2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
The 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia was an Australian motor racing series open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series with Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. It was the 12th Carrera Cup to be contested in Australia and the first to be sanctioned as a national series rather than a national championship.
The series was won by Matt Campbell.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the series.Team | Class | No. | Driver | Pro-Am Co-Driver | Rounds |
Grove Hire | Challenge | 4 | Stephen Grove | Lee Holdsworth | All |
McElrea Racing | Pro | 7 | Matt Campbell | Geoff Emery | All |
McElrea Racing | Pro | 45 | Duvashen Padayachee | Roger Lago | All |
McElrea Racing | Pro | 54 | James Abela | Tony Walls | All |
Porsche Centre Melbourne | Pro | 8 | Dean Fiore | Jake Camilleri | 1–7 |
Porsche Centre Melbourne | Guest | 8 | Tony Longhurst | 8 | |
Porsche Centre Melbourne | Challenge | 9 | Marc Cini | Michael Caruso | All |
Steve Richards Motorsport | Guest | 11 | Tony Longhurst | 7 | |
Steve Richards Motorsport | Pro | 12 | Steven Richards | Dean Grant | All |
Steve Richards Motorsport | Challenge | 13 | James Bergmuller | Garth Tander | All |
Twigg Motorsport | Guest | 18 | Max Twigg | 7 | |
Garth Walden Racing | Pro | 21 | Garth Walden | Ash Samadi | All |
Tony Bates Racing | Challenge | 24 | Tony Bates | David Reynolds | All |
Buik Motorsport | Pro | 25 | Alex Davison | David-Calvert Jones | All |
Buik Motorsport | Pro | 26 | Michael Almond | John Goodacre | All |
FreeM | Guest | 32 | Daniel Stutterd | 7 | |
Wall Racing | Pro | 38 | David Wall | Adrian Flack | All |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | Challenge | 39 | Adrian Mastronardo | Tim Slade | All |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | Pro | 77 | Nick McBride | Dylan Thomas | All |
Sonic Motor Racing Services | Pro | 777 | Ashley Walsh | Max Twigg | All |
McGrath Estate Agents | Challenge | 56 | Shane Smollen | Nick Percat | All |
Dexion Supply Centre | Pro | 88 | Dylan O'Keeffe | Sam Walter | All |
Scott Taylor Motorsport | Pro | 222 | Shane van Gisbergen | Paul Kelly | 3 |
Scott Taylor Motorsport | Challenge | 222 | Scott Taylor | 4–5, 7–8 | |
DNA Racing | Pro | 360 | Fraser Ross | David Ryan | 1–5, 8 |
All vehicles were Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 cars.
Race calendar
The championship was contested over eight rounds.Series standings
The series was won by Matt Campbell.The following table reflects the series standings as at the completion of the season.