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2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia

The 2018 CAMS Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. [1] The series, which was the 14th Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, commenced on 1 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and finish on 21 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit after eight rounds. 2018 saw the introduction of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 991.II model to the series.[2]

The series was won by Jaxon Evans.[3]

Teams and drivers

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Team Class No. Driver Rounds
Wall Racing[4] P 1   David Wall All
PA 5   Greg Taylor[5] 1–4
  Shane Smollen 5
P 18   James Moffat[6] All
PA 50   David Stevens 7-8
Grove Motorsport PA 4   Stephen Grove All
P 911   Earl Bamber[7] 8
McElrea Racing PA 6   Tim Miles All
P 7   Jaxon Evans[8] All
P 12   Adam Garwood[9] 4-8
PA 19   Anthony Gilbertson[10] All
Porsche Centre Melbourne P 8   Nick McBride All
PA 9   Marc Cini All
PA 808   John Steffensen 1–4
Garwood Motorsport P 12   Adam Garwood 1–3
Buik Motorworks PA 13   Sam Shahin 1–3, 6–8
Sonic Motor Racing Services[11] P 14   Peter Major All
77   Michael Almond All
100   Dale Wood[12] All
PA 131   Graham Williams All
P 777   Jordan Love All
Volante Rosso Motorsport[13] P 15   Josh Hunt[14] 1–5, 7, 8
PA   Benjamin Stack 6
Agas National PA 20   Adrian Flack All
Ashley Seward Motorsport PA 22   Dean Cook All
PA 80   Max Twigg 1–3, 6
P 88   Dylan O'Keeffe All
888   Leanne Tander 1
  Alex Davison 2–3
  Glen Wood[15] 4–7
JBS Australia PA 23   Roger Lago 1–7
Garth Walden Racing PA 35   Indiran Padayachee 1–3, 5–8
Cameron Hill Racing P 111   Cameron Hill 1, 3–8

Race calendar

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round winner
1 R1   Adelaide Street Circuit
(Adelaide, South Australia) 		1–4 March   Jaxon Evans   Michael Almond   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services   Jaxon Evans
R2   Dale Wood   Jaxon Evans McElrea Racing
R3   Jaxon Evans   Jaxon Evans McElrea Racing
2 R1   Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
(Melbourne, Victoria) 		22–25 March   Nick McBride   Jaxon Evans   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services   Jaxon Evans
R2   Alex Davison   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services
R3   Alex Davison   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services
R4   Jaxon Evans   Jaxon Evans McElrea Racing
3 R1   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria) 		20–22 April   Dale Wood   Alex Davison   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services   Dale Wood
R2   Alex Davison   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services
4 R1   Hidden Valley Raceway
(Darwin, Northern Territory) 		15–17 June   David Wall   David Wall   David Wall Wall Racing   Dylan O'Keeffe
R2   Jaxon Evans   Jaxon Evans McElrea Racing
R3   Jaxon Evans   James Moffat Wall Racing
5 R1   Sydney Motorsport Park
(Sydney, New South Wales) 		3–4 August   David Wall   Dylan O'Keeffe   Dylan O'Keeffe Ashley Seward Motorsport   Dylan O'Keeffe
R2   Michael Almond   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
6 R1   The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia) 		24–26 August   James Moffat   David Wall   Michael Almond Sonic Motor Racing Services   Michael Almond
R2   Jordan Love   Michael Almond Sonic Motor Racing Services
R3   Dale Wood   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services
7 R1   Mount Panorama Circuit
(Bathurst, New South Wales) 		4–7 October   James Moffat   David Wall   David Wall Wall Racing   Jaxon Evans
R2   Jaxon Evans   Jaxon Evans McElrea Racing
R3   Jaxon Evans   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
8 R1   Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
(Gold Coast, Queensland) 		19–21 October   David Wall   Earl Bamber   Nick McBride Porsche Centre Melbourne   Nick McBride
R2   Nick McBride   Nick McBride Porsche Centre Melbourne
R3   Nick McBride   Jaxon Evans McElrea Racing

Series standings

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Series standings are as follows:

