2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

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The 2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. [1] The championship, which was the second Australian Carrera Cup Championship, [2] was contested over a nine round series and was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd. [1] Alex Davison won the title from Jim Richards and Fabian Coulthard. [3]

Contents

Calendar

The championship was contested over a nine round series [1] with three races per round. [4]

Round [1] Circuit [1] [4] StateDate [1] Round winner [3]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 18–21 March Alex Davison
2 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 2–4 April Alex Davison
3 Hidden Valley Raceway Northern Territory 21–23 May Alex Davison
4 Barbagallo Raceway Western Australia 11–13 June Alex Davison
5 Queensland Raceway Queensland 2–4 July Alex Davison
6 Winton Motor Raceway Victoria 23–25 July Jim Richards
7 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victoria 10–12 September Jim Richards
8 Mount Panorama, Bathurst New South Wales 7–10 October Alex Davison
9 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland 21–24 October Craig Baird

Points system

Points were awarded in each race as follows: [1]

Finishing position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st-last
Points awarded605448423630272421181512966333331

Results

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [3] Car [5] Entrant [4] AdelECHVBarbQRWintSandBathGCTotal [3]
1 Alex Davison 77 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L1801501801741201561081741021344
2 Jim Richards 1 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Jim Richards 16213516216854168120271501146
3 Fabian Coulthard 55 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L14496144144102144301171501071
4Peter Fitzgerald3 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Peter Fitzgerald90120721265410843045658
5Klark Quinn28 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 VIP Petfoods63364210242484812657564
6 Jonathon Webb 22 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Tekno Motorsports –57120–3090841500531
7Tony Quinn8 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 VIP Petfoods8166158739216102114531
8Paul Pedersen96 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 International Motorsport NZ–99968466–48–39432
9Rodney Jane7 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Rodney Jane Racing 3010854454248482427426
10Dean Grant10 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Dean Grant874830633927153357399
11James Cressey2 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 VIP Petfoods1054563427548–––378
12Stephen Borness24 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Stephen Borness48424821184216372355
13 Craig Baird 2 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 VIP Petfoods––––––54114156324
14Peter Hill66 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L4845––4842453345306
15Peter Bradbury42 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Peter Bradbury4581485139–15––279
16 Charlie O'Brien 15 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 WPS–––––934233108276
17Kevin Bell14/82 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 International Motorsport NZ––108–––4581–234
18 Matt Halliday 42 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Lakesawn Timber–––––102–27–129
19Roger Oakeshott44 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L361815–6184–27124
20David Thexton69 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Thexton Racing––924121236912114
21Ash Samadi21 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Ash Samadi183612181221821110
22Marc Cini12 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Marc Cini270––1521312987
23Paul Freestone17 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Freestone's Transport–––27–45–12–84
24Ross Rutherford92 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 International Motorsport NZ63912––––––84
25 Matthew Coleman 62 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Matthew Coleman––––––466–70
26Troy Hunt4 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Talent 2–57–0–––––57
27Bryce Washington54 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 ADRAD Radiators–––––––64551
28Claude Giorgi44 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Braun–––39–––––39
29James Koundouris18 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Suparbarn Supermarkets––––––1218–30
30Tony Pugliese66 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L––21––––––21
31Chris Seidler11 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Enterprise Express Racing––––––18––18
32Graham Cameron95 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Can Am Construction––––––9––9
33David Giugni19 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Suparbarn Supermarkets–––––––9–9
34Dean Cook34 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Redline Promotions––––––6––6
35Theo Koundouris19 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 Suparbarn Supermarkets––––––6––6

Race 2 of Round 5 at Queensland Raceway was cancelled following a crash on the first lap of the race. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sporting Regulations for the 2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, cams.com.au As archived at web.archive.org
  2. ↑ Titles – Australian Titles, page 13, www.camsmanual.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2004 Championship Points, www.cupcar.com.au As archived at web.archive.org
  4. 1 2 3 Race Results Archive 2004, www.natsoft.biz Archived 2009-09-26 at WebCite Retrieved on 24 August 2011
  5. ↑ Technical Regulations for the 2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship, cams.com.au As archived at web.archive.org
  6. ↑ Race or no race, there was plenty on show, www.piarc.com.au Retrieved on 24 August 2011
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Home win in Carrera Cup for Baird, www.liveupdater.com As archived at web.archive.org
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