2008 Australian Production Car Championship

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The 2008 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] The title was awarded in conjunction with the 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship[1] and was the 15th Australian Production Car Championship.[2]

The championship was won by Colin Osborne, driving a Toyota Celica.

Schedule[edit]

The championship was contested over a four-round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 2008 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.[1]

Round Circuit State Date Format
1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 14–15 June Two races
2 Oran Park Raceway New South Wales 30–31 August Three races
3 Symmons Plains International Raceway Tasmania 19–20 September Three races
4 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victoria 29–30 November Two races

Classes[edit]

Lee Castle placed third in the championship driving a Subaru Impreza WRX. (Image from non-championship race at Queensland Raceway in 2008.)

Cars competed in six classes:[1]

  • Class A: High Performance Vehicles All Wheel Drive (under $125k)
  • Class B: High Performance Vehicles Rear Wheel Drive (under $125k)
  • Class C: Hot Hatches and Sedans
  • Class D: Production Sports
  • Class E: Four Cylinder Sedans and Hatches
  • Class F: Eco Diesel/Hybrid (No Class F cars competed in the championship)

Points[edit]

Points were awarded to registered drivers for class placings achieved at each race on varying scales depending on the number of competitors in each class at each round.

  • Where six or more cars attempted to qualify for a class, championship points were awarded to registered drivers on a 30–25–22–20–18–16–14–12–10–8 basis for the first ten finishers in that class in each race.
  • Where four or five cars attempted to qualify for a class, championship points were awarded to registered drivers on a 25–20–16–12–10 basis for the first six finishers in the class in each race.
  • Where one, two or three cars attempted to qualify for a class, championship points were awarded to registered drivers on a 20–14–10 basis for the first three finishers in the class in each race.

No points were awarded for outright race placings.

For Rounds 1 & 4, co-drivers, where nominated, were eligible to score points so long as they were registered for the Championship.[1]

Results[edit]

