The 2004 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS

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 open to 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...

. The championship, which was the 11th Australian Production Car Championship

Australian Production Car Championship

The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...

, was managed by Procar Australia

Procar Australia

Procar Australia was a motor sport category management company which operated in Australia over a ten year period from the mid 1990s. It was founded by businessman Ross Palmer in 1994 and was to administer various championships and series for production based cars including:* Australian Super...

 as part of the 2004 PROCAR Championship Series. The championship was won by Chris Alajajian

Chris Alajajian

Chris Alajajian is an Australian race car driver.In 2004 he won the Australian Production Car Championship, becoming the youngest ever driver to win an Australian championship...

 driving a Subaru Liberty GT.

Race Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series with two races per round.
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Round	Circuit	State	Date
1	Adelaide Parklands Circuit	South Australia South Australia South 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...	19 - 20 March
2	Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit	New South Wales New South Wales New 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...	18 April
3	Sandown International Motor Raceway	Victoria Victoria (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....	16 May
4	Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway Winton 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 Victoria (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....	20 June
5	Eastern Creek International Motor Raceway	New South Wales New South Wales New 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...	18 July
6	Wakefield Park Wakefield Park Wakefield Park is a motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after Charles Cheers Wakefield, the founder of Castrol Oil...	New South Wales New South Wales New 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...	8 August
7	Mallala Motor Sport Park	South Australia South Australia South 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...	19 September

Points system

Outright championship 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 first 21 finishers in each class in each race. In addition, 3 outright championship points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time in each class for race 1 at each round. Class championship points were awarded on the same basis as outright championship points.

