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2003
NATIONS CUP - AUSTRALIA
JIM
RICHARDS - AIMING FOR HIS 4TH CONSECUTIVE TITLE
MONARO
- Garry Rogers team will contest Nations Cup with 7 litre Monaro which
won the inaugural Bathurst 24 Hours.
BROCK
RETURNS FROM RETIREMENT
57 year old Peter Brock who retired from full
time racing in 1997 will contest
full season. He won the non championship Australian GP support
races in March but missed the first round in Adelaide. He will drive
the 7 litre Holden Monaro built by Gary Rogers Motorsports. Peter Brock
first raced a Monaro in 1969 and went on to win 3 Australian Touring
car titles as well as 9 Bathurst 1000 victories.
2003
DRIVER STANDING:
NATIONS
CUP
1 Paul STOKELL, Lamborghini Diablo GTR , 424 points,
9 wins
2 John BOWE, Ferrari 360GT, 408 points, 7 wins
3 Nathan PRETTY, Holden Monaro, 295 points, 2 wins
4 Peter BROCK, Holden Monaro, 182 points
5 Greg CRICK, Chrysler Viper, 148 points
6 James KOUNDOURIS, Porsche 911 GT3, 118 points
7 Sam NEWMAN, Lamborghini Diablo SVR, 114
8 Anthony TRATT, Lamborghini Diablo GTR, 92
GT PERFORMANCE CLASS
1 Mark KING, Mitsubishi Evo VII, 260 points
2 Wayne BOATWRIGHT, Subaru WRX STi, 185
3 Steve CRAMP, BMW M Coupe, 130
4 Barry MORCOM, HSV GTS VX, 108
5 Justin HEMMES, Subaru WRX STi, 101
6 John FALK, FORD Tickford TE50, 99
2003
RACE RESULTS
- GP
support race, Mar 6-9 - all
4 races won by BROCK, Holden Monaro
- Round
1, Mar 20, Adelaide - won by BOWE and STOKELL
Race 1: 1 BOWE 2 STOKELL 3 PRETTY 4 RICHARDS 5 CRICK 6 SIMONSEN
Race 2: 1 BOWE 2 STOKELL 3 PRETTY 4 CRICK 5 RICHARDS 6 SIMONSEN
Race 3: 1 STOKELL 2 CRICK 3 RICHARDS 4 BOWE 5 SIMONSEN 6 RUSSELL
- Round
2, Apr 25, Symmons Plains Tasmania - won by BOWE and STOKELL
Race 1: 1 BOWE 2 PRETTY 3 BROCK (21 laps)
Race 2: 1 BOWE 2 PRETTY 3 BROCK (21 laps)
Race 3: 1 STOKELL 2 BOWE 3 PRETTY 4 CRICK 5 BROCK (42 laps)
- Round
3, May 30, Wakefield Park - won by BOWE
Race
1: 1 BOWE 2 STOKELL 3 PRETTY 4 TRATT 5 BROCK
Race 2: 1 BOWE 2 STOKELL 3 PRETTY 4 BROCK 5 TRATT
Race 3: 1 BOWE 2 STOKELL 3 PRETTY 4 TRATT 5 BROCK
- Round
4, June 13, Queensland Raceway - won by STOKELL
and PRETTY
Race
1: 1 STOKELL 2 BOWE 3 PRETTY 4 BROCK 5 CRICK
Race 2: 1 PRETTY 2 BROCK 3 BOWE 4 CRICK 5 TRATT
Race 3: 1 STOKELL 2 BOWE 3 BROCK 4 PRETTY 5 CRICK
- Round
5, July 11, Oran Park - won by STOKELL
Race
1: 1 STOKELL 2 BOWE 3 CRICK 4 PRETTY 5 BROCK
Race 2: 1 STOKELL 2 BOWE 3 TRATT 4 BROCK 5 PRETTY
Race 3: 1 STOKELL 2 PRETTY 3 BOWE 4 BROCK 5 CRICK
- Round
6, Aug 10, Phillip Island - won by STOKELL
Race
1: 1 STOKELL 2 BOWE 3 PRETTY 4 SIMONSEN 5 WAGG
Race 2: 1 PRETTY 2 BOWE 3 STOKELL 4 SIMONSEN 5 BLACKIE
Race 3: 1 STOKELL 2 BOWE 3 BROCK 4 SIMONSEN 5 KOUNDOURIS
2003
DRIVERS / TEAMS:
- PORSCHE
GT3 CUP: Jim RICHARDS - 2002 champion
- FERRARI
360GT: John BOWE, Maher ALGADRI (Indonesia)
- LAMBORGHINI
DIABLO GTR: Paul STOKELL, Sam NEWMAN
- CHRYSLER
VIPER: Geoff MORGAN, D'arcy RUSSELL, Rusty FRENCH
- HOLDEN
MONARO CV8 : Nathan PRETTY, Peter BROCK
- MASERATI
TROFEO V8 COUPE: Rod WILSON, Gary TYOUNG
- PORSCHE
GT3 RS: Mark MAYALL, Martin WAGG
- TVR CHIMAERA:
Kosi KALAITZIDIS
- FERRARI
360 Challenge: Allan SIMONSEN (Sweden)
LAST
SEASON: 2002 CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY JIM RICHARDS
- FINAL
2002 STANDING
- 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 FITXGERALD, PORSCHE GT3 CUP 760
- 2002
GT PERFORMANCE
CHAMPION:
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BRETT PETERS, 911 POINTS, Subaru WRX STi
- 2002
GT PRODUCTION CHAMPION:
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COLIN OSBORNE, 710 POINTS, Toyota Celica VVTL-i
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CALENDAR |
2003
CALENDAR: 8 ROUNDS + 24 HOUR BATHURST
- Formula 1
GP support, March 6, Melbourne
- Round 1, Mar
20, Adelaide (three races)
- Round 2, April
25, Symmons Plains TAS (three 21 lap races)
- Round 3, May
30, Wakefield Park
- Round 4, June
13, Queensland Raceway
- Round 5, July
11, Oran Park
- Round 6, Aug
10, Phillip Island
- Round 7, Sept
19, Winton
- Round 8, Oct
23, Surfers QLD
- BATHURST
24, Nov 11
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