# 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship

The 2003 Australian Nations Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of GT sports cars complying with Group 2E Nations Cup regulations. The championship, which was managed by Procar Australia as part of the 2003 Procar Championship Series, was the fourth Australian Nations Cup Championship. The title was won by Paul Stokell driving a Lamborghini Diablo GTR.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Race Winners | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Adelaide Street Circuit | South Australia | 22–23 March | R1 - John Bowe R2 - John Bowe R3 - Paul Stokell | John Bowe | Ferrari 360 N-GT |
| 2 | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 26–27 April | R1 - John Bowe R2 - Nathan Pretty R3 - Paul Stokell | Nathan Pretty | Holden Monaro 427C |
| 3 | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 31 May - 1 June | R1 - John Bowe R2 - John Bowe R3 - John Bowe | John Bowe | Ferrari 360 N-GT |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 14–15 June | R1 - Paul Stokell R2 - Nathan Pretty R3 - Paul Stokell | Paul Stokell | Lamborghini Diablo GTR |
| 5 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 12–13 July | R1 - Paul Stokell R2 - Paul Stokell R3 - Paul Stokell | Paul Stokell | Lamborghini Diablo GTR |
| 6 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 9–10 August | R1 - Paul Stokell R2 - Nathan Pretty R3 - Paul Stokell | Paul Stokell | Lamborghini Diablo GTR |
| 7 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 20–21 September | R1 - John Bowe R2 - Paul Stokell R3 - Nathan Pretty | Nathan Pretty | Holden Monaro 427C |
| 8 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Queensland | 23–26 October | R1 - Peter Brock R2 - Paul Stokell R3 - ** | Paul Stokell | Lamborghini Diablo GTR |
Note: ** Race 3 at the Surfers Paradise round was cancelled due to a security issue.

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 30-20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first 15 finishers in each race. In addition, three points were awarded to the driver earning pole position.