Pos. Driver ADE
  		AGP
  		PHI
  		HID
  		SYD
  		BEN
  		BAT
  		SUR
  		Pts.
Pro
1   Jaxon Evans 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 15 3 7 4 2 2 2 1 3 4 4 1 1186
2   David Wall 4 2 2 4 3 12 4 5 7 1 Ret 4 5 4 2 3 5 1 3 13 2 3 4 1004
3   Dylan O'Keeffe 3 3 5 7 11 7 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 3 5 5 7 8 5 2 Ret 19 11 957
4   Jordan Love 6 6 4 3 7 5 3 6 Ret 8 4 Ret 4 1 8 4 4 3 2 1 Ret 7 7 833
5   James Moffat 5 5 7 5 4 18 6 13 5 4 3 1 2 2 9 9 6 17 9 5 9 5 DNS 815
6   Dale Wood 1 7 6 1 1 1 10 1 1 5 Ret 6 Ret 11 3 6 1 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 5 802
7   Michael Almond 7 4 3 8 6 4 21 7 6 10 5 3 8 8 1 1 3 Ret DNS DNS Ret 14 9 681
8   Nick McBride Ret 11 8 15 9 6 5 8 10 7 Ret DNS 7 6 Ret DNS DNS 6 7 7 1 1 2 592
9   Peter Major 9 20 16 9 Ret 9 7 9 9 18 12 7 10 19 10 10 11 10 10 8 15 17 17 494
10   Adam Garwood 11 10 10 20 14 21 14 24 11 17 15 11 13 12 11 21 15 7 8 6 8 9 Ret 483
11   Cameron Hill 16 8 9 25 Ret 6 6 Ret 6 5 6 7 8 4 4 4 7 Ret 15 480
12   Glen Wood 12 8 5 9 9 7 8 9 5 6 Ret 6 6 6 405
13   Josh Hunt 17 18 15 10 8 8 9 12 8 16 Ret 18 11 10 9 11 Ret 13 11 8 402
14   Alex Davison 6 5 3 Ret 2 2 239
15   Earl Bamber 3 2 3 150
16   Leanne Tander 18 21 Ret 30
Challenge
1   Stephen Grove 10 13 14 Ret 16 10 8 14 12 11 9 8 15 13 15 16 21 9 11 11 17 17 16 1105
2   Adrian Flack 14 14 13 21 17 Ret 12 16 13 9 7 17 12 14 Ret 12 10 20 17 10 10 10 10 1032
3   Tim Miles 12 Ret 18 14 10 11 13 18 Ret 14 10 9 17 16 13 17 18 10 12 9 12 13 13 954
4   Anthony Gilbertson 23 15 17 Ret 16 11 20 15 13 10 16 15 14 13 13 13 15 16 11 12 12 919
5   Roger Lago 8 9 11 11 15 17 11 15 15 13 11 12 14 17 16 11 14 Ret Ret DNS 841
6   Dean Cook 20 22 20 16 12 12 15 22 17 20 16 14 19 20 17 Ret 17 15 16 12 14 15 14 756
7   Marc Cini 19 16 Ret 18 19 22 19 18 Ret 18 16 21 22 22 20 20 16 18 15 16 16 18 587
8   Graham Williams 25 24 23 Ret 21 22 19 23 19 21 17 19 22 23 20 19 23 19 20 17 18 21 Ret 497
9   Max Twigg 15 12 12 12 Ret 15 18 10 Ret 18 15 12 447
10   Indiran Padayachee 24 25 22 18 20 20 20 20 16 20 21 21 18 22 18 21 18 19 22 Ret 436
11   Sam Shahin 21 17 18 13 19 16 17 17 Ret 12 Ret 16 Ret 19 14 384
12   Greg Taylor 22 17 21 17 13 14 Ret Ret 14 13 232
13   John Steffensen 15 23 24 19 Ret DNS DNS 21 14 19 Ret DNS 202
14   David Stevens 14 14 Ret Ret 20 19 128
15   Shane Smollen 18 18 106
16   Benjamin Stack 19 14 19 94

References

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  1. ^ "2018 CAMS Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia Series - Sporting and Technical Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  2. ^ The next generation has arrived – Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Retrieved 9 February 2018].
  3. ^ 2018 Standings, www.carreracup.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ Thompson, Angus (2018-01-30). "Star returns to Carrera Cup in 2018". Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. ^ Pettit, Vince (2018-02-05). "James Moffat confirms switch to Carrera Cup Australia for 2018". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  6. ^ Van Leeuwen, A. (2018). Moffat makes Carrera Cup return. [online] Motorsport.com. Available at: https://www.motorsport.com/porsche/news/moffat-makes-carrera-cup-return-1000347/ [Accessed 9 Feb. 2018].
  7. ^ Coch, Mat (2018-10-03). "Bamber set for Gold Coast Carrera Cup start". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  8. ^ Coch, Mat (2018-02-08). "Evans targeting Carrera Cup title in 2018". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  9. ^ "Garwood switches to McElrea Racing". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. ^ Knight, G. (2018). Boss takes the wheel. [online] Adelaidenow.com.au. Available at: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/newadelaide/things-to-do/ceo-anthony-gilbertson-will-drive-in-the-porsche-carrera-cup-as-part-of-the-adelaide-500-race/news-story/ba236fdc37dd8e0ae8ea88348c6a5019 [Accessed 21 Feb. 2018].
  11. ^ Pettit, Vince (2018-02-20). "Sonic Motor Racing Services set for five-car assault on Carrera Cup Australia". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  12. ^ Coch, Mat (2018-02-15). "Dale Wood joins Carrera Cup with Sonic". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  13. ^ van Leeuwen, A. (2018). Ex-Formula 1 engineer starts Aussie Carrera Cup team. [online] Motorsport.com. Available at: https://www.motorsport.com/porsche/news/ex-formula-1-engineer-starts-aussie-carrera-cup-team-996176/ Archived 2018-02-22 at the Wayback Machine [Accessed 9 Feb. 2018].
  14. ^ Coch, Mat (2018-02-19). "Hunt completes 2018 Carrera Cup field". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  15. ^ "Wood brothers to do battle in Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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