1991 Australian Production Car Championship
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The 1991 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars. The title was contested over an eight round series.
- Round 1, Sandown, Victoria, 24 February
- Round 2, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 10 March
- Round 3, Winton, Victoria, 5 May
- Round 4, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 2 June
- Round 5, Mallala, South Australia, 23 June
- Round 6, Lakeside, Queensland, 14 July
- Round 7, Oran Park, New South Wales, 11 August
- Round 8, Sandown, Victoria, 1 September
[edit] Results
| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | Rd 1 | RD 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
| 1 | Kent Youlden | 1 | Ford Falcon EA | Kent Youlden | 10 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 20 | (3) | 8 | 10 | 95 |
| 2 | Mal Rose | 44 | Ford Falcon EA | Mal Rose | 20 | 20 | (4) | 20 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 88 |
| 3 | Tony Scott | 6 | Holden Commodore VN | Tony Scott | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | - | 20 | 86 |
| 4 | Jim Zerefos | 2 | Ford Falcon EA | Goodyear Australia | 15 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 15 | - | 84 |
| 5 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Holden Commodore VN | Goodyear Tyres | (1) | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 80 |
| 6 | Ken Douglas | 10 | Ford Falcon EA | Douglas Robinson Motor Sport | 8 | 12 | 10 | - | 4 | 4 | 20 | - | 58 |
| 7 | Paul Fordham | 12 | Holden Commodore VN | Valvoline Australia | 4 | 3 | - | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Ian Palmer | 7 | Holden Commodore VN | Palmer Promotions | 6 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 2 | 12 | 36 |
| 9 | Roland Hill | 5 | Holden Commodore VN | Goodyear Tyres | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Adrian Mastronardo | 27 | Ford Falcon EA | Adrian Mastronardo | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Mark Larkham | 9 | Ford Falcon EA | - | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
| 12 | Garry Rogers | 13 | Holden Commodore VN | Valvoline Australia | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 13 | Don Watson | 15 | Ford Falcon EA | Douglas Robinson Motor Sport | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Robert Ogilvie | Holden Commodore | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | ||
| 15 | Glenn Cullen | Holden Commodore | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Gordon Leven | Holden Commodore | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Chris Muscat | Ford Falcon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| Front Wheel Drive Class | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Paul Gover | 23 | Toyota Corolla SX | Paul Gover | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | 3 | 37 |
| 2 | Geoff Forshaw | Suzuki Swift | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 36 | ||
| 3 | Justin Barham | 28 | Toyota Corolla SX | Charlestown Toyota | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 20 |
| 4 | Harry Bargwanna | Toyota Corolla | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 | ||
| 5 | Ross Burbidge | 18 | Toyota Corolla SX | Ross Burbidge | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 19 |
| 6 | David Sala | 33 | Toyota Corolla SX | David Sala | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Darryl Bennett | 36 | Toyota Corolla SX | Darryl Bennett | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 8 | Tom Watkinson | Toyota Corolla | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 10 | ||
| 9 | Tony Regan | 20 | Toyota Corolla SX | Tony Regan | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Mark Brame | Suzuki Swift | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | ||
| 11 | Noel Gibson | Ford Laser TX3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Peter Mitchell | 17 | Toyota Corolla | Peter Mitchell | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Phil Alexander | Toyota Corolla | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| 14 | Danny Bogut | 21 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Danny Bogut | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Colin Osborne | Toyota Corolla | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Craig Dare | Suzuki Swift GTi | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Kevin Burton | Mitsubishi Lancer | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| Russell Worthington | Suzuki Swift | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the top ten outright places at each round. Points for the Front Wheel Drive Class, in which cars were restricted to engines of under 2000cc capacity, were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the top six class places at each round. Drivers could retain the points from their best seven round results.
[edit] References
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1991
- Official Programme, Mallala, 23rd June 1991
- www.camsmanual.com.au
- www.procar.com.au (retrieved 4 February 2003)
