2003 Bathurst 24 Hour
The 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour was the second 24-hour race run at Bathurst. The race started at 2:00pm on 22 November 2003 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst and finished at 2:00pm on 23 November.
The race was held for five classes of GT and production car classes and was intended as a showcase for the racing categories promoted by PROCAR, which included FIA N-GT, Grand-Am GT, Australian Nations Cup Groups 1 and 2, GT Performance and Production Cars.
Contents
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 controversial 7.0 litre version of the Holden Monaro which did not have a production counterpart (the Holden Monaro CV8 road car was only available with a 5.7 litre Gen III V8 engine).
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 Performance Car Championship. The entry consisted of BMW M Coupe, BMW M3, Ford Falcon GT, HSV Y 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, Holden Commodore VX, Honda Integra, Honda S2000 and Toyota Celica SX.
Class F
A mixed bag of leftovers, it included Future Touring Ford Falcon and Holden VX 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.
Official results
Results as follows:[1]
References
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- 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
- Official race results
- Race photos from www.progalleries.com.au Retrieved 8/6/2008
- Race photos from www.pbase.com Retrieved 8/6/2008
- ↑ Mount Panorama - Bathurst 23/11/2003 Bathurst 24hr 2003 National Software retrieved on 4 April 2008
