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as a separate class. The 2003 Drivers’ Championship was won by Mark King, driving a

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Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series.2003 Season Events, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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Points system

Points towards the Drivers Championship were awarded in each race as per the following table. In addition, three championship points were awarded to the driver who obtained Pole Position for Race 1 at each round. Points towards the Manufacturers' Trophy were awarded on the same scale as applied to the Drivers' Championship.

Results

Drivers Championship

Manufacturers’ Trophy

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References

Australian Performance Car Championship GT Performance

External links

Image of championship winner Mark King driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit in Round 1 of the championship, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org