# 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia

The 2018 CAMS Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The series, which was the 14th Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, commenced on 1 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and finish on 21 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit after eight rounds. 2018 saw the introduction of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 991.II model to the series.
The series was won by Jaxon Evans.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Class | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Wall Racing | P | 1 | David Wall | All |
| Wall Racing | PA | 5 | Greg Taylor | 1–4 |
| Wall Racing | PA | 5 | Shane Smollen | 5 |
| Wall Racing | P | 18 | James Moffat | All |
| Wall Racing | PA | 50 | David Stevens | 7-8 |
| Grove Motorsport | PA | 4 | Stephen Grove | All |
| Grove Motorsport | P | 911 | Earl Bamber | 8 |
| McElrea Racing | PA | 6 | Tim Miles | All |
| McElrea Racing | P | 7 | Jaxon Evans | All |
| McElrea Racing | P | 12 | Adam Garwood | 4-8 |
| McElrea Racing | PA | 19 | Anthony Gilbertson | All |
| Porsche Centre Melbourne | P | 8 | Nick McBride | All |
| Porsche Centre Melbourne | PA | 9 | Marc Cini | All |
| Porsche Centre Melbourne | PA | 808 | John Steffensen | 1–4 |
| Garwood Motorsport | P | 12 | Adam Garwood | 1–3 |
| Buik Motorworks | PA | 13 | Sam Shahin | 1–3, 6–8 |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | P | 14 | Peter Major | All |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | P | 77 | Michael Almond | All |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | P | 100 | Dale Wood | All |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | PA | 131 | Graham Williams | All |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | P | 777 | Jordan Love | All |
| Volante Rosso Motorsport | P | 15 | Josh Hunt | 1–5, 7, 8 |
| Volante Rosso Motorsport | PA | 15 | Benjamin Stack | 6 |
| Agas National | PA | 20 | Adrian Flack | All |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | PA | 22 | Dean Cook | All |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | PA | 80 | Max Twigg | 1–3, 6 |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | P | 88 | Dylan O'Keeffe | All |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | P | 888 | Leanne Tander | 1 |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | P | 888 | Alex Davison | 2–3 |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | P | 888 | Glen Wood | 4–7 |
| JBS Australia | PA | 23 | Roger Lago | 1–7 |
| Garth Walden Racing | PA | 35 | Indiran Padayachee | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Cameron Hill Racing | P | 111 | Cameron Hill | 1, 3–8 |

## Race calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner |
| 1 | R1 | Adelaide Street Circuit (Adelaide, South Australia) | 1–4 March | Jaxon Evans | Michael Almond | Dale Wood | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Jaxon Evans |
| 1 | R2 | Adelaide Street Circuit (Adelaide, South Australia) | 1–4 March | | Dale Wood | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans |
| 1 | R3 | Adelaide Street Circuit (Adelaide, South Australia) | 1–4 March | | Jaxon Evans | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans |
| 2 | R1 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Melbourne, Victoria) | 22–25 March | Nick McBride | Jaxon Evans | Dale Wood | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Jaxon Evans |
| 2 | R2 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Melbourne, Victoria) | 22–25 March | | Alex Davison | Dale Wood | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Jaxon Evans |
| 2 | R3 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Melbourne, Victoria) | 22–25 March | | Alex Davison | Dale Wood | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Jaxon Evans |
| 2 | R4 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Melbourne, Victoria) | 22–25 March | | Jaxon Evans | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans |
| 3 | R1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Phillip Island, Victoria) | 20–22 April | Dale Wood | Alex Davison | Dale Wood | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Dale Wood |
| 3 | R2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Phillip Island, Victoria) | 20–22 April | | Alex Davison | Dale Wood | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Dale Wood |
| 4 | R1 | Hidden Valley Raceway (Darwin, Northern Territory) | 15–17 June | David Wall | David Wall | David Wall | Wall Racing | Dylan O'Keeffe |
| 4 | R2 | Hidden Valley Raceway (Darwin, Northern Territory) | 15–17 June | | Jaxon Evans | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Dylan O'Keeffe |
| 4 | R3 | Hidden Valley Raceway (Darwin, Northern Territory) | 15–17 June | | Jaxon Evans | James Moffat | Wall Racing | Dylan O'Keeffe |
| 5 | R1 | Sydney Motorsport Park (Sydney, New South Wales) | 3–4 August | David Wall | Dylan O'Keeffe | Dylan O'Keeffe | Ashley Seward Motorsport | Dylan O'Keeffe |
| 5 | R2 | Sydney Motorsport Park (Sydney, New South Wales) | 3–4 August | | Michael Almond | Jordan Love | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Dylan O'Keeffe |
| 6 | R1 | The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, South Australia) | 24–26 August | James Moffat | David Wall | Michael Almond | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Michael Almond |
| 6 | R2 | The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, South Australia) | 24–26 August | | Jordan Love | Michael Almond | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Michael Almond |
| 6 | R3 | The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, South Australia) | 24–26 August | | Dale Wood | Dale Wood | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Michael Almond |
| 7 | R1 | Mount Panorama Circuit (Bathurst, New South Wales) | 4–7 October | James Moffat | David Wall | David Wall | Wall Racing | Jaxon Evans |
| 7 | R2 | Mount Panorama Circuit (Bathurst, New South Wales) | 4–7 October | | Jaxon Evans | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Jaxon Evans |
| 7 | R3 | Mount Panorama Circuit (Bathurst, New South Wales) | 4–7 October | | Jaxon Evans | Jordan Love | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Jaxon Evans |
| 8 | R1 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (Gold Coast, Queensland) | 19–21 October | David Wall | Earl Bamber | Nick McBride | Porsche Centre Melbourne | Nick McBride |
| 8 | R2 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (Gold Coast, Queensland) | 19–21 October | | Nick McBride | Nick McBride | Porsche Centre Melbourne | Nick McBride |
| 8 | R3 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (Gold Coast, Queensland) | 19–21 October | | Nick McBride | Jaxon Evans | McElrea Racing | Nick McBride |

