2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship
Encyclopedia
The 2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Nations Cup cars
. It was the inaugural Australian Nations Cup Championship
.
Rounds 3,7 & 8 were contested over three races and all other rounds over two races.
An additional point was awarded to the driver setting pole position in qualifying for each round.
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Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Nations Cup cars
Australian Nations Cup Championship
The Australian Nations Cup Championship was a motor racing title sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport from 2000 to 2004.-History:...
. It was the inaugural Australian Nations Cup Championship
Australian Nations Cup Championship
The Australian Nations Cup Championship was a motor racing title sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport from 2000 to 2004.-History:...
.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series.- Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, 8–9 April - Round 2, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 30 April - Round 3, Canberra Street Circuit, Australian Capital TerritoryAustralian Capital TerritoryThe Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
, 10–11 June - Round 4, Queensland RacewayQueensland RacewayQueensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....
, IpswichIpswichIpswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 2 July - Round 5, Oran ParkOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 30 July - Round 6, Calder ParkCalder Park RacewayCalder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a drag strip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise or counter-clockwise .-History:Calder Park...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 20 August - Round 7, Gold CoastSurfers Paradise Street CircuitThe Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit at Surfers Paradise, in south east Queensland, Australia. The challenging track has several fast sections and four chicanes. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Surfers Paradise area, after the...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, 13–15 October - Round 8, Mount PanoramaMount Panorama CircuitMount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...
, BathurstBathurst, New South Wales-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 17–19 November
Rounds 3,7 & 8 were contested over three races and all other rounds over two races.
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race.An additional point was awarded to the driver setting pole position in qualifying for each round.
Results
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
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1 | Jim Richards | 1 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Jim Richards | 24 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 29 | 224 |
2 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Falken Tyres | 8 | 18 | 37 | - | 13 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 162 |
3 | Mark Noske Mark Noske Mark Noske is an Australian V8 Supercar driver. Noske has never placed higher than third in a national event, but has placed third four times in such events.-Formula Racing:... |
4 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | 26 | 27 | 30 | - | 12 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 160 |
4 | Paul Stokell Paul Stokell Paul Stokell is an Australian racing driver. Despite never making a significant impact in touring car racing, Stokell has been a race and championship winning driver in open wheel and sportscar racing consistently since the early 1990s and remains so today have won the Australian Mini Challenge in... |
666 | Lamborghini Diablo SVR | Team Lamborghini Australia | 23 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 147 |
5 | Peter Bradbury | 14 | Porsche 996 GT3 | TNT | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 117 |
6 | Mark Williamson | 80 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Mark Williamson | 4 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 101 |
7 | Christian Jones Christian Jones Christian Jones is an Australian racing driver; he is the adopted son of 1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones. Winning several Karting championships in his early teens, Christian moved to Australian Formula Ford in 1996-1998, with his best season finish of 2nd in 1998... |
44 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Prancing Horse Racing | - | - | - | 13 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 63 |
8 | Geoff Morgan | 12 | Dodge Viper ACR | monster.com | - | 9 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | - | 15 | 55 |
9 | Wayne Park | 10 28 & 27 |
Porsche 996 GT3 Ferrari 360 Challenge |
Peter Harburg Ross Palmer Motorsport |
4 | - | 14 | 26 | 10 | - | - | - | 54 |
10 | Steve Webb | 22 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Steve Webb Tekno Autosports Tekno Autosports is an Australian motor racing team, established in the early 2000s initially for the motor racing activities of Steve Webb, and later his son Jonathon Webb. The Gold Coast-based team runs a racing entitlement contract to compete in the International V8 Supercars Championship... |
15 | 5 | 1 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 31 |
11 | Darren Palmer | 27 | Ferrari 360 Challenge | Ross Palmer Motorsport | 6 | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
12 | Greg Keene | 21 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Greg Keene | 9 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 21 |
13 | Rusty French | 6 | Dodge Viper ACR | Rusty French | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | 18 |
14 | Matthew Coleman | 62 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Matthew Coleman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 |
15 | Max Warwick | 83 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Max Warwick | - | - | 11 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 13 |
16 | Darcy Russell | 7 | Dodge Viper ACR | Rusty French | 1 | - | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
17 | Jim Zerefos | 22 | Porsche 996 GT3 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
Tony Quinn | 43 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Tony Quinn | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
19 | Ed Aitken | 8 | Porsche 993 RSCS | Ed Aitken | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
20 | Rick Bates | 42 | Porsche 993 RSCS | monster.com | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
21 | Peter Harburg | 91 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Peter Harburg | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
22 | Mike Reedy | 81 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Mark Williamson | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Takeshi Nakamaru | 81 | Porsche 996 GT3 | Mark Williamson | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
24 | Michael Simpson | 23 | BMW M3-R | Bruce Lynton | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Mike Conway | 79 | Dodge Viper ACR | Mike Conway | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
Beric Lynton | 23 | BMW M3-R | Beric Lynton | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |