2001 Australian Nations Cup Championship

The 2001 Australian Nations Cup Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to drivers of GT style cars complying with Nations Cup regulations as published by PROCAR and approved by CAMS. The title, which was the second Australian Nations Cup Championship, was contested over an eight round series. The championship was won by Jim Richards driving a Porsche 911 GT3.http://www.procar.com.au/categorynewspage.asp?id=334 Richards, Peters, Hackett are new champions after PROCAR Series Grand Final Round, 25/11/2001, www.procar.com.au, as archived at webarchive.org 2001-12-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20011226002134/http://www.procar.com.au/categorynewspage.asp?id=334 2001-12-26 live It was his second consecutive victory, having won the inaugural Australian Nations Cup Championship in 2000.*Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Calendar thumb|right|Paul Stokell placed second in the championship driving a Lamborghini Diablo for Team Lamborghini Australia The championship was contested over eight rounds.Procar Series Points Tables, procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Roundhttp://www.procar.com.au/nationsdateslist.asp Dates, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org 2002-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20020107173639/http://www.procar.com.au/nationsdateslist.asp 2002-01-07 live Circuit State Date Format 1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 7 April One race 2 Wakefield Park New South Wales 6 May Three races 3 Canberra Street Circuit Australian Capital Territory 9 & 10 June Three races 4 Queensland Raceway Queensland 22 July Three races 5 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 19 August Three races 6 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victoria 15 September One race 7 Gold Coast Queensland 26 & 27 October Three races 8 Oran Park New South Wales 25 November Three races Points were awarded on the results of each individual race with double points applied for the single race in Round 6. One point was awarded at each round for the driver who set pole position during qualifying. Results Position Driver No. Car Entrant Ade. Wak. Can. Que. Eas. San. Gol. Ora. Total 1 Jim Richards 1 Porsche 911 GT3 OAMPS Insurance Brokers 55 150 175 112 112 100 155 125 984 2 Paul Stokell 666 Lamborghini Diablo SVR Lamborghini Diablo GTR Team Lamborghini Australia 61 156 1 181 175 - 181 121 876 3 Peter Fitzgerald 3 Porsche 911 GT3 Falken Tyres 45 145 100 116 104 56 110 118 794 4 Geoff Morgan 12 Chrysler Viper ACR monster.com.au - - 95 155 166 121 94 160 791 5 Tony Quinn 43 Porsche 911 GT3 VIP Petfoods Pty Ltd 40 121 100 46 72 80 130 132 721 6 D'arcy Russell 7 Chrysler Viper ACR D'Arcy Russell Racing - - 130 140 150 - 81 - 501 7 Mark Noske 4 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing - 166 - - 140 110 - - 416 8 Domenic Beninca 14 Porsche 911 GT3 TNT 50 45 126 39 108 - - - 368 9 John Teulan 45 Nissan Skyline GT-R Ferrari 360 Challenge Statewide GT-R Racing Prancing Horse Racing - 52 - 54 - 72 100 72 350 10 Maher Algadrie 38 & 29 62 Ferrari 360 Challenge Porsche 911 GT3 Prancing Horse Racing Matthew Coleman 28 28 65 74 20 - 42 72 329 11 Mike Downard 8 Porsche 911 GT3 MPD Racing Pty Ltd 24 69 37 28 48 48 58 - 312 12 Craig Baird 4 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing - - 142 155 - - - - 297 13 Scott Shearman 34 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing - 92 - 59 57 - - 51 259 14 Sam Newman 17 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing - 69 24 52 - (64) 68 - 213 15 Neal Bates 22 Porsche 911 GT3 Tekno Autosports - - - - 84 90 - - 174 16 John Bowe 888 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing - - - - - - - 155 155 17 Bob Thorn 88 Jaguar XKR-T Super Cheap Auto P/L - - 16 - - - 34 72 122 18 Steve Webb 22 Porsche 911 GT3 Tekno Autosports 32 - 20 - - - 69 - 121 19 Stuart Gagg 54 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing - 92 24 - - - - - 116 20 David Scaysbrook 28 Porsche 911 GT3 David Scaysbrook - - - - - - 112 - 112 21 Michael Turner 25 Porsche 911 GT3 ADI Electrical Supplies - - - - - - - 100 100 22 Max Warwick 83 Porsche 911 GT3 Max Warwick - - 96 - - - - - 96 23 Ian Palmer 20 Honda NSX Brabham Cockatoo Creek - - 20 37 - - - 11 68 24 Rusty French 6 Chrysler Viper ACR Skye Sands - - 60 - - - - - 60 25 Tom Waring 64 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing - - - - - - 25 32 57 26 Steve Beards 24 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing - - - 39 - - - 17 56 27 Martin Wagg 70 Porsche 911 GT3 JMC Group / XL Concrete - - - 32 - - 24 - 56 28 Mark Williamson 80 Lotus Elise 200 Mark Williamson - - 50 - - - - - 50 29 Dean Canto 56 BMW Z3 Peak Performance - - 45 - - - - - 45 30 Mark Trenoweth 88 Jaguar XKR-T Super Cheap Auto P/L - 37 - - - - - - 37 31 Jim Cornish 54 Ferrari 360 Challenge Prancing Horse Racing 36 - - - - - - - 36 32 Winston Kim 41 Porsche 911 GT3 PBR - - 13 - - - - - 13 Note : The 64 points theoretically earned by Sam Newman for his seventh place in Round 6 were not included in points totals as published by PROCAR. References CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, 2001 Official Program, 2001 Clipsal 500 Adelaide racing.natsoft.com.au www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org www.racetime.com.au, link no longer active Category:Australian Nations Cup Championship Nations Cup Championship