2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

Australian motor racing competition 2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 2011 2013 The 2012 Porsche City Index Australian Carrera Cup Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars.2012 Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia Championship Sporting Regulations Version 2, camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship, and was recognised by them as the eighth Australian Carrera Cup Championship.Australian Carrera Cup Championship, Australian Titles, 2013 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd was appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS for the Championship. The championship was won by Craig Baird.2012 Final Standings, www.carreracup.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org and then at web.archive.org Teams and drivers thumb|Craig Baird won the championship in the Jet Travel Insurance entry thumb|Alex Davison placed third in the Roma Caravans entry thumb|Steven Richards placed fifth in the Laser Plumbing & Electrical entry The following teams and drivers contested the championship. TeamNo.DriverClassRounds Alliance Group Racing 1 NZL Craig Baird Pro All Grove Group 4 AUS Stephen Grove Elite 5, 7–8 Hunter Sports Group 5 NZL Jonny Reid Pro 2–8 AUS Nathan Tinkler Elite 1 18 4 96 NZL Ant Pedersen Pro 6 McElrea Racing 7 AUS Alex Davison Pro All 24 AUS Tony Bates Elite 1–4, 6–8 AUS Tim Leahey Guest 5 29 AUS James Davison Pro 2 Twigg Motorsport 8 AUS Max Twigg Elite 1–2, 4–8 Hallmarc Racing 9 AUS Marc Cini Elite All 10 AUS Michael Loccissano Elite 2–8 Team BRM 11 AUS Nick Foster Pro All 20 AUS Tom Tweedie Pro 1–5 AUS Troy Wilson 6 AUS Morgan Mutch 7 AUS Michael Almondhttps://speedcafe.com/asian-carrera-cup-champion-set-for-australian-debut/ Asian Carrera Cup champion set for Australian debut Rowley Grant Speedcafe.com Speedcafe 29 November 2012 30 August 2013 8 Laser Racing 12 NZL Steven Richards Pro All INCA Motorsports 17 AUS Ray Angus Elite 2, 5–8 50 AUS Matt Kingsley Pro 1, 4 Guest 5 Team Kiwi Racing 21 NZL Andre Heimgartner Pro All Porsche Cars Australia 22 AUS Mark Skaife Pro 2 40 AUS Max Twigg Elite 3 AUS Jeff Bobik Pro 4 60 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen Guest 2 NED Jeroen Bleekemolen 6 88 AUS Shae Davies Pro 7–8 96 Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori Guest 8 Rusty French Racing 27 NZL Daniel Gaunt Pro All Supabarn Motorsport 47 AUS James Koundouris Elite 1–4, 6–8 Hamilton Autohaus 56 AUS Shane Smollen Elite 1–7 Racing Incident 66 AUS Peter Hill Elite 2 AUS Theo Koundouris 8 Brighton Speedshop 90 NZL Paul Kelly Elite 1–4 Note: Only Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars were eligible to compete in the championship. Race calendar The championship was contested over an eight round series with each round decided over a number of races with a minimum total race time of one hour at each round. RoundCircuitLocation / stateDateFormatWinner 1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 1—4 March Three races Alex Davison 2 Victoria Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 15—18 March Three races Craig Baird 3 Western Australia Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 4—6 May Three races Jonny Reid 4 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 18—20 May Three races Craig Baird 5 Queensland Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 6—8 July Three races Jonny Reid 6 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 4—7 October Three races Craig Baird 7 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 19—21 October Three races Jonny Reid 8 New South Wales Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 30 November—2 December Three races Jonny Reid Championship summary Round 1 in Adelaide was won by returning 2004 Champion Alex Davison from defending champion Craig Baird with Daniel Gaunt third. The elite class was won by James Koundouris.Carrera Cup Australia 2012: Clipsal 500 review, www.speedcafe.com, 6 March 2012 Round 2 was held as a support race to the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. A classy field assembled including former Grand Prix winner Heinz-Harald Frentzen, former V8 Supercar Champion and Bathurst 1000 winner Mark Skaife, 2011 runner-up Jonny Reid and returning from racing sports cars in the USA, James Davison. But the regulars showed the way with Craig Baird winning all three races, followed by Reid, with round 1 winner Alex Davison third. The elite class was won by Max Twigg.Craig Baird completes Albert Park clean sweep, www.speedcafe.com, 18 March 2012 Points system Points were awarded to the first 25 finishers in each race as per the following table. 