David Wall takes Carrera Cup title

David Wall has taken his first Carrera Cup championship as Jaxon Evans won the final round of the series on the streets of the Gold Coast.

A fifth-place finish was more than enough as his championship rival Andre Heimgartner finished the race in third place.

Heimgartner started on pole, but was jumped off the line by Evans and Alex Davison.

Evans was able to drive off into the lead as Heimgartner pressed Davison for the entire race. As much as he tried, Heimgartner could not find a way through and the trio held position to the finish.

Dean Cook completed a great weekend in the Tag Heuer Carrera Challenge to win the semi-professional category while Stephen Grove won his second title in the class; despite not starting the final race of the year.

The Carrera Cup will hold its awards night later this evening on the Gold Coast.

The 2018 championship gets underway in Adelaide in March, with a full grid of 24 cars in the next generation Cup Car.

VIDEO: Evans and Cook speak after the final race on the Gold Coast

VIDEO: Champions Wall and Grove speak at Surfers Paradise

 

RESULTS: Carrera Cup – Race 3 : Surfers Paradise

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Category
1	7	Jaxon Evans	Hungry Jacks	P
2	888	Alex Davison	President Limo Australia	P
3	777	Andre Heimgartner	Bob Jane T-Marts / Money Now	P
4	88	Dylan O’Keeffe	APB Group/President Limo Australia	P
5	38	David Wall	PAYCE/Wilson Security	P
6	136	James Abela	Horsley Park Gun Shop	P
7	77	Nick McBride	Sonic / Bob Jane T-Marts	P
8	26	Michael Almond	Copyworld	P
9	79	Jordan Love	Sonic Motor Racing / Quintis	P
10	5	Cameron McConville	Repair Management Australia	P
11	29	Garth Walden	Platinum Nightclub Broadbeach	P
12	23	Brenton Grove	Porsche Centre Melbourne	P
13	33	Simon Ellingham	Peak Marketing	P
14	22	Dean Cook	Zonzo Racing	C
15	9	Marc Cini	Hallmarc	C
16	13	Sam Shahin	HTFU	C
17	131	Graham Williams	WRA	C

FINAL STANDINGS – Carrera Cup

Position	Driver	Points
1	David Wall	1145
2	Andre Heimgartner	1125
3	Alex Davison	1055
4	Nick McBride	901
5	Jaxon Evans	879.5
6	Dylan O’Keeffe	855
7	Cameron McConville	789
8	James Abela	527.5
9	Michael Almond	465
10	Stephen Grove	386
11	Simon Ellingham	344
12	Marc Cini	295.5
13	Sam Shahin	248.5
14	Graham Williams	214.5
15	Tim Miles	207
16	Lars Kern	191.5
17	Jordan Love	187
18	Dean Cook	158
19	Brenton Grove	146
20	Dean Grant	120
21	Rob Woods	78
22	Dan Gaunt	75
23	Garth Walden	65
24	Shane Smollen	49
25	Matt Palmer	40
26	Max Twigg	26

 TAG Heuer Carrera Challenge Standings

Position	Driver	Points
1	Stephen Grove	1061
2	Marc Cini	904.5
3	Sam Shahin	681
4	Graham Williams	668.5
5	Tim Miles	634
6	Dean Cook	580
7	Dean Grant	153
8	Matt Palmer	144
9	Shane Smollen	136
10	Rob Woods	129
11	Max Twigg	108