The 2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship

Australian GT Production Car Championship

The Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title, organised by PROCAR Australia Pty Ltd, for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.PROCAR had first promoted a national series for production based cars in 1994...

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 motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars. Entries competed in the following five classes:

• Class A : GT Performance Cars
• Class B : Sports Touring Cars
• Class C : V8 Touring Cars
• Class D : 6 Cylinder Touring Cars
• Class E : 4 Cylinder Touring Cars

Class A cars contested an eight round series with three races per round, with the exception of the first round which was staged over two races.

• Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit
  Adelaide Street Circuit
  The Adelaide Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia....
  
  , 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...
  
  , 16 & 17 March
• Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, 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...
  
  , 7 April
• Round 3, Oran Park
  Oran Park
  Oran Park may refer to:*Oran Park, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney in Australia*Oran Park Raceway, a former motor racing circuit in Sydney...
  
  , 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...
  
  , 5 May
• Round 4, Winton Motor Raceway
  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
  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....
  
  , 23 June
• Round 5, Queensland Raceway
  Queensland Raceway
  Queensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....
  
  , Ipswich, Queensland
  Ipswich, Queensland
  Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
  
  , 14 July
• Round 6, Wakefield Park
  Wakefield Park
  Wakefield Park is a motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after Charles Cheers Wakefield, the founder of Castrol Oil...
  
  , New South Wales, 11 August
• Round 7, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
  Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
  The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
  
  , Victoria, 22 September
• Round 8, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
  Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
  The Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit at Surfers Paradise, in south east Queensland, Australia. The challenging track has several fast sections and four chicanes. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Surfers Paradise area, after the...
  
  , Queensland, 24 & 26 October

Class B, C, D & E cars contested an eight round series with two races per round

• Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South Australia, 16 & 17 March
• Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 7 April
• Round 3, Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 May
• Round 4, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 23 June
• Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 14 July
• Round 6, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 11 August
• Round 7, Sandown International Motor Raceway
  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, 7 September
• Round 8, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 22 September

Category Managers "PROCAR Australia" promoted the two series as separate entities however 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 ....

 recognises Brett Peters, the winner of the GT Permormance class, as the overall 2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship winner.

GT Performance

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Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Total
1	Brett Peters	1	Subaru Impreza WRX STi Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities...	Century Batteries	110	165	170	81	156	54	175	166	1077
2	Geoff Full	6	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	Nepean EFI	121	100	82	175	122	155	125	180	1060
3	Graham Alexander	57	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO V	Corio Auto Parts Plus	95	132	98	117	92	65	160	78	837
4	Mark King	34	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VII	Ling Springs / Delphi	36	118	110	84	90	165	76	118	797
5	Wayne Boatwright	60	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	Bilstein / Falken	76	87	89	117	60	116	96	145	786
6	David Wood	16	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	Kleenduct Australia Pty Ltd	60	157	105	170	54	145	1	-	692
7	Peter Floyd	300	HSV VX GTS 300kW Holden Special Vehicles Holden Special Vehicles is the officially designated performance vehicle partner of Australian automobile manufacturer Holden. Established in 1987 and based in Clayton, Victoria, the company modifies Holden models such as the Commodore, Caprice and Ute and markets them under the HSV brandname.-...	Floyd Motorsport	95	100	145	93	123	121	-	-	677
8	Steve Knight	23	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VI	Mitsubishi Electric	17	74	92	140	-	38	145	44	550
9	Barry Morcom	11	HSV VX GTS 300kW	BGC Fibre Cement	48	116	70	42	100	72	-	40	488
10	John Falk	87	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	Tankworld / FRP Pools	-	64	52	50	105	33	85	96	485
11	Peter Roma	30	Mazda RX-7 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...	supercard.com.au	72	-	104	0	92	52	17	63	400
12	Anton Mechtler	9	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VII	Anton Mechtler	-	-	89	22	90	55	92	-	348
13	Trevor Haines	17	FTE AU TE50 Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia...	Yamaha	-	48	24	46	81	20	-	104	323
14	Dennis Gilbert	38	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO V & EVO VI	Castran Gilbert Pty Ltd	48	66	10	25	44	-	80	32	305
15	Bob Pearson	33	Mazda RX-7	PRO_DUCT Mototsport Pty Ltd	34	37	54	-	-	8	60	-	193
16	Bob Hughes	15	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VI	Bob ughes Special Vehicles	-	-	-	78	-	112	-	-	190
17	Peter Boylan	7	BMW M3 BMW M3 The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...  Coupe E46 & Mitsubishi Lancer EVO V	Quirks Refrigeration & Anton Mechtler	-	-	34	59	-	-	-	76	169
18	Barrie Nesbitt	5	HSV VX GTS 300kW	Craig Dontas	-	-	-	31	57	52	-	-	140
19	Gary Deane	91	Subaru Impreza WRX Sti	Brett Peters	-	-	-	-	-	-	76	50	126
20	Richard Davis	25	HSV VX GTS 300kW	Adelaide Caravan Park	28	-	8	19	22	16	-	-	93
21	Louis Chan	18	Nissan 200SX Nissan 200SX From 1995 to 1998 Nissan applied the name "200SX" to two different lines of automobiles in different markets these years.In 1995, Nissan reintroduced the 200SX nameplate in United States and Canada to designate a two-door version of the Nissan Sentra , known in Japan and Mexico as Lucino, replacing...  Spec-R	Proconept / Wurth / Motul	-	-	-	-	-	56	-	-	56
22	Don Pulver	96	Nissan 200SX Spec-R	Advanced Power	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	49	53
23	Roger Oglvie	10	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO V	Driving Force	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	48	48
24	Greg Haysom	200	Nissan 200SX Spec-R	Fluff	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	6	27
25	Jim Stewart	41	Subaru Impreza WRX Sti	Wendy's Ice Cream	-	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	25
26	Paul Mitolo	63	Mazda RX-7	Paul Mitolo	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14
27	Mike Fitzgerald	42	Nissan 200SX Spec-R	Aussie Hire Building Equipment	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11
28	John Grounds	220	Nissan 200SX Spec-R	Donut King	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8

