2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship

The 2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title[1] open to GT Production Cars. The championship, which was the fifth Australian GT Production Car Championship,[2] was the first to be contested without the “exotic” cars such as Porsches and Ferraris which competed in a separate Australian Nations Cup Championship for the first time in the year 2000.[3]

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series.[4][5]

The Adelaide Parklands round was staged over a single race and all other rounds utilised a two race format.[5]

Results

Drivers – Outright results

Position[7] Driver[7] No[6][8] Car[6][8] Entrant[6] R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Total[7]
1 Mark King 34 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Mark King 3 8 15 30 30 16 25 6 133
2 Ric Shaw 35 Mazda RX-7 Ric Shaw 31 16 28 13 15 – – – 103
3 Bob Hughes 15 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Bob Hughes 24 6 5 18 6 – 11 6 76
4 Ed Aitken 8 HSV VTII GTS Ed Aitken – – – – 13 9 26 27 75
5 Graham Alexander 57 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Graham Alexander – – – 1 24 20 24 2 71
6 Gary Deane 91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jim McKnoulty – 2 6 22 4 – 14 14 62
  Wayne Boatwright 60 Subaru Impreza WRX STi NSW WRX Club – – – – 1 27 12 22 62
8 Grant Kenny 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Scott Jacob 1 10 14 14 – 7 1 11 58
9 Scott Jacob 51 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Scott Jacob – – 4 9 7 20 8 8 56
10 Barry Morcom 23 Mazda RX-7 Barry Morcom 5 12 22 6 4 2 1 3 55
11 Don Pulver 96 Subaru Impreza WRX Don Pulver 6 – 3 9 7 13 – – 38
12 Dennis Gilbert 38 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Dennis Gilbert 16 – 6 2 – 5 5 – 34
13 Tony Scott 97 HSV VTII GTS Ross Dillon – – – – – – – 25 25
14 Trevor Haines 61 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Trevor Haines 11 – 8 5 – – – – 24
15 Graham Stones 72 Mazda RX-7   20 – – – – – – – 20
  Wayne Wakefield 30 Mazda RX-7 Peter Roma – – – – 20 – – – 20
17 Phil Kirkham 71 Mazda RX-7 Maz Motor Wreckers 5 1 8 – 2 – 2 – 18
18 Jim McKnoulty 91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jim McKnoulty – – – – – 12 – 2 14
19 Wayne Russell 27 BMW 323i Wayne Russell – 4 7 – – 1 – – 12
20 Scott Anderson 19 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Sharon Kay Wood – – – – – – – 7 7
21 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motorsport – 5 – – – – – – 5
  Wayne Phipps 39 Mazda RX-7   5 – – – – – – – 5
23 Ross Dillon 97 HSV VT Clubsport R8 Ross Dillon 4 – – – – – – – 4
  Peter Floyd 87 Mazda RX-7 Peter Floyd – – – 3 – 1 – – 4
25 David Wood 16 Honda Integra Type R Peter Phelan – – 2 1 – – – – 3
  Roland Hill 33 Holden VS Commodore Executive Roland Hill – – 3 – – – – – 3
  Wayne Murphy 31 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motorsport – 3 – – – – – – 3
28 Clyde Lawrence 14 Subaru Impreza WRX   2 – – – – – – – 2
  Scott Loadsman 62 Holden VT Commodore SS Scott Loadsman – – 2 – – – – – 2

