2006 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
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The 2006 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars. It was the fourth Australian Carrera Cup Championship
.
The series was administered by CupCar Australia and promoted as the “Wright, Patton, Shakespeare Carrera Cup Australia”.
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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 title for drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars. It was the fourth 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...
.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.- Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth 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...
, 23-26 March - Round 2, Wakefield Park Raceway, New South WalesNew South WalesNew 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...
, 26-28 May - Round 3, Hidden Valley RacewayHidden Valley RacewayHidden 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 TerritoryNorthern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, 30 June - 1 July - Round 4, Oran Park Motorsport Circuit, New South WalesNew South WalesNew 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...
, 11-13 August - Round 5, Sandown International Motor Raceway, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 1-3 September - Round 6, Mount Panorama CircuitMount Panorama CircuitMount 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...
, BathurstBathurst, 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 WalesNew South WalesNew 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...
, 5-8 October - Round 7, Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise Street CircuitThe 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...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland 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...
, 20-22 October - Round 8, Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitThe Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 8-10 December
The series was administered by CupCar Australia and promoted as the “Wright, Patton, Shakespeare Carrera Cup Australia”.
Points system
Championship points were awarded in each race on the following basis:| 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
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
4 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | VIP Petfoods | 174 | 180 | 174 | 168 | 156 | 150 | 48 | 114 | - | 1164 |
| 2 | 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.... |
21 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Glenfords Tool Centres / Dewalt Paul Cruickshank Racing Paul Cruickshank Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in several Sports Car and Touring Car categories.-V8 Supercar Championship:... |
168 | 49 | 168 | 174 | 117 | 141 | 120 | 162 | - | 1099 |
| 3 | David Reynolds David Reynolds (racing driver) David Reynolds is an Australian racing driver.-Twice champion:Reynolds stepped into a national series campaign in the 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship, finishing outside the top ten at series end. For 2004 Reynolds joined the Sonic Motor Racing Services for what would be four years and... |
14 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Bob Jane T-Marts 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... |
144 | 66 | 96 | 99 | 162 | 174 | 108 | 180 | - | 1029 |
| 4 | Jim Richards | 2 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | OAMPS Insurance Brokers / Greenfield Mowers | 126 | 156 | 138 | 48 | 78 | 120 | 90 | 72 | -6 | 822 |
| 5 | 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 997 | Glenfords Tool Centres /Makita Paul Cruickshank Racing Paul Cruickshank Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in several Sports Car and Touring Car categories.-V8 Supercar Championship:... |
84 | 105 | 42 | 72 | 111 | 93 | 66 | 84 | - | 657 |
| 6 | David Russell | 9 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Boom Logistics / Sherrin Hire | 39 | 117 | 57 | 117 | 81 | 42 | 72 | 108 | - | 633 |
| 7 | David Wall | 38 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Glenfords Tool Centres / Hitachi Paul Cruickshank Racing Paul Cruickshank Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in several Sports Car and Touring Car categories.-V8 Supercar Championship:... |
48 | 42 | 57 | 81 | 33 | 120 | 51 | 132 | - | 564 |
| 8 | Dean Fiore Dean Fiore Dean Fiore Dean Fiore Dean Fiore (born December 1, 1983 in Kalgoorlie Western Australia is an Australian racing driver. Fiore presently races for his own team, Triple F Racing, a satellite operation of Paul Morris Motorsport in the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series.... |
15 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Landscape Developments | 102 | 36 | 48 | 45 | 114 | 45 | - | 81 | - | 471 |
| 9 | Anthony Tratt | 75 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Toll Racing Paul Little Racing Paul Little Racing, commonly known as Toll Racing, after its sponsor, Toll Holdings, was a motorsport team contesting the V8 Supercars championship... |
57 | 45 | 63 | 48 | 42 | 21 | 45 | 69 | - | 390 |
| 10 | Rodney Jane | 7 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Bob Jane T-Marts 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 | 21 | 15 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 27 | - | 360 |
| 11 | Ian Dyk Ian Dyk Ian Dyk , is an Australian race driver. Starting in Motocross in 1991, he started karting in 1996 and has progressed to Formula Ford, Formula Three, Porsche Carrera Cup and A1 Grand Prix.... |
8 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Juniper Development Group | 69 | 111 | 108 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | 348 |
| 12 | Aaron Caratti Aaron Caratti Aaron Caratti is an Australian racing driver. He progressed from karting to the Australian Formula Ford Championship before graduating to the Australian Formula 3 series where he became champion in 2005. Since then he has competed with moderate success in sports cars.-Career results:-References:... |
23 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Firepower Racing | 39 | 84 | 93 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 57 | -6 | 324 |
| 13 | Klark Quinn | 5 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | VIP Petfoods | 54 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 33 | 51 | 21 | 36 | - | 267 |
| 14 | Peter Fitzgerald | 6 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Acer / Leading Solutions/ Hitachi | 39 | 63 | 9 | - | - | 51 | 36 | 24 | - | 222 |
| 15 | Tony Quinn | 29 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | VIP Petfoods | 9 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 30 | - | 201 |
| 16 | Luke Youlden | 6 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Acer / Leading Solutions/ Hitachi | - | - | - | 87 | 105 | - | - | - | - | 192 |
| 17 | Bryce Washington | 54 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | ADRAD Radiators | 6 | - | 69 | 42 | - | 42 | 21 | - | - | 180 |
| 18 | Ash Samadi | 55 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Roock | 9 | 33 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 10 | - | 128 |
| 19 | Dean Grant | 11 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Hankook Tyres / Bended Elbow Hotel | 27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 27 | - | 126 |
| 20 | John Kaias | 77 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Abcor | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 3 | - | 18 | - | - | 96 |
| 21 | Daniel Pappas | 19 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Sherrin Motorsports | 6 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 39 | - | - | - | - | 87 |
| 22 | Paul Freestone | 25 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Startrack Express | 6 | 39 | 3 | - | 18 | 21 | - | 3 | -5 | 85 |
| 23 | Marc Cini | 12 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Hallmarc | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | - | 76 |
| 24 | Shaun Juniper | 8 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Juniper Development Group | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | - | 43 |
| 25 | Matt Coleman | 77 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Abcor | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | 9 | - | 42 |
| 26 | Max Twigg | 19 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | Twigg Waste Management Service | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 12 | 9 | - | 30 |
| 27 | Damien Flack | 54 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | ADRAD Radiators | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 28 | Mark Buik | 54 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 | ADRAD Radiators | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |