# 2004 Australian Production Car Championship

The 2004 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Group 3E Series Production Cars. The championship, which was the 11th Australian Production Car Championship, was managed by Procar Australia as part of the 2004 PROCAR Championship Series. The championship was won by Chris Alajajian driving a Subaru Liberty GT.

## Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two races per round.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 19–20 March |
| 2 | Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit | New South Wales | 18 April |
| 3 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 16 May |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 20 June |
| 5 | Eastern Creek International Motor Raceway | New South Wales | 18 July |
| 6 | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 8 August |
| 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 19 September |

## Classes

Car competed in four classes based on the performance potential of each car.

## Points system

Outright championship points were awarded on a 30–24–20–18–17–16–15–14–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the first 21 finishers in each class in each race. In addition, 3 outright championship points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time in each class for race 1 at each round. Class championship points were awarded on the same basis as outright championship points.

## Championship standings

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | Chris Alajajian | 27 | Subaru Liberty GT | Jack Hillermans Smash | 419 |
| 2 | Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Toyota Motor Corporation | 378 |
| 3 | David Russell | 68 & 3 | Proton Satria GTi | Proton Cars Australia | 345 |
| 4 | Ian Luff | 54 | Honda Integra Type-R | Formica | 320 |
| 5 | Lynne Champion | 93 | Ford AUIII Falcon XR6 | Lynne Champion | 306 |
| 6 | David Ratcliffe | 6 | Toyota Celica SX | Ratcliffe Transport Spares | 289 |
| 7 | Geoff Russell | 67 & 33 | Proton Satria GTi | Proton Cars Australia | 287 |
| 8 | Scott Loadsman | 1 & 62 | Holden VY Commodore & Holden VX Commodore | Wakeling Holden | 266 |
| 9 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 264 |
| 10 | Rick Bates | 22 | Daihatsu Copen | Daihatsu Motor Corporation | 254 |
| 11 | David Ryan | 30 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Thomson Ford / GAM Electric | 240 |
| 12 | Adam Beechey | 60 | Honda Integra Type-R | Greg Crick Honda | 216 |
| 13 | Lauren Gray | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Graham Roylett Motorsport | 200 |
| 14 | Steve Drake | 11 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Brigette Forestier Australia | 197 |
| 15 | Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco / Ontrack Motorsport | 152 |
| 16 | Martin Doxey | 17 | Holden Astra RSi | Binzel / Holden / Bilstein | 149 |
| 17 | John Houlder | 2 | Ford BA Falcon XR8 | Budget Waterproofing | 145 |
| 18 | Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Formula Green | 127 |
| 19 | Steven Grocl | 35 | Volkswagen Beetle RS | J & F Motors | 127 |
| 20 | Darren Best | 170 | Ford Focus ST170 | Darren Best | 126 |
| 21 | Derek Hocking | 62 | Holden VX Commodore SS | Paul Wakelings Holden | 106 |
| 22 | Rob Rubis | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 104 |
| 23 | Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 103 |
| 24 | Allan Shephard | 44 | Honda Integra Type-R | Thrifty Car Rental | 100 |
| 25 | Leigh Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | C.V.G. Gas / Bilstein / HAZKEM | 100 |
| 26 | Dave Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | Martin Doxey Racing | 88 |
| 27 | Ben Walsh | 29 | Citroen Xsara Coupe VTS | Cuttaway Hill Wines / Total Oil | 64 |
