The 1998 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title [1] for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars. The championship, which was promoted by Procar Australia, was the third Australian GT Production Car Championship. [2]
The title was contested over an eight round series [3] with two races per round. [4]
Round | Circuit | State | Date |
1 | Calder Park | Victoria | 5 April |
2 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 26 April |
3 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 17 May |
4 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 7 June |
5 | Lakeside | Queensland | 28 June |
6 | Mallala | South Australia | 19 July |
7 | Winton | Victoria | 9 August |
8 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 30 August |
The final round had been scheduled to be run at Amaroo Park on 30 August but was moved to Oran Park on the same date.
Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten classified finishers in each race. A bonus point was awarded to the driver setting pole position at each round.
Points for the five class titles were awarded on a similar basis but with no bonus point for pole position.
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total [3] |
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1 | Domenic Beninca | 52 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Beninca Motors | 31 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 29 | 186 |
2 | Peter Fitzgerald | 1 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Falken Tyres | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 172 |
3 | Gary Waldon | 5 | Dodge Viper GTS | Gary Waldon Racing | 13 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 27 | - | - | - | 123 |
4 | Rodney Forbes | 85 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Bob Forbes Corporation Pty Ltd | - | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 115 |
5 | John Bowe | 27 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 24 | 20 | - | - | 29 | - | 25 | 15 | 113 |
6 | Paul Stokell | 50 | Lotus Elise Sport | Monarch Motor Imports Pty Ltd | 8 | 4 | 10 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 14 | 60 |
7 | Ross Almond | 26 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V | Ross Almond | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 39 |
8 | Alfredo Costanzo | 3 | Maserati Ghibli Cup | House of Maserati | 16 | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 9 | - | 37 |
9 | Neil Crompton | 27 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | Ross Palmer Motorsport | - | - | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 29 |
10 | Terry Bosnjak | 12 | Mazda RX-7 SP | Terry Bosnjak | - | - | - | - | 12 | 16 | - | - | 28 |
11 | Dean Canto | 44 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Edge Motor Sport | - | - | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 |
12 | Chris Kousparis | 6 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Nepean EFI | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
13 | Murray Carter | 18 | Nissan 200SX Turbo | Murray Carter | 2 | 3 | - | 7 | - | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
14 | Ross Halliday | 17 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V | Ross Almond | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 11 | 21 |
15 | Peter McKay | 3 | Maserati Ghibli Cup | House of Maserati | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 |
16 | Chris Smith | 30 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | C Smith | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
17 | Ed Aitken | 8 | Porsche 911 RSCS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
18 | John Bourke | 9 | Toyota Supra RZ | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
Peter Boylan | 7 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Peter Boylan | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | |
20 | John Trimbole | 47 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III | Daily Planet | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
21 | Bob Thorn | 64 | Toyota Supra RZ | Supercheap Auto Racing | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Michael Simpson | 32 | BMW 323i | Bruce Lynton | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 5 | |
23 | Craig Dean | 41 | Toyota Soarer Turbo | Crossover Car Conversions | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
24 | John Cowley | 2 | HSV VS GTS-R | John Cowley | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
25 | Marcus Marshall | 24 | Nissan 300ZX | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Mark King | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
