The 1992 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] The title, which was the sixth Australian Production Car Championship[2] was contested over an eight-round series with one race per round.[3]
Calendar
edit- Round 1, Sandown, Victoria, 8 March
- Round 2, Winton, Victoria, 5 April
- Round 3, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 26 April
- Round 4, Mallala, South Australia, 31 May
- Round 5, Oran Park, New South Wales, 21 June
- Round 6, Lakeside, Queensland, 5 July
- Round 7, Eastern Creek, New South Wales, 2 August
- Round 8, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales, 3 October[4]
Points system
editOutright championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each round. Each driver could only retain his/her best seven round results. Class points for drivers of Under 2000cc Front Wheel Drive class cars were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six class finishers at each round.[1]
Results
edit| Position[3] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Lewis | 27 11 |
Holden VP Commodore SS | Terry Lewis | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 20 | (6) | 104 |
| 2 | Terry Bosnjak | 41 | Holden VP Commodore SS | Caltex CXT Race Team | 8 | 15 | - | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 95 |
| 3 | Mal Rose | 44 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EB2 Falcon SS |
Mal Rose | - | 6 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 93 |
| 4 | Tony Scott | 6 | Holden VP Commodore SS | Bridgestone Australia | - | 20 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 82 |
| 5 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Holden VP Commodore SS | Goodyear Tyres | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | (8) | 10 | 12 | 10 | 81 |
| 6 | Ken Douglas | 10 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EB2 Falcon SS |
Robinson Racing Developments | 10 | 8 | 10 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 15 | 57 |
| 7 | Kent Youlden | 1 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EB2 Falcon SS |
Kent Youlden | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 42 |
| 8 | Ian Palmer | 7 | Holden VP Commodore SS | Palmer Tube Mills | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Murray Carter | 18 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Murray Carter | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| 10 | Roland Hill | 5 | Holden VP Commodore SS | Goodyear Australia | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| 11 | Jim Zerefos | 2 | Ford EA Falcon | Goodyear | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 12 | Don Watson | 15 | Holden VN Commodore Holden VP Commodore SS |
Don Eatson Pty Ltd | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Danny Bogut | 21 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Danny Bogut | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 14 | Geoff Forshaw | 43 | Ford Laser TX3 | Mountain Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 15 | Phil Alexander | 35 | Toyota Corolla | Phil Alexander | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 16 | Peter Vorst | Ford EA Falcon | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Robert Ogilvie | 4 | Holden VP Commodore SS | Falken Tyres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Under 2000cc Front Wheel Drive Class | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Murray Carter | 18 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Murray Carter | 9 | 6 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 60 |
| 2 | Danny Bogut | 21 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Danny Bogut | - | 3 | 9 | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 22 |
| 3 | Phil Alexander | 35 | Toyota Corolla | Phil Alexander | 4 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Geoff Forshaw | 43 | Ford Laser TX3 | Mountain Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Colin Osborne | 50 13 |
Toyota Corolla | Colin Osborne | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | 14 |
| 6 | Chris Kousparis | Toyota Corolla | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | ||
| 7 | Geoff Perry | Nissan Pintara | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| 8 | Glenn Jordan | Suzuki Swift GTi | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| 9 | Chris Symonds | Toyota Corolla | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| L King | Toyota Corolla | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |||
| Peter Mitchel | Toyota Corolla | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |||
| Mark Brame | Suzuki Swift | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| Gary Quartly | 31 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Gary Quartley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 14 | Craig Dare | Suzuki Swift | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Ian Sawtell | 71 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Ian Sawtell | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Andrew Hutchison | Suzuki Swift | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||
| Tony Regan | 20 | Toyota Corolla | Tony Regan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Tom Watkinson | 9 | Toyota Corolla | Tom Watkinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1992, pages 162-163
- ^ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 16 August 2009. Archived 2009-08-21.
- ^ a b Procar Series Points Tables Retrieved from webarchive.org on 16 August
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, pages 299-300
Further reading
edit- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, pages 168–185
- Official Programme, Mallala, 31 May 1992
- Official Programme, Mount Panorama, 4 October 1992, pages 108 & 109