2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
The 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars.[1] Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd was appointed as the Category Manager for the championship,[1] which was the tenth Australian Carrera Cup Championship.
2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship | |||
Previous: | 2013 | Next: | 2015 |
The championship was won by Steven Richards.
Teams and drivers
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The following teams and drivers contested the 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship.
Team | No. | Driver | Co-Driver[2] | Class | Rounds |
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Alliance Group Racing | 1 | ![]() |
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Pro | All |
Grove Group | 4 | ![]() |
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Elite | All |
Objective Racing | 5 | ![]() |
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Elite | All |
McElrea Racing | 7 | ![]() |
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Pro | All |
55 | ![]() |
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Pro | All | |
88 | ![]() |
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Pro | All | |
Hallmarc | 9 | ![]() |
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Elite | 1–4, 6–8 |
Finance EZI Racing | 10 | ![]() |
Elite | 1–2, 4–8 | |
Garth Walden Racing | 11 | ![]() |
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Elite | All |
Steve Richards Motorsport | 12 | ![]() |
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Pro | All |
13 | ![]() |
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Elite | All | |
Phenix Motorsport | 22 | ![]() |
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Elite | All |
Lago Racing | 23 | ![]() |
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Elite | 1–6 |
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Pro | 7–8 | |||
Tony Bates Racing | 24 | ![]() |
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Elite | All |
Almond Racing | 26 | ![]() |
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Pro | All |
Team BRM | 27 | ![]() |
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Pro | All |
29 | ![]() |
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Pro | 1–7 | |
45 | ![]() |
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Pro | All | |
David Wall Racing | 38 | ![]() |
Elite | 5–6, 8 | |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | 39 | ![]() |
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Elite | All |
77 | ![]() |
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Pro | All | |
777 | ![]() |
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Pro | All | |
Hamilton Autohaus | 56 | ![]() |
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Elite | All |
Equity-One | 71 | ![]() |
Elite | 1–2 | |
Scott Taylor Motorsport | 222 | ![]() |
Elite | 5–8 |
Note: All teams competed with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991, which was the only model eligible for the championship.[1]
Race calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series.[1]
Round | Circuit | City / State | Date | Format | Winning driver(s) |
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1 | ![]() |
Adelaide, South Australia | 27 February—2 March | Three races | Warren Luff |
2 | ![]() |
Melbourne, Victoria | 13—16 March | Three races | Warren Luff |
3 | ![]() |
Phillip Island, Victoria | 23–25 May | Two races | Stephen Grove Scott McLaughlin |
4 | ![]() |
Townsville, Queensland | 4—6 July | Three races | Steven Richards |
5 | ![]() |
Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 22–24 August | Three races | Craig Baird |
6 | ![]() |
Melbourne, Victoria | 12–14 September | Three races | Michael Patrizi |
7 | ![]() |
Bathurst, New South Wales | 9—12 October | Three races | Shae Davies |
8 | ![]() |
Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 24—26 October | Three races | Nick Foster |
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 |
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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.[1]
The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds was declared the winner of the championship.[1]
Race 2 at the Sandown round was abandoned following a multi-car accident and no championship points were awarded.[7]
Championship standings
Overall
Position [8] | Driver [8] | No [9] | Car [1] | Competitor / Team [9] | Points [8] |
1 | Steven Richards | 12 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Laser Plumbing & Electrical | 954 |
2 | Warren Luff | 7 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | No Second Chance / Phase 8 | 921 |
3 | Craig Baird | 1 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Bonaire / Wilson Security | 914 |
4 | Shae Davies | 88 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Davbridge Constructions | 777 |
5 | Nick Foster | 777 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 767 |
6 | Sam Power | 27 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | AVCS | 668 |
7 | Michael Almond | 26 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Copyworld | 551 |
8 | Michael Patrizi | 29 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Onsite Racing | 525.5 |
9 | Nick McBride | 77 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 489 |
10 | Stephen Grove | 4 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Grove Group | 460 |
