2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia

The 2019 Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Australia[1][2] was the fifteenth running of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia motor racing series. It began on 28 February at Adelaide Street Circuit and concluded on 25 October at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.[3]

The series was won by Jordan Love.[4]

Teams and drivers edit

 
Warren Luff placed eighth in the series
Team Class No. Driver Rounds
Grove Motorsport PA 4   Stephen Grove 1–3, 6-7
P 10   Brenton Grove 6
Sonic Motor Racing Services P 5   Thomas Maxwell All
P 77   Michael Almond All
P 78   Aaron Love[5] 8
P 100   Dale Wood All
P 777   Jordan Love[6] All
McElrea Racing PA 6   Tim Miles All
P 7   Warren Luff[7] 1–6
  Harri Jones[8] 8
PA 19   Anthony Gilbertson 1–5
P 36   Cooper Murray[9] 4–8
PA 84   Brett Boulton 6
Porsche Centre Melbourne P 8   Nick McBride All
PA 9   Marc Cini 1–2, 7
PA   Michael Loccisano 6
P 10   Joey Mawson 2
Steven Richards Motorsport P 12   Steven Richards All
Buik Motorsports PA 13   Sam Shahin All
Volante Rosso Motorsport P 15   Josh Hunt 1–3
Agas National PA 20   Adrian Flack All
Ashley Seward Motorsport PA 22   Dean Cook All
P 36   Cooper Murray[10] 1–3
PA 80   Max Twigg 1
P 88   Dylan O'Keefe 2
Lago Racing PA 23   Roger Lago All
Wall Racing PA 27   Liam Talbot[11] All
P 38   David Wall[12] All
PA 50   David Stevens 1
DRM Motorsport PA 30   David Ryan 2, 6-7
Garth Walden Racing P 34   Duvashen Padayachee[13] All
PA 35   Indiran Padayachee[14] 1–3, 5–8
Greg Ward PA 68   Greg Ward 8
Cameron Hill Racing P 111   Cameron Hill[15] All
Scott Taylor Motorsport PA 222   Scott Taylor 4–8

Note: Only Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 991 II) automobiles were eligible to compete in the series.[1]

Calendar edit

The calendar for the 2019 season was announced on the 21st of October, 2018. The series will return to the Townsville Street Circuit, whilst Sydney Motorsport Park was dropped from the calendar.[16]

Rnd Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1   Adelaide Street Circuit
(Adelaide, South Australia)
March 1-3   David Wall   David Wall   Nick McBride Porsche Centre Melbourne
R2   David Wall   Nick McBride Porsche Centre Melbourne
R3   David Wall   Nick McBride Porsche Centre Melbourne
2 R1   Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
(Melbourne, Victoria)
March 14-17   Dale Wood   Dale Wood   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services
R2   Dale Wood   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services
R3   Cooper Murray   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
R4   Jordan Love   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 R1   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)
April 12-14   Jordan Love   Jordan Love   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
R2   Michael Almond   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
R3   David Wall   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
4 R1   Hidden Valley Raceway
(Darwin, Northern Territory)
June 14-16   Cameron Hill   Jordan Love   Cameron Hill Cameron Hill Racing
R2   Cooper Murray   Dale Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services
R3   Dale Wood   Michael Almond Sonic Motor Racing Services
5 R1   Townsville Street Circuit
(Townsville, Queensland)
July 5-7   Roger Lago   Cooper Murray   Cooper Murray McElrea Racing
R2   Cooper Murray   Cooper Murray McElrea Racing
R3   Dale Wood   Cooper Murray McElrea Racing
6 R1   The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)
August 23-25   Jordan Love   Jordan Love   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
R2   Jordan Love   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
R3   Jordan Love   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
7 R1   Mount Panorama Circuit
(Bathurst, New South Wales)
October 10-13   David Wall   David Wall   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
R2   Jordan Love   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
R3   Cooper Murray   Jordan Love Sonic Motor Racing Services
8 R1   Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
(Surfers Paradise, Queensland)
October 25-27   David Wall   Cooper Murray   David Wall Wall Racing
R2   Nick McBride   David Wall Wall Racing
R3   Cooper Murray   David Wall Wall Racing

Series standings edit

The series was won by Jordan Love.[4]


References edit

  1. ^ a b 2019 Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Australia Series – Sporting and Technical Regulations –Version 2, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ "PAYCE JOINS PORSCHE CARRERA CUP AS TITLE PARTNER". Auto Action.
  3. ^ allporsche (2018-10-21). "Greater coverage key to 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia calendar". Planet Porsche. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  4. ^ a b 2019 Standings, www.carreracup.com.au as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ^ Herrero, Daniel. "Second GT3 Cup Challenge front-runner joins GC Carrera Cup field". Speedcafe. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Love eyes Campbell, Evans pathway with Porsche". carreracup.com.au. Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Castrol Toyota Racing Series welcomes youngest gun". 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. ^ Herrero, Daniel. "GT3 Cup Challenge leader to step up to Carrera Cup". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  9. ^ Howard, Tom. "Murray switches to McElrea for Carrera Cup campaign". Speedcafe. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  10. ^ Herrero, Daniel. "GT3 Cup Challenge runner-up moves into Carrera Cup". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Talbot confirmed for Carrera Cup campaign". Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Talbot confirmed for Carrera Cup campaign". Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  13. ^ Coch, Matt. "Father and son team up in Carrera Cup". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  14. ^ Coch, Matt. "Father and son team up in Carrera Cup". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Hill brings Olympic influence to 2019 Porsche campaign". Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Townsville return for Carrera Cup in 2019". 21 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

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