Kiwi hotshot Andre Heimgartner will this weekend become the youngest driver to ever compete in Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia. At 16 years and 8 months, Heimgartner will break the record previously held by Jonathon Webb, who became the youngest driver to race in the championship in 2003, aged 19 years, 4 months. This […]
READ MOREHeinz-Harald Frentzen to race Carrera Cup
Former Formula 1™ ace Heinz-Harald Frentzen will race in the Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia championship at the Formula 1™ Qantas Australian Grand Prix. Nine years after last competing at Albert Park, Frentzen will return to the circuit behind the wheel of the championship’s Guest Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car; the first time he […]
READ MORESteven Richards crafts young driver initiative
Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia will play an important role in the progression of young drivers with a new motorsport initiative, led by leading Carrera Cup racer Steven Richards. A former V8 Supercars stalwart, Australian Formula Ford ambassador and now Carrera Cup driver, Richards has used his ties with the Australian Formula Ford Championship […]
READ MOREImpressive on-air schedule for Carrera Cup
Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia will have its best ever television package in 2012, featuring a strong local and international broadcast schedule. For the new season, Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia will be shown locally on the Seven Network, Network Ten and SPEED, while the category will be beamed around the world via […]
READ MORECarrera Cup drivers take to Finnish frozen lakes
Five Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia drivers have swapped Australian race tracks for frozen lakes in Finland over the past week. In temperatures falling to minus 32 degrees, Jonny Reid, Daniel Gaunt, Max Twigg, Paul Kelly and Marc Cini have taken to the frozen lakes of Ivalo, Finland, for the three-day intensive Porsche driving […]
READ MOREBates excited ahead of Carrera Cup campaign
Tony Bates is the latest driver to join the Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia championship for 2012. After an impressive season in the V8 Supercars Development Series, the Victorian based driver has joined the all Porsche championship with McElrea Racing, and is looking forward to the new challenge following a successful test day at […]
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