1988 Australian Production Car Championship

The 1988 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship[1] for Group 3E Series Production Cars.[2] It was the second Australian Production Car Championship and the first to be contested over a national series.[1] The championship was won by Gary Waldon, driving a Mazda RX-7.[3]

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with one race per round.[3]

Round[3]	Circuit[3]	State	Date[3]
1	Symmons Plains	Tasmania	13 March
2	Winton	Victoria	10 April
3	Adelaide International Raceway	South Australia	1 May
4	Amaroo Park	New South Wales	15 May
5	Lakeside	Queensland	24 July
6	Oran Park	New South Wales	28 August
7	Sandown Park	Victoria	11 September
8	Calder	Victoria	9 October

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each round.[4] Each driver could only retain his/her best seven round results towards the championship points totals.[4]

Championship results

Position[4]	Driver[4]	No.[3][5]	Car[3]	Entrant[5]	Sym	Win	Ade	Ama	Lak	Ora	San	Cal	Total[4]
1	Garry Waldon	5	Mazda RX-7 Turbo	Garry Waldon	-	20	20	20	20	2	15	20	117
2	Peter Fitzgerald	3 & 1	Holden VL Commodore Turbo & Mazda RX-7 Turbo	Yokohama Tyres	12	15	15	15	(6)	20	20	15	112
3	Michael Preston	11	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Michael Preston	15	12	12	10	12	15	-	-	76
4	Mark Gibbs	50	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Bridgestone (Aust)	20	10	8	12	15	8	-	-	73
5	Ken Douglas	41	Ford Laser TX3 Turbo & Mazda RX-7 Turbo	Douglas-Robinson Motorsport	3	1	-	-	10	12	12	12	50
6	Allen Fender	16	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Allen Fender	-	-	2	6	3	6	8	-	25
7	Richard Whyte	8	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Richard Whyte	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	10	20
8	Tony Scott	6	Mitsubishi Starion	Tony Scott	-	-	-	-	8	10	-	-	18
9	John Bourke	77	Toyota Supra	Brian Hilton Toyota	4	8	-	3	2	-	-	-	17
10	Malcolm Stenniken	45	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Malcolm Stenniken	10	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	16
	Roland Hill	25	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Roland Hill	2	6	-	8	-	-	-	-	16
12	Ian Green	36	Mazda RX-7 Turbo		-	-	-	-	-	3	10	-	13
	Jim Zerefos	4	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Jim Zerefos	8	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	13
14	John Phillips	55	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Starion Enterprises	-	4	6	2	-	-	-	-	12
	Terry Skene	20	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Terry Skene	-	-	4	-	4	4	-	-	12
16	David James	13	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Caltex AFM	6	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	11
17	Brad Jones	2	Mitsubishi Starion	BF Goodrich / Kim Jones	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	8	9
18	Paul Watson		Holden VL Commodore Turbo		-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	7
19	Matthew Springer	28	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Matthew Springer	-	-	-	-	1	-	4	1	6
	John Suttor	22	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	John B Suttor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6
21	Chris Stott	15	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Jim Zerefos Racing	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Peter Dane		Holden VL Commodore Turbo		-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	4
23	John White	3	Holden VL Commodore Turbo		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
24	Terry Finnigan		Holden VL Commodore Turbo		-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
	John Mott	51	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	John Mott	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
	Greg Crick	3	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	Yokohama Tyres	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

Manufacturers Award

Position[3]	Manufacturer[3]	Car[3]	Points[3]
1	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 Turbo	63
2	Peugeot	Peugeot 205 GTi	57
3	Suzuki	Suzuki Swift GTi	49
4	Holden	Holden VL Commodore Turbo	37

Notes and references

1. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
2. Australian Motor Racing Year 1988/89 uses the term "Group E", whereas the 1988 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport lists the category as "Group 3E Series Production Cars"
3. Australian Motor Racing Year, 1988/89, pages 199-217 & pages 314-316
4. Procar Series Points Tables Retrieved on 15 February 2012
5. Entry list, Australian Production Car Championship, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 1 May 1988, page 26