EVENT HISTORY
The opening round of the 2018 Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia will be the 107th round held in the history of the series since it began in 2003.The Adelaide round will feature races number 315, 316 and 317 in series history.This year is the 12th time the Carrera Cup has competed in Adelaide since it first appeared at the former Grand Prix venue in 2004. Every time it has been the opening round of the series.

Six different drivers have won the last six Carrera Cup rounds in Adelaide. Nick McBride (2016 winner) is the only one of these pilots in the 2018 field.The Adelaide round winner has gone on to win the Carrera Cup series that season five times in total, however it’s happened only once since the category was re-introduced in 2011 following a two-year hiatus. The drivers to achieve this were Alex Davison (2004), Fabian Coulthard (2005) and Craig Baird (2006, 2008, 2013).Alex Davison is the only repeat pole-sitter in Carrera Cup history in Adelaide.

Nick McBride is the only driver to win a Carrera Cup round in Adelaide without winning a race on that weekend. He achieved this in 2016, just the fifth time where this has occurred in the history of the series. The only time this has happened since was 2017 at Phillip Island won by David Wall and Shane Smollen.The field of 26 cars for the opening round of 2018 is the biggest seen in the series since way back in the inaugural 2003 season on the Gold Coast, when 26 cars lined up and competed in the first race of that weekend.

GAPS AND MARGINS
The closest Carrera Cup finish in Adelaide came in the first race last year when Andre Heimgartner held off David Wall by 0.1594-seconds.

Adelaide is the site of the second biggest win in Carrera Cup history in 2012 when Alex Davison beat Nick Foster by 12.0693s in Race 1. At the time it was a record, though it was beaten later in the season by Jonny Reid’s 13.7760s win over Davison at Phillip Island that May.

The smallest pole position margin for a round in Adelaide is 0.0090s between pole man Craig Baird and David Reynolds in 2007. It is the fourth closest in Carrera Cup history.

The biggest pole margin in Adelaide in Carrera Cup came last year – Andre Heimgartner beat Sonic Motor Racing teammate Nick McBride to pole position by 0.3419-seconds.

DRIVER MILESTONES
Max Twigg will make his 50th Carrera Cup round start in Adelaide. He becomes just the fifth man in series history (after Marc Cini, Craig Baird, Rodney Jane and Alex Davison) to achieve this milestone. Stephen Grove will start his 44th Carrera Cup round in Adelaide and surpass Tony Quinn to move to 10th on the all-time round starts list in series history.

Reigning Carrera Cup Champion David Wall will move to ninth on the all-time race starts list in series history in Adelaide, provided he starts all three races. If he does he will have started 125 races, meaning only eight drivers will have started more races than him in series history.

NEW AND RETURNING FACES
Six drivers will make their Carrera Cup debut in the 2018 season-opener in Adelaide – Josh Hunt, John Steffensen, Cameron Hill, Peter Major, Leanne Tander and Adam Garwood. The third of them to drive out onto the circuit in opening practice will officially be the 200th driver to compete in series history.

Four other drivers are making their first solo start in the Carrera Cup having previously competed as co-drivers at Pro-Am rounds. They are Anthony Gilbertson, Adrian Flack, Indiran Padayachee and Dale Wood. James Moffat will make his first Carrera Cup round start in nearly 10 years. He last competed in the series in the final round of 2008 on the Gold Coast and won the round overall.

Greg Taylor will make his first start in the series since the Gold Coast in 2014. Roger Lago makes his first start in the series since 2016 at Sydney Motorsport Park and his first solo round start in the series since he was injured in a qualifying accident in Townsville in 2015.

There are 13 Pro drivers and 13 TAG Heuer Pro-Am drivers in the Adelaide field.

STREAKS
Sonic Motor Racing is aiming to win its third straight Adelaide Carrera Cup round, a feat no team has ever achieved in the history of the series at this circuit. Nick McBride won in 2016 and Andre Heimgartner won last year.

Sonic Motor Racing is aiming for its fourth straight Adelaide Carrera Cup pole position, a feat no team has ever achieved in the history of the series at this circuit. Nick Foster took pole in 2015, Ash Walsh in 2016 and Andre Heimgartner in 2017.

ADELAIDE LAP RECORDS
Qualifying: Shae Davies, McElrea Racing – 1m21.5255s 2014
Race: Shae Davies, McElrea Racing – 1m22.2914s 2014

ADELAIDE ROUND WINNERS
2004 Alex Davison
2005 Fabian Coulthard
2006 Craig Baird
2007 Craig Baird
2008 Craig Baird
2012 Alex Davison
2013 Craig Baird
2014 Warren Luff
2015 Steve Richards
2016 Nick McBride
2017 Andre Heimgartner
4 – Craig Baird
2 – Alex Davison
1 – Fabian Coulthard, Warren Luff, Steve Richards, Nick McBride, Andre Heimgartner

ADELAIDE POLE POSITIONS
2004 Alex Davison
2005 Jim Richards
2006 Alex Davison
2007 Craig Baird
2008 Bryce Washington
2012 Alex Davison
2013 Nick Percat
2014 Shae Davies
2015 Nick Foster
2016 Ash Walsh
2017 Andre Heimgartner
3 – Alex Davison
1 – Jim Richards, Craig Baird, Bryce Washington, Nick Percat, Shae Davies, Nick Foster, Ash Walsh, Andre Heimgartner

