1990 Australian Production Car Championship
The 1990 Australian Production Car Championship was a national motor racing title for drivers of Series Production Cars complying with CAMS Group 3E regulations.
After Production Car racing was dominated by the turbocharged Mitsubishi Starion, Mazda RX-7 and Toyota Supras from 1984 until 1989, CAMS banned turbo and V8 engined cars from 1990 in a bid to bring public interest back into the series. The main cars for the series were the Australian made Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons powered by naturally aspirated six cylinder engines.
The title was contested over an eight round series.
- Round 1, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 25 February
- Round 2, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 11 March
- Round 3, Phillip Island, Victoria, 25 March
- Round 4, Winton, Victoria, 8 April
- Round 5, Mallala, South Australia, 13 June
- Round 6, Oran Park, New South Wales, 15 July
- Round 7, Lakeside, Queensland, 29 July
- Round 8, Oran Park, New South Wales, 19 August
Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten placegetters in each round. Only the best seven round results were used to determine a drivers final pointscore, any other points being discarded.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent Youlden | 58 | Ford Falcon EA S | Kent Youlden | 20 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | - | 106 |
| 2 | Peter Fitzgerald | 1 | Holden Commodore VN S | Goodyear Tyres | 15 | 10 | 10 | (8) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 105 |
| 3 | Ken Douglas | 10 | Ford Falcon EA S | Douglas Robinson Motorsport | (4) | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 94 |
| 4 | Tony Scott | 6 | Holden Commodore VN S | Bridgestone / Southland Mitsubishi | 10 | 3 | 15 | 10 | (2) | 15 | 20 | 20 | 93 |
| 5 | Jim Zerefos | 4 | Ford Falcon EA S | Goodyear Australia / Chris Stott | 8 | 12 | (3) | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 65 |
| 6 | Roland Hill | 3 | Holden Commodore VN S | Goodyear Australia | 12 | 8 | 6 | - | 10 | - | 8 | 1 | 45 |
| 7 | Paul Fordham | 12 | Holden Commodore VN S | SAAS Steering Wheels | 6 | - | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 8 | Steve Masterton | 2 | Ford Falcon EA S | Steve Masterton Racing | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 16 |
| 8 | Mal Rose | 44 | Ford Falcon EA S | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 10 | 16 | |
| 10 | Ian Palmer | 7 | Holden Commodore VN S | Bridgestone / Palmer Promotions | - | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Max Bonney | Holden Commodore VN S | - | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | 12 | ||
| 12 | Gordon Leven | Holden Commodore VN S | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | 9 | ||
| 13 | Gary Scott | Holden Commodore VN S | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | ||
| 14 | Phil Alexander | 35 | Suzuki Swift GTi | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 15 | Troy Nicholson | Holden Commodore VN S | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 15 | Graham Jonsson | Holden Commodore VN S | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | ||
| 15 | Todd Wanless | Ford Falcon EA S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Tom Watkinson | Suzuki Swift GTi | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | ||
| 15 | Trevor Talbot | 75 | Ford Falcon EA S | Dukes Body Works | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 20 | Gary McDonald | Holden Commodore VN S | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | ||
| 20 | Russell Worthington | Suzuki Swift GTi | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| 20 | Adrian Mastronardo | 27 | Ford Falcon EA S | Adrian Mastronardo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
References
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1990
- Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Sport Park, 9–10 June 1990
- Racing Car News, September 1990
- www.camsmanual.com.au
- www.procar.com.au