2002 NATIONS CUP AUSTRALIA
(SPORTSCAR RACING)

SANDOWN 500
won by Stokell / Tratt - Lamborghini

JIM RICHARDS WINS HIS 3RD CONSECUTIVE TITLE.
By winning the last 3 races at Surfers Paradise, Jim Richards overtook Geoff Morgan in the standing to win his 3rd title in a row. Morgan finished 2nd overall; John Bowe 3rd.
QUOTE RICHARDS: " .. I'm pretty pleased about winning the Nations Cup again because my little 6 cylinder Porsche has definitely been the underdog this season .. we've been racing a great variety of cars, V8 Ferraris, V10 Vipers and a V12 Lamborghini and that makes it even sweeter .."

GT PERFORMANCE / PRODUCTION CLASS:
Brett Peters won GT Performance title. Colin Osborne won GT Production title.

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FINAL NATIONS CUP STANDING, 2002: after R8 of 8

• 1 JIM RICHARDS, PORSCHE GT3 SUPERCUP, 1271, 4 RACE WINS
• 2 GEOFF MORGAN, CHRYSLER VIPER ACR, 1177, 5 WINS
• 3 JOHN BOWE, FERRARI 360 GT, 1087 POINTS, 8 RACE WINS
• 4 PAUL STOKELL, LAMBORGHINI DIABLO GTR 855
• 5 KEVIN BELL, PORSCHE GT3 CUP, 825
• 6 PETER FITZGERALD, PORSCHE GT3 CUP 760

FINAL STANDING GT PERFORMANCE, 2002

• 1 BRETT PETERS, 911 POINTS, Subaru WRX STi
• 2 GEOFF FULL, 880 POINTS, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII
• 3 ALEXANDER GRAHAM, 759, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO V

FINAL STANDING GT PRODUCTION, 2002

• 1 COLIN OSBORNE, 710 POINTS, Toyota Celica VVTL-i
• 2 SCOTT LOADSMAN, 668 POINTS, Holden VX SS
• 3 STEVE CRAMP, 662 POINTS, BMW 323i

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CHANGES IN 2002:

• new 24 hour endurance race at Bathurst - Nov 23-24
• new race in Tasmania (Symmons Plains May 6)

 

2002 CALENDAR: 8 ROUNDS + SANDOWN + 24 HOUR BATHURST

• Round 1, Mar 17, Adelaide
• Round 2, April 7, Symmons Plains TAS
• Round 3, May 5, Oran Park, NSW
• Round 4, June 23, Winton, VIC
• Round 5, July 14, Queensland Raceway
• Round 6, Aug 11, Wakefield Park
• SANDOWN 500, Sept 8
• Round 7, Sept 22, Phillip Island
• Round 8, Oct 27, Surfers QLD , Indy CART support
• BATHURST 24, Nov 24

R1, ADELAIDE, MAR 17: WON BY STOKELL

• RACE 1: 1 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo
  2 John Bowe, Ferrari Michelotto; 3 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
• RACE 2: 1 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
  2 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo; 3 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR
• RACE 3: 1 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo
  2 John Bowe, Ferrari Michelotto; 3 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR

R2, SIMMONS PLAINS, TASMANIA, APRIL 7: WON BY BOWE

• RACE 1: 1 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
  2 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR; 3 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
• RACE 2: 1 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
  2 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup ; 3 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR

R3, ORAN PARK, NSW, MAY 6: WON BY BOWE

• RACE 1: 1 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo
  2 John Bowe, Ferrari Michelotto; 3 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper
• RACE 2: 1 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR
  2 John Bowe, Ferrari Michelotto; 3 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
• RACE 3: 1 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
  2 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup, 3 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR

R4, WINTON, VIC, JUNE 23: WON BY STOKELL

• RACE 1: 1 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo
  2 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup, 3 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
• RACE 2: 1 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo
  2 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup, 3 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
• RACE 3: 1 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo
  2 John Bowe, Ferrari Michelotto; 3 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup

R5, QUEENSLAND RACEWAY, JULY 14: WON BY MORGAN

• RACE 1: 1 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
  2 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR; 3 Tony Quinn, Porsche GT3 Cup
• RACE 2: 1 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
  2 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR; 3 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
• RACE 3: 1 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR
  2 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup, 3 Peter Fitzgerald, Porsche GT3 Cup

R6, WAKEFIELD PARK, AUG 11: WON BY BOWE

• RACE 1: 1 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
  2 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR; 3 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
• RACE 2: 1 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
  2 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR; 3 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
• RACE 2: 1 John Bowe, Ferrari 360GT
  2 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR; 3 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup

R7, PHILLIP ISLAND, SEP 22: WON BY MORGAN

• RACE 1: 1 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR
  2 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo; 3 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup; BOWE DNF
• RACE 2: 1 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR
  2 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup; 3 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo; BOWE DNF
• RACE 3: 1 Geoff Morgan, Chrysler Viper ACR
  2 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup; 3 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo

R8, SURFERS PARADISE, OCT 27: WON BY RICHARDS

• RACE 1: 1 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
  2 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo; 3 John Bowe, Ferrari Michelotto
• RACE 2: 1 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
  2 John Bowe, Ferrari Michelotto; 3 Peter Fitzgerald, Porsche GT3 Cup
• RACE 3: 1 Jim Richards, Porsche GT3 Cup
  2 Paul Stokell, Lamborghini Diablo; 3 Peter Fitzgerald, Porsche GT3 Cup; BOWE DNF

FINAL STANDING 2002 GT PERFORMANCE

• 1 BRETT PETERS, 911 POINTS, Subaru WRX STi
• 2 GEOFF FULL, 880 POINTS, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII
• 3 ALEXANDER GRAHAM, 759, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO V
• 4 DAVID WOOD, 692 POINTS, Subaru WRX STi
• 5 MARK KING, 679, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII
• 6 PETER FLOYD, 677, HSV VX GTS
• CARS: AUDI S3 1.8 Turbo Quattro; BMW M3 Sedan; FORD Mustang Cobra-RA; FORD FTE Falcon; AUII TE50 Sedan; HSV Commodore VT ClubSport 195i V8; HSV Commodore VT ClubSport R8; HSV; Commodore VX ClubSport R8; HSV Commodore VX GTS 300 kW; HONDA S2000 Sports 2.0 Hardtop; MAZDA RX-7 Twin-turbo; MITSUBISHI Lancer RS Turbo 4WD EVO V ; MITSUBISHI Lancer RS; Turbo 4WD EVO VI; NISSAN 200SX Spec-R Sport Coupe Turbo; SUBARU WRX 4WD Turbo; SUBARU WRX STi Turbo 4WD