1992 Australian Production Car Championship
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The 1992 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars
. The title, which was the sixth Australian Production Car Championship
was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.
Each driver could only retain his/her best seven round results.
Class points for drivers of Under 2000cc Front Wheel Drive class cars were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six class finishers at each round.
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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 motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars
Group 3E Series Production Cars
Group 3E Series Production Cars is an Australian motor racing formula for production based cars competing with limited modifications. Group 3E cars currently contest the Australian Manufacturers' Championship and Australian Production Car Championship titles and the annual Bathurst 12 Hour...
. The title, which was the sixth 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 contested over an eight round series with one race per round.
Calendar
- Round 1, SandownSandown RacewaySandown 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:...
, VictoriaVictoria (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....
, 8 March - Round 2, WintonWinton Motor RacewayWinton 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, 5 April - Round 3, Symmons PlainsSymmons Plains RacewaySymmons 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...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania 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...
, 26 April - Round 4, Mallala, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth 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...
, 31 May - Round 5, Oran ParkOran Park RacewayOran 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 WalesNew South WalesNew 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...
, 21 June - Round 6, LakesideLakeside International RacewayLakeside 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....
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland 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...
, 5 July - Round 7, Eastern CreekEastern Creek RacewayEastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek , New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the...
, New South Wales, 2 August - Round 8, Mount PanoramaMount Panorama CircuitMount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...
, Bathurst, New South WalesBathurst, New South Wales-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, 3 October
Points system
Outright 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.Each driver could only retain his/her best seven round results.
Class points for drivers of Under 2000cc Front Wheel Drive class cars were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six class finishers at each round.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Lewis | 27 11 |
Holden VP Commodore Holden VP Commodore The Holden VP Commodore is an automobile which was produced by Australian automaker Holden from 1991 to 1993. It is the seventh generation Holden Commodore.... SS |
Terry Lewis | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 20 | (6) | 104 |
| 2 | Terry Bosnjak | 41 | Holden VP Commodore Holden VP Commodore The Holden VP Commodore is an automobile which was produced by Australian automaker Holden from 1991 to 1993. It is the seventh generation Holden Commodore.... SS |
Caltex CXT Race Team | 8 | 15 | - | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 95 |
| 3 | Mal Rose | 44 | Ford EA Falcon 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... Ford EB2 Falcon Ford EB Falcon The Ford EB Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company in Australia between 1991 and 1993.Visually the 1991 EB remained nearly identical to its predecessor. The most noticeable change was the transfer of the Ford emblem from the tip of the bonnet to the grille... SS |
Mal Rose | - | 6 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 93 |
| 4 | Tony Scott | 6 | Holden VP Commodore Holden VP Commodore The Holden VP Commodore is an automobile which was produced by Australian automaker Holden from 1991 to 1993. It is the seventh generation Holden Commodore.... SS |
Bridgestone Australia | - | 20 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 82 |
| 5 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Holden VP Commodore Holden VP Commodore The Holden VP Commodore is an automobile which was produced by Australian automaker Holden from 1991 to 1993. It is the seventh generation Holden Commodore.... SS |
Goodyear Tyres | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | (8) | 10 | 12 | 10 | 81 |
| 6 | Ken Douglas | 10 | Ford EA Falcon 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... Ford EB2 Falcon Ford EB Falcon The Ford EB Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company in Australia between 1991 and 1993.Visually the 1991 EB remained nearly identical to its predecessor. The most noticeable change was the transfer of the Ford emblem from the tip of the bonnet to the grille... SS |
Robinson Racing Developments | 10 | 8 | 10 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 15 | 57 |
| 7 | Kent Youlden | 1 | Ford EA Falcon 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... Ford EB2 Falcon Ford EB Falcon The Ford EB Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company in Australia between 1991 and 1993.Visually the 1991 EB remained nearly identical to its predecessor. The most noticeable change was the transfer of the Ford emblem from the tip of the bonnet to the grille... SS |
Kent Youlden | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 42 |
| 8 | Ian Palmer | 7 | Holden VP Commodore Holden VP Commodore The Holden VP Commodore is an automobile which was produced by Australian automaker Holden from 1991 to 1993. It is the seventh generation Holden Commodore.... SS |
Palmer Tube Mills | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Murray Carter Murray Carter Murray Carter is an Australian racing driver. For many years a stalwart of the Australian Touring Car Championship Carter has had one of the longest racing careers of any driver in Australian history, continuing to race into his late 70s.-Racing history:One of a generation of racing drivers that... |