## Series standings

Series standings are as follows:
| Pos. | Driver | ADE | ADE | ADE | AGP | AGP | AGP | AGP | PHI | PHI | HID | HID | HID | SYD | SYD | BEN | BEN | BEN | BAT | BAT | BAT | SUR | SUR | SUR | Pts. |
| Pro ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jaxon Evans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1186 |
| 2 | David Wall | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1004 |
| 3 | Dylan O'Keeffe | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 19 | 11 | 957 |
| 4 | Jordan Love | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 833 |
| 5 | James Moffat | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | DNS | 815 |
| 6 | Dale Wood | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 5 | 802 |
| 7 | Michael Almond | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | 9 | 681 |
| 8 | Nick McBride | Ret | 11 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 592 |
| 9 | Peter Major | 9 | 20 | 16 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 494 |
| 10 | Adam Garwood | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 483 |
| 11 | Cameron Hill | 16 | 8 | 9 | | | | | 25 | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 15 | 480 |
| 12 | Glen Wood | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 405 |
| 13 | Josh Hunt | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 10 | | | | 9 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 8 | 402 |
| 14 | Alex Davison | | | | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 239 |
| 15 | Earl Bamber | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 3 | 150 |
| 16 | Leanne Tander | 18 | 21 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| Challenge ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen Grove | 10 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 1105 |
| 2 | Adrian Flack | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1032 |
| 3 | Tim Miles | 12 | Ret | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 954 |
| 4 | Anthony Gilbertson | 23 | 15 | 17 | | | Ret | 16 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 919 |
| 5 | Roger Lago | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 14 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | 841 |
| 6 | Dean Cook | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 756 |
| 7 | Marc Cini | 19 | 16 | Ret | | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 587 |
| 8 | Graham Williams | 25 | 24 | 23 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 497 |
| 9 | Max Twigg | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 10 | Ret | | | | | | 18 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | 447 |
| 10 | Indiran Padayachee | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | | | | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 | Ret | 436 |
| 11 | Sam Shahin | 21 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | 12 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 19 | 14 | | | | 384 |
| 12 | Greg Taylor | 22 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 14 | Ret | | | Ret | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 232 |
| 13 | John Steffensen | 15 | 23 | 24 | 19 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 21 | 14 | 19 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | 202 |
| 14 | David Stevens | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 19 | 128 |
| 15 | Shane Smollen | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 106 |
| 16 | Benjamin Stack | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | 94 |