2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
Motorsport racing season
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The 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (known for commercial reasons as the 2005 Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia) was the third season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. The season commenced on March 18 at the Sepang International Circuit and finished at the Guia Circuit on November 20.
Briton Jonathan Cocker became the youngest champion of the category to date after reining in season-long championship leader, Nattavude Charoensukawattana to win the title by a single point. Hong Kong driver Alain Li took the Class B championship honours.[1][2]
Calendar
The following venues hosted at least one round of the 2005 championship.[3]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia |
18–20 March | Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 2 | 14–15 May | Formula BMW Asia Asian Touring Car Series | |
| 3 |  Bira Circuit, Pattaya, Thailand |
10–12 June | Formula BMW Asia Asian Touring Car Series |
| 4 |  Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing, China |
14–16 July | Formula BMW Asia Asian Touring Car Series |
| 5 |  Taebaek Racing Park, Taebaek, South Korea |
5–7 August | Formula BMW Asia Asian Touring Car Series |
| 6 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China |
14–16 October | Chinese Grand Prix Formula BMW Asia |
| 7 |  Guia Circuit, Macau |
17–20 November | Macau Grand Prix World Touring Car Championship Asian Touring Car Series |
Teams and drivers
All entrants utilised Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 996 cars.
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Championship standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen classified drivers in every race, using the following system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Overall
| Pos. | Driver | SEP1 |
SEP2 |
BIR |
BEI |
TAE |
SHA |
MAC |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jonathan Cocker |
4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 177 | ||
| 2 | Nattavude Charoensukawattana |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 176 | ||
| 3 |  Darryl O'Young |
2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 172 | ||
| 4 | Matthew Marsh |
1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 162 | ||
| 5 | Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak |
5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 105 | |||||
| 6 |  Dilantha Malagamuwa |
Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 93 | ||
| 7 | Alain Li |
6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 81 | ||||
| 8 | Nigel Albon |
Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | DNS | Ret | 76 | ||
| 9 | William E. Connor II |
Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 72 | ||
| 10 | Rizal Ramli |
Ret | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 71 | ||||||
| 11 | Sontaya Kunplome |
8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 65 | ||
| 12 | Philip Ma |
7 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 46 | ||||||
| 13 | Patrick Ma |
11 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 14 | William Heinecke |
10 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Guest drivers ineligible for points | |||||||||||||||
| - | Marchy Lee |
4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| - | Danny Watts |
6 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| - |  Hideki Hirota |
6 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| - | Richard Meins |
7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| - | Gene Lee |
8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| - |  Rob Wilson |
9 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| - | Nicholas Thomas |
10 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | SEP1 |
SEP2 |
BIR |
BEI |
TAE |
SHA |
MAC |
Points | ||||||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||||||||
Class B
| Pos. | Driver | SEP1 |
SEP2 |
BIR |
BEI |
TAE |
SHA |
MAC |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Li |
6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 81 | ||||
| 2 | William E. Connor II |
Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 72 | ||
| 3 | Sontaya Kunplome |
8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 65 | ||
| 4 | Philip Ma |
7 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 46 | ||||||
| 5 | Patrick Ma |
11 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 6 | William Heinecke |
10 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Guest drivers ineligible for points | |||||||||||||||
| - | Hideki Hirota |
6 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| - | Richard Meins |
7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| - | Nicholas Thomas |
10 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | SEP1 |
SEP2 |
BIR |
BEI |
TAE |
SHA |
MAC |
Points | ||||||
| Source:[6] | |||||||||||||||