1989 Australian Production Car Championship

The 1989 Australian Production Car Championship
Australian Production Car Championship
The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...

was a CAMS

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....

sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Production Cars complying with Group 3E regulations. These regulations were formulated by CAMS to facilitate the racing in Australia of mass produced motor vehicles with minimal modifications.
The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.

Round 1, Symmons Plains
Symmons Plains Raceway
Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...

, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

, 12 March
Round 2, Lakeside
Lakeside International Raceway
Lakeside Park, formerly known as Lakeside International Raceway is a motor racing circuit located at Pine Rivers north of Brisbane and lies adjacent to Lake Kurwongbah....

, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, 16 April
Round 3, Mallala, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

, 30 April
Round 4, Sandown
Sandown Raceway
Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...

, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, 21 May
Round 5, Winton
Winton Motor Raceway
Winton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months...

, Victoria, 4 June
Round 6, Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....

, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, 9 July
Round 7, Amaroo Park
Amaroo Park
Amaroo Park was a motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It opened in 1967, hosting its first motorcycle meeting on 26 February with a 30 lap production race won by Larry Simons on a BSA Spitfire in heavy rain. The...

, New South Wales, 6 August
Round 8, Oran Park, New South Wales, 20 August

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each round. Only the best seven round results were retained in determining each driver's points total.

Results

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Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total
1	Peter Fitzgerald	3	Toyota Supra Turbo Toyota Supra The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica...	Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd	15	-	20	15	15	20	20	15	120
2	Ken Douglas	10	Toyota Supra Turbo Toyota Supra The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica...	Douglas-Robinson Motorsport	12	(6)	15	20	10	12	15	20	104
3	Mark Gibbs	8	Toyota Supra Turbo Toyota Supra The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica...	Michael Preston Racing	20	(10)	12	12	20	10	12	12	98
4	John Bourke	2	Toyota Supra Turbo Toyota Supra The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica...	John Bourke Racing	8	7.5	6	10	12	15	-	8	66.5
5	Michael Preston	6	Toyota Supra Turbo Toyota Supra The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica...	Michael Preston Racing	10	-	-	-	4	8	10	10	42
6	Ian Palmer	7	Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden...	Palmer Promotions	-	5	10	-	-	3	3	4	25
7	Andrew Newton	35	Honda CRX	Andrew Newton	-	2	1	1	3	2	4	6	19
8	Kent Youlden	58	Ford Falcon EA S Ford EA Falcon -Model range:The EA series was available in seven model variants:* Falcon GL Sedan* Falcon GL Wagon* Falcon S Sedan* Fairmont Sedan* Fairmont Wagon* Fairmont Ghia Sedan* Fairmont Ghia Wagon...	Kent Youlden	-	-	2	4	6	-	2	2	16
9	Richard Whyte		Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden...	Richard Whyte	-	-	-	6	8	-	-	-	14
10	Andrew Harris		Mazda RX-7 Turbo Mazda RX-7 Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980...	Andrew Harris Constructions	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	12
11	Kevin Waldock	41	Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden...	Blast Dynamics	2	1.5	8	-	-	-	-	-	11.5
12	Allen Fender	16	Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden...	Allen Fender	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	-	8
	John Suttor		Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden...	John Suttor	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	8
	Roland Hill		Holden Commodore	Roland Hill	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8
15	Gary Waldon	1	Mazda RX-7 Turbo Mazda RX-7 Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980...	Gary Waldon	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
	Paul Fordham		Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden... Holden VN Commodore SS Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends...	SAAS Steering Wheels	4	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	6
	Max Bonney	86	Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden... Holden VN Commodore SS Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends...	Max Bonney	3	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	6
	Tony Farrell	34	Honda CRX	Tony Farrell	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3	6
19	Terry Skeene		Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VL Commodore The Holden VL Commodore and Calais were a range of mid-sized cars manufactured between 1986 and 1988 by the General Motors Australian arm, Holden...	Terry Skeene	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
20	Alf Grant	14	Mazda RX-7 Turbo Mazda RX-7 Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980...	Yokohama Tyres	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
21	Tom Watkinson		Suzuki Swift GTi Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :...	Tom Watkinson	-	0.5	-	-	2	-	-	-	2.5
22	Jim Keogh	11	BMW 325iS BMW E30 The BMW E30 was a compact executive car produced by BMW. It was replaced by the BMW E36 in 1990. BMW continued to produce the cabriolet E30 well into 1993. The Touring remained in production until 1994 when the E36 touring replaced it...	Jim Keogh	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
	Ian Green		Mazda RX-7 Turbo Mazda RX-7 Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980...	Starion Enterprises	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
	Greg Crick		Mazda RX-7 Turbo Mazda RX-7 Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980...	Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Ian Thompson	63	Honda CRX	Ian Thompson	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Lou Renato	40	Honda CRX	Forte Lubrications Pty Ltd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1

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