2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
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The 2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing competition open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The championship, which was the second Australian Carrera Cup Championship
, was contested over a nine round series and was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd. Alex Davison
won the title from Jim Richards and Fabian Coulthard
.
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Race 2 of Round 5 at Queensland Raceway
was cancelled following a crash on the first lap of the race.
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned motor racing competition open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The championship, which was the second Australian Carrera Cup Championship
Australian Carrera Cup Championship
The Australian Carrera Cup Championship is a sports car racing championship open to drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. First held in 2003, it is administered by Porsche Cars Australia and sanctioned by CAMS as an Australian Championship...
, was contested over a nine round series and was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd. Alex Davison
Alex Davison
Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series....
won the title from Jim Richards and Fabian Coulthard
Fabian Coulthard
Fabian Coulthard is a professional race car driver, currently racing for Walkinshaw Racing known commercially as Bundaberg Racing Team in the Australian V8 Supercar series....
.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a nine round series with three races per round.Round | Circuit | State | Date | Round winner |
1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland... |
18–21 March | Alex Davison Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.... |
2 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
2–4 April | Alex Davison Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.... |
3 | Hidden Valley Raceway Hidden Valley Raceway Hidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The race track is used as a round of the V8 Supercar series... |
Northern Territory Northern Territory The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions... |
21–23 May | Alex Davison Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.... |
4 | Barbagallo Raceway Barbagallo Raceway Barbagallo Raceway is a motorsport circuit located in Wanneroo, approximately north of Perth in Western Australia.The circuit was originally known as Wanneroo Park and the first race meet took place in March 1969. Initially the major race per year was a 6 hour Le Mans style race for sedans and... |
Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... |
11–13 June | Alex Davison Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.... |
5 | Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days.... |
Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... |
2–4 July | Alex Davison Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.... |
6 | Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months... |
Victoria | 23–25 July | Jim Richards |
7 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 10–12 September | Jim Richards |
8 | Mount Panorama Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October... , Bathurst Bathurst, New South Wales -CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments... |
New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
7–10 October | Alex Davison Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.... |
9 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise Street Circuit The Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit at Surfers Paradise, in south east Queensland, Australia. The challenging track has several fast sections and four chicanes. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Surfers Paradise area, after the... |
Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... |
21–24 October | Craig Baird Craig Baird Craig George Baird MNZM is a race car driver. Baird is a very successful driver in his homeland, winning three consecutive New Zealand Formula Atlantic championship titles , and then four consecutive New Zealand Touring Car Championship titles .Since then Baird has raced in Australian Super... |
Points system
Points were awarded in each race as follows:Finishing position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st-last |
Points awarded | 60 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Results
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Adel | EC | HV | Barb | QR | Wint | Sand | Bath | GC | Total |
1 | Alex Davison Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a racing driver. Davison currently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.... |
77 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing is a V8 Supercar team that is competing in the second-tier Australian V8 Supercar series, the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. The team have also had wild card entries into the V8 Supercar Championship Series endurance races, specifically the Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000, in... Australia P/L |
180 | 150 | 180 | 174 | 120 | 156 | 108 | 174 | 102 | 1344 |
2 | Jim Richards | 1 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Jim Richards | 162 | 135 | 162 | 168 | 54 | 168 | 120 | 27 | 150 | 1146 |
3 | Fabian Coulthard Fabian Coulthard Fabian Coulthard is a professional race car driver, currently racing for Walkinshaw Racing known commercially as Bundaberg Racing Team in the Australian V8 Supercar series.... |
55 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing is a V8 Supercar team that is competing in the second-tier Australian V8 Supercar series, the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. The team have also had wild card entries into the V8 Supercar Championship Series endurance races, specifically the Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000, in... Australia P/L |
144 | 96 | 144 | 144 | 102 | 144 | 30 | 117 | 150 | 1071 |
4 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Peter Fitzgerald | 90 | 120 | 72 | 126 | 54 | 108 | 43 | 0 | 45 | 658 |
5 | Klark Quinn | 28 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | VIP Petfoods | 63 | 36 | 42 | 102 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 126 | 57 | 564 |
6 | Jonathon Webb Jonathon Webb Jonathon Webb is an Australian motor racing driver, currently competing in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.... |
