2003 Bathurst 24 Hour

June 2020 September 2020 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour 2002 none thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit 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. They finished the 24 Hour race only 0.3505 seconds ahead of their team mates Nathan Pretty, Steven Richards, Garth Tander and Cameron McConville in the 2002 race winning Monaro. The Monaros covered 527 laps (5 less than 2002) of the 6.213 km mi on long public road circuit for a total distance of 3274.251 km mi on. Class structure thumb|The winning car, pictured in 2018 in its 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour colours. 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: Back Holden Heroes Grab Pole Position For Bathurst 24-hr International Race Pos No Team Driver Car Qual Pole 427 AUS Garry Rogers Motorsport AUS Garth Tander Holden Monaro 427C 2:13.2856 2 05 AUS Garry Rogers Motorsport NZL Greg Murphy Holden Monaro 427C 2:15.9739 3 420 AUS Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia AUS John Bowe BMW M3 GTR 2:17.6832 4 900 GBR Rollcentre Racing GBR Martin Short Mosler MT900R 2:18.1074 5 54 AUS John Teulan AUS Paul Morris Porsche 996 GT3 RC 2:19.3319 6 20 AUS Mark Coffey Racing AUS Paul Stokell Lamborghini Diablo GTR 2:19.5626 7 48 AUT BE Racing AUS David Brabham Ferrari 360 N-GT 2:21.1258 8 6 GER Jürgen Alzen Motorsport GER Jürgen Alzen Porsche 996 GT3 S Cup 2:21.7062 9 7 AUS VIP Petfoods Racing AUS Marcus Marshall Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 2:22.8980 10 8 GBR Cirtek Motorsport AUS Peter Floyd Porsche 996 GT3-RS 2:23.2392 Official results thumb|The two Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Monaros at the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour motor race Results as follows:Mount Panorama - Bathurst 23/11/2003 Bathurst 24hr 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20070831120402/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?23%2F11%2F2003.MOUN 31 August 2007 National Software retrieved 4 April 2008 Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps QualPos Engine 1 A 05 AUS Garry Rogers Motorsport AUS Peter BrockNZL Greg MurphyAUS Jason BrightAUS Todd Kelly Holden Monaro 427C 527 2 Chevrolet LS6 7.0L V8 2 A 427 AUS Garry Rogers Motorsport AUS Nathan PrettyAUS Garth TanderNZL Steven RichardsAUS Cameron McConville Holden Monaro 427C 527 1 Chevrolet LS6 7.0L V8 3 A 54 AUS John Teulan AUS Peter FitzgeraldAUS Paul MorrisAUS John TeulanAUS Scott Shearman Porsche 996 GT3 RC 515 5 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 4 B 6 GER Jürgen Alzen Motorsport GER Jürgen AlzenGER Uwe AlzenGER Michael BartelsGER Arno Klasen Porsche 996 GT3 S Cup 514 8 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 5 A 900 GBR Rollcentre Racing GBR Martin ShortGBR Patrick PearceGBR Charles LambNZL Heather Spurle Mosler MT900R 507 4 Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 6 B 7 AUS VIP Petfoods Racing GBR Tony QuinnAUS Marcus MarshallAUS Klark QuinnAUS Grant Denyer Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 495 9 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 7 A 8 GBR Cirtek Motorsport AUS Peter FloydGBR Ian DonaldsonGBR Andrew