| 28 | David Capraro | 32 | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | Circle Corporation | 52 |
| 29 | Richard Hing | 88 | Mitsubishi FTO GPX | Millennium Audio Visual | 52 |
| 30 | Greg Smith | 16 | Holden VY Commodore SS | Fujitsu Air Conditioning | 45 |
| 31 | Peter Conroy | 7 | Honda Integra Type-R | Hankook Tyres / DBA | 34 |
| 32 | Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Rick Bates | 33 |
| 33 | AJ Lewis | 55 | Toyota Camry CSi | Cameron Competition | 33 |
| 34 | Stephen Lambrick | 39 | Proton Satria GTi | Auto Brake Service | 17 |
| 35 | Andrew Leithhead | 156 | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | GTA Motorsport | 13 |
| Class A ||||||
| 1 | Chris Alajajian | 27 | Subaru Liberty GT | Jack Hillermans Smash | 419 |
| 2 | Scott Loadsman | 1 & 62 | Holden VY Commodore SS Holden VX Commodore SS | Wakeling Holden | 266 |
| 3 | David Ryan | 30 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Thomson Ford / GAM Electric | 240 |
| 4 | Steve Drake | 11 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Brigette Forestier Australia | 197 |
| 5 | Nick Dunkley | 12 | Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo | Dayco / Ontrack Motorsport | 152 |
| 6 | John Houlder | 2 | Ford BA Falcon XR8 | Budget Waterproofing | 145 |
| 7 | Drew Russell | 28 | Honda S2000 | Formula Green | 127 |
| 8 | Derek Hocking | 62 | Holden VX Commodore SS | Paul Wakelings Holden | 106 |
| 9 | David Capraro | 32 | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | Circle Corporation | 52 |
| 10 | Greg Smith | 16 | Holden VY Commodore SS | Fujitsu Air Conditioning | 45 |
| 11 | Andrew Leithhead | 156 | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | GTA Motorsport | 13 |
| Class B ||||||
| 1 | Ian Luff | 54 | Honda Integra Type-R | Formica | 320 |
| 2 | David Ratcliff | 6 | Toyota Celica SX | Ratcliffe Transport Spares | 289 |
| 3 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 264 |
| 4 | Adam Beechey | 60 | Honda Integra Type-R | Greg Crick Honda | 216 |
| 5 | Steven Grocl | 35 | Volkswagen Beetle RS | J & F Motors | 127 |
| 6 | Rob Rubis | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 104 |
| 7 | Trevor Keene | 31 | Toyota Celica SX | Osborne Motorsport | 103 |
| 8 | Allan Shephard | 44 | Honda Integra Type-R | Thrifty Car Rental | 100 |
| 9 | Richard Hing | 88 | Mitsubishi FTO GPX | Millennium Audio Visual | 52 |
| 10 | Peter Conroy | 7 | Honda Integra Type-R | Hankook Tyres / DBA | 34 |
| 11 | Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Rick Bates | 33 |
| Class C ||||||
| 1 | Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Toyota Corolla Sportivo | Toyota Motor Corporation | 378 |
| 2 | Lynne Champion | 93 | Ford AUIII Falcon XR6 | Lynne Champion | 306 |
| 3 | Darren Best | 170 | Ford Focus ST170 | Darren Best | 126 |
| 4 | Ben Walsh | 29 | Citroen Xsara Coupe VTS | Cuttaway Hill Wines / Total Oil | 64 |
| 5 | AJ Lewis | 55 | Toyota Camry CSi | Cameron Competition | 33 |
| Class D ||||||
| 1 | David Russell | 68 & 3 | Proton Satria GTi | Proton Cars Australia | 345 |
| 2 | Geoff Russell | 67 & 33 | Proton Satria GTi | Proton Cars Australia | 287 |
| 3 | Rick Bates | 22 | Daihatsu Copen | Daihatsu Motor Corporation | 254 |
| 4 | Lauren Gray | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Graham Roylett Motorsport | 200 |
| 5 | Martin Doxey | 17 | Holden Astra RSi | Binzel / Holden / Bilstein | 149 |
| 6 | Leigh Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | C.V.G. Gas / Bilstein / HAZKEM | 100 |
| 7 | Dave Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | Martin Doxey Racing | 88 |
| 8 | Stephen Lambrick | 39 | Proton Satria GTi | Auto Brake Service | 17 |
Note: The Toyota Corolla Sportiva was classified as a Class B car for Round 1 and as a Class C car from Round 2 onwards.