2006 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
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The 2006 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars.[1] It was the fourth Australian Carrera Cup Championship.[2]
The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.[3]
- Round 1, Adelaide Parklands Circuit, South Australia, 23-26 March
- Round 2, Wakefield Park Raceway, New South Wales, 26-28 May
- Round 3, Hidden Valley Raceway, Northern Territory, 30 June - 1 July
- Round 4, Oran Park Motorsport Circuit, New South Wales, 11-13 August
- Round 5, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Victoria, 1-3 September
- Round 6, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, 5-8 October
- Round 7, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, 20-22 October
- Round 8, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 8-10 December[4]
The series was administered by CupCar Australia and promoted as the “Wright, Patton, Shakespeare Carrera Cup Australia”.[1]
Points system
Championship points were awarded in each race on the following basis:[1]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st -last |
| Points | 60 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |