# 2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship

The 2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3E Series Production Cars. The championship, which was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title, was the seventh running of the Australian GT Production Car Championship.
The championship was won by Brett Peters driving a Subaru Impreza WRX STi.

## Classes

Entries competed in the following five classes:
* Class A : GT Performance Cars
* Class B : Sports Touring Cars
* Class C : V8 Touring Cars
* Class D : 6 Cylinder Touring Cars
* Class E : 4 Cylinder Touring Cars

## Race schedule

Class A cars contested an eight round series with three races per round, with the exception of the first round which was staged over two races.
* Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South Australia, 16 & 17 March
* Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 7 April
* Round 3, Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 May
* Round 4, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 23 June
* Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 14 July
* Round 6, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 11 August
* Round 7, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 22 September
* Round 8, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, 24 & 26 October
Class B, C, D & E cars contested an eight round series with two races per round
* Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South Australia, 16 & 17 March
* Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 7 April
* Round 3, Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 May
* Round 4, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 23 June
* Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 14 July
* Round 6, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 11 August
* Round 7, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Victoria, 7 September
* Round 8, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 22 September
Category Managers Procar Australia promoted the two series as separate entities, however the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport recognised Brett Peters, the winner of the GT Permormance class, as the overall 2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship winner.

## Results
### GT Performance

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Ade. | Sym. | Ora. | Win. | Que. | Wak. | Phi. | Sur. | Total |
| 1 | Brett Peters | 1 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Century Batteries | 110 | 165 | 170 | 81 | 156 | 54 | 175 | 166 | 1077 |
| 2 | Geoff Full | 6 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VII | Nepean EFI | 121 | 100 | 82 | 175 | 122 | 155 | 125 | 180 | 1060 |
| 3 | Graham Alexander | 57 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO V | Corio Auto Parts Plus | 95 | 132 | 98 | 117 | 92 | 65 | 160 | 78 | 837 |
| 4 | Mark King | 34 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VII | Ling Springs / Delphi | 36 | 118 | 110 | 84 | 90 | 165 | 76 | 118 | 797 |
| 5 | Wayne Boatwright | 60 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Bilstein / Falken | 76 | 87 | 89 | 117 | 60 | 116 | 96 | 145 | 786 |
| 6 | David Wood | 16 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Kleenduct Australia Pty Ltd | 60 | 157 | 105 | 170 | 54 | 145 | 1 | - | 692 |
| 7 | Peter Floyd | 300 | HSV VX GTS 300kW | Floyd Motorsport | 95 | 100 | 145 | 93 | 123 | 121 | - | - | 677 |
| 8 | Steve Knight | 23 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VI | Mitsubishi Electric | 17 | 74 | 92 | 140 | - | 38 | 145 | 44 | 550 |
| 9 | Barry Morcom | 11 | HSV VX GTS 300kW | BGC Fibre Cement | 48 | 116 | 70 | 42 | 100 | 72 | - | 40 | 488 |
| 10 | John Falk | 87 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Tankworld / FRP Pools | - | 64 | 52 | 50 | 105 | 33 | 85 | 96 | 485 |
| 11 | Peter Roma | 30 | Mazda RX-7 | supercard.com.au | 72 | - | 104 | 0 | 92 | 52 | 17 | 63 | 400 |
| 12 | Anton Mechtler | 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VII | Anton Mechtler | - | - | 89 | 22 | 90 | 55 | 92 | - | 348 |
| 13 | Trevor Haines | 17 | FTE AU TE50 | Yamaha | - | 48 | 24 | 46 | 81 | 20 | - | 104 | 323 |
| 14 | Dennis Gilbert | 38 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO V & EVO VI | Castran Gilbert Pty Ltd | 48 | 66 | 10 | 25 | 44 | - | 80 | 32 | 305 |
| 15 | Bob Pearson | 33 | Mazda RX-7 | PRO-DUCT Motorsport Pty Ltd | 34 | 37 | 54 | - | - | 8 | 60 | - | 193 |
| 16 | Bob Hughes | 15 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO VI | Bob Hughes Special Vehicles | - | - | - | 78 | - | 112 | - | - | 190 |
| 17 | Peter Boylan | 7 | BMW M3 Coupe E46 & Mitsubishi Lancer EVO V | Quirks Refrigeration & Anton Mechtler | - | - | 34 | 59 | - | - | - | 76 | 169 |
| 18 | Barrie Nesbitt | 5 | HSV VX GTS 300kW | Craig Dontas | - | - | - | 31 | 57 | 52 | - | - | 140 |
| 19 | Gary Deane | 91 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Brett Peters | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | 50 | 126 |
| 20 | Richard Davis | 25 | HSV VX GTS 300kW | Adelaide Caravan Park | 28 | - | 8 | 19 | 22 | 16 | - | - | 93 |
| 21 | Louis Chan | 18 | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | Proconept / Wurth / Motul | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | - | - | 56 |
| 22 | Don Pulver | 96 | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | Advanced Power | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 49 | 53 |
| 23 | Roger Oglvie | 10 | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Turbo EVO V | Driving Force | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 48 |
| 24 | Greg Haysom | 200 | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | Fluff | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | 6 | 27 |
| 25 | Jim Stewart | 41 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Wendy's Ice Cream | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| 26 | Paul Mitolo | 63 | Mazda RX-7 | Paul Mitolo | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 27 | Mike Fitzgerald | 42 | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | Aussie Hire Building Equipment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 |
| 28 | John Grounds | 220 | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | Donut King | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |

