The 2005 Biante Models Cars Historic Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group N cars. [1] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series. [1]
The series was open to:
The series was won by Brad Tilley driving a Ford XY Falcon. [3]
The series was contested over six rounds with each round contested over three races. [3]
| Round [3] | Circuit [3] [4] | State | Date [3] |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 17–20 March |
| 2 | Barbagallo Raceway, Wanneroo | Western Australia | 6–8 May |
| 3 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 8–10 July |
| 4 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 19–21 August |
| 5 | Mount Panorama, Bathurst | New South Wales | 6–9 October |
| 6 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 30 October |
Outright series points were awarded at each race on the following basis: [1]
| Pos. [1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Points [1] | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Class points were awarded at each race on the following basis: [1]
| Pos. [1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points [1] | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Outright | |||
| Position [3] | Driver [3] | Car [3] [4] | Points [3] |
| 1 | Bradley Tilley | Ford XY Falcon | 245 |
| 2 | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 220 |
| 3 | Christopher Stillwell | Ford Mustang | 183 |
| 4 | Trevor Talbot | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 146 |
| 5 | Jack Elsegood | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 145 |
| 6 | Paul Stubber | Chevrolet Camaro | 144 |
| 7 | Garry Treloar | Chevrolet Camaro | 143 |
| 8 | Alastair MacLean | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 112 |
| 9 | Alf Bargwanna | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 105 |
| 10 | Darren Davies | Holden Monaro | 99 |
| Group Nc A: Over 5101cc | |||
| 1 | Bradley Tilley | Ford XY Falcon | 95 |
| 2 | Steve Mason | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 77 |
| 3 | Christopher Stillwell | Ford Mustang | 61 |
| Group Nc B: 3501 - 5100cc | |||
| 1 | Tony Hunter | Holden HQ Monaro | 84 |
| 2 | Les Walmsley | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | 70 |
| 3 | Grahame Hill | Ford Mustang | 65 |
| Group Nc C: 3001 - 3500cc | |||
| 1 | Trevor Talbot | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 112 |
| 2 | Simon Phillips | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | 77 |
| 3 | Alastair MacLean | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 75 |
| Group Nc D: 2001 - 3000cc | |||
| 1 | Steve Land | Ford Capri | 61 |
| 2 | Harry Bargwanna | Ford Capri 3000 GT | 50 |
| 3 | Rory O'Neill | Porsche 911 | 26 |
| Group Nc E: 1501 - 2000cc | |||
| 1 | Alan Lewis | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | 51 |
| 2 | Wes Anderson | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 44 |
| 3 | John Kingcott | Ford Cortina GT Mark 2 | 42 |
| Group Nc F: 1101 - 1500 cc | |||
| 1 | Chris Dubois | Ford Escort 1300 GT | 52 |
| 2 | Benjamin Tebbutt | Morris Cooper S | 30 |
| 3 | Matt McGrath | Morris Cooper S | 27 |
| Group Nb A1: Over 4501cc | |||
| 1 | Roger Oliver | Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint | 132 |
| 2 | Bill Meeke | Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint | 48 |
| 3 | John Bryant | Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint | 23 |
| Group Nb A2: 3001 - 4500cc | |||
| 1 | Paul Zazryn | Jaguar Mark II | 27 |
| 2 | Cameron Tilley | Chrysler Valiant | 27 |
| 3 | Peter Graham | Jaguar Mark II | 9 |
| Group Nb B: 2601 - 3000cc | |||
| 1 | Richard Fairlam | Holden EH | 63 |
| 2 | Kev Moore | Holden EH | 18 |
| 3 | - | - | - |
| Group Nb E: 1301 - 1600cc | |||
| 1 | Scott Fleming | Ford Cortina Lotus | 59 |
| 2 | Darren Holliday | Ford Cortina GT | 44 |
| 3 | Stuart Barnes | Ford Cortina GT Mark I & Ford Cortina Lotus | 37 |
| Group Nb F: 1001 - 1300cc | |||
| 1 | Lance Stannard | Morris Cooper S | 63 |
| 2 | Hamish Rhodes | Morris Cooper S | 27 |
| 3 | David Wheatley | Morris Cooper S | 27 |
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