1996 Australian GT Production Car Championship

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The 1996 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title[1] for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.[2] Organised and promoted by Procar Australia, it was the inaugural Australian GT Production Car Championship.

The championship was won by Cameron McConville driving a Porsche 911 RSCS.

Calendar[edit]

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.

Round Circuit State Date
1 Amaroo Park New South Wales 18 May
2 Lakeside Queensland 23 June
3 Amaroo Park New South Wales 14 July
4 Mallala South Australia 11 August
5 Winton Victoria 25 August
6 Phillip Island Victoria 22 September
7 Lakeside Queensland 27 October
8 Oran Park New South Wales 8 November

Points system[edit]

Outright championship points were awarded on a 15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race with a bonus point awarded to the driver setting pole position for each round. Class points were awarded on the same basis to the top ten class finishers in each race but with no bonus point for pole position.

Championship standings[edit]

Position[3] Driver No Car Entrant Ama Lak Ama Mal Win Phi Lak Ora Total
1 Cameron McConville 22 Porsche 911 RSCS Warwick Fabrics (Aust) P/L 23 18 20 28 18 27 31 31 196
2 Jim Richards 1 Porsche 911 RSCS Jim Richards 27 30 28 20 31 10 20 22 188
3 Peter Fitzgerald 3 Porsche 911 RSCS Falken Tyres 20 20 27 27 25 25 20 18 182
4 Jim Zerefos 5 Lotus Esprit Monarch Motor Imports 11 12 14 16 10 12 6 14 95
5 John Bowe 10 Ferrari F355 Challenge Positive Hype Pty Ltd 14 24 9 – – – 13 19 79
6 Chris Kousparis 6 Mazda 626 Nepean EFI 6 6 10 4 4 11 7 5 53
7 Darren Palmer 15 Subaru Impreza WRX Ross Palmer Motorsport P/L – – 6 12 11 – 13 10 52
8 Murray Carter 18 Mazda 626 Murray Carter 6 8 8 6 2 14 – 5 49
9 John Bourke 20 Subaru Impreza WRX John Bourke 9 10 – – 14 – – – 33
10 Beric Lynton 23 BMW 323i Bruce Lynton BMW – 2 5 2 3 10 – 5 27
11 Peter Boylan 7 Subaru Impreza WRX Peter M Boylan – – – 8 8 – 4 5 25
12 Russell Paterson 37 Porsche 968 CS Russell Paterson – – 5 10 2 – 3 – 20
13 Andrej Pavicevic 11 Suzuki Swift GTi Andrej Pavicevic 3 3 1 – 4 1 7 – 19
14 Terry Bosnjak 41 Porsche 911 RSCS 14 – – – – – – – 14
15 Chris Sexton 99 Ford EF Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing – – – – – 9 3 – 12
16 John Cowley 2 Ford EF Falcon XR6 John Cowley – – – – – 7 2 – 9
Denis Cribbin 33 Holden VP Commodore SS Denis Cribbin – – – – – 5 4 – 9
18 Tim Shaw 36 Nissan Pulsar SSS Tim Shaw – – – – – 3 – – 3
19 Paul Flottmann 44 Nissan Pulsar SSS Paul Flottmann – 1 1 – – – – – 2
Ryan McLeod 43 Suzuki Swift GTi Ryan McLeod – – – – 1 – 1 – 2
21 Ken Talbert 34 Mazda 626 Ken Talbert 1 – – – – – – – 1
Nick Bacon 12 Suzuki Swift GTi Prodrive Racing – – – – 1 – – – 1

Class placings[edit]

Position Driver No Car Entrant Total
Class A : Super Cars
1 Cameron McConville 22 Porsche 911 RSCS Warwick Fabrics (Aust) P/L 193
2 Jim Richards 1 Porsche 911 RSCS Jim Richards 186
3 Peter Fitzgerald 3 Porsche 911 RSCS Falken Tyres 179
4 Jim Zerefos 5 Lotus Esprit Monarch Motor Imports 105
5 John Bowe 10 Ferrari F355 Challenge Positive Hype Pty Ltd 82
6 Russell Paterson 37 Porsche 968 CS Russell Paterson 34
7 Terry Bosnjak Porsche 911 RSCS 12
Class B : High Performance Cars, 4WD and turbo
1 John Bourke 20 Subaru Impreza WRX John Bourke 130
2 Darren Palmer 15 Subaru Impreza WRX Ross Palmer Motorsport P/L 129
3 Peter Boylan 7 Subaru Impreza WRX Peter M Boylan 101
Class C : Production Cars Over 2500cc
1 Chris Sexton 99 Ford EF Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing 192
2 John Cowley 2 Ford EF Falcon XR6 John Cowley 156
3 Denis Cribbin 33 Holden VP Commodore SS Denis Cribbin 154
4 Ian McAlister 66 Ford EB Falcon SS 126
Class D : Production Cars 1851 – 2500cc
1 Chris Kousparis 6 Mazda 626 Nepean EFI 212
2 Murray Carter 18 Mazda 626 Murray Carter 184
3 Beric Lynton 23 BMW 323i Bruce Lynton BMW 120
4 Paul Flottmann 44 Nissan Pulsar SSS Paul Flottmann 48
5 Ken Talbert 34 Mazda 626 Ken Talbert 34
6 Tim Shaw 36 Nissan Pulsar SSS Tim Shaw 29
7 Jenni Thompson 24
8 Alan Letcher Honda Civic VTi-R 12
Class E : Production Cars 0–1850cc
1 Andrej Pavicevic 11 Suzuki Swift GTi Andrej Pavicevic 225
2 Nick Bacon 12 Suzuki Swift GTi Prodrive Racing 154
3 Ryan McLeod 43 Suzuki Swift GTi Ryan McLeod 132
4 Damien White 13 Suzuki Swift GTi Skilled Engineering 88
5 Carlos Rolfo 9 Ford Laser TX3 CR Motorsport 69
6 Kevin Ledger Ford Laser TX3 22
7 Darren Palmer Suzuki Swift GTi Ross Palmer Motorsport P/L 18

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 20 January 2009
  2. ^ The Series, www.gtprod.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ Procar Series Points Tables Retrieved from web.archive.org on 20 January 2009

Further reading[edit]

  • CAMS Report, issue No 115, Autumn 1996, page 1
  • Motor Racing Australia, January / February 1997, page 87
  • Official Program, Mallala, 11 August 1996
  • Procar results sheets for the 1996 Australian GT Production Car Championship
  • Australian Auto Action, 17–23 May 1996
  • Australian Auto Action, 21–27 June 1996
  • Australian Auto Action, 18–24 July 1996, page 43
  • Australian Auto Action, 15–21 August 1996, page 43
  • Australian Auto Action, 23–29 August 1996,
  • Australian Auto Action, 23–29 September 1996
  • Australian Auto Action, 31 October – 6 November 1996, pages 42–43
  • Australian Auto Action, 5–11 November 1996

External links[edit]

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