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2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia

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The 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia (commercially titled 2025 Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia) is a national motor racing series conducted using spec Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup cars. The series is one of the main support categories for the Supercars series, supporting eight of the thirteen events in 2025. It is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia.

Calendar

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The 2025 calendar was revealed on 25 October 2024.[1]

Event Circuit Dates Supporting
1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park 21–23 February Supercars Championship
SuperUtes Series
Touring Car Masters
Super2 Series
2 Victoria (state) Albert Park Circuit 13–15 March Formula One World Championship
Formula 2 Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Supercars Championship
3 Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway 20–22 June Supercars Championship
Australian National Trans Am Series
Touring Car Masters
4 Queensland Queensland Raceway 8–10 August Supercars Championship
Australian Superbike Championship
Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series
Super2 Series
5 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park 12–14 September TCR World Tour
Supercars Championship
TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Australian National Trans Am Series
Aussie Racing Car Series
Touring Car Masters
6 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit 9–12 October Supercars Championship
SuperUtes Series
Touring Car Masters
Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series
Super2 Series
7 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 24–26 October Supercars Championship
Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series
8 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit 27–30 November Supercars Championship
Australian National Trans Am Series
Aussie Racing Car Series
Super2 Series

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers are currently signed to run the 2025 season. Significant absences include Championship winning team Melbourne Performance Centre whose motorsport department was shut down after Penske's recent takeover, leaving double champion Harri Jones to drive for his own team and Fabian Coulthard without a seat as of the 5th of February 2025.

Entrant No. Driver Class Rounds
Australia TekworkX Motorsport 2 Australia David Russell [2] P TBC
81 Australia Tom McLellan [3] P TBC
Australia GWR Australia 11 Australia Jackson Walls [4] P TBC
14 Australia Matthew Belford [4] PA TBC
22 Australia Dean Cook [4] PA TBC
88 Australia Dylan O'Keeffe [4] P TBC
Australia Jones Motorsport 12 Australia Harri Jones [5] P TBC
New Zealand McElrea Racing 23 Australia Lockie Bloxsom [6] P TBC
Australia EMA Motorsport 28 Australia Bayley Hall [7] P TBC
Australia MVR Racing 72 Australia Max Vidau [8] P TBC

References

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  1. ^ Craill, Richard (24 October 2024). "2025 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia calendar confirmed". Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. ^ Craill, Richard (2025-02-11). "Winning Combination Continues for David Russell and TekworkX". Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  3. ^ Craill, Richard (2025-02-05). "Tom McLennan joins TekworkX Motorsport in 2025". Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  4. ^ a b c d Craill, Richard (2025-02-11). "GWR Australia Announces Four-Pronged 2025 Carrera Cup Pursuit". Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  5. ^ Chapman, Simon (2025-01-10). "Penske shuts down Porsche Centre Melbourne Carrera Cup team". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  6. ^ Craill, Richard (2025-01-24). "Bloxsom signs for double Porsche duties in 2025". Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  7. ^ Craill, Richard (2025-02-12). "EMA Motorsport sign Bayley Hall for 2025 campaign". Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  8. ^ Craill, Richard (2025-02-11). "Max Vidau returns to Carrera Cup in 2025". Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia | Season 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-11.