# 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour

The 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. The race started at 2:00pm on 22 November 2003 and finished at 2:00pm on 23 November. It was the second Bathurst 24 Hour.
The race featured five car classes and was intended as a showcase for the racing categories promoted by Procar Australia, namely Nations Cup cars, GT Performance Cars and Production Cars. It was also open to various other categories which included FIA Group N-GT and Grand-Am GT.
The race was won by Peter Brock, Greg Murphy, Jason Bright and Todd Kelly driving a Holden Monaro 427C.

## Class structure
### Class A

The leading class contained vehicles eligible for international FIA N-GT, American Grand-Am GT and the Australian Nations Cup Group 1 category. It featured BMW M3 GTR, Ferrari 360 N-GT, Mosler MT900R, Porsche 996 GT3-RS, Porsche 996 GT3-RC, Lamborghini Diablo GTR, and the "Nations Cup" version of the Holden Monaro, the 427C

### Class B

Consisted of Nations Cup Group 2 cars: Ferrari 360 Modena, Porsche 996 GT3 Cup and international GTs of varying kinds, Morgan Aero 8, Porsche 996 GT3 S and a modified BMW M Coupe.

### Class D

A production based class featuring cars from the Australian GT Performance Car Championship. The entry consisted of BMW M Coupe, BMW M3, FPV GT, HSV X Series GTS, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII, Nissan 200SX, Nissan 350Z and Subaru Impreza WRX.

### Class E

A production based class featuring cars from the Australian Production Car Championship. The entry consisted of Alfa Romeo 156 GTA, Ford Falcon XR6T, Holden Commodore VY, Honda Integra, Honda S2000 and Toyota Celica SX.

### Class F

The class catered for a variety of vehicles which included Future Touring Ford Falcon, Holden VX Commodore & Holden VY Commodore, a Nürburgring VLN series BMW M3, a Supertouring BMW 320i, an old GT-Production BMW M3-R, New Zealand Schedule S touring car Toyota Altezza and Mitsubishi Mirage Cup one-make series cars.

## Top 10 Qualifiers

The top 10 qualifiers for the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour were as follows:
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Qual |
| Pole | 427 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden Monaro 427C | 2:13.2856 |
| 2 | 05 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Greg Murphy | Holden Monaro 427C | 2:15.9739 |
| 3 | 420 | Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia | John Bowe | BMW M3 GTR | 2:17.6832 |
| 4 | 900 | Rollcentre Racing | Martin Short | Mosler MT900R | 2:18.1074 |
| 5 | 54 | John Teulan | Paul Morris | Porsche 996 GT3 RC | 2:19.3319 |
| 6 | 20 | Mark Coffey Racing | Paul Stokell | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | 2:19.5626 |
| 7 | 48 | BE Racing | David Brabham | Ferrari 360 N-GT | 2:21.1258 |
| 8 | 6 | Jürgen Alzen Motorsport | Jürgen Alzen | Porsche 996 GT3 S Cup | 2:21.7062 |
| 9 | 7 | VIP Petfoods Racing | Marcus Marshall | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 2:22.8980 |
| 10 | 8 | Cirtek Motorsport | Peter Floyd | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | 2:23.2392 |

