2003_Australian_Nations_Cup_Championship

2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship

2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship

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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

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