## Results

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Points |
| 1 | Paul Stokell | 27 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | Crazy John's | 539 |
| 2 | John Bowe | 888 | Ferrari 360 N-GT Dodge Viper ACR Porsche 911 GT3 RS | Verve 501 | 493 |
| 3 | Nathan Pretty | 427 | Holden Monaro 427C | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 374 |
| 4 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden Monaro 427C | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 265 |
| 5 | James Koundouris | 33 99 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | Supabarn Emporium Mark Coffey Racing | 156 |
| 6 | Greg Crick | 2 | Dodge Viper ACR | Geoff Morgan | 148 |
| 7 | Sam Newman | 17 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR Lamborghini Diablo SVR | Crazy John's | 144 |
| 8 | Allan Simonsen | 88 | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | Mark Coffey Racing | 129 |
| 9 | Martin Wagg | 67 | Porsche 911 GT3 RS | JMC Group | 127 |
| 10 | Anthony Tratt | 75 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | Toll / IPEC | 92 |
| 11 | Gary Young | 8 | Maserati Trofeo Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Trident Racing Martin Wagg | 61 |
| 12 | Mark Eddy | 30 | Porsche 911 GT3 | Hot Sand Surfwear | 51 |
| 13 | Paul Blackie | 24 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Pro-Floor | 49 |
| 14 | Rod Wilson | 28 11 | Maserati Trofeo Ford Mustang Cobra R | Trident Racing & Pirelli | 41 |
| 15 | Jim Richards | 1 | Porsche 911 GT3 | OAMPS Insurance | 40 |
| 16 | John Teulan | 54 | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | Industrie Central | 36 |
| 17 | D'arcy Russell | 7 | Dodge Viper ACR | D'arcy Russell Racing | 35 |
| 18 | Wayne Hennig | 55 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Wayne Hennig | 34 |
| 18 | VJ Angelo | 4 | BMW Z3 GT | VJ Angelo | 34 |
| 20 | Peter Hackett | 37 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | Cactus | 32 |
| 21 | Simon Bartter | 70 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Red Rooster | 31 |
| 22 | Tony Quinn | 32 | Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera | VIP Petfoods | 28 |
| 23 | Rusty French | 6 | Porsche 911 GT3 | Skye Sands | 26 |
| 24 | David Stevens | 66 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Securetel | 25 |
| 25 | Jonathon Webb | 22 | Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera | Tekno Autosports | 23 |
| 26 | Neil Bryson | 25 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | CGA Bryson | 22 |
| 27 | Wayne Park | 58 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Property Solutions Group | 20 |
| 28 | Kevin Miller | 58 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Property Solutions Group | 17 |
| 29 | Dean Koutsoumidis | 71 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Equity-one Finance & Investments | 16 |
| 30 | Murray Carter | 18 | Chevrolet Corvette C5 | Murray Carter | 15 |
| 31 | Klaus Engelhorn | 48 | Ferrari 360 N-GT | BE Racing | 14 |
| 32 | Stuart Kostera | 48 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Dunlop Super Dealers | 13 |
| 32 | Theo Koundouris | 33 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Supabarn Emporium | 13 |
| 34 | Kim Burke | 68 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | JK Burke | 12 |
| 35 | David Lawson | 28 | Maserati Trofeo | Trident Racing | 11 |
| 36 | Andrew Miedecke | 36 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Whiteline Transport | 8 |
| 37 | Andrew Taplin | 16 | Porsche 911 GT3 | Andrew Taplin | 7 |
| 38 | Maher Algadri | 70 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Verve 501 | 6 |
| 39 | Russell Wright | 50 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Kingfisher Luxury Boats | 1 |
| Group 1 ||||||
| 1 | Paul Stokell | 27 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | Crazy John's | 540 |
| 2 | John Bowe | 888 | Ferrari 360 N-GT Dodge Viper ACR Porsche 911 GT3 RS | Verve 501 | 494 |
| 3 | Nathan Pretty | 427 | Holden Monaro 427C | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 375 |
| 4 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden Monaro 427C | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 265 |
| 5 | Greg Crick | 2 | Dodge Viper ACR | Geoff Morgan | 148 |
| 6 | Martin Wagg | 67 | Porsche 911 GT3 RS | JMC Group | 140 |
| 7 | Anthony Tratt | 75 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | Toll / IPEC | 95 |
| 8 | Mark Eddy | 30 | Porsche 911 GT3 | Hot Sand Surfwear | 77 |
| 9 | Sam Newman | 17 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | Crazy John's | 60 |
| 10 | Jim Richards | 1 | Porsche 911 GT3 | OAMPS Insurance | 40 |
| 11 | D'arcy Russell | 7 | Dodge Viper ACR | D'arcy Russell Racing | 38 |
| 12 | Peter Hackett | 37 | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | Cactus | 32 |
| 13 | Klaus Engelhorn | 48 | Ferrari 360 N-GT | BE Racing | 19 |
| Group 2 ||||||
| 1 | James Koundouris | 33 99 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | Supabarn Emporium Mark Coffey Racing | 410 |
| 2 | Allan Simonsen | 88 | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | Mark Coffey Racing | 342 |
| 3 | Sam Newman | 17 | Lamborghini Diablo SVR | Crazy John's | 218 |
| 4 | Gary Young | 8 | Maserati Trofeo Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Trident Racing Martin Wagg | 130 |
| 5 | Paul Blackie | 24 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Pro-Floor | 101 |
| 6 | Rod Wilson | 28 11 | Maserati Trofeo Ford Mustang Cobra R | Trident Racing Pirelli | 96 |
| 7 | VJ Angelo | 4 | BMW Z3 GT | VJ Angelo | 94 |
| 8 | Tony Quinn | 32 | Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera | VIP Petfoods | 93 |
| 9 | Rusty French | 6 | Porsche 911 GT3 | Skye Sands | 83 |
| 10 | John Teulan | 54 | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge | Industrie Central | 75 |
| 10 | Wayne Hennig | 55 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Wayne Hennig | 75 |
| 12 | Simon Bartter | 70 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Red Rooster | 71 |
| 13 | Neil Bryson | 25 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | CGA Bryson | 57 |
| 14 | David Stevens | 66 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Securetel | 56 |
| 15 | Dean Koutsoumidis | 71 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Equity-one Finance & Investments | 53 |
| 16 | Jonathon Webb | 22 | Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera | Tekno Autosports | 52 |
| 17 | Kevin Miller | 58 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Property Solutions Group | 48 |
| 18 | Murray Carter | 18 | Chevrolet Corvette C5 | Murray Carter | 41 |
| 19 | Wayne Park | 58 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Property Solutions Group | 36 |
| 20 | Kim Burke | 68 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | JK Burke | 32 |
| 21 | David Lawson | 28 | Maserati Trofeo | Trident Racing | 30 |
| 22 | Stuart Kostera | 48 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Dunlop Super Dealers | 29 |
| 22 | Theo Koundouris | 33 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Supabarn Emporium | 29 |
| 24 | Andrew Miedecke | 36 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Whiteline Transport | 20 |
| 25 | Maher Algadri | 70 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Verve 501 | 18 |
| 26 | Andrew Taplin | 16 | Porsche 911 GT3 | Andrew Taplin | 16 |
| 27 | Russell Wright | 50 | Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport | Kingfisher Luxury Boats | 6 |

## Manufacturers Trophy

The Manufacturers Trophy was awarded to the manufacturer which attained the highest number of cumulative points over all rounds, inclusive of pole position points. Points were awarded as per the drivers championship to the two highest scoring finishers from each marque in each race.
| Position | Manufacturer | Car(s) | Points |
| 1 | Porsche | 911 GT3 911 GT3 RS 911 GT3 Cup 911 GT3 Carrera 911 GT3 Clubsport | 1,221 |
| 2 | Lamborghini | Diablo GTR Diablo SVR | 945 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 360 N-GT 360 Modena Challenge | 901 |
| 4 | Holden | Monaro 427C | 639 |
| 5 | Dodge | Viper ACR | 248 |
| 6 | Maserati | Trofeo | 201 |
| 7 | BMW | Z3 GT | 94 |
| 8 | Chevrolet | Corvette C5 | 41 |
| 9 | Ford | Mustang Cobra R | 25 |