CHAMPIONSHIP and Endurance Cup titles in both classes will be on the line when the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia heads to the VAILO Adelaide 500 this weekend for an epic season finale. 

The championship in Equity-One Pro Outright and Endurance, plus the SP Tools Pro-Am overall and endurance titles will be decided across three races this weekend with all results still on the table.

It’s set to be a thrilling conclusion to one of the most broadly competitive Carrera Cup championships yet held in Australia, with seven winners from seven rounds to date.

In the outright battle, Jackson Walls leads Callum Hedge by just 21 points, with a possible 181 up for grabs this weekend.

Dylan O’Keeffe remains in mathematical chance for the championship in third, 167 points from the lead – however is a better shot at claiming the Enduro Cup prize for the year with a strong result in Friday afternoon’s longer race.

There, he leads Hedge by 17 points with Walls a further five points further back in third position.

In the SP Tools Pro-Am class a dramatic Surfers Paradise round has given Adrian Flack a handy, but by no means insurmountable lead, in the championship heading to Adelaide.

He leads Dean Cook by just 23 points, with Sam Shahin a further 28 in arrears in third position heading to his home race.

The three drivers are separated by the equivalent of less than a second-placed race finish this weekend, adding to the pressure.

The SP Tools Pro-Am Endurance Cup is no less settled, with just 13 points separating Adrian Flack from second-placed Dean Cook, with Shahin also in contention.

All results will be on the table this weekend at the traditionally unpredictable Adelaide Parklands circuit, with the Carrera Cup Championship returning for the first time since 2020.

The championship will look to set an all-time record to conclude it’s 20th year following seven different winners from seven rounds so far – the championship never having seen eight from eight in a single season.

Drivers with strong Adelaide experience yet to claim a round win this year include Fabian Coulthard (BTW Porsche Centre Melbourne), Nick McBride (Hallmarc Team MPC) and local hope Max Vidau (Tyrepower TekworkX), while Christian Pancione (Supercheap Auto) and Angelo Mouzouris and teammate Simon Fallon (Bob Jane T-Marts Sonic Motor Racing) are others looking for a breakthrough round win this year.

This weekend marks the first time that the Type-992 Generation Porsche GT3 Cup Car will have competed on the Adelaide streets.

As such, the existing qualifying (1m21.9019s – Dale Wood) and race (1m21.2003s – Cooper Murray) lap records are expected to be toppled this weekend.

The Carrera Cup field hits the track for a single practice session on Thursday prior to a busy Friday at the VAILO Adelaide 500.

There, they will practice, qualify and stage the Enduro Cup race that will decide that element of the championship battle. Sprint races on Saturday and Sunday then decide the Championship.

All sessions from Friday will be broadcast live on Fox Sports and Kayo, while Saturday and Sunday’s races will also be broadcast on the Seven Network around Australia.

ENTRY LIST – Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship, Round 8. 

No.	Class	Car #	Sponsor Name	Driver First Name	Driver Second Name	State	Colour
1	Pro	3	Porsche Centre Melbourne   / BWT	Fabian	Coulthard	QLD	Pink/White
2	Pro-Am	7	Miles Advisory Partners	Tim	Miles	NSW	Red/White
3	Pro	8	Hallmarc/ Team MPC	Nick	McBride	VIC	Pink/White
4	Pro-Am	9	Hallmarc/ Team MPC	Marc	Cini	VIC	Red
5	Pro	11	Objective Racing	Jackson	Walls	NSW	Black
6	Pro-Am	13	Shell V – Power Motorsport Park	Sam	Shahin	SA	White/Blue/Red
7	Pro-Am	14	ID Land / Team MPC	Matthew	Belford	VIC	Black / Orange
8	Pro	17	Team Porsche New Zealand / EBM	Callum	Hedge	QLD	White / Black / Red
9	Pro-Am	20	Agas National	Adrian	Flack	QLD	Black/Blue/Orange
10	Pro-Am	22	Dexion / RAM Motorsport	Dean	Cook	VIC	Grey / Red
11	Pro-Am	23	TekworkX Motorsport	Daniel	Stutterd	VIC	Black / Yellow
12	Pro	28	TAG Heuer / Hall Finance / Insurance Solutions	Bayley	Hall	QLD	Silver / Green
13	Pro	32	Porsche Centre Melbourne / BWT	Courtney	Prince	VIC	Pink/White
14	Pro	72	TekworkX Motorsport / Tyrepower	Max	Vidau	SA	Blue / Red / White
15	Pro	76	VCM Performance / HP Tuners	Christian	Pancione	VIC	Red
16	Pro-Am	77	Sonic Motor Racing Services / Bob Jane T Marts	Rodney	Jane	VIC	Yellow / Blue
17	Pro	88	Dexion / RAM Motorsport	Dylan	O’Keeffe	VIC	Grey / Red
18	Pro	101	Game Over	Ryder	Quinn	QLD	Yellow
19	Pro	222	Scott Taylor Motorsport	Alex	Davison	QLD	Black/Green/Red
20	Pro	777	Sonic Motor Racing Services / Bob Jane T Marts / Bremtech	Simon	Fallon	VIC	Yellow / Blue
21	Pro	992	Porsche Centre Brighton Motorsport / EBM	Dale	Wood	VIC	Blue / White
22	Pro	999	Sonic Motor Racing Services / Bob Jane T Marts / Pitbox	Angelo	Mouzouris	VIC	Yellow / Blue