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.^[1] The title, which was the ninth Australian Carrera Cup Championship, was won by Craig Baird.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Class	Rounds
Alliance Group Racing	1	Craig Baird	John Penny^[3]	Pro	All
Grove Group	4	Stephen Grove	Earl Bamber^[4]	Elite	All
Team BRM	5	Karl Reindler^[5]		Pro	1–2
	20	Duvashen Padayachee^[6]	Jeff Bobik^[7]	Pro	All
	222	Nick Percat^[8]	Rodney Jane^[9]	Pro	All
Objective Racing	5	Tony Walls		Elite	4–7
Objective Racing	6	Tony Walls	James Davison	Elite	1–3
Skye Sands	6	Rusty French		Elite	5–6
McElrea Racing	7	Warren Luff^[10]	Geoff Emery	Pro	All
	24	Tony Bates	Alex Davison	Elite	All
	29	Michael Patrizi^[11]	Troy Bayliss^[12]	Pro	All
	55	Renee Gracie^[13]	Peter Hill	Pro	All
Twigg Motorsport	8	Max Twigg	Luke Youlden	Elite	All
Hallmarc	9	Marc Cini	Tim Slade^[14]	Elite	All
Hallmarc	10	Michael Loccisano	Jonny Reid^[7]	Elite	All
Steve Richards Motorsport	12	Steven Richards^[15]	Theo Koundouris	Pro	All
	13	James Burgmuller^[15]	Dale Wood^[16]	Elite	All
	34	Richard Muscat^[17]	Simon Middleton	Pro	3, 5
Porsche Cars Australia	16	Gavin Bullas		Elite	6
	88	Andrew Jones	Xavier West	Pro	3
	88	Shae Davies^[18]		Pro	4–7
Hunter Sports Group	17	Steven Johnson		Pro	1–2
Nexus Racing	19	Damien Flack	David Wall^[19]	Elite	All
Team Kiwi Racing	21	Shae Davies^[20]	Adam Gowans^[21]	Pro	1–3
Team Kiwi Racing	21	Adam Gowans^[22]		Elite	5–6
Supabarn Supermarkets	47	James Koundouris	Steve Owen^[23]	Elite	1–4
Action Tyres	50	Matthew Kingsley	John Goodacre	Pro	1–3
Hamilton Autohaus	56	Shane Smollen	David Russell^[24]	Elite	All
Eggleston Motorsport	77	Martin Wagg^[25]		Elite	4–5
Paul Kelly Motor Group	90	Paul Kelly		Elite	2, 4–7

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series.^[1]

Round	Circuit	City / state	Date	Format	Winning driver(s)
1	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	28 February—3 March	Three races	Craig Baird
2	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria	14—17 March	Three races	Craig Baird
3	Sydney Motorsport Park	Eastern Creek, New South Wales	25—26 May	Two races	Max Twigg/Luke Youlden
4	Townsville Street Circuit	Townsville, Queensland	5—7 July	Three races	Craig Baird
5	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	23—25 August	Three races	Michael Patrizi
6	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	10—13 October	Three races	Warren Luff
7	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise, Queensland	25—27 October	Three races	Nick Percat

Points system

Championship points were awarded to the first 25 finishers in each race as per the following table.^[1]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th
Points	60	54	48	42	36	32	29	26	23	20	18	16	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

In addition to contesting the outright championship, each driver was classified as either Professional or Elite and competed for the relevant class title.^[1] Points were awarded for class places in each race on the same basis as for the outright championship.^[1]

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.^[1]

The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds was declared the winner of the championship.^[1]

