Australian Production Car Championship

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The Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned national championship for drivers of vehicles complying with CAMS Group 3E Series Production Car regulations.

The title was first contested in 1987, with the inaugural champion determined from the results of two races held at the Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria on 27 September. The APCC was expanded to a series format in 1988. Changes to the Group 3E regulations in 1990 saw various cars including turbocharged and V8 powered models deemed ineligible for the championship from that year and competitors were restricted to using only front wheel drive cars of less than 2.5 litre capacity in 1994 and 1995. The introduction in 1996 of the Australian GT Production Car Championship (which permitted GT type cars such as Porsche 911 and Ferrari F355) saw the APCC merged with that championship for a period of seven years. The APCC title was reintroduced for the 2003 season and has been held each year since then.

2008 series is split into 6 classes. SP - Super Production, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D for alternative fuel cars and Trophy Series for older cars. The Championship starts at the Bathurst 12 Hour in February. The series is contemplating a change of name to the Australian Manufacturers Championship. [1]

Past outright winners of the Australian Production Car Championship are listed below.

Year	Champion	Vehicle
1987	Peter Fitzgerald	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
1988	Garry Waldon	Mazda RX-7 Turbo
1989	Peter Fitzgerald	Toyota Supra Turbo
1990	Kent Youlden	Ford Falcon EA
1991	Kent Youlden	Ford Falcon EA
1992	Terry Lewis	Holden Commodore VP SS
1993	Mal Rose	Ford Falcon EB SS
1994	Phil Morriss	Nissan Pulsar SSS
1995	Harry Bargwanna	Nissan Pulsar SSS
1996-2002	Championship not contested
2003	Scott Loadsman	Holden Commodore VX SS
2004	Chris Alajajian	Subaru Liberty GT
2005	Colin Osborne	Toyota Celica
2006	David Ryan	Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo
2007^[1]	Garry Holt	BMW 335 T