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. It was his second consecutive victory, having won the inaugural Australian Nations Cup Championship in 2000.

Calendar

The championship was contested over eight rounds.
RoundCircuitStateDateFormat
1Adelaide Parklands CircuitSouth Australia7 AprilOne race
2Wakefield ParkNew South Wales6 MayThree races
3Canberra Street CircuitAustralian Capital Territory9 & 10 JuneThree races
4Queensland RacewayQueensland22 JulyThree races
5Eastern Creek International RacewayNew South Wales19 AugustThree races
6Sandown International Motor RacewayVictoria15 SeptemberOne race
7Gold CoastQueensland26 & 27 OctoberThree races
8Oran ParkNew South Wales25 NovemberThree 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

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantAde.Wak.Can.Que.Eas.San.Gol.Ora.Total
1Jim Richards1Porsche 911 GT3OAMPS Insurance Brokers55150175112112100155125984
2Paul Stokell666Lamborghini Diablo SVR
Lamborghini Diablo GTR		Team Lamborghini Australia611561181175-181121876
3Peter Fitzgerald3Porsche 911 GT3Falken Tyres4514510011610456110118794
4Geoff Morgan12Chrysler Viper ACRmonster.com.au--9515516612194160791
5Tony Quinn43Porsche 911 GT3VIP Petfoods Pty Ltd40121100467280130132721
6D'arcy Russell7Chrysler Viper ACRD'Arcy Russell Racing--130140150-81-501
7Mark Noske4Ferrari 360 ChallengePrancing Horse Racing-166--140110--416
8Domenic Beninca14Porsche 911 GT3TNT504512639108---368
9John Teulan45Nissan Skyline GT-R
Ferrari 360 Challenge		Statewide GT-R Racing
Prancing Horse Racing		-52-54-7210072350
10Maher Algadrie38 & 29
62		Ferrari 360 Challenge
Porsche 911 GT3		Prancing Horse Racing
Matthew Coleman		2828657420-4272329
11Mike Downard8Porsche 911 GT3MPD Racing Pty Ltd24693728484858-312
12Craig Baird4Ferrari 360 ChallengePrancing Horse Racing--142155----297
13Scott Shearman34Ferrari 360 ChallengePrancing Horse Racing-92-5957--51259
14Sam Newman17Ferrari 360 ChallengePrancing Horse Racing-692452-68-213
15Neal Bates22Porsche 911 GT3Tekno Autosports----8490--174
16John Bowe888Ferrari 360 ChallengePrancing Horse Racing-------155155
17Bob Thorn88Jaguar XKR-TSuper Cheap Auto P/L--16---3472122
18Steve Webb22Porsche 911 GT3Tekno Autosports32-20---69-121
19Stuart Gagg54Ferrari 360 ChallengePrancing Horse Racing-9224-----116
20David Scaysbrook28Porsche 911 GT3David Scaysbrook------112-112
21Michael Turner25Porsche 911 GT3ADI Electrical Supplies-------100100
22Max Warwick83Porsche 911 GT3Max Warwick--96-----96
23Ian Palmer20Honda NSX BrabhamCockatoo Creek--2037---1168
24Rusty French6Chrysler Viper ACRSkye Sands--60-----60
25Tom Waring64Ferrari 360 ChallengePrancing Horse Racing------253257
26Steve Beards24Ferrari 360 ChallengePrancing Horse Racing---39---1756
27Martin Wagg70Porsche 911 GT3JMC Group / XL Concrete---32--24-56
28Mark Williamson80Lotus Elise 200Mark Williamson--50-----50
29Dean Canto56BMW Z3Peak Performance--45-----45
30Mark Trenoweth88Jaguar XKR-TSuper Cheap Auto P/L-37------37
31Jim Cornish54Ferrari 360 ChallengePrancing Horse Racing36-------36
32Winston Kim41Porsche 911 GT3PBR--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.