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	~~{{Infobox motorsport championship~~		The '''Australian Carrera Cup Championship''' was a [[sports car racing]] championship open to drivers of [[Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup cars. First held in 2003, it was administered by Cup Car Australia and is sanctioned by [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport\|CAMS]] as an Australian Championship <ref>[http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp Australian Titles] Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 7 January 2009</ref>. Since its inception Carrera Cup has been the primary support category for the [[V8 Supercars]].
	~~\| logo =~~
	~~\| pixels = 220px~~
	~~\| caption =~~
	~~\| category = [[Sports Car Racing]]<br>[[One-make racing]]~~
	~~\| inaugural2 = 2003~~
	~~\| folded = 2008~~
	~~\| drivers =~~
	~~\| teams =~~
	~~\| constructors = [[Porsche]]~~
	~~\| tyres =~~
	~~\| engines =~~
	~~\| country/region = Australia~~
	~~\| champion driver = {{flagicon\|NZL}} [[Craig Baird]]~~
	~~\| champion team = Fitzgerald Racing~~
	~~\| manufacturer = [[Porsche]]~~
	~~\| current_season =~~
	~~\| website = [http://www.cupcar.com.au Cup Car Australia]~~
	}}The '''Australian Carrera Cup Championship''' was a [[sports car racing]] championship open to drivers of [[Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup cars. First held in 2003, it was administered by Cup Car Australia and is sanctioned by [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport\|CAMS]] as an Australian Championship <ref>[http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp Australian Titles] Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 7 January 2009</ref>. Since its inception Carrera Cup has been the primary support category for the [[V8 Supercars]].

	The regulations for the championship are based on those used for Carrera Cup racing in Europe and the rest of the world with modifications to the cars strictly controlled to ensure parity between competing vehicles. From 2003 to 2005 the specified model was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 996\|Type 996]]) with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 997\|Type 997]]) used from 2006. A new model would have been scheduled for the 2010 season.		The regulations for the championship are based on those used for Carrera Cup racing in Europe and the rest of the world with modifications to the cars strictly controlled to ensure parity between competing vehicles. From 2003 to 2005 the specified model was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 996\|Type 996]]) with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 997\|Type 997]]) used from 2006. A new model would have been scheduled for the 2010 season.

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{{Infobox motorsport championship
| logo =
| pixels = 220px
| caption =
| category = [[Sports Car Racing]]<br>[[One-make racing]]
| inaugural2 = 2003
| folded = 2008
| drivers =
| teams =
| constructors = [[Porsche]]
| tyres =
| engines =
| country/region = Australia
| champion driver = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Craig Baird]]
| champion team = Fitzgerald Racing
| manufacturer = [[Porsche]]
| current_season =
| website = [http://www.cupcar.com.au Cup Car Australia]
}}The '''Australian Carrera Cup Championship''' was a [[sports car racing]] championship open to drivers of [[Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup cars. First held in 2003, it was administered by Cup Car Australia and is sanctioned by [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport|CAMS]] as an Australian Championship <ref>[http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp Australian Titles] Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 7 January 2009</ref>. Since its inception Carrera Cup has been the primary support category for the [[V8 Supercars]].

The regulations for the championship are based on those used for Carrera Cup racing in Europe and the rest of the world with modifications to the cars strictly controlled to ensure parity between competing vehicles. From 2003 to 2005 the specified model was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 996|Type 996]]) with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 997|Type 997]]) used from 2006. A new model would have been scheduled for the 2010 season.

In the lead up to the 2009 season the series organisers were forced to cancel the series, citing a lack of competitors.<ref>[http://www.cupcar.com.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=info&id=836&ct_id=0&i=1 TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES TAKE THEIR TOLL] Retrieved from www.cupcar.com.au on 6 February 2009</ref> Those competitors left with 997 GT3 Cup Cars found themselves without a series to race in as the cars were neither able to compete in the [[Australian GT Championship]], to which they were eligible but were prevented by [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport|CAMS]] with the intention of preventing the collapse that ultimately occurred or the [[Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia]] as models newer than 996s were not eligible for points. As the situation evolved permission was gained for the Porsches to enter the GT series in strictly limited numbers and likewise 997s were allowed to compete in the GT3 Challenge but to compete to their own pointscore rather than take points away from the 996 and 993s that made up the bulk of the series competitors.

==Champions==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Champion
! Car
|-
! 2003
| [[Jim Richards (race driver)|Jim Richards]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup Type 996
|-
! 2004
| [[Alex Davison]]
| Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996
|-
! 2005
| [[Fabian Coulthard]]
| Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996
|-
! 2006
| [[Craig Baird]]
| Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997
|-
! [[2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship|2007]]
| David Reynolds
| Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997
|-
! [[2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship|2008]]
| [[Craig Baird]]
| Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997
|}

== External links ==
* [http://www.cupcar.com.au Cup Car Australia]

{{Porsche}}

[[Category:Porsche]]
[[Category:Sports car racing series]]
[[Category:Auto racing series in Australia|Carrera Cup Championship]]
[[Category:One-make series]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:29, 2 December 2009
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	~~{{Infobox motorsport championship~~		The '''Australian Carrera Cup Championship''' was a [[sports car racing]] championship open to drivers of [[Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup cars. First held in 2003, it was administered by Cup Car Australia and is sanctioned by [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport\|CAMS]] as an Australian Championship <ref>[http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp Australian Titles] Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 7 January 2009</ref>. Since its inception Carrera Cup has been the primary support category for the [[V8 Supercars]].
	~~\| logo =~~
	~~\| pixels = 220px~~
	~~\| caption =~~
	~~\| category = [[Sports Car Racing]]<br>[[One-make racing]]~~
	~~\| inaugural2 = 2003~~
	~~\| folded = 2008~~
	~~\| drivers =~~
	~~\| teams =~~
	~~\| constructors = [[Porsche]]~~
	~~\| tyres =~~
	~~\| engines =~~
	~~\| country/region = Australia~~
	~~\| champion driver = {{flagicon\|NZL}} [[Craig Baird]]~~
	~~\| champion team = Fitzgerald Racing~~
	~~\| manufacturer = [[Porsche]]~~
	~~\| current_season =~~
	~~\| website = [http://www.cupcar.com.au Cup Car Australia]~~
	}}The '''Australian Carrera Cup Championship''' was a [[sports car racing]] championship open to drivers of [[Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup cars. First held in 2003, it was administered by Cup Car Australia and is sanctioned by [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport\|CAMS]] as an Australian Championship <ref>[http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp Australian Titles] Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 7 January 2009</ref>. Since its inception Carrera Cup has been the primary support category for the [[V8 Supercars]].

	The regulations for the championship are based on those used for Carrera Cup racing in Europe and the rest of the world with modifications to the cars strictly controlled to ensure parity between competing vehicles. From 2003 to 2005 the specified model was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 996\|Type 996]]) with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 997\|Type 997]]) used from 2006. A new model would have been scheduled for the 2010 season.		The regulations for the championship are based on those used for Carrera Cup racing in Europe and the rest of the world with modifications to the cars strictly controlled to ensure parity between competing vehicles. From 2003 to 2005 the specified model was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 996\|Type 996]]) with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ([[Porsche 997\|Type 997]]) used from 2006. A new model would have been scheduled for the 2010 season.

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