2005 Australian Performance Car Championship

The 2005 Australian Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship,[1] organised by GT Performance Racing Pty Ltd.[2] It was the first championship to be contested under the Australian Performance Car Championship name with similar titles having been run in the two previous years as the Australian GT Performance Car Championship.[3]

2005 Australian Performance Car Championship
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Peter Floyd won the series by 39 points driving a HSV GTS. It was the first time a driver of a HSV had won the series. Garry Holt finished second in the championship with 2003 champion Mark King in third.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series with three races per round.[4]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 30-24-20-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first 21 classified finishers in each race.[2] An additional 3 points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time at each round.[2]

Results
Position [6] Driver [6] No. [5] Car [5] Entrant [5] Points [6]
1 Peter Floyd 98 HSV VYII GTS 300 kW www.Kawasaki-fp.com / BP Ultimate 445
2 Garry Holt 21 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Eastern Creek International Raceway 406
3 Mark King 34 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII King Springs / Delphi 362
4 Beric Lynton 23 BMW M3 E46 Bruce Lynton BMW 321
5 Barry Morcom 11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Rondo Building Services 288
6 Steve Cramp 19 HSV VX GTS
HSV VZ GTS		 C.V.W. Engineering Pty Ltd 282
7 John Falk 87 FPV BA MkII GT Fibreglass International 243
8 Barrie Nesbitt 5 HSV VY GTS
HSV Coupe GTO		 Donut King 226
9 James Philip 3 FPV BA MkII GT First Auto Parts Plus 192
10 Peter Boylan 7 BMW M3 E46 Aussie Hire / DBA 188
11 Chris Alajajian 22 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Jack Hillermans Smash / Bilstein 188
12 Michael Brock 88 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Coopers Pale Ale 181
13 Gary Young 4 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Readymix 169
14 Ric Shaw 35 Mazda RX-7 Ric Shaw Performance / Sennheise 123
15 Dean Lillie 18 & 15 HSV VY GTS Wake-Up! Backpacker Hotel 122
16 Anthony Alford 12 Nissan 200SX
HSV Coupe GTO		 Donut King 116
17 Graham Alexander 57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Corio Auto Parts 116
18 Barry Sternbeck 69 HSV VY GTS 300 kW Hanson / AV Jennings 98
19 Lynne Champion 8 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Steve Knight 96
20 Mike Fitzgerald 42 Nissan 350Z Aussie Hire 86
21 Bruce Williams 16 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Bruce Williams Motorsport 74
22 Trevor Haines 17 FPV BA MkII GT Team GT 70
23 Anton Mechtler 9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mek-Tek Motorsport 60
24 Rod Dawson 87 FPV BA MkII GT Fibreglass International 44
25 Trevor Sheumack 300 HSV GTS www.Kawasaki-fp.com / BP Ultimate 43
26 Geoff Morgan 41 BMW M3 E46 Aussie Hire / DBA / Somersets 43
27 Adam Beechey 13 Nissan 200SX GT Donut King 38
28 Peter Leehmuis 14 Nissan 200SX
HSV VY GTS		 Donut King Racing 34
29 Craig Dontas 45 HSV VX GTS 300 kW CSA Alloy Wheels/Straightline 28
30 Mark Cohen 44 HSV VY GTS MGC Racing 22
31 Stephen Hoinville 60 FPV BA F6 Typhoon Robinson Racing / Snickers 21
32 Andrew Taplin 6 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Andrew Taplin 19
33 John McIlroy 60 FPV BA F6 Typhoon Ford Dealers 16
34 John Woodberry 57 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Corio Auto Parts 10
35 Dennis Cribbin 41 BMW M3 E46 Aussie Hire / DBA 9
36 Brett Youlden 60 FPV BA F6 Typhoon   7
37 Warren Millett 18 HSV VX GTS 300 kW Wake-Up Backpacker Hotel 2

References
  1. CAMS Australian Championships, 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 17-2 to 17-3
  2. CAMS Bulletin B05/029 of 11 March 2005, 2005 Australian Performance Car Championship Sporting Regulations
  3. Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  4. Grant Rowley, Performing Live, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 1 / 2005, pages 116-120
  5. Natsoft Race Results Archive 2005 Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 29 December 2010
  6. Points at www.performanceracing.net.au Retrieved from web.archive.org on 29 December 2010
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