1988 Australian Production Car Championship

January 2020 April 2012 The 1988 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championshipRecords, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10 for Group 3E Series Production Cars.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" It was the second Australian Production Car Championship and the first to be contested over a national series. The championship was won by Gary Waldon, driving a Mazda RX-7.Australian Motor Racing Year, 1988/89, pages 199-217 & pages 314-316 Calendar The championship was contested over an eight-round series with one race per round. Round Circuit State Date 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.Procar Series Points Tables Retrieved on 15 February 2012 Each driver could only retain his/her best seven round results towards the championship points totals. Championship results Position Driver No.Entry list, Australian Production Car Championship, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 1 May 1988, page 26 Car Entrant Sym Win Ade Ama Lak Ora San Cal Total 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 Manufacturer Car Points 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 Category:Australian Production Car Championship Production Car Championship