Championship standings

Overall

Pos.^[26]	Driver^[26]	No.	ADE			MEL			SYD		TOW			WIN			BAT			SUR			Pts.^[26]
1	Craig Baird	1	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	7th	6th	1st	1st	1st	15th	6th	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	6th	6th	5th	972.5
2	Nick Percat	222	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	Ret	1st	8th	2nd	2nd	Ret	8th	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	8th	1st	1st	2nd	937
3	Warren Luff	7	4th	4th	8th	4th	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	20th	10th	5th	2nd	1st	2nd	5th	5th	4th	883
4	Steven Richards	12	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	6th	5th	6th	13th	5th	5th	3rd	9th	4th	7th	4th	5th	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	879
5	Michael Patrizi	29	13th	7th	4th	5th	5th	12th	5th	5th	4th	4th	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	4th	4th	3rd	4th	Ret	785
6	Shae Davies	21/88	5th	5th	7th	8th	19th	7th	2nd	2nd	6th	6th	5th	5th	1st	4th	6th	6th	Ret	4th	3rd	3rd	765
7	Max Twigg	8	10th	8th	10th	10th	7th	8th	3rd	1st	12th	9th	6th	Ret	13th	Ret	8th	8th	6th	10th	13th	15th	517
8	Duvashen Padayachee	20	Ret	15th	Ret	14th	11th	9th	12th	15th	8th	7th	7th	4th	8th	14th	9th	9th	7th	7th	7th	6th	433.5
9	Damien Flack	19	12th	EX	13th	12th	9th	11th	8th	7th	9th	8th	9th	6th	5th	8th	11th	11th	10th	9th	15th	Ret	425.5
10	Shane Smollen	56	18th	11th	14th	13th	14th	14th	14th	11th	7th	Ret	Ret	Ret	15th	9th	10th	12th	9th	8th	8th	7th	324
11	Stephen Grove	4	17th	13th	15th	20th	17th	Ret	10th	4th	14th	11th	12th	10th	Ret	Ret	13th	15th	14th	11th	16th	14th	285
12	Tony Bates	24	11th	Ret	DNS	18th	21st	17th	Ret	9th	10th	10th	8th	7th	Ret	10th	Ret	DNS	DNS	12th	12th	13th	235.5
13	Tony Walls	5	16th	17th	17th	22nd	20th	18th	17th	18th	16th	15th	17th	13th	16th	12th	18th	16th	15th	15th	9th	9th	227.5
14	Paul Kelly	90				15th	12th	15th			15th	Ret	10th	12th	11th	13th	12th	10th	11th	Ret	11th	8th	215
15	James Koundouris	47	9th	9th	11th	11th	8th	10th	9th	10th	11th	Ret											210.5
16	James Bergmuller	31	15th	14th	18th	16th	13th	13th	15th	Ret	Ret	14th	11th	16th	14th	11th	Ret	DNS	DNS	13th	10th	10th	209.5
17	Marc Cini	9	Ret	12th	12th	19th	16th	19th	11th	16th	Ret	13th	13th	11th	Ret	Ret	15th	14th	12th	Ret	Ret	11th	201
18	Matt Kingsley	50	7th	10th	5th	6th	10th	4th	13th	Ret													200
19	Renee Gracie	55	19th	16th	19th	21st	18th	16th	20th	17th	Ret	16th	14th	17th	18th	Ret	17th	17th	17th	16th	14th	12th	173.5
20	Adam Gowans	21												3rd	7th	Ret	7th	7th	5th				171
21	Michael Loccisano	10	14th	Ret	16th	17th	15th	Ret	16th	Ret	13th	12th	15th	14th	12th	Ret	16th	18th	16th	14th	Ret	Ret	166
22	Karl Reindler	5	6th	6th	6th	7th	Ret	6th															157
23	Steven Johnson	17	8th	Ret	9th	9th	5th	5th															144
24	Richard Muscat	34							18th	14th				2nd	9th	6th							139
25	Rusty French	6												18th	17th	15th	19th	19th	DNS				42
26	Gavin Bullas	16															14th	13th	13th				40
27	Martin Wagg	77									17th	17th	16th	19th	Ret	Ret							35
28	Andrew Jones								19th	12th													34.5

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap

Professional Class

Pos.^[26]	Driver^[26]	Pts.^[26]
1	Craig Baird	1014
2	Nick Percat	968
3	Warren Luff	924
4	Steven Richards	916.5
5	Michael Patrizi	828
6	Shae Davies	793
7	Duvashen Padayachee	553
8	Renee Gracie	444
9	Matt Kingsley	233
10	Richard Muscat	188.5
11	Karl Reindler	157
12	Steven Johnson	144
13	Andrew Jones	78

Elite Class

Pos.^[26]	Driver^[26]	Pts.^[26]
1	Max Twigg	988
2	Damien Flack	926
3	Shane Smollen	768
4	Stephen Grove	607
5	Tony Walls	575.5
6	Tony Bates	534
7	James Bergmuller	524.5
8	Paul Kelly	506
9	James Koundouris	498
10	Marc Cini	479.5
11	Michael Loccisano	416
12	Adam Gowans	294
13	Rusty French	108
14	Gavin Bullas	90
15	Martin Wagg	84

