2002 Australian Nations Cup Championship
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The 2002 Australian Nations Cup Championship was open to drivers of GT type cars complying with both Group 3E Series Production Cars
regulations as published by CAMS and Nations Cup regulations as published by PROCAR
. The title was contested over an eight round series with three races per round, excepting Round 2 which featured only two races.
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. The same scale was used to award points in Group Two, which was restricted to models nominated as Group Two in PROCAR's Vehicle Eligibility Schedule.
Championship results were as follows:
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Group 3E Series Production Cars
Group 3E Series Production Cars is an Australian motor racing formula for production based cars competing with limited modifications. Group 3E cars currently contest the Australian Manufacturers' Championship and Australian Production Car Championship titles and the annual Bathurst 12 Hour...
regulations as published by CAMS and Nations Cup regulations as published by PROCAR
Procar Australia
Procar Australia was a motor sport category management company which operated in Australia over a ten year period from the mid 1990s. It was founded by businessman Ross Palmer in 1994 and was to administer various championships and series for production based cars including:* Australian Super...
. The title was contested over an eight round series with three races per round, excepting Round 2 which featured only two races.
- Round 1, Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide Street CircuitThe Adelaide Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia....
, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, 16 & 17 March - Round 2, Symmons Plains International Raceway, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, 7 April - Round 3, Oran Park RacewayOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 5 May - Round 4, Winton Motor RacewayWinton Motor RacewayWinton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months...
, Victoria, 23 June - Round 5, Queensland RacewayQueensland RacewayQueensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....
, Ipswich, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 14 July - Round 6, Wakefield ParkWakefield ParkWakefield Park is a motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after Charles Cheers Wakefield, the founder of Castrol Oil...
, New South Wales, 11 August - Round 7, Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitThe Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 22 September - Round 8, Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise Street CircuitThe Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit at Surfers Paradise, in south east Queensland, Australia. The challenging track has several fast sections and four chicanes. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Surfers Paradise area, after the...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 24, 26 & 27 October
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. The same scale was used to award points in Group Two, which was restricted to models nominated as Group Two in PROCAR's Vehicle Eligibility Schedule.
Championship results were as follows:
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Total |
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1 | Jim Richards Jim Richards (race driver) Jim Richards is a New Zealand racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. While retired from professional racing, Richards continues to compete in the historic category Touring Car Masters while running a team in the Australian GT Championship... |
1 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 996 The Porsche 996 is the internal designation for the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1998 and 2005. It has since been replaced by the Type 997... |
OAMPS | 140 | 105 | 150 | 160 | 165 | 150 | 160 | 181 | 1211 |
2 | Geoff Morgan | 4 | Chrysler Viper | Geoffrey Morgan | 145 | 105 | 160 | 121 | 170 | 165 | 181 | 130 | 1177 |
3 | John Bowe John Bowe (racing driver) John Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a 1969 Ford Mustang in the historic series, Touring Car Masters.... |
888 | Ferrari 360 GT Ferrari 360 The Ferrari 360 is a mid-engine midsize two-seater sports car produced from late 1999 until 2005. The 360 replaced the Ferrari F355 and was itself replaced by the fairly similar Ferrari F430... Ferrari 360 Challenge |
Prancing Horse Racing | 171 | 121 | 171 | 155 | 106 | 181 | 77 | 105 | 1087 |
4 | Paul Stokell Paul Stokell Paul Stokell is an Australian racing driver. Despite never making a significant impact in touring car racing, Stokell has been a race and championship winning driver in open wheel and sportscar racing consistently since the early 1990s and remains so today have won the Australian Mini Challenge in... |
2 | Lamborghini Diablo Lamborghini Diablo The Lamborghini Diablo is a high-performance mid-engined sports car that was built by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001. It was the first Lamborghini capable of attaining a top speed in excess of . After the end of its production run in 2001, the Diablo was replaced by the... |
Team Lamborghini Australia | 175 | - | 60 | 180 | - | 130 | 155 | 155 | 855 |
5 | Kevin Bell | 37 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 996 The Porsche 996 is the internal designation for the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1998 and 2005. It has since been replaced by the Type 997... |
BNT G-Tech | 84 | 85 | 116 | 108 | 116 | 100 | 104 | 112 | 825 |
6 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 996 The Porsche 996 is the internal designation for the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1998 and 2005. It has since been replaced by the Type 997... |
Falken Tyres | 116 | - | - | 135 | 140 | 104 | 125 | 140 | 760 |
7 | Tony Quinn | 5 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 996 The Porsche 996 is the internal designation for the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1998 and 2005. It has since been replaced by the Type 997... |
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 Porsche 996 The Porsche 996 is the internal designation for the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1998 and 2005. It has since been replaced by the Type 997... |
Scott Shearman | 52 | 56 | - | 64 | 64 | 76 | 76 | 56 | 444 |
10 | Sam Newman Sam Newman John Noel William "Sam" Newman is a retired Australian rules football player and current television personality. He is a featured presenter on the AFL version of The Footy Show.-VFL career:... |
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 | D'Arcy Russell Racing | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 88 | 240 |
13 | Maher Algadri | 88 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Porsche 996 The Porsche 996 is the internal designation for the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1998 and 2005. It has since been replaced by the Type 997... Ferrari 360 Challenge |
Maher Algadri | - | 52 | - | 66 | 0 | 46 | 59 | - | 223 |
14 | Ian Palmer | 20 | Honda NSX Honda NSX The Honda NSX, or Acura NSX, is a sports car that was produced between 1990 and 2005 by the Japanese automaker Honda. It is equipped with a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout, powered by an all-aluminium V6 gasoline engine featuring Honda's Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control ... 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 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Liberty Financial | 30 | 17 | 57 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 131 |
17 | Dean Cook | 9 | Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Liberty Financial | 39 | - | 57 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 123 |
18 | Rusty French | 6 | Chrysler Viper | Skye Sands | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 39 | 116 |
19 | David Scaysbrook | 28 | Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Fuzion | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 88 | 110 |
20 | Dean Grant | 10 | Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
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 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Warwick Fabrics | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | 17 |
24 | Russell Wright | 50 | Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
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 Sam Newman John Noel William "Sam" Newman is a retired Australian rules football player and current television personality. He is a featured presenter on the AFL version of The Footy Show.-VFL career:... |
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 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Liberty Financial | 130 | 45 | 121 | 125 | - | - | - | - | 421 |
6 | David Scaysbrook | 28 | Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Fuzion | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 181 | 316 |
7 | Dean Cook | 9 | Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Liberty Financial | 142 | - | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | 297 |
8 | Dean Grant | 10 | Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Liberty Financial | 116 | - | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | 241 |
9 | Rod Wilson | 99 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 150 | 150 |
10 | Max Warwick | 83 | Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Warwick Fabrics | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120 | - | 120 |
11 | Russell Wright | 50 | Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998... |
Russell Wright | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 45 |