2003 Australian Production Car Championship

The 2003 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship open to Group 3E Series Production Cars. The championship, which was organised by Procar Australia as part of the 2003 PROCAR Champ Series, was the 10th Australian Production Car Championship and the first to be contested since 1995. The Outright Drivers Championship was won by Scott Loadsman, driving a Holden VX Commodore SS.

Race Calendar

The 2003 Australian Production Car Championship was contested over a seven-round series.

Round	Circuit	Date	Format
1	Adelaide Parklands Circuit	21–23 March	Two races
2	Symmons Plains International Raceway	25–27 April	Two races
3	Wakefield Park	30 May - 1 June	Two races
4	Queensland Raceway	13–15 June	Two races
5	Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit	11–13 July	Two races
6	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	8–10 August	Two races
7	Winton Motor Raceway	19–21 September	Two races

Classes

Car competed in four classes, grouped by performance rather than by engine or vehicle type.

Points system

Outright Drivers Championship points were awarded in each race as shown on the following table.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	30	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

In addition, three championship points were awarded to the driver who obtained pole position for Race 1 from the Qualifying session at each round.
Drivers Class Championship points were awarded on the same basis as Outright Drivers Championship points.
Manufacturers Trophy points were awarded on the same basis as Drivers Class Championship points.

Results

Outright Drivers Championship

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Points
1	Scott Loadsman	62	Holden VX Commodore SS	Solace / Wakeling Holden	268
2	Steve Grocl	35	Volkswagen Beetle RSi	J & F Motors Pty Ltd	238
3	David Russell	67	Proton Satria GTi	Team Satria Racing	197
4	David Ratcliff	6 & 31	Toyota Celica SX	Nepean EFI & Osborne Motorsport	181
5	Craig Bradshaw	8	Ford AUII Falcon XR8	Craig Bradshaw	145
6	Chris Alajajian	27	BMW 323i	Hillermans Smash Repairs	129
7	Martin Doxey	17	Holden Astra SRi	Holden / Bilstein / CVG	94
8	Geoff Russell	68	Proton Satria GTi	Team Satria Racing	86
9	Colin Osborne	13	Toyota Celica SX	Osborne Motorsport	82
10	Darren Palmer	28	Honda S2000	Poolrite	79
11	Rick Bates	22	Daihatsu Sirion GTVi	Daihatsu Australia Pty Ltd	74
12	Dave Mertens	71	Holden Vectra GL	Holden / Bilstein / CVG	66
13	John McIlroy	95	Ford AUII Falcon XR8 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo	Southern Rural Ford Dealers	64
14	AJ Lewis	55	Toyota Camry CSi	John Cameron Motorsport	40
15	Richard Hing	88	Mitsubishi FTO GPX	Millenium Audio Visual	33
16	Andrew Leithhead	156	Alfa Romeo 156 GTA	GTA Racing	28
17	Carol Jackson	10	Honda Civic VTi-R	Carol Jackson	23
18	Len Cave	31	Toyota Celica SX	Osborne Motorsport	21
19	Rob Rubis	31	Toyota Celica SX	Osborne Motorsport	18
=	Mark Westbrook	28	Honda S2000	Sovereign Petroleum	18
=	Allan Shephard	44	Honda Integra Type-R	Thrifty Car Rental	18
22	Bill Fulton	28	Honda S2000	Formula Green / Poolrite	16
=	Leanne Ferrier	22	Daihatsu Sirion GTVi	Daihatsu Motor Corporation	16
24	Ian Luff	54	Honda Integra Type-R	Formica	11
=	Brian Carr	49	Ford Falcon XR8	Osborne Motorsport	11
26	Trevor Keene				8
27	Graham Roylett	21	Proton Satria GTi	Autobarn / Erier Plumbing	6

Class Drivers Championships

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Points
	Class A
1	Scott Loadsman	62	Holden VX Commodore SS	Solace / Wakeling Holden	352
2	Craig Bradshaw	8	Ford AUII Falcon XR8	Craig Bradshaw	198
3	Darren Palmer	28	Honda S2000	Poolrite	90
4	John McIlroy	95	Ford AUII Falcon XR8 Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo	Southern Rural Ford Dealers	88
5	Mark Westbrook	28	Honda S2000	Sovereign Petroleum	69
6	Brian Carr	49	Ford Falcon XR8	Osborne Motorsport	32
7	Bill Fulton	28	Honda S2000	Formula Green / Poolrite	20
	Class B
1	Steve Grocl	35	Volkswagen Beetle RSi	J & F Motors Pty Ltd	374
2	David Ratcliff	6	Toyota Celica SX	Nepean EFI	265
3	Chris Alajajian	27	BMW 323i	Hillermans Smash Repairs	210
4	Colin Osborne	13	Toyota Celica SX	Osborne Motorsport	130
5	Andrew Leithhead	156	Alfa Romeo 156 GTA	GTA Racing	74
6	Allan Shephard	44	Honda Integra Type-R	Thrifty Car Rental	62
=	Richard Hing	88	Mitsubishi FTO GPX	Millenium Audio Visual	62
8	Rob Rubis	31	Toyota Celica SX	Osborne Motorsport	26
9	Len Cave	31	Toyota Celica SX	Osborne Motorsport	24
10	Trevor Keene				22
11	Ian Luff	54	Honda Integra Type-R	Formica	20
	Class C
1	AJ Lewis	55	Toyota Camry CSi	John Cameron Motorsport	96
	Class D
1	David Russell	67	Proton Satria GTi	Team Satria Racing	341
2	Martin Doxey	17	Holden Astra SRi	Holden / Bilstein / CVG	232
3	Geoff Russell	68	Proton Satria GTi	Team Satria Racing	225
4	Dave Mertens	71	Holden Vectra GL	Holden / Bilstein / CVG	179
5	Rick Bates	22	Daihatsu Sirion GTVi	Daihatsu Australia Pty Ltd	164
6	Leanne Ferrier	22	Daihatsu Sirion GTVi	Daihatsu Motor Corporation	45
7	Carol Jackson	10	Honda Civic VTi-R	Carol Jackson	40
8	Graham Roylett	21	Proton Satria GTi	Autobarn / Erier Plumbing	23
9	Matthew Jackson	10	Honda Civic VTi-R	Carol Jackson	13

Manufacturers Trophy

Position	Manufacturer	Points
1	Holden	763
2	Toyota	593
3	Proton	589
4	Volkswagen	374
5	Ford	318
6	Honda	310
7	BMW	210
8	Daihatsu	209
9	Alfa Romeo	74
10	Mitsubishi	62