The 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars.[1] Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd was appointed as the Category Manager for the championship,[1] which was the tenth Australian Carrera Cup Championship.
Steven Richards won the championship driving this Laser Plumbing & Electrical entryWarren Luff placed second in the championship in this No Second Chance/Phase 8 entryNick Foster placed fifth in the championship in this Sonic Motor Racing Services entryBrenton Ramsay placed 17th in the championship in this Phenix Motorsport entry
The following teams and drivers contested the 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship.
Note: All teams competed with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991, which was the only model eligible for the championship.[1]
Race calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series.[1]
Points system
Championship points were awarded to the first 25 finishers in each race as per the following table.[1]
In addition to contesting the outright championship, each driver was classified as either Professional or Elite and competed for the relevant class title.[1]
Points were awarded for class places in each race on the same basis as for the outright championship.[1]
The results for each round were determined by the number of championship points scored by each driver at that round.[1]
The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds was declared the winner of the championship.[1]
Race 2 at the Sandown round was abandoned following a multi-car accident and no championship points were awarded.[7]
Championship standings
Overall
Professional Class
Elite Class
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship - Sporting and Technical Regulations – Version 2, As archived at www.webcitation.org from docs.cams.com.au on 4 November 2014
^"Bayliss completes Carrera Cup Pro-Am grid". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
^"Almond readies Maiden Carrera Cup Tilt". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
^"Power replaces Percat Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^"Michael Patrizi Joins Three-Car BRM Line up". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^"Nick Foster returns to carrera cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^Patrizi scores Carrera Cup sweep, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved on 4 November 2014
^ a b c d e f g h iStandings - Season 2014, As archived at www.webcitation.org from www.carreracup.com.au on 4 November 2014
^ a b c d e fNatsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 4 November 2014
External links
Media related to 2014 in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia at Wikimedia Commons