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2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

The 2012 Porsche City Index Australian Carrera Cup Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship, Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd was appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS for the Championship.

The championship was won by Craig Baird.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the championship.

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
Alliance Group Racing1NZL Craig BairdProAll
Grove Group4AUS Stephen GroveElite5, 7–8
Hunter Sports Group5NZL Jonny ReidPro2–8
AUS Nathan TinklerElite1
184
96NZL Ant PedersenPro6
McElrea Racing7AUS Alex DavisonProAll
24AUS Tony BatesElite1–4, 6–8
AUS Tim LeaheyGuest5
29AUS James DavisonPro2
Twigg Motorsport8AUS Max TwiggElite1–2, 4–8
Hallmarc Racing9AUS Marc CiniEliteAll
10AUS Michael LoccissanoElite2–8
Team BRM11AUS Nick FosterProAll
20AUS Tom TweediePro1–5
AUS Troy Wilson6
AUS Morgan Mutch7
AUS Michael Almond8
Laser Racing12NZL Steven RichardsProAll
INCA Motorsports17AUS Ray AngusElite2, 5–8
50AUS Matt KingsleyPro1, 4
Guest5
Team Kiwi Racing21NZL Andre HeimgartnerProAll
Porsche Cars Australia22AUS Mark SkaifePro2
40AUS Max TwiggElite3
AUS Jeff BobikPro4
60GER Heinz-Harald FrentzenGuest2
NED Jeroen Bleekemolen6
88AUS Shae DaviesPro7–8
96Switzerland Alexandre ImperatoriGuest8
Rusty French Racing27NZL Daniel GauntProAll
Supabarn Motorsport47AUS James KoundourisElite1–4, 6–8
Hamilton Autohaus56AUS Shane SmollenElite1–7
Racing Incident66AUS Peter HillElite2
AUS Theo Koundouris8
Brighton Speedshop90NZL Paul KellyElite1–4

Note: Only Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars were eligible to compete in the championship.

Race calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with each round decided over a number of races with a minimum total race time of one hour at each round.

RoundCircuitLocation / stateDateFormatWinner12345678
South Australia Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia1—4 MarchThree racesAlex Davison
Victoria Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitMelbourne, Victoria15—18 MarchThree racesCraig Baird
Western Australia Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western Australia4—6 MayThree racesJonny Reid
Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria18—20 MayThree racesCraig Baird
Queensland Townsville Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland6—8 JulyThree racesJonny Reid
New South Wales Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales4—7 OctoberThree racesCraig Baird
Queensland Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, Queensland19—21 OctoberThree racesJonny Reid
New South Wales Homebush Street CircuitSydney, New South Wales30 November—2 DecemberThree racesJonny Reid

Championship summary

Round 1 in Adelaide was won by returning 2004 Champion Alex Davison from defending champion Craig Baird with Daniel Gaunt third. The elite class was won by James Koundouris.

Round 2 was held as a support race to the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. A classy field assembled including former Grand Prix winner Heinz-Harald Frentzen, former V8 Supercar Champion and Bathurst 1000 winner Mark Skaife, 2011 runner-up Jonny Reid and returning from racing sports cars in the USA, James Davison. But the regulars showed the way with Craig Baird winning all three races, followed by Reid, with round 1 winner Alex Davison third. The elite class was won by Max Twigg.

Points system

Points were awarded to the first 25 finishers in each race as per the following table.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25thPoints
60544842363229262320181614121110987654321

In addition to competing for the outright championship, each driver was classified as either Professional or Elite and contested the relevant class title. Points were awarded for class places in each race on the same basis as for the outright championship.