### GT Production

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Ade. | Sym. | Ora. | Win. | Que. | Wak. | San. | Phi. | Total |
| 1 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica VVTL-i | Osborne Motorsport | 77 | 56 | 81 | 120 | 86 | 98 | 79 | 113 | 710 |
| 2 | Scott Loadsman | 62 | Holden VX Commodore SS | Wakeling Holden | - | 125 | 115 | 98 | 90 | 19 | 96 | 125 | 668 |
| 3 | Steve Cramp | 27 | BMW 323i | Scouts Australia | 100 | 108 | 52 | 53 | 68 | 110 | 95 | 76 | 662 |
| 4 | Martin Doxey | 17 | Holden Astra SRi | Holden / Quadrant / CVG | 64 | 80 | 100 | 36 | 28 | 52 | 77 | 90 | 527 |
| 5 | Aaron McGill | 31 & 49 | Toyota Celica VVTL-I & Toyota MR2 | Osborne Motorsport | 81 | 90 | 64 | 64 | 37 | 65 | 34 | 51 | 486 |
| 6 | David Russell | 68 | Proton Satria GTi | Caltex Havoline | - | - | 60 | 110 | 110 | 120 | 74 | - | 474 |
| 7 | David Runkel | 86 | Proton Satria GTi | David Runkel | 48 | 68 | - | 48 | 52 | 72 | 60 | 60 | 408 |
| 8 | Rick Bates | 22 | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corp | 37 | 48 | 52 | 28 | 44 | 49 | 44 | 48 | 350 |
| 9 | Steven Grocl | 35 | Volkswagen Beetle RSi | Steven Grocl | 76 | - | 32 | 90 | - | - | 71 | - | 269 |
| 10 | Nathan Pilkington | 77 | Mitsubishi FTO V6 | Jack Green Energy | 125 | - | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | 218 |
| 11 | Daryl Coon | 70 | Ford AU Falcon XR6 | Daryl Coon | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | 120 | - | 192 |
| 12 | Alan Holgersson | 95 | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 220 | Jayell / Delatite Ford | - | - | - | - | 98 | 91 | - | - | 189 |
| 13 | John McIlroy | 95 | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 220 | Jayell / Delatite Ford | - | - | 96 | 91 | - | - | - | - | 187 |
| 14 | Stephen White | 19 | Proton Satria GTi | Team Satria Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 90 | 135 |
| 15 | Darren Palmer | 28 | Honda S2000 Sports | Ross Palmer Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 125 | - | - | - | 125 |
| 16 | Bill Fulton | 40 | Honda Integra Type-R | Nilsson Motorsport | - | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 |
| 17 | Ian Luff | 66 | Honda Integra Type-R | Len Cave | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| 18 | Dave Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | Holden / Quadrant / CVG | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 60 | 88 |
| 19 | Peter Boylan | 28 | Honda S2000 Sports | Ross Palmer Motorsport | - | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69 |
| 20 | Carol Jackson | 10 | Honda Civic VTi-R 1.6 | Carol Jackson | - | - | - | - | 68 | - | - | - | 68 |
| 21 | James Dutton | 66 | Honda Integra | Nilsson Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 56 |
| 22 | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| 23 | John Cowley | 28 | Honda S2000 Sports | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| 24 | Allan Shephard | 66 | Honda Integra Type-R | Sting Bar Cronulla | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | - | - | 45 |
| 25 | Chris Poulton | 44 | Mitsubishi FTO V6 | NEC Projection | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | - | - | 44 |
| 26 | Nic Lucas | 21 | Proton M21 | H&R Suspension Systems | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| 27 | Guy Edmonds | 26 | Honda Integra Type-R | SMI Security | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | 28 |