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2013 Sporting and Technical Regulations" (PDF). Australian Carrera Cup Championship. Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
^ "Baird seals remarkable fifth Carrera Cup crown". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^ Lomas, Gordon (23 May 2013). "Baird confirms fellow Kiwi John Penny as co-driver". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Lomas, Gordon (14 May 2013). "Bamber replaces Gaunt for Rennsport meeting in Sydney". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "Karl Reindler scores late Carrera Cup call-up". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Rowley, Grant (12 December 2012). "New entrant confirmed for Carrera Cup in 2013". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Stranded Holdsworth replaced by Jonny Reid for Rennsport event". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (21 February 2013). "Nick Percat to make Carrera Cup switch". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "Nick Percat fuelled for strong Rennsport campaign". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Rowley, Grant (23 January 2013). "Warren Luff set to compete in Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Rowley, Grant (13 February 2013). "Patrizi confirms switch from V8s to Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "Bayliss to make racing return as Carrera Cup co-driver". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "Covers come off fast femme's 2013 Porsche". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (9 April 2013). "Slade, Holdsworth to tackle Rennsport Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b Rowley, Grant (13 December 2012). "James Burgmuller set for return to national competition". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (3 April 2013). "Dale Wood to drive in Rennsport Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "Muscat faces heavy Rennsport schedule". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Lomas, Gordon (3 July 2013). "Davies switches to "guest car" in Carrera Cup shock". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
^ Lomas, Gordon (20 May 2013). "David Wall joins Damien Flack for Rennsport Festival". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "Australian driver secures Team Kiwi Racing ride". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Lomas, Gordon (15 May 2013). "Shae Davies/Adam Gowans confirmed for Rennsport mission". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "Adam Gowans steps up to Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (20 March 2013). "Carrera Cup hit-out for sidelined Steve Owen". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ Lomas, Gordon (21 May 2013). "Russell and Smollen ready for Rennsport assault". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "Former champion and administrator Carrera Cup bound". CarreraCup.com.au. Australian Carrera Cup Championship. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Standings: Season 2013". CarreraCup.com.au. Australian Carrera Cup Championship. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

External links

Media related to 2013 in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

[Regs-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2013 Sporting and Technical Regulations" (PDF). Australian Carrera Cup Championship. Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

[2] "Baird seals remarkable fifth Carrera Cup crown". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[3] Lomas, Gordon (23 May 2013). "Baird confirms fellow Kiwi John Penny as co-driver". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[4] Lomas, Gordon (14 May 2013). "Bamber replaces Gaunt for Rennsport meeting in Sydney". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[5] "Karl Reindler scores late Carrera Cup call-up". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[6] Rowley, Grant (12 December 2012). "New entrant confirmed for Carrera Cup in 2013". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[holdsworthreplaced-7] "Stranded Holdsworth replaced by Jonny Reid for Rennsport event". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[8] Bartholomaeus, Stefan (21 February 2013). "Nick Percat to make Carrera Cup switch". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[9] "Nick Percat fuelled for strong Rennsport campaign". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[10] Rowley, Grant (23 January 2013). "Warren Luff set to compete in Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[11] Rowley, Grant (13 February 2013). "Patrizi confirms switch from V8s to Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[12] "Bayliss to make racing return as Carrera Cup co-driver". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[13] "Covers come off fast femme's 2013 Porsche". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[14] Bartholomaeus, Stefan (9 April 2013). "Slade, Holdsworth to tackle Rennsport Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[Burgmuller-15] Rowley, Grant (13 December 2012). "James Burgmuller set for return to national competition". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[16] Bartholomaeus, Stefan (3 April 2013). "Dale Wood to drive in Rennsport Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[17] "Muscat faces heavy Rennsport schedule". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[18] Lomas, Gordon (3 July 2013). "Davies switches to "guest car" in Carrera Cup shock". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

[19] Lomas, Gordon (20 May 2013). "David Wall joins Damien Flack for Rennsport Festival". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[20] "Australian driver secures Team Kiwi Racing ride". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[21] Lomas, Gordon (15 May 2013). "Shae Davies/Adam Gowans confirmed for Rennsport mission". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[22] "Adam Gowans steps up to Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

[23] Bartholomaeus, Stefan (20 March 2013). "Carrera Cup hit-out for sidelined Steve Owen". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[24] Lomas, Gordon (21 May 2013). "Russell and Smollen ready for Rennsport assault". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[25] "Former champion and administrator Carrera Cup bound". CarreraCup.com.au. Australian Carrera Cup Championship. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

[Points-26] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Standings: Season 2013". CarreraCup.com.au. Australian Carrera Cup Championship. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

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