2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship
The 2000 Australian Nations Cup Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Nations Cup cars. The championship, which was organised by Procar Australia, is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the inaugural Australian Nations Cup Championship. The year 2000 marked the first season in which the High Performance cars from the Australian GT Production Car Championship were to contest their own separate series under the Nations Cup name.
The championship was won by Jim Richards driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Type 996.
Calendar
The championship was contested over eight rounds.| Round | Circuit | State / Territory | Date | Format | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 8-9 April | Two races | Mark Noske | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge |
| 2 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 30 April | Two races | Mark Noske | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge |
| 3 | Canberra Street Circuit | Australian Capital Territory | 10-11 June | Three races | Peter Fitzgerald | Porsche 911 GT3 |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 2 July | Two races | Wayne Park | Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge |
| 5 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 30 July | Two races | Jim Richards | Porsche 911 GT3 |
| 6 | Calder Park | Victoria | 18-20 August | Two races | Peter Fitzgerald | Porsche 911 GT3 |
| 7 | Gold Coast | Queensland | 13-15 October | Three races | Jim Richards | Porsche 911 GT3 |
| 8 | Mount Panorama | New South Wales | 17-19 November | Three races | Paul Stokell | Lamborghini Diablo |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten outright positions.An additional point was awarded for pole position.