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2001 Australian GT Production Car Championship

The 2001 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to production cars.[1] It was the sixth Australian GT Production Car Championship to be awarded.[2]

The Australian championship was won by Queensland driver Brett Peters, driving a Subaru Impreza WRX ran by the Rod Dawson led Peters Motorsport team. Peters took a 28.5 championship victory over fellow Subaru driver Wayne Boatwright with HSV driver Phillip Polities a further 21.5 points back in third.

The series ran on an eleven-round calendar but not all of the five classes raced at every meeting, with each class racing eight of the eleven rounds. The separated calendar was the beginning of the separation of competitors into what would become completely separate championships in 2003 as the Australian Performance Car Championship and Australian Production Car Championship. The separation additionally meant that drivers on the second group of classes were no longer eligible for the Australian Championship.

Classes edit

Cars competed in five classes:[3]

  • Class A: High Performance Cars
  • Class B: Sports Touring Cars
  • Class C: V8 Touring Cars
  • Class D: 6 Cylinder Touring Cars
  • Class E: 4 Cylinder Touring Cars[4]

Calendar edit

The Outright, Class A & Class B titles were contested over an eight-round "GT Performance" series.[5]

Round[3] Circuit[3] State Date[6]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit SA 7–8 April
2 Wakefield Park NSW 6 May
3 Canberra Street Circuit ACT 9–10 June
4 Queensland Raceway Qld 22 July
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway NSW 19 August
6 Sandown International Motor Raceway Vic 16 September
7 Gold Coast Qld 26–28 October
8 Oran Park NSW 25 November

The Class C, Class D & Class E titles were contested over an eight-round "GT Production" series.[5]

Round Circuit State Date[6]
1 Wakefield Park NSW 6 May
2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Vic 27 May
3 Lakeside International Raceway Qld 8 July
4 Queensland Raceway Qld 22 July
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway NSW 19 August
6 Winton Motor Raceway Vic 9 September
7 Sandown International Motor Raceway Vic 16 September
8 Oran Park NSW 25 November

Results edit

Outright Drivers Championship edit

Position[3] Driver[3] No.[6] Car[6] Entrant[6] R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Total[3]
1 Brett Peters 26 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Brett Peters 13 27 30 17 25 - 7 24 143
2 Wayne Boatwright 60 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Wayne Boatwright - - 24 15.5 16 12 18 30 115.5
3 Phillip Polities 47 HSV VX GTS Crystal IT / Diamond Age Int. 24 14 - - 2 24 27 3 94
4 Graham Alexander 57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Graham Alexander 6 4 18 3.5 14 20 5 18 88.5
5 John Bowe 9 Ford Mustang Cobra RA Budweiser - 16 - 22 30 - 16 - 84
6 Mark King 1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mark King 25 3 1 10 - - 16 14 69
7 Ed Aitken 8 HSV VX GTS Ed Aitken 9 6 6 10 3 30 - - 64
8 Garry Deane 91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jim McKnoulty 7 20 11 - - 16 - 2 56
9 Peter Floyd 300 HSV VX GTS Floyd Motorsport 1 8 18 - 5 - 20 2 54
10 Bob Hughes 15 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V,
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 		Bob Hughes 24 1 2 6 - - - - 33
11 Phil Kirkham 71 Mazda RX-7 Maz Motor Wreckers 10 8 - 8 - - - - 26
Bob Pearson 39 Mazda RX-7 Pro-Duct Motorsport Pty Ltd 1 8 - 1 10 - - 6 26
13 Michael Brock 88 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Brock Partners Real Estate 2 12 - 3 2 6 - - 25
14 Steve Knight 23 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Steve Knight Racing 5 5 6 - 1 - - - 17
15 Peter Roma 30 Mazda RX-7 Peter Roma Motorsport - - - - 13 - 3 - 16
16 Barry Morcom 11 HSV VX GTS Barry Morcom - - 9 0.5 - - 4 - 13.5
17 David Wood 16 Honda S2000 Robert Lane / Kleenduct - 1 - - - 2 9 - 12
18 Scott Anderson 59 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Altiris Software - - - - - - - 10 10
19 Shane Jenner 31 Nissan 200SX Spec R Komatsu Racing - - - - 8 - - - 8
Dennis Gilbert 38 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Gilbert Racing - - - - 3 4 - 1 8
Anton Mechtler 90 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mek-Tek Motorsports - - - - 1 - 2 5 8
22 Scott Jacob 50 & 51 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Falken Tyres - - - 3.5 - - 4 - 7.5
23 Craig Dontas 85 HSV VTII GTS Craig Dontas 6 - 1 - - - - - 7
Brian Carr 888 Ford Mustang Cobra RA Budweiser - - - - - - - 7 7
25 Craig Baird 9 Ford Mustang Cobra RA Budweiser - - 5 - - - - - 5
Don Pulver 96 Nissan 200SX Spec R Advanced Power - - - - - - - 5 5
27 Trevor Sheumack 43 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Where Is Navigation - - 2 - - - - - 2
Grant Kenny 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Falken Tyres - - - - - - 2 - 2