22 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Tekno Motorsports Tekno Autosports Tekno Autosports is an Australian motor racing team, established in the early 2000s initially for the motor racing activities of Steve Webb, and later his son Jonathon Webb. The Gold Coast-based team runs a racing entitlement contract to compete in the International V8 Supercars Championship... |
– | 57 | 120 | – | 30 | 90 | 84 | 150 | 0 | 531 |
7 | Tony Quinn | 8 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | VIP Petfoods | 81 | 66 | 15 | 87 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 102 | 114 | 531 |
8 | Paul Pedersen | 96 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | International Motorsport NZ | – | 99 | 96 | 84 | 66 | – | 48 | – | 39 | 432 |
9 | Rodney Jane | 7 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Rodney Jane Racing Sonic Motor Racing Services Sonic Motor Racing Services is a V8 Supercar team that is competing in the second-tier Australian V8 Supercar series, the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series and Australia's largest open wheeler category Formula Ford, competing in both the Australian Formula Ford Championship and the Victorian Formula Ford... |
30 | 108 | 54 | 45 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 27 | 426 |
10 | Dean Grant | 10 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Dean Grant | 87 | 48 | 30 | 63 | 39 | 27 | 15 | 33 | 57 | 399 |
11 | James Cressey | 2 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | VIP Petfoods | 105 | 45 | 63 | 42 | 75 | 48 | – | – | – | 378 |
12 | Stephen Borness | 24 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Stephen Borness | 48 | 42 | 48 | 21 | 18 | 42 | 1 | 63 | 72 | 355 |
13 | Craig Baird Craig Baird Craig George Baird MNZM is a race car driver. Baird is a very successful driver in his homeland, winning three consecutive New Zealand Formula Atlantic championship titles , and then four consecutive New Zealand Touring Car Championship titles .Since then Baird has raced in Australian Super... |
2 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | VIP Petfoods | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 114 | 156 | 324 |
14 | Peter Hill | 66 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing is a V8 Supercar team that is competing in the second-tier Australian V8 Supercar series, the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. The team have also had wild card entries into the V8 Supercar Championship Series endurance races, specifically the Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000, in... Australia P/L |
48 | 45 | – | – | 48 | 42 | 45 | 33 | 45 | 306 |
15 | Peter Bradbury | 42 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Peter Bradbury | 45 | 81 | 48 | 51 | 39 | – | 15 | – | – | 279 |
16 | Charlie O'Brien Charlie O'Brien (racing driver) This article is about the Australian racing driver. For other people, see Charles O'Brien.Charles Lindsay O'Brien is a former Australian race car driver. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an Australian Touring Car Championship round.-Career results:-References:... |
15 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | WPS | – | – | – | – | – | 93 | 42 | 33 | 108 | 276 |
17 | Kevin Bell | 82 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | International Motorsport NZ | – | – | 108 | – | – | – | 45 | 81 | – | 234 |
18 | Matt Halliday Matt Halliday Matthew Halliday is a motor racing driver from New Zealand.-Formula Racing:His formula racing career has involved various single seater series in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the United States... |
42 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Lakesawn Timber | – | – | – | – | – | 102 | – | 27 | – | 129 |
19 | Roger Oakeshott | 44 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing Greg Murphy Racing is a V8 Supercar team that is competing in the second-tier Australian V8 Supercar series, the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. The team have also had wild card entries into the V8 Supercar Championship Series endurance races, specifically the Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000, in... Australia P/L |
36 | 18 | 15 | – | 6 | 18 | 4 | – | 27 | 124 |
20 | David Thexton | 69 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Thexton Racing | – | – | 9 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 114 |
21 | Ash Samadi | 21 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Ash Samadi | 18 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 110 |
22 | Marc Cini | 12 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Marc Cini | 27 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 87 |
23 | Paul Freestone | 17 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Freestone's Transport | – | – | – | 27 | – | 45 | – | 12 | – | 84 |
24 | Ross Rutherford | 92 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | International Motorsport NZ | 63 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 84 |
25 | Matt Coleman | 62 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Matthew Coleman | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 66 | – | 70 |
26 | Troy Hunt | 4 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Talent 2 | – | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 57 |
27 | Bryce Washington | 54 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | ADRAD Radiators | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 45 | 51 |
28 | Claude Giorgi | 44 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Braun | – | – | – | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 39 |
29 | James Koundouris | 18 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Suparbarn Supermarkets | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 18 | – | 30 |
30 | Tony Pugliese | 66 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L | – | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
31 | Chris Seidler | 11 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Enterprise Express Racing | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | 18 |
32 | Graham Cameron | 95 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Can Am Construction | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | 9 |
33 | David Giugni | 19 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Suparbarn Supermarkets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 9 |
34 | Dean Cook | 34 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Redline Promotions | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 |
35 | Theo Koundouris | 19 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Suparbarn Supermarkets | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 |
Race 2 of Round 5 at Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....
was cancelled following a crash on the first lap of the race.