2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship

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The 2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Nations Cup cars. The championship, which was organised by Procar Australia, [1] is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the inaugural Australian Nations Cup Championship. [2] The year 2000 marked the first season in which the High Performance cars from the Australian GT Production Car Championship were to contest their own separate series under the Nations Cup name. [3]

Contents

The championship was won by Jim Richards driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996.

Calendar

Paul Stokell placed fourth in the championship driving a Lamborghini Diablo (pictured in 2001) Stokell-lambo.jpg
Paul Stokell placed fourth in the championship driving a Lamborghini Diablo (pictured in 2001)

The championship was contested over eight rounds. [4]

Round [4] Circuit [4] [5] State / TerritoryDate [5] Format [5] Round winner [4] Car [5]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 8–9 AprilTwo racesMark Noske Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge
2 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 30 AprilTwo racesMark Noske Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge
3 Canberra Street Circuit Australian Capital Territory 10–11 JuneThree racesPeter Fitzgerald Porsche 911 GT3
4 Queensland Raceway Queensland 2 JulyTwo racesWayne Park Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge
5 Oran Park New South Wales 30 JulyTwo races Jim Richards Porsche 911 GT3
6 Calder Park Victoria 18–20 August [6] Two races [6] Peter Fitzgerald Porsche 911 GT3 [6]
7 Gold Coast Queensland 13–15 OctoberThree races Jim Richards Porsche 911 GT3
8 Mount Panorama New South Wales 17–19 NovemberThree racesPaul Stokell Lamborghini Diablo

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten outright positions. [7] An additional point was awarded for pole position. [7]

Championship standings

Position [4] Driver [4] No.Car [5] [8] [6] Entrant [5] AdeEasCanQueOraCalGolMouTotal [4]
1 Jim Richards 1 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Jim Richards2423342430204029224
2Peter Fitzgerald3 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Falken Tyres81837-13313421162
3 Mark Noske 4 Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge Prancing Horse Racing262730-12241823160
4 Paul Stokell 666 Lamborghini Diablo SVR Team Lamborghini Australia23158255122435147
5Peter Bradbury14 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 TNT7148920122126117
6Mark Williamson80 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Mark Williamson48307782215101
7 Christian Jones 44 Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge Prancing Horse Racing---1316818863
8Geoff Morgan12 Dodge Viper ACR monster.com-921478-1555
9Wayne Park10
28 & 27		 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996
Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge 		Peter Harburg
Ross Palmer Motorsport		4-142610---54
10Steve Webb22 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Steve Webb 1551-10---31
11Darren Palmer27 Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge Ross Palmer Motorsport679-----22
12Greg Keene21 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Greg Keene944--13-21
13Rusty French6 Dodge Viper ACR Rusty French-12---6918
14Matthew Coleman62 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Matthew Coleman-------1616
15Max Warwick83 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Max Warwick--11-2---13
16Darcy Russell7 Dodge Viper ACR Rusty French1-7--1-110
17Jim Zerefos22 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996  -----8--8
Tony Quinn43 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Tony Quinn------718
19Ed Aitken8 Porsche 911 RSCS Type 993 Ed Aitken42------6
20Rick Bates42 Porsche 911 RSCS Type 993 monster.com------5-5
21Peter Harburg91 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Peter Harburg---3----3
22Mike Reedy81 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Mark Williamson2-------2
Takeshi Nakamaru81 Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996 Mark Williamson--11----2
24Michael Simpson23 BMW M3-R Bruce Lynton--1-----1
Mike Conway79 Dodge Viper ACR Mike Conway----1---1
Beric Lynton23 BMW M3-R Beric Lynton------1-1

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References

  1. ↑ Well done Procar, GTP MotorRacer (magazine), Volume 1 No. 7, page 58
  2. ↑ "Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. ↑ Australian GT Production Car Championship, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Procar Tables Retrieved from web.archive.org on 12 May 2010
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Natsoft Race Results > Circuit Racing > Year = 2000 Retrieved from racing.natsoft.com.au on 14 July 2017
  6. 1 2 3 4 Results - Nations Cup - Calder Park, GTP MotorRacer (magazine), Volume 1 No. 5, page 57
  7. 1 2 The Rules, GTP MotorRacer (magazine), Volume 1 No. 1, page 53
  8. ↑ Grand Show, Official Program, Clipsal 500 Adelaide, 7–9 April 2000, pages 92-95
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