2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship
# 2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship

The 2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to GT Production Cars. The championship, which was the fifth Australian GT Production Car Championship, was the first to be contested without the “exotic” cars such as Porsches and Ferraris which competed in a separate Australian Nations Cup Championship for the first time in the year 2000.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series.

* Round 1, Barbagallo Raceway, Western Australia, 19 March
* Round 2, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South Australia, 8 April
* Round 3, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South Wales, 30 April
* Round 4, Canberra Street Circuit, Australian Capital Territory, 10 June
* Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 2 July
* Round 6, Oran Park, New South Wales, 30 July
* Round 7, Calder Park Raceway, Victoria 20 August
* Round 8, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Victoria, 8 October

The Adelaide Parklands round was staged over a single race and all other rounds utilised a two race format.

## Results

### Drivers – Outright results

| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mark King | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Mark King | 3 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 133 |
| 2 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Mazda RX-7 | Ric Shaw | 31 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 15 | – | – | – | 103 |
| 3 | Bob Hughes | 15 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Bob Hughes | 24 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 6 | – | 11 | 6 | 76 |
| 4 | Ed Aitken | 8 | HSV VTII GTS | Ed Aitken | – | – | – | – | 13 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 75 |
| 5 | Graham Alexander | 57 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Graham Alexander | – | – | – | 1 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 71 |
| 6 | Gary Deane | 91 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Jim McKnoulty | – | 2 | 6 | 22 | 4 | – | 14 | 14 | 62 |
| | Wayne Boatwright | 60 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | NSW WRX Club | – | – | – | – | 1 | 27 | 12 | 22 | 62 |
| 8 | Grant Kenny | 50 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Scott Jacob | 1 | 10 | 14 | 14 | – | 7 | 1 | 11 | 58 |
| 9 | Scott Jacob | 51 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Scott Jacob | – | – | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 56 |
| 10 | Barry Morcom | 23 | Mazda RX-7 | Barry Morcom | 5 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
| 11 | Don Pulver | 96 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Don Pulver | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | – | – | 38 |
| 12 | Dennis Gilbert | 38 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Dennis Gilbert | 16 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 34 |
| 13 | Tony Scott | 97 | HSV VTII GTS | Ross Dillon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 |
| 14 | Trevor Haines | 61 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Trevor Haines | 11 | – | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 24 |
| 15 | Graham Stones | 72 | Mazda RX-7 | | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| | Wayne Wakefield | 30 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Roma | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | 20 |
| 17 | Phil Kirkham | 71 | Mazda RX-7 | Maz Motor Wreckers | 5 | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 18 |
| 18 | Jim McKnoulty | 91 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Jim McKnoulty | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | 2 | 14 |
| 19 | Wayne Russell | 27 | BMW 323i | Wayne Russell | – | 4 | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 |
| 20 | Scott Anderson | 19 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Sharon Kay Wood | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 7 |
| 21 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| | Wayne Phipps | 39 | Mazda RX-7 | | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| 23 | Ross Dillon | 97 | HSV VT Clubsport R8 | Ross Dillon | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| | Peter Floyd | 87 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Floyd | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 25 | David Wood | 16 | Honda Integra Type R | Peter Phelan | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| | Roland Hill | 33 | Holden VS Commodore Executive | Roland Hill | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| | Wayne Murphy | 31 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 28 | Clyde Lawrence | 14 | Subaru Impreza WRX | | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| | Scott Loadsman | 62 | Holden VT Commodore SS | Scott Loadsman | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |

### Drivers – Class results

| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Class A : High Performance Cars | | | | |
| 1 | Mark King | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Mark King | 133 |
| 2 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Mazda RX-7 | Ric Shaw | 103 |
| 3 | Bob Hughes | 15 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Bob Hughes | 76 |
| 4 | Ed Aitken | 8 | HSV VTII GTS | Ed Aitken | 75 |
| 5 | Graham Alexander | 57 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Graham Alexander | 71 |
| 6 | Gary Deane | 91 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Jim McKnoulty | 67 |
| 7 | Wayne Boatwright | 60 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | NSW WRX Club | 62 |
| 8 | Grant Kenny | 50 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Scott Jacob | 59 |
| 9 | Scott Jacob | 51 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Scott Jacob | 56 |
| 10 | Barry Morcom | 23 | Mazda RX-7 | Barry Morcom | 55 |
| 11 | Don Pulver | 96 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Don Pulver | 41 |
| 12 | Dennis Gilbert | 38 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Dennis Gilbert | 36 |
| 13 | Tony Scott | 97 | HSV VTII GTS | Ross Dillon | 25 |
| 14 | Trevor Haines | 61 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Trevor Haines | 24 |
| 15 | Phil Kirkham | 71 | Mazda RX-7 | Maz Motor Wreckers | 22 |
| 16 | Graham Stones | 72 | Mazda RX-7 | | 20 |
| | Wayne Wakefield | 30 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Roma | 20 |
| 18 | Jim McKnoulty | 91 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Jim McKnoulty | 14 |
| 19 | Scott Anderson | 19 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Sharon Kay Wood | 7 |
| 20 | Wayne Phipps | 39 | Mazda RX-7 | | 5 |
| | Clyde Lawrence | 14 | Subaru Impreza WRX | | 5 |
| | Charlie Senese | 58 | Subaru Impreza WRX | Charlie Senese | 5 |
| | Ross Dillon | 97 | HSV VT Clubsport R8 | Ross Dillon | 5 |
| | Peter Floyd | 87 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Floyd | 5 |
| 25 | Ken Douglas | | | | 4 |
| 26 | Sharyn Wood | 19 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS EVO V | Sharyn Wood | 2 |
| | Class B : Sports Touring Cars | | | | |
| 1 | David Wood | 16 | Honda Integra Type R | Peter Phelan | 202 |
| 2 | Wayne Russell | 27 | BMW 323i | Challenge Recruitment | 153 |
| 3 | Peter Boylan | 7 | Honda Integra Type R | Peter Boylan | 91 |
| 4 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | 90 |
| 5 | Danny Brian | 26 | BMW 323i | Challenge Recruitment | 66 |
| 6 | Anton Mechtler | 26 & 4 | BMW 323i & Toyota MR2 GT | Anton Mechtler | 37 |
| 7 | Wayne Murphy | 31 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | 32 |
| 8 | Vern Norrgard | 31 | Toyota MR2 Bathurst | Osborne Motorsport | 31 |
| 9 | Megan Kirkham | 54 | Mazda MX5 Sports | Maz Motor Wreckers | 26 |
| 10 | John Cowley | 2 | Honda Integra Type R | John Cowley | 25 |
| 11 | Ross Palmer | 7 | Honda Integra Type R | Peter Boylan | 24 |
| 12 | Peter McKay | 45 | Toyota Celica VVTL-i | Toyota Motor Corp | 18 |
| 13 | Neal Bates | 45 | Toyota Celica VVTL-i | Toyota Motor Corp | 16 |
| 14 | Sue Hughes | 54 | Mazda MX5 Sports & BMW 323i | Maz Motor Wreckers | 12 |
| | Greg McPherson | 44 | Honda Integra Type R | Coad's Pty Ltd | 12 |
| 16 | Len Cave | 54 | Mazda MX5 Sports | Maz Motor Wreckers | 9 |
| | Ian McAlister | 66 | Honda Integra Type R | Ian McAlister | 9 |
| | Class C : V8 Touring Cars | | | | |
| 1 | James Philip | 22 | Ford AU Falcon XR8 | James Philip | 150 |
| 2 | Warren Millett | 18 | Holden VT Commodore SS | Warren Millett | 146 |
| 3 | Scott Loadsman | 62 | Holden VT Commodore SS | Scott Loadsman | 122 |
| 4 | Craig Dontas | 85 | Holden VT Commodore SS | Makita Australia | 97 |
| 5 | Roland Hill | 33 | Holden VS Commodore Executive | Roland Hill | 70 |
| 6 | Brian Carr | 64 | Ford AU Falcon XR8 | Brian Carr | 47 |
| 7 | John McIlroy | 95 | Ford AU Falcon XR8 | John McIlroy | 30 |
| 8 | Mark Cohen | 55 | Holden VT Commodore SS | Mark Cohen | 22 |
| 9 | Richard Winston | 24 | Holden VT Commodore | Richard Winston | 16 |
| 10 | Denis Cribbin | 33 | Holden VS Commodore | Roland Hill | 12 |
| | Class D : Six Cylinder Touring Cars | | | | |
| 1 | Daryl Coon | 70 | Ford AU Falcon XR6 | Daryl Coon | 203 |
| 2 | Robert Chadwick | 20 | Mitsubishi TH Magna Sports | Robert Chadwick | 167 |
| 3 | David Ratcliff | 6 | Toyota Camry CSi | Nepean EFI | 152 |
| 4 | Calvin Gardiner | 43 | Mazda 626 | Calvin Gardiner | 61 |
| 5 | Barry Tanton | 32 | Ford AU Falcon XR6 | Guy Gibbons | 44 |
| 6 | Jim Myhill | 93 | Mitsubishi TH Magna | Jim Myhill | 38 |
| 7 | Guy Gibbons | 32 | Ford AU Falcon XR6 | Guy Gibbons | 28 |
| 8 | Trent Ulmer | 93 | Mitsubishi TH Magna | Jim Myhill | 26 |
| 9 | Sue Hughes | 75 | Ford EL Falcon XR6 | Buy-A-Drive | 21 |
| 10 | Tom Watkinson | | Mazda 626 | Calvin Gardiner | 16 |
| 11 | Garry Mennell | 46 | Ford EL Falcon XR6 | Darell Dixon | 11 |
| | Class E : Four Cylinder Touring Cars | | | | |
| 1 | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 21 | Proton M21 Coupe & Satria GTi | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 194 |
| 2 | Nathan Thomas | 37 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Nathan Thomas | 156 |
| 3 | Warren Luff | 36 | Peugeot 306 Style | Nothshore Rallysport | 154 |
| 4 | Melinda Price | 29 | Holden Vectra GL | Gibson Motorsport | 54 |
| 5 | Sam Newman | 17 | Holden Vectra GL | Gibson Motorsport | 43 |
| 6 | David Russell | 67 | Suzuki Swift GTi | John Dickinson | 40 |
| 7 | Carol Jackson | 10 | Honda Civic VTi-R | Pace Racing | 37 |
| 8 | David Crowe | 49 | Suzuki Swift GTi | David Crowe | 20 |
| 9 | Michael Taylor | 29 | Holden Vectra GL | Gibson Motorsport | 16 |
| | Michael Hopp | 65 | Toyota Starlet | HARE Motorsport | 16 |
| 11 | Paul Buda | 74 | Suzuki Swift GTi | VW Parts Service | 14 |
| 12 | Les Walmsley | 74 | Suzuki Swift GTi | VW Parts Service | 12 |

