2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

The 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Group 3D Sports Sedans.^[1] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship ^[1] and was the 19th Australian Sports Sedan Championship,^[2]

The championship was won by Kerry Baily driving a Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet.^[3]

Calendar

The championship was contested over a five-round series.

Round	Circuit	State	Date	Format	Round winner	Car
1	Wakefield Park Raceway^[4]	New South Wales	22 & 23 February^[4]^[5]	Three races^[4]^[5]	Kerry Baily^[4]	Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet^[3]
2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit^[1]	Victoria	13 April^[1]^[5]	Two race^[6]	Darren Hossack^[5]^[7]	Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet^[3]
3	Mallala Motor Sport Park^[8]	South Australia	1 June^[5]	Three races^[5]	Tony Ricciardello^[9]	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet^[3]
4	Winton Motor Raceway^[10]^[5]	Victoria	3 August^[5]	Two races^[10]^[5]	Darren Hossack^[11]^[5]	Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet^[3]
5	Sandown International Motor Raceway^[11]	Victoria	13 & 14 September^[5]	Two races^[11]^[5]	Darren Hossack^[11]	Saab 9-3 Aero Chevrolet^[3]

Note: Race 2 of Round 2 at Phillip Island was cancelled due to rain^[6]

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.^[1]

Cars complying with New Zealand Tranzam regulations were eligible to compete in championship races but were not eligible to score championship points.^[1]

Results

Position^[3]	Driver^[3]	No.^[5]	Car^[3]	Entrant^[5]	Wak.^[12]	Phi.^[7]	Mal.^[9]	Win.^[13]	San.^[3]	Total.^[3]
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.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Sporting Regulations for the 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship Retrieved from www.cams.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 2003 Championship Points Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Baily takes Wakefield Park win, Auto Action, March 5–11, 2003
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Race Results Archive 2003 Archived 2004-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 17 September 2012
^ ^a ^b Garry O'Brien, Tranzams take on Island track, Auto Action, April 23–29, 2003, page 39
^ ^a ^b 2003 A.S.S.C. Points after Round 2 at Phillip Island, Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, May 30, 31 and June 1, 2003
^ Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, May 30, 31 and June 1, 2003
^ ^a ^b 2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Three at Mallala Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
^ ^a ^b Baily stars in Sports Sedans, Auto Action, August 13–19, 2003, page 39
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Garry O’Brien, Hossack Hot at Sandown, Auto Action, August 24–30, 2003, page 39
^ 2003 Championship Table After Round 1 Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012
^ 2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Four at Winton Raceway Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012

[Regs-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Sporting Regulations for the 2003 Australian Sports Sedan Championship Retrieved from www.cams.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012

[2] Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport.

[Results5-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 2003 Championship Points Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012

[Wakefield-4] Baily takes Wakefield Park win, Auto Action, March 5–11, 2003

[Natsoft-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Race Results Archive 2003 Archived 2004-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 17 September 2012

[Phillip_Island-6] Garry O'Brien, Tranzams take on Island track, Auto Action, April 23–29, 2003, page 39

[Round2-7] 2003 A.S.S.C. Points after Round 2 at Phillip Island, Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, May 30, 31 and June 1, 2003

[Mallala-8] Official Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, May 30, 31 and June 1, 2003

[Results3-9] 2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Three at Mallala Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012

[Winton-10] Baily stars in Sports Sedans, Auto Action, August 13–19, 2003, page 39

[Sandown-11] Garry O’Brien, Hossack Hot at Sandown, Auto Action, August 24–30, 2003, page 39

[Results1-12] 2003 Championship Table After Round 1 Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012

[Results4-13] 2003 A.S.S.A Points after Round Four at Winton Raceway Retrieved from www.sportssedans.com.au via web.archive.org on 17 September 2012

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