2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia

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The 2022 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia is the eighteenth running of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia motor racing series. It began at Albert Park Circuit on April 7 and it will end at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit on October 30. This series will mark the first since 2015 that Porsche Carrera Cup Australia is to be held as a national championship. This year's series will also mark the introduction of the Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup for use by all teams in the category.

Contents

The season's series was won by Harri Jones.

Calendar

RoundCircuitDateRound Winner
ClassDriver
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Park Circuit
(Melbourne, Victoria)
7–10 AprilP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Vidau
PA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway
(Winton, Victoria)
21–22 MayP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harri Jones
PA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Belford
3 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway
(Darwin, Northern Territory)
17–19 JuneP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood
PA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
4 Flag of Queensland.svg Reid Park Street Circuit
(Townsville, Queensland)
8–10 JulyP Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge
PA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery
5 Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)
29–31 JulyP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Love
PA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Shahin
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown International Raceway
(Springvale, Victoria)
19–21 AugustP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Love
PA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery
7 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit
(Bathurst, New South Wales)
6–9 OctoberP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Love
PA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
8 Flag of Queensland.svg Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
(Gold Coast, Queensland)
28–30 OctoberP Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge
PA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Cook
[1] [2]

Entries

TeamNo.DriverRoundsRef
Pro Class
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber Motorsport 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan SuhleAll [3]
17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge All [4]
100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood All [5]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sonic Motor Racing Services 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angelo Mouzouris All [6]
777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon FallonAll
999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Love 1, 4-8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Porsche Centre Melbourne8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick McBrideAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg McElrea Racing11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson Walls All
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harri Jones All [7]
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayley HallAll
76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian PancioneAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden Racing 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Almond1–6
45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Duvashen Padayachee 1–4, 6-8 [8]
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan O'Keeffe All
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall All
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tekworkx Motorsport53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden All
72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max VidauAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg EMA Motorsport74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell All
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tilton Racing333 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Shiels1–6
Pro-Am Class
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Racing 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove1–4, 6-7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg McElrea Racing7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim MilesAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Porsche Centre Melbourne9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc CiniAll
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew BelfordAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Buik Motorsports13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam ShahinAll
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber Motorsport 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Flack2–8
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ashley Seward Motorsport22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean CookAll
48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Emery All
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing 27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam TalbotAll [9]
86 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Hall1–2, 4-7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden Racing 45 Flag of South Africa.svg Indiran Padayachee5 [8]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sonic Motor Racing Services 77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney JaneAll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Keltic Racing101 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Quinn1–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor Motorsport222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor1–4, 6-8

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