2000_Australian_Nations_Cup_Championship

2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship

2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship

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The 2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Nations Cup cars. The championship, which was organised by Procar Australia,[1] is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the inaugural Australian Nations Cup Championship.[2] The year 2000 marked the first season in which the High Performance cars from the Australian GT Production Car Championship were to contest their own separate series under the Nations Cup name.[3]

The championship was won by Jim Richards driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996.

Calendar

Paul Stokell placed fourth in the championship driving a Lamborghini Diablo (pictured in 2001)

The championship was contested over eight rounds.[4]

Round[4] Circuit[4][5] State / Territory Date[5] Format[5] Round winner[4] Car[5]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 8–9 April Two races Mark Noske Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge
2 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 30 April Two races Mark Noske Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge
3 Canberra Street Circuit Australian Capital Territory 10–11 June Three races Peter Fitzgerald Porsche 911 GT3
4 Queensland Raceway Queensland 2 July Two races Wayne Park Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge
5 Oran Park New South Wales 30 July Two races Jim Richards Porsche 911 GT3
6 Calder Park Victoria 18–20 August[6] Two races[6] Peter Fitzgerald Porsche 911 GT3[6]
7 Gold Coast Queensland 13–15 October Three races Jim Richards Porsche 911 GT3
8 Mount Panorama New South Wales 17–19 November Three races Paul Stokell Lamborghini Diablo

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten outright positions.[7] An additional point was awarded for pole position.[7]

Championship standings

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References

  1. [1]
    Well done Procar, GTP MotorRacer (magazine), Volume 1 No. 7, page 58
  2. [2]
    "Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. [3]
    Australian GT Production Car Championship, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. [4]
    Procar Tables Retrieved from web.archive.org on 12 May 2010
  5. [5]
    Natsoft Race Results > Circuit Racing > Year = 2000 Retrieved from racing.natsoft.com.au on 14 July 2017
  6. [6]
    Results - Nations Cup - Calder Park, GTP MotorRacer (magazine), Volume 1 No. 5, page 57
  7. [7]
    The Rules, GTP MotorRacer (magazine), Volume 1 No. 1, page 53
  8. [8]
    Grand Show, Official Program, Clipsal 500 Adelaide, 7–9 April 2000, pages 92-95
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