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2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Group 3D Sports Sedans.[1] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship [1] and was the 19th Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[2]

The championship was won by Kerry Baily driving a Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet.[3]

Calendar edit

 
Tony Ricciardello won the 3rd round of the championship driving an Alfa Romeo GTV (pictured above in 2011)

The championship was contested over a five-round series.

Round Circuit State Date Format Round winner Car
1 Wakefield Park Raceway[4] New South Wales 22 & 23 February[4][5] Three races[4][5] Kerry Baily[4] Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet[3]
2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit[1] Victoria 13 April[1][5] Two race[6] Darren Hossack[5][7] Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet[3]
3 Mallala Motor Sport Park[8] South Australia 1 June[5] Three races[5] Tony Ricciardello[9] Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet[3]
4 Winton Motor Raceway[10][5] Victoria 3 August[5] Two races[10][5] Darren Hossack[11][5] Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet[3]
5 Sandown International Motor Raceway[11] Victoria 13 & 14 September[5] Two races[11][5] Darren Hossack[11] Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet[3]

Note: Race 2 of Round 2 at Phillip Island was cancelled due to rain[6]

Points system edit

Championship points were awarded on a 20-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8 basis for 1st through to 10th place in each race and an additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest time in Qualifying at each round.[1]

Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.[1]

Results edit

Position[3] Driver[3] No.[5] Car[3] Entrant[5] Wak.[12] Phi.[7] Mal.[9] Win.[13] San.[3] Total.[3]
1 Kerry Baily 28 Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet STS Signs 57 15 47 30 30 179
2 Dean Randle 93 Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet Dean Randle 34 14 31 31 27 137
3 Tony Ricciardello 1 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet B&M Ricciardello Motors - 18 61 30 21 130
4 Darren Hossack 4 Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet Darren Hossack - 20 32 40 37 129
5 Rodney Woods 23 Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet Hallybarton Motorsport - 8 30 26 20 84
6 Mark Stinson 13 Holden Calibra Chevrolet AGM Engineering - 13 26 14 23 76
7 Graham Smith 16 Opel Calibra Fiat Turbo Speedy Fasteners 46 - - 20 9 75
8 Des Wall 20 Toyota Supra Chevrolet Spies Hecker 30 12 - - - 42
= Mick Monterosso 2 Ford Escort Chevrolet Boffa & Russo Electrical Contractors - - 13 - 29 42
10 Phil Crompton 49 Ford EB Falcon Black Rhino 28 - 13 - - 41
11 Stephen Vines 77 Ford Cortina Stephen Vines - 10 - 21 8 39
12 Ray Ayton 99 Holden Calibra Chevrolet Reward Insurance 8 - 21 9 - 38
13 Mark Duggan 11 Holden Calibra Chevrolet Aristocrat, Schweppes, Strongbow 35 - - - - 35
14 David Brenssell 10 Holden VP Commodore Chevrolet Hancock & Just / Diamond Brothers - - 34 - - 34
15 Trent Young 41 Toyota Levin Trent Young 30 - - - - 30
16 Charlie Senese 15 Ford EF Falcon XR8 Chevrolet Charlie Senese 18 9 - - - 27
= Daniel Jameson 45 Jaguar XKR Chevrolet Campbelltown Frames 9 - 14 - - 23
18 Stephen Lichtenberger 5 Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet Habib Brothers Smash Repairs 11 - - 12 - 23
19 Jeff Barnes 6 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Chevrolet Barnes High Performance 22 - - - - 22
= Bill Martin 36 Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet Goulburn Workers Club 22 - - - - 22
21 David Thexton 19 Ford EF Falcon David Thexton 19 - - - - 19
= Fred Axisa 80 Holden VX Commodore Chevrolet Austrack Motorsport - - 19 - - 19
23 Michael Robinson 32 Holden VN Commodore Chevrolet Bell Real Estate - - - 17 - 17
24 Chris Jackson 50 Holden VL Commodore Chevrolet AM Electrical Contractors 15 - - - - 15
25 Chris Muscat 9 Mazda RX-7 Penrite Oil Company - 11 - - - 11
26 Robert Smith 72 Holden VS Commodore Smiths Trucks - - - - 10 10
= David Krause 79 Holden VS Commodore Ron Krause - - - - 10 10
28 Dean Camm 56 Honda Prelude Chevrolet Darreds Panels - - - 8 - 8
= Milton Seferis 96 Holden VS Commodore Highbury Automotive - - - - 8 8

Note: Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Sporting Regulations for the 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship Retrieved from www.cams.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
  2. ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 2003 Championship Points Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
  4. ^ a b c d Baily takes Wakefield Park win, Auto Action, March 5–11, 2003
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Race Results Archive 2003 Archived 2004-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 17 September 2012
  6. ^ a b Garry O'Brien, Tranzams take on Island track, Auto Action, April 23–29, 2003, page 39
  7. ^ a b 2003 A.S.S.C. Points after Round 2 at Phillip Island, Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, May 30, 31 and June 1, 2003
  8. ^ Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, May 30, 31 and June 1, 2003
  9. ^ a b 2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Three at Mallala Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
  10. ^ a b Baily stars in Sports Sedans, Auto Action, August 13–19, 2003, page 39
  11. ^ a b c d Garry O’Brien, Hossack Hot at Sandown, Auto Action, August 24–30, 2003, page 39
  12. ^ 2003 Championship Table After Round 1 Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
  13. ^ 2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Four at Winton Raceway Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
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