2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship
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The 2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1][2] The championship, which was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title,[3] was the seventh running of the Australian GT Production Car Championship.[4]
The championship was won by Brett Peters driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STi.
Entries competed in the following five classes:
- Class A : GT Performance Cars
- Class B : Sports Touring Cars
- Class C : V8 Touring Cars
- Class D : 6 Cylinder Touring Cars
- Class E : 4 Cylinder Touring Cars
Race schedule
Class A cars contested an eight round series[5] with three races per round, with the exception of the first round which was staged over two races.
- Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South Australia, 16 & 17 March
- Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 7 April
- Round 3, Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 May
- Round 4, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 23 June
- Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 14 July
- Round 6, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 11 August
- Round 7, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 22 September
- Round 8, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, 24 & 26 October
Class B, C, D & E cars contested an eight round series[5] with two races per round
- Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South Australia, 16 & 17 March
- Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 7 April
- Round 3, Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 May
- Round 4, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 23 June
- Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 14 July
- Round 6, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 11 August
- Round 7, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Victoria, 7 September
- Round 8, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 22 September
Category Managers Procar Australia promoted the two series as separate entities,[1][2] however the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport recognised Brett Peters, the winner of the GT Permormance class, as the overall 2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship winner.[4]