GT Production

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Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Total
1	Colin Osborne	13	Toyota Celica Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....  VVTL-i	Osborne Motorsport	77	56	81	120	86	98	79	113	710
2	Scott Loadsman	62	Holden VX Commodore Holden VX Commodore The Holden VX Commodore, Berlina and Calais range of full-size cars were the eleventh instalment of Holden Commodore, a model manufactured by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors...  SS	Wakeling Holden	-	125	115	98	90	19	96	125	668
3	Steve Cramp	27	BMW 323i	Scouts Australia	100	108	52	53	68	110	95	76	662
4	Martin Doxey	17	Holden Astra Holden Astra The Holden Astra is a compact car that was marketed by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. Spanning five generations, the original, Australia-only Astra of 1984 was a derivative of the locally-produced Nissan Pulsar, as was the 1987 Astra...  SRi	Holden / Quadrant / CVG	64	80	100	36	28	52	77	90	527
5	Aaron McGill	31 & 49	Toyota Celica VVTL-I & Toyota MR2 Toyota MR2 The Toyota MR2 is a two-seat, mid-engined, rear wheel drive sports car produced by Central Motors, a part of Toyota, from 1984 until July 2007 when production stopped in Japan...	Osborne Motorsport	81	90	64	64	37	65	34	51	486
6	David Russell	68	Proton Satria GTi Proton Satria The Proton Satria was a hatchback produced by Proton. Production started in 1995 for the first generation and ended in 2005. The new Satria Replacement Model , known as Proton Satria Neo was launched on 16 June 2006...	Caltex Havoline	-	-	60	110	110	120	74	-	474
7	David Runkel	86	Proton Satria GTi	David Runkel	48	68	-	48	52	72	60	60	408
8	Rick Bates	22	Daihatsu Sirion Daihatsu Sirion The Daihatsu Sirion is a subcompact car produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Daihatsu since 1998. The "Sirion" name has been used on export versions of the Japanese market Daihatsu Storia and Daihatsu Boon ....  GTVi	Daihatsu Motor Corp	37	48	52	28	44	49	44	48	350
9	Steven Grocl	35	Volkswagen Beetle Volkswagen New Beetle -Specifications:*Dimension:**Length: **Width: **Height: **Wheelbase: **Curb weight: *Max speed: 177–210 km/h *Acceleration : 6.5-13.2 sec-Body styles:-Engine choices:-Safety:...  RSi	Steven Grocl	76	-	32	90	-	-	71	-	269
10	Nathan Pilkington	77	Mitsubishi FTO Mitsubishi FTO The Mitsubishi FTO, is a front engined, front-wheel drive coupe produced by Mitsubishi Motors between 1994 and 2000. It was originally planned to be exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, although its popularity as a grey market import to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand led to...  V6	Jack Green Energy	125	-	93	-	-	-	-	-	218
11	Daryl Coon	70	Ford AU Falcon XR6 Ford AU Falcon The Ford AU Falcon and Fairmont are the first of the sixth generation series of the Ford Falcon, a full-size car produced by Ford Australia...	Daryl Coon	-	-	-	-	-	72	120	-	192
12	Alan Holgersson	95	Ford AUII Falcon XR8 220	Jayell / Delatite Ford	-	-	-	-	98	91	-	-	189
13	John McIlroy	95	Ford AUII Falcon XR8 220	Jayell / Delatite Ford	-	-	96	91	-	-	-	-	187
14	Stephen White	19	Proton Satria GTi	Team Satria Racing	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	90	135
15	Darren Palmer	28	Honda S2000 Honda S2000 The Honda S2000 is a roadster that was manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It was launched in April 1999 and was created to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The car was first shown as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995, following which it was launched in...  Sports	Ross Palmer Motorsport	-	-	-	-	125	-	-	-	125
16	Bill Fulton	40	Honda Integra Honda Integra The Honda Integra is a compact luxury performance coupe made by Honda during the years 1985 to 2006. The sporty front wheel drive car is able to house five passengers with a two door hatch or four door sedan available.The Integra was on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list six times, in...  Type-R	Nilsson Motorsport	-	105	-	-	-	-	-	-	105
17	Ian Luff	66	Honda Integra Type-R	Len Cave	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100
18	Dave Mertens	71	Holden Vectra GL	Holden / Quadrant / CVG	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	60	88
19	Peter Boylan	28	Honda S2000 Sports	Ross Palmer Motorsport	-	69	-	-	-	-	-	-	69
20	Carol Jackson	10	Honda Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded...  VTi-R 1.6	Carol Jackson	-	-	-	-	68	-	-	-	68
21	James Dutton	66	Honda Integra Honda Integra The Honda Integra is a compact luxury performance coupe made by Honda during the years 1985 to 2006. The sporty front wheel drive car is able to house five passengers with a two door hatch or four door sedan available.The Integra was on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list six times, in...	Nilsson Motorsport	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56	56
22	Kosi Kalaitzidis	21	Proton Satria GTi	Kosi Kalaitzidis	50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50
23	John Cowley	28	Honda S2000 Sports	Ross Palmer Motorsport	48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	48
24	Allan Shephard	66	Honda Integra Type-R	Sting Bar Cronulla	-	-	-	-	-	45	-	-	45
25	Chris Poulton	44	Mitsubishi FTO V6	NEC Projection	-	-	-	-	-	44	-	-	44
26	Nic Lucas	21	Proton M21	H&R Suspension Systems	-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-	40
27	Guy Edmonds	26	Honda Integra Type-R	SMI Security	-	-	-	28	-	-	-	-	28

