2002 Australian Nations Cup Championship
The 2002 Australian Nations Cup Championship was open to drivers of GT type cars complying with both Group 3E Series Production Cars regulations as published by CAMS and Nations Cup regulations as published by PROCAR. The title was contested over an eight round series with three races per round, excepting Round 2 which featured only two races.
Races
- Round 1, Adelaide Street Circuit, South Australia, 16 & 17 March
- Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 7 April
- Round 3, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 5 May
- Round 4, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 23 June
- Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 14 July
- Round 6, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 11 August
- Round 7, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 22 September
- Round 8, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, 24, 26 & 27 October
Outright points were awarded on a 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 36, 32, 28, 24, 20, 17, 14, 11, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top twenty placegetters in each race with an additional point awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the round. The same scale was used to award points in Group Two, which was restricted to models nominated as Group Two in PROCAR's Vehicle Eligibility Schedule.
Results
Championship results were as follows:
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Total |
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1 | Jim Richards | 1 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | OAMPS | 140 | 105 | 150 | 160 | 165 | 150 | 160 | 181 | 1211 |
2 | Geoff Morgan | 4 | Chrysler Viper ACR | Geoffrey Morgan | 145 | 105 | 160 | 121 | 170 | 165 | 181 | 130 | 1177 |
3 | John Bowe | 888 | Ferrari 360 N-GT Ferrari 360 Challenge |
Prancing Horse Racing | 171 | 121 | 171 | 155 | 106 | 181 | 77 | 105 | 1087 |
4 | Paul Stokell | 2 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | Team Lamborghini Australia | 175 | - | 60 | 180 | - | 130 | 155 | 155 | 855 |
5 | Kevin Bell | 37 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | BNT G-Tech | 84 | 85 | 116 | 108 | 116 | 100 | 104 | 112 | 825 |
6 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Falken Tyres | 116 | - | - | 135 | 140 | 104 | 125 | 140 | 760 |
7 | Tony Quinn | 5 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | V.I.P. Petfoods (Aust) P/L | 100 | 85 | 130 | 32 | 126 | 125 | 121 | - | 719 |
8 | John Teulan | 54 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 51 | 11 | 104 | 68 | 88 | 45 | 36 | 65 | 468 |
9 | Scott Shearman | 77 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Scott Shearman | 52 | 56 | - | 64 | 64 | 76 | 76 | 56 | 444 |
10 | Sam Newman | 17 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 53 | 48 | 84 | 69 | 44 | 68 | 42 | 31 | 439 |
11 | Steve Beards | 24 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 45 | 52 | 45 | 61 | 88 | 62 | 48 | - | 401 |
12 | D'arcy Russell | 7 | Chrysler Viper ACR | D'Arcy Russell Racing | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 88 | 240 |
13 | Maher Algadri | 88 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Ferrari 360 Challenge |
Maher Algadri | - | 52 | - | 66 | 0 | 46 | 59 | - | 223 |
14 | Ian Palmer | 20 | Honda NSX Brabham | Cockatoo Creek | 26 | 31 | - | 45 | 20 | 39 | - | 36 | 197 |
15 | Brian Carr | 88 | Ferrari 360 Challenge Ford Mustang Cobra R |
Prancing Horse Racing | - | 72 | - | 30 | 58 | 30 | - | - | 190 |
16 | Chris Seidler | 11 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 30 | 17 | 57 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 131 |
17 | Dean Cook | 9 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 39 | - | 57 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 123 |
18 | Rusty French | 6 | Chrysler Viper | Skye Sands | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 39 | 116 |
19 | David Scaysbrook | 28 | Porsche 911 | Fuzion | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 88 | 110 |
20 | Dean Grant | 10 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 19 | - | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | 80 |
21 | Rod Wilson | 99 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 45 |
22 | Paul Morris | 88 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 28 |
23 | Max Warwick | 83 | Porsche 911 | Warwick Fabrics | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | 17 |
24 | Russell Wright | 50 | Porsche 911 | Russell Wright | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 |
Group Two | |||||||||||||
1 | John Teulan | 54 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 160 | 40 | 181 | 170 | 175 | 150 | 156 | 160 | 1192 |
2 | Sam Newman | 17 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 156 | 105 | 155 | 165 | 100 | 176 | 165 | 95 | 1117 |
3 | Steve Beards | 24 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 155 | 105 | 86 | 161 | 171 | 165 | 175 | - | 1018 |
4 | Brian Carr | 88 | Ferrari 360 Challenge Ford Mustang Cobra R |
Prancing Horse Racing | - | 121 | - | 130 | 140 | 140 | - | - | 531 |
5 | Chris Seidler | 11 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 130 | 45 | 121 | 125 | - | - | - | - | 421 |
6 | David Scaysbrook | 28 | Porsche 911 | Fuzion | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 181 | 316 |
7 | Dean Cook | 9 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 142 | - | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | 297 |
8 | Dean Grant | 10 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 116 | - | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | 241 |
9 | Rod Wilson | 99 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 150 | 150 |
10 | Max Warwick | 83 | Porsche 911 | Warwick Fabrics | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120 | - | 120 |
11 | Russell Wright | 50 | Porsche 911 | Russell Wright | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 45 |
References
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2002
- http://www.camsmanual.com.au
- http://www.natsoft.com.au
- http://www.procar.com.au
- http://www.racetime.com.au