2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship

The 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title ^[1] for drivers of GT sports cars ^[2] complying with Group 2E Nations Cup regulations.^[3] The championship, which was managed by Procar Australia,^[4] was the fourth Australian Nations Cup Championship.^[5]

1 Calendar
2 Points system
3 Results
4 Manufacturers Trophy
5 Notes & References
6 External links

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series ^[6] with three races per round.^[7]

Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South Australia, 22-23 March
Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tamania, 27 April
Round 3, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 1 June ^[8]
Round 4, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 15 June
Round 5, Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit, New South Wales, 13 July
Round 6, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 10 August
Round 7, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 21 September
Round 8, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, 23-26 October

Race 3 at the Surfers Paradise round was cancelled due to a security issue.^[9]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 30-20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first 15 finishers in each race.^[4] In addition, three points were awarded to the driver earning pole position.^[4]

Results

Position ^[10] ^[11]	Driver ^[10] ^[11]	No. ^[7]	Car ^[7]	Entrant ^[7]	Points ^[10] ^[11]
1	Paul Stokell	27	Lamborghini Diablo	Crazy John's	539
2	John Bowe	888	Ferrari 360 GT Dodge Viper GTR ACR Porsche 911 GT3 RS	Verve 501	493
3	Nathan Pretty	427	Holden Monaro CV8	Garry Rogers Motorsport	374
4	Peter Brock	5	Holden Monaro CV8	Garry Rogers Motorsport	265
5	James Koundouris	33 99	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge	Supabarn Emporium Mark Coffey Racing	156
6	Greg Crick	2	Dodge Viper GTS ACR	Geoff Morgan	148
7	Sam Newman	17	Lamborghini Diablo	Crazy John's	144
8	Allan Simonsen	88	Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge	Mark Coffey Racing	129
9	Martin Wagg	67	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	JMC Group	127
10	Anthony Tratt	75	Lamborghini Diablo	Toll / IPEC	92
11	Gary Young	8	Maserati Trofeo Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Trident Racing Martin Wagg	61
12	Mark Eddy	30	Porsche 911 GT3	Hot Sand Surfwear	51
13	Paul Blackie	24	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Pro-Floor	49
14	Rod Wilson	28 11	Maserati Trofeo Ford Mustang Cobra R	Trident Racing & Pirelli	41
15	Jim Richards	1	Porsche 911 GT3	OAMPS Insurance	40
16	John Teulan	54	Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge	Industrie Central	36
17	D'arcy Russell	7	Dodge Viper GTS ACR	D'arcy Russell Racing	35
18	Wayne Hennig	55	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Wayne Hennig	34
18	VJ Angelo	4	BMW Z3 GT	VJ Angelo	34
20	Peter Hackett	37	Lamborghini Diablo	Cactus	32
21	Simon Bartter	70	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Red Rooster	31
22	Tony Quinn	32	Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera	VIP Petfoods	28
23	Rusty French	6	Porsche 911 GT3	Skye Sands	26
24	David Stevens	66	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Securetel	25
25	Jonathon Webb	22	Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera	Tekno Autosports	23
26	Neil Bryson	25	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	CGA Bryson	22
27	Wayne Park	58	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Property Solutions Group	20
28	Kevin Miller	58	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Property Solutions Group	17
29	Dean Koutsoumidis	71	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Equity-one Finance & Investments	16
30	Murray Carter	18	Chevrolet Corvette	Murray Carter	15
31	Klaus Engelhorn	48	Ferrari 360 GT	BE Racing	14
32	Stuart Kostera	48	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Dunlop Super Dealers	13
32	Theo Koundouris	33	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Supabarn Emporium	13
34	Kim Burke	68	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	JK Burke	12
35	David Lawson	28	Maserati Trofeo	Trident Racing	11
36	Andrew Miedecke	36	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	Whiteline Transport	8
37	Andrew Taplin	16	Porsche 911 GT3	Andrew Taplin	7
38	Maher Algadri	70	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Verve 501	6
39	Russell Wright	50	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Kingfisher Luxury Boats	1
Group 1
1	Paul Stokell	27	Lamborghini Diablo	Crazy John's	540
2	John Bowe	888	Ferrari 360 GT Dodge Viper GTR ACR Porsche 911 GT3 RS	Verve 501	494
3	Nathan Pretty	427	Holden Monaro CV8	Garry Rogers Motorsport	375
4	Peter Brock	5	Holden Monaro CV8	Garry Rogers Motorsport	265
5	Greg Crick	2	Dodge Viper GTS ACR	Geoff Morgan	148
6	Martin Wagg	67	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	JMC Group	140
7	Anthony Tratt	75	Lamborghini Diablo	Toll / IPEC	95
8	Mark Eddy	30	Porsche 911 GT3	Hot Sand Surfwear	77
9	Sam Newman	17	Lamborghini Diablo	Crazy John's	60
10	Jim Richards	1	Porsche 911 GT3	OAMPS Insurance	40
11	D'arcy Russell	7	Dodge Viper GTS ACR	D'arcy Russell Racing	38
12	Peter Hackett	37	Lamborghini Diablo	Cactus	32
13	Klaus Engelhorn	48	Ferrari 360 GT	BE Racing	19
Group 2
1	James Koundouris	33 99	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge	Supabarn Emporium Mark Coffey Racing	410
2	Allan Simonsen	88	Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge	Mark Coffey Racing	342
3	Sam Newman	17	Lamborghini Diablo	Crazy John's	218
4	Gary Young	8	Maserati Trofeo Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Trident Racing Martin Wagg	130
5	Paul Blackie	24	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Pro-Floor	101
6	Rod Wilson	28 11	Maserati Trofeo Ford Mustang Cobra R	Trident Racing Pirelli	96
7	VJ Angelo	4	BMW Z3 GT	VJ Angelo	94
8	Tony Quinn	32	Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera	VIP Petfoods	93
9	Rusty French	6	Porsche 911 GT3	Skye Sands	83
10	John Teulan	54	Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge	Industrie Central	75
10	Wayne Hennig	55	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Wayne Hennig	75
12	Simon Bartter	70	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Red Rooster	71
13	Neil Bryson	25	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	CGA Bryson	57
14	David Stevens	66	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Securetel	56
15	Dean Koutsoumidis	71	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Equity-one Finance & Investments	53
16	Jonathon Webb	22	Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera	Tekno Autosports	52
17	Kevin Miller	58	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Property Solutions Group	48
18	Murray Carter	18	Chevrolet Corvette	Murray Carter	41
19	Wayne Park	58	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Property Solutions Group	36
20	Kim Burke	68	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	JK Burke	32
21	David Lawson	28	Maserati Trofeo	Trident Racing	30
22	Stuart Kostera	48	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Dunlop Super Dealers	29
22	Theo Koundouris	33	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Supabarn Emporium	29
24	Andrew Miedecke	36	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	Whiteline Transport	20
25	Maher Algadri	70	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Verve 501	18
26	Andrew Taplin	16	Porsche 911 GT3	Andrew Taplin	16
27	Russell Wright	50	Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport	Kingfisher Luxury Boats	6

