2017 Australian Production Car Series
The 2017 Australian Production Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as an Authorised Series with Ontic Sports Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] It was the second Australian Production Car Series following the discontinuation of the Australian Production Car Championship at the end of 2015.
The series was won by Grant Sherrin & Iain Sherrin[2] driving a BMW M4.[3]
Schedule
The series was contested over five rounds:[2]
Rd[2] | Circuit[2] | Date[1] |
1 | Winton | 9-11 June |
2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 7-9 July |
3 | Queensland Raceway | 4-6 August |
4 | Phillip Island | 8-10 September |
5 | Wakefield Park | 18-19 November |
Series standings
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Pos.[2] | Driver[2] | Car[3] | Points[2] |
1 | Grant Sherrin | BMW M4 | 409 |
= | Iain Sherrin | BMW M4 | 409 |
2 | Bob Pearson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS | 367 |
3 | Nathan Morcom | Ford Focus RS | 246 |
4 | Dimitri Agathos | Subaru WRX STi | 236 |
= | Lachlan Gibbons | Subaru WRX STi | 236 |
5 | Tyler Everingham | Renault Megane RS265 | 223 |
6 | Rick Bates | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS | 205 |
7 | Colin Osborne | Renault Megane RS265 | 195 |
8 | Chaz Mostert | Ford Focus RS | 177 |
9 | Rod Salmon | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS | 176 |
10 | Hadrian Morrall | Renault Megane RS265 | 140 |
11 | Blake Aubin | Renault Clio | 136 |
= | Scott Gore | BMW 135i | 136 |
12 | Calum Jones | Renault Megane RS265 | 134 |
13 | Chris Lillis | HSV VE GTS | 127 |
14 | Nathan Callaghan | HSV VE GTS | 115 |
15 | Nathan Antunes | Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG | 96 |
16 | Jason Walsh | Suzuki Swift | 81 |
17 | Kylie Aubin | Renault Clio | 80 |
= | Will Brown | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 RS | 80 |
18 | Troy Williams | Holden Commodore SSV | 77 |
19 | Beric Lynton | BMW M1 | 75 |
= | Timothy Leahey | BMW M1 | 75 |
20 | Michael Sherrin | BMW 135i | 71 |
= | Stephen Champion | BMW 135i | 71 |
21 | Gerry Burges | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 70 |
= | Leigh Burges | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 70 |
22 | Keith Bensley | BMW 135i | 65 |
23 | Paul Currie | Suzuki Swift | 63 |
24 | Ellexandra Best | Toyota Corolla | 62 |
= | Michael Gray | Toyota Corolla | 62 |
25 | Garth Walden | Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG | 60 |
= | Indiran Padayachee | Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG | 60 |
= | Mark Eddy | Audi TT RS | 60 |
26 | Michael Auld | Holden VE Commodore SSV | 56 |
= | Richard Bloomfield | Holden VE Commodore SSV | 56 |
27 | Andrew Bollom | Mazda RX-7 | 48 |
= | Dominic Martens | MINI Cooper S JCW | 48 |
= | James Keene | MINI Cooper S JCW | 48 |
= | Ric Shaw | Mazda RX-7 | 48 |
28 | Amy Griffith | Toyota Echo | 41 |
= | Mark Griffith | Toyota Echo | 41 |
29 | Justin Anthony | Mercedes-AMG C 63 | 39 |
= | Karl Begg | Mercedes-AMG C 63 | 39 |
30 | Andrew Turpie | Toyota 86 GTS | 38 |
= | Grant Phillips | Toyota 86 GTS | 38 |
31 | Gerry Murphy | BMW M3 E92 | 35 |
= | Jim Pollicina | BMW M3 E92 | 35 |
32 | Daniel Clift | Holden VZ Commodore SS | 32 |
= | Wayne Clift | Holden VZ Commodore SS | 32 |
33 | Dean Potts | HSV VY ClubSport | 30 |
34 | Brianna Wilson | Nissan Pulsar SSS | 27 |
= | Michael Almond | Renault Megane RS265 | 27 |
35 | Katilyn Hawkins | Suzuki Swift | 21 |
= | Michael Benton | FPV GT | 21 |
= | Richard Luff | Suzuki Swift | 21 |
= | Tony Hatton | FPV GT | 21 |
36 | Scott Turner | BMW 130i | 20 |
= | Todd Hazelwood | BMW 130i | 20 |
37 | Gavin Driscoll | Hyundai Getz | 19 |
= | James Goldsbrough | Hyundai Getz | 19 |
38 | Mark King | Kia Proceed GT | 18 |
39 | Declan Kirkham | Mazda 626 | 15 |
= | Michael Hopp | Suzuki Swift Sport | 15 |
= | Philip Kirkham | Mazda 626 | 15 |
40 | Michael James | HSV VE GTS | 14 |
41 | Peter Sortwell | Suzuki Swift Sport | 12 |
= | Vince Ciallella | HSV VE GTS | 12 |
42 | Nathan Stephens | Nissan Pulsar SSS | 10 |
43 | Lindsay Kearns | Ford Falcon | 9 |
44 | Jeff Nielson | Toyota 86 | 8 |
= | Michael James | Toyota 86 | 8 |
= | Troy Rolley | Toyota 86 | 8 |
45 | Christian Yates-Round | BMW 130i | 3 |
= | Ryan Epa | Suzuki Swift Sport | 3 |
= | Ryan Suhle | BMW 130i | 3 |
46 | Jonathan Bloxsom | Holden Ute | 2 |
= | Kyle Alford | BMW 1M | 1 |
Classes
Class victories were awarded as follows:
- Class A1: Grant Sherrin & Iain Sherrin[2]
- Class A2: Chris Lillis[2]
- Class B1: Scott Gore[2]
- Class B2: Troy Williams[2]
- Class C: Tyler Everingham[2]
- Class D: Ellexandra Best[2]
- Class E: Jason Walsh[2]
- Class I: Gerry Burges[2]
Australian Production Car Cup
Outright victory in the Australian Production Car Cup was awarded to Grant Sherrin & Iain Sherrin.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "2017 Australian Production Car Series Sporting Regulations" (PDF). 2017-12-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2017 APC Series Outright Points & Class Points" (PDF). 2017-12-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ a b racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2017 Retrieved 2 January 2018
- ^ 2017 APC Cup Outright Points and Class Points, australianproductioncars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org