The 2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for production based cars.[1] Procar Australia was appointed as the category manager for the championship, which was staged as part of the 2003 Procar Championship Series.[1] It was the inaugural Australian GT Performance Car Championship,[2] GT Performance Cars having previously competed in the Australian GT Production Car Championship as a separate class.[2]

The 2003 Drivers’ Championship was won by Mark King, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII and the Manufacturers’ Trophy was awarded to Mitsubishi.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series.[3]

Round[3] Circuit[3][4] State Date[3]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 22 & 23 March
2 Symmons Plains International Raceway Tasmania 27 April
3 Wakefield Park New South Wales 1 June
4 Queensland Raceway Queensland 15 June
5 Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit New South Wales 13 July
6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 10 August
7 Winton Motor Raceway Victoria 21 September
8 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland 23 & 24 October

Rounds were contested over three races[3] except for the Oran Park round, which was contested over two races.[5]


Points system

Points towards the Drivers Championship were awarded in each race as per the following table.[1]

Position[1] 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Points[1] 30 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

In addition, three championship points were awarded to the driver who obtained Pole Position for Race 1 at each round.[1]

Points towards the Manufacturers' Trophy were awarded on the same scale as applied to the Drivers' Championship.[1]

Results

Drivers Championship

Position Driver[6] No.[4] Car[4] Entrant[4] Points[6]
1 Mark King 34 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Delphi / King Springs 350
2 Wayne Boatwright 60 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Establishment Hotel Bilstien 311
3 Garry Holt 2 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Nepean EFI 222
4 Peter Floyd 300 HSV VX GTS
HSV VY GTS 		Floyd Motorsport 219
5 Justin Hemmes 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Establishment Hotel Bilstien 206
6 John Falk 87 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
FTE TE50		 FRP Pools 200
7 Steve Cramp 27 BMW M Coupe C.V.W Engineering/Scouts Aust 179
8 Graham Alexander 57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Corio Auto Parts Plus 177
9 Barry Morcom 11 HSV VX GTS Rondo Building Services 162
10 Bob Pearson 33 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 Pro-Duct Motorsport 158
11 Ian Box 666 Subaru Impreza WRX STi BT Lift Trucks 134
12 Steve Knight 23 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Steve Knight 127
13 Bob Hughes 15 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Bob Hughes Special Vehicles 114
14 Gary Deane 91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi G.P. Motorsport 98
15 Peter Boylan 7 BMW M3 E46 Quirks Refrigeration 94
16 Barrie Nesbitt 5 HSV VY GTS Mortgage House 73
17 Robert Ogilvie 10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Driving Force 72
18 Beric Lynton 123 BMW M3 E46 Bruce Lynton BMW 55
19 Ric Shaw 35 Mazda RX-7 Series 6 Ric Shaw Performance 53
20 Aaron McGill 75 Nissan 200SX GT Dux Hot Water 52
21 Paul Stokell 21 Volkswagen Golf R32 Volkswagen Dealer Racing 42
22 Mark Cohen 44 HSV VX GTS Mark Cohen 31
23 Nathan Pilkington 77 Nissan 350Z Nathan Pilkington 27
24 Michael Brock 88 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Michael Brock 23
25 Anton Mechtler 9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mek Tek Motorsport 22
26 Bruce Stewart 3 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 Pro-Duct Motorsport 16
27 Mike Fitzgerald 42 Nissan 200SX GT Aussie Hire Building Equipment 15
28 Jim Stewart 41 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jim Stewart Racing 13
29 Trevor Haines 17 FTE TE50
FPV BA GT		 FPV/Yamaha 12
30 Kenny Habul 75 BMW M Coupe Go Karts Go 10
Ross Almond 6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Nepean EFI 10
32 Dennis Gilbert 38 HSV VY GTS Castran Gilbert Pty Ltd 8
John Grounds 16 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Donut King 8
34 Anthony Alford 12 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King 7
35 Stewart McColl 20 Volkswagen Golf R32 Volkswagen Dealers Australia 2
Warren Millet 18 HSV VX GTS Wake-Up 2

Manufacturers’ Trophy

Position Manufacturer[7] Points[7]
1 Mitsubishi 1117
2 Subaru 831
3 HSV 495
4 BMW 338
5 Mazda 227
6 Ford 173
7 Nissan 108
8 Volkswagen 44

FTE and FPV models were considered to be Fords for the Manufacturers’ Trophy.

References

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