1988 Australian Production Car Championship
The 1988 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship[1] for Group 3E Series Production Cars.[2] It was the second Australian Production Car Championship and the first to be contested over a national series.[1] The championship was won by Gary Waldon, driving a Mazda RX-7.[3]
Calendar
[edit]The championship was contested over an eight-round series with one race per round.[3]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State | Date[3] |
| 1 | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 13 March |
| 2 | Winton | Victoria | 10 April |
| 3 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 1 May |
| 4 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 15 May |
| 5 | Lakeside | Queensland | 24 July |
| 6 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 28 August |
| 7 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 11 September |
| 8 | Calder | Victoria | 9 October |
Points system
[edit]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.[4] Each driver could only retain his/her best seven round results towards the championship points totals.[4]
Championship results
[edit]| Position[4] | Driver[4] | No.[3][5] | Car[3] | Entrant[5] | Sym | Win | Ade | Ama | Lak | Ora | San | Cal | Total[4] |
| 1 | Garry Waldon | 5 | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | Garry Waldon | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 117 |
| 2 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 & 1 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo & Mazda RX-7 Turbo |
Yokohama Tyres | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | (6) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 112 |
| 3 | Michael Preston | 11 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Michael Preston | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | - | - | 76 |
| 4 | Mark Gibbs | 50 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Bridgestone (Aust) | 20 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 8 | - | - | 73 |
| 5 | Ken Douglas | 41 | Ford Laser TX3 Turbo & Mazda RX-7 Turbo |
Douglas-Robinson Motorsport | 3 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Allen Fender | 16 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Allen Fender | - | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - | 25 |
| 7 | Richard Whyte | 8 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Richard Whyte | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | Tony Scott | 6 | Mitsubishi Starion | Tony Scott | - | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | - | - | 18 |
| 9 | John Bourke | 77 | Toyota Supra | Brian Hilton Toyota | 4 | 8 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 17 |
| 10 | Malcolm Stenniken | 45 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Malcolm Stenniken | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 16 |
| Roland Hill | 25 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Roland Hill | 2 | 6 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 16 | |
| 12 | Ian Green | 36 | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | - | 13 | |
| Jim Zerefos | 4 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Jim Zerefos | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
| 14 | John Phillips | 55 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Starion Enterprises | - | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Terry Skene | 20 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Terry Skene | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 12 | |
| 16 | David James | 13 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Caltex AFM | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | Brad Jones | 2 | Mitsubishi Starion | BF Goodrich / Kim Jones | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 9 |
| 18 | Paul Watson | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 19 | Matthew Springer | 28 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Matthew Springer | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| John Suttor | 22 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | John B Suttor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| 21 | Chris Stott | 15 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Jim Zerefos Racing | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Peter Dane | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |||
| 23 | John White | 3 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 24 | Terry Finnigan | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| John Mott | 51 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | John Mott | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Greg Crick | 3 | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | Yokohama Tyres | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Manufacturers Award
[edit]| Position[3] | Manufacturer[3] | Car[3] | Points[3] |
| 1 | Mazda | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | 63 |
| 2 | Peugeot | Peugeot 205 GTi | 57 |
| 3 | Suzuki | Suzuki Swift GTi | 49 |
| 4 | Holden | Holden VL Commodore Turbo | 37 |
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89 uses the term "Group E", whereas the 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport lists the category as "Group 3E Series Production Cars"
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Australian Motor Racing Year, 1988/89, pages 199-217 & pages 314-316
- ^ a b c d e Procar Series Points Tables Retrieved on 15 February 2012
- ^ a b Entry list, Australian Production Car Championship, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 1 May 1988, page 26