1998 Australian GT Production Car Championship

The 1998 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title [1] for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars. The championship, which was promoted by Procar Australia, was the third Australian GT Production Car Championship.[2]

Calendar

The title was contested over an eight round series [3] with two races per round.[4]

Round Circuit State Date
1 Calder Park Victoria 5 April
2 Oran Park New South Wales 26 April
3 Phillip Island Victoria 17 May
4 Eastern Creek New South Wales 7 June
5 Lakeside Queensland 28 June
6 Mallala South Australia 19 July
7 Winton Victoria 9 August
8 Oran Park New South Wales 30 August

The final round had been scheduled to be run at Amaroo Park on 30 August but was moved to Oran Park on the same date.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten classified finishers in each race. A bonus point was awarded to the driver setting pole position at each round.

Points for the five class titles were awarded on a similar basis but with no bonus point for pole position.

Results

Position Driver No. Car Entrant R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Total [3]
1 Domenic Beninca 52 Porsche 911 RSCS Beninca Motors 31 20 20 24 18 26 18 29 186
2 Peter Fitzgerald 1 Porsche 911 RSCS Falken Tyres 20 23 25 20 18 24 24 18 172
3 Gary Waldon 5 Dodge Viper GTS Gary Waldon Racing 13 25 31 27 27 - - - 123
4 Rodney Forbes 85 Porsche 911 RSCS Bob Forbes Corporation Pty Ltd - 16 6 10 10 26 25 22 115
5 John Bowe 27 Ferrari F355 Challenge Ross Palmer Motorsport 24 20 - - 29 - 25 15 113
6 Paul Stokell 50 Lotus Elise Sport Monarch Motor Imports Pty Ltd 8 4 10 - - 12 12 14 60
7 Ross Almond 26 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V Ross Almond 8 7 8 10 - - 3 3 39
8 Alfredo Costanzo 3 Maserati Ghibli Cup House of Maserati 16 - 6 6 - - 9 - 37
9 Neil Crompton 27 Ferrari F355 Challenge Ross Palmer Motorsport - - 16 13 - - - - 29
10 Terry Bosnjak 12 Mazda RX-7 SP Terry Bosnjak - - - - 12 16 - - 28
11 Dean Canto 44 Subaru Impreza WRX Edge Motor Sport - - 5 4 3 5 2 7 26
12 Chris Kousparis 6 Subaru Impreza WRX Nepean EFI 1 1 - 2 6 8 3 4 25
13 Murray Carter 18 Nissan 200SX Turbo Murray Carter 2 3 - 7 - 5 3 4 24
14 Ross Halliday 17 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V Ross Almond - - - - - 10 - 11 21
15 Peter McKay 3 Maserati Ghibli Cup House of Maserati - 10 - - - - - 4 14
16 Chris Smith 30 Ferrari F355 Challenge C Smith - - - 6 4 - - - 10
17 Ed Aitken 8 Porsche 911 RSCS   - - - - - - 9 - 9
18 John Bourke 9 Toyota Supra RZ   8 - - - - - - - 8
Peter Boylan 7 Subaru Impreza WRX Peter Boylan - - - 4 2 2 - - 8
20 John Trimbole 47 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III Daily Planet - 2 3 - 1 - - - 6
21 Bob Thorn 64 Toyota Supra RZ Supercheap Auto Racing 2 3 - - - - - - 5
Michael Simpson 32 BMW 323i Bruce Lynton - - - - 3 - - 2 5
23 Craig Dean 41 Toyota Soarer Turbo Crossover Car Conversions - - 3 1 - - - - 4
24 John Cowley 2 HSV VS GTS-R John Cowley - - - 1 - 1 - - 2
25 Marcus Marshall 24 Nissan 300ZX   1 - - - - - - - 1
Mark King 34 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III   - - - - - - 1 - 1
Luke Searle 15 BMW 323i Roadchill Express - - - - - - - 1 1

