2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship

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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]

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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] StateDate [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] 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
Points [1] 302016131110987654321

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

PositionDriver [6] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [4] Points [6]
1Mark King34 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Delphi / King Springs350
2Wayne Boatwright60 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Establishment Hotel Bilstien311
3Garry Holt2 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Nepean EFI222
4Peter Floyd300 HSV VX GTS
HSV VY GTS 		Floyd Motorsport219
5 Justin Hemmes 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Establishment Hotel Bilstien206
6John Falk87 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
FTE TE50 		FRP Pools200
7Steve Cramp27 BMW M Coupe C.V.W Engineering/Scouts Aust179
8Graham Alexander57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Corio Auto Parts Plus177
9Barry Morcom11 HSV VX GTS Rondo Building Services162
10Bob Pearson33 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 Pro-Duct Motorsport158
11Ian Box666 Subaru Impreza WRX STi BT Lift Trucks134
12Steve Knight23 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Steve Knight127
13Bob Hughes15 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Bob Hughes Special Vehicles114
14Gary Deane91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi G.P. Motorsport98
15Peter Boylan7 BMW M3 E46 Quirks Refrigeration94
16Barrie Nesbitt5 HSV VY GTS Mortgage House73
17Robert Ogilvie10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Driving Force72
18Beric Lynton123 BMW M3 E46 Bruce Lynton BMW55
19Ric Shaw35 Mazda RX-7 Series 6 Ric Shaw Performance53
20Aaron McGill75 Nissan 200SX GT Dux Hot Water52
21 Paul Stokell 21 Volkswagen Golf R32 Volkswagen Dealer Racing42
22Mark Cohen44 HSV VX GTS Mark Cohen31
23Nathan Pilkington77 Nissan 350Z Nathan Pilkington27
24Michael Brock88 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Michael Brock23
25Anton Mechtler9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mek Tek Motorsport22
26Bruce Stewart3 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 Pro-Duct Motorsport16
27Mike Fitzgerald42 Nissan 200SX GT Aussie Hire Building Equipment15
28Jim Stewart41 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jim Stewart Racing13
29Trevor Haines17 FTE TE50
FPV BA GT 		FPV/Yamaha12
30Kenny Habul75 BMW M Coupe Go Karts Go10
Ross Almond6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Nepean EFI10
32Dennis Gilbert38 HSV VY GTS Castran Gilbert Pty Ltd8
John Grounds16 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Donut King8
34Anthony Alford12 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King7
35Stewart McColl20 Volkswagen Golf R32 Volkswagen Dealers Australia2
Warren Millet18 HSV VX GTS Wake-Up2

Manufacturers’ Trophy

PositionManufacturer [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sporting & Technical Regulations for the 2003 Procar Champ Series, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. 1 2 Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 2003 Season Events, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. 1 2 3 4 2003 Race Result Archive, www.natsoft.biz, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ↑ Another 1-2 Finish For Protecnica Racing, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. 1 2 Drivers Points For Season 2003, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  7. 1 2 Manufacturers Points For Season 2003, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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