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1997 Australian GT Production Car Championship

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The 1997 Australian GT Production Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] The championship, which was contested over an eight round series,[2] was organised and administered by Procar Australia.[1] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the second Australian GT Production Car Championship.[3]

The championship was won by Peter Fitzgerald driving a Porsche 911 RSCS Type 993.

Schedule

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

Points system

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Outright championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap for each race. Class points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each class in each race.

Championship standings

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Position[5] Driver No Car Entrant Lak. Phi. Cal. Ama. Win. Mal. Lak. Ama. Total
1 Peter Fitzgerald 3 Porsche 993 RSCS Falken Tyres 32 29 24 24 31 28 30 30 228
2 John Bowe 27 Ferrari F355 Challenge Positive Hype Pty Ltd - 27 27 32 25 28 26 24 189
3 Ed Aitken 8 Porsche 993 RSCS E Aitkin - 16 16 12 16 20 18 22 120
4 Domenic Beninca 52 Porsche 993 RSCS Beninca Racing 22 20 25 18 10 8 6 - 109
5 Max Dunn 46 Porsche 993 RSCS Dunn Furrugia Racing 18 10 - 10 10 11 - 16 75
6 Andrej Pavicevic 11 Subaru Impreza WRX Andrej Pavicevic 11 4 11 1 5 4 11 9 56
7 Garry Waldon 27
28
Ferrari F355 Challenge Positive Hype Pty Ltd
Palmer Motorsport
18 - - - - - 18 - 36
8 Ross Almond 26 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Ross Almond - - 5 7 - 5 9 8 34
9 Chris Kousparis 6 Subaru Impreza WRX Nepean EFI 6 1 7 4 3 4 5 3 33
10 Alfredo Costanzo 10 Maserati Ghibli Cup Cisco System Maserati 2 8 - - 7 7 - - 24
Ray Lintott 5 Dodge Viper GTS Wagon Wheels Chrysler Jeep - 12 - - - - - 12 24
12 John Smith 77 Porsche 993 RSCS Gerhard Hassler - - - 18 - - - - 18
13 John Bourke 9 Toyota Supra RZ - 6 - - 10 - - - 16
Neal Bates 5 Dodge Viper GTS - - - - 16 - - - 16
15 Peter Boylan 7 Subaru Impreza WRX PM Boylan 6 - - - - - 4 3 13
16 Gerhard Hassler 88 Porsche 993 RSCS Gerhard Hassler - - - - - 11 - - 11
Peter McKay 10 Maserati Ghibli Cup Cisco System Maserati - - - 7 - - - 4 11
18 Murray Carter 18 Nissan 200SX Turbo Murray Carter 4 1 4 - - - - - 9
19 Wayne Park 2 HSV GTSR JC Motorsport 8 - - - - - - - 8
Beric Lynton 23 BMW 323i Beric Lynton BMW - - - - - 8 - - 8
Kevin Weeks 70 Porsche 993 RSCS Kevin Weeks 6 - 2 - - - - - 8
22 Paul Freestone 14 Lotus Esprit - - 6 - - - - - 6
Guy Gibbons 35 Subaru Impreza WRX Guy Gibbons 1 - 5 - - - - - 6
John Cowley 2 HSV GTSR JT Cowley - - - 1 - - 3 2 6
25 Troy Searle 15 BMW 323i Roadchill Express - - - - 1 - 2 - 3
26 Phil Kirkham 71 Mazda 626 Rebound Clothing Company - - - - - - 2 - 2
Ian McAlister 66 Volvo 850 T5R Ian McAlister - - 2 - - - - - 2
28 Anthony Robson 49 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motor Sport - - - - - - - 1 1
Class A : Super Cars
1 Peter Fitzgerald 3 Porsche 993 RSCS Falken Tyres 30 27 24 24 30 27 30 30 222
2 John Bowe 27 Ferrari F355 Challenge Positive Hype Pty Ltd - 27 25 30 24 27 24 22 179
3 Ed Aitken 8 Porsche 993 RSCS E Aitkin - 16 16 12 16 18 20 22 120
4 Domenic Beninca 52 Porsche 993 RSCS Beninca Racing 22 20 25 18 10 8 6 - 109
5 Max Dunn 46 Porsche 993 RSCS Dunn Furrugia Racing 18 10 - 10 10 11 - 16 75
6 Ross Almond 26 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Ross Almond 11 4 5 7 - 7 11 10 55
7 Garry Waldon 27
28
Ferrari F355 Challenge Positive Hype Pty Ltd
Palmer Motorsport
20 - - - - - 18 - 38
8 Alfredo Costanzo 10 Maserati Ghibli Cup Cisco System Maserati 6 8 - - 7 7 - - 28
