2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship


The 2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars. The championship, which was contested over nine rounds across five different states, began on 21 February 2008 at the Clipsal 500 and finished on 26 October at the Gold Coast Indy 300. It was the sixth and last Australian Carrera Cup Championship until the 2011 season.
Craig Baird dominated the series, winning 14 of the series 25 races and the New Zealander driving for Fitzgerald Racing became the first driver to win the series twice, adding to his 2006 championship win. West Australian Dean Fiore was the runner up for Sonic Motor Racing, taking four wins and dominating the Mount Panorama round. Third was David Russell in the Sherrin Motor Sport car.
The most dramatic moment of the season was when category managers Sherrin Motor Sport collapsed, leaving the series briefly in limbo. With the assistance of CAMS and Porsche Australia, Glenn Ridge owned company Q Media Events took over the running of the series.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed in the Championship.
TeamNoDriver
Fitzgerald Racing3 Craig Baird
Fitzgerald Racing4 Andrew Moffat
David Russell
Fitzgerald Racing27 Barton Mawer
Sonic Motor Racing Services5 Dean Fiore
Sonic Motor Racing Services6 Bryce Washington
Sonic Motor Racing Services7 Rodney Jane
Sonic Motor Racing Services9 James Moffat
Jaimie Vedda Racing8 Rodney Forbes
Juniper Racing11 Shaun Juniper
Hallmarc Racing12 Marc Cini
Supabarn Motorsport14 James Koundouris
Supabarn Motorsport15 Theo Koundouris
Twigg Motorsport18 Max Twigg
Sherrin Motor Sport19 Grant Sherrin
Sherrin Motor Sport22 David Russell
Sherrin Motor Sport72 Iain Sherrin
Daniel Gaunt*
Paul Stokell
Paul Cruikshank Racing23 Aaron Caratti
Jim Richards Racing38 David Wall
Greg Murphy Racing47 Darryn Henderson
Christian Jones
Greg Murphy Racing51 Jono Lester
Greg Murphy Racing66 Peter Hill
Greg Murphy Racing72 Daniel Pappas
Tekno Racing94 Jonathon Webb*

Guest drivers ineligible for points.

Race calendar

Each of the nine rounds was contested over three races.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on 60–54–48–42–36–30–27–24–21–18–15–12–9–6–6–3–3–3–3–3 basis to the first twenty finishers in each race with 1 point awarded to each driver finishing in positions from 21st through to last.

Results and standings

Drivers' championship