2001 Australian Nations Cup Championship

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The 2001 Australian Nations Cup Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to drivers of GT style cars complying with Nations Cup regulations as published by PROCAR and approved by CAMS. The title, which was the second Australian Nations Cup Championship, was contested over an eight round series.

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The championship was won by Jim Richards driving a Porsche 911 GT3. [1] It was his second consecutive victory, having won the inaugural Australian Nations Cup Championship in 2000. [2]

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Paul Stokell placed second in the championship driving a Lamborghini Diablo for Team Lamborghini Australia Stokell-lambo.jpg
Paul Stokell placed second in the championship driving a Lamborghini Diablo for Team Lamborghini Australia

The championship was contested over eight rounds. [3]

Round [4] CircuitStateDateFormat
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 7 AprilOne race
2 Wakefield Park New South Wales 6 MayThree races
3 Canberra Street Circuit Australian Capital Territory 9 & 10 JuneThree races
4 Queensland Raceway Queensland 22 JulyThree races
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 19 AugustThree races
6 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victoria 15 SeptemberOne race
7 Gold Coast Queensland 26 & 27 OctoberThree races
8 Oran Park New South Wales 25 NovemberThree races

Points were awarded on the results of each individual race with double points applied for the single race in Round 6. One point was awarded at each round for the driver who set pole position during qualifying.

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantAde.Wak.Can.Que.Eas.San.Gol.Ora.Total
1 Jim Richards 1 Porsche 911 GT3 OAMPS Insurance Brokers55150175112112100155125984
2 Paul Stokell 666 Lamborghini Diablo SVR
Lamborghini Diablo GTR 		Team Lamborghini Australia611561181175-181121876
3Peter Fitzgerald3 Porsche 911 GT3 Falken Tyres4514510011610456110118794
4Geoff Morgan12 Chrysler Viper ACR monster.com.au--9515516612194160791
5Tony Quinn43 Porsche 911 GT3 VIP Petfoods Pty Ltd40121100467280130132721
6D'arcy Russell7 Chrysler Viper ACR D'Arcy Russell Racing--130140150-81-501
7 Mark Noske 4 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing-166--140110--416
8Domenic Beninca14 Porsche 911 GT3 TNT504512639108---368
9John Teulan45 Nissan Skyline GT-R
Ferrari 360 Challenge 		Statewide GT-R Racing
Prancing Horse Racing		-52-54-7210072350
10Maher Algadrie38 & 29
62		 Ferrari 360 Challenge
Porsche 911 GT3 		Prancing Horse Racing
Matthew Coleman		2828657420-4272329
11Mike Downard8 Porsche 911 GT3 MPD Racing Pty Ltd24693728484858-312
12 Craig Baird 4 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing--142155----297
13Scott Shearman34 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing-92-5957--51259
14 Sam Newman 17 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing-692452-(64)68-213
15 Neal Bates 22 Porsche 911 GT3 Tekno Autosports ----8490--174
16 John Bowe 888 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing-------155155
17Bob Thorn88 Jaguar XKR-T Super Cheap Auto P/L --16---3472122
18Steve Webb22 Porsche 911 GT3 Tekno Autosports 32-20---69-121
19Stuart Gagg54 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing-9224-----116
20David Scaysbrook28 Porsche 911 GT3 David Scaysbrook------112-112
21Michael Turner25 Porsche 911 GT3 ADI Electrical Supplies-------100100
22Max Warwick83 Porsche 911 GT3 Max Warwick--96-----96
23Ian Palmer20 Honda NSX BrabhamCockatoo Creek--2037---1168
24Rusty French6 Chrysler Viper ACR Skye Sands--60-----60
25Tom Waring64 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing------253257
26Steve Beards24 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing---39---1756
27Martin Wagg70 Porsche 911 GT3 JMC Group / XL Concrete---32--24-56
28Mark Williamson80 Lotus Elise 200Mark Williamson--50-----50
29 Dean Canto 56 BMW Z3 Peak Performance--45-----45
30Mark Trenoweth88 Jaguar XKR-T Super Cheap Auto P/L -37------37
31Jim Cornish54 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing36-------36
32Winston Kim41 Porsche 911 GT3 PBR--13-----13

Note : The 64 points theoretically earned by Sam Newman for his seventh place in Round 6 were not included in points totals as published by PROCAR.

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References

  1. ↑ "Richards, Peters, Hackett are new champions after PROCAR Series Grand Final Round, 25/11/2001, www.procar.com.au, as archived at webarchive.org". Archived from the original on 2001-12-26. Retrieved 2001-12-26.
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  3. ↑ Procar Series Points Tables, procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ↑ "Dates, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2002-01-07. Retrieved 2002-01-07.
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