1990 Australian Production Car Championship


The 1990 Australian Production Car Championship was an Australian motor racing title for Group 3E Series Production Cars. It has been recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the fourth Australian Production Car Championship.
After Production Car racing was dominated by the turbocharged Mitsubishi Starion, Mazda RX-7 and Toyota Supras from 1984 until 1989, CAMS banned turbo and V8 engined cars from 1990 in a bid to bring public interest back into the series. The dominant competitors in the championship were the Australian built Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons powered by naturally aspirated six cylinder engines.
The championship was won by Kent Youlden driving a Ford Falcon EA S.

Schedule

The championship was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.
RoundCircuitStateDateWinning driverCar
1Amaroo ParkNew South Wales25 FebruaryKent YouldenFord Falcon EA S
2Symmons PlainsTasmania11 MarchKen DouglasFord Falcon EA S
3Phillip IslandVictoria25 MarchKen DouglasFord Falcon EA S
4WintonVictoria8 AprilKent YouldenFord Falcon EA S
5MallalaSouth Australia13 JunePeter FitzgeraldHolden Commodore VN S
6Oran ParkNew South Wales15 JulyPeter FitzgeraldHolden Commodore VN S
7LakesideQueensland29 JulyTony ScottHolden Commodore VN S
8Oran ParkNew South Wales19 AugustTony ScottHolden Commodore VN S

Points system

Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten placegetters in each round.
Only the best seven round results were used to determine a drivers final pointscore, any other points being discarded.

Championship standings