The Bathurst 24 Hour was an endurance race for GT and production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst,

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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

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with

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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,

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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,

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, 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,

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and the

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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,

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and the

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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,

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and the

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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,

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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,

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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,

and the

. ;Class E Class E was for GT Performance road cars under $90,000. Models represented were the Alfa Romeo 156,

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, Holden Commodore, Honda Integra,

and the

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. ;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,

, Holden Commodore,

and the

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Race winners

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Classes and entrants

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2003

Race winners

See also

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