ADELAIDE RACE WINNERS
2004 Alex Davison, Alex Davison, Alex Davison
2005 Fabian Coulthard, Jim Richards, Fabian Coulthard
2006 Alex Davison, Craig Baird, Craig Baird
2007 Craig Baird, Alex Davison, Craig Baird
2008 Dean Fiore, Craig Baird, David Russell
2012 Alex Davison, Alex Davison, Craig Baird
2013 Craig Baird, Craig Baird, Steve Richards
2014 Warren Luff, Warren Luff, Warren Luff
2015 Steve Richards, Steve Richards, Steve Richards
2016 Matt Campbell, Ash Walsh, Michael Almond
2017 Andre Heimgartner, David Wall, Andre Heimgartner
8 – Craig Baird
7 – Alex Davison
4 – Steve Richards
3 – Warren Luff
2 – Fabian Coulthard, Andre Heimgartner
1 – Jim Richards, Dean Fiore, David Russell, Matt Campbell, Ash Walsh, Michael Almond, David Wall

ADELAIDE PODIUM FINISHERS
2004 1. Alex Davison 2. Jim Richards 3. Fabian Coulthard
2005 1. Fabian Coulthard 2. Jim Richards 3. Luke Youlden
2006 1. Craig Baird 2. Alex Davison 3. David Reynolds
2007 1. Craig Baird 2. Alex Davison 3. David Reynolds
2008 1. Craig Baird 2. David Russell 3. Dean Fiore
2012 1. Alex Davison 2. Craig Baird 3. Daniel Gaunt
2013 1. Craig Baird 2. Steve Richards 3. Nick Percat
2014 1. Warren Luff 2. Steve Richards 3. Nick Foster
2015 1. Steve Richards 2. Craig Baird 3. David Russell
2016 1. Nick McBride 2. Michael Almond 3. Matt Campbell
2017 1. Andre Heimgartner 2. David Wall 3. Jaxon Evans
6 – Craig Baird
4 – Alex Davison
3 – Steve Richards
2 – Jim Richards, Fabian Coulthard, David Reynolds, David Russell
1 – Luke Youlden, Dean Fiore, Daniel Gaunt, Nick Percat, Warren Luff, Nick Foster, Nick McBride, Michael Almond, Matt Campbell, Andre Heimgartner, David Wall, Jaxon Evans

ADELAIDE TAG HEUER PRO-AM ROUND WINNERS
2004 Tony Quinn
2005 Dean Grant
2006 Dean Grant
2007 Rodney Jane
2008 Shaun Juniper
2012 James Koundouris
2013 Max Twigg
2014 Tony Bates
2015 Tony Bates
2016 Tony Bates
2017 Stephen Grove
3 – Tony Bates
2 – Dean Grant
1 – Tony Quinn, Rodney Jane, Shaun Juniper, James Koundouris, Max Twigg, Stephen Grove

ADELAIDE TAG HEUER PRO-AM POLE POSITIONS
2004 Peter Hill
2005 Tony Quinn
2006 Rodney Jane
2007 James Koundouris
2008 James Koundouris
2012 James Koundouris
2013 Damien Flack
2014 Shane Smollen
2015 Tony Bates
2016 Shane Smollen
2017 Stephen Grove
3 – James Koundouris
2 – Shane Smollen
1 – Peter Hill, Tony Quinn, Rodney Jane, Damien Flack, Tony Bates, Stephen Grove

ADELAIDE TAG HEUER PRO-AM RACE WINNERS
2004 Dean Grant, Tony Quinn, Tony Quinn
2005 Tony Quinn, Dean Grant, Dean Grant
2006 Rodney Jane, Dean Grant, Dean Grant
2007 Rodney Jane, Rodney Jane, Theo Koundouris
2008 James Koundouris, Peter Hill, Max Twigg
2012 James Koundouris, James Koundouris, Max Twigg
2013 James Koundouris, Max Twigg, Max Twigg
2014 Tony Bates, Tony Bates, Tony Bates
2015 Tony Bates, Tony Bates, Tony Bates
2016 Tony Bates, Tony Bates, Tony Bates
2017 Stephen Grove, Stephen Grove, Stephen Grove
9 – Tony Bates
5 – Dean Grant
4 – James Koundouris, Max Twigg
3 – Tony Quinn, Rodney Jane, Stephen Grove
1 – Theo Koundouris, Peter Hill

ADELAIDE TAG HEUER PRO-AM PODIUM FINISHERS
2004 1. Tony Quinn 2. Dean Grant 3. Peter Hill
2005 1. Dean Grant 2. Ash Samadi 3. Marc Cini
2006 1. Dean Grant 2. Rodney Jane 3. John Kaias
2007 1. Rodney Jane 2. Theo Koundouris 3. Ash Samadi
2008 1. Shaun Juniper 2. Peter Hill 3. Marc Cini
2012 1. James Koundouris 2. Max Twigg 3. Tony Bates
2013 1. Max Twigg 2. James Koundouris 3. Shane Smollen
2014 1. Tony Bates 2. Shane Smollen 3. James Bergmuller
2015 1. Tony Bates 2. Roger Lago 3. Stephen Grove
2016 1. Tony Bates 2. Marc Cini 3. James Bergmuller
2017 1. Stephen Grove 2. Marc Cini (2 cars in field)
4 – Tony Bates, Marc Cini
3 – Dean Grant
2 – Peter Hill, Ash Samadi, Rodney Jane, James Koundouris, Max Twigg, Shane Smollen, James Bergmuller, Stephen Grove
1 – Tony Quinn, John Kaias, Theo Koundouris, Shaun Juniper, Roger Lago