2009 Australian Production Car Championship

The 2009 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] It was the 16th Australian Production Car Championship title to be awarded by CAMS. As well as claiming the Class A2 title, Garry Holt won the overall championship in his BMW 335i. Holt held off Class A1 champion Rod Salmon by just two points in the overall standings. Other class champions were Jake Camilleri in his Mazda 3 MPS (Class B) and Stuart Jones' Toyota Celica (Class C).

Calendar

The championship was contested concurrently with the 2009 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, over a five-round series.[1]

Rounds 1 to 4 each comprised three 20-minute races with one driver per car. Round 5 was staged as two x one hour races with one or two drivers per car. The third race of each three race round employed a handicap start.[1]

Class Structure

Cars competed in the following six classes:

  • Class A1 : High Performance (All Wheel Drive)
  • Class A2 : High Performance (Rear Wheel Drive)
  • Class B : Production (Sedan / Hatch)
  • Class C : Production Sport
  • Class D : Small Cars
  • Class E : Alternative Energy[1]

There were no entries for Class D or Class E

Points system

Two points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time for each class at each round. For races with standing starts, points were awarded to drivers based on their finishing positions within their class. For races with handicap starts, points were awarded to drivers based on their outright finishing positions. Points were awarded in each race of two race rounds on a 45-36-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3 basis with an additional point for each other finisher. Points were awarded in each race of three-race rounds on a 30-24-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis with an additional point for each other finisher.[1]

Results

Position Driver No. Car Class Entrant R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total[2]
1 Garry Holt 20 BMW 335i A2 Eastern Creek Int. Karting 82 80 72 68 53 355
2 Rod Salmon 10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 SWIRK.com 71 58 74 58 92 353
3 Lee Castle 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A1 Wilson Brothers Racing 78 36 90 74 60 338
4 Jake Camilleri 36 Mazda 3 MPS B Grand Prix Mazda 62 40 82 74 53 311
5 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota Celica C Osborne Motorsport 32 57 80 56 14 239
6 Stuart Jones 31 Toyota Celica C Osborne Motorsport 60 55 64 39 10 228
7 Steve Glenney 11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 Mt Vincent Racing Team – 86 – 80 – 166
8 Chris Delfsma 21 FPV BG GT A2 Century 21 Hazelbrook 50 28 36 42 – 156
9 Steve Briffa 8 HSV VE Clubsport R8 A2 Briffa Smash 58 46 – 48 – 152
10 Peter O'Donnell 28 BMW 130i B GWS Personnel 34 19 54 41 1 149
11 Ryan McLeod 46 & 20 Holden Astra & BMW 335i C & A2 Ryan McLeod & Eastern Creek Int. Karting – – – 86 51 137
12 Tim Sipp 23 HSV VE Clubsport R8 A2 GSK Group 20 – 58 54 – 132
13 Jeremy Gray 67 Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo B JMG Maint Super Hoist – 63 – 60 – 123
14 Bob Brewer 60 HSV VY GTS A2 Professional Traffic Solutions 58 – – 36 21 115
15 Gerard Keogh 32 HSV VE Clubsport R8 A2 GSK Group 22 – 46 27 – 95
16 Trevor Keene 50 Mini Cooper S C Midwest Multimedia – 39 – 42 9 90
17 Glyn Crimp 55 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 West Surfing Products 54 – – – 36 90
18 Damien White 10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 SWIRK.com – – – – 90 90
19 Martin Miller 5 HSV VZ Clubsport A2 Jost Australia 34 14 – 32 – 80
20 Alan Shephard 27 BMW 130i & Toyota Celica B & C GWS Personnel 39 – – 33 1 73
21 Ian Tulloch 11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1   – – – – 72 72
22 Jim Hunter 44 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A1 Johnson Window Films – 34 – 35 – 69
23 Mark King 35 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 Pro-Duct Motorsport – 64 – – – 64
24 Anthony Loscialpo 37 HSV VY GTS A2 Excelerate M'sport – 58 – – – 58
25 Jim Pollicina 7 HSV VY Clubsport R8 A2 Poll Performance – 52 – – – 52
26 Shaun Keogh 50 Mini Cooper S C Midwest Multimedia 52 – – – – 52
27 Matt Brady 6 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo B Graham Lusty Trailers 50 – – – – 50
28 Matt McGill 9 Ford AU Falcon XR8 & FPV BF GT B & A2 Auto-Motion Australia 37 – – – 12 49
29 David Ryan 30 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo B   – – 48 – – 48
30 Terry Conroy 22 Honda Integra Type S C Disc Brakes Australia – 39 – – – 39
31 Barrie Nesbitt 56 HSV GTS Coupe A2 Donut King Monaro Perf – 38 – – – 38
32 Peter Hill 62 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 Racing Incident – – – – 36 36
33 Eric Bana 62 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 Racing Incident – – – – 36 36
34 Bob Pearson 33 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 Pro-Duct Motorsport – – – 24 – 24
35 David Giugni 72 Toyota Celica C Ferguson Toyota – – – – 15 15
36 Geoff Kite 88 Holden VZ Commodore B G & K Refrigeration – – – – 12 12
37 Chris Tonna 99 FPV BF GT A2 Auto-Motion Australia – – – – 12 12
38 Kym De Britt 70 Holden Astra SRi C Infinity Wheels – – – – 6 6
39 Darren Best 76 Mitsubishi Evo A1 Best Lifestyle Units – – – – 2 2

