2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship

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The 2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title, [1] organised by Procar Australia as part of the PROCAR Championship Series and open to high performance coupes and sedans, racing with minimal modifications. [2] It was the second running of the Australian GT Performance Car Championship. [1]

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During the running of the championship, PROCAR relinquished its Category Management rights back to the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. [3]

Justin Hemmes won the championship driving a Subaru Impreza WRX, defeating semi-factory Volkswagen Golf R32 driver Paul Stokell by 90 points. Mitsubishi Lancer driver Garry Holt was third.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series. [4]

Round [4] Circuit [4] StateDateFormat
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 20–21 March [5] Three races [5]
2 Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit New South Wales 18 April [6] Three races [6]
3 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victoria 14–16 May [7] Two races [7]
4 Winton Motor Raceway Victoria 20 June [8] Three races [8]
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 16–18 July [9] Two races [9]
6 Wakefield Park New South Wales 6–8 August [10] Three races [10]
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 17–19 September [11] Three races [11]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 30-24-20-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 21 classified finishers in each race [12] except for the two rounds run over two races, where the second race was worth double points. [13] An additional 3 points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time at each round. [12]

Results

PositionDriver [14] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [4] Points [14]
1 Justin Hemmes 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Merivale / Falken / Bilstein433
2 Paul Stokell 22 & 2 Volkswagen Golf R32 Volkswagen Group Australia343
3Garry Holt21 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Eastern Creek International Karting312
4Ric Shaw35 Mazda RX-7 Series 8
BMW M Coupe 		Ric Shaw Racing302
5Beric Lynton123 BMW E46 M3 Bruce Lynton BMW276
6Tim Leahey2 Volkswagen Golf R32 Volkswagen Group Australia260
7Gary Young4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Gary Young Racing250
8Peter Floyd300 HSV VY GTS kawasaki-fp.com233
9Steve Knight23 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 		Mitsubishi Electric217
10Mark King1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII King Springs / Delphi209
11Barry Morcom11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Nepean EFI205
12Steve Cramp19 HSV VX GTS CVW Engineering190
13Bob Hughes15 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Bob Hughes Special Vehicles167
14John Falk87 FTE AUIII TE50
FPV BA GT 		Team GT154
15Michael Brock88 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Coopers Pale Ale Racing148
16Ross Almond26 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Nepean EFI139
17Graham Alexander57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII AC DELCO132
18Ian Box666 Subaru Impreza WRX STi BT Lift Trucks109
19Grant Park55 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Merivale / Falken / Bilstein / JVC103
20Warren Millett301 HSV VY GTS Wake Up!101
21Anton Mechtler9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Anton Mechtler86
22Nathan Pilkington77
2		 Nissan 350Z
Volkswagen Golf R32 		Tempt Gourmet
Volkswagen Group Australia		76
23Peter Boylan7 BMW E46 M3 Quirk's Refrigeration70
24Bob Pearson33 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 PRO-DUCT Motorsport68
25Gary Jackson28 BMW E46 M3 Bruce Lynton BMW67
26Barrie Nesbitt5 HSV VY GTS Barrie Nesbitt60
27 Chris Alajajian 55 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Merivale / Falken / Bilstein / JVC Mobile Entertainment56
28Craig Dontas27
45		 BMW M Coupe
HSV VY GTS 		Jack Hillerman Smash Repairs
Brice Metals Youthworks		40
29Trevor Haines17 FPV BA GT Team GT38
30Mark Cohen44 HSV VY GTS Mark Cohen36
31Wayne Boatwright60 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Falken / Bilstein / JVC28
32Paul Mitolo63 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 Novatec Construction Systems24
33Trevor John6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Toshiba23
34Charlie Kovacs45 HSV VX GTS Charlie Kovacs23
35Don Pulvar96 Nissan 200SX GT Advanced Power21
36Mark Brame6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Toshiba13
37Dennis Gilbert38 HSV VY GTS Castran Gilbert / The Age12
38Hugh Harrison147 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Monza Motors11
39John Grounds16 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King5
40Richard Catchlove200 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King2

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Titles, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 30 September 2009
  2. ↑ Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, 17,18,19 September 2004, page 5
  3. ↑ CAMS ensures future success of championship activity, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2004 Events Calendar, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. 1 2 PCS (Rnd 1) - Clipsal 500, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. 1 2 PCS (Rnd 2) - Oran Park, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  7. 1 2 PCS (Rnd 3) - Sandown, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  8. 1 2 PCS (Rnd 4) - Winton, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  9. 1 2 PCS (Rnd 5) - Eastern Creek, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  10. 1 2 PCS (Rnd 6) - Wakefield Park, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  11. 1 2 PCS (Rnd 7) - Mallala, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  12. 1 2 CAMS Bulletin No B04/030 – 2004 PROCAR Championship Series Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  13. ↑ 2004 AGTPC Points for Round 3 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 22 September 2009
  14. 1 2 2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship Points Retrieved from web.archive.org on 22 September 2009
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