9 Ray Lintott 5 Dodge Viper GTS Wagon Wheels Chrysler Jeep - 12 - - - - - 12 24
10 John Smith 77 Porsche 993 RSCS G Hassler - - - 18 - - - - 18
11 John Bourke 9 Toyota Supra RZ - 6 - - 10 - - - 16
Neal Bates 5 Dodge Viper GTS - - - - 16 - - - 16
13 Peter McKay 10 Maserati Ghibli Cup Cisco System Maserati - - - 7 - - - 5 12
14 Paul Freestone 14 Lotus Esprit - - 11 - - - - - 11
Gerhard Hassler 88 Porsche 993 RSCS Gerhard Hassler - - - - - 11 - - 11
16 Kevin Weeks 70 Porsche 993 RSCS Kevin Weeks - - - - - 8 - - 8
17 Carlos Rolfo 22 Nissan 300ZX Carlos Rolfo - - - 2 - - - - 2
Class B : High Performance Cars
1 Andrej Pavicevic 11 Subaru Impreza WRX Andrej Pavicevic 27 30 30 20 30 27 30 30 224
2 Chris Kousparis 6 Subaru Impreza WRX Nepean EFI 20 22 22 30 24 27 20 12 177
3 Ian McAlister 66 Volvo 850 T5R Ian McAlister 11 12 12 20 11 12 10 14 102
4 Murray Carter 18 Nissan 200SX Turbo Murray Carter 14 12 20 - 10 20 - - 76
5 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motor Sport 7 7 7 11 16 10 14 - 72
Peter Boylan 7 Subaru Impreza WRX PM Boylan 18 16 - - - - 18 20 72
7 Anthony Robson 49 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motor Sport 5 10 10 6 16 8 - 15 69
8 John Cowley 2 HSV GTSR JT Cowley - 5 7 20 - 16 10 10 68
9 Guy Gibbons 35 Subaru Impreza WRX Guy Gibbons 11 10 18 - - - - - 39
10 Wayne Park 2 HSV GTSR JC Motorsport 15 - - - - - - - 15
11 Richard Davis 25 HSV GTSR Richard Davis - - - - - 6 - - 6
Class C : Production Cars Over 2500cc
1 Chris Sexton 99 Ford EL Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing 30 - 30 27 22 12 27 - 148
2 Denis Cribbin 99
38
Ford EL Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing - 30 - - 22 - - 24 76
3 Robert Chadwick 20 Mitsubishi TE Magna Robert Chadwick - - - - - 30 10 8 48
4 Paul Gover 44 Ford EL Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing - - - - 30 - - - 30
Mark Cohen 55 Holden VS Commodore SS M Cohen - - - - - - - 30 30
6 Michael Stahl 44 Ford EL Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing - - - 27 - - - - 27
Tony Cross 44 Ford EL Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing - - - - - - 27 - 27
8 Chris Nixon 44 Ford EL Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing - - - - - 22 - - 22
9 Toby Hagon 44 Ford EL Falcon XR6 Prodrive Racing - - - - - - - 20 20
Class D : Production Cars 1851 - 2500cc
1 Beric Lynton 23 BMW 323i Beric Lynton BMW 30 30 27 25 20 27 24 22 205
2 Troy Searle 15 BMW 323i Roadchill Express 22 10 20 23 30 27 30 22 184
3 Phil Kirkham 71 Mazda 626 Rebound Clothing Company 22 24 25 12 24 20 - 30 157
4 Peter Phelan 16 Peugeot 405 Mi16 P Phelan - 10 18 14 14 - - - 56
5 Allan Letcher 33 Honda Civic VTiR Burswood Motorsport 16 - - 22 - - - - 38
6 Jamie Cartwright 71 Mazda 626 Rebound Clothing Company - - - - - - 20 - 20
7 David Wood 16 Peugeot 405 Mi16 P Phelan - - - - - - - 16 16
8 Chris Smith 33 Honda Civic VTiR Burswood Motorsport - - - - 14 - - - 14
Class E : Production Cars 0 - 1850cc
1 Trevor Haines 17
60
Ford Laser TX3 T Haynes
Carlos Rolfo
- - 30 27 24 27 24 22 154
2 Nigel Stones 42 Suzuki Swift GTi Nigel Stones - - - 27 30 27 30 30 144
3 Carlos Rolfo 22 Ford Laser TX3
Suzuki Swift GTi
Carlos Rolfo 30 30 - - - - 20 22 102
4 Jason Veltruski 14 Suzuki Swift GTi J Veltruski - - - - - - - 16 16

References

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  1. ^ a b 1997 Australian GT Production Car Championship Sporting Regulations and Registration Forms, Procar Australia Pty Ltd
  2. ^ PROCARTABLES, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ 1997 AGT Production Car Championship Retrieved from web.archive.org on 19 November 2008
  5. ^ Motor Racing Australia, Jan / Feb 1998, page 70
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