The Bathurst 24 Hour was an endurance race for
GT and production cars held at the
Mount Panorama Circuit in
Bathurst,
New South Wales
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in 2002 and 2003. Only two races were held before the collapse of the management organisation
PROCAR. Both races were won by
V8 Supercar
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team
Garry Rogers Motorsport
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with
Holden Monaro
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Three generations of ...
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Classes and entrants
The Bathurst 24 Hour featured various classes. The entrants were mainly drivers from local racing competitions including the
Nations Cup,
Super Touring
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and
Carrera Cup competitions. Both races also saw international teams enter cars.
2002
;Group 1
Group 1 was for cars complying with
FIA N-GT,
Nations Cup Group 1 and
British GT GTO regulations, with engine capacity over 3.5 litres.
Models represented were the
Ferrari 360 N-GT,
Holden Monaro 427C
The Holden Monaro 427C was an Australian built and designed GT style race car based on the Holden Monaro CV8 road car. The car ran in the Procar Australia-run Australian Nations Cup Championship and at the short-lived Bathurst 24 Hour race a ...
,
Mosler MT900R,
Porsche 996 GT3-RS,
Porsche 996 GT3-R and the
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup.
;Group 3
Group 3 was for cars complying with
FIA Group N and
Nations Cup Group 2 regulations, with engine capacity between 2.0 and 3.2 litres.
Models represented were the
BMW 318i,
BMW 320i and the
BMW M Coupe.
;Group 5
Group 5 was for
GT Performance road cars under $150,000.
Models represented were the
BMW M3,
Ford Tickford TE50,
HSV GTS,
Mazda RX-7
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,
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
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,
Nissan 200SX The Nissan 200SX (originally Datsun 200SX until the early 1980s) is an automobile nameplate that has been used on various export specification Nissan automobiles between 1975 and 2002.
Nissan Silvia based
Between 1975 and 2002, Nissan retailed ...
,
Nissan 350Z
:
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and the
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
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.
;Group 9
Group 9 was for
GT Performance road cars under $80,000.
Models represented were the
BMW 323i,
Holden Commodore,
Honda S2000
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and the
Toyota MR2
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.
;Group 10
Group 10 was an invitational class for Future Touring,
Mitsubishi Mirage Cup and
Super Production cars.
Models represented were the
BMW M3,
Holden Commodore,
Mitsubishi Magna
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and the
Mitsubishi Mirage
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.
2003
;Class A
Class A was for cars complying with
FIA N-GT,
Nations Cup Group 1 and
British GT GTO regulations.
Models represented were the
BMW M3 GTR,
Ferrari 360 N-GT,
Holden Monaro 427C
The Holden Monaro 427C was an Australian built and designed GT style race car based on the Holden Monaro CV8 road car. The car ran in the Procar Australia-run Australian Nations Cup Championship and at the short-lived Bathurst 24 Hour race a ...
,
Lamborghini Diablo GTR
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,
Mosler MT900R,
Porsche 996 GT3-RS and the
Porsche 996 GT3-RC.
;Class B
Class B was for cars complying with
Nations Cup Group 2,
Carrera Cup and
British GT GT Cup regulations.
Models represented were the
BMW M Coupe,
Ferrari 360 Modena
The Ferrari 360 (Type F131) is a two-seater, mid-engine, rear wheel drive sports car manufactured by Italian automotive manufacturer Ferrari from 1999 until 2005. It succeeded the Ferrari F355 and was replaced by the Ferrari F430 in 2004.
Deve ...
,
Morgan Aero 8
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and the
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup.
;Class D
Class D was for
GT Performance road cars under $160,000.
Models represented were the
BMW M3,
BMW M Coupe,
FPV GT,
HSV GTS,
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, popularly referred to as the 'Evo', is a sports sedan and rally car based on the Lancer that was manufactured by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors from 1992 until 2016. There have been ten official versio ...
,
Nissan 200SX The Nissan 200SX (originally Datsun 200SX until the early 1980s) is an automobile nameplate that has been used on various export specification Nissan automobiles between 1975 and 2002.
Nissan Silvia based
Between 1975 and 2002, Nissan retailed ...
,
Nissan 350Z
:
The Nissan 350Z (known as Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) in Japan) is a two-door, two-seater sports car that was manufactured by Nissan Motor Corporation from 2002 until 2009 and marks the fifth generation of Nissan's Z-car line. The 350Z entered pro ...
and the
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
The is a compact car that has been manufactured by the Japanese automaker Subaru since 1992. It was introduced as a replacement for the Subaru Leone, Leone, with the predecessor's Subaru EA engine, EA series engines replaced by the new Subaru EJ ...
.
;Class E
Class E was for
GT Performance road cars under $90,000.
Models represented were the
Alfa Romeo 156,
Ford Falcon
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* Ford Falcon (North America), an automobile produced by Ford from 1960 to 1970.
* Ford Falcon (Argentina), a car built by Ford Argentina from 1962 until 1991.
* Fo ...
,
Holden Commodore,
Honda Integra,
Honda S2000
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and the
Toyota Celica
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Pro ...
.
;Class F
Class F was an invitational class for
FIA Group N, Future Touring,
Mitsubishi Mirage Cup and
Super Production cars.
Models represented were the
BMW 320i,
BMW M3,
BMW M3-R,
Ford Falcon
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* Ford Falcon (North America), an automobile produced by Ford from 1960 to 1970.
* Ford Falcon (Argentina), a car built by Ford Argentina from 1962 until 1991.
* Fo ...
,
Holden Commodore,
Mitsubishi Mirage
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and the
Toyota Altezza
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.
Race winners
See also
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List of Bathurst 24 Hour vehicles
The following is a list of all the cars that have raced in the two Bathurst 24 Hour motor race in 2002 and 2003. This is a list of cars as they were sold and marketed to the general public, not the homologation racing editions.
Alfa Romeo
Alfa ...
References
External links
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