2003 Bathurst 24 Hour

The 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour was the second 24-hour race run at Bathurst. The race started at 2:00pm on 22 November 2003 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst and finished at 2:00pm on 23 November.

The race was held for five classes of GT and production car classes and was intended as a showcase for the racing categories promoted by PROCAR, which included FIA N-GT, Grand-Am GT, Australian Nations Cup Groups 1 and 2, GT Performance and Production Cars.

Class structure

Class A

The leading class contained vehicles eligible for international FIA N-GT, American Grand-Am GT and the Australian Nations Cup Group 1 category. It featured BMW M3 GTR, Ferrari 360 N-GT, Mosler MT900R, Porsche 996 GT3-RS, Porsche 996 GT3-RC, Lamborghini Diablo GTR, and the controversial 7.0 litre version of the Holden Monaro, the 427C, which did not have a production counterpart (the Holden Monaro CV8 road car was only available with a 5.7 litre Gen III V8 engine).

Class B

Consisted of Nations Cup Group 2 cars: Ferrari 360 Modena, Porsche 996 GT3 Cup and international GTs of varying kinds, Morgan Aero 8, Porsche 996 GT3 S and a modified BMW M Coupe.

Class D

A production based class featuring cars from the Australian Performance Car Championship. The entry consisted of BMW M Coupe, BMW M3, Ford Falcon GT, HSV Y Series GTS, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII, Nissan 200SX, Nissan 350Z and Subaru Impreza WRX.

Class E

A production based class featuring cars from the Australian Production Car Championship. The entry consisted of Alfa Romeo 156 GTA, Ford Falcon XR6T, Holden Commodore VY, Holden Commodore VX, Honda Integra, Honda S2000 and Toyota Celica SX.

Class F

A mixed bag of leftovers, it included Future Touring Ford Falcon and Holden VX Commodore, a Nürburgring VLN series BMW M3, a Supertouring BMW 320i, an old GT-Production BMW M3-R, New Zealand Schedule S touring car Toyota Altezza and Mitsubishi Mirage Cup one-make series cars.

Top 10 Qualifiers

The top 10 qualifiers for the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour were as follows:^[1]

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Qual
Pole	427	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander	Holden Monaro 427C	2:13.2856
2	05	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Greg Murphy	Holden Monaro 427C	2:15.9739
3	420	Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia	John Bowe	BMW M3 GTR	2:17.6832
4	900	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short	Mosler MT900R	2:18.1074
5	54	John Teulan	Paul Morris	Porsche 996 GT3 RC	2:19.3319
6	20	Mark Coffey Racing	Paul Stokell	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	2:19.5626
7	48	BE Racing	David Brabham	Ferrari 360 N-GT	2:21.1258
8	6	Jürgen Alzen Motorsport	Jürgen Alzen	Porsche 996 GT3 S Cup	2:21.7062
9	7	VIP Petfoods Racing	Marcus Marshall	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	2:22.8980
10	8	Cirtek Motorsport	Peter Floyd	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	2:23.2392

