The 2012 Porsche City Index Australian Carrera Cup Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for

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(CAMS) as a National Championship, and was recognised by them as the eighth Australian Carrera Cup Championship. Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd was appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS for the Championship. The championship was won by Craig Baird.2012 Final Standings, www.carreracup.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org and then at web.archive.org
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Teams and drivers

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of Craig Baird

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of Alex Davison

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 of Steven Richards

The following teams and drivers contested the championship. Note: Only

cars were eligible to compete in the championship.

Race calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with each round decided over a number of races with a minimum total race time of one hour at each round.

Championship summary

Round 1 in Adelaide was won by returning

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Champion Alex Davison from defending champion Craig Baird with

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third. The elite class was won by James Koundouris. Round 2 was held as a support race to the

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at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. A classy field assembled including former Grand Prix winner

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, former

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Champion and Bathurst 1000 winner Mark Skaife,

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runner-up

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and returning from racing sports cars in the USA,

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. But the regulars showed the way with Craig Baird winning all three races, followed by Reid, with round 1 winner Alex Davison third. The elite class was won by Max Twigg.Craig Baird completes Albert Park clean sweep, www.speedcafe.com, 18 March 2012
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Points system

Points were awarded to the first 25 finishers in each race as per the following table. In addition to competing for the outright championship, each driver was classified as either Professional or Elite and contested the relevant class title. Points were awarded for class places in each race on the same basis as for the outright championship.

Championship standings

Outright

Professional Class

Craig Baird won the Professional Class pointscore from

and Alex Davison.

Elite Class

Max Twigg won the Elite Class from James Koundouris and Tony Bates.

References

External links

Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2012
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