### Class Awards

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Total |
| | Class B : Sports Touring Cars | | | | |
| 1 | Colin Osborne | 13 | Toyota Celica VVTL-i | Osborne Motorsport | 864 |
| 2 | Steve Cramp | 27 | BMW 323i | Scouts Australia | 852 |
| 3 | Aaron McGill | 31 & 49 | Toyota Celica VVTL-I & Toyota MR2 | Osborne Motorsport | 713 |
| 4 | Steven Grocl | 35 | Volkswagen Beetle RSi | Steven Grocl | 360 |
| 5 | Nathan Pilkington | 77 | Mitsubishi FTO V6 | Jack Green Energy | 245 |
| 6 | Darren Palmer | 28 | Honda S2000 Sports | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 125 |
| 7 | Bill Fulton | 40 | Honda Integra Type-R | Nilsson Motorsport | 116 |
| 8 | Ian Luff | 66 | Honda Integra Type-R | Len Cave | 100 |
| 9 | James Dutton | 66 | Honda Integra | Nilsson Motorsport | 96 |
| 10 | Peter Boylan | 28 | Honda S2000 Sports | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 93 |
| 11 | Chris Poulton | 44 | Mitsubishi FTO V6 | NEC Projection | 90 |
| 12 | Allan Shephard | 66 | Honda Integra Type-R | Sting Bar Cronulla | 85 |
| 13 | John Cowley | 28 | Honda S2000 Sports | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 64 |
| 14 | Guy Edmonds | 26 | Honda Integra Type-R | SMI Security | 40 |
| | Class C : V8 Touring Cars | | | | |
| 1 | Scott Loadsman | 62 | Holden VX Commodore SS | Wakeling Holden | 795 |
| 2 | Alan Holgersson | 95 | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 220 | Jayell / Delatite Ford | 243 |
| 3 | John McIlroy | 95 | Ford AUII Falcon XR8 220 | Jayell / Delatite Ford | 231 |
| | Class D : 6 Cylinder Touring Cars | | | | |
| 1 | Daryl Coon | 74 & 70 | Ford AU Falcon XR6 | Daryl Coon | 250 |
| | Class E : 4 Cylinder Touring Cars | | | | |
| 1 | Martin Doxey | 17 | Holden Astra SRi | Holden / Quadrant / CVG | 799 |
| 2 | David Runkel | 86 | Proton Satria GTi | David Runkel | 722 |
| 3 | Rick Bates | 22 | Daihatsu Sirion GTVi | Daihatsu Motor Corp | 694 |
| 4 | David Russell | 68 | Proton Satria GTi | Caltex Havoline | 550 |
| 5 | Stephen White | 19 | Proton Satria GTi | Team Satria Racing | 1766 |
| 6 | Dave Mertens | 71 | Holden Vectra GL | Holden / Quadrant / CVG | 145 |
| 7 | Carol Jackson | 10 | Honda Civic VTi-R 1.6 | Carol Jackson | 111 |
| 8 | Nic Lucas | 21 | Proton M21 | H&R Suspension Systems | 90 |
| 9 | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 21 | Proton Satria GTi | Kosi Kalaitzidis | 65 |