Class Awards

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Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Total
	Class B : Sports Touring Cars
1	Colin Osborne	13	Toyota Celica VVTL-i	Osborne Motorsport	864
2	Steve Cramp	27	BMW 323i	Scouts Australia	852
3	Aaron McGill	31 & 49	Toyota Celica VVTL-I & Toyota MR2	Osborne Motorsport	713
4	Steven Grocl	35	Volkswagen Beetle RSi	Steven Grocl	360
5	Nathan Pilkington	77	Mitsubishi FTO V6	Jack Green Energy	245
6	Darren Palmer	28	Honda S2000 Sports	Ross Palmer Motorsport	125
7	Bill Fulton	40	Honda Integra Type-R	Nilsson Motorsport	116
8	Ian Luff	66	Honda Integra Type-R	Len Cave	100
9	James Dutton	66	Honda Integra	Nilsson Motorsport	96
10	Peter Boylan	28	Honda S2000 Sports	Ross Palmer Motorsport	93
11	Chris Poulton	44	Mitsubishi FTO V6	NEC Projection	90
12	Allan Shephard	66	Honda Integra Type-R	Sting Bar Cronulla	85
13	John Cowley	28	Honda S2000 Sports	Ross Palmer Motorsport	64
14	Guy Edmonds	26	Honda Integra Type-R	SMI Security	40
	Class C : V8 Touring Cars
1	Scott Loadsman	62	Holden VX Commodore SS	Wakeling Holden	795
2	Alan Holgersson	95	Ford AUII Falcon XR8 220	Jayell / Delatite Ford	243
3	John McIlroy	95	Ford AUII Falcon XR8 220	Jayell / Delatite Ford	231
	Class D : 6 Cylinder Touring Cars
1	Daryl Coon	74 & 70	Ford AU Falcon XR6	Daryl Coon	250
	Class E : 4 Cylinder Touring Cars
1	Martin Doxey	17	Holden Astra SRi	Holden / Quadrant / CVG	799
2	David Runkel	86	Proton Satria GTi	David Runkel	722
3	Rick Bates	22	Daihatsu Sirion GTVi	Daihatsu Motor Corp	694
4	David Russell	68	Proton Satria GTi	Caltex Havoline	550
5	Stephen White	19	Proton Satria GTi	Team Satria Racing	1766
6	Dave Mertens	71	Holden Vectra GL	Holden / Quadrant / CVG	145
7	Carol Jackson	10	Honda Civic VTi-R 1.6	Carol Jackson	111
8	Nic Lucas	21	Proton M21	H&R Suspension Systems	90
9	Kosi Kalaitzidis	21	Proton Satria GTi	Kosi Kalaitzidis	65

External links

• 2002 Race Results Archive Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 14 March 2009
• 2002 PROCAR Image Galleries Retrieved from web.archive.org on 14 March 2009