2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
The 2008 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 nine rounds across five different states, began on 21 February 2008 at the Clipsal 500 and finished on 26 October at the Gold Coast Indy 300. It was the sixth and last Australian Carrera Cup Championship until the 2011 season.
Craig Baird dominated the series, winning 14 of the series 25 races and the New Zealander driving for Fitzgerald Racing became the first driver to win the series twice, adding to his 2006 championship win. West Australian Dean Fiore was the runner up for Sonic Motor Racing, taking four wins and dominating the Mount Panorama round. Third was David Russell in the Sherrin Motor Sport car.
The most dramatic moment of the season was when category managers Sherrin Motor Sport collapsed, leaving the series briefly in limbo. With the assistance of CAMS and Porsche Australia, Glenn Ridge owned company Q Media Events took over the running of the series.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have competed in the Championship.Team | No | Driver |
Fitzgerald Racing | 3 | Craig Baird |
Fitzgerald Racing | 4 | Andrew Moffat David Russell |
Fitzgerald Racing | 27 | Barton Mawer |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | 5 | Dean Fiore |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | 6 | Bryce Washington |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | 7 | Rodney Jane |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | 9 | James Moffat |
Jaimie Vedda Racing | 8 | Rodney Forbes |
Juniper Racing | 11 | Shaun Juniper |
Hallmarc Racing | 12 | Marc Cini |
Supabarn Motorsport | 14 | James Koundouris |
Supabarn Motorsport | 15 | Theo Koundouris |
Twigg Motorsport | 18 | Max Twigg |
Sherrin Motor Sport | 19 | Grant Sherrin |
Sherrin Motor Sport | 22 | David Russell |
Sherrin Motor Sport | 72 | Iain Sherrin Daniel Gaunt* Paul Stokell |
Paul Cruikshank Racing | 23 | Aaron Caratti |
Jim Richards Racing | 38 | David Wall |
Greg Murphy Racing | 47 | Darryn Henderson Christian Jones |
Greg Murphy Racing | 51 | Jono Lester |
Greg Murphy Racing | 66 | Peter Hill |
Greg Murphy Racing | 72 | Daniel Pappas |
Tekno Racing | 94 | Jonathon Webb* |
Guest drivers ineligible for points.