1989 Australian Production Car Championship

The 1989 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Production Cars complying with Group 3E regulations.[1] These regulations were formulated by CAMS to facilitate the racing in Australia of mass-produced motor vehicles with minimal modifications.[2] The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each round. Only the best seven round results were retained in determining each driver's points total.[1]

Results

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Position[4] Driver No. Car Entrant Rd 1 Rd 2[a] Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total
1 Peter Fitzgerald 3 Toyota Supra Turbo Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd 15 - 20 15 15 20 20 15 120
2 Ken Douglas 10 Toyota Supra Turbo Douglas-Robinson Motorsport 12 (6) 15 20 10 12 15 20 104
3 Mark Gibbs 8 Toyota Supra Turbo Michael Preston Racing 20 (10) 12 12 20 10 12 12 98
4 John Bourke 2 Toyota Supra Turbo John Bourke Racing 8 7.5 6 10 12 15 - 8 66.5
5 Michael Preston 6 Toyota Supra Turbo Michael Preston Racing 10 - - - 4 8 10 10 42
6 Ian Palmer 7 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Palmer Promotions - 5 10 - - 3 3 4 25
7 Andrew Newton 35 Honda CRX Andrew Newton - 2 1 1 3 2 4 6 19
8 Kent Youlden 58 Ford Falcon EA S Kent Youlden - - 2 4 6 - 2 2 16
9 Richard Whyte Holden VL Commodore Turbo Richard Whyte - - - 6 8 - - - 14
10 Andrew Harris Mazda RX-7 Turbo Andrew Harris Constructions - - - - - 6 6 - 12
11 Kevin Waldock 41 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Blast Dynamics 2 1.5 8 - - - - - 11.5
12 Allen Fender 16 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Allen Fender - - 4 - - 4 - - 8
John Suttor Holden VL Commodore Turbo John Suttor - - - 8 - - - - 8
Roland Hill Holden Commodore Roland Hill - - - - - - 8 - 8
15 Gary Waldon 1 Mazda RX-7 Turbo Gary Waldon 6 - - - - - - - 6
Paul Fordham Holden VL Commodore Turbo
Holden VN Commodore SS
SAAS Steering Wheels 4 - - 2 - - - - 6
Max Bonney 86 Holden VL Commodore Turbo
Holden VN Commodore SS
Max Bonney 3 - - 3 - - - - 6
Tony Farrell 34 Honda CRX Tony Farrell - - 3 - - - - 3 6
19 Terry Skeene Holden VL Commodore Turbo Terry Skeene - 4 - - - - - - 4
20 Alf Grant 14 Mazda RX-7 Turbo Yokohama Tyres - 3 - - - - - - 3
21 Tom Watkinson Suzuki Swift GTi Tom Watkinson - 0.5 - - 2 - - - 2.5
22 Jim Keogh 11 BMW 325iS Jim Keogh - - - - 1 - - - 1
Ian Green Mazda RX-7 Turbo Starion Enterprises - - - - - 1 - - 1
Greg Crick Mazda RX-7 Turbo Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd 1 - - - - - - - 1
Ian Thompson 63 Honda CRX Ian Thompson - 1 - - - - - - 1
Lou Renato 40 Honda CRX Forte Lubrications Pty Ltd - - - - - - - 1 1

Notes

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  1. ^ Only half points were awarded at Round 2 due to the race distance being less than the prescribed minimum.

References

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  1. ^ a b CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, pages 74-75
  2. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, page 235
  3. ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, page 302
  4. ^ Procar Tables Retrieved on 15 October 2008

Further reading

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  • Australian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, pages 185-203
  • Australian Touring Car Racing Annual 2, 1990, pages 76–92
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