Classes

Position Driver No. Car Entrant Total [5]
Class A : Super Cars
1 Domenic Beninca 52 Porsche 911 RSCS Beninca Motors 181
2 Peter Fitzgerald 1 Porsche 911 RSCS Falken Tyres 171
3 Gary Waldon 5 Dodge Viper GTS Gary Waldon Racing 121
4 Rodney Forbes 85 Porsche 911 RSCS Bob Forbes Corporation Pty Ltd 114
5 John Bowe 27 Ferrari F355 Challenge Ross Palmer Motorsport 107
6 Paul Stokell 50 Lotus Elise Sport Monarch Motor Imports Pty Ltd 60
7 Ross Almond 26 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V Ross Almond 42
8 Alfredo Costanzo 3 Maserati Ghibli Cup House of Maserati 40
9 Neil Crompton 27 Ferrari F355 Challenge Ross Palmer Motorsport 30
10 Terry Bosnjak 12 Mazda RX-7 SP Terry Bosnjak 28
11 Craig Dean 41 Toyota Soarer Turbo Crossover Car Conversions 25
12 Ross Halliday 17 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V Ross Almond 21
13 Peter McKay 3 Maserati Ghibli Cup House of Maserati 14
14 Bob Thorn 64 Toyota Supra RZ Supercheap Auto Racing 12
15 Chris Smith 30 Ferrari F355 Challenge C Smith 10
16 Ed Aitken 8 Porsche 911 RSCS   9
17 John Bourke 9 Toyota Supra RZ   8
18 Marcus Marshall 24 Nissan 300ZX   1
Class B : High Performance Cars
1 Chris Kousparis 6 Subaru Impreza WRX Nepean EFI 169
2 Murray Carter 18 Nissan 200SX Turbo Murray Carter 165
3 Dean Canto 44 Subaru Impreza WRX Edge Motor Sport 161
4 Peter Boylan 7 Subaru Impreza WRX Peter Boylan 109
5 John Trimbole 47 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III Daily Planet 54
6 John Cowley 2 HSV VS GTS-R John Cowley 50
7 Richard Davis 25 HSV VS GTS-R Jayco Caravans 47
8 Mark King 34 Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III   18
9 Trevor Haines 61 Subaru Impreza WRX   8
Class C : Production Cars (Over 2500cc)
1 David Ratcliff 88 Toyota Camry CSi Phoenix Motorsport 195
2 Mark Cohen 55 Holden VS Commodore SS Mark Cohen 162
3 Robert Chadwick 20 Mitsubishi TE Magna Robert Chadwick 146
4 Jim Myhill 21 Mitsubishi TE Magna Robert Chadwick 82
5 Steve Knight 21 Mitsubishi TE Magna Robert Chadwick 40
6 John Wright 28 Ford EL Falcon XR8 Ross Palmer Motorsport 22
7 Wayne Webster 28 Ford EL Falcon XR8 Ross Palmer Motorsport 22
8 Guy Andrews 28 Ford EL Falcon XR8 Ross Palmer Motorsport 18
9 Peter McKay 28 Ford EL Falcon XR8 Ross Palmer Motorsport 18
10 Paula Elstrek 28 Ford EL Falcon XR8 Ross Palmer Motorsport 16
11 Paul Gover 28 Ford EL Falcon XR8 Ross Palmer Motorsport 15
12 Joshua Dowling 28 Ford EL Falcon XR8 Ross Palmer Motorsport 12
13 Sam Newman 28 Ford EL Falcon XR8 Ross Palmer Motorsport 12
Class D : Production Cars (1851 - 2500cc)
1 Ric Shaw 35 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motorsport 175
2 Michael Simpson 32 BMW 323i Bruce Lynton 145
3 Phil Kirkham 71 Mazda 626 Rebound Clothing Company 140
4 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motorsport 134
5 Luke Searle 15 BMW 323i Roadchill Express 117
6 Clayton Haynes 4 Toyota MR2 GT Hard Toys Racing 52
7 Carol Jackson 10 Honda Civic VTi-R Pace Racing Pty Ltd 37
8 Allan Letcher 33 Honda Civic VTi-R Burswood Motorsport 23
9 Peter Phelan 16 Peugeot 405 Mi16   12
Class E : Production Cars (0 - 1850cc)
1 Nigel Stones 42 Suzuki Swift GTi Nigel Stones 229
2 Aaron McGill 75 Suzuki Swift GTi Aaron McGill 163
3 Kosi Kalaitzidis 22 Proton M21 Coupe K Kalaitzidis 92
4 Danny Brian 98 Suzuki Swift GTi P Steer 68
5 Darren Best 78 Hyundai Excel Sprint D Best 48
6 Nigel Williams 98 Suzuki Swift GTi   28
7 Jim Myhill 97 Ford Laser TX3   22
8 Clayton Haynes 4 Suzuki Swift GTi   18
9 Don Pulver 76 Suzuki Swift GTi   10

References

  1. ↑ Specific Conditions, 1998 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-10 & 7-11
  2. ↑ Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. 1 2 PROCAR Tables Retrieved on 11 December 2009
  4. ↑ The GTP Championship, www.gtprod.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 25 July 2014
  5. ↑ PROCAR - 1998 Drivers Class Championship results sheets, Oran Park – Round 8 – 30 August 1998

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