2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

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The 2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars.[1] The championship, which was contested over nine rounds across five different states, began on 21 February 2008 at the Clipsal 500 and finished on 26 October at the Gold Coast Indy 300. It was the sixth and last Australian Carrera Cup Championship until the 2011 season.[2]

Craig Baird dominated the series, winning 14 of the series 25 races and the New Zealander driving for Fitzgerald Racing became the first driver to win the series twice, adding to his 2006 championship win. West Australian Dean Fiore was the runner up for Sonic Motor Racing, taking four wins and dominating the Mount Panorama round. Third was David Russell in the Sherrin Motor Sport car.

The most dramatic moment of the season was when category managers Sherrin Motor Sport collapsed, leaving the series briefly in limbo. With the assistance of CAMS and Porsche Australia, Glenn Ridge owned company Q Media Events took over the running of the series.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed in the Championship.

Team No Driver
Fitzgerald Racing 3 Template:Flagicon Craig Baird
4 Template:Flagicon Andrew Moffat
Template:Flagicon David Russell
27 Template:Flagicon Barton Mawer
Sonic Motor Racing Services 5 Template:Flagicon Dean Fiore
6 Template:Flagicon Bryce Washington
7 Template:Flagicon Rodney Jane
9 Template:Flagicon James Moffat
Jaimie Vedda Racing 8 Template:Flagicon Rodney Forbes
Juniper Racing 11 Template:Flagicon Shaun Juniper
Hallmarc Racing 12 Template:Flagicon Marc Cini
Supabarn Motorsport 14 Template:Flagicon James Koundouris
15 Template:Flagicon Theo Koundouris
Twigg Motorsport 18 Template:Flagicon Max Twigg
Sherrin Motor Sport 19 Template:Flagicon Grant Sherrin
22 Template:Flagicon David Russell
72 Template:Flagicon Iain Sherrin
Template:Flagicon Daniel Gaunt*
Template:Flagicon Paul Stokell
Paul Cruikshank Racing 23 Template:Flagicon Aaron Caratti
Jim Richards Racing 38 Template:Flagicon David Wall
Greg Murphy Racing 47 Template:Flagicon Darryn Henderson
Template:Flagicon Christian Jones
51 Template:Flagicon Jono Lester
66 Template:Flagicon Peter Hill
72 Template:Flagicon Daniel Pappas
Tekno Racing 94 Template:Flagicon Jonathon Webb*

* Guest drivers ineligible for points.

Race calendar

Round Date Circuit Location Winning driver
1 21–24 February Template:Flagicon Adelaide Street Circuit[3] Adelaide, South Australia Template:Flagicon Craig Baird
2 13–16 March Template:Flagicon Albert Park Street Circuit[4] Melbourne, Victoria Template:Flagicon Craig Baird
3 4–6 April Template:Flagicon Wakefield Park[5] Goulburn, New South Wales Template:Flagicon Aaron Caratti
4 9–11 May Template:Flagicon Barbagallo Raceway[6] Perth, Western Australia Template:Flagicon Craig Baird
5 7–9 June Template:Flagicon Sandown Raceway[7] Melbourne, Victoria Template:Flagicon Craig Baird
6 4–6 July Template:Flagicon Queensland Raceway[8] Ipswich, Queensland Template:Flagicon Craig Baird
7 12–14 September Template:Flagicon Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit[9] Phillip Island, Victoria Template:Flagicon Craig Baird
8 9–12 October Template:Flagicon Mount Panorama Circuit[10] Bathurst, New South Wales Template:Flagicon Dean Fiore
9 23–26 October Template:Flagicon Surfers Paradise Street Circuit[11] Surfers Paradise, Queensland Template:Flagicon James Moffat

Each of the nine rounds was contested over three races.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on 60–54–48–42–36–30–27–24–21–18–15–12–9–6–6–3–3–3–3–3 basis to the first twenty finishers in each race with 1 point awarded to each driver finishing in positions from 21st through to last.[1]