Drivers – Class results

Position[9] Driver[9] No[6][8] Car[6][8] Entrant[6] Total[9]
  Class A : High Performance Cars        
1 Mark King 34 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Mark King 133
2 Ric Shaw 35 Mazda RX-7 Ric Shaw 103
3 Bob Hughes 15 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Bob Hughes 76
4 Ed Aitken 8 HSV VTII GTS Ed Aitken 75
5 Graham Alexander 57 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Graham Alexander 71
6 Gary Deane 91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jim McKnoulty 67
7 Wayne Boatwright 60 Subaru Impreza WRX STi NSW WRX Club 62
8 Grant Kenny 50 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Scott Jacob 59
9 Scott Jacob 51 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Scott Jacob 56
10 Barry Morcom 23 Mazda RX-7 Barry Morcom 55
11 Don Pulver 96 Subaru Impreza WRX Don Pulver 41
12 Dennis Gilbert 38 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Dennis Gilbert 36
13 Tony Scott 97 HSV VTII GTS Ross Dillon 25
14 Trevor Haines 61 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Trevor Haines 24
15 Phil Kirkham 71 Mazda RX-7 Maz Motor Wreckers 22
16 Graham Stones 72 Mazda RX-7   20
  Wayne Wakefield 30 Mazda RX-7 Peter Roma 20
18 Jim McKnoulty 91 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jim McKnoulty 14
19 Scott Anderson 19 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Sharon Kay Wood 7
20 Wayne Phipps 39 Mazda RX-7   5
  Clyde Lawrence 14 Subaru Impreza WRX   5
  Charlie Senese 58 Subaru Impreza WRX Charlie Senese 5
  Ross Dillon 97 HSV VT Clubsport R8 Ross Dillon 5
  Peter Floyd 87 Mazda RX-7 Peter Floyd 5
25 Ken Douglas       4
26 Sharyn Wood 19 Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V Sharyn Wood 2
  Class B : Sports Touring Cars        
1 David Wood 16 Honda Integra Type R Peter Phelan 202
2 Wayne Russell 27 BMW 323i Challenge Recruitment 153
3 Peter Boylan 7 Honda Integra Type R Peter Boylan 91
4 Colin Osborne 13 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motorsport 90
5 Danny Brian 26 BMW 323i Challenge Recruitment 66
6 Anton Mechtler 26 & 4 BMW 323i & Toyota MR2 GT Anton Mechtler 37
7 Wayne Murphy 31 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motorsport 32
8 Vern Norrgard 31 Toyota MR2 Bathurst Osborne Motorsport 31
9 Megan Kirkham 54 Mazda MX5 Sports Maz Motor Wreckers 26
10 John Cowley 2 Honda Integra Type R John Cowley 25
11 Ross Palmer 7 Honda Integra Type R Peter Boylan 24
12 Peter McKay 45 Toyota Celica VVTL-i Toyota Motor Corp 18
13 Neal Bates 45 Toyota Celica VVTL-i Toyota Motor Corp 16
14 Sue Hughes 54 Mazda MX5 Sports & BMW 323i Maz Motor Wreckers 12
  Greg McPherson 44 Honda Integra Type R Coad's Pty Ltd 12
16 Len Cave 54 Mazda MX5 Sports Maz Motor Wreckers 9
  Ian McAlister 66 Honda Integra Type R Ian McAlister 9
  Class C : V8 Touring Cars        
1 James Philip 22 Ford AU Falcon XR8 James Philip 150
2 Warren Millett 18 Holden VT Commodore SS Warren Millett 146
3 Scott Loadsman 62 Holden VT Commodore SS Scott Loadsman 122
4 Craig Dontas 85 Holden VT Commodore SS Makita Australia 97
5 Roland Hill 33 Holden VS Commodore Executive Roland Hill 70
6 Brian Carr 64 Ford AU Falcon XR8 Brian Carr 47
7 John McIlroy 95 Ford AU Falcon XR8 John McIlroy 30
8 Mark Cohen 55 Holden VT Commodore SS Mark Cohen 22
9 Richard Winston 24 Holden VT Commodore Richard Winston 16
10 Denis Cribbin 33 Holden VS Commodore Roland Hill 12
  Class D : Six Cylinder Touring Cars        
1 Daryl Coon 70 Ford AU Falcon XR6 Daryl Coon 203
2 Robert Chadwick 20 Mitsubishi TH Magna Sports Robert Chadwick 167
3 David Ratcliff 6 Toyota Camry CSi Nepean EFI 152
4 Calvin Gardiner 43 Mazda 626 Calvin Gardiner 61
5 Barry Tanton 32 Ford AU Falcon XR6 Guy Gibbons 44
6 Jim Myhill 93 Mitsubishi TH Magna Jim Myhill 38
7 Guy Gibbons 32 Ford AU Falcon XR6 Guy Gibbons 28
8 Trent Ulmer 93 Mitsubishi TH Magna Jim Myhill 26
9 Sue Hughes 75 Ford EL Falcon XR6 Buy-A-Drive 21
10 Tom Watkinson   Mazda 626 Calvin Gardiner 16
11 Garry Mennell 46 Ford EL Falcon XR6 Darell Dixon 11
  Class E : Four Cylinder Touring Cars        
1 Kosi Kalaitzidis 21 Proton M21 Coupe & Satria GTi Kosi Kalaitzidis 194
2 Nathan Thomas 37 Suzuki Swift GTi Nathan Thomas 156
3 Warren Luff 36 Peugeot 306 Style Nothshore Rallysport 154
4 Melinda Price 29 Holden Vectra GL Gibson Motorsport 54
5 Sam Newman 17 Holden Vectra GL Gibson Motorsport 43
6 David Russell 67 Suzuki Swift GTi John Dickinson 40
7 Carol Jackson 10 Honda Civic VTi-R Pace Racing 37
8 David Crowe 49 Suzuki Swift GTi David Crowe 20
9 Michael Taylor 29 Holden Vectra GL Gibson Motorsport 16
  Michael Hopp 65 Toyota Starlet HARE Motorsport 16
11 Paul Buda 74 Suzuki Swift GTi VW Parts Service 14
12 Les Walmsley 74 Suzuki Swift GTi VW Parts Service 12