DonaldsonUSA Liz Halliday Porsche 996 GT3-RS 491 10 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 8 A 20 AUS Mark Coffey Racing AUS Paul StokellDEN Allan SimonsenAUS Luke YouldenAUS Peter Hackett Lamborghini Diablo GTR 487 6 Lamborghini 6.0L V12 9 D 71 AUS Peter Boylan AUS Peter BoylanAUS Geoff MorganAUS Rick BatesAUS Peter Hansen BMW M3 469 19 BMW M54 3.2L I6 10 F 59 AUS Steve Williams AUS Steve WilliamsAUS Graham MooreAUS Terry Bosnjak Holden VX Commodore 460 18 Holden 5.0L V8 11 D 27 AUS Novacastrian Motorsport AUS Wayne RussellAUS Steve CrampAUS Mark KingAUS Paul Stubber BMW M Coupe 459 28 BMW M54 3.2L I6 12 F 41 AUS Geoffrey Parker AUS Geoff ParkerAUS Jeff WattersAUS David SalaAUS Peter Gazzard Holden VY Commodore 451 16 Holden 5.0L V8 13 D 60 AUS Protecnica Racing AUS Wayne BoatwrightAUS Rod SalmonAUS Glen HastingsAUS Neil Caswell Subaru Impreza WRX STI 449 32 Subaru EJ 2.0L Turbo Flat-4 14 D 2 AUS Garry Holt AUS Garry HoltAUS Gary YoungAUS Michael BrockAUS Kevin Mundy Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII 445 22 Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 15 D 91 AUS Peters Motorsport AUS Gary DeaneAUS Robert RubisAUS Dean Wanless Subaru Impreza WRX STI 439 26 Subaru EJ 2.0L Turbo Flat-4 16 E 13 AUS Osborne Motorsport AUS Colin OsborneAUS John RoeckenAUS Trevor KeeneAUS Steve Grocl Toyota Celica SX 436 43 Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4 17 D 3 AUS Bendigo Motorsports AUS Craig DeanAUS Chris SmithAUS Bill Pye FPV BA GT 434 36 Ford Modular 5.4L V8 18 F 23 AUS Bruce Lynton AUS Bruce LyntonAUS Beric LyntonAUS Jamie CartwrightAUS Matthew Jackson BMW M3-R 431 23 BMW M50 3.0L I6 19 F 18 AUS Amin Chahda AUS Amin ChahdaAUS Andrew GillespieAUS Brett McFarland Ford Falcon EL XR8 427 33 Ford Windsor 5.0L V8 20 E 95 AUS John McIlroy AUS John McIlroyAUS Ken DouglasAUS Chris StillwellAUS Phil Kirkham Ford Falcon BA XR6T 427 39 Ford Barra 4.0L Turbo I6 21 E 31 AUS Osborne Motorsport AUS Stephen BornessAUS Ash SamadiAUS David RatcliffAUS Andrew Bretherton Toyota Celica SX 424 45 Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4 22 F 37 AUS Donut King Racing AUS Peter LeemhuisAUS Shane BrangwinAUS Tony AlfordAUS John Grounds Mitsubishi Mirage 421 38 Mitsubishi 1.5L I4 23 B 4 GBR Sterling Motorsport GBR VJ AngeloAUS Ric ShawAUS Mark WilliamsonNZL Scott O'Donnell BMW M Coupe 419 17 BMW M54 3.2L I6 24 F 42 NZL Barrie Thomlinson Motorsport NZL Barrie ThomlinsonNZL Barrie Thomlinson Jr.NZL Andrew NealeNZL Mike Eady Toyota Altezza 411 30 Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4 25 B 11 AUS Motorsport Innovations AUS Richard WilsonAUS Theo KoundourisUSA Paul JenkinsAUS Ian Palmer Ferrari 360 Modena 392 25 Ferrari 3.6L V8 26 E 62 AUS Scott Loadsman AUS Scott LoadsmanAUS David RussellAUS Ian LuffAUS Warren Luff Holden Commodore VY SS 382 35 Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 27 E 45 AUS Allan Shephard AUS Allan ShephardAUS Martin BaileyAUS Greg Doyle Honda Integra Type-R 380 44 Honda B18C 1.8L I4 28 D 44 AUS MGC Racing AUS Mark CohenNZL Fabian CoulthardAUS Geoff EmeryAUS Tony Blanche HSV VX GTS 300 336 31 Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 29 D 200 AUS Haysom Motorsport AUS Greg HaysomAUS Rodney WoodsAUS