2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
The 2003 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 cars complying with Australian Carrera Cup regulations. The championship, which was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd, was the inaugural Australian Carrera Cup Championship.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a nine-round series with three races per round.Rnd | Circuit | State | Date |
1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 11–13 April |
2 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 2–4 May |
3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 23–25 May |
4 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | 27–29 June |
5 | Queensland Raceway, Ipswich | Ipswich, Queensland | 18–20 July |
6 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 12–14 September |
7 | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst | Bathurst, New South Wales | 10–12 October |
8 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 24–26 October |
9 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 28–30 November |
Points system
Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis:Finishing Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st – last |
Points awarded | 60 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |