2011 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

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2011 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
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The 2011 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The championship, which was contested over seven rounds across four states, began on 24 March 2011 at the Australian Grand Prix and ended on 4 December at the Sydney 500. It was the seventh Australian Carrera Cup Championship.

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After the opening round of the series, reigning champion Craig Baird led the championship having scored a second and two wins over the course of the 2011 Australian Grand Prix weekend. Baird was thirty points ahead of Daniel Gaunt and Steven Richards. The winner of the opening race of the season, Jonny Reid slipped to sixth place in the points after a disappointing race when the car slowed on the final lap of the race. An all-podium performance at the second round of the championship by Richards elevated him into the points lead while Reid began a run of six consecutive races of top two race positions to take the championship lead after the third round, a round which had been dominated by Daniel Gaunt with three wins at the Townsville 400 weekend.

New Zealand driver Jonny Reid led the series after three rounds with a narrow four point gap over countryman Craig Baird. Steven Richards sat 41 points behind Reid who in turn was just two point ahead of Daniel Gaunt. Reid had won three races over the season thus far, as had Gaunt with Baird having won twice and Richards once.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the championship.

TeamNoDriver
Dutton Insurance Racing1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Tinkler Motorsport5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Tinkler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeremy Gray
Skye Sands6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rusty French
McElrea Racing7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi
Twigg Motorsport8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg
Hallmarc Racing9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Loccisano
Money Choice Motorsport11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Coleman
Jim Richards Racing12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
INCA Motorsports17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Angus
Andrew Barlow Motorsport18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Barlow
Nexus Racing19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien Flack
Team BRM 20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker
Triple X Motorsport
Melbourne Performance Centre [1]
27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt
Supabarn Motorsport47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Koundouris
69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Koundouris
Jocaro Motorsport51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Lilley
Smollen Motorsport56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Smollen
Porsche Cars Australia60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster
Racing Incident66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey
01 Motorsport88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Middleton
Paul Kelly Motor Group90 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Kelly

Race calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driver
124–27 March Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Park Street Circuit [2] Melbourne, Victoria Craig Baird
230 April–1 May Flag of Western Australia.svg Barbagallo Raceway [3] Perth, Western Australia Jonny Reid
38–10 July Flag of Queensland.svg Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland Daniel Gaunt
416–18 September Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Daniel Gaunt
56–9 October Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales Michael Patrizi
621–23 October Flag of Queensland.svg Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland Craig Baird
72–4 December Flag of New South Wales.svg Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales Jonny Reid

Each of the seven rounds was contested over three races.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 60–54–48–42–36–32–29–26–23–20–18–16–14–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the first twenty-five finishers in each race. [4]

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

Pos. [5] Driver [5] ALB BAR TOW PHI BAT SUR HOM Pen.Pts. [5]
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird 211426434211144111126Ret980
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid 161621122233213623Ret532215918
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt 522Ret74111121555223412Ret884
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 333132695544233742Ret43882
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker 648135355645532853Ret11Ret755
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi Ret98345343Ret831144RetRet531754
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg 776581777106768910Ret76775581
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Coleman 9876678887117686684Ret17DNS534
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Koundouris 10Ret107109111412910121111Ret81379913400
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Kelly 89812111410149151411951281110366
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Koundouris 111199111010101113681088340
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien Flack 1219129678681010Ret10RetDNS272
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini 1418Ret1416131313131519Ret1615141411911Ret9255
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Middleton 161414142117141213141312161013131011254
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Loccisano 131315DNS1916181618181616181817159Ret16136239
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Smollen 151213121319Ret15Ret11181512129121511232
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Lilley 171617151818161716161318171616181415151614218
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill 8101110141113151411Ret10197
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Angus 1917211615141721RetRet1715171214141512174
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeremy Gray 129109Ret1312147160
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Barlow 18151811121215Ret15103
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rusty French 20201917172019191917171796
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey 77787
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Tinkler 21212018201520182066
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 4540
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster 6540
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske Ret1290
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Professional Class

The Professional Class was won by Craig Baird from Jonny Reid and Daniel Gaunt. [5]

Elite Class

The Elite Class was won by Max Twigg from Paul Kelly and James Koundouris. [5]

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