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.
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]
Position [4] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Rd 1 | Rd 2 [lower-alpha 1] | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
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1 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Toyota Supra Turbo | Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd | 15 | - | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 120 |
2 | Ken Douglas | 10 | Toyota Supra Turbo | Douglas-Robinson Motorsport | 12 | (6) | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 104 |
3 | Mark Gibbs | 8 | Toyota Supra Turbo | Michael Preston Racing | 20 | (10) | 12 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 98 |
4 | John Bourke | 2 | Toyota Supra Turbo | John Bourke Racing | 8 | 7.5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 15 | - | 8 | 66.5 |
5 | Michael Preston | 6 | Toyota Supra Turbo | Michael Preston Racing | 10 | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
6 | Ian Palmer | 7 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Palmer Promotions | - | 5 | 10 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
7 | Andrew Newton | 35 | Honda CRX | Andrew Newton | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
8 | Kent Youlden | 58 | Ford Falcon EA S | Kent Youlden | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | 16 |
9 | Richard Whyte | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Richard Whyte | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | 14 | |
10 | Andrew Harris | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | Andrew Harris Constructions | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | 12 | |
11 | Kevin Waldock | 41 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Blast Dynamics | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
12 | Allen Fender | 16 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Allen Fender | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 8 |
John Suttor | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | John Suttor | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | ||
Roland Hill | Holden Commodore | Roland Hill | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | ||
15 | Gary Waldon | 1 | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | Gary Waldon | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Paul Fordham | Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VN Commodore SS | SAAS Steering Wheels | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
Max Bonney | 86 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VN Commodore SS | Max Bonney | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
Tony Farrell | 34 | Honda CRX | Tony Farrell | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | |
19 | Terry Skeene | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Terry Skeene | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
20 | Alf Grant | 14 | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | Yokohama Tyres | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
21 | Tom Watkinson | Suzuki Swift GTi | Tom Watkinson | - | 0.5 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2.5 | |
22 | Jim Keogh | 11 | 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 Ltd | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Ian Thompson | 63 | Honda CRX | Ian Thompson | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Lou Renato | 40 | Honda CRX | Forte Lubrications Pty Ltd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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