1998 Australian GT Production Car Championship
års Australian GT Production Car Championship var en CAMS- godkänd motortävlingstitel för förare av Group 3E Series Production Cars . Mästerskapet, som främjades av Procar Australia , var det tredje australiska GT Production Car Championship .
Kalender
Titeln tävlades över en serie med åtta omgångar med två lopp per omgång.
| Runda | Krets | stat | Datum |
| 1 | Calder Park | Victoria | 5 april |
| 2 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 26 april |
| 3 | Philip Island | Victoria | 17 maj |
| 4 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 7 juni |
| 5 | Lakeside | Queensland | 28 juni |
| 6 | Mallala | södra Australien | 19 juli |
| 7 | Winton | Victoria | 9 augusti |
| 8 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 30 augusti |
Den sista omgången hade planerats att köras på Amaroo Park den 30 augusti men flyttades till Oran Park samma datum.
Poängsystem
Mästerskapspoäng tilldelades på en 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1-basis till de tio första klassificerade slutspelarna i varje lopp. En bonuspoäng tilldelades föraren som satte pole position vid varje runda.
Poäng för de fem klasstitlarna delades ut på liknande sätt men utan bonuspoäng för pole position.
Resultat
| Placera | Förare | Nej. | Bil | Deltagare | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domenic Beninca | 52 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Beninca Motors | 31 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 29 | 186 |
| 2 | Peter Fitzgerald | 1 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Falken Däck | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 172 |
| 3 | Gary Waldon | 5 | Dodge Viper GTS | Gary Waldon Racing | 13 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 27 | - | - | - | 123 |
| 4 | Rodney Forbes | 85 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Bob Forbes Corporation Pty Ltd | - | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 115 |
| 5 | John Bowe | 27 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 24 | 20 | - | - | 29 | - | 25 | 15 | 113 |
| 6 | Paul Stokell | 50 | Lotus Elise Sport | Monarch Motor Imports Pty Ltd | 8 | 4 | 10 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 14 | 60 |
| 7 | Ross Almond | 26 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V | Ross Almond | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Alfredo Costanzo | 3 | Maserati Ghibli Cup | Maseratis hus | 16 | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 9 | - | 37 |
| 9 | Neil Crompton | 27 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | Ross Palmer Motorsport | - | - | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| 10 | Terry Bosnjak | 12 | Mazda RX-7 SP | Terry Bosnjak | - | - | - | - | 12 | 16 | - | - | 28 |
| 11 | Dean Canto | 44 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Edge Motor Sport | - | - | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 |
| 12 | Chris Kousparis | 6 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Nepean EFI | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 13 | Murray Carter | 18 | Nissan 200SX Turbo | Murray Carter | 2 | 3 | - | 7 | - | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Ross Halliday | 17 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V | Ross Almond | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 11 | 21 |
| 15 | Peter McKay | 3 | Maserati Ghibli Cup | Maseratis hus | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 |
| 16 | Chris Smith | 30 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | C Smith | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 17 | Ed Aitken | 8 | Porsche 911 RSCS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| 18 | John Bourke | 9 | Toyota Supra RZ | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Peter Boylan | 7 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Peter Boylan | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | |
| 20 | John Trimbole | 47 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III | Daily Planet | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 21 | Bob Thorn | 64 | Toyota Supra RZ | Superbillig bilracing | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Michael Simpson | 32 | BMW 323i | Bruce Lynton | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 5 | |
| 23 | Craig Dean | 41 | Toyota Soarer Turbo | Crossover bilkonverteringar | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 24 | John Cowley | 2 | HSV VS GTS-R | John Cowley | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| 25 | Marcus Marshall | 24 | Nissan 300ZX | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Mark King | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Luke Searle | 15 | BMW 323i | Roadchill Express | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Klasser