Manufacturers – Outright results

Position[9] Manufacturer[9] Total[9]
1 Holden[10] 675
2 Mitsubishi 556
3 Ford 538
4 Honda 399
5 Toyota 392
6 Mazda 352
7 Subaru 338
8 Suzuki 241
9 BMW 225
10 Proton 194
11 Peugeot 154

Manufacturers – Class results

Position[9] Manufacturer[9] R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Total[9]
  Class A : High Performance Cars                  
1 Subaru 20 18 46 59 19 79 35 62 338
2 Mitsubishi 43 16 28 51 60 41 65 21 325
3 Mazda 66 33 58 23 41 3 7 3 234
4 Holden[10] 4 –     13 10 26 25 78
  Class B : Sports Touring Cars                  
1 Honda 53 13 33 53 28 44 62 76 362
2 BMW 22 18 36 34 37 27 31 20 225
3 Toyota 22 25 34 25 18 41 34 25 224
4 Mazda 11 – 5 – 6 9 4 6 41
  Class C : V8 Touring Cars                  
1 Holden 55 22 97 76 51 73 54 56 484
2 Ford – 15 6 21 40 35 63 47 227
  Class D : Six Cylinder Touring Cars                  
1 Ford 39 15 47 25 47 47 33 58 311
2 Mitsubishi 27 18 22 26 32 24 43 39 231
3 Toyota 25 12 23 24 24 6 22 16 152
4 Mazda – 6 16 16 – 20 15 4 77
  Class E : Four Cylinder Touring Cars                  
1 Suzuki 42 6 39 22 42 50 20 20 241
5 Proton 27 15 18 31 20 22 31 30 194
2 Peugeot – 12 30 12 20 31 24 25 154
3 Holden 28 18 30 21 – – 16 – 113
4 Honda – – – 16 21 – – – 37
6 Toyota – – – – – – – 16 16

References

  1. ^ Australian Title Conditions, 2000 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-12
  2. ^ 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. ^ Official Program, Clipsal 500 Adelaide, 7–9 April 2000, pages 92–95
  4. ^ a b c GT Production Rounds Retrieved on 21 October 2010
  5. ^ a b King of GTP, Motor Racing Australia No 55, Dec 2000 / Jan 2001, pages 40–41
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l NATSOFT Race Results Archive – 2000 Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 21 October 2010
  7. ^ a b c Procar Tables Retrieved on 21 October 2010
  8. ^ a b c d Race results at www.racetime.com.au – Retrieved in 2000 – pages no longer available
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i Results at www.gtprod.com.au – Retrieved in 2000 – pages no longer available
  10. ^ a b HSV vehicles were classified as Holdens for this championship