2005 Australian Production Car Championship
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The 2005 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] It was organised by the Production Car Association of Australia[1] and was the 12th Australian Production Car Championship.[2] The title was won by Colin Osborne driving a Toyota Celica.[3]
The championship was contested over a seven round series with three races per round.[3] Race 1 at each round utilised a mass standing start and Races 2 and 3 at each round featured a handicap standing start.[1]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3] | Date[3] | Round winner[3] | Car[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield Park | 26-27 February | Derek Hocking | Holden VY Commodore SS |
| 2 | Mallala | 16-17 April | Derek Hocking * | Holden VY Commodore SS |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | 2-3 June | Drew Russell | Honda S2000 |
| 4 | Eastern Creek | 23-24 July | Scott Anderson | Holden VZ Commodore SS |
| 5 | Phillip Island | 20-21 August | Colin Osborne | Toyota Celica SX |
| 6 | Oran Park | 17-18 September | Leigh Mertens | Proton Satria GTi |
| 7 | Eastern Creek | 3-4 December | Steve Briffa | Toyota Celica SX |
- Note: Hocking was subsequently disqualified from Round 2 due to illegally modified suspension components
Points system
Points for class and outright were awarded on race results as follows:
| Position[1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th & other finishers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points[1] | 30 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
In addition, the fastest competitor in each Class in Qualifying was awarded 3 points towards both class and outright.[1]
Race 1 at each round had points awarded for class titles only and Races 2 and 3 at each round had points awarded for both class and outright titles.[1]
Competitors registered as “Trophy” competitors are not eligible to score points in the championship.[1]