2005 Australian Performance Car Championship

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The 2005 Australian Performance Car Championship was an Australian motor sport competition for Performance Cars. [1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship with GT Performance Racing Pty Ltd. appointed as the Category Manager. [1] It was the first time that the Australian Performance Car Championship name had been used, although similar titles had been run in the two previous years as the Australian GT Performance Car Championship. [2]

Contents

Peter Floyd won the championship by 39 points driving a HSV GTS. Garry Holt finished second with 2003 Australian GT Performance Car champion Mark King third.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series with three races per round. [3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] [4] State / TerritoryDate [3] Winning driver [3] Car [4]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 17–20 MarchChris Alajajian Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2 Wakefield Park Raceway New South Wales 13–15 MayMark King Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
3 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 27–29 MayPeter Floyd HSV VYII GTS 300
4 Hidden Valley Raceway Northern Territory 1–3 JulyGarry Holt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
5 Oran Park Motorsport Circuit New South Wales 12–14 AugustRic Shaw Mazda RX-7
6 Symmons Plains International Raceway Tasmania 11–13 NovemberSteve Cramp HSV GTS
7 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 25–27 NovemberBeric Lynton BMW M3 E46

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 first 21 classified finishers in each race. [1] An additional 3 points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time at each round. [1]

Results

Position [5] Driver [5] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [4] Points [5]
1Peter Floyd98 HSV VYII GTS 300 kW www.Kawasaki-fp.com / BP Ultimate445
2Garry Holt21 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Eastern Creek International Raceway406
3Mark King34 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII King Springs / Delphi362
4Beric Lynton23 BMW M3 E46 Bruce Lynton BMW321
5Barry Morcom11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Rondo Building Services288
6Steve Cramp19 HSV VX GTS
HSV VZ GTS 		CVW Engineering282
7John Falk87 FPV BA MkII GT Fibreglass International243
8Barrie Nesbitt5 HSV VY GTS
HSV Coupe GTO 		Donut King 226
9James Philip3 FPV BA MkII GT First Auto Parts Plus192
10Peter Boylan7 BMW M3 E46 Aussie Hire / DBA188
11 Chris Alajajian 22 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jack Hillermans Smash / Bilstein188
12Michael Brock88 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Coopers Pale Ale181
13Gary Young4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Readymix 169
14Ric Shaw35 Mazda RX-7 Ric Shaw Performance / Sennheise123
15Dean Lillie18 & 15 HSV VY GTS Wake-Up! Backpacker Hotel122
16Anthony Alford12 Nissan 200SX
HSV Coupe GTO 		Donut King116
17Graham Alexander57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Corio Auto Parts116
18Barry Sternbeck69 HSV VY GTS 300 kW Hanson / AVJennings 98
19Lynne Champion8 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Steve Knight96
20Mike Fitzgerald42 Nissan 350Z Aussie Hire86
21Bruce Williams16 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Bruce Williams Motorsport74
22Trevor Haines17 FPV BA MkII GT Team GT70
23Anton Mechtler9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mek-Tek Motorsport60
24Rod Dawson87 FPV BA MkII GT Fibreglass International44
25Trevor Sheumack300 HSV GTS www.Kawasaki-fp.com / BP Ultimate43
26Geoff Morgan41 BMW M3 E46 Aussie Hire / DBA / Somersets43
27Adam Beechey13 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King38
28Peter Leehmuis14 Nissan 200SX
HSV VY GTS 		Donut King Racing34
29Craig Dontas45 HSV VX GTS 300 kW CSA Alloy Wheels/Straightline28
30Mark Cohen44 HSV VY GTS MGC Racing22
31Stephen Hoinville60 FPV BA F6 Typhoon Robinson Racing / Snickers21
32Andrew Taplin6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Andrew Taplin19
33John McIlroy60 FPV BA F6 Typhoon Ford Dealers16
34John Woodberry57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Corio Auto Parts10
35Dennis Cribbin41 BMW M3 E46 Aussie Hire / DBA9
36Brett Youlden60 FPV BA F6 Typhoon  7
37Warren Millett18 HSV VX GTS 300 kW Wake-Up Backpacker Hotel2

Note: Race 1 of Round 7 at Phillip island was stopped following a first lap collision between championship leader Peter Floyd and his teammate Trevor Sheumack. [6] No points were awarded for this race and the points awarded for Race 2 and Race 3 were adjusted to compensate. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CAMS Bulletin B05/029 of 11 March 2005, 2005 Australian Performance Car Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Grant Rowley, Performing Live, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 1 / 2005, pages 116-120
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Natsoft Race Results Archive 2005, www.natsoft.biz, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. 1 2 3 Points at www.performanceracing.net.au Retrieved from web.archive.org on 29 December 2010
  6. 1 2 Heavy Crash Leaves Floyd in Championship Race Against Time, 26 November 2005, www.performanceracing.net.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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