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Pos[12] Driver[12] ADE ALB WAK BAR SAN QLD PHI BAT SUR Pen. Pts[12]
1 Template:Flagicon Craig Baird 2 1 2 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 13 3 1 1 13 1458
2 Template:Flagicon Dean Fiore 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 13 6 17 Ret 5 2 2 3 8 5 6 1 1 1 11 13 6 1122
3 Template:Flagicon David Russell 3 2 1 7 3 3 5 8 18 Ret 4 5 2 2 8 4 6 4 Ret 5 6 1 9 5 4 2 2 12 1017
4 Template:Flagicon James Moffat 6 5 7 Ret Ret 11 18 6 5 Ret 6 2 3 5 3 15 3 3 2 3 3 14 4 3 2 4 4 1 939
5 Template:Flagicon Bryce Washington 13 6 5 3 4 4 Ret 4 4 4 7 4 Ret 4 4 3 5 5 6 4 4 3 3 2 11 DNS 9 Ret 906
6 Template:Flagicon Aaron Caratti 4 9 6 1 12 5 3 1 1 1 1 Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 4 11 Ret 2 1 5 6 4 Ret 5 5 2 57 876
7 Template:Flagicon David Wall 5 4 3 4 19 10 Ret 9 Ret 10 2 8 7 3 2 1 8 7 5 6 7 4 12 8 13 3 3 3 870
8 Template:Flagicon Rodney Jane 10 8 8 6 5 8 6 14 7 9 Ret Ret 10 6 6 6 9 9 7 9 9 7 7 7 5 12 Ret 7 615
9 Template:Flagicon Rodney Forbes 9 Ret 9 9 9 12 9 7 8 5 13 7 8 15 Ret 9 7 6 4 7 8 8 5 6 12 Ret 7 5 606
10 Template:Flagicon Barton Mawer 8 7 12 8 6 7 7 5 6 17 8 3 4 18 Ret 11 20 15 16 10 17 17 8 9 6 7 Ret Ret 510
11 Template:Flagicon James Koundouris 7 Ret 16 12 14 13 Ret 10 9 7 Ret 10 11 9 10 12 11 12 Ret 11 11 9 10 10 7 DNS 8 8 396
12 Template:Flagicon Jono Lester 11 Ret 15 Ret 11 Ret 13 11 10 6 Ret 6 5 8 5 7 12 10 13 300
13 Template:Flagicon Theo Koundouris Ret DNS 13 13 13 19 15 13 11 11 10 9 17 10 Ret 14 19 13 10 13 13 12 14 12 8 13 11 10 285
14 Template:Flagicon Max Twigg Ret 11 10 14 7 9 8 12 14 Ret 9 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 13 20 15 17 10 15 11 11 14 8 14 DNS 261
15 Template:Flagicon Peter Hill 12 10 17 10 8 Ret 11 16 15 15 11 11 12 12 9 16 16 17 12 14 15 13 222
16 Template:Flagicon Shaun Juniper 14 14 11 17 15 14 10 15 16 14 Ret Ret 15 14 13 18 17 19 14 15 14 11 13 14 9 DNS 12 Ret 186
17 Template:Flagicon Marc Cini 15 15 14 16 17 17 16 17 17 16 12 Ret 16 13 Ret 19 18 18 11 16 16 16 16 16 10 9 15 11 165
18 Template:Flagicon Andrew Moffat 17 12 Ret 11 Ret 16 12 18 13 8 Ret 12 14 11 12 13 15 16 Ret 144
19 Template:Flagicon Paul Stokell 7 7 8 10 8 9 141
20 Template:Flagicon Grant Sherrin 16 13 18 15 16 15 14 19 Ret 13 14 15 13 16 11 17 14 14 8 126
21 Template:Flagicon Christian Jones 6 6 4 102
22 Template:Flagicon Daniel Pappas 10 10 9 57
23 Template:Flagicon Sam Walter 12 12 10 42
24 Template:Flagicon Iain Sherrin 18 16 19 Ret 18 18 17 15 14 18 33
25 Template:Flagicon Darryn Henderson 15 15 Ret 12
Template:Flagicon Jonathon Webb Ret 10 6 4
Template:Flagicon Daniel Gaunt Ret 12 12
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See also

References

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  1. ↑ a b Carrera Cup Australia 2008 Sporting and Technical Regulations, Version 1
  2. ↑ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Template:Webarchive Retrieved on 18 September 2010
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  12. ↑ a b c Carrera Cup Final Points, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 4/2008, page 72

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Further reading

  • Double Cup Trouble, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 4/2008, pages 66–73

External links

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