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 competing for the outright championship, each driver was classified as either Professional or Elite and contested the relevant class title. Points were awarded for class places in each race on the same basis as for the outright championship. Championship standings Outright Pos Driver Ade Alb Bar Phi Tow Bat Sur Hom Pen. Pts 1 NZL Craig Baird 7th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 8th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1267 2 NZL Jonny Reid 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st Ret 4th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 6th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1104 3 AUS Alex Davison 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd Ret 9th 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 5th 4th 3rd Ret 6th 3rd 6th 5th 4th 6 1041 4 NZL Daniel Gaunt 3rd 3rd 5th 10th 13th 12th 5th 5th 4th 1st 2nd 7th 4th 7th 5th 6th 6th 7th 4th 4th 6th 4th 3rd 2nd 920 5 NZL Steven Richards Ret Ret 4th 11th 6th 4th 6th 4th 6th 2nd 3rd 11th 5th 5th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 6th 884 6 AUS Nick Foster 2nd 10th 10th 18th 10th 7th 4th 8th 5th 5th 5th 4th 6th 4th 14th 12th 7th 4th Ret Ret 5th 5th 6th 5th 60 641 7 NZL Andre Heimgartner 4th 4th 15th 9th 7th 5th 9th 6th 9th 4th 15th 6th 8th 8th Ret 16th 17th 9th 5th 5th 4th 8th Ret 10th 622 8 AUS Max Twigg 8th 8th 7th 6th 8th 9th 14th 10th 8th 6th 7th 9th 12th 12th 8th 9th 9th 12th 8th 8th 9th 11th 10th 8th 606 9 AUS James Koundouris 6th 7th 8th 8th 11th 10th 8th 9th 15th 7th 10th Ret 10th 11th 10th 12th 9th 11th 10th 8th 9th 472 10 AUS Tony Bates 10th 9th 9th 14th 14th 17th 11th 11th 11th 9th 13th 14th 8th 12th 11th Ret 10th 10th 17th 9th 12th 356 11 AUS Michael Loccisano 13th 16th 14th 12th 13th 13th 11th 14th 15th 14th 13th 11th 14th 15th 15th 11th 12th 13th 12th 15th 15th 315 12 AUS Tom Tweedie 5th 5th 6th Ret Ret 11th 7th 7th 7th Ret 8th 8th 9th 10th Ret 315 13 AUS Marc Cini Ret 11th 11th 15th 17th 16th Ret 15th 14th 12th 17th 13th 15th 14th 10th 13th 13th 13th 9th Ret 16th 13th 11th 13th 312 14 AUS Shane Smollen 9th 12th 13th Ret DNS DNS 10th 12th 10th 8th 16th 12th 10th 11th 12th 7th 18th 18th 7th Ret DNS 288 15 AUS Ray Angus 17th DSQ 15th 13th 15th 9th 15th 14th 16th 13th Ret 15th 15th 13th 16th 186 16 NZL Paul Kelly 12th 14th 12th 16th 15th 18th 13th 14th 12th Ret 12th Ret 10 178 17 AUS Matt Kingsley Ret 6th 3rd 10th 6th 5th 7th 6th 6th 168 18 AUS Shae Davies 8th 6th 7th 9th 16th 11th 147 19 AUS Stephen Grove 16th 16th 13th 14th 13th 14th 14th 14th Ret 138 20 AUS James Davison 5th 5th 6th 116 21 AUS Mark Skaife 7th 9th Ret 58 22 NZL Ant Pedersen 18th 8th 8th 58 23 AUS Nathan Tinkler 11th 13th 14th Ret Ret 16th 54 24 AUS Peter Hill 12th 12th 13th 52 25 AUS Jeff Bobik 13th 11th 10th 52 26 AUS Theo Koundouris 16th 12th 14th 45 27 AUS Troy Wilson 11th 10th 14th 42 28 AUS Michael Almond Ret DNS DNS 0 29 AUS Morgan Mutch Ret Ret Ret 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points NED Jeroen Bleekemolen 4th 2nd 2nd 0 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen 4th 4th 8th 0 Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori 7th 7th 7th 0 AUS Tim Leahey 11th 9th 7th 0 Pos Driver Ade Alb Bar Phi Tow Bat Sur Hom Pen. Pts Professional Class Craig Baird won the Professional Class pointscore from Jonny Reid and Alex Davison. Elite Class Max Twigg won the Elite Class from James Koundouris and Tony Bates. See also Australian Carrera Cup Championship Porsche Supercup Porsche 911 GT3 Porsche 997 References External links Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2012 Category:Australian Carrera Cup Championship seasons Carrera Cup Championship