1991 Australian Production Car Championship
The 1991 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars. The title was contested over an eight-round series.
- Round 1, Sandown, Victoria, 24 February
- Round 2, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 10 March
- Round 3, Winton, Victoria, 5 May
- Round 4, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 2 June
- Round 5, Mallala, South Australia, 23 June
- Round 6, Lakeside, Queensland, 14 July
- Round 7, Oran Park, New South Wales, 11 August
- Round 8, Sandown, Victoria, 1 September
Results
[edit]| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent Youlden | 1 | Ford EA Falcon | Kent Youlden | 10 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 20 | (3) | 8 | 10 | 95 |
| 2 | Mal Rose | 44 | Ford EA Falcon | Mal Rose | 20 | 20 | (4) | 20 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 88 |
| 3 | Tony Scott | 6 | Holden VN Commodore | Tony Scott | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | - | 20 | 86 |
| 4 | Jim Zerefos | 2 | Ford EA Falcon | Goodyear Australia | 15 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 15 | - | 84 |
| 5 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Holden VN Commodore | Goodyear Tyres | (1) | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 80 |
| 6 | Ken Douglas | 10 | Ford EA Falcon | Douglas Robinson Motor Sport | 8 | 12 | 10 | - | 4 | 4 | 20 | - | 58 |
| 7 | Paul Fordham | 12 | Holden VN Commodore | Valvoline Australia | 4 | 3 | - | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Ian Palmer | 7 | Holden VN Commodore | Palmer Promotions | 6 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 2 | 12 | 36 |
| 9 | Roland Hill | 5 | Holden VN Commodore | Goodyear Tyres | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Adrian Mastronardo | 27 | Ford EA Falcon | Adrian Mastronardo | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Mark Larkham | 9 | Ford EA Falcon | - | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
| 12 | Garry Rogers | 13 | Holden VN Commodore | Valvoline Australia | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 13 | Don Watson | 15 | Ford EA Falcon | Douglas Robinson Motor Sport | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Robert Ogilvie | Holden Commodore | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | ||
| 15 | Glenn Cullen | Holden VN Commodore | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Gordon Leven | Holden VN Commodore | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Chris Muscat | Ford EA Falcon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| Front Wheel Drive Class | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Paul Gover | 23 | Toyota Corolla SX | Paul Gover | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | 3 | 37 |
| 2 | Geoff Forshaw | Suzuki Swift | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 36 | ||
| 3 | Justin Barham | 28 | Toyota Corolla SX | Charlestown Toyota | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 20 |
| 4 | Harry Bargwanna | 97 | Toyota Corolla | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 | |
| 5 | Ross Burbidge | 18 | Toyota Corolla SX | Ross Burbidge | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 19 |
| 6 | David Sala | 33 | Toyota Corolla SX | David Sala | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Darryl Bennett | 36 | Toyota Corolla SX | Darryl Bennett | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 8 | Tom Watkinson | Toyota Corolla | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 10 | ||
| 9 | Tony Regan | 20 | Toyota Corolla SX | Tony Regan | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Mark Brame | Suzuki Swift GTi | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | ||
| 11 | Noel Gibson | Ford Laser TX3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Peter Mitchell | 17 | Toyota Corolla | Peter Mitchell | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Phil Alexander | Toyota Corolla | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| 14 | Danny Bogut | 21 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Danny Bogut | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Colin Osborne | Toyota Corolla | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Craig Dare | Suzuki Swift GTi | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Kevin Burton | Mitsubishi Lancer | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| Russell Worthington | Suzuki Swift | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||
Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the top ten outright places at each round. Points for the Front Wheel Drive Class, in which cars were restricted to engines of under 2000cc capacity, were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the top six class places at each round. Drivers could retain the points from their best seven round results.
References
[edit]- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1991
- Official Programme, Mallala, 23 June 1991
- www.camsmanual.com.au
- www.procar.com.au (retrieved 4 February 2003)