2003 Bathurst 24 Hour

The 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour was the second 24-hour race run at Bathurst. The race started at 2:00pm on 22 November 2003 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst and finished at 2:00pm on 23 November.

The race was held for five classes of GT and production car classes and was intended as a showcase for the racing categories promoted by PROCAR, which included FIA N-GT, Grand-Am GT, Australian Nations Cup Groups 1 and 2, GT Performance and Production Cars.

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 controversial 7.0 litre version of the Holden Monaro, the 427C, which did not have a production counterpart (the Holden Monaro CV8 road car was only available with a 5.7 litre Gen III V8 engine).

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.

A production based class featuring cars from the Australian Performance Car Championship. The entry consisted of BMW M Coupe, BMW M3, Ford Falcon GT, HSV Y Series GTS, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII, Nissan 200SX, Nissan 350Z and Subaru Impreza WRX.

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