2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship
The 2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title,[1] organised by Procar Australia as part of the PROCAR Championship Series and open to high performance coupes and sedans, racing with minimal modifications.[2] It was the second running of the Australian GT Performance Car Championship.[1]
During the running of the championship, PROCAR relinquished its Category Management rights back to the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.[3]
Justin Hemmes won the championship driving a Subaru Impreza WRX, defeating semi-factory Volkswagen Golf R32 driver Paul Stokell by 90 points. Mitsubishi Lancer driver Garry Holt was third.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a seven round series.[4]
Round[4] | Circuit[4] | State | Date | Format |
1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 20–21 March[5] | Three races[5] |
2 | Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit | New South Wales | 18 April[6] | Three races[6] |
3 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 14–16 May[7] | Two races[7] |
4 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 20 June[8] | Three races[8] |
5 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 16–18 July[9] | Two races[9] |
6 | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 6–8 August[10] | Three races[10] |
7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 17–19 September[11] | Three races[11] |
Points system
Points were awarded on a 30-24-20-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 21 classified finishers in each race[12] except for the two rounds run over two races, where the second race was worth double points.[13] An additional 3 points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time at each round.[12]
Results
Position | Driver[14] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Points[14] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Justin Hemmes | 50 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Merivale / Falken / Bilstein | 433 |
2 | Paul Stokell | 22 & 2 | Volkswagen Golf R32 | Volkswagen Group Australia | 343 |
3 | Garry Holt | 21 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Eastern Creek International Karting | 312 |
4 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 BMW M Coupe | Ric Shaw Racing | 302 |
5 | Beric Lynton | 123 | BMW E46 M3 | Bruce Lynton BMW | 276 |
6 | Tim Leahey | 2 | Volkswagen Golf R32 | Volkswagen Group Australia | 260 |
7 | Gary Young | 4 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Gary Young Racing | 250 |
8 | Peter Floyd | 300 | HSV VY GTS | kawasaki-fp.com | 233 |
9 | Steve Knight | 23 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Mitsubishi Electric | 217 |
10 | Mark King | 1 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | King Springs / Delphi | 209 |
11 | Barry Morcom | 11 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Nepean EFI | 205 |
12 | Steve Cramp | 19 | HSV VX GTS | CVW Engineering | 190 |
13 | Bob Hughes | 15 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Bob Hughes Special Vehicles | 167 |
14 | John Falk | 87 | FTE AUIII TE50 FPV BA GT | Team GT | 154 |
15 | Michael Brock | 88 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Coopers Pale Ale Racing | 148 |
16 | Ross Almond | 26 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Nepean EFI | 139 |
17 | Graham Alexander | 57 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | AC DELCO | 132 |
18 | Ian Box | 666 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | BT Lift Trucks | 109 |
19 | Grant Park | 55 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Merivale / Falken / Bilstein / JVC | 103 |
20 | Warren Millett | 301 | HSV VY GTS | Wake Up! | 101 |
21 | Anton Mechtler | 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Anton Mechtler | 86 |
22 | Nathan Pilkington | 77 2 | Nissan 350Z Volkswagen Golf R32 | Tempt Gourmet Volkswagen Group Australia | 76 |
23 | Peter Boylan | 7 | BMW E46 M3 | Quirk's Refrigeration | 70 |
24 | Bob Pearson | 33 | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 | PRO-DUCT Motorsport | 68 |
25 | Gary Jackson | 28 | BMW E46 M3 | Bruce Lynton BMW | 67 |
26 | Barrie Nesbitt | 5 | HSV VY GTS | Barrie Nesbitt | 60 |
27 | Chris Alajajian | 55 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Merivale / Falken / Bilstein / JVC Mobile Entertainment | 56 |
28 | Craig Dontas | 27 45 | BMW M Coupe HSV VY GTS | Jack Hillerman Smash Repairs Brice Metals Youthworks | 40 |
29 | Trevor Haines | 17 | FPV BA GT | Team GT | 38 |
30 | Mark Cohen | 44 | HSV VY GTS | Mark Cohen | 36 |
31 | Wayne Boatwright | 60 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Falken / Bilstein / JVC | 28 |
32 | Paul Mitolo | 63 | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 | Novatec Construction Systems | 24 |
33 | Trevor John | 6 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Toshiba | 23 |
34 | Charlie Kovacs | 45 | HSV VX GTS | Charlie Kovacs | 23 |
35 | Don Pulvar | 96 | Nissan 200SX GT | Advanced Power | 21 |
36 | Mark Brame | 6 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Toshiba | 13 |
37 | Dennis Gilbert | 38 | HSV VY GTS | Castran Gilbert / The Age | 12 |
38 | Hugh Harrison | 147 | Alfa Romeo 147 GTA | Monza Motors | 11 |
39 | John Grounds | 16 | Nissan 200SX GT | Donut King | 5 |
40 | Richard Catchlove | 200 | Nissan 200SX GT | Donut King | 2 |
References
- ^ a b Australian Titles, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 30 September 2009
- ^ Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, 17,18,19 September 2004, page 5
- ^ CAMS ensures future success of championship activity, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f 2004 Events Calendar, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b PCS (Rnd 1) - Clipsal 500, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b PCS (Rnd 2) - Oran Park, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b PCS (Rnd 3) - Sandown, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b PCS (Rnd 4) - Winton, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b PCS (Rnd 5) - Eastern Creek, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b PCS (Rnd 6) - Wakefield Park, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b PCS (Rnd 7) - Mallala, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b CAMS Bulletin No B04/030 – 2004 PROCAR Championship Series Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ 2004 AGTPC Points for Round 3 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 22 September 2009
- ^ a b 2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship Points Retrieved from web.archive.org on 22 September 2009
External links
- 2004 Australian GT Performance Car Champion, Justin Hemmes at the Oran Park round Retrieved from www.asphotos.com.au on 22 September 2009
- 2004 Race Results, www.natsoft.biz, as archived at www.webcitation.org