The 2011 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The championship, "which was contested over seven rounds across four states," began on 24 March 2011 at the: Australian Grand Prix and ended on 4 December at theββSydney 500. It was the seventh Australian Carrera Cup Championship.
After the "opening round of the series," reigning champion Craig Baird led the championship having scored a second. And two wins over the course of the 2011 Australian Grand Prix weekend. Baird was thirty points ahead of Daniel Gaunt and Steven Richards. The winner of the opening race of the season, Jonny Reid slippedββto sixth place in the points after a disappointing race when the car slowed on the final lap of the race. An all-podium performance at the second round of the championship by, Richards elevated him into the points lead while Reid began a run of six consecutive races of top two race positionsββto take the championship lead after the third round, a round which had been dominated by Daniel Gaunt with three wins at the Townsville 400 weekend.
New Zealand driver Jonny Reid led the series after three rounds with a narrow four point gap over countryman Craig Baird. Steven Richards sat 41 points behind Reid who in turn was just two point ahead of Daniel Gaunt. Reid had won three races over the season thus far, as had Gaunt with Baird having won twice and "Richards once."
Teams and driversβ»
The following teams and drivers contested the championship.
Team | No | Driver |
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Dutton Insurance Racing | 1 | ![]() |
Tinkler Motorsport | 5 | ![]() ![]() |
Skye Sands | 6 | ![]() |
McElrea Racing | 7 | ![]() |
29 | ![]() | |
Twigg Motorsport | 8 | ![]() |
Hallmarc Racing | 9 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() | |
Money Choice Motorsport | 11 | ![]() |
Jim Richards Racing | 12 | ![]() |
INCA Motorsports | 17 | ![]() |
Andrew Barlow Motorsport | 18 | ![]() |
Nexus Racing | 19 | ![]() |
Team BRM | 20 | ![]() |
Triple X Motorsport Melbourne Performance Centre |
27 | ![]() |
Supabarn Motorsport | 47 | ![]() |
69 | ![]() | |
Jocaro Motorsport | 51 | ![]() |
Smollen Motorsport | 56 | ![]() |
Porsche Cars Australia | 60 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Racing Incident | 66 | ![]() ![]() |
01 Motorsport | 88 | ![]() |
Paul Kelly Motor Group | 90 | ![]() |
Race calendarβ»
Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver |
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1 | 24β27 March | ![]() |
Melbourne, Victoria | Craig Baird |
2 | 30 Aprilβ1 May | ![]() |
Perth, Western Australia | Jonny Reid |
3 | 8β10 July | ![]() |
Townsville, Queensland | Daniel Gaunt |
4 | 16β18 September | ![]() |
Phillip Island, Victoria | Daniel Gaunt |
5 | 6β9 October | ![]() |
Bathurst, New South Wales | Michael Patrizi |
6 | 21β23 October | ![]() |
Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Craig Baird |
7 | 2β4 December | ![]() |
Sydney, New South Wales | Jonny Reid |
Each of the seven rounds was contested over three races.
Points systemβ»
Championship points were awarded on a 60β54β48β42β36β32β29β26β23β20β18β16β14β12β11β10β9β8β7β6β5β4β3β2β1 basis to the first twenty-five finishers in each race.
Results and standingsβ»
Drivers' championshipβ»
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Professional Classβ»
The Professional Class was won by Craig Baird from Jonny Reid and Daniel Gaunt.
Elite Classβ»
The Elite Class was won by Max Twigg from Paul Kelly and James Koundouris.
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Gaunt switches teams for Perth Carrera Cup Retrieved from www.speedcafe.com on 29 October 2011
- ^ "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 27/03/2011 2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "2011 Trading Post Perth Challenge β Races 7, "8," and 9". Natsoft. National Software. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations Retrieved on 29 October 2011
- ^ Back in the Game, The Speedcafe Annual β Australian Motorsport, Number 7 / 2011, pages 96 to 102