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2003 Bathurst 24 Hour

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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.

Class structure

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The winning car, pictured in 2018 in its 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour colours.

Class A

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The top 10 qualifiers for the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour were as follows:[1]

Pos No Team Driver Car Qual
Pole 427 Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport Australia Garth Tander Holden Monaro 427C 2:13.2856
2 05 Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport New Zealand Greg Murphy Holden Monaro 427C 2:15.9739
3 420 Australia Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia Australia John Bowe BMW M3 GTR 2:17.6832
4 900 United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing United Kingdom Martin Short Mosler MT900R 2:18.1074
5 54 Australia John Teulan Australia Paul Morris Porsche 996 GT3 RC 2:19.3319
6 20 Australia Mark Coffey Racing Australia Paul Stokell Lamborghini Diablo GTR 2:19.5626
7 48 Austria BE Racing Australia David Brabham Ferrari 360 N-GT 2:21.1258
8 6 Germany Jürgen Alzen Motorsport Germany Jürgen Alzen Porsche 996 GT3 S Cup 2:21.7062
9 7 Australia VIP Petfoods Racing Australia Marcus Marshall Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 2:22.8980
10 8 United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport Australia Peter Floyd Porsche 996 GT3-RS 2:23.2392

Official results

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The two Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Monaros at the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour motor race

