1995 Australian Production Car Championship
The 1995 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1]
Calendar[edit]
The title was contested over a six round series with two races per round.
| Rd. | Date | Circuit | City / state | Winner | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 February | Symmons Plains | Launceston, Tasmania | Murray Carter | Mazda 626 |
| 2 | 12 March | Mount Panorama | Bathurst, New South Wales | Phil Kirkham | Mazda 626 |
| 3 | 23 April | Lakeside | Brisbane, Queensland | Harry Bargwanna | Nissan Pulsar SSS |
| 4 | 21 May | Winton | Benalla, Victoria | Phil Kirkham | Mazda 626 |
| 5 | 9 July | Mallala | Adelaide, South Australia | Murray Carter | Mazda 626 |
| 6 | 6 August | Oran Park[2] | Sydney, New South Wales | Harry Bargwanna | Nissan Pulsar SSS |
Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race. A separate Class B award was open to drivers of Group 3E cars of up to 1.6 litre engine capacity with points awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six Class B finishers in each race.[3]
Results[edit]
| Position[3] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Bargwanna | 97 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Larry King Motorsports | 20 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 174 |
| 2 | Phil Kirkham | 7 | Mazda 626 | Rebound Clothing Co | 27 | 40 | 19 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 160 |
| 3 | Murray Carter | 18 | Mazda 626 | Murray Carter | 40 | 27 | 30 | - | 40 | 7 | 144 |
| 4 | Phil Alexander | 35 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Procar Racing Pty Ltd | 27 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 130 |
| 5 | Kevin Burton | 50 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Kevin Burton | 8 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 90 |
| 6 | Warren Rush | Nissan Pulsar SSS | - | - | 8 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 62 | ||
| 7 | Matt Lehmann | 14 | Nissan Pulsar Q | Matt Lehmann | 2 | - | 5 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 43 |
| 8 | Chris Kousparis | 4 | Mazda 626 | Nepean EFI | - | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | Andrej Pavicevic | 17 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Andrej Pavicevic | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 | Phil Morriss | 1 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Peter Stevens Nissan | 6 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| 11 | Jeff Edwards | Nissan Pulsar SSS | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | ||
| 12 | Paul Flottmann | Nissan Pulsar SSS | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 14 | ||
| 13 | Kevin Ledger | 42 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Kevin Ledger | - | 2 | - | 5 | 3 | - | 10 |
| 14 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Corolla GTi | Colin Osborne | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 |
| 15 | Ray Lintott | 36 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Capitol Motors Nissan | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Gary Quartly | Nissan Pulsar SSS | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | |||
| 17 | Jeff Rogers | 33 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | P Flottmann | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Milton Leslight | Peugeot 405 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | |||
| 19 | Lucciano Iezzi | Toyota Corolla GTi | Colin Osborne | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
| 20 | Chris Wiles | Ford Laser TX3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Class B : Up to 1.6 Litres | |||||||||||
| 1 | Andrej Pavicevic | 17 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Andrej Pavicevic | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 108 |
| 2 | Kevin Ledger | 42 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Kevin Ledger | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 65 |
| 3 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Corolla GTi | Colin Osborne | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 54 |
| 4 | Lucciano Iezzi | Toyota Corolla GTi | Colin Osborne | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 25 | |
| 5 | Steve Swain | 27 | Toyota Corolla GTi | Colin Osborne | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Garry Smith | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Mark Lamour | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1995, page 7-10
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1995, page 287
- ^ a b Procar Tables Retrieved from Internet Archive on 7 August 2008
Further reading[edit]
- Official Programme, Mallala Raceway, 9 July 1995
External links[edit]
- Australian Titles Retrieved from CAMS Manual of Motor Sport on 8 August 2008