The 2008 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars. [1] The title was awarded in conjunction with the 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship [1] and was the 15th Australian Production Car Championship. [2]
The championship was won by Colin Osborne, driving a Toyota Celica.
The championship was contested over a four-round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. [1]
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Format |
| 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 14–15 June | Two races |
| 2 | Oran Park Raceway | New South Wales | 30–31 August | Three races |
| 3 | Symmons Plains International Raceway | Tasmania | 19–20 September | Three races |
| 4 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 29–30 November | Two races |
Cars competed in six classes: [1]
Points were awarded to registered drivers for class placings achieved at each race on varying scales depending on the number of competitors in each class at each round.
No points were awarded for outright race placings.
For Rounds 1 & 4, co-drivers, where nominated, were eligible to score points so long as they were registered for the Championship. [1]
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Class | Entrant | Phi. | Ora. | Sym. | San. | Total [3] [4] |
| 1 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica | D | Osborne Motorsport | 45 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 225 |
| 2 | George Miedecke | 7 | Hyundai Tiburon | D | Hyundai Motor Company | 45 | 70 | 50 | 48 | 213 |
| 3 | Lee Castle | 25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A | Wilson Bros Racing | 28 | 53 | 60 | 34 | 175 |
| 4 | Jake Camilleri | 36 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Grand Prix Mazda | 40 | 60 | 40 | 25 | 165 |
| 5 | Trevor Keene | 50 | Mini Cooper S | D | Midwest Multimedia | 12 | 36 | 57 | 47 | 152 |
| 6 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo | E | Powron / Car Fresh | 28 | 54 | 48 | 20 | 150 |
| 7 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | FPV BF GT | B | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 24 | 20 | 60 | 40 | 144 |
| 8 | Stuart Jones | 31 | Toyota Celica | D | Osborne Motorsport | 16 | 28 | 40 | 42 | 126 |
| 9 | Jamie Augustine | 40 | Hyundai Sonata | E | Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook | 40 | 48 | 0 | 34 | 122 |
| 10 | Des Wall | 43 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR | A | Easts Holiday Parks | 40 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 102 |
| 11 | Garry Holt | 20 | BMW 335i | B | Eastern Creek Karts / 2UE | 40 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 12 | Craig Hendrick | 72 | Toyota Celica | D | MAC Coatings | 32 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 13 | Steve Briffa | 8 | HSV E Series | B | McGrath Holden / Briffa Smash | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 70 |
| 14 | Barry Morcom | 11 | BMW 335i | B | Rondo Building Services | 14 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 15 | Andrew Miedecke | 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RS | A | Cerasport/ CMA Recycling | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 16 | John Bowe | 21 | FPV BF GT | B | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 24 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 64 |
| 17 | Brett Youlden | 40 | Hyundai Sonata | E | Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 54 |
| 18 | Trevor Symonds | 43 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR | A | Easts Holiday Parks | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 19 | Allan Shephard | 27 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 20 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore SS | C | Briffa Smash Repairs | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 21 | Michael Gray | 5 | Toyota Corolla | D | Powcon / Stuart Robson Wholesale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 22 | Bob Pearson | 38 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XIII | A | Pro Duct Motorsport | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| = | Jeremy Gray | 14 | Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo | C | JMG Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| = | Darren Gillis | 14 | Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo | C | JMG Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 25 | Bruce Tomlinson | 28 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| = | Richard Buttrose | 28 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 27 | Peter O'Donnell | 72 | Toyota Celica | D | MAC Coatings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 28 | Gerard Keogh | 32 | HSV E Series | B | Gerard Keogh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | Amber Anderson | 88 | Holden Vectra | E | Briffa Smash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 30 | Bob Brewer | 60 | Holden VY Commodore | C | Professional Traffic Solutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 31 | Brian Smallwood | 26 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A | Wilson Bros Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Class A: High Performance Vehicles All Wheel Drive (under $125k) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Castle | 25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A | Wilson Bros Racing | 28 | 53 | 60 | 34 | 175 |
| 2 | Des Wall | 43 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR | A | Easts Holiday Parks | 40 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 102 |
| 3 | Andrew Miedecke | 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RS | A | Cerasport/ CMA Recycling | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 4 | Trevor Symonds | 43 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR | A | Easts Holiday Parks | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 5 | Bob Pearson | 38 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | A | Pro Duct Motorsport | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | Brian Smallwood | 26 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A | Wilson Bros Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Class B: High Performance Vehicles Rear Wheel Drive (under $125k) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Chris Delfsma | 21 | FPV BF GT | B | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 24 | 20 | 60 | 40 | 144 |
| 2 | Garry Holt | 20 | BMW 335i | B | Eastern Creek Karts / 2UE | 40 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 3 | Steve Briffa | 8 | HSV E Series | B | McGrath Holden / Briffa Smash | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 70 |
| 4 | Barry Morcom | 11 | BMW 335i | B | Rondo Building Services | 14 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 5 | John Bowe | 21 | FPV BF GT | B | Century 21 Hazelbrook | 24 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 64 |
| 6 | Gerard Keogh | 32 | HSV E Series | B | Gerard Keogh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Class C: Hot Hatches and Sedans | ||||||||||
| 1 | Jake Camilleri | 36 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Grand Prix Mazda | 40 | 60 | 40 | 25 | 165 |
| 2 | Allan Shephard | 27 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 3 | Steve Briffa | 8 | Holden VZ Commodore SS | C | Briffa Smash Repairs | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Jeremy Gray | 14 | Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo | C | JMG Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 5 | Darren Gillis | 14 | Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo | C | JMG Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 6 | Bruce Tomlinson | 28 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 7 | Richard Buttrose | 28 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 8 | Bob Brewer | 60 | Holden VY Commodore | C | Professional Traffic Solutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Class D: Production Sports | ||||||||||
| 1 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica | D | Osborne Motorsport | 45 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 225 |
| 2 | George Miedecke | 7 | Hyundai Tiburon | D | Hyundai Motor Company | 45 | 70 | 50 | 48 | 213 |
| 3 | Trevor Keene | 50 | Mini Cooper S | D | Midwest Multimedia | 12 | 36 | 57 | 47 | 152 |
| 4 | Stuart Jones | 31 | Toyota Celica | D | Osborne Motorsport | 16 | 28 | 40 | 42 | 126 |
| 5 | Craig Hendrick | 72 | Toyota Celica | D | MAC Coatings | 32 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 6 | Michael Gray | 5 | Toyota Corolla | D | Powcon / Stuart Robson Wholesale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 7 | Peter O'Donnell | 72 | Toyota Celica | D | MAC Coatings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| Class E: Four Cylinder Sedans and Hatches | ||||||||||
| 1 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo | E | Powron / Car Fresh | 28 | 54 | 48 | 20 | 150 |
| 2 | Jamie Augustine | 40 | Hyundai Sonata | E | Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook | 40 | 48 | 0 | 34 | 122 |
| 3 | Brett Youlden | 40 | Hyundai Sonata | E | Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 54 |
| 4 | Amber Anderson | 88 | Holden Vectra | E | Briffa Smash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
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