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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.

RoundCircuitDateRound winnerurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209193148/http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2005date=2012-02-09 }} Retrieved on 15 July 20121234567
Wakefield Park26-27 FebruaryDerek HockingHolden VY Commodore SS
Mallala16-17 AprilDerek Hocking *Holden VY Commodore SS
Queensland Raceway2-3 JuneDrew RussellHonda S2000
Eastern Creek23-24 JulyScott AndersonHolden VZ Commodore SS
Phillip Island20-21 AugustColin OsborneToyota Celica SX
Oran Park17-18 SeptemberLeigh MertensProton Satria GTi
Eastern Creek3-4 DecemberSteve BriffaToyota 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

Positionurl=http://www.piarc.com.au/?helix=show&id=19573title=Briffa's Round, Osborne's APCC Title, www.piarc.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.orgaccess-date=2021-05-04archive-date=2024-05-26archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526021826/https://www.webcitation.org/69AkYYebx?url=http://www.piarc.com.au/%3Fhelix=show&id=19573url-status=dead }}No.CarEntrantPoints123456789101112131415161718192021Class A123456Class B1234Class C123456
Colin Osborne13Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport284
Drew Russell28Honda S2000Go - Karts - Go265
Daniel Natoli21Proton Satria GTiGraham Roylett204
Leigh Mertens77Proton Satria GTiC V G Gas204
Allan Shephard27Honda Integra Type RThrifty Car Rentals194
Trevor Keene31Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport192
Scott Anderson19Ford AUIII Falcon XR8
Holden VZ Commodore SSElf Oil146
Nick Dunkley12Ford BA Falcon XR6 TurboDayco/ Ontrack Motorsport128
John Houlder2Ford BA Falcon XR8In-Tune Motorsport126
Lauren Gray15Toyota Echo SportivoCar Feash/Flexi Quote/ Powcon111
Steve Briffa72Toyota Celica SXThrifty Car Rentals107
Dane Rudolph29Citroen Xsara VTSCuttaway Hill Wines99
Veijo Phillips83Ford BA Falcon XR6 TurboHocking Racing Shop99
David Ryan30Ford BA Falcon XR6 TurboShell / Thomson Ford84
Derek Hocking62Holden VY Commodore SSRedback58
Michael Craig30Ford BA Falcon XR6 TurboShell / Thomson Ford44
David Mertens71Holden VectraQuadrant / Bilstein31
Martin Doxey17Holden AstraM Doxey30
Darren Best76Ford Focus ST170Darren Best28
Shane Baker3Proton Satria GTiProton Cars Australia25
Rick Bates42Toyota Corolla SportivoWayne Russell22
Drew Russell28Honda S2000Go - Karts - Go477
John Houlder2Ford BA Falcon XR8In-Tune Motorsport300
Nick Dunkley12Ford BA Falcon XR6 TurboDayco/ Ontrack Motorsport286
Veijo Phillips83Ford BA Falcon XR6 TurboHocking Racing Shop279
Scott Anderson19Ford AUIII Falcon XR8
Holden VZ Commodore SSElf Oil275
David Ryan30Ford BA Falcon XR6 TurboShell / Thomson Ford249
Colin Osborne13Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport585
Allan Shephard27Honda Integra Type RThrifty Car Rentals425
Trevor Keene31Toyota Celica SXOsborne Motorsport417
Steve Briffa72Toyota Celica SXThrifty Car Rentals233
Daniel Natoli21Proton Satria GTiGraham Roylett565
Leigh Mertens77Proton Satria GTiC V G Gas451
Lauren Gray15Toyota Echo SportivoCar Feash/Flexi Quote/ Powcon418
Dane Rudolph29Citroen Xsara VTSCuttaway Hill Wines299
Darren Best76Ford Focus ST170Darren Best127
David Mertens71Holden VectraQuadrant / Bilstein119

References

References

  1. [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]
  2. and was the 12th [[Australian Production Car Championship]].Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. Grant Rowley, The Annual, Australian Motorsport Number 1/2005, pages 152-154
  4. [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)
  5. "Briffa's Round, Osborne's APCC Title, www.piarc.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org".
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