1989 Australian Production Car Championship

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The 1989 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Production Cars complying with Group 3E regulations. [1] These regulations were formulated by CAMS to facilitate the racing in Australia of mass-produced motor vehicles with minimal modifications. [2] The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.

Contents

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each round. Only the best seven round results were retained in determining each driver's points total. [1]

Results

Position [4] DriverNo.CarEntrantRd 1Rd 2 [lower-alpha 1] Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total
1Peter Fitzgerald3 Toyota Supra Turbo Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd15-201515202015120
2Ken Douglas10 Toyota Supra Turbo Douglas-Robinson Motorsport12(6)152010121520104
3Mark Gibbs8 Toyota Supra Turbo Michael Preston Racing20(10)12122010121298
4John Bourke2 Toyota Supra Turbo John Bourke Racing87.56101215-866.5
5Michael Preston6 Toyota Supra Turbo Michael Preston Racing10---48101042
6Ian Palmer7 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Palmer Promotions-510--33425
7Andrew Newton35 Honda CRX Andrew Newton-211324619
8Kent Youlden58 Ford Falcon EA S Kent Youlden--246-2216
9Richard Whyte Holden VL Commodore Turbo Richard Whyte---68---14
10Andrew Harris Mazda RX-7 Turbo Andrew Harris Constructions-----66-12
11Kevin Waldock41 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Blast Dynamics21.58-----11.5
12Allen Fender16 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Allen Fender--4--4--8
John Suttor Holden VL Commodore Turbo John Suttor---8----8
Roland HillHolden CommodoreRoland Hill------8-8
15Gary Waldon1 Mazda RX-7 Turbo Gary Waldon6-------6
Paul Fordham Holden VL Commodore Turbo
Holden VN Commodore SS
SAAS Steering Wheels4--2----6
Max Bonney86 Holden VL Commodore Turbo
Holden VN Commodore SS
Max Bonney3--3----6
Tony Farrell34 Honda CRX Tony Farrell--3----36
19Terry Skeene Holden VL Commodore Turbo Terry Skeene-4------4
20Alf Grant14 Mazda RX-7 Turbo Yokohama Tyres-3------3
21Tom Watkinson Suzuki Swift GTi Tom Watkinson-0.5--2---2.5
22Jim Keogh11 BMW 325iS Jim Keogh----1---1
Ian Green Mazda RX-7 Turbo Starion Enterprises-----1--1
Greg Crick Mazda RX-7 Turbo Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd1-------1
Ian Thompson63 Honda CRX Ian Thompson-1------1
Lou Renato40 Honda CRX Forte Lubrications Pty Ltd-------11

Notes

  1. Only half points were awarded at Round 2 due to the race distance being less than the prescribed minimum.

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References

  1. 1 2 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, pages 74-75
  2. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, page 235
  3. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, page 302
  4. Procar Tables Retrieved on 15 October 2008

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