2016 Australian Production Car Series
The 2016 Australian Production Car Series was an Australian motor racing series for modified production touring cars.[1] It was the first Australian Production Car Series to be contested following the cancellation of the Australian Production Car Championship at the end of 2015.
The Series was won by Beric Lynton driving a BMW 1M.
Classes
[edit]Entries competed in six classes:[1]
- A Class for Extreme Performance
- B Class for High Performance
- C Class for Performance
- D Class for Production
- E Class for Compac
- F Class for Diesel
- I Class for Invitational.
Teams and drivers
[edit]| Team | Car | Class | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrin Rentals | BMW 135i | B | 1 |  Iain Sherrin
|
1-3 |
| Grant Sherrin
|
1-3 | ||||
| 19 | David Ayres
|
1-3 | |||
| Michael Sherrin
|
2-3 | ||||
| Network Clothing/Dentbuster Gosford European Car Services |
Audi TTRS | A | 2 | Mark Eddy
|
1,3 |
| Dean Fiore
|
2-3 | ||||
| Renault Megane | C | 88 | Francois Jouy
|
1-3 | |
| Franck Donniaux
|
1-3 | ||||
| Renault Clio | D | 97 | Carly Black
|
1-3 | |
| Barry Black
|
2-3 | ||||
| Falcon Fire Racing | BMW M3 | C | 5 | Doug Westwood
|
1-3 |
| Daniel Sugden
|
1,3 | ||||
| Chad Parrish
|
2 | ||||
| Future Assist Racing | Suzuki Swift | E | 6 | Scott Gore
|
1 |
| Patrick Galang
|
1 | ||||
| Car Mine | Suzuki Swift | E | 6 | Charlie Senese
|
3 |
| Hurley Smash Repairs Racing Future Assist Racing |
Suzuki Swift | E | 9 | Jason Walsh
|
1-2 |
| Paul Currie
|
2 | ||||
| Naylor Racing | Suzuki Swift | E | 10 | Leigh Naylor
|
3 |
| Mitchell Naylor
|
2-3 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | ||||
| Leigh Naylor
|
1 | ||||
| Lighthouse Electrical/Jarvis | Ford Falcon AU | I | 11 | Ashley Jarvis
|
3 |
| Osborne Motorsport | Renault Megane RS | C | 13 | Colin Osborne
|
1-3 |
| Ricky Bates
|
1 | ||||
| Hadrian Morrall
|
2-3 | ||||
| 31 | Robert Hughes
|
1 | |||
| Adrian Mastronardo
|
1 | ||||
| Scott Gore
|
2 | ||||
| Patrick Galang
|
2-3 | ||||
| Keith Bensley
|
3 | ||||
| Lauren Gray Motorsport | Toyota Echo | E | 15 | Liam Thompson
|
1-3 |
| Ellexandrea Best
|
2 | ||||
| Hi-Tec Oil | Holden CSV Mondo GT | B | 16 | Steve Hodges
|
3 |
| Gerry Murphy
|
3 | ||||
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Mitsubishi Evo 10 | A | 21 | Rod Salmon
|
2 |
| Griffith Corporation | Mitsubishi Evo 10 | A | 21 | Daniel Gaunt
|
3 |
| Bruce Lynton Prestige Auto | BMW 1M | A | 23 | Beric Lynton
|
1-3 |
| PRO-DUCT CASTROL DBA | Mitsubishi Evo 10 | A | 33 | Bob Pearson
|
2-3 |
| Ricky Bates
|
2-3 | ||||
| Casabene Group/Karadimas Motorsport | Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo | C | 34 | George Karadimas
|
1-3 |
| Dount King | Audi TTRS | A | 54 | Tony Alford
|
1-2 |
| Stuart Kostera
|
1-2 | ||||
| BMW M1 | Anthony Alford
|
3 | |||
| I | 55 | Aaron Seton
|
2 | ||
| Kyle Alford
|
2 | ||||
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 3 | ||||
| Carey McMahon
|
3 | ||||
| Hare Motorsport/Declan Kirkham Racing/Inertia | Mazda Euros | E | 55 | Michael Hopp
|
1 |
| Mazda MX6 | D | 85 | Phil Kirkham
|
1 | |
| Roadchill Freight Express | BMW M135i | A | 62 | Luke Searle
|
1-3 |
| Paul Morris
|
1-2 | ||||
| TOA57d Motorsport | Suzuki Swift | E | 72 | Alan Jarvis
|
3 |
| Rob Jarvis
|
3 | ||||
| Black Arts Racing | Holden Commodore SSV Redline | C | 76 | Troy Williams
|
1 |
| Pedders Motorsport Training Australia | Toyota 86 GTS | D | 86 | Grant Phillips
|
1,3 |
| Andrew Turpie
|
1-3 | ||||
| Katilyn Hawkins/Richard Luff | Suzuki Swift | E | 223 | Katilyn Hawkins
|
1 |
| Richard Luff
|
1 |
Race calendar
[edit]The series was contested over four rounds.[1]
| Round | Circuit | City / state | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
|
Phillip Island, Victoria | 27–29 May | 1 x 4 hours |
| 2 |  Sydney Motorsport Park
|
Sydney, New South Wales | 1–3 July | 2 x 250 km |
| 3 |  Queensland Raceway
|
Ipswich, Queensland | 29–31 July | 1 x 300 km 1 x 250 km |
| 4 | Sydney Motorsport Park
|
Sydney, New South Wales | 11–13 November | 1 x 4 hours |
Series standings
[edit]The series was won by Beric Lynton driving a BMW 1M.
| Pos. | Driver | PHI
|
SMP
|
QLD
|
SMP
|
Pts. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Production Car Series. (2016). Australian Production Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations Version 1. [online] Available at: http://australianproductioncars.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2016-Australian-Production-Car-Series-Sporting-and-Technical-Regulations-Version-1.pdf Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine [Accessed 15 Sep. 2016].