## Official results

Results as follows:
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Qual Pos |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Laps | Qual Pos |
| 1 | A | 05 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peter Brock Greg Murphy Jason Bright Todd Kelly | Holden Monaro 427C | 527 | 2 |
| 1 | A | 05 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peter Brock Greg Murphy Jason Bright Todd Kelly | Chevrolet LS6 7.0L V8 | 527 | 2 |
| 2 | A | 427 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Nathan Pretty Garth Tander Steven Richards Cameron McConville | Holden Monaro 427C | 527 | 1 |
| 2 | A | 427 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Nathan Pretty Garth Tander Steven Richards Cameron McConville | Chevrolet LS6 7.0L V8 | 527 | 1 |
| 3 | A | 54 | John Teulan | Peter Fitzgerald Paul Morris John Teulan Scott Shearman | Porsche 996 GT3 RC | 515 | 5 |
| 3 | A | 54 | John Teulan | Peter Fitzgerald Paul Morris John Teulan Scott Shearman | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 515 | 5 |
| 4 | B | 6 | Jürgen Alzen Motorsport | Jürgen Alzen Uwe Alzen Michael Bartels Arno Klasen | Porsche 996 GT3 S Cup | 514 | 8 |
| 4 | B | 6 | Jürgen Alzen Motorsport | Jürgen Alzen Uwe Alzen Michael Bartels Arno Klasen | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 514 | 8 |
| 5 | A | 900 | Rollcentre Racing | Martin Short Patrick Pearce Charles Lamb Heather Spurle | Mosler MT900R | 507 | 4 |
| 5 | A | 900 | Rollcentre Racing | Martin Short Patrick Pearce Charles Lamb Heather Spurle | Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | 507 | 4 |
| 6 | B | 7 | VIP Petfoods Racing | Tony Quinn Marcus Marshall Klark Quinn Grant Denyer | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | 495 | 9 |
| 6 | B | 7 | VIP Petfoods Racing | Tony Quinn Marcus Marshall Klark Quinn Grant Denyer | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 495 | 9 |
| 7 | A | 8 | Cirtek Motorsport | Peter Floyd Ian Donaldson Andrew Donaldson Liz Halliday | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | 491 | 10 |
| 7 | A | 8 | Cirtek Motorsport | Peter Floyd Ian Donaldson Andrew Donaldson Liz Halliday | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 491 | 10 |
| 8 | A | 20 | Mark Coffey Racing | Paul Stokell Allan Simonsen Luke Youlden Peter Hackett | Lamborghini Diablo GTR | 487 | 6 |
| 8 | A | 20 | Mark Coffey Racing | Paul Stokell Allan Simonsen Luke Youlden Peter Hackett | Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | 487 | 6 |
| 9 | D | 71 | Peter Boylan | Peter Boylan Geoff Morgan Rick Bates Peter Hansen | BMW M3 | 469 | 19 |
| 9 | D | 71 | Peter Boylan | Peter Boylan Geoff Morgan Rick Bates Peter Hansen | BMW M54 3.2L I6 | 469 | 19 |
| 10 | F | 59 | Steve Williams | Steve Williams Graham Moore Terry Bosnjak | Holden VX Commodore | 460 | 18 |
| 10 | F | 59 | Steve Williams | Steve Williams Graham Moore Terry Bosnjak | Holden 5.0L V8 | 460 | 18 |
| 11 | D | 27 | Novacastrian Motorsport | Wayne Russell Steve Cramp Mark King Paul Stubber | BMW M Coupe | 459 | 28 |
| 11 | D | 27 | Novacastrian Motorsport | Wayne Russell Steve Cramp Mark King Paul Stubber | BMW M54 3.2L I6 | 459 | 28 |
| 12 | F | 41 | Geoffrey Parker | Geoff Parker Jeff Watters David Sala Peter Gazzard | Holden VY Commodore | 451 | 16 |
| 12 | F | 41 | Geoffrey Parker | Geoff Parker Jeff Watters David Sala Peter Gazzard | Holden 5.0L V8 | 451 | 16 |
| 13 | D | 60 | Protecnica Racing | Wayne Boatwright Rod Salmon Glen Hastings Neil Caswell | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 449 | 32 |
| 13 | D | 60 | Protecnica Racing | Wayne Boatwright Rod Salmon Glen Hastings Neil Caswell | Subaru EJ 2.0L Turbo Flat-4 | 449 | 32 |
| 14 | D | 2 | Garry Holt | Garry Holt Gary Young Michael Brock Kevin Mundy | Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII | 445 | 22 |
| 14 | D | 2 | Garry Holt | Garry Holt Gary Young Michael Brock Kevin Mundy | Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | 445 | 22 |
| 15 | D | 91 | Peters Motorsport | Gary Deane Robert Rubis Dean Wanless | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 439 | 26 |