Championship standings

Outright

PosDriverAdeAlbBarPhiTowBatSurHomPen.Pts1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829PosDriverAdeAlbBarPhiTowBatSurHomPen.Pts
NZL Craig Baird7th2nd1st1st1st1st3rd2nd2nd3rd1st3rd3rd2nd3rd1st1st1st1st1st8th2nd2nd3rd1267
NZL Jonny Reid*2nd*2nd2nd2nd1st1stRet4th1st2nd1st1st2nd3rd6th2nd2nd1st1st1st1st1104
AUS Alex Davison*1st*1st2nd3rd3rd3rd1st3rd3rdRet9th2nd1st3rd2nd5th4th3rdRet6th3rd6th5th4th61041
NZL Daniel Gaunt3rd3rd5th10th13th12th5th5th4th1st2nd7th4th7th5th6th6th7th4th4th6th4th3rd2nd920
NZL Steven RichardsRetRet4th11th6th4th6th4th6th2nd3rd11th5th5th4th3rd5th5th3rd3rd2nd3rd4th6th884
AUS Nick Foster2nd10th10th18th10th7th4th8th5th5th5th4th6th4th14th12th7th4thRetRet5th5th6th5th60641
NZL Andre Heimgartner4th4th15th9th7th5th9th6th9th4th15th6th8th8thRet16th17th9th5th5th4th8thRet10th622
AUS Max Twigg8th8th7th6th8th9th14th10th8th6th7th9th12th12th8th9th9th12th8th8th9th11th10th8th606
AUS James Koundouris6th7th8th8th11th10th8th9th15th7th10thRet10th11th10th12th9th11th10th8th9th472
AUS Tony Bates10th9th9th14th14th17th11th11th11th9th13th14th8th12th11thRet10th10th17th9th12th356
AUS Michael Loccisano13th16th14th12th13th13th11th14th15th14th13th11th14th15th15th11th12th13th12th15th15th315
AUS Tom Tweedie5th5th6thRetRet11th7th7th7thRet8th8th9th10thRet315
AUS Marc CiniRet11th11th15th17th16thRet15th14th12th17th13th15th14th10th13th13th13th9thRet16th13th11th13th312
AUS Shane Smollen9th12th13thRetDNSDNS10th12th10th8th16th12th10th11th12th7th18th18th7thRetDNS288
AUS Ray Angus17thDSQ15th13th15th9th15th14th16th13thRet15th15th13th16th186
NZL Paul Kelly12th14th12th16th15th18th13th14th12thRet12thRet10178
AUS Matt KingsleyRet6th3rd10th6th5th7th6th6th168
AUS Shae Davies8th6th7th9th16th11th147
AUS Stephen Grove16th16th13th14th13th14th14th14thRet138
AUS James Davison5th5th6th116
AUS Mark Skaife7th9thRet58
NZL Ant Pedersen18th8th8th58
AUS Nathan Tinkler11th13th14thRetRet16th54
AUS Peter Hill12th12th13th52
AUS Jeff Bobik13th11th10th52
AUS Theo Koundouris16th12th14th45
AUS Troy Wilson11th10th14th42
AUS Michael AlmondRetDNSDNS0
AUS Morgan MutchRetRetRet0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
NED Jeroen Bleekemolen4th2nd2nd0
DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen4th4th8th0
Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori7th7th7th0
AUS Tim Leahey11th9th7th0

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Professional Class

Craig Baird won the Professional Class pointscore from Jonny Reid and Alex Davison.

Elite Class

Max Twigg won the Elite Class from James Koundouris and Tony Bates.

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130409200940/http://camsmanual.com.au/sportregs/2012_Porsche_City_Index_Carrera_Cup_Sport-TechRegs-2.pdf 2012 Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia Championship Sporting Regulations Version 2, camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
  2. and was recognised by them as the eighth [[Australian Carrera Cup Championship]].[https://web.archive.org/web/20130428094009/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC07_Titles_Australian.pdf Australian Carrera Cup Championship, Australian Titles, 2013 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121231214544/http://www.carreracup.com.au/customPages/2012-3?subSiteId=1 2012 Final Standings, www.carreracup.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org and then at web.archive.org]
  4. Rowley, Grant. (29 November 2012). "Asian Carrera Cup champion set for Australian debut". Speedcafe.
  5. [http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/03/06/carrera-cup-australia-2012-clipsal-500-review/ Carrera Cup Australia 2012: Clipsal 500 review, www.speedcafe.com, 6 March 2012]
  6. [http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/03/18/craig-baird-completes-albert-park-clean-sweep/ Craig Baird completes Albert Park clean sweep, www.speedcafe.com, 18 March 2012]
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