2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

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The 2012 Porsche City Index Australian Carrera Cup Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. [1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship, [1] and was recognised by them as the eighth Australian Carrera Cup Championship. [2] Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd was appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS for the Championship. [1]

Contents

The championship was won by Craig Baird. [3]

Teams and drivers

Craig Baird won the championship in the Jet Travel Insurance entry Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of Craig Baird.JPG
Craig Baird won the championship in the Jet Travel Insurance entry
Alex Davison placed third in the Roma Caravans entry Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of Alex Davison.JPG
Alex Davison placed third in the Roma Caravans entry
Steven Richards placed fifth in the Laser Plumbing & Electrical entry Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of Steven Richards.JPG
Steven Richards placed fifth in the Laser Plumbing & Electrical entry

The following teams and drivers contested the championship.

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
Alliance Group Racing1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird ProAll
Grove Group 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen GroveElite5, 7–8
Hunter Sports Group5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid Pro2–8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Tinkler Elite1
184
96 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen Pro6
McElrea Racing7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison ProAll
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony BatesElite1–4, 6–8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim LeaheyGuest5
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison Pro2
Twigg Motorsport8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max TwiggElite1–2, 4–8
Hallmarc Racing9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc CiniEliteAll
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael LoccissanoElite2–8
Team BRM 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick FosterProAll
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom TweediePro1–5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Wilson 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Morgan Mutch7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Almond [4] 8
Laser Racing12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards ProAll
INCA Motorsports17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray AngusElite2, 5–8
50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt KingsleyPro1, 4
Guest5
Team Kiwi Racing 21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner ProAll
Porsche Cars Australia22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Pro2
40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max TwiggElite3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff BobikPro4
60 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Guest2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen 6
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies Pro7–8
96 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandre Imperatori [4] Guest8
Rusty French Racing27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt ProAll
Supabarn Motorsport47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James KoundourisElite1–4, 6–8
Hamilton Autohaus56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane SmollenElite1–7
Racing Incident66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill Elite2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Koundouris8
Brighton Speedshop90 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul KellyElite1–4

Note: Only Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars were eligible to compete in the championship. [1]

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. [1]

RoundCircuitLocation / stateDateFormatWinner
1 Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 1—4 MarchThree races Alex Davison
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 15—18 MarchThree races Craig Baird
3 Flag of Western Australia.svg Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 4—6 MayThree races Jonny Reid
4 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 18—20 MayThree races Craig Baird
5 Flag of Queensland.svg Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 6—8 JulyThree races Jonny Reid
6 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 4—7 OctoberThree races Craig Baird
7 Flag of Queensland.svg Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 19—21 OctoberThree races Jonny Reid
8 Flag of New South Wales.svg Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 30 November—2 DecemberThree races Jonny 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. [5]

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. [6]

Points system

Points were awarded to the first 25 finishers in each race as per the following table. [1]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th
Points60544842363229262320181614121110987654321

In addition to competing for the outright championship, each driver was classified as either Professional or Elite and contested the relevant class title. [1] Points were awarded for class places in each race on the same basis as for the outright championship. [1]

Championship standings

Outright

Pos [3] Driver [3] Ade Alb Bar Phi Tow Bat Sur Hom Pen.Pts [3]
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird 7th2nd1st1st1st1st3rd2nd2nd3rd1st3rd3rd2nd3rd1st1st1st1st1st8th2nd2nd3rd1267
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid 2nd2nd2nd2nd1st1stRet4th1st2nd1st1st2nd3rd6th2nd2nd1st1st1st1st1104
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 1st1st2nd3rd3rd3rd1st3rd3rdRet9th2nd1st3rd2nd5th4th3rdRet6th3rd6th5th4th61041
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt 3rd3rd5th10th13th12th5th5th4th1st2nd7th4th7th5th6th6th7th4th4th6th4th3rd2nd920
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards RetRet4th11th6th4th6th4th6th2nd3rd11th5th5th4th3rd5th5th3rd3rd2nd3rd4th6th884
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster2nd10th10th18th10th7th4th8th5th5th5th4th6th4th14th12th7th4thRetRet5th5th6th5th60641
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner 4th4th15th9th7th5th9th6th9th4th15th6th8th8thRet16th17th9th5th5th4th8thRet10th622
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Twigg8th8th7th6th8th9th14th10th8th6th7th9th12th12th8th9th9th12th8th8th9th11th10th8th606
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Koundouris6th7th8th8th11th10th8th9th15th7th10thRet10th11th10th12th9th11th10th8th9th472
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates10th9th9th14th14th17th11th11th11th9th13th14th8th12th11thRet10th10th17th9th12th356
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Loccisano13th16th14th12th13th13th11th14th15th14th13th11th14th15th15th11th12th13th12th15th15th315
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Tweedie5th5th6thRetRet11th7th7th7thRet8th8th9th10thRet315
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc CiniRet11th11th15th17th16thRet15th14th12th17th13th15th14th10th13th13th13th9thRet16th13th11th13th312
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Smollen9th12th13thRetDNSDNS10th12th10th8th16th12th10th11th12th7th18th18th7thRetDNS288
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Angus17thDSQ15th13th15th9th15th14th16th13thRet15th15th13th16th186
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Kelly12th14th12th16th15th18th13th14th12thRet12thRet10178
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt KingsleyRet6th3rd10th6th5th7th6th6th168
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies 8th6th7th9th16th11th147
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove16th16th13th14th13th14th14th14thRet138
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison 5th5th6th116
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 7th9thRet58
22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ant Pedersen 18th8th8th58
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Tinkler 11th13th14thRetRet16th54
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill 12th12th13th52
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Bobik13th11th10th52
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Koundouris16th12th14th45
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Wilson 11th10th14th42
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael AlmondRetDNSDNS0
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Morgan MutchRetRetRet0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen 4th2nd2nd0
Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen 4th4th8th0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandre Imperatori 7th7th7th0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey11th9th7th0
PosDriver Ade Alb Bar Phi Tow Bat Sur Hom Pen.Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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

Craig Baird won the Professional Class pointscore from Jonny Reid and Alex Davison. [3]

Elite Class

Max Twigg won the Elite Class from James Koundouris and Tony Bates. [3]

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