Luke Searle | 15 | BMW 323i | Roadchill Express | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Total [5] |
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Class A : Super Cars | |||||
1 | Domenic Beninca | 52 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Beninca Motors | 181 |
2 | Peter Fitzgerald | 1 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Falken Tyres | 171 |
3 | Gary Waldon | 5 | Dodge Viper GTS | Gary Waldon Racing | 121 |
4 | Rodney Forbes | 85 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Bob Forbes Corporation Pty Ltd | 114 |
5 | John Bowe | 27 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 107 |
6 | Paul Stokell | 50 | Lotus Elise Sport | Monarch Motor Imports Pty Ltd | 60 |
7 | Ross Almond | 26 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V | Ross Almond | 42 |
8 | Alfredo Costanzo | 3 | Maserati Ghibli Cup | House of Maserati | 40 |
9 | Neil Crompton | 27 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 30 |
10 | Terry Bosnjak | 12 | Mazda RX-7 SP | Terry Bosnjak | 28 |
11 | Craig Dean | 41 | Toyota Soarer Turbo | Crossover Car Conversions | 25 |
12 | Ross Halliday | 17 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V | Ross Almond | 21 |
13 | Peter McKay | 3 | Maserati Ghibli Cup | House of Maserati | 14 |
14 | Bob Thorn | 64 | Toyota Supra RZ | Supercheap Auto Racing | 12 |
15 | Chris Smith | 30 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | C Smith | 10 |
16 | Ed Aitken | 8 | Porsche 911 RSCS | 9 | |
17 | John Bourke | 9 | Toyota Supra RZ | 8 | |
18 | Marcus Marshall | 24 | Nissan 300ZX | 1 | |
Class B : High Performance Cars | |||||
1 | Chris Kousparis | 6 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Nepean EFI | 169 |
2 | Murray Carter | 18 | Nissan 200SX Turbo | Murray Carter | 165 |
3 | Dean Canto | 44 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Edge Motor Sport | 161 |
4 | Peter Boylan | 7 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Peter Boylan | 109 |
5 | John Trimbole | 47 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III | Daily Planet | 54 |
6 | John Cowley | 2 | HSV VS GTS-R | John Cowley | 50 |
7 | Richard Davis | 25 | HSV VS GTS-R | Jayco Caravans | 47 |
8 | Mark King | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III | 18 | |
9 | Trevor Haines | 61 | Subaru Impreza WRX | 8 | |
Class C : Production Cars (Over 2500cc) | |||||
1 | David Ratcliff | 88 | Toyota Camry CSi | Phoenix Motorsport | 195 |
2 | Mark Cohen | 55 | Holden VS Commodore SS | Mark Cohen | 162 |
3 | Robert Chadwick | 20 | Mitsubishi TE Magna | Robert Chadwick | 146 |
4 | Jim Myhill | 21 | Mitsubishi TE Magna | Robert Chadwick | 82 |
5 | Steve Knight | 21 | Mitsubishi TE Magna | Robert Chadwick | 40 |
6 | John Wright | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 22 |
7 | Wayne Webster | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 22 |
8 | Guy Andrews | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 18 |
9 | Peter McKay | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 18 |
10 | Paula Elstrek | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 16 |
11 | Paul Gover | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 15 |
12 | Joshua Dowling | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 12 |
13 | Sam Newman | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 12 |
Class D : Production Cars (1851 - 2500cc) | |||||
1 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | 175 |
2 | Michael Simpson | 32 | BMW 323i | Bruce Lynton | 145 |
3 | Phil Kirkham | 71 | Mazda 626 | Rebound Clothing Company | 140 |
4 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | 134 |
5 | Luke Searle | 15 | BMW 323i | Roadchill Express | 117 |
6 | Clayton Haynes | 4 | Toyota MR2 GT | Hard Toys Racing | 52 |
7 | Carol Jackson | 10 | Honda Civic VTi-R | Pace Racing Pty Ltd | 37 |
8 | Allan Letcher | 33 | Honda Civic VTi-R | Burswood Motorsport | 23 |
9 | Peter Phelan | 16 | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 12 | |
Class E : Production Cars (0 - 1850cc) | |||||
1 | Nigel Stones | 42 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Nigel Stones | 229 |
2 | Aaron McGill | 75 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Aaron McGill | 163 |
3 | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 22 | Proton M21 Coupe | K Kalaitzidis | 92 |
4 | Danny Brian | 98 | Suzuki Swift GTi | P Steer | 68 |
5 | Darren Best | 78 | Hyundai Excel Sprint | D Best | 48 |
6 | Nigel Williams | 98 | Suzuki Swift GTi | 28 | |
7 | Jim Myhill | 97 | Ford Laser TX3 | 22 | |
8 | Clayton Haynes | 4 | Suzuki Swift GTi | 18 | |
9 | Don Pulver | 76 | Suzuki Swift GTi | 10 |
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