2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Alliance Group Racing	1	Race calendar The championship was contested over an eight round series with each round decided over a number of races with a minimum total race time of one hour at each round. Round Circuit Location / state Date Format Winner 1 Championship summary Round 1 in Adelaide was won by returning 2004 Champion Alex Davison from defending champion Craig Baird with Daniel Gaunt third. The elite class was won by James Koundouris. Round 2 was held as a support race to the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. A classy field assembled including former Grand Prix winner Heinz-Harald Frentzen, former V8 Supercar Champion and Bathurst 1000 winner Mark Skaife, 2011 runner-up Jonny Reid and returning from racing sports cars in the USA, James Davison. But the regulars showed the way with Craig Baird winning all three races, followed by Reid, with round 1 winner Alex Davison third. The elite class was won by Max Twigg. Points system Points were awarded to the first 25 finishers in each race as per the following table. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th Points 60 54 48 42 36 32 29 26 23 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In addition to competing for the outright championship, each driver was classified as either Professional or Elite and contested the relevant class title. Points were awarded for class places in each race on the same basis as for the outright championship. Championship standings Professional Class Craig Baird won the Professional Class pointscore from Jonny Reid and Alex Davison. Elite Class Max Twigg won the Elite Class from James Koundouris and Tony Bates.