# 2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship

The 2004 Australian GT Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title, organised by Procar Australia as part of the PROCAR Championship Series and open to high performance coupes and sedans, racing with minimal modifications. It was the second running of the Australian GT Performance Car Championship.
During the running of the championship, PROCAR relinquished its Category Management rights back to the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.
Justin Hemmes won the championship driving a Subaru Impreza WRX, defeating semi-factory Volkswagen Golf R32 driver Paul Stokell by 90 points. Mitsubishi Lancer driver Garry Holt was third.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Format |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 20–21 March | Three races |
| 2 | Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit | New South Wales | 18 April | Three races |
| 3 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 14–16 May | Two races |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 20 June | Three races |
| 5 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 16–18 July | Two races |
| 6 | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 6–8 August | Three races |
| 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 17–19 September | Three races |

## Points system

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 top 21 classified finishers in each race except for the two rounds run over two races, where the second race was worth double points. An additional 3 points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time at each round.

## Results

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | Justin Hemmes | 50 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Merivale / Falken / Bilstein | 433 |
| 2 | Paul Stokell | 22 & 2 | Volkswagen Golf R32 | Volkswagen Group Australia | 343 |
| 3 | Garry Holt | 21 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Eastern Creek International Karting | 312 |
| 4 | Ric Shaw | 35 | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 BMW M Coupe | Ric Shaw Racing | 302 |
| 5 | Beric Lynton | 123 | BMW E46 M3 | Bruce Lynton BMW | 276 |
| 6 | Tim Leahey | 2 | Volkswagen Golf R32 | Volkswagen Group Australia | 260 |
| 7 | Gary Young | 4 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Gary Young Racing | 250 |
| 8 | Peter Floyd | 300 | HSV VY GTS | kawasaki-fp.com | 233 |
| 9 | Steve Knight | 23 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Mitsubishi Electric | 217 |
| 10 | Mark King | 1 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | King Springs / Delphi | 209 |
| 11 | Barry Morcom | 11 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Nepean EFI | 205 |
| 12 | Steve Cramp | 19 | HSV VX GTS | CVW Engineering | 190 |
| 13 | Bob Hughes | 15 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Bob Hughes Special Vehicles | 167 |
| 14 | John Falk | 87 | FTE AUIII TE50 FPV BA GT | Team GT | 154 |
| 15 | Michael Brock | 88 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Coopers Pale Ale Racing | 148 |
| 16 | Ross Almond | 26 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Nepean EFI | 139 |
| 17 | Graham Alexander | 57 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | AC DELCO | 132 |
| 18 | Ian Box | 666 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | BT Lift Trucks | 109 |
| 19 | Grant Park | 55 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Merivale / Falken / Bilstein / JVC | 103 |
| 20 | Warren Millett | 301 | HSV VY GTS | Wake Up! | 101 |
| 21 | Anton Mechtler | 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Anton Mechtler | 86 |
| 22 | Nathan Pilkington | 77 2 | Nissan 350Z Volkswagen Golf R32 | Tempt Gourmet Volkswagen Group Australia | 76 |
| 23 | Peter Boylan | 7 | BMW E46 M3 | Quirk's Refrigeration | 70 |
| 24 | Bob Pearson | 33 | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 | PRO-DUCT Motorsport | 68 |
| 25 | Gary Jackson | 28 | BMW E46 M3 | Bruce Lynton BMW | 67 |
| 26 | Barrie Nesbitt | 5 | HSV VY GTS | Barrie Nesbitt | 60 |
| 27 | Chris Alajajian | 55 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Merivale / Falken / Bilstein / JVC Mobile Entertainment | 56 |
| 28 | Craig Dontas | 27 45 | BMW M Coupe HSV VY GTS | Jack Hillerman Smash Repairs Brice Metals Youthworks | 40 |
| 29 | Trevor Haines | 17 | FPV BA GT | Team GT | 38 |
| 30 | Mark Cohen | 44 | HSV VY GTS | Mark Cohen | 36 |
| 31 | Wayne Boatwright | 60 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Falken / Bilstein / JVC | 28 |
| 32 | Paul Mitolo | 63 | Mazda RX-7 Series 8 | Novatec Construction Systems | 24 |
| 33 | Trevor John | 6 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Toshiba | 23 |
| 34 | Charlie Kovacs | 45 | HSV VX GTS | Charlie Kovacs | 23 |
| 35 | Don Pulvar | 96 | Nissan 200SX GT | Advanced Power | 21 |
| 36 | Mark Brame | 6 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Toshiba | 13 |
| 37 | Dennis Gilbert | 38 | HSV VY GTS | Castran Gilbert / The Age | 12 |
| 38 | Hugh Harrison | 147 | Alfa Romeo 147 GTA | Monza Motors | 11 |
| 39 | John Grounds | 16 | Nissan 200SX GT | Donut King | 5 |
| 40 | Richard Catchlove | 200 | Nissan 200SX GT | Donut King | 2 |