Position Driver No. Car Class Entrant Phi. Ora. Sym. San. Total[3][4]
1 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota Celica D Osborne Motorsport 45 65 60 55 225
2 George Miedecke 7 Hyundai Tiburon D Hyundai Motor Company 45 70 50 48 213
3 Lee Castle 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A Wilson Bros Racing 28 53 60 34 175
4 Jake Camilleri 36 Mazda 3 MPS C Grand Prix Mazda 40 60 40 25 165
5 Trevor Keene 50 Mini Cooper S D Midwest Multimedia 12 36 57 47 152
6 Lauren Gray 15 Toyota Echo E Powron / Car Fresh 28 54 48 20 150
7 Chris Delfsma 21 FPV BF GT B Century 21 Hazelbrook 24 20 60 40 144
8 Stuart Jones 31 Toyota Celica D Osborne Motorsport 16 28 40 42 126
9 Jamie Augustine 40 Hyundai Sonata E Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook 40 48 0 34 122
10 Des Wall 43 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR A Easts Holiday Parks 40 0 42 20 102
11 Garry Holt 20 BMW 335i B Eastern Creek Karts / 2UE 40 48 0 0 88
12 Craig Hendrick 72 Toyota Celica D MAC Coatings 32 40 0 0 72
13 Steve Briffa 8 HSV E Series B McGrath Holden / Briffa Smash 0 0 60 10 70
14 Barry Morcom 11 BMW 335i B Rondo Building Services 14 54 0 0 68
15 Andrew Miedecke 9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RS A Cerasport/ CMA Recycling 0 65 0 0 65
16 John Bowe 21 FPV BF GT B Century 21 Hazelbrook 24 0 0 40 64
17 Brett Youlden 40 Hyundai Sonata E Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook 0 0 54 0 54
18 Trevor Symonds 43 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR A Easts Holiday Parks 0 52 0 0 52
19 Allan Shephard 27 BMW 130i C GWS Personnel 24 24 0 0 48
20 Steve Briffa 8 Holden VZ Commodore SS C Briffa Smash Repairs 14 28 0 0 42
21 Michael Gray 5 Toyota Corolla D Powcon / Stuart Robson Wholesale 0 0 0 38 38
22 Bob Pearson 38 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XIII A Pro Duct Motorsport 0 37 0 0 37
= Jeremy Gray 14 Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo C JMG Racing 0 0 0 37 37
= Darren Gillis 14 Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo C JMG Racing 0 0 0 37 37
25 Bruce Tomlinson 28 BMW 130i C GWS Personnel 0 0 0 36 36
= Richard Buttrose 28 BMW 130i C GWS Personnel 0 0 0 36 36
27 Peter O'Donnell 72 Toyota Celica D MAC Coatings 0 0 0 32 32
28 Gerard Keogh 32 HSV E Series B Gerard Keogh 0 0 0 28 28
29 Amber Anderson 88 Holden Vectra E Briffa Smash 0 0 0 24 24
30 Bob Brewer 60 Holden VY Commodore C Professional Traffic Solutions 0 0 0 20 20
31 Brian Smallwood 26 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A Wilson Bros Racing 10 0 0 0 10
  Class A: High Performance Vehicles All Wheel Drive (under $125k)
1 Lee Castle 25 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A Wilson Bros Racing 28 53 60 34 175
2 Des Wall 43 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR A Easts Holiday Parks 40 0 42 20 102
3 Andrew Miedecke 9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX RS A Cerasport/ CMA Recycling 0 65 0 0 65
4 Trevor Symonds 43 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GSR A Easts Holiday Parks 0 52 0 0 52
5 Bob Pearson 38 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII A Pro Duct Motorsport 0 37 0 0 37
6 Brian Smallwood 26 Subaru Impreza WRX STi A Wilson Bros Racing 10 0 0 0 10
  Class B: High Performance Vehicles Rear Wheel Drive (under $125k)
1 Chris Delfsma 21 FPV BF GT B Century 21 Hazelbrook 24 20 60 40 144
2 Garry Holt 20 BMW 335i B Eastern Creek Karts / 2UE 40 48 0 0 88
3 Steve Briffa 8 HSV E Series B McGrath Holden / Briffa Smash 0 0 60 10 70
4 Barry Morcom 11 BMW 335i B Rondo Building Services 14 54 0 0 68
5 John Bowe 21 FPV BF GT B Century 21 Hazelbrook 24 0 0 40 64
6 Gerard Keogh 32 HSV E Series B Gerard Keogh 0 0 0 28 28
  Class C: Hot Hatches and Sedans
1 Jake Camilleri 36 Mazda 3 MPS C Grand Prix Mazda 40 60 40 25 165
2 Allan Shephard 27 BMW 130i C GWS Personnel 24 24 0 0 48
3 Steve Briffa 8 Holden VZ Commodore SS C Briffa Smash Repairs 14 28 0 0 42
4 Jeremy Gray 14 Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo C JMG Racing 0 0 0 37 37
5 Darren Gillis 14 Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo C JMG Racing 0 0 0 37 37
6 Bruce Tomlinson 28 BMW 130i C GWS Personnel 0 0 0 36 36
7 Richard Buttrose 28 BMW 130i C GWS Personnel 0 0 0 36 36
8 Bob Brewer 60 Holden VY Commodore C Professional Traffic Solutions 0 0 0 20 20
  Class D: Production Sports
1 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota Celica D Osborne Motorsport 45 65 60 55 225
2 George Miedecke 7 Hyundai Tiburon D Hyundai Motor Company 45 70 50 48 213
3 Trevor Keene 50 Mini Cooper S D Midwest Multimedia 12 36 57 47 152
4 Stuart Jones 31 Toyota Celica D Osborne Motorsport 16 28 40 42 126
5 Craig Hendrick 72 Toyota Celica D MAC Coatings 32 40 0 0 72
6 Michael Gray 5 Toyota Corolla D Powcon / Stuart Robson Wholesale 0 0 0 38 38
7 Peter O'Donnell 72 Toyota Celica D MAC Coatings 0 0 0 32 32
  Class E: Four Cylinder Sedans and Hatches
1 Lauren Gray 15 Toyota Echo E Powron / Car Fresh 28 54 48 20 150
2 Jamie Augustine 40 Hyundai Sonata E Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook 40 48 0 34 122
3 Brett Youlden 40 Hyundai Sonata E Kangan Batman TAFE / Hankook 0 0 54 0 54
4 Amber Anderson 88 Holden Vectra E Briffa Smash 0 0 0 24 24

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e CAMS Bulletin B08/098 : 2008 Australian Manufacturers Championship – Sporting Regulations
  2. ^ Australian Titles, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ 2008 Drivers Championship points table Retrieved from www.pcaa.com.au on 30 November 2009 – (Archived in WebCite on 1 December 2009)
  4. ^ 2008 Drivers Championship class points table Retrieved from www.pcaa.com.au on 1 December 2008 (Archived in WebCite on 2 December 2009)

Further reading[edit]

  • Grant Rowley, Factory Fighter, The Annual – Number 4/2008, pages 116–117

External links[edit]

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