Official results

Results as follows:^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Qual Pos
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Qual Pos
1	A	05	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Peter Brock Greg Murphy Jason Bright Todd Kelly	Holden Monaro 427C	527	2
1	A	05	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Peter Brock Greg Murphy Jason Bright Todd Kelly	Chevrolet LS6 7.0L V8	527	2
2	A	427	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Nathan Pretty Garth Tander Steven Richards Cameron McConville	Holden Monaro 427C	527	1
2	A	427	Garry Rogers Motorsport		Chevrolet LS6 7.0L V8	527	1
3	A	54	John Teulan	Peter Fitzgerald Paul Morris John Teulan Scott Shearman	Porsche 996 GT3 RC	515	5
3	A	54	John Teulan	Peter Fitzgerald Paul Morris John Teulan Scott Shearman	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	515	5
4	B	6	Jürgen Alzen Motorsport	Jürgen Alzen Uwe Alzen Michael Bartels Arno Klasen	Porsche 996 GT3 S Cup	514	8
4	B	6	Jürgen Alzen Motorsport	Jürgen Alzen Uwe Alzen Michael Bartels Arno Klasen	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	514	8
5	A	900	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short Patrick Pearce Charles Lamb Heather Spurle	Mosler MT900R	507	4
5	A	900	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short Patrick Pearce Charles Lamb Heather Spurle	Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8	507	4
6	B	7	VIP Petfoods Racing	Tony Quinn Marcus Marshall Klark Quinn Grant Denyer	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	495	9
6	B	7	VIP Petfoods Racing	Tony Quinn Marcus Marshall Klark Quinn Grant Denyer	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	495	9
7	A	8	Cirtek Motorsport	Peter Floyd Ian Donaldson Andrew Donaldson Liz Halliday	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	491	10
7	A	8	Cirtek Motorsport	Peter Floyd Ian Donaldson Andrew Donaldson Liz Halliday	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	491	10
8	A	20	Mark Coffey Racing	Paul Stokell Allan Simonsen Luke Youlden Peter Hackett	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	487	6
8	A	20	Mark Coffey Racing	Paul Stokell Allan Simonsen Luke Youlden Peter Hackett	Lamborghini 6.0L V12	487	6
9	D	71	Peter Boylan	Peter Boylan Geoff Morgan Rick Bates Peter Hansen	BMW M3	469	19
9	D	71	Peter Boylan	Peter Boylan Geoff Morgan Rick Bates Peter Hansen	BMW M54 3.2L I6	469	19
10	F	59	Steve Williams	Steve Williams Graham Moore Terry Bosnjak	Holden VX Commodore	460	18
10	F	59	Steve Williams	Steve Williams Graham Moore Terry Bosnjak	Holden 5.0L V8	460	18
11	D	27	Novacastrian Motorsport	Wayne Russell Steve Cramp Mark King Paul Stubber	BMW M Coupe	459	28
11	D	27	Novacastrian Motorsport	Wayne Russell Steve Cramp Mark King Paul Stubber	BMW M54 3.2L I6	459	28
12	F	41	Geoffrey Parker	Geoff Parker Jeff Watters David Sala Peter Gazzard	Holden VY Commodore	451	16
12	F	41	Geoffrey Parker	Geoff Parker Jeff Watters David Sala Peter Gazzard	Holden 5.0L V8	451	16
13	D	60	Protecnica Racing	Wayne Boatright Rod Salmon Glenn Hastings Neil Caswell	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	449	32
13	D	60	Protecnica Racing	Wayne Boatright Rod Salmon Glenn Hastings Neil Caswell	Subaru EJ 2.0L Turbo Flat-4	449	32
14	D	2	Garry Holt	Garry Holt Gary Young Michael Brock Kevin Mundy	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII	445	22
14	D	2	Garry Holt	Garry Holt Gary Young Michael Brock Kevin Mundy	Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4	445	22
15	D	91	Peters Racing	Gary Deane Robert Rubis Dean Wanless	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	439	26
15	D	91	Peters Racing	Gary Deane Robert Rubis Dean Wanless	Subaru EJ 2.0L Turbo Flat-4	439	26
