Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia

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Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia
Category One-make racing by Porsche
Country Australia
Inaugural season2008
Drivers26
Constructors Porsche
Tyre suppliers Pirelli
Drivers' champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oscar Targett
Teams' champion Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber Motorsport
Official website Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia is a sports car racing series open to drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The series was first held in 2008 to fill the void between club racing and the Australian Carrera Cup Championship and Australian GT Championship for Porsche owners. [1] The series currently consists of Type 991 Gen I and Type 991 Gen II Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, with each model competing in a different class, though other models are eligible to compete. [2]

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The series runs on the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships calendar, holding six rounds in the years season. [2]

Series winners

SeasonSeries winnerCar Model
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Kingsley Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Lago Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Lago Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kane Rose Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Muscat Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fraser Ross Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 3.8
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Simpson Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 3.8
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hamish Hardeman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 3.8
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Love Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 3.8
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Fallon Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harri Jones Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991
2020Not Awarded
2021Not Awarded
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Sargent Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991.II
2023 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marco Giltrap Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991.II
2024 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oscar Targett Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991.II
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup of Roger Lago.JPG
The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of Roger Lago, who won the series in 2010 and 2011.
GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Sydney 2015.JPG
The first lap of a GT3 Cup Challenge race at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to the GT3 Cup Challenge". Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge". Shannons National Motor Racing Championships. Retrieved 16 May 2013.


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