2017 Australian Production Car Series

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The 2017 Australian Production Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3E Series Production Cars. [1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Authorised Series with Ontic Sports Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. [1] It was the second Australian Production Car Series following the discontinuation of the Australian Production Car Championship at the end of 2015.

Contents

The series was won by Grant Sherrin & Iain Sherrin [2] driving a BMW M4. [3]

Schedule

The series was contested over five rounds: [2]

Rd [2] Circuit [2] Date [1]
1 Winton 9-11 June
2 Sydney Motorsport Park 7-9 July
3 Queensland Raceway 4-6 August
4 Phillip Island 8-10 September
5 Wakefield Park 18-19 November

Series standings

The series was won by Grant Sherrin and Iain Sherrin driving a BMW M4. The above image is from the 2018 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour Sherrin Sherrin M4 2018 B6HR.jpg
The series was won by Grant Sherrin and Iain Sherrin driving a BMW M4. The above image is from the 2018 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour
Pos. [2] Driver [2] Car [3] Points [2]
1Grant Sherrin BMW M4 409
=Iain Sherrin BMW M4 409
2Bob Pearson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS 367
3 Nathan Morcom Ford Focus RS 246
4Dimitri Agathos Subaru WRX STi 236
=Lachlan Gibbons Subaru WRX STi 236
5 Tyler Everingham Renault Megane RS265 223
6 Rick Bates Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS 205
7Colin Osborne Renault Megane RS265 195
8 Chaz Mostert Ford Focus RS 177
9Rod Salmon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS 176
10Hadrian Morrall Renault Megane RS265 140
11Blake Aubin Renault Clio 136
=Scott Gore BMW 135i 136
12Calum Jones Renault Megane RS265 134
13Chris Lillis HSV VE GTS 127
14Nathan Callaghan HSV VE GTS 115
15 Nathan Antunes Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 96
16Jason Walsh Suzuki Swift 81
17Kylie Aubin Renault Clio 80
= Will Brown Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS 80
18Troy Williams Holden Commodore SSV 77
19Beric Lynton BMW M1 75
=Timothy Leahey BMW M1 75
20Michael Sherrin BMW 135i 71
=Stephen Champion BMW 135i 71
21Gerry Burges Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 70
=Leigh Burges Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 70
22Keith Bensley BMW 135i 65
23Paul Currie Suzuki Swift 63
24Ellexandra Best Toyota Corolla 62
=Michael Gray Toyota Corolla 62
25 Garth Walden Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 60
=Indiran Padayachee Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG 60
=Mark Eddy Audi TT RS 60
26Michael Auld Holden VE Commodore SSV 56
=Richard Bloomfield Holden VE Commodore SSV 56
27Andrew Bollom Mazda RX-7 48
=Dominic Martens MINI Cooper S JCW 48
=James Keene MINI Cooper S JCW 48
=Ric Shaw Mazda RX-7 48
28Amy Griffith Toyota Echo 41
=Mark Griffith Toyota Echo 41
29Justin Anthony Mercedes-AMG C 63 39
=Karl Begg Mercedes-AMG C 63 39
30Andrew Turpie Toyota 86 GTS 38
=Grant Phillips Toyota 86 GTS 38
31Gerry Murphy BMW M3 E92 35
=Jim Pollicina BMW M3 E92 35
32Daniel Clift Holden VZ Commodore SS 32
=Wayne Clift Holden VZ Commodore SS 32
33Dean Potts HSV VY ClubSport 30
34Brianna Wilson Nissan Pulsar SSS 27
=Michael Almond Renault Megane RS265 27
35Katilyn Hawkins Suzuki Swift 21
=Michael Benton FPV GT 21
=Richard Luff Suzuki Swift 21
=Tony Hatton FPV GT 21
36Scott Turner BMW 130i 20
= Todd Hazelwood BMW 130i 20
37Gavin Driscoll Hyundai Getz 19
=James Goldsbrough Hyundai Getz 19
38Mark King Kia Proceed GT 18
39Declan Kirkham Mazda 626 15
=Michael Hopp Suzuki Swift Sport 15
=Philip Kirkham Mazda 626 15
40Michael James HSV VE GTS 14
41Peter Sortwell Suzuki Swift Sport 12
=Vince Ciallella HSV VE GTS 12
42Nathan Stephens Nissan Pulsar SSS 10
43Lindsay Kearns Ford Falcon 9
44Jeff Nielson Toyota 86 8
=Michael James Toyota 86 8
=Troy Rolley Toyota 86 8
45Christian Yates-Round BMW 130i 3
=Ryan Epa Suzuki Swift Sport 3
=Ryan Suhle BMW 130i 3
46Jonathan Bloxsom Holden Ute 2
=Kyle Alford BMW 1M 1

Classes

Class victories were awarded as follows:

Australian Production Car Cup

Outright victory in the Australian Production Car Cup was awarded to Grant Sherrin & Iain Sherrin. [4]


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References

  1. 1 2 3 "2017 Australian Production Car Series Sporting Regulations" (PDF). 2017-12-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "2017 APC Series Outright Points & Class Points" (PDF). 2017-12-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  3. 1 2 racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2017 Retrieved 2 January 2018
  4. 2017 APC Cup Outright Points and Class Points, australianproductioncars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org