The 2006 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars.[1] It was the fourth Australian Carrera Cup Championship.[2]
Calendar
editThe championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.[3]
- Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South Australia, 23-26 March
- Round 2, Wakefield Park Raceway, New South Wales, 26-28 May
- Round 3, Hidden Valley Raceway, Northern Territory, 30 June - 1 July
- Round 4, Oran Park Motorsport Circuit, New South Wales, 11-13 August
- Round 5, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Victoria, 1-3 September
- Round 6, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, 5-8 October
- Round 7, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, 20-22 October
- Round 8, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 8-10 December[4]
The series was administered by CupCar Australia and promoted as the “Wright, Patton, Shakespeare Carrera Cup Australia”.[1]
Points system
editChampionship points were awarded in each race on the following basis:[1]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st -last |
| Points | 60 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Results
edit| Position[5] | Driver[5] | No.[4] | Entrant[4] | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Penalty | Total[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Baird | 4 | VIP Petfoods | 174 | 180 | 174 | 168 | 156 | 150 | 48 | 114 | - | 1164 |
| 2 | Alex Davison | 21 | Glenfords Tool Centres / Dewalt | 168 | 49 | 168 | 174 | 117 | 141 | 120 | 162 | - | 1099 |
| 3 | David Reynolds | 14 | Bob Jane T-Marts | 144 | 66 | 96 | 99 | 162 | 174 | 108 | 180 | - | 1029 |
| 4 | Jim Richards | 2 | OAMPS Insurance Brokers / Greenfield Mowers | 126 | 156 | 138 | 48 | 78 | 120 | 90 | 72 | -6 | 822 |
| 5 | Jonathon Webb | 22 | Glenfords Tool Centres /Makita | 84 | 105 | 42 | 72 | 111 | 93 | 66 | 84 | - | 657 |
| 6 | David Russell | 9 | Boom Logistics / Sherrin Hire | 39 | 117 | 57 | 117 | 81 | 42 | 72 | 108 | - | 633 |
| 7 | David Wall | 38 | Glenfords Tool Centres / Hitachi | 48 | 42 | 57 | 81 | 33 | 120 | 51 | 132 | - | 564 |
| 8 | Dean Fiore | 15 | Landscape Developments | 102 | 36 | 48 | 45 | 114 | 45 | - | 81 | - | 471 |
| 9 | Anthony Tratt | 75 | Toll Racing | 57 | 45 | 63 | 48 | 42 | 21 | 45 | 69 | - | 390 |
| 10 | Rodney Jane | 7 | Bob Jane T-Marts | 30 | 21 | 15 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 27 | - | 360 |
| 11 | Ian Dyk | 8 | Juniper Development Group | 69 | 111 | 108 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | 348 |
| 12 | Aaron Caratti | 23 | Firepower Racing | 39 | 84 | 93 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 57 | -6 | 324 |
| 13 | Klark Quinn | 5 | VIP Petfoods | 54 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 33 | 51 | 21 | 36 | - | 267 |
| 14 | Peter Fitzgerald | 6 | Acer / Leading Solutions/ Hitachi | 39 | 63 | 9 | - | - | 51 | 36 | 24 | - | 222 |
| 15 | Tony Quinn | 29 | VIP Petfoods | 9 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 30 | - | 201 |
| 16 | Luke Youlden | 6 | Acer / Leading Solutions/ Hitachi | - | - | - | 87 | 105 | - | - | - | - | 192 |
| 17 | Bryce Washington | 54 | ADRAD Radiators | 6 | - | 69 | 42 | - | 42 | 21 | - | - | 180 |
| 18 | Ash Samadi | 55 | Roock | 9 | 33 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 10 | - | 128 |
| 19 | Dean Grant | 11 | Hankook Tyres / Bended Elbow Hotel | 27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 27 | - | 126 |
| 20 | John Kaias | 77 | Abcor | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 3 | - | 18 | - | - | 96 |
| 21 | Daniel Pappas | 19 | Sherrin Motorsports | 6 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 39 | - | - | - | - | 87 |
| 22 | Paul Freestone | 25 | Startrack Express | 6 | 39 | 3 | - | 18 | 21 | - | 3 | -5 | 85 |
| 23 | Marc Cini | 12 | Hallmarc | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | - | 76 |
| 24 | Shaun Juniper | 8 | Juniper Development Group | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | - | 43 |
| 25 | Matthew Coleman | 77 | Abcor | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | 9 | - | 42 |
| 26 | Max Twigg | 19 | Twigg Waste Management Service | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 12 | 9 | - | 30 |
| 27 | Damien Flack | 54 | ADRAD Radiators | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 28 | Mark Buik | 54 | ADRAD Radiators | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Sporting Regulations for the 2006 Australian Carrera Cup Championship Retrieved on 26 July 2010
- ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Australian Titles Archived 2009-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 July 2010
- ^ The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 2 / 2006, pages 58-68
- ^ a b c Natsoft Race Results Archive 2006 Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 July 2010
- ^ a b c Season 2006 Points Retrieved on 26 July 2010