Note: Only half points were awarded for Race 2 of Round 4 at Queensland Raceway as the race was red flagged.

Drivers Class Championships edit

Position Driver[7] No.[6] Car[6] Entrant[6] Total[7]
  Class A : High Performance Cars        
1 Brett Peters 26 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Brett Peters 143
2 Wayne Boatwright 60 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Wayne Boatwright 115.5
3 Phillip Polities 47 HSV VX GTS Crystal IT / Diamond Age Int. 94
4 Graham Alexander 57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Graham Alexander 88.5
5 John Bowe 9 Ford Mustang Cobra RA Budweiser 84
6 Mark King 1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mark King 77
7 Ed Aitken 8 HSV VX GTS Ed Aitken 64
8 Garry Deane 91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jim McKnoulty 56
9 Peter Floyd 300 HSV VX GTS Floyd Motorsport 54
10 Bob Hughes 15 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V,
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 		Bob Hughes 43
11 Phil Kirkham 71 Mazda RX-7 Maz Motor Wreckers 26
  Bob Pearson 39 Mazda RX-7 Pro-Duct Motorsport Pty Ltd 25
13 Michael Brock 88 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Brock Partners Real Estate 25
14 Steve Knight 23 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Steve Knight Racing 17
15 Peter Roma 30 Mazda RX-7 Peter Roma Motorsport 16
16 Barry Morcom 11 HSV VX GTS Barry Morcom 10
17 David Wood 16 Honda S2000 Robert Lane / Kleenduct 13.5
18 Scott Anderson 59 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Altiris Software 12
19 Shane Jenner 31 Nissan 200SX Spec R Komatsu Racing 8
  Dennis Gilbert 38 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Gilbert Racing 8
  Anton Mechtler 90 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mek-Tek Motorsports 8
22 Scott Jacob 50 & 51 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Falken Tyres 7.5
23 Craig Dontas 85 HSV VTII GTS Craig Dontas 7
  Brian Carr 888 Ford Mustang Cobra RA Budweiser 7
25 Craig Baird 9 Ford Mustang Cobra RA Budweiser 5
  Don Pulver 96 Nissan 200SX Spec R Advanced Power 5
27 Trevor Sheumack 43 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Where Is Navigation 2
  Grant Kenny 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Falken Tyres 2
  Class B : Sports Touring Cars        
1 Nathan Pilkington 77 Mitsubishi FTO Nathan Pilkington 172
2 Nathan Thomas 37 Honda Integra Type-R Nathan Thomas 131
3 Tim Leahey 35 Volkswagen Beetle RSi Volkswagen 118.5
4 Anthony Robson 49 Toyota MR2,
Toyota Celica 		Osborne Motorsport 117
5 David Ratcliff 6 Toyota Celica Nepean EFI 102
6 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota Celica Osborne Motorsport 59
7 Wayne Russell 27 BMW 323i Wayne Russell 47
8 Allan Shephard 44 Honda Integra Type-R Tyrepoint 43
9 Sue Hughes 32 BMW 323i Sue Hughes 37.5
10 Peter Boylan 7 BMW 325i Peter Boylan 32
11 Matt Coleman 53 Volkswagen Beetle RSi Volkswagen 31
