# 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia

The 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia was an Australian motor racing series for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 991) cars. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Series with Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. It was the 13th Carrera Cup to be contested in Australia in which the series was won by David Wall.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Class | Car# | Driver | Pro-am co-driver | Rounds |
| Grove Motorsport | Challenge | 4 | Stephen Grove | Tim Slade | All |
| Zagame Motorsport | Pro | 5 | Cameron McConville | Tony Bates | All |
| Zagame Motorsport | Pro | 6 | Michael Almond | | 1–2, 4 |
| McElrea Racing | Pro | 7 | Jaxon Evans | Tim Miles | All |
| McElrea Racing | Pro | 33 | Simon Ellingham | John Goodacre | All |
| McElrea Racing | Pro | 54 | James Abela | Anthony Gilbertson | 1–3 |
| McElrea Racing | Pro | 136 | James Abela | | 4–8 |
| Porsche Centre Melbourne | Pro | 8 | Lars Kern | | 1–2, 5 |
| Porsche Centre Melbourne | Challenge | 8 | Dean Grant | Lee Holdsworth | 3 |
| Porsche Centre Melbourne | Pro | 8 | Daniel Gaunt | | 7 |
| Porsche Centre Melbourne | Challenge | 9 | Marc Cini | Dean Fiore | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Porsche Centre Melbourne | Pro | 23 | Brenton Grove | | 6, 8 |
| Buik Motorsport | Challenge | 13 | Sam Shahin | Daniel Gaunt | 3–4, 6–8 |
| Buik Motorsport | Pro | 26 | Michael Almond | | 6–8 |
| Twigg Motorsport | Challenge | 18 | Max Twigg | | 7–8 |
| Garth Walden Racing | Challenge | 21 | Rob Woods | Duvashen Padayachee | 3 |
| Garth Walden Racing | Pro | 29 | Garth Walden | | 8 |
| DNA Racing | Challenge | 22 | Dean Cook | | 2, 5–6, 8 |
| DNA Racing | Challenge | 131 | Graham Williams | Nick Foster | 2–3, 5–8 |
| Motorsport Leasing | Challenge | 34 | John Morriss | | 6 |
| Wall Racing | Pro | 38 | David Wall | Shane Smollen | All |
| Wall Racing | Challenge | 156 | Shane Smollen | | 5 |
| STR Truck Radios | Challenge | 48 | Matt Palmer | | 2 |
| Miles Advisory Partners | Challenge | 70 | Tim Miles | | 4–7 |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Pro | 77 | Nick McBride | Dylan Thomas | All |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Pro | 79 | Jordan Love | | 6–8 |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Pro | 777 | Andre Heimgartner | Aaron Ireland | All |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Pro | 88 | Dylan O'Keeffe | Adam Gowans | All |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Pro | 888 | Alex Davison | Geoff Emery | All |

### Notes

* ^a — raced as number 104 at the Sepang Round and number 4 for all other rounds
* ^b — raced as number 105 at the Sepang Round and number 5 for all other rounds
* ^c — raced as number 107 at the Sepang Round and number 7 for all other rounds
* ^d — raced as number 133 at the Sepang Round and number 33 for all other rounds
* ^e — raced as number 108 at the Sepang Round and number 8 for all other rounds
* ^f — raced as number 109 at the Sepang Round and number 9 for all other rounds
* ^g — raced as number 122 at the Sepang Round and number 22 for all other rounds
* ^h — raced as number 138 at the Sepang Round and number 38 for all other rounds
* ^i — raced as number 170 at the Sepang Round and number 70 for all other rounds
* ^j — raced as number 177 at the Sepang Round and number 77 for all other rounds
* ^k — raced as number 188 at the Sepang Round and number 88 for all other rounds

