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

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

Race calendar

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

Series standings

Series standings are as follows:

Pos. Driver ADE
South Australia		 AGP
Victoria (state)		 PHI
Victoria (state)		 HID
Northern Territory		 SYD
New South Wales		 BEN
South Australia		 BAT
New South Wales		 SUR
Queensland		 Pts.
Pro
1 New Zealand 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia Cameron Hill 16 8 9 25 Ret 6 6 Ret 6 5 6 7 8 4 4 4 7 Ret 15 480
12 Australia Glen Wood 12 8 5 9 9 7 8 9 5 6 Ret 6 6 6 405
13 Australia Josh Hunt 17 18 15 10 8 8 9 12 8 16 Ret 18 11 10 9 11 Ret 13 11 8 402
14 Australia Alex Davison 6 5 3 Ret 2 2 239
15 New Zealand Earl Bamber 3 2 3 150
16 Australia Leanne Tander 18 21 Ret 30
Challenge
1 Australia 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 Australia 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 New Zealand 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 Australia 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 Australia Roger Lago 8 9 11 11 15 17 11 15 15 13 11 12 14 17 16 11 14 Ret Ret DNS 841
6 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia Max Twigg 15 12 12 12 Ret 15 18 10 Ret 18 15 12 447
10 Australia Indiran Padayachee 24 25 22 18 20 20 20 20 16 20 21 21 18 22 18 21 18 19 22 Ret 436
11 Australia Sam Shahin 21 17 18 13 19 16 17 17 Ret 12 Ret 16 Ret 19 14 384
12 Australia Greg Taylor 22 17 21 17 13 14 Ret Ret 14 13 232
13 Australia John Steffensen 15 23 24 19 Ret DNS DNS 21 14 19 Ret DNS 202
14 Australia David Stevens 14 14 Ret Ret 20 19 128
15 Australia Shane Smollen 18 18 106
16 Australia Benjamin Stack 19 14 19 94

References

  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. ↑ Carreracup.com.au. (2018). Star returns to Carrera Cup in 2018 – Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. [online] Available at: http://www.carreracup.com.au/news/star-returns-to-carrera-cup-in-2018/ [Accessed 9 Feb. 2018]
  5. ↑ Pettit, V., Hine, N. and Hensby, P. (2018). James Moffat confirms switch to Carrera Cup Australia for 2018 - Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - The Checkered Flag. [online] The Checkered Flag. Available at: https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018/02/james-moffat-confirms-switch-carrera-cup-australia-2018/ [Accessed 9 Feb. 2018].
  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, M. (2018). Bamber set for Gold Coast Carrera Cup start - Speedcafe. [online] Speedcafe.com. Available at: https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/10/03/bamber-set-for-gold-coast-carrera-cup-start/ [Accessed 3 Oct. 2018].
  8. ↑ Coch, M. (2018). Evans targeting Carrera Cup title in 2018 - Speedcafe. [online] Speedcafe.com. Available at: https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/02/08/evans-targeting-carrera-cup-title-2018/ [Accessed 21 Feb. 2018].
  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, V. (2018). Sonic Motor Racing Services set for five-car assault on Carrera Cup Australia - The Checkered Flag. [online] The Checkered Flag. Available at: https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018/02/sonic-motor-racing-services-set-five-car-assault-carrera-cup-australia/ [Accessed 21 Feb. 2018].
  12. ↑ Coch, M. (2018). Dale Wood joins Carrera Cup with Sonic - Speedcafe. [online] Speedcafe.com. Available at: https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/02/15/dale-wood-joins-carrera-cup-sonic/ [Accessed 21 Feb. 2018].
  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, M. (2018). Hunt completes 2018 Carrera Cup field - Speedcafe. [online] Speedcafe.com. Available at: https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/02/19/hunt-completes-2018-carrera-cup-field/ [Accessed 21 Feb. 2018].
  15. ↑ "Wood brothers to do battle in Carrera Cup". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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