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2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
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The 2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship [1] open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 cars complying with Australian Carrera Cup regulations. [2] The championship, which was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd, [1] was the inaugural Australian Carrera Cup Championship. [3]

Contents

Calendar

The championship was contested over a nine-round series with three races per round. [1]

Rnd [1] Circuit [1] [4] StateDate [1]
1 Flag of South Australia.svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 11–13 April
2 Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek International Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 2–4 May
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 23–25 May
4 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 27–29 June
5 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway, Ipswich Ipswich, Queensland 18–20 July
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 12–14 September
7 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst Bathurst, New South Wales 10–12 October
8 Flag of Queensland.svg Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 24–26 October
9 Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek International Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 28–30 November

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis:

Finishing Position [1] 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st – last
Points awarded [1] 605448423630272421181512966333331

Championship results

Position [5] Driver [5] No. [5] Car [1] [2] Team [5] PI [5] EC [5] Win [5] HV [5] QR [5] San [5] Bat [5] Sur [5] EC [5] Total [5]
1 Jim Richards 5 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Jim Richards Racing1801801231561801441701801621475
2 Marcus Marshall 31 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 VIP Pet Foods Racing14416217496162361561561081194
3Peter Fitzgerald33 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Fitzgerald Racing/ENJO16212610293120108126132811050
4Tim Leahey55 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Greg Murphy Racing 511389616213848305463780
5Kevin Bell86 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 International Motorsport NZ9696511171208154051666
6 Matthew Coleman 62 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Matt Coleman Racing517884728707881132663
7Paul Pedersen96 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 International Motorsport NZ102453396666384045534
8 Jonathon Webb 22 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Tekno Autosports 514536392111187693489
9Tony Quinn32 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 VIP Pet Foods Racing724527481254996351471
10Dean Cook9 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 European Technique334893421854156039402*
11Rodney Jane7 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Rodney Jane Racing132754244213.5610269350.5
12Dean Grant10 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Team Becks Racing662154575113.5151333323.5
13Klark Quinn23 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 RT Motorsport000004212012036318
14Andrew Miedecke35 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Miedecke Motorsport6348114180453000318
15James Dutton26 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Dutton Motorsport548475186002145276
16Peter Hill66 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Greg Murphy Racing 3418666723690214*
17 Charlie O'Brien 15 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 International Motorsport NZ00005461.533600208.5
18Geoff Morgan4 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Mog Sport1821054124.551027187.5
19 Alex Davison 66 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Greg Murphy Racing 00000000180180
20Scott Shearman77 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Natural Blonde Racing6090120048453177
21Jack Crocker51 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Team Terrier12282732425.512450176.5
22Andrew Taplin18 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Taplin Real Estate27910421225.5440133.5*
23Chris Seidler11 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 European Technique07391577.5121812117.5
24Greg Keene8 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 SportsMed SA371918121232715116*
25Russell Wright52 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Team Terrier00000391224075*
26John Teulan88 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Statewide GT-Racing1269070024462*
27David Scaysbrook28 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 JAM Racing0039018000057
28Roger Oakeshott44 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Greg Murphy Racing 509695.5110954.5*
29Rick Armstrong99 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 International Motorsport NZ033000000033
30Paul Blackie24 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Pro-Floor Motorsport618400000028
31** Andrew Bagnall 82 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 International Motorsport NZ06009070022
32**Marc Cini12 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Adamco007002.5012021.5
33**Stephen Borness24 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Brook Motorsport000002.5061220.5*
34Mark Howard23 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 RT Motorsport7000000007
35Rusty French6 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Skye Sands Racing3000000003
36Tim Pritchard23 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 RT Motorsport0100000001

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sporting Regulations for the 2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship Retrieved from cams.com.au via replay.waybackmachine.org/ on 1 April 2011
  2. 1 2 Technical Regulations for the 2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship Retrieved from cams.com.au via replay.waybackmachine.org/ on 1 April 2011
  3. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  4. ↑ 2003 Race Results Archive Archived 21 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 1 April 2011
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Championship Points Retrieved from carreracup.cupcar.com.au via replay.waybackmachine.org/ on 1 April 2011
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