Richards makes history with Carrera Cup title win

Steven Richards secured his first major championship for 20 years by claiming the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia title in the final race of the season which was won by Nick Foster.

Foster dominated the encounter on the Gold Coast streets from start to finish but the real story was Richards who came home in fifth position to claim his first championship since winning the 1994 Australian Formula Ford title.

Richards’ title win has also created history following in the footsteps of his father Jim, who won the 2003 Carrera Cup title. As a result, they are the first father and son pair to win a Carrera Cup crown.

The final race of the season was controlled throughout by Foster as he led every single moment of the 20 lap encounter on the Surfers Paradise street circuit.

Shae Davies jumped to second having started from third on the grid while Richards slotted into third just ahead of David Russell.

However, Richards soon slipped to fourth after being passed by Russell.

At the halfway mark, Foster had built up a healthy 1.3s lead as Richards continued to slip way from the lead trio.

There proved to be no stopping Foster at the front as he took his second Carrera Cup victory of the day which gave him a maiden round win.

Davies finished in second ahead of Russell who claimed the final podium spot.

Outgoing Carrera Cup champion Craig Baird ended his campaign in fourth and third overall in the title race, while Richards cruised to fifth, which was enough to claim the championship from Warren Luff.

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Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Race 3 Result, Gold Coast 

Position	Number	Sponsor	Driver	Laps	Time/Gap
1	777	Bob Jane T-Marts	Nick Foster (VIC)	20	24:33.5964
2	88	Davbridge Constructions	Shae Davies (QLD)	20	24:34.2748
3	23	JBS Australia	David Russell (QLD)	20	24:34.8231
4	1	Bonaire / Wilson Security	Craig Baird (VIC)	20	24:49.7165
5	12	Laser Plumbing & Electrical	Steven Richards (VIC)	20	24:49.9802
6	7	No Second Chance/Phase 8	Warren Luff (QLD)	20	24:50.3664
7	26	Copyworld	Michael Almond (SA)	20	25:06.7053
8	45	VIP Petfoods	Duvashen Padayachee NSW	20	25:06.9276
9	77	Bob Jane T-Marts	Nick McBride (VIC)	20	25:09.4955
10	55	Fujitsu Racing	Renee Gracie (QLD)	20	25:17.4822
11	56	McGrath Estate Agents	Shane Smollen (NSW)	20	25:21.7676
12	24	Alternative Freight Services /	Tony Bates (VIC)	20	25:27.1516
13	13	Porsche Centre Brighton	James Bergmuller (VIC)	20	25:30.8487
14	5	Objective Racing	Tony Walls (QLD)	20	25:35.5759
15	22	Phenix Motorsport	Brenton Ramsay (SA)	20	25:38.0402
16	4	Grove Group	Stephen Grove (VIC)	20	25:48.1265
17	9	Hallmarc	Marc Cini (VIC)	19	24:44.7305
18	11	Royal Purple Oil / Garth Walde	Ash Samadi (NSW)	19	24:52.2728
19	222	Scott Taylor Motorsport	Scott Taylor (QLD)	19	25:00.5573
20	39	Veritas	Adrian Mastronardo (NSW)	19	25:18.5384
21	10	Finance EZI/Foxtel	Maurice Pickering (QLD)	18	25:17.3211