2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship
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The 2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for production based cars.[1] Procar Australia was appointed as the category manager for the championship, which was staged as part of the 2003 Procar Championship Series.[1] It was the inaugural Australian GT Performance Car Championship,[2] GT Performance Cars having previously competed in the Australian GT Production Car Championship as a separate class.[2]
The 2003 Drivers’ Championship was won by Mark King, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII and the Manufacturers’ Trophy was awarded to Mitsubishi.
The championship was contested over an eight round series.[3]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3][4] | State | Date[3] |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 22 & 23 March |
| 2 | Symmons Plains International Raceway | Tasmania | 27 April |
| 3 | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 1 June |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 15 June |
| 5 | Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit | New South Wales | 13 July |
| 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 10 August |
| 7 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 21 September |
| 8 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Queensland | 23 & 24 October |
Rounds were contested over three races[3] except for the Oran Park round, which was contested over two races.[5]
Points system
Points towards the Drivers Championship were awarded in each race as per the following table.[1]
| Position[1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points[1] | 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 at each round.[1]
Points towards the Manufacturers' Trophy were awarded on the same scale as applied to the Drivers' Championship.[1]