2008 Australian Production Car Championship

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

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
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

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
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

References
  1. 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
  • Grant Rowley, Factory Fighter, The Annual – Number 4/2008, pages 116–117
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