# 2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

The 2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The championship, which was the second Australian Carrera Cup Championship, was contested over a nine round series and was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd. Alex Davison won the title from Jim Richards and Fabian Coulthard.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a nine round series with three races per round.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Round winner |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 18–21 March | Alex Davison |
| 2 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 2–4 April | Alex Davison |
| 3 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Northern Territory | 21–23 May | Alex Davison |
| 4 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 11–13 June | Alex Davison |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 2–4 July | Alex Davison |
| 6 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 23–25 July | Jim Richards |
| 7 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 10–12 September | Jim Richards |
| 8 | Mount Panorama, Bathurst | New South Wales | 7–10 October | Alex Davison |
| 9 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Queensland | 21–24 October | Craig Baird |

## Points system

Points were awarded in each race as follows:
| Finishing position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st-last |
| Points awarded | 60 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |

## Results

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Adel | EC | HV | Barb | QR | Wint | Sand | Bath | GC | Total |
| 1 | Alex Davison | 77 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L | 180 | 150 | 180 | 174 | 120 | 156 | 108 | 174 | 102 | 1344 |
| 2 | Jim Richards | 1 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Jim Richards | 162 | 135 | 162 | 168 | 54 | 168 | 120 | 27 | 150 | 1146 |
| 3 | Fabian Coulthard | 55 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L | 144 | 96 | 144 | 144 | 102 | 144 | 30 | 117 | 150 | 1071 |
| 4 | Peter Fitzgerald | 3 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Peter Fitzgerald | 90 | 120 | 72 | 126 | 54 | 108 | 43 | 0 | 45 | 658 |
| 5 | Klark Quinn | 28 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | VIP Petfoods | 63 | 36 | 42 | 102 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 126 | 57 | 564 |
| 6 | Jonathon Webb | 22 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Tekno Motorsports | – | 57 | 120 | – | 30 | 90 | 84 | 150 | 0 | 531 |
| 7 | Tony Quinn | 8 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | VIP Petfoods | 81 | 66 | 15 | 87 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 102 | 114 | 531 |
| 8 | Paul Pedersen | 96 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | International Motorsport NZ | – | 99 | 96 | 84 | 66 | – | 48 | – | 39 | 432 |
| 9 | Rodney Jane | 7 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Rodney Jane Racing | 30 | 108 | 54 | 45 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 27 | 426 |
| 10 | Dean Grant | 10 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Dean Grant | 87 | 48 | 30 | 63 | 39 | 27 | 15 | 33 | 57 | 399 |
| 11 | James Cressey | 2 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | VIP Petfoods | 105 | 45 | 63 | 42 | 75 | 48 | – | – | – | 378 |
| 12 | Stephen Borness | 24 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Stephen Borness | 48 | 42 | 48 | 21 | 18 | 42 | 1 | 63 | 72 | 355 |
| 13 | Craig Baird | 2 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | VIP Petfoods | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 114 | 156 | 324 |
| 14 | Peter Hill | 66 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L | 48 | 45 | – | – | 48 | 42 | 45 | 33 | 45 | 306 |
| 15 | Peter Bradbury | 42 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Peter Bradbury | 45 | 81 | 48 | 51 | 39 | – | 15 | – | – | 279 |
| 16 | Charlie O'Brien | 15 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | WPS | – | – | – | – | – | 93 | 42 | 33 | 108 | 276 |
| 17 | Kevin Bell | 14/82 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | International Motorsport NZ | – | – | 108 | – | – | – | 45 | 81 | – | 234 |
| 18 | Matt Halliday | 42 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Lakesawn Timber | – | – | – | – | – | 102 | – | 27 | – | 129 |
| 19 | Roger Oakeshott | 44 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L | 36 | 18 | 15 | – | 6 | 18 | 4 | – | 27 | 124 |
| 20 | David Thexton | 69 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Thexton Racing | – | – | 9 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 114 |
| 21 | Ash Samadi | 21 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Ash Samadi | 18 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 110 |
| 22 | Marc Cini | 12 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Marc Cini | 27 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 87 |
| 23 | Paul Freestone | 17 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Freestone's Transport | – | – | – | 27 | – | 45 | – | 12 | – | 84 |
| 24 | Ross Rutherford | 92 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | International Motorsport NZ | 63 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 84 |
| 25 | Matthew Coleman | 62 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Matthew Coleman | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 66 | – | 70 |
| 26 | Troy Hunt | 4 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Talent 2 | – | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 57 |
| 27 | Bryce Washington | 54 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | ADRAD Radiators | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 45 | 51 |
| 28 | Claude Giorgi | 44 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Braun | – | – | – | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 39 |
| 29 | James Koundouris | 18 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Supabarn Supermarkets | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 18 | – | 30 |
| 30 | Tony Pugliese | 66 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Greg Murphy Racing Australia P/L | – | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
| 31 | Chris Seidler | 11 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Enterprise Express Racing | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | 18 |
| 32 | Graham Cameron | 95 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Can Am Construction | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | 9 |
| 33 | David Giugni | 19 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Suparbarn Supermarkets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 9 |
| 34 | Dean Cook | 34 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Redline Promotions | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 35 | Theo Koundouris | 19 | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 | Suparbarn Supermarkets | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 |
Race 2 of Round 5 at Queensland Raceway was cancelled following a crash on the first lap of the race.

### Additional awards

* TAG Heuer Carrera Challenge - For Drivers 35 years or over in a 2003 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car - Dean Grant
* Michelin Porsche Driver to Europe - For Drivers under 30 who haven't driven in a European Porsche series - Fabian Coulthard
* Michelin Rookie of the Year - For Drivers in their first Porsche racing series - Fabian Coulthard
* Fuchs Hard Charger - For the Driver who passes the most cars in Carrera Cup races - Tony Quinn
* Highest placed New Zealand based driver - Paul Pedersen