2013 Australian Carrera Cup Championship


The 2013 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The title, which was the ninth Australian Carrera Cup Championship, was won by Craig Baird.

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriverCo-DriverClassRounds
Alliance Group Racing1 Craig Baird John PennyProAll
Grove Group4 Stephen Grove Earl BamberEliteAll
Team BRM5 Karl ReindlerPro1–2
Team BRM20 Duvashen Padayachee Jeff BobikProAll
Team BRM222 Nick Percat Rodney JaneProAll
Objective Racing5 Tony WallsElite4–7
Objective Racing6 Tony Walls James DavisonElite1–3
Skye Sands6 Rusty FrenchElite5–6
McElrea Racing7 Warren Luff Geoff EmeryProAll
McElrea Racing24 Tony Bates Alex DavisonEliteAll
McElrea Racing29 Michael Patrizi Troy BaylissProAll
McElrea Racing55 Renee Gracie Peter HillProAll
Twigg Motorsport8 Max Twigg Luke YouldenEliteAll
Hallmarc9 Marc Cini Tim SladeEliteAll
Hallmarc10 Michael Loccisano Jonny ReidEliteAll
Steve Richards Motorsport12 Steven Richards Theo KoundourisProAll
Steve Richards Motorsport13 James Burgmuller Dale WoodEliteAll
Steve Richards Motorsport34 Richard Muscat Simon MiddletonPro3, 5
Porsche Cars Australia16 Gavin BullasElite6
Porsche Cars Australia88 Andrew Jones Xavier WestPro3
Porsche Cars Australia88 Shae DaviesPro4–7
Hunter Sports Group17 Steven JohnsonPro1–2
Nexus Racing19 Damien Flack David WallEliteAll
Team Kiwi Racing21 Shae Davies Adam GowansPro1–3
Team Kiwi Racing21 Adam GowansElite5–6
Supabarn Supermarkets47 James Koundouris Steve OwenElite1–4
Action Tyres50 Matthew Kingsley John GoodacrePro1–3
Hamilton Autohaus56 Shane Smollen David RussellEliteAll
Eggleston Motorsport77 Martin WaggElite4–5
Paul Kelly Motor Group90 Paul KellyElite2, 4–7

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series.
RoundCircuitCity / StateDateFormatWinning driver
1 Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia28 February—3 MarchThree racesCraig Baird
2 Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitMelbourne, Victoria14—17 MarchThree racesCraig Baird
3 Sydney Motorsport ParkEastern Creek, New South Wales25—26 MayTwo racesMax Twigg/Luke Youlden
4 Townsville Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland5—7 JulyThree racesCraig Baird
5 Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria23—25 AugustThree racesMichael Patrizi
6 Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales10—13 OctoberThree racesWarren Luff
7 Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, Queensland25—27 OctoberThree racesNick Percat

Points system

Championship points were awarded to the first 25 finishers in each race as per the following table.
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th
Points60544842363229262320181614121110987654321

In addition to contesting the outright championship, each driver was classified as either Professional or Elite and competed for the relevant class title. Points were awarded for class places in each race on the same basis as for the outright championship.
The results for each round were determined by the number of championship points scored by each driver at that round, with both the Professional and Elite class having round winners.
The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds was declared the winner of the championship.

Championship standings

Overall

Professional Class

Elite Class