The 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia was an Australian motor racing series open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. [1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Series with Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. [1] It was the 12th Carrera Cup to be contested in Australia and the first to be sanctioned as a national series rather than a national championship. [2]
The series was won by Matt Campbell.
The following teams and drivers contested the series.
Team | Class | No. | Driver | Pro-am co-driver | Rounds |
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Grove Hire | Challenge | 4 | Stephen Grove | Lee Holdsworth | All |
McElrea Racing | Pro | 7 | Matt Campbell | Geoff Emery | All |
45 | Duvashen Padayachee | Roger Lago | All | ||
54 | James Abela | Tony Walls | All | ||
Porsche Centre Melbourne | Pro | 8 | Dean Fiore | Jake Camilleri | 1–7 |
Guest | Tony Longhurst | 8 | |||
Challenge | 9 | Marc Cini | Michael Caruso | All | |
Steve Richards Motorsport | Guest | 11 | Tony Longhurst | 7 | |
Pro | 12 | Steven Richards | Dean Grant | All | |
Challenge | 13 | James Bergmuller | Garth Tander | All | |
Twigg Motorsport | Guest | 18 | Max Twigg | 7 | |
Garth Walden Racing | Pro | 21 | Garth Walden | Ash Samadi | All |
Tony Bates Racing | Challenge | 24 | Tony Bates | David Reynolds | All |
Buik Motorsport | Pro | 25 | Alex Davison | David-Calvert Jones | All |
Pro | 26 | Michael Almond | John Goodacre | All | |
FreeM | Guest | 32 | Daniel Stutterd | 7 | |
Wall Racing | Pro | 38 | David Wall | Adrian Flack | All |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | Challenge | 39 | Adrian Mastronardo | Tim Slade | All |
Pro | 77 | Nick McBride | Dylan Thomas | All | |
Pro | 777 | Ashley Walsh | Max Twigg | All | |
McGrath Estate Agents | Challenge | 56 | Shane Smollen | Nick Percat | All |
Dexion Supply Centre | Pro | 88 | Dylan O'Keeffe | Sam Walter | All |
Scott Taylor Motorsport | Pro | 222 | Shane van Gisbergen | Paul Kelly | 3 |
Challenge | Scott Taylor | 4–5, 7–8 | |||
DNA Racing | Pro | 360 | Fraser Ross | David Ryan | 1–5, 8 |
All vehicles were Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 cars. [3]
The championship was contested over eight rounds. [4]
The series was won by Matt Campbell. [5]
The following table reflects the series standings as at the completion of the season.
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