18 | Nissan Pulsar Nissan Pulsar The Nissan Pulsar is an automobile that was produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978, when it debuted as a subcompact car, to 2007, when it was replaced in all markets by the Nissan Tiida. It was originally conceived as a replacement for Nissan's first front-wheel drive platform, the... SSS |
Murray Carter | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| 10 | Roland Hill | 5 | Holden VP Commodore Holden VP Commodore The Holden VP Commodore is an automobile which was produced by Australian automaker Holden from 1991 to 1993. It is the seventh generation Holden Commodore.... SS |
Goodyear Australia | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| 11 | Jim Zerefos | 2 | Ford EA Falcon 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... |
Goodyear | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 12 | Don Watson | 15 | Holden VN Commodore 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... Holden VP Commodore Holden VP Commodore The Holden VP Commodore is an automobile which was produced by Australian automaker Holden from 1991 to 1993. It is the seventh generation Holden Commodore.... SS |
Don Eatson Pty Ltd | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Danny Bogut | 21 | Suzuki Swift 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 :... GTi |
Danny Bogut | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 14 | Geoff Forshaw | 43 | Ford Laser Ford Laser The 1985 KC Laser/GC Meteor was the model's first major redesign. All body styles were carried over, with the addition of a station wagon from 1986. A new "TX3" variant, which was half-way between "GL" & "Ghia" in specification level, replaced the "Sport" variant from the KB series. Unlike the... TX3 |
Mountain Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 15 | Phil Alexander | 35 | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Phil Alexander | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 16 | Peter Vorst | Ford EA Falcon 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... |
1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Robert Ogilvie | 4 | Holden VP Commodore Holden VP Commodore The Holden VP Commodore is an automobile which was produced by Australian automaker Holden from 1991 to 1993. It is the seventh generation Holden Commodore.... SS |
Falken Tyres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Under 2000cc Front Wheel Drive Class | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Murray Carter Murray Carter Murray Carter is an Australian racing driver. For many years a stalwart of the Australian Touring Car Championship Carter has had one of the longest racing careers of any driver in Australian history, continuing to race into his late 70s.-Racing history:One of a generation of racing drivers that... |
18 | Nissan Pulsar Nissan Pulsar The Nissan Pulsar is an automobile that was produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978, when it debuted as a subcompact car, to 2007, when it was replaced in all markets by the Nissan Tiida. It was originally conceived as a replacement for Nissan's first front-wheel drive platform, the... SSS |
Murray Carter | 9 | 6 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 60 |
| 2 | Danny Bogut | 21 | Suzuki Swift 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 :... GTi |
Danny Bogut | - | 3 | 9 | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 22 |
| 3 | Phil Alexander | 35 | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Phil Alexander | 4 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Geoff Forshaw | 43 | Ford Laser Ford Laser The 1985 KC Laser/GC Meteor was the model's first major redesign. All body styles were carried over, with the addition of a station wagon from 1986. A new "TX3" variant, which was half-way between "GL" & "Ghia" in specification level, replaced the "Sport" variant from the KB series. Unlike the... TX3 |
Mountain Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Colin Osborne | 50 13 |
Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Colin Osborne | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | 14 |
| 6 | Chris Kousparis | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
- | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | ||
| 7 | Geoff Perry | Nissan Pintara Nissan Pintara The Nissan Pintara is a mid-sized automobile that was manufactured by Nissan Australia from 1986 until 1992.- First generation :... |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| 8 | Glenn Jordan | Suzuki Swift 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 :... GTi |
- | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| 9 | Chris Symonds | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| L King | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
- | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |||
| Peter Mitchel | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
- | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |||
| Mark Brame | Suzuki Swift 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 :... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| Gary Quartly | 31 | Nissan Pulsar Nissan Pulsar The Nissan Pulsar is an automobile that was produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978, when it debuted as a subcompact car, to 2007, when it was replaced in all markets by the Nissan Tiida. It was originally conceived as a replacement for Nissan's first front-wheel drive platform, the... SSS |
Gary Quartley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 14 | Craig Dare | Suzuki Swift 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 :... |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Ian Sawtell | 71 | Suzuki Swift 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 :... GTi |
Ian Sawtell | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Andrew Hutchison | Suzuki Swift 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 :... |
- | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||
| Tony Regan | 20 | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Tony Regan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Tom Watkinson | 9 | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Tom Watkinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Further reading
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, pages 168-185
- Official Programme, Mallala, 31 May 1992
- Official Programme, Mount Panorama, 4 October 1992, pages 108 & 109