2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship


The 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd was appointed as the Category Manager for the championship, which was the tenth Australian Carrera Cup Championship.
The championship was won by Steven Richards.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship.
TeamNo.DriverCo-DriverClassRounds
Alliance Group Racing1 Craig Baird Max TwiggProAll
Grove Group4 Stephen Grove Scott McLaughlinEliteAll
Objective Racing5 Tony Walls David ReynoldsEliteAll
McElrea Racing7 Warren Luff Geoff EmeryProAll
McElrea Racing55 Renee Gracie Tim MilesProAll
McElrea Racing88 Shae Davies Adam GowansProAll
Hallmarc9 Marc Cini Dean FioreElite1–4, 6–8
Finance EZI Racing10 Maurice PickeringElite1–2, 4–8
Garth Walden Racing11 Ash Samadi Jonny ReidEliteAll
Steve Richards Motorsport12 Steven Richards Damien FlackProAll
Steve Richards Motorsport13 James Bergmuller Dale WoodEliteAll
Phenix Motorsport22 Brenton Ramsay Jason BrightEliteAll
Lago Racing23 Roger Lago David RussellElite1–6
Lago Racing23 David RussellPro7–8
Tony Bates Racing24 Tony Bates Daniel GauntEliteAll
Almond Racing26 Michael Almond John KarytinosProAll
Team BRM27 Sam Power James KoundourisProAll
Team BRM29 Michael Patrizi Troy BaylissPro1–7
Team BRM45 Duvashen Padayachee Neale MustonProAll
David Wall Racing38 Greg TaylorElite5–6, 8
Sonic Motor Racing Services39 Adrian Mastronardo Tim SladeEliteAll
Sonic Motor Racing Services77 Nick McBride Rodney JaneProAll
Sonic Motor Racing Services777 Nick Foster Ryan SimpsonProAll
Hamilton Autohaus56 Shane Smollen Nick PercatEliteAll
Equity-One71 Dean KoutsoumidisElite1–2
Scott Taylor Motorsport222 Scott TaylorElite5–8

Note: All teams competed with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991, which was the only model eligible for the championship.

Race calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series.
RoundCircuitCity / StateDateFormatWinning driver
1 Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia27 February—2 MarchThree racesWarren Luff
2 Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitMelbourne, Victoria13—16 MarchThree racesWarren Luff
3 Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria23–25 MayTwo racesStephen Grove
Scott McLaughlin
4 Townsville Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland4—6 JulyThree racesSteven Richards
5 Sydney Motorsport ParkEastern Creek, New South Wales22–24 AugustThree racesCraig Baird
6 Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria12–14 SeptemberThree racesMichael Patrizi
7 Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales9—12 OctoberThree racesShae Davies
8 Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, Queensland24—26 OctoberThree racesNick Foster

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.
The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds was declared the winner of the championship.
Race 2 at the Sandown round was abandoned following a multi-car accident and no championship points were awarded.

Championship standings

Overall

Professional Class

Elite Class