1988 Australian Production Car Championship

The 1988 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship[1] for Group 3E Series Production Cars.[2] It was the second Australian Production Car Championship and the first to be contested over a national series.[1] The championship was won by Gary Waldon, driving a Mazda RX-7.[3]

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with one race per round.[3]

Round[3] Circuit[3] State Date[3]
1 Symmons Plains Tasmania 13 March
2 Winton Victoria 10 April
3 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 1 May
4 Amaroo Park New South Wales 15 May
5 Lakeside Queensland 24 July
6 Oran Park New South Wales 28 August
7 Sandown Park Victoria 11 September
8 Calder Victoria 9 October

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each round.[4] Each driver could only retain his/her best seven round results towards the championship points totals.[4]

Championship results
Position[4] Driver[4] No.[3][5] Car[3] Entrant[5] Sym Win Ade Ama Lak Ora San Cal Total[4]
1 Garry Waldon 5 Mazda RX-7 Turbo Garry Waldon - 20 20 20 20 2 15 20 117
2 Peter Fitzgerald 3 & 1 Holden VL Commodore Turbo &
Mazda RX-7 Turbo		 Yokohama Tyres 12 15 15 15 (6) 20 20 15 112
3 Michael Preston 11 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Michael Preston 15 12 12 10 12 15 - - 76
4 Mark Gibbs 50 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Bridgestone (Aust) 20 10 8 12 15 8 - - 73
5 Ken Douglas 41 Ford Laser TX3 Turbo &
Mazda RX-7 Turbo		 Douglas-Robinson Motorsport 3 1 - - 10 12 12 12 50
6 Allen Fender 16 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Allen Fender - - 2 6 3 6 8 - 25
7 Richard Whyte 8 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Richard Whyte - - 10 - - - - 10 20
8 Tony Scott 6 Mitsubishi Starion Tony Scott - - - - 8 10 - - 18
9 John Bourke 77 Toyota Supra Brian Hilton Toyota 4 8 - 3 2 - - - 17
10 Malcolm Stenniken 45 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Malcolm Stenniken 10 - - - - - 6 - 16
  Roland Hill 25 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Roland Hill 2 6 - 8 - - - - 16
12 Ian Green 36 Mazda RX-7 Turbo   - - - - - 3 10 - 13
  Jim Zerefos 4 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Jim Zerefos 8 2 3 - - - - - 13
14 John Phillips 55 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Starion Enterprises - 4 6 2 - - - - 12
  Terry Skene 20 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Terry Skene - - 4 - 4 4 - - 12
16 David James 13 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Caltex AFM 6 - - - - - 2 3 11
17 Brad Jones 2 Mitsubishi Starion BF Goodrich / Kim Jones - - - - - 1 - 8 9
18 Paul Watson   Holden VL Commodore Turbo   - - - - - - 3 4 7
19 Matthew Springer 28 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Matthew Springer - - - - 1 - 4 1 6
  John Suttor 22 Holden VL Commodore Turbo John B Suttor - - - - - - - 6 6
21 Chris Stott 15 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Jim Zerefos Racing - 3 1 - - - - - 4
  Peter Dane   Holden VL Commodore Turbo   - - - 4 - - - - 4
23 John White 3 Holden VL Commodore Turbo   - - - - - - - 2 2
24 Terry Finnigan   Holden VL Commodore Turbo   - - - 1 - - - - 1
  John Mott 51 Holden VL Commodore Turbo John Mott - - - - - - 1 - 1
  Greg Crick 3 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Yokohama Tyres 1 - - - - - - - 1

Manufacturers Award
Position[3] Manufacturer[3] Car[3] Points[3]
1 Mazda Mazda RX-7 Turbo 63
2 Peugeot Peugeot 205 GTi 57
3 Suzuki Suzuki Swift GTi 49
4 Holden Holden VL Commodore Turbo 37

Notes and references
  1. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  2. Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89 uses the term "Group E", whereas the 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport lists the category as "Group 3E Series Production Cars"
  3. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1988/89, pages 199-217 & pages 314-316
  4. Procar Series Points Tables Retrieved on 15 February 2012
  5. Entry list, Australian Production Car Championship, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 1 May 1988, page 26
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