Michael RobinsonAUS Graham Hunt Nissan 200SX Spec-R 290 40 Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 30 A 70 GBR Graham Nash Motorsport GBR Mike NewtonBRA Thomas ErdosAUT Manfred JuraszAUS Rod Wilson Porsche 996 GT3-RS 280 11 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 31 D 17 AUS Team GT AUS Trevor HainesAUS John FalkAUS James PhillipAUS Trevor Sheumack FPV BA GT 232 29 Ford Modular 5.4L V8 32 D 222 AUS Haysom Motorsport AUS Hugh HarrisonAUS Richard CatchloveAUS Mike KirkpatrickAUS Damian Johnson Nissan 200SX Spec-R 125 34 Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 33 F 301 AUS SAE Racing AUS Alan GurrAUS Luke SearleMalaysia Alex YoongAUS Geoff Full BMW 320i 50 14 BMW S14 2.0L I4 DNF A 888 AUS Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia AUS Des WallAUS Will PowerAUS Paul FreestoneAUS James Koundouris Porsche 996 GT3-RS 474 13 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 DNF E 28 AUS Ross Palmer Motorsport AUS Anton MechtlerAUS Charlie KovacsAUS James BrockAUS Mark Brame Honda S2000 411 37 Honda F20C 2.0L I4 DNF E 156 AUS GTA Motorsport AUS Andrew LeithheadAUS Peter DoulmanAUS Keith DownieAUS Keen Booker Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 353 42 Alfa Romeo 3.2L V6 DNF A 24 GBR Cirtek Motorsport GBR Tim HarveyGBR Jonathan RowlandGER Hermann TilkeAUS Melinda Price Porsche 996 GT3-RS 325 12 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 DNF A 48 AUT BE Racing AUS David BrabhamAUT Klaus EngelhornITA Andrea MonterminiAUT Philipp Peter Ferrari 360 N-GT 287 7 Ferrari 3.6L V8 DNF D 57 AUS Graham Alexander AUS Graham AlexanderAUS John WoodberryAUS Brett YouldenAUS Bob Hughes Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII 186 20 Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 DNF A 420 AUS Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia AUS John BoweAUS Neil CromptonAUS Greg CrickIndonesia Maher Algadrie BMW M3 GTR 131 3 BMW N62 5.0L V8 DNF B 66 GBR Adam Sharpe Motorsport NZL Neil CunninghamGBR Adam SharpeGBR Keith AhlersGBR Tom Shrimpton Morgan Aero 8 97 15 BMW M62 4.6L V8 DNF D 77 AUS Nathan Pilkington AUS Nathan PilkingtonAUS Dennis CribbinAUS Roland HillAUS Ryan Hooker Nissan 350Z 65 27 Nissan VQ35DE 3.5L V6 DNF D 26 AUS Novacastrian Motorsport AUS Mark WestbrookAUS Wayne MooreAUS Ian MitchellAUS Clayton Pyne BMW M Coupe 62 21 BMW M54 3.2L I6 DNF D 75 AUS Aaron McGill AUS Aaron McGillAUS David AugerAUS Ross HallidayAUS Martin Miller Nissan 200SX Spec-R 42 41 Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 DNF F 40 GER Duller Motorsport GBR Frank MountainGBR Robert BrooksNZ Rob WilsonGBR Daniel Gooding BMW M3 25 24 BMW M52 3.2L I6 References Statistics Pole Position - #427 Garth Tander - 2:13.2856 Fastest Lap - #427 Garth Tander - 2:14.4894 (lap 524) Average Speed - 136 km/h External links Bathurst 24hr - 19th to 23rd November 2003 - Supplementary Regulations, bathurst24hr.com, as archived at web.archive.org 24hr 2003 - Provisional Entrants List, www.bathurst24hr.com, as archived at web.archive.org Bathurst 24hr - Race results, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Race results, www.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Bathurst 24 Hour Category:Procar Australia