## Race calendar

The series was contested over eight rounds with a joined round with Porsche Carrera Cup Asia at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.
| Round | Round | Circuit | City / state | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner |
| 1 | R1 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 3 March | Andre Heimgartner | Lars Kern | Andre Heimgartner | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Andre Heimgartner |
| 1 | R2 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 4 March | | Jaxon Evans | David Wall | Wall Racing | Andre Heimgartner |
| 1 | R3 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 5 March | | David Wall | Andre Heimgartner | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Andre Heimgartner |
| 2 | R1 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | 23 March | Nick McBride | Cameron McConville | Nick McBride | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Cameron McConville |
| 2 | R2 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | 24 March | | Nick McBride | Nick McBride | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Cameron McConville |
| 2 | R3 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | 25 March | | Alex Davison | Cameron McConville | Zagame Motorsport | Cameron McConville |
| 2 | R4 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | 26 March | | Alex Davison | Alex Davison | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Cameron McConville |
| 3 | R1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 27 May | Andre Heimgartner Aaron Ireland | Graham Williams Nick Foster | Nick McBride Dylan Thomas | Sonic Motor Racing Services | David Wall Shane Smollen |
| 3 | R2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 28 May | Dylan O'Keeffe Adam Gowans | Andre Heimgartner Aaron Ireland | Dean Grant Lee Holdsworth | Porsche Centre Melbourne | David Wall Shane Smollen |
| 4 | R1 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | 17 June | David Wall | Alex Davison | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans |
| 4 | R2 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | 18 June | | Alex Davison | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans |
| 4 | R3 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | 18 June | | Andre Heimgartner | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans |
| 5 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | Sepang, Malaysia | 22 July | David Wall | Alex Davison | David Wall | Wall Racing | David Wall |
| 5 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | Sepang, Malaysia | 23 July | | David Wall | David Wall | Wall Racing | David Wall |
| 6 | R1 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 16 September | Nick McBride | Alex Davison | Nick McBride | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Nick McBride |
| 6 | R2 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 16 September | | Alex Davison | Nick McBride | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Nick McBride |
| 6 | R3 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 17 September | | Alex Davison | Alex Davison | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Nick McBride |
| 7 | R1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 6 October | David Wall | Andre Heimgartner | David Wall | Wall Racing | Andre Heimgartner |
| 7 | R2 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 7 October | | Alex Davison | Andre Heimgartner | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Andre Heimgartner |
| 7 | R3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 8 October | | Andre Heimgartner$^†$ | Andre Heimgartner | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Andre Heimgartner |
| 8 | R1 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 21 October | Andre Heimgartner | Jaxon Evans | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans |
| 8 | R2 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 22 October | | Andre Heimgartner | Andre Heimgartner | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Jaxon Evans |
| 8 | R3 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 22 October | | Alex Davison | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans |
* $^†$ New lap records

## Series standings

| Pos. | Driver | ADE | ADE | ADE | AGP | AGP | AGP | AGP | PHI | PHI | HID | HID | HID | SEP | SEP | SAN | SAN | SAN | BAT | BAT | BAT | SUR | SUR | SUR | Pts. |
| Pro ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | David Wall | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1145 |
| 2 | Andre Heimgartner | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1125 |
| 3 | Alex Davison | 4 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1055 |
| 4 | Nick McBride | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 901 |
| 5 | Jaxon Evans | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | DNS | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | DNS | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 879.5 |
| 6 | Dylan O'Keeffe | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 855 |
| 7 | Cameron McConville | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 789 |
| 8 | James Abela | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 527.5 |
| 9 | Michael Almond | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | | | 10 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 465 |
| 10 | Simon Ellingham | DNS | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 344 |
| 11 | Lars Kern | Ret | Ret | DNS | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 191.5 |
| 12 | Jordan Love | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 187 |
| 13 | Brenton Grove | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 10 | | | | 9 | 12 | 12 | 146 |
| 14 | Daniel Gaunt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | 7 | | | | 75 |
| 15 | Garth Walden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 11 | 11 | 65 |
| Challenge ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen Grove | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNS | 1061 |
| 2 | Marc Cini | 10 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | | | | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 15 | 904.5 |
| 3 | Sam Shahin | | | | | | | | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | | | 17 | 12 | 15 | DNS | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 681 |
| 4 | Graham Williams | | | | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | | | | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 668.5 |
| 5 | Tim Miles | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | | | | 634 |
| 6 | Dean Cook | | | | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | | | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 580 |
| 7 | Dean Grant | | | | | | | | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 153 |
| 8 | Matt Palmer | | | | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 144 |
| 9 | Shane Smollen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 136 |
| 10 | Rob Woods | | | | | | | | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 129 |
| 11 | Max Twigg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 108 |
| guest drivers ineligible to score points ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | John Morriss | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |