# 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Group 3D Sports Sedans. It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship and was the 19th Australian Sports Sedan Championship,
The championship was won by Kerry Baily driving a Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a five-round series.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Format | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Wakefield Park Raceway | New South Wales | 22 & 23 February | Three races | Kerry Baily | Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 13 April | Two race | Darren Hossack | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet |
| 3 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 1 June | Three races | Tony Ricciardello | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 3 August | Two races | Darren Hossack | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet |
| 5 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 13 & 14 September | Two races | Darren Hossack | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet |
Note: Race 2 of Round 2 at Phillip Island was cancelled due to rain

## 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.
Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.

## Results

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Wak. | Phi. | Mal. | Win. | San. | Total. |
| 1 | Kerry Baily | 28 | Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet | STS Signs | 57 | 15 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 179 |
| 2 | Dean Randle | 93 | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet | Dean Randle | 34 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 137 |
| 3 | Tony Ricciardello | 1 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet | B&M Ricciardello Motors | - | 18 | 61 | 30 | 21 | 130 |
| 4 | Darren Hossack | 4 | Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet | Darren Hossack | - | 20 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 129 |
| 5 | Rodney Woods | 23 | Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet | Hallybarton Motorsport | - | 8 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 84 |
| 6 | Mark Stinson | 13 | Holden Calibra Chevrolet | AGM Engineering | - | 13 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 76 |
| 7 | Graham Smith | 16 | Opel Calibra Fiat Turbo | Speedy Fasteners | 46 | - | - | 20 | 9 | 75 |
| 8 | Des Wall | 20 | Toyota Supra Chevrolet | Spies Hecker | 30 | 12 | - | - | - | 42 |
| = | Mick Monterosso | 2 | Ford Escort Chevrolet | Boffa & Russo Electrical Contractors | - | - | 13 | - | 29 | 42 |
| 10 | Phil Crompton | 49 | Ford EB Falcon | Black Rhino | 28 | - | 13 | - | - | 41 |
| 11 | Stephen Vines | 77 | Ford Cortina | Stephen Vines | - | 10 | - | 21 | 8 | 39 |
| 12 | Ray Ayton | 99 | Holden Calibra Chevrolet | Reward Insurance | 8 | - | 21 | 9 | - | 38 |
| 13 | Mark Duggan | 11 | Holden Calibra Chevrolet | Aristocrat, Schweppes, Strongbow | 35 | - | - | - | - | 35 |
| 14 | David Brenssell | 10 | Holden VP Commodore Chevrolet | Hancock & Just / Diamond Brothers | - | - | 34 | - | - | 34 |
| 15 | Trent Young | 41 | Toyota Levin | Trent Young | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| 16 | Charlie Senese | 15 | Ford EF Falcon XR8 Chevrolet | Charlie Senese | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | 27 |
| = | Daniel Jameson | 45 | Jaguar XKR Chevrolet | Campbelltown Frames | 9 | - | 14 | - | - | 23 |
| 18 | Stephen Lichtenberger | 5 | Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet | Habib Brothers Smash Repairs | 11 | - | - | 12 | - | 23 |
| 19 | Jeff Barnes | 6 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Chevrolet | Barnes High Performance | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| = | Bill Martin | 36 | Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet | Goulburn Workers Club | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 21 | David Thexton | 19 | Ford EF Falcon | David Thexton | 19 | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| = | Fred Axisa | 80 | Holden VX Commodore Chevrolet | Austrack Motorsport | - | - | 19 | - | - | 19 |
| 23 | Michael Robinson | 32 | Holden VN Commodore Chevrolet | Bell Real Estate | - | - | - | 17 | - | 17 |
| 24 | Chris Jackson | 50 | Holden VL Commodore Chevrolet | AM Electrical Contractors | 15 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 25 | Chris Muscat | 9 | Mazda RX-7 | Penrite | - | 11 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 26 | Robert Smith | 72 | Holden VS Commodore | Smiths Trucks | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| = | David Krause | 79 | Holden VS Commodore | Ron Krause | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| 28 | Dean Camm | 56 | Honda Prelude Chevrolet | Darreds Panels | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| = | Milton Seferis | 96 | Holden VS Commodore | Highbury Automotive | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
Note: Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.