Class results

Position Driver No. Car Class Entrant R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total Total[3]
Class A1: High Performance (All Wheel Drive)
1 Rod Salmon 10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 SWIRK.com 84 62 72 60 90 368
2 Lee Castle 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A1 Wilson Brothers Racing 84 38 90 78 60 350
3 Steve Glenney 11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 Mt Vincent Racing Team – 90 – 78 – 168
4 Glyn Crimp 55 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 West Surfing Products 60 – – – 45 105
5 Damien White 10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 SWIRK.com – – – – 90 90
6 Jim Hunter 44 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A1 Johnson Window Films – 34 – 52 – 86
7 Ian Tulloch 11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1   – – – – 72 72
8 Mark King 35 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1   – 68 – – – 68
9 Eric Bana 62 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 Racing Incident – – – – 45 45
10 Peter Hill 62 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 Racing Incident – – – – 45 45
11 Bob Pearson 33 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X A1 Pro-Duct Motorsport – – – 24 – 24
12 Darren Best 76 Mitsubishi Evo A1 Best Lifestyle Units – – – – 22 22
Class A2: High Performance (Rear Wheel Drive)
1 Garry Holt 20 BMW 335i A2 Eastern Creek Int. Karting 90 90 80 78 90 428
2 Chris Delfsma 21 FPV BG GT A2 Century 21 Hazelbrook 56 40 48 56 – 200
3 Steve Briffa 8 HSV Clubsport A2 Briffa Smash 64 56 – 62 – 182
4 Tim Sipp 23 HSV VE Clubsport R8 A2 GSK Group 20 – 74 54 – 148
5 Bob Brewer 60 HSV VY GTS A2 Professional Traffic Solutions 62 – – 36 36 134
6 Gerard Keogh 32 HSV VE Clubsport R8 A2 GSK Group 28 – 56 44 – 128
7 Martin Miller 5 HSV VZ Clubsport A2 Jost Australia 44 14 – 48 – 106
8 Ryan McLeod 20 BMW 335i A2 Eastern Creek Int. Karting – – – – 90 90
9 Anthony Loscialpo 37 HSV VY GTS A2 Excelerate M'sport – 68 – – – 68
10 Jim Pollicina 7 HSV A2 Poll Performance – 62 – – – 62
11 Barrie Nesbitt 56 HSV GTS Coupe A2 Donut King Monaro Perf – 48 – – – 48
12 Chris Tonna 99 FPV BF GT A2 Auto-Motion Australia – – – – 30 30
13 Matt McGill 99 FPV BF GT A2 Auto-Motion Australia – – – – 30 30
Class B: Production (Sedan / Hatch)
1 Jake Camilleri 36 Mazda 3 MPS B Grand Prix Mazda 60 54 90 90 90 384
2 Peter O'Donnell 28 BMW 130i B GWS Personnel 34 38 72 60 30 234
3 Jeremy Gray 67 Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo B JMG Maint Super Hoist – 78 – 72 – 150
4 Alan Shephard 27 BMW 130i B GWS Personnel 62 – – – 30 92
5 Matt Brady 6 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo B Graham Lusty Trailers 78 – – – – 78
6 Matt McGill 9 Ford AU Falcon XR8 B Auto-Motion Australia 56 – – – – 56
7 David Ryan 30 Ford BF Falcon XR6 Turbo B   – 68 – – – 68
8 Geoff Kite 88 Holden VZ Commodore B G & K Refrigeration – – – – 72 72
9 Nick Kjaer 27 BMW 130i B GWS Personnel 30 30 60
10 Bruce Tomlinson 27 BMW 130i B GWS Personnel – – – – 30 30
Class C: Production Sport
1 Stuart Jones 31 Toyota Celica C Osborne Motorsport 78 78 72 54 69 351
2 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota Celica C Osborne Motorsport 30 72 90 72 36 300
3 Trevor Keene 50 Mini Cooper S C Midwest Multimedia – 58 – 58 30 146
4 Ryan McLeod 46 Holden Astra C Ryan McLeod – – – 90 – 90
5 Shaun Keogh 50 BMW Cooper S C Midwest Multimedia 74 – – – – 74
6 Terry Conroy 22 Honda Integra Type S C Disc Brakes Australia – 68 – – – 68
7 Kym De Britt 70 Holden Astra SRi C Infinity Wheels – – – – 63 63
8 Alan Shephard 27 Toyota Celica C   – – – 50 – 50
9 David Giugni 72 Toyota Celica C Ferguson Toyota – – – – 45 45

References

  1. ^ a b c d e CAMS Bulletin B09/033 – 2009 Australian Manufacturers Championship & Australian Production Car Championship Sporting Regulations As archived at www.webcitation.org on 3 December 2009
  2. ^ 2009 Outright Drivers Points Retrieved from www.pcaa.com.au on 28 February 2010
  3. ^ 2009 Class Drivers Points Retrieved from www.pcaa.com.au on 28 February 2010