16	E	13	Osborne Motorsport	Colin Osborne John Roecken Trevor Keene Steve Grocl	Toyota Celica SX	436	43
16	E	13	Osborne Motorsport	Colin Osborne John Roecken Trevor Keene Steve Grocl	Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4	436	43
17	D	3	Bendigo Motorsports	Craig Dean Chris Smith Bill Pye	FPV BA GT	434	36
17	D	3	Bendigo Motorsports	Craig Dean Chris Smith Bill Pye	Ford Modular 5.4L V8	434	36
18	F	23	Bruce Lynton	Bruce Lynton Beric Lynton Jamie Cartwright Matthew Jackson	BMW M3-R	431	23
18	F	23	Bruce Lynton	Bruce Lynton Beric Lynton Jamie Cartwright Matthew Jackson	BMW M50 3.0L I6	431	23
19	F	18	Amin Chahda	Amin Chahda Andrew Gillespie Brett McFarland	Ford Falcon EL XR8	427	33
19	F	18	Amin Chahda	Amin Chahda Andrew Gillespie Brett McFarland	Ford Windsor 5.0L V8	427	33
20	E	95	John McIlroy	John McIlroy Ken Douglas Chris Stillwell Phil Kirkham	Ford Falcon BA XR6T	427	39
20	E	95	John McIlroy	John McIlroy Ken Douglas Chris Stillwell Phil Kirkham	Ford Barra 4.0L Turbo I6	427	39
21	E	31	Osborne Motorsport	Stephen Borness Ash Samadi David Ratcliff Andrew Bretherton	Toyota Celica SX	424	45
21	E	31	Osborne Motorsport	Stephen Borness Ash Samadi David Ratcliff Andrew Bretherton	Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4	424	45
22	F	37	Donut King Racing	Peter Leemhuis Shane Brangwin Tony Alford John Grounds	Mitsubishi Mirage	421	38
22	F	37	Donut King Racing	Peter Leemhuis Shane Brangwin Tony Alford John Grounds	Mitsubishi 1.5L I4	421	38
23	B	4	Sterling Motorsport	VJ Angelo Ric Shaw Mark Williamson Scott O'Donnell	BMW M Coupe	419	17
23	B	4	Sterling Motorsport	VJ Angelo Ric Shaw Mark Williamson Scott O'Donnell	BMW M54 3.2L I6	419	17
24	F	42	Barrie Thomlinson Motorsport	Barrie Thomlinson Barrie Thomlinson Jr. Andrew Neale Mike Eady	Toyota Altezza	411	30
24	F	42	Barrie Thomlinson Motorsport		Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4	411	30
25	B	11	Motorsport Innovations	Richard Wilson Theo Koundouris Paul Jenkins Ian Palmer	Ferrari 360 Modena	392	25
25	B	11	Motorsport Innovations	Richard Wilson Theo Koundouris Paul Jenkins Ian Palmer	Ferrari 3.6L V8	392	25
26	E	62	Scott Loadsman	Scott Loadsman David Russell Ian Luff Warren Luff	Holden Commodore VY SS	382	35
26	E	62	Scott Loadsman	Scott Loadsman David Russell Ian Luff Warren Luff	Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8	382	35
27	E	45	Allan Shephard	Allan Shephard Martin Bailey Greg Doyle	Honda Integra Type-R	380	44
27	E	45	Allan Shephard	Allan Shephard Martin Bailey Greg Doyle	Honda B18C 1.8L I4	380	44
28	D	44	MGC Racing	Mark Cohen Fabian Coulthard Geoff Emery Tony Blanche	HSV VX GTS 300	336	31
28	D	44	MGC Racing	Mark Cohen Fabian Coulthard Geoff Emery Tony Blanche	Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8	336	31
29	D	200	Haysom Motorsport	Greg Haysom Rodney Woods Michael Robinson Graham Hunt	Nissan 200SX Spec-R	290	40
29	D	200	Haysom Motorsport	Greg Haysom Rodney Woods Michael Robinson Graham Hunt	Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4	290	40
30	A	70	Graham Nash Motorsport	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos Manfred Jurasz Rod Wilson	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	280	11
30	A	70	Graham Nash Motorsport	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos Manfred Jurasz Rod Wilson	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	280	11
31	D	17	Trevor Haines	Trevor Haines John Falk James Phillip Trevor Sheumack	FPV BA GT	232	29
31	D	17	Trevor Haines	Trevor Haines John Falk James Phillip Trevor Sheumack	Ford Modular 5.4L V8	232	29
32	D	222	Haysom Motorsport	Hugh Harrison Richard Catchlove Mike Kirkpatrick Damian Johnson	Nissan 200SX Spec-R	125	34
