The 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship (Known for commercial reasons as the 2023 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship) was the nineteenth running of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship.
The series would be won by Callum Hedge while the Pro-Am Championship would be won by Adrian Flack.
Calendar RoundCircuitLocationDates1 Albert Park CircuitAlbert Park, Victoria30 March–2 April2 Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern Territory17–18 June3 Reid Park Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland8–9 July4 The Bend Motorsport ParkTailem Bend, South Australia19–20 August5 Sandown RacewaySpringvale, Victoria17 September6 Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales8 October7Surfers Paradise, Queensland28–29 October8 Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaSource
Teams and Drivers All drivers will be running the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) cars TeamDriverClassRounds Wall Racing2 Luke KingP1–427 Liam TalbotPA5–738 David WallP1–786 Drew HallPA1, 4–6 Porsche Centre Melbourne3 Fabian CoulthardP2–88 Nick McBrideP19 Marc Cini PA114 Matthew Belford PA132 Courtney PrincePAll TekworkX Motorsport 5 Thomas MaxwellP1–723 Daniel StutterdPA1–6, 8 Luke YouldenP772 Max VidauPAll75 Kenny HabulPA1 McElrea Racing 7 Tim MilesPAAll11 Jackson WallsPAll28 Bayley HallPAll76 Christian Pancione PAll101 Ryder QuinnP1–2, 4–8 Melbourne Performance Centre8 Nick McBride P2–79 Marc Cini PA2–814 Matthew Belford PA2–8 Jones Motorsport12 Harri JonesP6-7 Buik Motorsports 13 Sam ShahinPAAll Earl Bamber Motorsport17 Callum HedgeP1–5, 7–8 Chris van der DriftP620 Adrian FlackPAAll87 Garth TanderP499 David RussellP1–3, 5–6992 Dale WoodPAll EMA Motorsport 19 Harry KingP642 Chris PitherP1–474 Garnet PattersonP1–2, 5–6 RAM Motorsport22 Dean CookPAAll35 Indiran PadayacheePA188 Dylan O'KeeffePAll Sonic Motor Racing Services77 Rodney JanePA1–778 Marcos FlackP7777 Simon FallonPAll999 Angelo MouzourisPAll Scott Taylor Motorsport 222 Alex DavisonP1–4, 6–8Source: IconClassPProPAPro-Am
Driver Changes
Chris Pither joined EMA Motorsport to replace David Russell who joined Earl Bamber Motorsport. Ryder Quinn joined the series, driving for McElrea Racing. Courtney Prince graduated from Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia to join Porsche Melbourne. Dean Cook left Ashley Seward Motorsport to join RAM Motorsport. Luke King joined the series, after competing in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series.
Results RdCircuitRound WinnerClassDriver1 Albert Park CircuitP Jackson WallsPA Adrian Flack 2 Hidden Valley RacewayP Dale WoodPA Dean Cook3 Reid Park Street CircuitP Alex DavisonPA Sam Shahin4 The Bend Motorsport ParkP Callum HedgePA Sam Shahin5 Sandown RacewayP Dylan O'KeeffePA Dean Cook6 Mount Panorama CircuitP Harry KingPA Liam Talbot7 Surfers Paradise Street CircuitP Bayley HallPA Adrian Flack 8 Adelaide Street Circuit P Dale WoodPA Dean Cook
Results RoundCircuitPoleFastest lapPro WinnerProAm Winner1R1 Albert Park Circuit Callum Hedge Race cancelled due to a lap 2 crashR2 Max Vidau Max Vidau Adrian Flack R3 Max Vidau Jackson Walls Adrian Flack2R1 Hidden Valley Raceway Dale Wood Bayley Hall Dale Wood Sam ShahinR2 Dale Wood Dale Wood Rodney JaneR3 Dale Wood Dale Wood Adrian Flack3R1 Reid Park Street Circuit Callum Hedge Thomas Maxwell Max Vidau Adrian FlackR2 Alex Davison Max Vidau Adrian FlackR3 Thomas Maxwell Alex Davison Sam Shahin4R1 The Bend Motorsport Park Callum Hedge Jackson Walls Callum Hedge Sam ShahinR2 Simon Fallon Callum Hedge Dean CookR3 Jackson Walls Callum Hedge Sam Shahin5R1 Sandown Raceway Dylan O'Keeffe Bayley Hall Dylan O'Keeffe Sam ShahinR2 Callum Hedge Callum Hedge Adrian FlackR3 Jackson Walls Dylan O'Keeffe Rodney Jane6R1 Mount Panorama Circuit Harri Jones Harri Jones Harry King Liam TalbotR2 Chris van der Drift Harry King Liam TalbotR3 Harry King Harry King Liam Talbot7R1 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Callum Hedge Jackson Walls Callum Hedge Liam TalbotR2 Harri Jones Bayley Hall Dean CookR3 Callum Hedge Bayley Hall Adrian Flack8R1 Adelaide Street Circuit Callum Hedge Bayley Hall Dale Wood Dean CookR2 Callum Hedge Dale Wood Adrian FlackR3 Bayley Hall Dale Wood Sam Shahin
Championship Standings
Pro +Pos.DriverNo.MELHIDTOWBENSANBATSURADEPenPoints1 Callum Hedge17 C334226331113112110622709352 Jackson Walls11 C21233542221210Ret965462234Ret09053 Dale Wood992 C5411114141478854382018Ret813111107574 Dylan O'Keeffe88 C16112088971336Ret12148523498207515 Max Vidau72 C1291917115853Ret751065Ret DNS DNS63306646 Bayley Hall28 C88181314Ret812676232Ret14115111110406497 Fabian Coulthard386746412181066145181212531075105598 Alex Davison222 C991311112211916Ret1713147127451004939 Simon Fallon777 C DNS DNS1175Ret91653288412107116 DNS DNS DNS DNS2543810 Christian Pancione76 C10161512128RetRet4449RetRet141213875715Ret1042411 Angelo Mouzouris999 C7714141310151113177169Ret111920Ret1310896041012 David Wall38 C121355103571412Ret7Ret11Ret1516316Ret1537513 Nick McBride8 C46616191110109101112RetRet11192091412034314 Thomas Maxwell5 CRet1434412Ret81715911107151618Ret DNS DNS032915 David Russell99 C6512106Ret DNS DNS4587415032316 Ryder Quinn101 C171217Ret DNS1614Ret13121016910Ret9856Ret027717 Courtney Prince32 C151819171815131518191314131318171910Ret1415118026718 Garnet Patterson74 C111079915116978023219 Harri Jones12222Ret4 DNS020520 Harry King19111018021 Chris Pither42 C131510181571261511Ret017022 Luke King2 C141716151613119111314015323 Chris van der Drift17333014424 Garth Tander87109508525 Luke Youlden23415907626 Marcos Flack78131111050
Pro-Am +Pos.DriverNo.MELHIDTOWBENSANBATSURADEPenPoints1 Adrian Flack20 C1137111Ret25281Ret222221214011042 Dean Cook 22 C45233735314223736312122010743 Sam Shahin13 C5314422112113Ret35543331010524 Matthew Belford14 C344Ret64525484Ret5443RetRet DNS67506785 Marc Cini 9 C6786887499977898Ret74476706476 Rodney Jane77 C22717346435951RetRet DNS5 DNS06297 Tim Miles7 C8Ret6226RetRet6765846Ret765446156258 Daniel Stutterd23C DNS DNS555563863RetRet656455305929 Liam Talbot2734211113 DNS043310 Drew Hall86 C76787667878031911 Indiran Padayachee35 C DNS DNS0012 Kenny Habul75 C DNS DNS00
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