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]
2013 Australian Carrera Cup Championship | |||
Previous: | 2012 | Next: | 2014 |
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Class | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance Group Racing | 1 | Pro | All | ||
Grove Group | 4 | Elite | All | ||
Team BRM | 5 | Pro | 1–2 | ||
20 | Pro | All | |||
222 | Pro | All | |||
Objective Racing | 5 | Elite | 4–7 | ||
6 | 1–3 | ||||
Skye Sands | 6 | Elite | 5–6 | ||
McElrea Racing | 7 | Pro | All | ||
24 | Elite | All | |||
29 | Pro | All | |||
55 | Pro | All | |||
Twigg Motorsport | 8 | Elite | All | ||
Hallmarc | 9 | Elite | All | ||
10 | Elite | All | |||
Steve Richards Motorsport | 12 | Pro | All | ||
13 | Elite | All | |||
34 | Pro | 3, 5 | |||
Porsche Cars Australia | 16 | Elite | 6 | ||
88 | Pro | 3 | |||
Pro | 4–7 | ||||
Hunter Sports Group | 17 | Pro | 1–2 | ||
Nexus Racing | 19 | Elite | All | ||
Team Kiwi Racing | 21 | Pro | 1–3 | ||
Elite | 5–6 | ||||
Supabarn Supermarkets | 47 | Elite | 1–4 | ||
Action Tyres | 50 | Pro | 1–3 | ||
Hamilton Autohaus | 56 | Elite | All | ||
Eggleston Motorsport | 77 | Elite | 4–5 | ||
Paul Kelly Motor Group | 90 | 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, South Australia | 28 February—3 March | Three races | Craig Baird | |
2 | Melbourne, Victoria | 14—17 March | Three races | Craig Baird | |
3 | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 25—26 May | Two races | Max Twigg/Luke Youlden | |
4 | Townsville, Queensland | 5—7 July | Three races | Craig Baird | |
5 | Benalla, Victoria | 23—25 August | Three races | Michael Patrizi | |
6 | Bathurst, New South Wales | 10—13 October | Three races | Warren Luff | |
7 | 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
|
Bold - Pole position |
Professional Class
Pos.[26] | Driver[26] | Pts.[26] |
---|---|---|
1 | 1014 | |
2 | 968 | |
3 | 924 | |
4 | 916.5 | |
5 | 828 | |
6 | 793 | |
7 | 553 | |
8 | 444 | |
9 | 233 | |
10 | 188.5 | |
11 | 157 | |
12 | 144 | |
13 | 78 |
Elite Class
Pos.[26] | Driver[26] | Pts.[26] |
---|---|---|
1 | 988 | |
2 | 926 | |
3 | 768 | |
4 | 607 | |
5 | 575.5 | |
6 | 534 | |
7 | 524.5 | |
8 | 506 | |
9 | 498 | |
10 | 479.5 | |
11 | 416 | |
12 | 294 | |
13 | 108 | |
14 | 90 | |
15 | 84 |
References
- "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.
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- "Former champion and administrator Carrera Cup bound". CarreraCup.com.au. Australian Carrera Cup Championship. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- "Standings: Season 2013". CarreraCup.com.au. Australian Carrera Cup Championship. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.