1989 Australian Production Car Championship

The 1989 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Production Cars complying with Group 3E regulations.^[1] These regulations were formulated by CAMS to facilitate the racing in Australia of mass-produced motor vehicles with minimal modifications.^[2] The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.

Round 1, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 12 March
Round 2, Lakeside, Queensland, 16 April
Round 3, Mallala, South Australia, 30 April
Round 4, Sandown, Victoria, 21 May
Round 5, Winton, Victoria, 4 June
Round 6, Oran Park, New South Wales, 9 July
Round 7, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 6 August
Round 8, Oran Park, New South Wales, 20 August^[3]

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each round. Only the best seven round results were retained in determining each driver's points total.^[1]

Results[edit]

Position^[4]	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Rd 1	Rd 2^[a]	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total
1	Peter Fitzgerald	3	Toyota Supra Turbo	Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd	15	-	20	15	15	20	20	15	120
2	Ken Douglas	10	Toyota Supra Turbo	Douglas-Robinson Motorsport	12	(6)	15	20	10	12	15	20	104
3	Mark Gibbs	8	Toyota Supra Turbo	Michael Preston Racing	20	(10)	12	12	20	10	12	12	98
4	John Bourke	2	Toyota Supra Turbo	John Bourke Racing	8	7.5	6	10	12	15	-	8	66.5
5	Michael Preston	6	Toyota Supra Turbo	Michael Preston Racing	10	-	-	-	4	8	10	10	42
6	Ian Palmer	7	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Palmer Promotions	-	5	10	-	-	3	3	4	25
7	Andrew Newton	35	Honda CRX	Andrew Newton	-	2	1	1	3	2	4	6	19
8	Kent Youlden	58	Ford Falcon EA S	Kent Youlden	-	-	2	4	6	-	2	2	16
9	Richard Whyte		Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Richard Whyte	-	-	-	6	8	-	-	-	14
10	Andrew Harris		Mazda RX-7 Turbo	Andrew Harris Constructions	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	12
11	Kevin Waldock	41	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Blast Dynamics	2	1.5	8	-	-	-	-	-	11.5
12	Allen Fender	16	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Allen Fender	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	-	8
	John Suttor		Holden VL Commodore Turbo	John Suttor	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	8
	Roland Hill		Holden Commodore	Roland Hill	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8
15	Gary Waldon	1	Mazda RX-7 Turbo	Gary Waldon	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
	Paul Fordham		Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VN Commodore SS	SAAS Steering Wheels	4	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	6
	Max Bonney	86	Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VN Commodore SS	Max Bonney	3	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	6
	Tony Farrell	34	Honda CRX	Tony Farrell	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3	6
19	Terry Skeene		Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Terry Skeene	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
20	Alf Grant	14	Mazda RX-7 Turbo	Yokohama Tyres	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
21	Tom Watkinson		Suzuki Swift GTi	Tom Watkinson	-	0.5	-	-	2	-	-	-	2.5
22	Jim Keogh	11	BMW 325iS	Jim Keogh	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
	Ian Green		Mazda RX-7 Turbo	Starion Enterprises	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
	Greg Crick		Mazda RX-7 Turbo	Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Ian Thompson	63	Honda CRX	Ian Thompson	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Lou Renato	40	Honda CRX	Forte Lubrications Pty Ltd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1

Notes[edit]

^ Only half points were awarded at Round 2 due to the race distance being less than the prescribed minimum.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, pages 74-75
^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, page 235
^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, page 302
^ Procar Tables Retrieved on 15 October 2008

External links[edit]

Australian Titles Retrieved on 15 October 2008

[5] Only half points were awarded at Round 2 due to the race distance being less than the prescribed minimum.

[CAMS-1] CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, pages 74-75

[2] CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, page 235

[3] Australian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, page 302

[4] Procar Tables Retrieved on 15 October 2008

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