacturer [3] Car [3] Points [3]
1 Mazda Mazda RX-7 Turbo 63
2 Peugeot Peugeot 205 GTi 57
3 Suzuki Suzuki Swift GTi 49
4 Holden Holden VL Commodore Turbo 37

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  2. ↑ Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89 uses the term "Group E", whereas the 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport lists the category as "Group 3E Series Production Cars"
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Australian Motor Racing Year, 1988/89, pages 199-217 & pages 314-316
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Procar Series Points Tables Retrieved on 15 February 2012
  5. 1 2 Entry list, Australian Production Car Championship, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 1 May 1988, page 26

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