2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship

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The 2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title,[1] organised by Procar Australia as part of the PROCAR Championship Series and open to high performance coupes and sedans, racing with minimal modifications.[2] It was the second running of the Australian GT Performance Car Championship.[1]

During the running of the championship, PROCAR relinquished its Category Management rights back to the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.[3]

Justin Hemmes won the championship driving a Subaru Impreza WRX, defeating semi-factory Volkswagen Golf R32 driver Paul Stokell by 90 points. Mitsubishi Lancer driver Garry Holt was third.

Calendar[edit]

The championship was contested over a seven round series.[4]

Round[4] Circuit[4] State Date Format
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 20–21 March[5] Three races[5]
2 Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit New South Wales 18 April[6] Three races[6]
3 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victoria 14–16 May[7] Two races[7]
4 Winton Motor Raceway Victoria 20 June[8] Three races[8]
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 16–18 July[9] Two races[9]
6 Wakefield Park New South Wales 6–8 August[10] Three races[10]
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 17–19 September[11] Three races[11]

Points system[edit]

Points were awarded on a 30-24-20-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 21 classified finishers in each race[12] except for the two rounds run over two races, where the second race was worth double points.[13] An additional 3 points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time at each round.[12]

Results[edit]

Position Driver[14] No.[4] Car[4] Entrant[4] Points[14]
1 Justin Hemmes 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Merivale / Falken / Bilstein 433
2 Paul Stokell 22 & 2 Volkswagen Golf R32 Volkswagen Group Australia 343
3 Garry Holt 21 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Eastern Creek International Karting 312
4 Ric Shaw 35 Mazda RX-7 Series 8
BMW M Coupe 		Ric Shaw Racing 302
5 Beric Lynton 123 BMW E46 M3 Bruce Lynton BMW 276
6 Tim Leahey 2 Volkswagen Golf R32 Volkswagen Group Australia 260
7 Gary Young 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Gary Young Racing 250
8 Peter Floyd 300 HSV VY GTS kawasaki-fp.com 233
9 Steve Knight 23 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 		Mitsubishi Electric 217
10 Mark King 1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII King Springs / Delphi 209
11 Barry Morcom 11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Nepean EFI 205
12 Steve Cramp 19 HSV VX GTS CVW Engineering 190
13 Bob Hughes 15 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Bob Hughes Special Vehicles 167
14 John Falk 87 FTE AUIII TE50
FPV BA GT 		Team GT 154
15 Michael Brock 88 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Coopers Pale Ale Racing 148
16 Ross Almond 26 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Nepean EFI 139
17 Graham Alexander 57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII AC DELCO 132
18 Ian Box 666 Subaru Impreza WRX STi BT Lift Trucks 109
19 Grant Park 55 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Merivale / Falken / Bilstein / JVC 103
20 Warren Millett 301 HSV VY GTS Wake Up! 101
21 Anton Mechtler 9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Anton Mechtler 86
22 Nathan Pilkington 77
2 		Nissan 350Z
Volkswagen Golf R32 		Tempt Gourmet
Volkswagen Group Australia 		76
23 Peter Boylan 7 BMW E46 M3 Quirk's Refrigeration 70
24 Bob Pearson 33 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 PRO-DUCT Motorsport 68
25 Gary Jackson 28 BMW E46 M3 Bruce Lynton BMW 67
26 Barrie Nesbitt 5 HSV VY GTS Barrie Nesbitt 60
27 Chris Alajajian 55 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Merivale / Falken / Bilstein / JVC Mobile Entertainment 56
28 Craig Dontas 27
45 		BMW M Coupe
HSV VY GTS 		Jack Hillerman Smash Repairs
Brice Metals Youthworks 		40
29 Trevor Haines 17 FPV BA GT Team GT 38
30 Mark Cohen 44 HSV VY GTS Mark Cohen 36
31 Wayne Boatwright 60 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Falken / Bilstein / JVC 28
32 Paul Mitolo 63 Mazda RX-7 Series 8 Novatec Construction Systems 24
33 Trevor John 6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Toshiba 23
34 Charlie Kovacs 45 HSV VX GTS Charlie Kovacs 23
35 Don Pulvar 96 Nissan 200SX GT Advanced Power 21
36 Mark Brame 6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Toshiba 13
37 Dennis Gilbert 38 HSV VY GTS Castran Gilbert / The Age 12
38 Hugh Harrison 147 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA Monza Motors 11
39 John Grounds 16 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King 5
40 Richard Catchlove 200 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Australian Titles, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 30 September 2009
  2. ^ Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, 17,18,19 September 2004, page 5
  3. ^ CAMS ensures future success of championship activity, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ a b c d e f 2004 Events Calendar, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ^ a b PCS (Rnd 1) - Clipsal 500, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. ^ a b PCS (Rnd 2) - Oran Park, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  7. ^ a b PCS (Rnd 3) - Sandown, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  8. ^ a b PCS (Rnd 4) - Winton, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  9. ^ a b PCS (Rnd 5) - Eastern Creek, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  10. ^ a b PCS (Rnd 6) - Wakefield Park, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  11. ^ a b PCS (Rnd 7) - Mallala, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  12. ^ a b CAMS Bulletin No B04/030 – 2004 PROCAR Championship Series Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  13. ^ 2004 AGTPC Points for Round 3 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 22 September 2009
  14. ^ a b 2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship Points Retrieved from web.archive.org on 22 September 2009

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