Manufacturers Trophy

The Manufacturers Trophy was awarded to the manufacturer which attained the highest number of cumulative points over all rounds, inclusive of pole position points.^[4] Points were awarded as per the drivers championship to the two highest scoring finishers from each marque in each race.^[4]

Position ^[12]	Manufacturer ^[12]	Car	Points ^[12]
1	Porsche	Porsche 911 GT3	949
2	Lamborghini	Lamborghini Diablo	728
3	Ferrari	Ferrari 360 GT & 360 Modena Challenge	685
4	Holden	Holden Monaro CV8	477
5	Dodge	Dodge Viper GTS ACR	186
6	Maserati	Maserati Trofeo	147
7	BMW	BMW Z3 GT	94
8	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Corvette	41
9	Ford	Ford Mustang Cobra R	24

Notes & References

^ Australian Title Conditions, 2003 CAMS Manual of Australian Motor Sport, page 7-13
^ League of Nations, 2003 Official Program, V8 Clipsal 500, pages 96-97
^ Specifications of Automobiles, 2003 CAMS Manual of Australian Motor Sport, page 7-1
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sporting & Technical Regulations for the 2003 PROCAR Championship Series Retrieved on 19 September 2010
^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles Retrieved on 19 September 2010
^ 2003 Event Calendar from www.procar.com.au Retrieved from web.archive.org on 19 September 2010
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2003 Race Results Archive at www.natsoft.biz Retrieved on 19 September 2010
^ Results of the Wakefield Park round were published at www.racetime.com.au (which no longer displays these results)
^ Short and Early, Auto Action, Oct 29 - Nov 5, 2003, page 46
^ ^a ^b ^c 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Outright Points Retrieved on 19 September 2010
^ ^a ^b ^c 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Group Points Retrieved on 19 September 2010
^ ^a ^b ^c 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Manufacturers Points Retrieved on 19 September 2010

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