Australian GT Production Car Championship
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The Australian GT Production Car Championship 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, organised by PROCAR Australia Pty Ltd, 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...

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PROCAR had first promoted a national series for production based cars in 1994. This “Australian Super Production Car Series” accommodated numerous models (including high performance GT type cars) which were not eligible for the official 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...

. The PROCAR series was renamed the “Australian GT Production Car Series” for 1995. For 1996 the series was given full CAMS national title status to become the Australian GT Production Car Championship while the Australian Production Car Championship itself was discontinued after the 1995 title.

In 2000 the “GT “cars were moved to a new Australian Nations Cup Championship
Australian Nations Cup Championship
The Australian Nations Cup Championship was a motor racing title sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport from 2000 to 2004.-History:...

 with the remaining vehicles left to contest the Australian GT Production Car Championship. 2001 saw the Australian GT Production Car Championship contested in two parts with the higher performance “GT Performance” cars and the lesser “GT Production” cars running in separate races but still competing for an overall Australian GT Production Car Championship as well as separate class awards. In 2003 the “GT Performance” class cars competed for the first time for an official Australian GT Performance Car Championship
Australian Performance Car Championship
The Australian Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production based, high-performance coupes and sedans racing with limited modifications...

 whilst the former “GT Production” class cars would contest the newly re-instituted 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...

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Since then the term GT Production was revived in 2008 as a sub-class of the Australian GT Championship
Australian GT Championship
The Australian GT Championship is a CAMS-sanctioned national title for drivers of GT cars, held annually from 1960 to 1963, from 1982 to 1985 and from 2005. Each championship up to and including the 1963 title was contested over a single race and those after that year over a series of races...

, where it is broadly used to describe GT cars with origins closer to production cars than Grand Tourers.

Australian Super Production Car Series

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Year Winner Car Class Winner Car
1994 Brad Jones Lotus Esprit no classes

Australian GT Production Car Series

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Year Winner Car Class Winner Car
1995 Jim Richards
Jim Richards (race driver)
Jim Richards is a New Zealand racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. While retired from professional racing, Richards continues to compete in the historic category Touring Car Masters while running a team in the Australian GT Championship...

Porsche 911 RSCS
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B Chris Sexton Ford Falcon XR6
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C Milton Leslight Peugeot 405
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Australian GT Production Car Championship

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Year Champion Car Class Champion Car
1996
1996 Australian GT Production Car Championship
The 1996 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars. The championship, which was organised and promoted by Procar Australia, was contested over an eight round series with two races per round.* Round 1, Amaroo...

Cameron McConville
Cameron McConville
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Porsche 911 RSCS A Cameron McConville Porsche 911 RSCS
B John Bourke Subaru Impreza WRX
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C Chris Sexton Ford EL Falcon XR6
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D Chris Kousparis Mazda 626
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E Andrej Pavicevic Suzuki Swift GTi
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1997
1997 Australian GT Production Car Championship
The 1997 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.The title was contested over an eight round series with two races per round....

Peter Fitzgerald Porsche 911 RSCS A Peter Fitzgerald Porsche 911 RSCS
B Andrej Pavicevic Subaru Impreza WRX
C Chris Sexton Ford EL Falcon XR6
D Beric Lynton BMW 323i
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E Trevor Haines Ford Laser TX3
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1998
1998 Australian GT Production Car Championship
The 1998 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars. The championship, which was promoted by Procar Australia, was the third Australian GT Production Car Championship....

Domenic Beninca Porsche 911 RSCS A Domenic Beninca Porsche 911 RSCS
B Chris Kousparis Subaru Impreza WRX
C David Ratcliffe Toyota Camry
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D Ric Shaw Toyota MR2
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E Nigel Stones Suzuki Swift GTi
1999
1999 Australian GT Production Car Championship
The 1999 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of cars complying with CAMS Group 3E Series Production Car regulations...

Jim Richards Porsche 911 RSCS A Jim Richards Porsche 911 RSCS
B Geoff Full Subaru Impreza WRX
C Peter Phelan Holden VT Commodore SS
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D Phil Kirkham Mazda 626
E Kosi Kalaitzidis Proton M21
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S Ric Shaw Toyota MR2
2000
2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship
The 2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to GT Production Cars.The championship, which was the fifth Australian GT Production Car Championship, was the first to be contested without the “exotic” cars such as Porsches and Ferraris which...

Mark King Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
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A Mark King Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
B David Wood Honda Integra Type R
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C James Philip Ford AU Falcon XR8
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D Daryl Coon Ford AU Falcon XR6
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E Kosi Kalaitzidis Proton M21
Proton Satria GTi
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2001
2001 Australian GT Production Car Championship
The 2001 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to production cars. It was the sixth Australian GT Production Car Championship to be awarded....

Brett Peters Subaru Impreza WRX STi
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A Brett Peters Subaru Impreza WRX STi
B Nathan Pilkington Mitsubishi FTO
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C Scott Loadsman Holden VT Commodore SS
D Daryl Coon Ford AU Falcon XR6
E Luke Youlden Holden Astra SRi
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2002
2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship
The 2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS 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...

Brett Peters Subaru Impreza WRX STi A Brett Peters Subaru Impreza WRX STi
B Colin Osborne Toyota Celica VVTL-i
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C Scott Loadsman Holden VX Commodore SS
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D Daryl Coon Ford AU Falcon XR6
E Martin Doxey Holden Astra SRi
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