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 as part of the 2003 Procar Championship Series,[4] was the fourth Australian Nations Cup Championship.[5] The title was won by Paul Stokell driving a Lamborghini Diablo GTR.

Paul Stokell won the title driving a Lamborghini Diablo (pictured above in 2001)

Calendar

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

Round[6] Circuit[6][7] State Date[7] Race Winners[7] Round winner Car[7] Report
1 Adelaide Street Circuit South Australia 22–23 March R1 - John Bowe
R2 - John Bowe
R3 - Paul Stokell		 John Bowe[8] Ferrari 360 N-GT [9]
2 Symmons Plains Tasmania 26–27 April R1 - John Bowe
R2 - Nathan Pretty
R3 - Paul Stokell		 Nathan Pretty[10] Holden Monaro 427C [11]
3 Wakefield Park New South Wales 31 May - 1 June[12] R1 - John Bowe
R2 - John Bowe
R3 - John Bowe		 John Bowe[13] Ferrari 360 N-GT[13] [14]
4 Queensland Raceway Queensland 14–15 June R1 - Paul Stokell
R2 - Nathan Pretty
R3 - Paul Stokell		 Paul Stokell[15] Lamborghini Diablo GTR [16]
5 Oran Park New South Wales 12–13 July R1 - Paul Stokell
R2 - Paul Stokell
R3 - Paul Stokell		 Paul Stokell[17] Lamborghini Diablo GTR [18]
6 Phillip Island Victoria 9–10 August R1 - Paul Stokell
R2 - Nathan Pretty
R3 - Paul Stokell		 Paul Stokell[19] Lamborghini Diablo GTR [20]
7 Winton Motor Raceway Victoria 20–21 September R1 - John Bowe
R2 - Paul Stokell
R3 - Nathan Pretty		 Nathan Pretty[21] Holden Monaro 427C [22]
8 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland 23–26 October R1 - Peter Brock
R2 - Paul Stokell
R3 - **		 Paul Stokell[23] Lamborghini Diablo GTR [24]

Note: ** Race 3 at the Surfers Paradise round was cancelled due to a security issue.[23]

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[25][26] Driver[25][26] No.[7] Car[7] Entrant[7] Points[25][26]
1 Paul Stokell 27 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Crazy John's 539
2 John Bowe 888 Ferrari 360 N-GT
Chrysler Viper ACR
Porsche 911 GT3 RS		 Verve 501 493
3 Nathan Pretty 427 Holden Monaro 427C Garry Rogers Motorsport 374
4 Peter Brock 05 Holden Monaro 427C 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 Chrysler Viper ACR Geoff Morgan 148
7 Sam Newman 17 Lamborghini Diablo GTR
Lamborghini Diablo SVR		 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 GTR 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 Chrysler Viper ACR D'arcy Russell Racing 35
18 Wayne Hennig 55 Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport Wayne Hennig 34
VJ Angelo 4 BMW Z3 GT VJ Angelo 34
20 Peter Hackett 37 Lamborghini Diablo GTR 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 C5 Murray Carter 15
31 Klaus Engelhorn 48 Ferrari 360 N-GT BE Racing 14
32 Stuart Kostera 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport Dunlop Super Dealers 13
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 GTR Crazy John's 540
2 John Bowe 888 Ferrari 360 N-GT
Chrysler Viper ACR
Porsche 911 GT3 RS		 Verve 501 494
3 Nathan Pretty 427 Holden Monaro 427C Garry Rogers Motorsport 375
4 Peter Brock 05 Holden Monaro 427C Garry Rogers Motorsport 265
5 Greg Crick 2 Chrysler Viper ACR Geoff Morgan 148
6 Martin Wagg 67 Porsche 911 GT3 RS JMC Group 140
7 Anthony Tratt 75 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Toll / IPEC 95
8 Mark Eddy 30 Porsche 911 GT3 Hot Sand Surfwear 77
9 Sam Newman 17 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Crazy John's 60
10 Jim Richards 1 Porsche 911 GT3 OAMPS Insurance 40
11 D'arcy Russell 7 Chrysler Viper ACR D'arcy Russell Racing 38
12 Peter Hackett 37 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Cactus 32
13 Klaus Engelhorn 48 Ferrari 360 N-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 SVR 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
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 C5 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
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[27] Manufacturer[27] Car(s) Points[27]
1 Germany Porsche 911 GT3
911 GT3 RS
911 GT3 Cup
911 GT3 Carrera
911 GT3 Clubsport		 1,221
2 Italy Lamborghini Diablo GTR
Diablo SVR		 945
3 Italy Ferrari 360 N-GT
360 Modena Challenge		 901
4 Australia Holden Monaro 427C 639
5 United States Chrysler Viper ACR 248
6 Italy Maserati Trofeo 201
7 Germany BMW Z3 GT 94
8 United States Chevrolet Corvette C5 41
9 United States Ford Mustang Cobra R 25

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Australian Title Conditions, 2003 CAMS Manual of Australian Motor Sport, page 7-13
  2. ↑ League of Nations, 2003 Official Program, V8 Clipsal 500, pages 96-97
  3. ↑ Specifications of Automobiles, 2003 CAMS Manual of Australian Motor Sport, page 7-1
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Sporting & Technical Regulations for the 2003 PROCAR Championship Series Retrieved on 19 September 2010
  5. ↑ Australian Titles ex www.cams.com.au (31 October 2013) via www.webcitation.org Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  6. 1 2 3 2003 Event Calendar from www.procar.com.au Retrieved from web.archive.org on 19 September 2010
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2003 Race Results Archive at racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  8. ↑ Stokell Wins Nations Cup Thriller In Adelaide, procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  9. ↑ 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Round 1
  10. ↑ Pretty Wins Nations Cup Round For Monaro, procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  11. ↑ 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Round 2
  12. ↑ Event Information, PCS (Rnd 3) - Wakefield Pk, 30/5/03 - 1/6/03, from procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  13. 1 2 Bowe Boosts Nations Cup Lead With Three Wins At Wakefield Park, procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  14. ↑ 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Round 3
  15. ↑ Stokell Beats Bowe In Brilliant Battle Of Italian Exotics, procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  16. ↑ 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Round 4
  17. ↑ Stokell Takes Nations Cup Lead After Clean Sweep At Oran Park, procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  18. ↑ 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Round 5
  19. ↑ Courageous Stokell Fights Back Into Nations Cup Lead At Phillip Island, procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  20. ↑ 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Round 6
  21. ↑ Pretty Takes Winton Round, But Stokell & Bowe To Fight Out Nations Cup Final, procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 31 October 2013
  22. ↑ 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Round 7
  23. 1 2 Short and Early, Auto Action, Oct 29 - Nov 5 2003, pages 46 & 47
  24. ↑ 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Round 8
  25. 1 2 3 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Outright Points, www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 19 September 2010
  26. 1 2 3 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Group Points, www.procar.com.au Retrieved on 7 November 2003 (URL no longer valid)
  27. 1 2 3 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship - Manufacturers Points, www.procar.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 30 October 2013
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