The 2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....

 sanctioned national motor racing championship open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 cars complying with Australian Carrera Cup regulations. The championship, which was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd, was the inaugural Australian Carrera Cup Championship

Australian Carrera Cup Championship

The Australian Carrera Cup Championship is a sports car racing championship open to drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. First held in 2003, it is administered by Porsche Cars Australia and sanctioned by CAMS as an Australian Championship...

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Calendar

The championship was contested over a nine round series with three races per round.
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Round	Circuit	State	Date
1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...	Victoria	11-13 April
2	Eastern Creek International Raceway	New South Wales New South Wales New 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...	2-4 May
3	Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway Winton 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	23-25 May
4	Hidden Valley Raceway Hidden Valley Raceway Hidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The race track is used as a round of the V8 Supercar series...	Northern Territory Northern Territory The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...	27-29 June
5	Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway Queensland 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 Ipswich, Queensland Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...	Queensland Queensland Queensland 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...	18-20 July
6	Sandown International Motor Raceway	Victoria	12-14 September
7	Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October... , Bathurst Bathurst, New South Wales -CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...	New South Wales New South Wales New 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...	10-12 October
8	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise Street Circuit The 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...	Queensland Queensland Queensland 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 October
9	Eastern Creek International Raceway	New South Wales New South Wales New 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...	28-30 November

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis:
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Finishing Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st - last
Points awarded	60	54	48	42	36	30	27	24	21	18	15	12	9	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	1

Championship results

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Position	Driver	No.	Car	Team	PI	EC	Win	HV	QR	San	Bat	Sur	EC	Total
1	Jim Richards	5	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Jim Richards Racing	180	180	123	156	180	144	170	180	162	1475
2	Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall is a former Champ Car driver from Australia. Before that he raced in British Formula Three, where he was generally a running outside the top ten, but took a hard fought win in a wet race. He contested 12 races in 2005 for Derrick Walker's renamed Team Australia Racing...	31	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	VIP Pet Foods Racing	144	162	174	96	162	36	156	156	108	1194
3	Peter Fitzgerald	33	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Fitzgerald Racing/ENJO	162	126	102	93	120	108	126	132	81	1050
4	Tim Leahey	55	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Greg Murphy Racing	51	138	96	162	138	48	30	54	63	780
5	Kevin Bell	86	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	International Motorsport NZ	96	96	51	117	120	81	54	0	51	666
6	Matt Coleman	62	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Matt Coleman Racing	51	78	84	72	87	0	78	81	132	663
7	Paul Pedersen	96	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	International Motorsport NZ	102	45	33	96	66	63	84	0	45	534
8	Jonathon Webb Jonathon Webb Jonathon Webb is an Australian motor racing driver, currently competing in the V8 Supercar Championship Series....	22	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Tekno Autosports	51	45	36	39	21	111	87	6	93	489
9	Tony Quinn	32	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	VIP Pet Foods Racing	72	45	27	48	12	54	99	63	51	471
10	Dean Cook	9	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	European Technique	33	48	93	42	18	54	15	60	39	402 *
11	Rodney Jane	7	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Rodney Jane Racing	13	27	54	24	42	13.5	6	102	69	350.5
12	Dean Grant	10	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Team Becks Racing	66	21	54	57	51	13.5	15	13	33	323.5
13	Klark Quinn	23	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	RT Motorsport	0	0	0	0	0	42	120	120	36	318
14	Andrew Miedecke	35	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Miedecke Motorsport	63	48	114	18	0	45	30	0	0	318
15	James Dutton	26	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Dutton Motorsport	5	48	4	75	18	60	0	21	45	276
16	Peter Hill	66	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Greg Murphy Racing	34	18	66	6	72	3	6	9	0	214 *
17	Charlie O'Brien Charlie O'Brien (racing driver) This article is about the Australian racing driver. For other people, see Charles O'Brien.Charles Lindsay O'Brien is a former Australian race car driver. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an Australian Touring Car Championship round.-Career results:-References:...	15	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	International Motorsport NZ	0	0	0	0	54	61.5	33	60	0	208.5
18	Geoff Morgan	4	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Mog Sport	18	21	0	54	12	4.5	51	0	27	187.5
19	Alex Davison Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series....	66	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Greg Murphy Racing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	180	180
20	Scott Shearman	77	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Natural Blonde Racing	60	9	0	12	0	0	48	45	3	177
21	Jack Crocker	51	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Team Terrier	12	28	27	3	24	25.5	12	45	0	176.5
22	Andrew Taplin	18	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Taplin Real Estate	27	9	10	42	12	25.5	4	4	0	133.5 *
23	Chris Seidler	11	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	European Technique	0	7	39	15	7	7.5	12	18	12	117.5
24	Greg Keene	8	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	SportsMed SA	3	7	19	18	12	12	3	27	15	116 *
25	Russell Wright	52	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Team Terrier	0	0	0	0	0	39	12	24	0	75 *
26	John Teulan	88	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Statewide GT-Racing	12	6	9	0	7	0	0	24	4	62 *
27	David Scaysbrook	28	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	JAM Racing	0	0	39	0	18	0	0	0	0	57
28	Roger Oakeshott	44	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Greg Murphy Racing	5	0	9	6	9	5.5	1	10	9	54.5 *
29	Rick Armstrong	99	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	International Motorsport NZ	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33
30	Paul Blackie	24	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Pro-Floor Motorsport	6	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
31 **`	Andrew Bagnall	82	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	International Motorsport NZ	0	6	0	0	9	0	7	0	0	22
32 **	Marc Cini	12	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Adamco	0	0	7	0	0	2.5	0	12	0	21.5
33 **	Stephen Borness	24	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Brook Motorsport	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	0	6	12	20.5 *
34	Mark Howard	23	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	RT Motorsport	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
35	Rusty French	6	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	Skye Sands Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
36	Tim Pritchard	23	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996	RT Motorsport	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

• Note: * indicates points total has been amended due to a minor summation error in the referenced official results.
• Note: ** indicates championship position has been adjusted to fit amended points totals.

External links

• 2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship images at www.cupcar.com.au