PORSCHE Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia contenders have all grabbed some silverware following the final round of the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia championship event on the streets of Singapore.ย
All four drivers making cameos in the Asian series this weekend had their time to shine on the podium, with the biggest highlight perhaps a Pro-Am victory for Matt Belford in Race two on Sunday – followed home by Dean Cook.
Belford had finished second in Pro-Am on Saturday but stepped up a spot in the final race following a race long battle with Aussie teammate Cook.
The latter actually crossed the line first before a 10-second penalty dropped him behind Belford but ensured he remained on the podium.
In a guest appearance for EBM, Bayley Hall finished second in race one and third in race two, while Dylan O’Keeffe rebounded – from a post-race penalty in race one that dropped him from fourth to ninth – to second in Sunday’s finale in a stout performance for Toro Racing.
The pair ran nose-to-tail in Sunday’s race after fighting their way through from starting positions in the lower half of the top 10.
It ensured all four Aussie drivers racing as guests this weekend will take home at least one trophy as they prepare for next weekend’s sixth round of Carrera Cup Australia at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
A large Aussie travelling contingent was on hand to support the Carrera Cup racers with representatives from O’Keeffe’s partners National Make Good Solutions, Tempur and Lowbake travelling with a large contingent of Aussie automotive industry representatives this weekend.
Hall’s car supported backing from his Aussie sponsors too – Vacationer caravans – while families of all four drivers were on hand.
Part of this weekend’s operation was facilitated by Porsche Carrera Cups Asia and Australia working together – a continuation of a relationship between the two regional one-make series that dates back to the Asian series first visiting Australia in 2016, and a return Aussie visit to Sepang in Malaysia a year later.
All four drivers will return to their usual cars and will be in action next week at Mount Panorama.
2022 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup champion Dylan Pereira won both races in Singapore to cap off a dominant Carrera Cup Asia season.
