2005 Australian Production Car Championship
The 2005 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] It was organised by the Production Car Association of Australia[1] and was the 12th Australian Production Car Championship.[2] The title was won by Colin Osborne driving a Toyota Celica.[3]
Race calendar[edit]
The championship was contested over a seven round series with three races per round.[3] Race 1 at each round utilised a mass standing start and Races 2 and 3 at each round featured a handicap standing start.[1]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3] | Date[3] | Round winner[3] | Car[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield Park | 26-27 February | Derek Hocking | Holden VY Commodore SS |
| 2 | Mallala | 16-17 April | Derek Hocking * | Holden VY Commodore SS |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | 2-3 June | Drew Russell | Honda S2000 |
| 4 | Eastern Creek | 23-24 July | Scott Anderson | Holden VZ Commodore SS |
| 5 | Phillip Island | 20-21 August | Colin Osborne | Toyota Celica SX |
| 6 | Oran Park | 17-18 September | Leigh Mertens | Proton Satria GTi |
| 7 | Eastern Creek | 3-4 December | Steve Briffa | Toyota Celica SX |
- Note: Hocking was subsequently disqualified from Round 2 due to illegally modified suspension components
Points system[edit]
Points for class and outright were awarded on race results as follows:
| Position[1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th & other finishers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points[1] | 30 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
In addition, the fastest competitor in each Class in Qualifying was awarded 3 points towards both class and outright.[1]
Race 1 at each round had points awarded for class titles only and Races 2 and 3 at each round had points awarded for both class and outright titles.[1]
Competitors registered as “Trophy” competitors are not eligible to score points in the championship.[1]
Championship results[edit]
| Position | Driver[5] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Points[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 284 |
| 2 | Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Go - Karts - Go | 265 |
| 3 | Daniel Natoli | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Graham Roylett | 204 |
| 4 | Leigh Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | C V G Gas | 204 |
| 5 | Allan Shephard | 27 | Honda Integra Type R | Thrifty Car Rentals | 194 |
| 6 | Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 192 |
| 7 | Scott Anderson | 19 | Ford AUIII Falcon XR8 Holden VZ Commodore SS |
Elf Oil | 146 |
| 8 | Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco/ Ontrack Motorsport | 128 |
| 9 | John Houlder | 2 | Ford BA Falcon XR8 | In-Tune Motorsport | 126 |
| 10 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Car Feash/Flexi Quote/ Powcon | 111 |
| 11 | Steve Briffa | 72 | Toyota Celica SX | Thrifty Car Rentals | 107 |
| 12 | Dane Rudolph | 29 | Citroen Xsara VTS | Cuttaway Hill Wines | 99 |
| 13 | Veijo Phillips | 83 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Hocking Racing Shop | 99 |
| 14 | David Ryan | 30 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Thomson Ford | 84 |
| 15 | Derek Hocking | 62 | Holden VY Commodore SS | Redback | 58 |
| 16 | Michael Craig | 30 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Thomson Ford | 44 |
| 17 | David Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra | Quadrant / Bilstein | 31 |
| 18 | Martin Doxey | 17 | Holden Astra | M Doxey | 30 |
| 19 | Darren Best | 76 | Ford Focus ST170 | Darren Best | 28 |
| 20 | Shane Baker | 3 | Proton Satria GTi | Proton Cars Australia | 25 |
| 21 | Rick Bates | 42 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Wayne Russell | 22 |
| Class A | |||||
| 1 | Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Go - Karts - Go | 477 |
| 2 | John Houlder | 2 | Ford BA Falcon XR8 | In-Tune Motorsport | 300 |
| 3 | Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco/ Ontrack Motorsport | 286 |
| 4 | Veijo Phillips | 83 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Hocking Racing Shop | 279 |
| 5 | Scott Anderson | 19 | Ford AUIII Falcon XR8 Holden VZ Commodore SS |
Elf Oil | 275 |
| 6 | David Ryan | 30 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Thomson Ford | 249 |
| Class B | |||||
| 1 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 585 |
| 2 | Allan Shephard | 27 | Honda Integra Type R | Thrifty Car Rentals | 425 |
| 3 | Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 417 |
| 4 | Steve Briffa | 72 | Toyota Celica SX | Thrifty Car Rentals | 233 |
| Class C | |||||
| 1 | Daniel Natoli | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Graham Roylett | 565 |
| 2 | Leigh Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | C V G Gas | 451 |
| 3 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Car Feash/Flexi Quote/ Powcon | 418 |
| 4 | Dane Rudolph | 29 | Citroen Xsara VTS | Cuttaway Hill Wines | 299 |
| 5 | Darren Best | 76 | Ford Focus ST170 | Darren Best | 127 |
| 6 | David Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra | Quadrant / Bilstein | 119 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sporting Regulations for the 2005 Australian Production Car Championship, www2.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- ^ a b c d e f Grant Rowley, The Annual, Australian Motorsport Number 1/2005, pages 152-154
- ^ a b c d 2005 Race Results Archive at www.natsoft.biz Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 July 2012
- ^ a b "Briffa's Round, Osborne's APCC Title, www.piarc.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2021-05-04.