| 15 | D | 91 | Peters Motorsport | Gary Deane Robert Rubis Dean Wanless | Subaru EJ 2.0L Turbo Flat-4 | 439 | 26 |
| 16 | E | 13 | Osborne Motorsport | Colin Osborne John Roecken Trevor Keene Steve Grocl | Toyota Celica SX | 436 | 43 |
| 16 | E | 13 | Osborne Motorsport | Colin Osborne John Roecken Trevor Keene Steve Grocl | Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4 | 436 | 43 |
| 17 | D | 3 | Bendigo Motorsports | Craig Dean Chris Smith Bill Pye | FPV BA GT | 434 | 36 |
| 17 | D | 3 | Bendigo Motorsports | Craig Dean Chris Smith Bill Pye | Ford Modular 5.4L V8 | 434 | 36 |
| 18 | F | 23 | Bruce Lynton | Bruce Lynton Beric Lynton Jamie Cartwright Matthew Jackson | BMW M3-R | 431 | 23 |
| 18 | F | 23 | Bruce Lynton | Bruce Lynton Beric Lynton Jamie Cartwright Matthew Jackson | BMW M50 3.0L I6 | 431 | 23 |
| 19 | F | 18 | Amin Chahda | Amin Chahda Andrew Gillespie Brett McFarland | Ford Falcon EL XR8 | 427 | 33 |
| 19 | F | 18 | Amin Chahda | Amin Chahda Andrew Gillespie Brett McFarland | Ford Windsor 5.0L V8 | 427 | 33 |
| 20 | E | 95 | John McIlroy | John McIlroy Ken Douglas Chris Stillwell Phil Kirkham | Ford Falcon BA XR6T | 427 | 39 |
| 20 | E | 95 | John McIlroy | John McIlroy Ken Douglas Chris Stillwell Phil Kirkham | Ford Barra 4.0L Turbo I6 | 427 | 39 |
| 21 | E | 31 | Osborne Motorsport | Stephen Borness Ash Samadi David Ratcliff Andrew Bretherton | Toyota Celica SX | 424 | 45 |
| 21 | E | 31 | Osborne Motorsport | Stephen Borness Ash Samadi David Ratcliff Andrew Bretherton | Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4 | 424 | 45 |
| 22 | F | 37 | Donut King Racing | Peter Leemhuis Shane Brangwin Tony Alford John Grounds | Mitsubishi Mirage | 421 | 38 |
| 22 | F | 37 | Donut King Racing | Peter Leemhuis Shane Brangwin Tony Alford John Grounds | Mitsubishi 1.5L I4 | 421 | 38 |
| 23 | B | 4 | Sterling Motorsport | VJ Angelo Ric Shaw Mark Williamson Scott O'Donnell | BMW M Coupe | 419 | 17 |
| 23 | B | 4 | Sterling Motorsport | VJ Angelo Ric Shaw Mark Williamson Scott O'Donnell | BMW M54 3.2L I6 | 419 | 17 |
| 24 | F | 42 | Barrie Thomlinson Motorsport | Barrie Thomlinson Barrie Thomlinson Jr. Andrew Neale Mike Eady | Toyota Altezza | 411 | 30 |
| 24 | F | 42 | Barrie Thomlinson Motorsport | Barrie Thomlinson Barrie Thomlinson Jr. Andrew Neale Mike Eady | Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4 | 411 | 30 |
| 25 | B | 11 | Motorsport Innovations | Richard Wilson Theo Koundouris Paul Jenkins Ian Palmer | Ferrari 360 Modena | 392 | 25 |
| 25 | B | 11 | Motorsport Innovations | Richard Wilson Theo Koundouris Paul Jenkins Ian Palmer | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 392 | 25 |
| 26 | E | 62 | Scott Loadsman | Scott Loadsman David Russell Ian Luff Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VY SS | 382 | 35 |
| 26 | E | 62 | Scott Loadsman | Scott Loadsman David Russell Ian Luff Warren Luff | Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | 382 | 35 |
| 27 | E | 45 | Allan Shephard | Allan Shephard Martin Bailey Greg Doyle | Honda Integra Type-R | 380 | 44 |
| 27 | E | 45 | Allan Shephard | Allan Shephard Martin Bailey Greg Doyle | Honda B18C 1.8L I4 | 380 | 44 |
| 28 | D | 44 | MGC Racing | Mark Cohen Fabian Coulthard Geoff Emery Tony Blanche | HSV VX GTS 300 | 336 | 31 |
| 28 | D | 44 | MGC Racing | Mark Cohen Fabian Coulthard Geoff Emery Tony Blanche | Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | 336 | 31 |
| 29 | D | 200 | Haysom Motorsport | Greg Haysom Rodney Woods Michael Robinson Graham Hunt | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 290 | 40 |
| 29 | D | 200 | Haysom Motorsport | Greg Haysom Rodney Woods Michael Robinson Graham Hunt | Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 | 290 | 40 |
| 30 | A | 70 | Graham Nash Motorsport | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos Manfred Jurasz Rod Wilson | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | 280 | 11 |
| 30 | A | 70 | Graham Nash Motorsport | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos Manfred Jurasz Rod Wilson | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 280 | 11 |