| Placera | Förare | Nej. | Bil | Deltagare | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klass A: Superbilar | |||||
| 1 | Domenic Beninca | 52 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Beninca Motors | 181 |
| 2 | Peter Fitzgerald | 1 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Falken Däck | 171 |
| 3 | Gary Waldon | 5 | Dodge Viper GTS | Gary Waldon Racing | 121 |
| 4 | Rodney Forbes | 85 | Porsche 911 RSCS | Bob Forbes Corporation Pty Ltd | 114 |
| 5 | John Bowe | 27 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 107 |
| 6 | Paul Stokell | 50 | Lotus Elise Sport | Monarch Motor Imports Pty Ltd | 60 |
| 7 | Ross Almond | 26 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V | Ross Almond | 42 |
| 8 | Alfredo Costanzo | 3 | Maserati Ghibli Cup | Maseratis hus | 40 |
| 9 | Neil Crompton | 27 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 30 |
| 10 | Terry Bosnjak | 12 | Mazda RX-7 SP | Terry Bosnjak | 28 |
| 11 | Craig Dean | 41 | Toyota Soarer Turbo | Crossover bilkonverteringar | 25 |
| 12 | Ross Halliday | 17 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo V | Ross Almond | 21 |
| 13 | Peter McKay | 3 | Maserati Ghibli Cup | Maseratis hus | 14 |
| 14 | Bob Thorn | 64 | Toyota Supra RZ | Superbillig bilracing | 12 |
| 15 | Chris Smith | 30 | Ferrari F355 Challenge | C Smith | 10 |
| 16 | Ed Aitken | 8 | Porsche 911 RSCS | 9 | |
| 17 | John Bourke | 9 | Toyota Supra RZ | 8 | |
| 18 | Marcus Marshall | 24 | Nissan 300ZX | 1 | |
| Klass B: Högpresterande bilar | |||||
| 1 | Chris Kousparis | 6 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Nepean EFI | 169 |
| 2 | Murray Carter | 18 | Nissan 200SX Turbo | Murray Carter | 165 |
| 3 | Dean Canto | 44 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Edge Motor Sport | 161 |
| 4 | Peter Boylan | 7 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Peter Boylan | 109 |
| 5 | John Trimbole | 47 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III | Daily Planet | 54 |
| 6 | John Cowley | 2 | HSV VS GTS-R | John Cowley | 50 |
| 7 | Richard Davis | 25 | HSV VS GTS-R | Jayco husvagnar | 47 |
| 8 | Mark King | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo III | 18 | |
| 9 | Trevor Haines | 61 | Subaru Impreza WRX | 8 | |
| Klass C: Produktionsbilar (över 2500cc) | |||||
| 1 | David Ratcliff | 88 | Toyota Camry CSi | Phoenix Motorsport | 195 |
| 2 | Mark Cohen | 55 | Holden VS Commodore SS | Mark Cohen | 162 |
| 3 | Robert Chadwick | 20 | Mitsubishi TE Magna | Robert Chadwick | 146 |
| 4 | Jim Myhill | 21 | Mitsubishi TE Magna | Robert Chadwick | 82 |
| 5 | Steve Knight | 21 | Mitsubishi TE Magna | Robert Chadwick | 40 |
| 6 | John Wright | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 22 |
| 7 | Wayne Webster | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 22 |
| 8 | Kille Andrews | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 18 |
| 9 | Peter McKay | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 18 |
| 10 | Paula Elstrek | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 16 |
| 11 | Paul Gover | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 15 |
| 12 | Joshua Dowling | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 12 |
| 13 | Sam Newman | 28 | Ford EL Falcon XR8 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 12 |
| Klass D: Produktionsbilar (1851 - 2500cc) | |||||
| 1 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | 175 |
| 2 | Michael Simpson | 32 | BMW 323i | Bruce Lynton | 145 |
| 3 | Phil Kirkham | 71 | Mazda 626 | Rebound Clothing Company | 140 |
| 4 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | 134 |
| 5 | Luke Searle | 15 | BMW 323i | Roadchill Express | 117 |
| 6 | Clayton Haynes | 4 | Toyota MR2 GT | Hard Toys Racing | 52 |
| 7 | Carol Jackson | 10 | Honda Civic VTi-R | Pace Racing Pty Ltd | 37 |
| 8 | Allan Letcher | 33 | Honda Civic VTi-R | Burswood Motorsport | 23 |
| 9 | Peter Phelan | 16 | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 12 | |
| Klass E: Produktionsbilar (0 - 1850cc) | |||||
| 1 | Nigel Stones | 42 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Nigel Stones | 229 |
| 2 | Aaron McGill | 75 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Aaron McGill | 163 |
| 3 | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 22 | Proton M21 Coupe | K Kalaitzidis | 92 |
| 4 | Danny Brian | 98 | Suzuki Swift GTi | P Styr | 68 |
| 5 | Darren Best | 78 | Hyundai Excel Sprint | D Bästa | 48 |
| 6 | Nigel Williams | 98 | Suzuki Swift GTi | 28 | |
| 7 | Jim Myhill | 97 | Ford Laser TX3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Clayton Haynes | 4 | Suzuki Swift GTi | 18 | |
| 9 | Don Pulver | 76 | Suzuki Swift GTi | 10 | |