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2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

The 2008 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 nine rounds across five different states, began on 21 February 2008 at the Clipsal 500 and finished on 26 October at the Gold Coast Indy 300. It was the sixth and last Australian Carrera Cup Championship until the 2011 season.

Craig Baird dominated the series, winning 14 of the series 25 races and the New Zealander driving for Fitzgerald Racing became the first driver to win the series twice, adding to his 2006 championship win. West Australian Dean Fiore was the runner up for Sonic Motor Racing, taking four wins and dominating the Mount Panorama round. Third was David Russell in the Sherrin Motor Sport car.

The most dramatic moment of the season was when category managers Sherrin Motor Sport collapsed, leaving the series briefly in limbo. With the assistance of CAMS and Porsche Australia, Glenn Ridge owned company Q Media Events took over the running of the series.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed in the Championship.

TeamNoDriver
Fitzgerald Racing3New Zealand Craig Baird
4Australia Andrew Moffat
Australia David Russell
27Australia Barton Mawer
Sonic Motor Racing Services5Australia Dean Fiore
6Australia Bryce Washington
7Australia Rodney Jane
9Australia James Moffat
Jaimie Vedda Racing8Australia Rodney Forbes
Juniper Racing11Australia Shaun Juniper
Hallmarc Racing12Australia Marc Cini
Supabarn Motorsport14Australia James Koundouris
15Australia Theo Koundouris
Twigg Motorsport18Australia Max Twigg
Sherrin Motor Sport19Australia Grant Sherrin
22Australia David Russell
72Australia Iain Sherrin
New Zealand Daniel Gaunt*
Australia Paul Stokell
Paul Cruikshank Racing23Australia Aaron Caratti
Jim Richards Racing38Australia David Wall
Greg Murphy Racing47Australia Sam Walter
New Zealand Darryn Henderson
Australia Christian Jones
51New Zealand Jono Lester
66Australia Peter Hill
72Australia Daniel Pappas
Tekno Racing94Australia Jonathon Webb*

Guest drivers ineligible for points.

Race calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driver123456789
21–24 FebruarySouth Australia Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaNew Zealand Craig Baird
13–16 MarchVictoria Albert Park Street CircuitMelbourne, VictoriaNew Zealand Craig Baird
4–6 AprilNew South Wales Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South WalesAustralia Aaron Caratti
9–11 MayWestern Australia Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaNew Zealand Craig Baird
7–9 JuneVictoria Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaNew Zealand Craig Baird
4–6 JulyQueensland Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandNew Zealand Craig Baird
12–14 SeptemberVictoria Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaNew Zealand Craig Baird
9–12 OctoberNew South Wales Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesAustralia Dean Fiore
23–26 OctoberQueensland Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, QueenslandAustralia James Moffat

Each of the nine rounds was contested over three races.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on 60–54–48–42–36–30–27–24–21–18–15–12–9–6–6–3–3–3–3–3 basis to the first twenty finishers in each race with 1 point awarded to each driver finishing in positions from 21st through to last.

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

PosDriverADEALBWAKBARSANQLDPHIBATSURPen.Pts12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
New Zealand Craig Baird212511133331111211112221331113**1458**
Australia Dean Fiore1342222222513617Ret522385611111136**1122**
Australia David Russell3217335818Ret45228464Ret5619542212**1017**
Australia James Moffat657RetRet111865Ret62353153323314432441**939**
Australia Bryce Washington1365344Ret44474Ret4435564433211DNS9Ret**906**
Australia Aaron Caratti496112531111Ret9RetRet10411Ret21564Ret55257**876**
Australia David Wall54341910Ret9Ret1028732187567412813333**870**
Australia Rodney Jane108865861479RetRet1066699799777512Ret7**615**
Australia Rodney Forbes9Ret999129785137815Ret97647885612Ret75**606**
Australia Barton Mawer87128677561783418Ret112015161017178967RetRet**510**
Australia James Koundouris7Ret16121413Ret1097Ret1011910121112Ret1111910107DNS88**396**
New Zealand Jono Lester11Ret15Ret11Ret1311106Ret65857121013**300**
Australia Theo KoundourisRetDNS13131319151311111091710Ret1419131013131214128131110**285**
Australia Max TwiggRet1110147981214Ret9Ret19RetRetRet132015171015111114814DNS**261**
Australia Peter Hill121017108Ret1116151511111212916161712141513**222**
Australia Shaun Juniper14141117151410151614RetRet1514131817191415141113149DNS12Ret**186**
Australia Marc Cini1515141617171617171612Ret1613Ret1918181116161616161091511**165**
Australia Andrew Moffat1712Ret11Ret161218138Ret12141112131516Ret**144**
Australia Paul Stokell7781089**141**
Australia Grant Sherrin1613181516151419Ret1314151316111714148**126**
Australia Christian Jones664**102**
Australia Daniel Pappas10109**57**
Australia Sam Walter121210**42**
Australia Iain Sherrin181619Ret181817151418**33**
Australia Darryn Henderson1515Ret**12**
Australia Jonathon WebbRet1064
New Zealand Daniel GauntRet1212

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References

References

  1. Carrera Cup Australia 2008 Sporting and Technical Regulations, Version 1
  2. [http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles] {{webarchive. link. (3 May 2009 Retrieved on 18 September 2010)
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  8. (20 July 2008). "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 20/07/2008 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Round 7". National Software.
  9. (14 September 2008). "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 14/09/2008 L&H 500 – 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Round 9". National Software.
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  12. Carrera Cup Final Points, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 4/2008, page 72
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