### Manufacturers – Outright results

| Position | Manufacturer | Total |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Holden | 675 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi | 556 |
| 3 | Ford | 538 |
| 4 | Honda | 399 |
| 5 | Toyota | 392 |
| 6 | Mazda | 352 |
| 7 | Subaru | 338 |
| 8 | Suzuki | 241 |
| 9 | BMW | 225 |
| 10 | Proton | 194 |
| 11 | Peugeot | 154 |

### Manufacturers – Class results

| Position | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Class A : High Performance Cars | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Subaru | 20 | 18 | 46 | 59 | 19 | 79 | 35 | 62 | 338 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi | 43 | 16 | 28 | 51 | 60 | 41 | 65 | 21 | 325 |
| 3 | Mazda | 66 | 33 | 58 | 23 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 234 |
| 4 | Holden | 4 | – | | | 13 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 78 |
| | Class B : Sports Touring Cars | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Honda | 53 | 13 | 33 | 53 | 28 | 44 | 62 | 76 | 362 |
| 2 | BMW | 22 | 18 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 225 |
| 3 | Toyota | 22 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 41 | 34 | 25 | 224 |
| 4 | Mazda | 11 | – | 5 | – | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 41 |
| | Class C : V8 Touring Cars | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Holden | 55 | 22 | 97 | 76 | 51 | 73 | 54 | 56 | 484 |
| 2 | Ford | – | 15 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 35 | 63 | 47 | 227 |
| | Class D : Six Cylinder Touring Cars | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ford | 39 | 15 | 47 | 25 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 58 | 311 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi | 27 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 24 | 43 | 39 | 231 |
| 3 | Toyota | 25 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 152 |
| 4 | Mazda | – | 6 | 16 | 16 | – | 20 | 15 | 4 | 77 |
| | Class E : Four Cylinder Touring Cars | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Suzuki | 42 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 42 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 241 |
| 5 | Proton | 27 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 194 |
| 2 | Peugeot | – | 12 | 30 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 154 |
| 3 | Holden | 28 | 18 | 30 | 21 | – | – | 16 | – | 113 |
| 4 | Honda | – | – | – | 16 | 21 | – | – | – | 37 |
| 6 | Toyota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 16 |
