# Australian Prototype Series > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Australian_Prototype_Series > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Australian_Prototype_Series.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Prototype_Series > Source revision: 1288375853 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian motor racing series}} {{Infobox motorsport championship | logo = | pixels = | caption = | category = [Sports Car Racing](/source/Sports_Car_Racing) | inaugural2 = [2010](/source/2010_Sports_Racer_Series) | folded = | drivers = | teams = | constructors = | tyres = [Hankook](/source/Hankook) | engines = | country/region = [Australia](/source/Australia) | champion driver = [David Barram](/source/David_Barram) | champion team = | manufacturer = | current_season = | website = [https://prototypeseries.com.au/ prototypeseries.com.au]}} The '''Australian Prototype Series''' is an Australian [motor racing](/source/motor_racing) series for competitors smaller-engined (under 3.0 litres of engine capacity) [prototype sports cars](/source/Sports_car_racing). Originally known as ''Sports Racer Series'', eligibility is something of a polyglot collection of existing racing cars and racing categories, featuring Group 2C [Supersport](/source/Supersports) racing cars, which in itself is an amalgamation of the former [Clubman Sports 1300](/source/Clubman_Sports_1300) regulations with some newer motorcycle engined cars built specifically for Supersports, and a group of Category 6 sports cars produced by [West](/source/West_Race_Cars), [Minetti](/source/Minetti_Sports_Cars), [Radical](/source/Radical_Sportscars), [Lincspeed](/source/Lincspeed) and [ADR](/source/ADR_Engineering),[http://www.sportsracer.com.au/attachments/003_2010%20Sports%20Racer%20Series%20-%20Sporting%20Regulations%20-%20Final.pdf]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} many of which formerly raced as Prototype Sports Cars, or Protosports.{{cite web |url=http://www.amrs.net.au/tsnews.htm |title=Australian Motor Racing Series Thunder Sports Latest News |accessdate=2010-03-08 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106221340/http://www.amrs.net.au/tsnews.htm |archivedate=2010-01-06 }} Drawing from so many different sources, entry was diverse. The first race meeting for the new category was held at the [2010 Clipsal 500](/source/2010_Clipsal_500) V8 Supercar race meeting. By 2011 the majority of the grid were American style SCCA DSR class Wests. After two events, the third round of the series was cancelled and no further events appear likely to take place. The series stumbled heavily in its first season. Radical drivers left the series and established their own championship, [Radical Australia Cup](/source/Radical_Australia_Cup) in 2011. A more modest series was held in 2011. Wests made up the bulk of the field. Later, [Formula 1000](/source/Formula_1000) open wheel cars were added to eligibility. International [Group CN](/source/Group_CN) sports cars followed in 2017 when the series was re-branded and [LMP3](/source/LMP3) was announced for 2019 but this was later delayed until 2020 and since delayed indefinitely as the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) affected pro-am motorsport in Australia. The 2025 series is being contested at five circuits.[https://web.archive.org/web/20241213064121/https://autoaction.com.au/2024/12/13/big-year-for-australian-prototype-series Big year for Australian Prototype Series] ''[Auto Action](/source/Auto_Action)'' 13 December 2024 ==Classes== thumb|right|The Radical SR3 of Richard Fricker at the Adelaide Parklands circuit for the opening round of the 2010 Sports Racer Series. [[File:West WR1000 of Roger I'Anson.JPG|thumb|The [West WR1000](/source/West_WR1000) of Roger I'Anson at the opening round of the 2014 Australian Sports Racer Series at [Mallala Motor Sport Park](/source/Mallala_Motor_Sport_Park).]] The field will be split into two classes based on vehicle configuration and engine specification. ===Class One=== *Two seater cars. Automobile sourced engine up to 1320cc capacity (matches Sports 1300 regulations). *Two seater cars. Motorcycle sourced engine up to 1200cc capacity (close to matches original Supersports regulations). *Single-seater cars. Engine up to 1000cc capacity. *Cars include: ASP 340C, Stohr WF-1 and West WR1000. Mostly powered by 1000cc Kawasaki engines. ===Class Two=== *Two seater cars. Automobile sourced engine 1321-1600cc capacity. *Two seater cars. Motorcycle sourced engine 1201-1500cc capacity. *Single-seater cars. Engine 1001-1340cc capacity. *Cars include: ADR 3, [Chiron](/source/Chiron_World_Sports_Cars) LMP3-05, [Minetti](/source/Minetti_Sports_Cars) SS-V2, [Radical](/source/Radical_Sportscars) SR3, Speads RS08 and West WX10. Most common engine is 1340cc Suzuki. Performance parity will be adjusted for each individual vehicle throughout the series. Weights, and maximum engine revolutions will be adjusted if deemed necessary throughout the series. Additional weight will be added to the car in the form of [success ballast](/source/List_of_motorsport_terminology), increasing the weights of cars finishing in the top three positions in each race over the course of an event. Additionally, a seeded drivers list will be drawn up by [Motorsport Australia](/source/Motorsport_Australia) based on past racing history and drivers on that list will have added additional weight. == Champions == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! colspan=2 | Overall Champion |- ! [2013](/source/2013_Sports_Racer_Series) | Adam Proctor | [Stohr](/source/Stohr_Cars) WF-1 Suzuki |- ! [2014](/source/2014_Sports_Racer_Series) | Adam Proctor | Stohr WF-1 Suzuki |- ! [2015](/source/2015_Sports_Racer_Series) | Mark Laucke | [West](/source/West_Race_Cars) WR1000 Kawasaki |- ! [2016](/source/2016_Sports_Racer_Series) | Roger I'Anson | West WR1000 Kawasaki |- ! [2017](/source/2017_Australian_Prototype_Series) | Mark Laucke | West WX10 Kawasaki |- ! [2018](/source/2018_Australian_Prototype_Series) | Jason Makris | [Wolf](/source/Wolf_Racing_Cars) GB08 Honda |- ! [2019](/source/2019_Australian_Prototype_Series) | David Barram | [Chiron](/source/Chiron_World_Sports_Cars) LMP3 Honda |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan=2 | Year ! colspan=2 | Class One ! colspan=2 | Class Two |- ! Driver ! Car ! Driver ! Car |- ! [2010](/source/2010_Sports_Racer_Series) | Mark Laucke | West WR1000 Kawasaki | Neil McFadyen | [Speads](/source/Speads_Race_Cars) RS08 Suzuki |- ! [2011](/source/2011_Sports_Racer_Series) | Adam Proctor | Stohr WF-1 Suzuki | Aaron Steer | West WX10 Suzuki |- ! [2012](/source/2012_Sports_Racer_Series) | Adam Proctor | Stohr WF-1 Suzuki | Aaron Steer | West WX10 Suzuki |- ! [2013](/source/2013_Sports_Racer_Series) | Adam Proctor | Stohr WF-1 Suzuki | align=center colspan=2 | ''not contested'' |- ! [2014](/source/2014_Sports_Racer_Series) | Adam Proctor | Stohr WF-1 Suzuki | align=center colspan=2 | ''not contested'' |- ! [2015](/source/2015_Sports_Racer_Series) | Mark Laucke | West WR1000 Kawasaki | Adam Cranston | [RFR](/source/Ralph_Firman_Racing) F1000 Kawasaki |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} Category:Australian Prototype Series Prototype Series Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2010 Category:Sports car racing series Category:2010 establishments in Australia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Australian Prototype Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Prototype_Series) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Prototype_Series?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.