Results as follows:[2]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Qual
Pos
Engine
1 A 05 Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport Australia Peter Brock
New Zealand Greg Murphy
Australia Jason Bright
Australia Todd Kelly
Holden Monaro 427C 527 2
Chevrolet LS6 7.0L V8
2 A 427 Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport Australia Nathan Pretty
Australia Garth Tander
New Zealand Steven Richards
Australia Cameron McConville
Holden Monaro 427C 527 1
Chevrolet LS6 7.0L V8
3 A 54 Australia John Teulan Australia Peter Fitzgerald
Australia Paul Morris
Australia John Teulan
Australia Scott Shearman
Porsche 996 GT3 RC 515 5
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
4 B 6 Germany Jürgen Alzen Motorsport Germany Jürgen Alzen
Germany Uwe Alzen
Germany Michael Bartels
Germany Arno Klasen
Porsche 996 GT3 S Cup 514 8
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
5 A 900 United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing United Kingdom Martin Short
United Kingdom Patrick Pearce
United Kingdom Charles Lamb
New Zealand Heather Spurle
Mosler MT900R 507 4
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
6 B 7 Australia VIP Petfoods Racing United Kingdom Tony Quinn
Australia Marcus Marshall
Australia Klark Quinn
Australia Grant Denyer
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 495 9
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
7 A 8 United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport Australia Peter Floyd
United Kingdom Ian Donaldson
United Kingdom Andrew Donaldson
United States Liz Halliday
Porsche 996 GT3-RS 491 10
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
8 A 20 Australia Mark Coffey Racing Australia Paul Stokell
Denmark Allan Simonsen
Australia Luke Youlden
Australia Peter Hackett
Lamborghini Diablo GTR 487 6
Lamborghini 6.0L V12
9 D 71 Australia Peter Boylan Australia Peter Boylan
Australia Geoff Morgan
Australia Rick Bates
Australia Peter Hansen
BMW M3 469 19
BMW M54 3.2L I6
10 F 59 Australia Steve Williams Australia Steve Williams
Australia Graham Moore
Australia Terry Bosnjak
Holden VX Commodore 460 18
Holden 5.0L V8
11 D 27 Australia Novacastrian Motorsport Australia Wayne Russell
Australia Steve Cramp
Australia Mark King
Australia Paul Stubber
BMW M Coupe 459 28
BMW M54 3.2L I6
12 F 41 Australia Geoffrey Parker Australia Geoff Parker
Australia Jeff Watters
Australia David Sala
Australia Peter Gazzard
Holden VY Commodore 451 16
Holden 5.0L V8
13 D 60 Australia Protecnica Racing Australia Wayne Boatwright
Australia Rod Salmon
Australia Glen Hastings
Australia Neil Caswell
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 449 32
Subaru EJ 2.0L Turbo Flat-4
14 D 2 Australia Garry Holt Australia Garry Holt
Australia Gary Young
Australia Michael Brock
Australia Kevin Mundy
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII 445 22
Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4
15 D 91 Australia Peters Motorsport Australia Gary Deane
Australia Robert Rubis
Australia Dean Wanless
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 439 26
Subaru EJ 2.0L Turbo Flat-4
16 E 13 Australia Osborne Motorsport Australia Colin Osborne
Australia John Roecken
Australia Trevor Keene
Australia Steve Grocl
Toyota Celica SX 436 43
Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4
17 D 3 Australia Bendigo Motorsports Australia Craig Dean
Australia Chris Smith
Australia Bill Pye
FPV BA GT 434 36
Ford Modular 5.4L V8
18 F 23 Australia Bruce Lynton Australia Bruce Lynton
Australia Beric Lynton
Australia Jamie Cartwright
Australia Matthew Jackson
BMW M3-R 431 23
BMW M50 3.0L I6
19 F 18 Australia Amin Chahda Australia Amin Chahda
Australia Andrew Gillespie
Australia Brett McFarland
Ford Falcon EL XR8 427 33
Ford Windsor 5.0L V8
20 E 95 Australia John McIlroy Australia John McIlroy
Australia Ken Douglas
Australia Chris Stillwell
Australia Phil Kirkham
Ford Falcon BA XR6T 427 39
Ford Barra 4.0L Turbo I6
21 E 31 Australia Osborne Motorsport Australia Stephen Borness
Australia Ash Samadi
Australia David Ratcliff
Australia Andrew Bretherton
Toyota Celica SX 424 45
Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4
22 F 37 Australia Donut King Racing Australia Peter Leemhuis
Australia Shane Brangwin
Australia Tony Alford
Australia John Grounds
Mitsubishi Mirage 421 38
Mitsubishi 1.5L I4
23 B 4 United Kingdom Sterling Motorsport United Kingdom VJ Angelo
Australia Ric Shaw
Australia Mark Williamson
New Zealand Scott O'Donnell
BMW M Coupe 419 17
BMW M54 3.2L I6
24 F 42 New Zealand Barrie Thomlinson Motorsport New Zealand Barrie Thomlinson
New Zealand Barrie Thomlinson Jr.
New Zealand Andrew Neale
New Zealand Mike Eady
Toyota Altezza 411 30
Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4
25 B 11 Australia Motorsport Innovations Australia Richard Wilson
Australia Theo Koundouris
United States Paul Jenkins
Australia Ian Palmer
Ferrari 360 Modena 392 25
Ferrari 3.6L V8
26 E 62 Australia Scott Loadsman Australia Scott Loadsman
Australia David Russell
Australia Ian Luff
Australia Warren Luff
Holden Commodore VY SS 382 35
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
27 E 45 Australia Allan Shephard Australia Allan Shephard
Australia Martin Bailey
Australia Greg Doyle
Honda Integra Type-R 380 44
Honda B18C 1.8L I4
28 D 44 Australia MGC Racing Australia Mark Cohen
New Zealand Fabian Coulthard
Australia Geoff Emery
Australia Tony Blanche
HSV VX GTS 300 336 31
Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8
29 D 200 Australia Haysom Motorsport Australia Greg Haysom
Australia Rodney Woods
Australia Michael Robinson
Australia Graham Hunt
Nissan 200SX Spec-R 290 40
Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4
30 A 70 United Kingdom Graham Nash Motorsport United Kingdom Mike Newton
Brazil Thomas Erdos
Austria Manfred Jurasz
Australia Rod Wilson
Porsche 996 GT3-RS 280 11
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
31 D 17 Australia Team GT Australia Trevor Haines
Australia John Falk
Australia James Phillip
Australia Trevor Sheumack
FPV BA GT 232 29
Ford Modular 5.4L V8
32 D 222 Australia Haysom Motorsport Australia Hugh Harrison
Australia Richard Catchlove
Australia Mike Kirkpatrick
Australia Damian Johnson
Nissan 200SX Spec-R 125 34
Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4
33 F 301 Australia SAE Racing Australia Alan Gurr
Australia Luke Searle
Malaysia Alex Yoong
Australia Geoff Full
BMW 320i 50 14
BMW S14 2.0L I4
DNF A 888 Australia Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia Australia Des Wall
Australia Will Power
Australia Paul Freestone
Australia James Koundouris
Porsche 996 GT3-RS 474 13
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNF E 28 Australia Ross Palmer Motorsport Australia Anton Mechtler
Australia Charlie Kovacs
Australia James Brock
Australia Mark Brame
Honda S2000 411 37
Honda F20C 2.0L I4
DNF E 156 Australia GTA Motorsport Australia Andrew Leithhead
Australia Peter Doulman
Australia Keith Downie
Australia Keen Booker
Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 353 42
Alfa Romeo 3.2L V6
DNF A 24 United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport United Kingdom Tim Harvey
United Kingdom Jonathan Rowland
Germany Hermann Tilke
Australia Melinda Price
Porsche 996 GT3-RS 325 12
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
DNF A 48 Austria BE Racing Australia David Brabham
Austria Klaus Engelhorn
Italy Andrea Montermini
Austria Philipp Peter
Ferrari 360 N-GT 287 7
Ferrari 3.6L V8
DNF D 57 Australia Graham Alexander Australia Graham Alexander
Australia John Woodberry
Australia Brett Youlden
Australia Bob Hughes
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII 186 20
Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4
DNF A 420 Australia Prancing Horse Racing Scuderia Australia John Bowe
Australia Neil Crompton
Australia Greg Crick
Indonesia Maher Algadrie
BMW M3 GTR 131 3
BMW N62 5.0L V8
DNF B 66 United Kingdom Adam Sharpe Motorsport New Zealand Neil Cunningham
United Kingdom Adam Sharpe
United Kingdom Keith Ahlers
United Kingdom Tom Shrimpton
Morgan Aero 8 97 15
BMW M62 4.6L V8
DNF D 77 Australia Nathan Pilkington Australia Nathan Pilkington
Australia Dennis Cribbin
Australia Roland Hill
Australia Ryan Hooker
Nissan 350Z 65 27
Nissan VQ35DE 3.5L V6
DNF D 26 Australia Novacastrian Motorsport Australia Mark Westbrook
Australia Wayne Moore
Australia Ian Mitchell
Australia Clayton Pyne
BMW M Coupe 62 21
BMW M54 3.2L I6
DNF D 75 Australia Aaron McGill Australia Aaron McGill
Australia David Auger
Australia Ross Halliday
Australia Martin Miller
Nissan 200SX Spec-R 42 41
Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4
DNF F 40 Germany Duller Motorsport United Kingdom Frank Mountain
United Kingdom Robert Brooks
New Zealand Rob Wilson
United Kingdom Daniel Gooding
BMW M3 25 24
BMW M52 3.2L I6

References

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Statistics

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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
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