12 Stuart McColl 53 Volkswagen Beetle RSi Volkswagen 25
13 Len Cave 27
66 		BMW 323i
Honda Integra Type-R 		Wayne Russell
Just Cuts 		24
14 Marcus La Delle 44 Honda Integra Type-R Thrifty Car Rentals 16
15 Peter McKay 55 Volkswagen Beetle RSi Volkswagen 10
16 John Cowley 2 Honda Integra Type-R John Cowley 8
17 Paul Gover 55 Volkswagen Beetle RSi Volkswagen 6
18 Klark Quinn 27 BMW 323i Go Karts Go Australia 5
19 Greg McPherson 40 Honda Integra Type-R Coads Pty Ltd 1
  Class C : V8 Touring Cars        
1 Scott Loadsman 62 Holden VT Commodore SS
Holden VX Commodore SS 		Scott Loadsman 186
2 John McIlroy 95 Ford AUII Falcon XR8 Southern Rural Ford Dealer 171
3 Brian Carr 64 Ford AUII Falcon XR8 Brian Carr 170
4 Richard Winston 24 Holden VT Commodore SS Richard Winston 106
5 Kent Youlden 69 Ford AUII Falcon XR8 Coffey Ford 31
6 James Phillip 69 Ford AUII Falcon XR8 James Phillip 20
  Class D : 6 Cylinder Touring Cars        
1 Daryl Coon 70 Ford AU Falcon XR6 Peter Warren Ford 197
2 Alan Holgersson 79 Toyota Camry CSi Bill Buckle Toyota 190
3 Robert Chadwick 20 Mitsubishi TJ Magna Sports Mitsubishi Electric 183
  Class E : 4 Cylinder Touring Cars        
1 Luke Youlden 76 Holden Astra SRi Luke Youlden 151
2 David Russell 68 Proton Satria GTi Proton / Mycar 147
3 Martin Doxey 17 Holden Vectra GL Bilstein Shock Absorbers 127
4 Ben Driscoll 97 Holden Vectra GL Bendix Mintex 125
5 Rick Bates 22 Daihatsu Sirion GTVi Rick Bates 90
6 Megan Kirkham 54 Mazda MX-5 Phil Kirkham 61
7 Nigel Williams 67 Proton Satria GTi Proton / Mycar 60
8 Carol Jackson 10 Honda Civic VTi-R Carol Jackson 34
9 Kosi Kalaitzidis 21 Proton Satria GTi Kosi Kalaitzidis 30
10 Jim McKinnon 75 Holden Astra SRi   22
11 Rod Wilson 21 Proton Satria GTi Kosi Kalaitzidis 20
12 Kimon Papagoarge 21 Proton Satria GTi Kosi Kalaitzidis 14

Manufacturers Award edit

Position Manufacturer[8] Points[8]
1 Holden 950.5
2 Ford 685.0
3 Mitsubishi 621.5
4 Toyota 468.0
5 Subaru 342.0
6 Proton 271.0
7 Honda 261.0
8 Volkswagen 189.5
9 BMW 129.5
10 Mazda 129.0
11 Daihatsu 90.0
12 Nissan 13.0

Note: Points awarded to Holden included points scored by HSV vehicles.

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Title Conditions, 2001 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7–11
  2. ^ Records, Titles and awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. ^ a b c d e f PROCAR tables Retrieved from replay.web.archive.org on 3 May 2011
  4. ^ 2001 CHAMPIONS & AWARD WINNERS Retrieved on 3 May 2011
  5. ^ a b 2001 SEASON Retrieved from replay.web.archive.org on 3 May 2011
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Natsoft Race Results Archive - 2001 Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 3 May 2011
  7. ^ a b Drivers Points (Class) at www.procar.com.au - Retrieved November 2001 - URL no longer valid
  8. ^ a b Outright Manufacturers Points at www.procar.com.au - Retrieved November 2001 - URL no longer valid
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