2002 Australian Nations Cup Championship

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The 2002 Australian Nations Cup Championship was CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title [1] open to GT type cars complying with both Group 3E Series Production Car regulations as published by CAMS and Nations Cup regulations as published by Procar Australia. [2] The title, which was the third Australian Nations Cup Championship, [3] was won by Jim Richards driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

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Schedule

The championship was contested over an eight-round series. [4]

Round [4] Circuit [4] [5] StateDate [5] Format [5]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 16 & 17 MarchThree races
2 Symmons Plains International Raceway Tasmania 7 AprilTwo races
3 Oran Park New South Wales 5 MayThree races
4 Winton Motor Raceway Victoria 23 JuneThree races
5 Queensland Raceway Queensland 14 JulyThree races
6 Wakefield Park New South Wales 11 AugustThree races
7 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 22 SeptemberThree races
8 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland 27 OctoberThree races

Points system

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. [2]

The same scale was used to award points in Group Two, which was restricted to models nominated as Group Two in PROCAR Australia's Vehicle Eligibility Schedule. [2]

Results

Championship results were as follows:

Position [4] Driver [4] No. [5] Car [5] Entrant [5] Ade [4] Sym [4] Ora [4] Win [4] Que [4] Wak [4] Phi [4] Sur [4] Total [4]
1 Jim Richards 1 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup OAMPS1401051501601651501601811211
2Geoff Morgan4 Chrysler Viper ACR Geoffrey Morgan1451051601211701651811301177
3 John Bowe 888 Ferrari 360 N-GT
Ferrari 360 Challenge
Prancing Horse Racing171121171155106181771051087
4 Paul Stokell 2 Lamborghini Diablo GTR Team Lamborghini Australia175-60180-130155155855
5Kevin Bell37 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup BNT G-Tech8485116108116100104112825
6Peter Fitzgerald3 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Falken Tyres116--135140104125140760
7Tony Quinn5 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup V.I.P. Petfoods (Aust) P/L1008513032126125121-719
8John Teulan54 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing51111046888453665468
9Scott Shearman77 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Scott Shearman5256-6464767656444
10 Sam Newman 17 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing5348846944684231439
11Steve Beards24 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing45524561886248-401
12D'arcy Russell7 Chrysler Viper ACR D'Arcy Russell Racing108-----4488240
13Maher Algadri88 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Ferrari 360 Challenge
Maher Algadri-52-6604659-223
14Ian Palmer20 Honda NSX BrabhamCockatoo Creek2631-452039-36197
15Brian Carr88 Ferrari 360 Challenge
Ford Mustang Cobra R
Prancing Horse Racing-72-305830--190
16Chris Seidler11 Porsche 911 Liberty Financial30175727----131
17Dean Cook9 Porsche 911 Liberty Financial39-5727----123
18Rusty French6 Chrysler Viper Skye Sands------7739116
19David Scaysbrook28 Porsche 911 Fuzion------2288110
20Dean Grant10 Porsche 911 Liberty Financial19-61-----80
21Rod Wilson99 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing-------4545
22 Paul Morris 88 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing-------2828
23Max Warwick83 Porsche 911 Warwick Fabrics------17-17
24Russell Wright50 Porsche 911 Russell Wright-------1414
Group Two
1John Teulan54 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing160401811701751501561601192
2 Sam Newman 17 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing156105155165100176165951117
3Steve Beards24 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing15510586161171165175-1018
4Brian Carr88 Ferrari 360 Challenge
Ford Mustang Cobra R
Prancing Horse Racing-121-130140140--531
5Chris Seidler11 Porsche 911 Liberty Financial13045121125----421
6David Scaysbrook28 Porsche 911 Fuzion------135181316
7Dean Cook9 Porsche 911 Liberty Financial142-155-----297
8Dean Grant10 Porsche 911 Liberty Financial116-125-----241
9Rod Wilson99 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing-------150150
10Max Warwick83 Porsche 911 Warwick Fabrics------120-120
11Russell Wright50 Porsche 911 Russell Wright-------4545

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