2005 Australian Production Car Championship

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The 2005 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group 3E Series Production Cars. [1] It was organised by the Production Car Association of Australia [1] and was the 12th Australian Production Car Championship. [2] The title was won by Colin Osborne driving a Toyota Celica. [3]

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Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series with three races per round. [3] Race 1 at each round utilised a mass standing start and Races 2 and 3 at each round featured a handicap standing start. [1]

Round [3] Circuit [3] Date [3] Round winner [3] Car [4]
1 Wakefield Park 26-27 FebruaryDerek Hocking Holden VY Commodore SS
2 Mallala 16-17 AprilDerek Hocking * Holden VY Commodore SS
3 Queensland Raceway 2-3 June Drew Russell Honda S2000
4 Eastern Creek 23-24 JulyScott Anderson Holden VZ Commodore SS
5 Phillip Island 20-21 AugustColin Osborne Toyota Celica SX
6 Oran Park 17-18 SeptemberLeigh Mertens Proton Satria GTi
7 Eastern Creek 3-4 DecemberSteve Briffa Toyota Celica SX

Points system

Points for class and outright were awarded on race results as follows:

Position [1] 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th & other finishers
Points [1] 30252220181614121086421

In addition, the fastest competitor in each Class in Qualifying was awarded 3 points towards both class and outright. [1]

Race 1 at each round had points awarded for class titles only and Races 2 and 3 at each round had points awarded for both class and outright titles. [1]

Competitors registered as “Trophy” competitors are not eligible to score points in the championship. [1]

Championship results

PositionDriver [5] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [4] Points [5]
1Colin Osborne13 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport284
2 Drew Russell 28 Honda S2000 Go - Karts - Go 265
3Daniel Natoli21 Proton Satria GTi Graham Roylett204
4Leigh Mertens77 Proton Satria GTi C V G Gas204
5Allan Shephard27 Honda Integra Type R Thrifty Car Rentals194
6Trevor Keene31 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport192
7Scott Anderson19 Ford AUIII Falcon XR8
Holden VZ Commodore SS
Elf Oil146
8Nick Dunkley12 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo Dayco/ Ontrack Motorsport128
9John Houlder2 Ford BA Falcon XR8 In-Tune Motorsport126
10Lauren Gray15 Toyota Echo SportivoCar Feash/Flexi Quote/ Powcon111
11Steve Briffa72 Toyota Celica SX Thrifty Car Rentals107
12Dane Rudolph29 Citroen Xsara VTS Cuttaway Hill Wines99
13Veijo Phillips83 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo Hocking Racing Shop99
14David Ryan30 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo Shell / Thomson Ford84
15Derek Hocking62 Holden VY Commodore SS Redback58
16Michael Craig30 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo Shell / Thomson Ford44
17David Mertens71 Holden Vectra Quadrant / Bilstein31
18Martin Doxey17 Holden Astra M Doxey30
19Darren Best76 Ford Focus ST170 Darren Best28
20Shane Baker3 Proton Satria GTi Proton Cars Australia25
21Rick Bates42 Toyota Corolla Sportivo Wayne Russell22
Class A
1 Drew Russell 28 Honda S2000 Go - Karts - Go 477
2John Houlder2 Ford BA Falcon XR8 In-Tune Motorsport300
3Nick Dunkley12 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo Dayco/ Ontrack Motorsport286
4Veijo Phillips83 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo Hocking Racing Shop279
5Scott Anderson19 Ford AUIII Falcon XR8
Holden VZ Commodore SS
Elf Oil275
6David Ryan30 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo Shell / Thomson Ford249
Class B
1Colin Osborne13 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport585
2Allan Shephard27 Honda Integra Type R Thrifty Car Rentals425
3Trevor Keene31 Toyota Celica SX Osborne Motorsport417
4Steve Briffa72 Toyota Celica SX Thrifty Car Rentals233
Class C
1Daniel Natoli21 Proton Satria GTi Graham Roylett565
2Leigh Mertens77 Proton Satria GTi C V G Gas451
3Lauren Gray15 Toyota Echo SportivoCar Feash/Flexi Quote/ Powcon418
4Dane Rudolph29 Citroen Xsara VTS Cuttaway Hill Wines299
5Darren Best76 Ford Focus ST170 Darren Best127
6David Mertens71 Holden Vectra Quadrant / Bilstein119

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sporting Regulations for the 2005 Australian Production Car Championship, www2.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 6 Grant Rowley, The Annual, Australian Motorsport Number 1/2005, pages 152-154
  4. 1 2 3 4 2005 Race Results Archive at www.natsoft.biz Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 July 2012
  5. 1 2 "Briffa's Round, Osborne's APCC Title, www.piarc.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org". Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2021-05-04.