2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship


The 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of GT sports cars complying with Group 2E Nations Cup regulations. The championship, which was managed by Procar Australia as part of the 2003 Procar Championship Series, was the fourth Australian Nations Cup Championship. The title was won by Paul Stokell driving a Lamborghini Diablo GTR.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.
RoundCircuitStateDateRace WinnersRound winnerCarReport
1Adelaide Street CircuitSouth Australia22–23 MarchR1 - John Bowe
R2 - John Bowe
R3 - Paul Stokell
John BoweFerrari 360 N-GT
2Symmons PlainsTasmania26–27 AprilR1 - John Bowe
R2 - Nathan Pretty
R3 - Paul Stokell
Nathan PrettyHolden Monaro 427C
3Wakefield ParkNew South Wales31 May - 1 JuneR1 - John Bowe
R2 - John Bowe
R3 - John Bowe
John BoweFerrari 360 N-GT
4Queensland RacewayQueensland14–15 JuneR1 - Paul Stokell
R2 - Nathan Pretty
R3 - Paul Stokell
Paul StokellLamborghini Diablo GTR
5Oran ParkNew South Wales12–13 JulyR1 - Paul Stokell
R2 - Paul Stokell
R3 - Paul Stokell
Paul StokellLamborghini Diablo GTR
6Phillip IslandVictoria9–10 AugustR1 - Paul Stokell
R2 - Nathan Pretty
R3 - Paul Stokell
Paul StokellLamborghini Diablo GTR
7Winton Motor RacewayVictoria20–21 SeptemberR1 - John Bowe
R2 - Paul Stokell
R3 - Nathan Pretty
Nathan PrettyHolden Monaro 427C
8Surfers Paradise Street CircuitQueensland23–26 OctoberR1 - Peter Brock
R2 - Paul Stokell
R3 - **
Paul StokellLamborghini Diablo GTR

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

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.
In addition, three points were awarded to the driver earning pole position.

Results

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. Points were awarded as per the drivers championship to the two highest scoring finishers from each marque in each race.
PositionManufacturerCarPoints
1 Porsche911 GT3
911 GT3 RS
911 GT3 Cup
911 GT3 Carrera
911 GT3 Clubsport
1,221
2 LamborghiniDiablo GTR
Diablo SVR
945
3 Ferrari360 N-GT
360 Modena Challenge
901
4 HoldenMonaro 427C639
5 ChryslerViper ACR248
6 MaseratiTrofeo201
7 BMWZ3 GT94
8 ChevroletCorvette C541
9 FordMustang Cobra R25