Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship

Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship
CategoryOne-make racing by Porsche
CountryAustralia
Inaugural season2003
Drivers32
Teams14
ConstructorsPorsche
Tyre suppliersMichelin
Drivers' championNew Zealand Callum Hedge
Teams' championNew Zealand Earl Bamber Motorsport
Official websiteCarrera Cup Australia
Current season

Porsche Carrera Cup Australia (known commercially as the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia) is an Australian motor racing series open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. First held in 2003, it is administered by Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd and is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia (Formerly Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a national championship through to 2015[1] and as a National Series from 2016-2021.[2] Starting in 2022 the category returned back as a national championship.[3] During its history, Carrera Cup has been a leading support category for the Supercars Championship. New Zealand driver Craig Baird has been the most successful driver, winning the series five times.

  1. ^ 2015 CAMS Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship – Sporting and Technical Regulations – Version 2, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ 2016 CAMS Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Series – Sporting and Technical Regulations – Version 2, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ "Carrera Cup gains Championship status".