| 31 | D | 17 | Team GT | Trevor Haines John Falk James Phillip Trevor Sheumack | FPV BA GT | 232 | 29 |
| 31 | D | 17 | Team GT | Trevor Haines John Falk James Phillip Trevor Sheumack | Ford Modular 5.4L V8 | 232 | 29 |
| 32 | D | 222 | Haysom Motorsport | Hugh Harrison Richard Catchlove Mike Kirkpatrick Damian Johnson | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 125 | 34 |
| 32 | D | 222 | Haysom Motorsport | Hugh Harrison Richard Catchlove Mike Kirkpatrick Damian Johnson | Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 | 125 | 34 |
| 33 | F | 301 | SAE Racing | Alan Gurr Luke Searle Alex Yoong Geoff Full | BMW 320i | 50 | 14 |
| 33 | F | 301 | SAE Racing | Alan Gurr Luke Searle Alex Yoong Geoff Full | BMW S14 2.0L I4 | 50 | 14 |
| DNF | A | 888 | Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia | Des Wall Will Power Paul Freestone James Koundouris | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | 474 | 13 |
| DNF | A | 888 | Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia | Des Wall Will Power Paul Freestone James Koundouris | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 474 | 13 |
| DNF | E | 28 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | Anton Mechtler Charlie Kovacs James Brock Mark Brame | Honda S2000 | 411 | 37 |
| DNF | E | 28 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | Anton Mechtler Charlie Kovacs James Brock Mark Brame | Honda F20C 2.0L I4 | 411 | 37 |
| DNF | E | 156 | GTA Motorsport | Andrew Leithhead Peter Doulman Keith Downie Keen Booker | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | 353 | 42 |
| DNF | E | 156 | GTA Motorsport | Andrew Leithhead Peter Doulman Keith Downie Keen Booker | Alfa Romeo 3.2L V6 | 353 | 42 |
| DNF | A | 24 | Cirtek Motorsport | Tim Harvey Jonathan Rowland Hermann Tilke Melinda Price | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | 325 | 12 |
| DNF | A | 24 | Cirtek Motorsport | Tim Harvey Jonathan Rowland Hermann Tilke Melinda Price | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 325 | 12 |
| DNF | A | 48 | BE Racing | David Brabham Klaus Engelhorn Andrea Montermini Philipp Peter | Ferrari 360 N-GT | 287 | 7 |
| DNF | A | 48 | BE Racing | David Brabham Klaus Engelhorn Andrea Montermini Philipp Peter | Ferrari 3.6L V8 | 287 | 7 |
| DNF | D | 57 | Graham Alexander | Graham Alexander John Woodberry Brett Youlden Bob Hughes | Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII | 186 | 20 |
| DNF | D | 57 | Graham Alexander | Graham Alexander John Woodberry Brett Youlden Bob Hughes | Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | 186 | 20 |
| DNF | A | 420 | Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia | John Bowe Neil Crompton Greg Crick Maher Algadrie | BMW M3 GTR | 131 | 3 |
| DNF | A | 420 | Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia | John Bowe Neil Crompton Greg Crick Maher Algadrie | BMW N62 5.0L V8 | 131 | 3 |
| DNF | B | 66 | Adam Sharpe Motorsport | Neil Cunningham Adam Sharpe Keith Ahlers Tom Shrimpton | Morgan Aero 8 | 97 | 15 |
| DNF | B | 66 | Adam Sharpe Motorsport | Neil Cunningham Adam Sharpe Keith Ahlers Tom Shrimpton | BMW M62 4.6L V8 | 97 | 15 |
| DNF | D | 77 | Nathan Pilkington | Nathan Pilkington Dennis Cribbin Roland Hill Ryan Hooker | Nissan 350Z | 65 | 27 |
| DNF | D | 77 | Nathan Pilkington | Nathan Pilkington Dennis Cribbin Roland Hill Ryan Hooker | Nissan VQ35DE 3.5L V6 | 65 | 27 |
| DNF | D | 26 | Novacastrian Motorsport | Mark Westbrook Wayne Moore Ian Mitchell Clayton Pyne | BMW M Coupe | 62 | 21 |
| DNF | D | 26 | Novacastrian Motorsport | Mark Westbrook Wayne Moore Ian Mitchell Clayton Pyne | BMW M54 3.2L I6 | 62 | 21 |
| DNF | D | 75 | Aaron McGill | Aaron McGill David Auger Ross Halliday Martin Miller | Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 42 | 41 |
| DNF | D | 75 | Aaron McGill | Aaron McGill David Auger Ross Halliday Martin Miller | Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 | 42 | 41 |
| DNF | F | 40 | Duller Motorsport | Frank Mountain Robert Brooks Rob Wilson Daniel Gooding | BMW M3 | 25 | 24 |
| DNF | F | 40 | Duller Motorsport | Frank Mountain Robert Brooks Rob Wilson Daniel Gooding | BMW M52 3.2L I6 | 25 | 24 |