2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
The 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group 3D Sports Sedans.[1] The title, which was the 19th Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[2] was won by Kerry Baily driving an Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet.[3]
Calendar
Tony Ricciardello won the 3rd round of the championship driving an Alfa Romeo GTV (pictured above in 2011)
The championship was contested over a five round series.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Format | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Wakefield Park Raceway [4] | New South Wales | 22 & 23 February [4] [5] | Three races [4] [5] | Kerry Baily [4] | Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet [3] |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit [1] | Victoria | 13 April [1] [5] | One race [5] | Darren Hossack [5] [6] | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet [3] |
| 3 | Mallala Motor Sport Park [7] | South Australia | 1 June [5] | Three races [5] | Tony Ricciardello [8] | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet [3] |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway [9] [5] | Victoria | 3 August [5] | Two races [9] [5] | Darren Hossack [10] [5] | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet [3] |
| 5 | Sandown International Motor Raceway [10] | Victoria | 13 & 14 September [5] | Two races [10] [5] | Darren Hossack [10] | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet [3] |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8 basis for 1st through to 10th place in each race and an additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest time in Qualifying at each round.[1]
Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.[1]
Results
| Driver | No | Car |
| Tony Ricciardello | 1 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV |
| Mick Monterosso | 2 | Ford Escort |
| Bernie Gillon | 3 | Ford Mustang |
| Darren Hossack | 4 | Saab 9-3 Aero |
| Stephen Lichtenberger | 5 | Mazda RX-7 |
| John McIntyre | 5 | Chevrolet Corvette |
| Jeff Barnes | 6 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am |
| Willie Van Wersch | 6 | Holden Commodore |
| Chris Muscat | 9 | Mazda RX-7 |
| Andrew Gillespie | 9 | Ford Falcon XR8 |
| David Brenssell | 10 | Holden VP Commodore |
| Mark Duggan | 11 | Holden Calibra |
| Mark Stinson | 13 | Holden Calibra |
| Richard Catchlove | 14 | Mazda RX-7 |
| Charlie Senese | 15 | Ford EF Falcon |
| Stephen Lichtenberger | 15 | Mazda RX-7 |
| Graham Smith | 16 | Opel Calibra |
| Amin Chahda | 18 | Ford Falcon XR8 |
| David Thexton | 19 | Ford EF Falcon |
| Andrew Gillespie | 19 | Ford Falcon XR8 |
| Damian Johnson | 19 | Holden LJ Torana |
| Des Wall | 20 | Toyota Supra |
| Rodney Woods | 23 | Holden VS Commodore |
| Ray Ayton | 25 | Holden Calibra |
| Kerry Baily | 28 | Nissan 300ZX |
| Mark Sutherland | 29 | Holden VS Commodore |
| Michael Robinson | 32 | Holden VN Commodore |
| Steven Williams | 32 | Holden VX Commodore |
| Michael Robinson | 34 | Holden VN Commodore |
| Bill Martin | 36 | Mazda RX-7 |
| Trent Young | 41 | Toyota Levin |
| Geoff Parker | 41 | Holden VY Commodore |
| Daniel Jameson | 45 | Jaguar XKR |
| Phil Crompton | 49 | Ford EB Falcon |
| Chris Jackson | 50 | Holden VL Commodore |
| Dean Camm | 56 | Honda Prelude |
| George Mengarda | 64 | Holden Commodore |
| Todd Wanless | 65 | Ford Falcon |
| Keith Linnell | 70 | Ford Cortina |
| Marcus Zukanovic | 71 | Holden VS Commodore |
| Robert Smith | 72 | Holden VS Commodore |
| Stephen Vines | 77 | Ford Cortina |
| David Krause | 79 | Holden VS Commodore |
| Alfred Axisa | 80 | Holden VX Commodore |
| Luke McPherson | 82 | Mazda RX-7 |
| Shanan Sidebottom | 84 | Holden VX Commodore |
| Ray Sidebottom | 85 | Holden VX Commodore |
| Dean Randle | 93 | Saab 9-3 Aero |
| Milton Seferis | 96 | Holden VS Commodore |
| Ray Ayton | 99 | Holden Calibra |
| Kayne Scott | 99 | Chevrolet Corvette |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sporting Regulations for the 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship Retrieved from www.cams.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
- ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 2003 Championship Points Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
- 1 2 3 4 Baily takes Wakefield Park win, Auto Action, March 5-11 2003
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Race Results Archive 2003 Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 17 September 2012
- ↑ Points for Round 2 were calculated by subtracting the Total Championship Points shown in “2003 Championship Table after Round 1” from the “Points Previous” shown in “2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Three at Mallala”
- ↑ Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, May 30, 31 and June 1 2003
- ↑ 2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Three at Mallala Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
- 1 2 Baily stars in Sports Sedans, Auto Action, August 13-19, 2003, page 39
- 1 2 3 4 Garry O’Brien, Hossack Hot at Sandown, Auto Action, August 24-30, 2003, page 39
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