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2005 Australian Production Car Championship
The 2005 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group 3E Series Production Cars. It was organised by the Production Car Association of Australia The title was won by Colin Osborne driving a Toyota Celica.
Race calendar
The championship was contested over a seven round series with three races per round. Race 1 at each round utilised a mass standing start and Races 2 and 3 at each round featured a handicap standing start.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Round winner | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209193148/http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2005 | date=2012-02-09 }} Retrieved on 15 July 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield Park | 26-27 February | Derek Hocking | Holden VY Commodore SS | |||||||||
| Mallala | 16-17 April | Derek Hocking * | Holden VY Commodore SS | |||||||||
| Queensland Raceway | 2-3 June | Drew Russell | Honda S2000 | |||||||||
| Eastern Creek | 23-24 July | Scott Anderson | Holden VZ Commodore SS | |||||||||
| Phillip Island | 20-21 August | Colin Osborne | Toyota Celica SX | |||||||||
| Oran Park | 17-18 September | Leigh Mertens | Proton Satria GTi | |||||||||
| Eastern Creek | 3-4 December | Steve Briffa | Toyota Celica SX |
- Note: Hocking was subsequently disqualified from Round 2 due to illegally modified suspension components
Points system
Points for class and outright were awarded on race results as follows:
| Position |
|---|
| 1st |
| Points |
In addition, the fastest competitor in each Class in Qualifying was awarded 3 points towards both class and outright.
Race 1 at each round had points awarded for class titles only and Races 2 and 3 at each round had points awarded for both class and outright titles.
Competitors registered as “Trophy” competitors are not eligible to score points in the championship.
Championship results
| Position | url=http://www.piarc.com.au/?helix=show&id=19573 | title=Briffa's Round, Osborne's APCC Title, www.piarc.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org | access-date=2021-05-04 | archive-date=2024-05-26 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526021826/https://www.webcitation.org/69AkYYebx?url=http://www.piarc.com.au/%3Fhelix=show&id=19573 | url-status=dead }} | No. | Car | Entrant | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Class A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Class B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Class C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 284 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Go - Karts - Go | 265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Natoli | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Graham Roylett | 204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | C V G Gas | 204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan Shephard | 27 | Honda Integra Type R | Thrifty Car Rentals | 194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Anderson | 19 | Ford AUIII Falcon XR8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holden VZ Commodore SS | Elf Oil | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco/ Ontrack Motorsport | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Houlder | 2 | Ford BA Falcon XR8 | In-Tune Motorsport | 126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Car Feash/Flexi Quote/ Powcon | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Briffa | 72 | Toyota Celica SX | Thrifty Car Rentals | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dane Rudolph | 29 | Citroen Xsara VTS | Cuttaway Hill Wines | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Veijo Phillips | 83 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Hocking Racing Shop | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Ryan | 30 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Thomson Ford | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derek Hocking | 62 | Holden VY Commodore SS | Redback | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Craig | 30 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Thomson Ford | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra | Quadrant / Bilstein | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Doxey | 17 | Holden Astra | M Doxey | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darren Best | 76 | Ford Focus ST170 | Darren Best | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Baker | 3 | Proton Satria GTi | Proton Cars Australia | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Bates | 42 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Wayne Russell | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Go - Karts - Go | 477 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Houlder | 2 | Ford BA Falcon XR8 | In-Tune Motorsport | 300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco/ Ontrack Motorsport | 286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Veijo Phillips | 83 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Hocking Racing Shop | 279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Anderson | 19 | Ford AUIII Falcon XR8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holden VZ Commodore SS | Elf Oil | 275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Ryan | 30 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Shell / Thomson Ford | 249 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan Shephard | 27 | Honda Integra Type R | Thrifty Car Rentals | 425 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Briffa | 72 | Toyota Celica SX | Thrifty Car Rentals | 233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Natoli | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Graham Roylett | 565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh Mertens | 77 | Proton Satria GTi | C V G Gas | 451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | Car Feash/Flexi Quote/ Powcon | 418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dane Rudolph | 29 | Citroen Xsara VTS | Cuttaway Hill Wines | 299 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darren Best | 76 | Ford Focus ST170 | Darren Best | 127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra | Quadrant / Bilstein | 119 |
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130428184459/http://www2.cams.com.au/bulletins/B05-070%202005%20Australian%20Production%20Car%20Championship%20Sporting%20Regulations.pdf Sporting Regulations for the 2005 Australian Production Car Championship, www2.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
- and was the 12th [[Australian Production Car Championship]].Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- Grant Rowley, The Annual, Australian Motorsport Number 1/2005, pages 152-154
- [http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2005 2005 Race Results Archive at www.natsoft.biz] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-02-09 Retrieved on 15 July 2012)
- "Briffa's Round, Osborne's APCC Title, www.piarc.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org".
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