32	D	222	Haysom Motorsport		Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4	125	34
33	F	301	David Searle	Alan Gurr Luke Searle Alex Yoong Geoff Full	BMW 320i	50	14
33	F	301	David Searle	Alan Gurr Luke Searle Alex Yoong Geoff Full	BMW S14 2.0L I4	50	14
DNF	A	888	Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia	Des Wall Will Power Paul Freestone James Koundouris	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	474	13
DNF	A	888	Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia	Des Wall Will Power Paul Freestone James Koundouris	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	474	13
DNF	E	28	Ross Palmer Motorsport	Anton Mechtler Charlie Kovacs James Brock Mark Brame	Honda S2000	411	37
DNF	E	28	Ross Palmer Motorsport	Anton Mechtler Charlie Kovacs James Brock Mark Brame	Honda F20C 2.0L I4	411	37
DNF	E	156	GTA Motorsport	Andrew Leithhead Peter Doulman Keith Downie Keen Booker	Alfa Romeo 156 GTA	353	42
DNF	E	156	GTA Motorsport	Andrew Leithhead Peter Doulman Keith Downie Keen Booker	Alfa Romeo 3.2L V6	353	42
DNF	A	24	Cirtek Motorsport	Tim Harvey Jonathan Rowland Hermann Tilke Melinda Price	Porsche 996 GT3-RS	325	12
DNF	A	24	Cirtek Motorsport	Tim Harvey Jonathan Rowland Hermann Tilke Melinda Price	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	325	12
DNF	A	48	BE Racing	David Brabham Klaus Engelhorn Andrea Montermini Philipp Peter	Ferrari 360 N-GT	287	7
DNF	A	48	BE Racing		Ferrari 3.6L V8	287	7
DNF	D	57	Graham Alexander	Graham Alexander John Woodberry Brett Youlden Bob Hughes	Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII	186	20
DNF	D	57	Graham Alexander	Graham Alexander John Woodberry Brett Youlden Bob Hughes	Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4	186	20
DNF	A	420	Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia	John Bowe Neil Crompton Greg Crick Maher Algadrie	BMW M3 GTR	131	3
DNF	A	420	Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia	John Bowe Neil Crompton Greg Crick Maher Algadrie	BMW N62 5.0L V8	131	3
DNF	B	66	Adam Sharpe Motorsport	Neil Cunningham Adam Sharpe Keith Ahlers Tom Shrimpton	Morgan Aero 8	97	15
DNF	B	66	Adam Sharpe Motorsport	Neil Cunningham Adam Sharpe Keith Ahlers Tom Shrimpton	BMW M62 4.6L V8	97	15
DNF	D	77	Nathan Pilkington	Nathan Pilkington Dennis Cribbin Roland Hill Ryan Hooker	Nissan 350Z	65	27
DNF	D	77	Nathan Pilkington	Nathan Pilkington Dennis Cribbin Roland Hill Ryan Hooker	Nissan VQ35DE 3.5L V6	65	27
DNF	D	26	Novacastrian Motorsport	Mark Westbrook Wayne Moore Ian Mitchell Clayton Pyne	BMW M Coupe	62	21
DNF	D	26	Novacastrian Motorsport	Mark Westbrook Wayne Moore Ian Mitchell Clayton Pyne	BMW M54 3.2L I6	62	21
DNF	D	75	Aaron McGill	Aaron McGill David Auger Ross Halliday Martin Miller	Nissan 200SX Spec-R	42	41
DNF	D	75	Aaron McGill	Aaron McGill David Auger Ross Halliday Martin Miller	Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4	42	41
DNF	F	40	Duller Motorsport	Frank Mountain Robert Brooks Robert Wilson Daniel Gooding	BMW M3	25	24
DNF	F	40	Duller Motorsport	Frank Mountain Robert Brooks Robert Wilson Daniel Gooding	BMW M52 3.2L I6	25	24

References

↑ Back Holden Heroes Grab Pole Position For Bathurst 24-hr International Race
↑ Mount Panorama - Bathurst 23/11/2003 Bathurst 24hr 2003 Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine. National Software retrieved on 4 April 2008

Statistics

Pole Position - #427 Garth Tander - 2:13.2856
Fastest Lap - #427 Garth Tander - 2:14.4894 (lap 524)
Average Speed - 136 km/h

External links

Official race results
Race photos from www.progalleries.com.au Retrieved 8/6/2008
Race photos from www.pbase.com Retrieved 8/6/2008

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