2002 Australian Nations Cup Championship
The 2002 Australian Nations Cup Championship was CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title[1] open to GT type cars complying with both Group 3E Series Production Car regulations as published by CAMS and Nations Cup regulations as published by Procar Australia.[2] The title, which was the third Australian Nations Cup Championship,[3] was won by Jim Richards driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.
Schedule
[edit]The championship was contested over an eight-round series.[4]
Round[4] | Circuit[4][5] | State | Date[5] | Format[5] |
1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 16 & 17 March | Three races |
2 | Symmons Plains International Raceway | Tasmania | 7 April | Two races |
3 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 5 May | Three races |
4 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 23 June | Three races |
5 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 14 July | Three races |
6 | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 11 August | Three races |
7 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 22 September | Three races |
8 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Queensland | 27 October | Three races |
Points system
[edit]Outright points were awarded on a 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 36, 32, 28, 24, 20, 17, 14, 11, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top twenty placegetters in each race with an additional point awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the round.[2]
The same scale was used to award points in Group Two, which was restricted to models nominated as Group Two in PROCAR Australia's Vehicle Eligibility Schedule.[2]
Results
[edit]Championship results were as follows:
Position[4] | Driver[4] | No.[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[5] | Ade[4] | Sym[4] | Ora[4] | Win[4] | Que[4] | Wak[4] | Phi[4] | Sur[4] | Total[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jim Richards | 1 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | OAMPS | 140 | 105 | 150 | 160 | 165 | 150 | 160 | 181 | 1211 |
2 | Geoff Morgan | 4 | Chrysler Viper ACR | Geoffrey Morgan | 145 | 105 | 160 | 121 | 170 | 165 | 181 | 130 | 1177 |
3 | John Bowe | 888 | Ferrari 360 N-GT Ferrari 360 Challenge |
Prancing Horse Racing | 171 | 121 | 171 | 155 | 106 | 181 | 77 | 105 | 1087 |
4 | Paul Stokell | 2 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | Team Lamborghini Australia | 175 | - | 60 | 180 | - | 130 | 155 | 155 | 855 |
5 | Kevin Bell | 37 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | BNT G-Tech | 84 | 85 | 116 | 108 | 116 | 100 | 104 | 112 | 825 |
6 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Falken Tyres | 116 | - | - | 135 | 140 | 104 | 125 | 140 | 760 |
7 | Tony Quinn | 5 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | V.I.P. Petfoods (Aust) P/L | 100 | 85 | 130 | 32 | 126 | 125 | 121 | - | 719 |
8 | John Teulan | 54 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 51 | 11 | 104 | 68 | 88 | 45 | 36 | 65 | 468 |
9 | Scott Shearman | 77 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Scott Shearman | 52 | 56 | - | 64 | 64 | 76 | 76 | 56 | 444 |
10 | Sam Newman | 17 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 53 | 48 | 84 | 69 | 44 | 68 | 42 | 31 | 439 |
11 | Steve Beards | 24 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 45 | 52 | 45 | 61 | 88 | 62 | 48 | - | 401 |
12 | D'arcy Russell | 7 | Chrysler Viper ACR | D'Arcy Russell Racing | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 88 | 240 |
13 | Maher Algadri | 88 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Ferrari 360 Challenge |
Maher Algadri | - | 52 | - | 66 | 0 | 46 | 59 | - | 223 |
14 | Ian Palmer | 20 | Honda NSX Brabham | Cockatoo Creek | 26 | 31 | - | 45 | 20 | 39 | - | 36 | 197 |
15 | Brian Carr | 88 | Ferrari 360 Challenge Ford Mustang Cobra R |
Prancing Horse Racing | - | 72 | - | 30 | 58 | 30 | - | - | 190 |
16 | Chris Seidler | 11 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 30 | 17 | 57 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 131 |
17 | Dean Cook | 9 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 39 | - | 57 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 123 |
18 | Rusty French | 6 | Chrysler Viper | Skye Sands | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 39 | 116 |
19 | David Scaysbrook | 28 | Porsche 911 | Fuzion | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 88 | 110 |
20 | Dean Grant | 10 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 19 | - | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | 80 |
21 | Rod Wilson | 99 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 45 |
22 | Paul Morris | 88 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 28 |
23 | Max Warwick | 83 | Porsche 911 | Warwick Fabrics | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | 17 |
24 | Russell Wright | 50 | Porsche 911 | Russell Wright | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 |
Group Two | |||||||||||||
1 | John Teulan | 54 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 160 | 40 | 181 | 170 | 175 | 150 | 156 | 160 | 1192 |
2 | Sam Newman | 17 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 156 | 105 | 155 | 165 | 100 | 176 | 165 | 95 | 1117 |
3 | Steve Beards | 24 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 155 | 105 | 86 | 161 | 171 | 165 | 175 | - | 1018 |
4 | Brian Carr | 88 | Ferrari 360 Challenge Ford Mustang Cobra R |
Prancing Horse Racing | - | 121 | - | 130 | 140 | 140 | - | - | 531 |
5 | Chris Seidler | 11 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 130 | 45 | 121 | 125 | - | - | - | - | 421 |
6 | David Scaysbrook | 28 | Porsche 911 | Fuzion | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 181 | 316 |
7 | Dean Cook | 9 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 142 | - | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | 297 |
8 | Dean Grant | 10 | Porsche 911 | Liberty Financial | 116 | - | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | 241 |
9 | Rod Wilson | 99 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 150 | 150 |
10 | Max Warwick | 83 | Porsche 911 | Warwick Fabrics | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120 | - | 120 |
11 | Russell Wright | 50 | Porsche 911 | Russell Wright | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 45 |
References
[edit]- ^ Specific Conditions, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-13
- ^ a b c 2002 Australian Nations Cup Championship Sporting Regulations, 2002, PROCAR Australia Pty Ltd
- ^ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n PROCAR Series Points Tables, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f Season 2002 Events, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org