11 | Duvashen Padayachee | 45 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Rentcorp | 406 |
12 | Shane Smollen | 56 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | McGrath Estate Agents | 393 |
13 | James Bergmuller | 13 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Porsche Brighton | 359 |
14 | Tony Bates | 24 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Alternative Freight Services | 324 |
15 | Renee Gracie | 55 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Fujitsu Racing | 322.5 |
16 | Tony Walls | 5 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Objective Ra | 270 |
17 | Brenton Ramsay | 22 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Phenix Motorsport | 239.5 |
18 | Roger Lago | 23 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | JBS Swift | 233 |
19 | David Russell | 23 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | JBS Australia | 218 |
20 | Ash Samadi | 11 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Royal Purple Oil / Garth Walden | 215 |
21 | Marc Cini | 9 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Hallmarc | 167 |
22 | Maurie Pickering | 10 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Finance EZI | 126 |
23 | Adrian Mastronardo | 39 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Adrian Mastronadro | 124 |
24 | Scott Taylor | 222 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Scott Taylor Motorsport | 64.5 |
25 | Greg Taylor | 38 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Taylor Motorsport / Adina Apartm | 35 |
26 | Dean Koutsoumidis | 71 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Equity-One | 31 |
Professional Class
Position [8] | Driver [8] | No [9] | Car [1] | Competitor / Team [9] | Points [8] |
1 | Steven Richards | 12 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Laser Plumbing & Electrical | 972 |
2 | Warren Luff | 7 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | No Second Chance / Phase 8 | 939 |
3 | Craig Baird | 1 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Bonaire / Wilson Security | 929 |
4 | Shae Davies | 88 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Davbridge Constructions | 808 |
5 | Nick Foster | 777 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 772 |
6 | Sam Power | 27 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | AVCS | 701 |
7 | Michael Almond | 26 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Copyworld | 618.5 |
8 | Michael Patrizi | 29 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Onsite Racing | 541.5 |
9 | Renee Gracie | 55 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Fujitsu Racing | 527 |
10 | Nick McBride | 7 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 516 |
11 | Duvashen Padayachee | 45 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Rentcorp | 439.5 |
12 | David Russell | 23 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | JBS Australia | 236 |
Elite Class
Position [8] | Driver [8] | No [9] | Car [1] | Competitor / Team [9] | Points [8] |
1 | Stephen Grove | 4 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Grove Group | 1046 |
2 | Shane Smollen | 56 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | McGrath Estate Agents | 963 |
3 | Tony Bates | 24 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Alternative Freight Services | 925 |
4 | James Bergmuller | 13 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Porsche Brighton | 896 |
5 | Tony Walls | 5 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Objective Racing | 736 |
6 | Brenton Ramsay | 22 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Phenix Motorsport | 669 |
7 | Roger Lago | 23 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | JBS Swift | 640 |
8 | Ash Samadi | 11 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Royal Purple Oil / Garth Walden | 571 |
9 | Marc Cini | 9 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Hallmarc | 500 |
10 | Maurie Pickering | 10 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Finance EZI | 407 |
11 | Adrian Mastronardo | 39 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Adrian Mastronadro | 406 |
12 | Scott Taylor | 222 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Scott Taylor Motorsport | 196 |
13 | Dean Koutsoumidis | 71 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Equity-One | 119 |
14 | Greg Taylor | 38 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Taylor Motorsport / Adina Apartm | 113 |
References
- 2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship - Sporting and Technical Regulations – Version 2, As archived at www.webcitation.org from docs.cams.com.au on 4 November 2014
- "Bayliss completes Carrera Cup Pro-Am grid". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- "Almond readies Maiden Carrera Cup Tilt". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- "Power replaces Percat Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- "Michael Patrizi Joins Three-Car BRM Line up". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Nick Foster returns to carrera cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- Patrizi scores Carrera Cup sweep, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved on 4 November 2014
- Standings - Season 2014, As archived at www.webcitation.org from www.carreracup.com.au on 4 November 2014
- Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 4 November 2014
External links
Media related to 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship at Wikimedia Commons