Results

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Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Points
1	Chris Alajajian Chris Alajajian Chris Alajajian is an Australian race car driver.In 2004 he won the Australian Production Car Championship, becoming the youngest ever driver to win an Australian championship...	27	Subaru Liberty GT	Jack Hillermans Smash	419
2	Leanne Ferrier	42	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	Toyota Motor Corporation	378
3	David Russell	68 & 3	Proton Satria GTi	Proton Cars Australia	348
4	Ian Luff	54	Honda Integra Type-R	Formica	320
5	Lynne Champion	93	Ford AUIII Falcon XR6	Lynne Champion	306
6	David Ratcliffe	6	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Ratcliffe Transport Spares	289
7	Geoff Russell	67 & 33	Proton Satria GTi	Proton Cars Australia	287
8	Scott Loadsman	1 & 62	Holden VY Commodore  Holden VX Commodore Holden VX Commodore The Holden VX Commodore, Berlina and Calais range of full-size cars were the eleventh instalment of Holden Commodore, a model manufactured by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors...	Wakeling Holden	268
9	Colin Osborne	13	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Osborne Motorsport	264
10	Rick Bates	22	Daihatsu Copen Daihatsu Copen The Daihatsu Copen is a 2-door roadster with an aluminium retractable hardtop built by the Japanese car company Daihatsu. It first debuted at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, as the Daihatsu Copen concept...	Daihatsu Motor Corporation	254
11	David Ryan	30	Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo	Thomson Ford / GAM Electric	240
12	Adam Beechey	60	Honda Integra Type-R	Greg Crick Honda	216
13	Lauren Gray	21	Proton Satria GTi	Graham Roylett Motorsport	200
14	Steve Drake	11	Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo	Brigette Forestier Australia	197
15	Nick Dunkley	12	Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo	Dayco / Ontrack Motorsport	152
16	Martin Doxey	17	Holden Astra RSi Holden Astra The Holden Astra is a compact car that was marketed by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. Spanning five generations, the original, Australia-only Astra of 1984 was a derivative of the locally-produced Nissan Pulsar, as was the 1987 Astra...	Binzel / Holden / Bilstein	149
17	John Houlder	2	Ford BA Falcon XR8	Budget Waterproofing	145
18	Drew Russell	28	Honda S2000 Honda S2000 The Honda S2000 is a roadster that was manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It was launched in April 1999 and was created to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The car was first shown as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995, following which it was launched in...	Formula Green	127
19	Steven Grocl	35	Volkswagen Beetle RS	J & F Motors	127
20	Darren Best	170	Ford Focus ST170	Darren Best	126
21	Derek Hocking	62	Holden VX Commodore SS	Paul Wakelings Holden	106
22	Rob Rubis	31	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Osborne Motorsport	104
23	Trevor Keene	31	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Osborne Motorsport	103
24	Allan Shephard	44	Honda Integra Type-R	Thrifty Car Rental	100
25	Leigh Mertens	71	Holden Vectra GL	C.V.G. Gas / Bilstein / HAZKEM	100
26	Dave Mertens	71	Holden Vectra GL	Martin Doxey Racing	88
27	Ben Walsh	29	Citroen Xsara Coupe VTS Citroën Xsara The Citroën Xsara is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën from 1997 to 2006.Like its predecessor, the Citroën ZX, the Xsara shares running gear with the Peugeot 306....	Cuttaway Hill Wines / Total Oil	64
28	David Capraro	32	Alfa Romeo 156 GTA	Circle Corporation	52
29	Richard Hing	88	Mitsubishi FTO GPX	Millennium Audio Visual	52
30	Greg Smith	16	Holden VY Commodore SS	Fujitsu Air Conditioning	46
31	Peter Conroy	7	Honda Integra Type-R	Hankook Tyres / DBA	34
32	Leanne Ferrier	42	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	Rick Bates	33
33	AJ Lewis	55	Toyota Camry CSi Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry is a series of mid-size automobiles manufactured by Toyota since 1982, and sold in the majority of automotive markets throughout the world...	Cameron Competition	33
34	Stephen Lambrick	39	Proton Satria GTi	Auto Brake Service	17
35	Andrew Leithhead	156	Alfa Romeo 156 GTA	GTA Motorsport	13
	Class A
1	Chris Alajajian Chris Alajajian Chris Alajajian is an Australian race car driver.In 2004 he won the Australian Production Car Championship, becoming the youngest ever driver to win an Australian championship...	27	Subaru Liberty GT	Jack Hillermans Smash	419
2	Scott Loadsman	1 & 62	Holden VY Commodore  Holden VX Commodore Holden VX Commodore The Holden VX Commodore, Berlina and Calais range of full-size cars were the eleventh instalment of Holden Commodore, a model manufactured by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors...	Wakeling Holden	268
3	David Ryan	30	Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo	Thomson Ford / GAM Electric	240
4	Steve Drake	11	Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo	Brigette Forestier Australia	197
5	Nick Dunkley	12	Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo	Dayco / Ontrack Motorsport	152
6	John Houlder	2	Ford BA Falcon XR8	Budget Waterproofing	145
7	Drew Russell	28	Honda S2000 Honda S2000 The Honda S2000 is a roadster that was manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It was launched in April 1999 and was created to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The car was first shown as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995, following which it was launched in...	Formula Green	127
8	Derek Hocking	62	Holden VX Commodore SS	Paul Wakelings Holden	106
9	David Capraro	32	Alfa Romeo 156 GTA	Circle Corporation	52
10	Greg Smith	16	Holden VY Commodore SS	Fujitsu Air Conditioning	46
11	Andrew Leithhead	156	Alfa Romeo 156 GTA	GTA Motorsport	13
	Class B
1	Ian Luff	54	Honda Integra Type-R	Formica	320
2	David Ratcliffe	6	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Ratcliffe Transport Spares	289
3	Colin Osborne	13	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Osborne Motorsport	264
4	Adam Beechey	60	Honda Integra Type-R	Greg Crick Honda	216
5	Steven Grocl	35	Volkswagen Beetle RS	J & F Motors	127
6	Rob Rubis	31	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Osborne Motorsport	104
7	Trevor Keene	31	Toyota Celica SX Toyota Celica The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"....	Osborne Motorsport	103
8	Allan Shephard	44	Honda Integra Type-R	Thrifty Car Rental	100
9	Richard Hing	88	Mitsubishi FTO GPX	Millennium Audio Visual	52
10	Peter Conroy	7	Honda Integra Type-R	Hankook Tyres / DBA	34
11	Leanne Ferrier	42	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	Rick Bates	33
	Class C
1	Leanne Ferrier	42	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	Toyota Motor Corporation	378
2	Lynne Champion	93	Ford AUIII Falcon XR6	Lynne Champion	306
3	Darren Best	170	Ford Focus ST170	Darren Best	126
4	Ben Walsh	29	Citroen Xsara Coupe VTS Citroën Xsara The Citroën Xsara is a small family car produced by French automaker Citroën from 1997 to 2006.Like its predecessor, the Citroën ZX, the Xsara shares running gear with the Peugeot 306....	Cuttaway Hill Wines / Total Oil	64
5	AJ Lewis	55	Toyota Camry CSi Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry is a series of mid-size automobiles manufactured by Toyota since 1982, and sold in the majority of automotive markets throughout the world...	Cameron Competition	33
	Class D
1	David Russell	68 & 3	Proton Satria GTi	Proton Cars Australia	348
2	Geoff Russell	67 & 33	Proton Satria GTi	Proton Cars Australia	287
3	Rick Bates	22	Daihatsu Copen Daihatsu Copen The Daihatsu Copen is a 2-door roadster with an aluminium retractable hardtop built by the Japanese car company Daihatsu. It first debuted at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, as the Daihatsu Copen concept...	Daihatsu Motor Corporation	254
4	Lauren Gray	21	Proton Satria GTi	Graham Roylett Motorsport	200
5	Martin Doxey	17	Holden Astra RSi Holden Astra The Holden Astra is a compact car that was marketed by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. Spanning five generations, the original, Australia-only Astra of 1984 was a derivative of the locally-produced Nissan Pulsar, as was the 1987 Astra...	Binzel / Holden / Bilstein	149
6	Leigh Mertens	71	Holden Vectra GL	C.V.G. Gas / Bilstein / HAZKEM	100
7	Dave Mertens	71	Holden Vectra GL	Martin Doxey Racing	88
8	Stephen Lambrick	39	Proton Satria GTi	Auto Brake Service	17

Note: The Toyota Corolla Sportiva was classified as a Class B car for Round 1 and as a Class C car from Round 2 onwards.

External links

Image of 2004 champion Chris Alajajian (Subaru Liberty GT) at www.asphotos.com.au