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.[1] 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.[2]
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
[edit]The following teams and drivers have competed in the Championship.
Team | No | Driver |
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Fitzgerald Racing | 3 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() ![]() | |
27 | ![]() | |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | 5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() | |
7 | ![]() | |
9 | ![]() | |
Jaimie Vedda Racing | 8 | ![]() |
Juniper Racing | 11 | ![]() |
Hallmarc Racing | 12 | ![]() |
Supabarn Motorsport | 14 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() | |
Twigg Motorsport | 18 | ![]() |
Sherrin Motor Sport | 19 | ![]() |
22 | ![]() | |
72 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Paul Cruikshank Racing | 23 | ![]() |
Jim Richards Racing | 38 | ![]() |
Greg Murphy Racing | 47 | ![]() ![]() |
51 | ![]() | |
66 | ![]() | |
72 | ![]() | |
Tekno Racing | 94 | ![]() |
* Guest drivers ineligible for points.
Race calendar
[edit]Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver |
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1 | 21–24 February | ![]() |
Adelaide, South Australia | ![]() |
2 | 13–16 March | ![]() |
Melbourne, Victoria | ![]() |
3 | 4–6 April | ![]() |
Goulburn, New South Wales | ![]() |
4 | 9–11 May | ![]() |
Perth, Western Australia | ![]() |
5 | 7–9 June | ![]() |
Melbourne, Victoria | ![]() |
6 | 4–6 July | ![]() |
Ipswich, Queensland | ![]() |
7 | 12–14 September | ![]() |
Phillip Island, Victoria | ![]() |
8 | 9–12 October | ![]() |
Bathurst, New South Wales | ![]() |
9 | 23–26 October | ![]() |
Surfers Paradise, Queensland | ![]() |
Each of the nine rounds was contested over three races.
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded on 60–54–48–42–36–30–27–24–21–18–15–12–9–6–6–3–3–3–3–3 basis to the first twenty finishers in each race with 1 point awarded to each driver finishing in positions from 21st through to last.[1]
Results and standings
[edit]Drivers' championship
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Carrera Cup Australia 2008 Sporting and Technical Regulations, Version 1
- ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 18 September 2010
- ^ "Adelaide Parklands Circuit 24/02/2008 2008 Clipsal 500 Adelaide". National Software. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- ^ "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 16/03/2008 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 16 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
- ^ "Wakefield Park Raceway 06/04/2008 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series – Round 2". National Software. 6 April 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
- ^ "Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo 11/05/2008 BigPond 400 – 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Round 4". National Software. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ "Sandown International Motor Raceway 09/06/2008 Sandown 400 – 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Round 5". National Software. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
- ^ "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 20/07/2008 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Round 7". National Software. 20 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- ^ "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 14/09/2008 L&H 500 – 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Round 9". National Software. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ "Mount Panorama – Bathurst 12/10/2008 Supercheap Auto 1000 – 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10". National Software. 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- ^ "Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 26/10/2008 Nikon Indy 300 – 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series –Rd 11". National Software. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
- ^ a b c Carrera Cup Final Points, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 4/2008, page 72
Further reading
[edit]- Double Cup Trouble, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 4/2008, pages 66–73
External links
[edit]- Official Australian Carrera Cup website As captured by web.archive.org on 18 July 2008
- 2008 Racing Results Archive