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
Reigning champion Craig Baird successfully defended his title, and won his fifth Australian Carrera Cup Championship

Teams and drivers
Nick Percat placed second in the championship
Steven Richards placed fourth in the championship
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
6 James Davison 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
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
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
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
 Pen. 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
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (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

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