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2017 Australian Production Car Series

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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

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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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The series was won by Grant Sherrin and Iain Sherrin driving a BMW M4. The above image is from the 2018 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour
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

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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

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Outright victory in the Australian Production Car Cup was awarded to Grant Sherrin & Iain Sherrin.[4]


References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2017 Retrieved 2 January 2018
  4. ^ 2017 APC Cup Outright Points and Class Points, australianproductioncars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org