1991 Australian Production Car Championship
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The 1991 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars
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The title was contested over an eight round series.
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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.
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars
Group 3E Series Production Cars
Group 3E Series Production Cars is an Australian motor racing formula for production based cars competing with limited modifications. Group 3E cars currently contest the Australian Manufacturers' Championship and Australian Production Car Championship titles and the annual Bathurst 12 Hour...
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The title was contested over an eight round series.
- Round 1, SandownSandown RacewaySandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 24 February - Round 2, Symmons PlainsSymmons Plains RacewaySymmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, 10 March - Round 3, WintonWinton Motor RacewayWinton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months...
, Victoria, 5 May - Round 4, Amaroo ParkAmaroo ParkAmaroo Park was a motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It opened in 1967, hosting its first motorcycle meeting on 26 February with a 30 lap production race won by Larry Simons on a BSA Spitfire in heavy rain. The...
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 2 June - Round 5, Mallala, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, 23 June - Round 6, LakesideLakeside International RacewayLakeside Park, formerly known as Lakeside International Raceway is a motor racing circuit located at Pine Rivers north of Brisbane and lies adjacent to Lake Kurwongbah....
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 14 July - Round 7, Oran ParkOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South Wales, 11 August - Round 8, Sandown, Victoria, 1 September
Results
Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
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1 | Kent Youlden | 1 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EA Falcon -Model range:The EA series was available in seven model variants:* Falcon GL Sedan* Falcon GL Wagon* Falcon S Sedan* Fairmont Sedan* Fairmont Wagon* Fairmont Ghia Sedan* Fairmont Ghia Wagon... |
Kent Youlden | 10 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 20 | (3) | 8 | 10 | 95 |
2 | Mal Rose | 44 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EA Falcon -Model range:The EA series was available in seven model variants:* Falcon GL Sedan* Falcon GL Wagon* Falcon S Sedan* Fairmont Sedan* Fairmont Wagon* Fairmont Ghia Sedan* Fairmont Ghia Wagon... |
Mal Rose | 20 | 20 | (4) | 20 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 88 |
3 | Tony Scott | 6 | Holden VN Commodore Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends... |
Tony Scott | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | - | 20 | 86 |
4 | Jim Zerefos | 2 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EA Falcon -Model range:The EA series was available in seven model variants:* Falcon GL Sedan* Falcon GL Wagon* Falcon S Sedan* Fairmont Sedan* Fairmont Wagon* Fairmont Ghia Sedan* Fairmont Ghia Wagon... |
Goodyear Australia | 15 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 15 | - | 84 |
5 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Holden VN Commodore Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends... |
Goodyear Tyres | (1) | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 80 |
6 | Ken Douglas | 10 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EA Falcon -Model range:The EA series was available in seven model variants:* Falcon GL Sedan* Falcon GL Wagon* Falcon S Sedan* Fairmont Sedan* Fairmont Wagon* Fairmont Ghia Sedan* Fairmont Ghia Wagon... |
Douglas Robinson Motor Sport | 8 | 12 | 10 | - | 4 | 4 | 20 | - | 58 |
7 | Paul Fordham | 12 | Holden VN Commodore Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends... |
Valvoline Australia | 4 | 3 | - | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 15 | 40 |
8 | Ian Palmer | 7 | Holden VN Commodore Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends... |
Palmer Promotions | 6 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 2 | 12 | 36 |
9 | Roland Hill | 5 | Holden VN Commodore Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends... |
Goodyear Tyres | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
10 | Adrian Mastronardo | 27 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EA Falcon -Model range:The EA series was available in seven model variants:* Falcon GL Sedan* Falcon GL Wagon* Falcon S Sedan* Fairmont Sedan* Fairmont Wagon* Fairmont Ghia Sedan* Fairmont Ghia Wagon... |
Adrian Mastronardo | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
11 | Mark Larkham Mark Larkham Mark Larkham is a retired Australian racing driver, former racing team owner and television commentator.-Open wheelers:... |
9 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EA Falcon -Model range:The EA series was available in seven model variants:* Falcon GL Sedan* Falcon GL Wagon* Falcon S Sedan* Fairmont Sedan* Fairmont Wagon* Fairmont Ghia Sedan* Fairmont Ghia Wagon... |
- | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
12 | Garry Rogers | 13 | Holden VN Commodore Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends... |
Valvoline Australia | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
13 | Don Watson | 15 | Ford EA Falcon Ford EA Falcon -Model range:The EA series was available in seven model variants:* Falcon GL Sedan* Falcon GL Wagon* Falcon S Sedan* Fairmont Sedan* Fairmont Wagon* Fairmont Ghia Sedan* Fairmont Ghia Wagon... |
Douglas Robinson Motor Sport | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
14 | Robert Ogilvie | Holden Commodore | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | ||
15 | Glenn Cullen | Holden VN Commodore Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends... |
- | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Gordon Leven | Holden VN Commodore Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
Chris Muscat | Ford EA Falcon Ford EA Falcon -Model range:The EA series was available in seven model variants:* Falcon GL Sedan* Falcon GL Wagon* Falcon S Sedan* Fairmont Sedan* Fairmont Wagon* Fairmont Ghia Sedan* Fairmont Ghia Wagon... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||
Front Wheel Drive Class | |||||||||||||
1 | Paul Gover | 23 | Toyota Corolla SX Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Paul Gover | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | 3 | 37 |
2 | Geoff Forshaw | Suzuki Swift Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :... |
- | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 36 | ||
3 | Justin Barham | 28 | Toyota Corolla SX Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Charlestown Toyota | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 20 |
4 | Harry Bargwanna | 97 | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
- | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 | |
5 | Ross Burbidge | 18 | Toyota Corolla SX Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Ross Burbidge | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 19 |
6 | David Sala | 33 | Toyota Corolla SX Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
David Sala | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
7 | Darryl Bennett | 36 | Toyota Corolla SX Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Darryl Bennett | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
8 | Tom Watkinson | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 10 | ||
9 | Tony Regan | 20 | Toyota Corolla SX Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Tony Regan | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | 10 |
10 | Mark Brame | Suzuki Swift GTi Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | ||
11 | Noel Gibson | Ford Laser TX3 Ford Laser The 1985 KC Laser/GC Meteor was the model's first major redesign. All body styles were carried over, with the addition of a station wagon from 1986. A new "TX3" variant, which was half-way between "GL" & "Ghia" in specification level, replaced the "Sport" variant from the KB series. Unlike the... |
3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
Peter Mitchell | 17 | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
Peter Mitchell | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Phil Alexander | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
14 | Danny Bogut | 21 | Suzuki Swift GTi Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :... |
Danny Bogut | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Colin Osborne | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
- | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | |||
16 | Craig Dare | Suzuki Swift GTi Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :... |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
Kevin Burton | Mitsubishi Lancer Mitsubishi Lancer The Mitsubishi Lancer is a family car built by Mitsubishi Motors. It has been known as the Colt Lancer, Dodge/Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hindustan Lancer, Soueast Lioncel, Mitsubishi Carisma, and Mitsubishi Mirage in various countries at different times,... |
- | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
Russell Worthington | Suzuki Swift Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :... |
- | - | - | - | - | 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.