2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
The 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia was an Australian motor racing series open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Series with Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] It was the 12th Carrera Cup to be contested in Australia and the first to be sanctioned as a national series rather than a national championship.[2]
The series was won by Matt Campbell.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the series.
Team | Class | No. | Driver | Pro-am co-driver | Rounds |
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Grove Hire | Challenge | 4 | Stephen Grove | Lee Holdsworth | All |
McElrea Racing | Pro | 7 | Matt Campbell | Geoff Emery | All |
45 | Duvashen Padayachee | Roger Lago | All | ||
54 | James Abela | Tony Walls | All | ||
Porsche Centre Melbourne | Pro | 8 | Dean Fiore | Jake Camilleri | 1–7 |
Guest | Tony Longhurst | 8 | |||
Challenge | 9 | Marc Cini | Michael Caruso | All | |
Steve Richards Motorsport | Guest | 11 | Tony Longhurst | 7 | |
Pro | 12 | Steven Richards | Dean Grant | All | |
Challenge | 13 | James Bergmuller | Garth Tander | All | |
Twigg Motorsport | Guest | 18 | Max Twigg | 7 | |
Garth Walden Racing | Pro | 21 | Garth Walden | Ash Samadi | All |
Tony Bates Racing | Challenge | 24 | Tony Bates | David Reynolds | All |
Buik Motorsport | Pro | 25 | Alex Davison | David-Calvert Jones | All |
Pro | 26 | Michael Almond | John Goodacre | All | |
FreeM | Guest | 32 | Daniel Stutterd | 7 | |
Wall Racing | Pro | 38 | David Wall | Adrian Flack | All |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | Challenge | 39 | Adrian Mastronardo | Tim Slade | All |
Pro | 77 | Nick McBride | Dylan Thomas | All | |
Pro | 777 | Ashley Walsh | Max Twigg | All | |
McGrath Estate Agents | Challenge | 56 | Shane Smollen | Nick Percat | All |
Dexion Supply Centre | Pro | 88 | Dylan O'Keeffe | Sam Walter | All |
Scott Taylor Motorsport | Pro | 222 | Shane van Gisbergen | Paul Kelly | 3 |
Challenge | Scott Taylor | 4–5, 7–8 | |||
DNA Racing | Pro | 360 | Fraser Ross | David Ryan | 1–5, 8 |
All vehicles were Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 cars.[3]
Race calendar
The championship was contested over eight rounds.[4]
Round | Circuit | City / state | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner | |
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1 | R1 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 4 March | Ashley Walsh | Matt Campbell | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | Nick McBride |
R2 | 5 March | Ashley Walsh | Ashley Walsh | Sonic Motor Racing Services | |||||
R3 | 6 March | Alex Davison | Michael Almond | Buik Motorsport | |||||
2 | R1 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | 17 March | Matt Campbell | Matt Campbell | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | Alex Davison |
R2 | 18 March | Steven Richards | Alex Davison | Buik Motorsport | |||||
R3 | 19 March | Alex Davison | Alex Davison | Buik Motorsport | |||||
R4 | 20 March | Ashley Walsh | Alex Davison | Buik Motorsport | |||||
3 | R1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 30 April | Matt Campbell Geoff Emery | Shane van Gisbergen Paul Kelly | Matt Campbell Geoff Emery | McElrea Racing | Matt Campbell Geoff Emery |
R2 | 1 May | Matt Campbell Geoff Emery | Shane van Gisbergen Paul Kelly | Matt Campbell Geoff Emery | McElrea Racing | ||||
4 | R1 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | 18 June | Matt Campbell | Matt Campbell | Alex Davison | Buik Motorsport | Alex Davison |
R2 | 19 June | Alex Davison | David Wall | Wall Racing | |||||
R3 | Matt Campbell | Alex Davison | Buik Motorsport | ||||||
5 | R1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 27 August | Matt Campbell | Steven Richards | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | Matt Campbell |
R2 | 28 August | Ashley Walsh | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | |||||
6 | R1 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 17 September | Matt Campbell | Alex Davison | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | Alex Davison |
R2 | Matt Campbell | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | ||||||
R3 | 18 September | Ashley Walsh | Alex Davison | Buik Motorsport | |||||
7 | R1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 7 October | Matt Campbell | Ashley Walsh | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | Matt Campbell |
R2 | 8 October | Matt Campbell | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | |||||
R3 | 9 October | Matt Campbell | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | |||||
8 | R1 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 22 October | Matt Campbell | Ashley Walsh | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | Matt Campbell |
R2 | Matt Campbell | Matt Campbell | McElrea Racing | ||||||
R3 | 23 October | Ashley Walsh | Alex Davison | Buik Motorsport |
Series standings
The series was won by Matt Campbell.[5]
The following table reflects the series standings as at the completion of the season.
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Bold - Pole position |
References
- ^ a b 2016 CAMS Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Series – Sporting and Technical Regulations – Version 2, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Gordon Lomas, Carrera Cup pushes for CAMS review backflip, Tuesday 30 June 2015, www.speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ "Clipsal 500 Adelaide Official Program 2016". 3 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Season Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Standings - Season 2016, www.carreracup.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
External links
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