Carrera Cup returns after a three month break for Round 2 in Darwin. Image: InSyde Media
A capacity field of 28 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars is set to make the trek to the top end, with 18 Pros and a strong contingent of 10 Pro-Am entries.
For the first time, Carrera Cup Australia will run the international enduro format with a pair of 45-minute races across the weekend.
Two drivers from one of the series’ most storied teams will hit significant career milestones at Hidden Valley.
Sonic Motor Racing’s Angelo Mouzouris will chalk up 100 race starts, the 31st driver to do so.
His teammate, reigning Pro-Am champion Rodney Jane, will start his 250th start in Race 1, just the third driver to do so after Marc Cini and David Wall.
Among two familiar faces returning to the field is New Zealander Marco Giltrap, having recently focused on a stint in Carrera Cup Asia.
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Former Pro-Am class champion Liam Talbot returns to the category, lining up with Wall Racing – the squad with which his championship success came.
Having turned his attention to GT World Challenge Australia, winning the Pro-Am title in ’23 and ’24, Talbot makes the switch back to one-make Porsche racing for the rest of 2026.
Two-time champion Harri Jones leads the standings by just two points over reigning title winner Dylan O’Keeffe.
French-Finnish star Marcus Amand left Albert Park third in points, however does not return for Darwin, leaving top scored Michelin Junior Clay Osbourne primed to leapfrog.
Darwin was the turning point in O’Keeffe’s championship chase last year, with the weekend sweep turning out to be his only three wins of the season.
Garth Walden Racing dominated proceedings at Hidden Valley in 2025, with Pro-Am driver Matt Belford joining O’Keeffe in a clean sweep of race wins.
Porsche Equity-One Carrera Cup Australia commences on Friday with a pair of practice sessions, followed by qualifying and Race 1 on Saturday, and the final race on Sunday.
Porsche Equity-One Carrera Cup Australia Round 2 Entry List
Num
Driver
Sponsor Name
Class
1
Dylan O’Keeffe
Dexion / RAM Motorsport
Pro
2
David Russell
Hire a Hubby / EMA Motorsport
Pro
3
Josh Thomas
TFH Racing / TekworkX Motorsport
Pro
4
Stephen Grove
Grove Hire / Groblox
Pro-Am
5
Jacque Jarjo
Jacque Fine Jewellery
Pro-Am
9
Marc Cini
Hallmarc
Pro-Am
12
Harri Jones
Hastings Deering / McElrea Racing
Pro
14
Matthew Belford
ID Land
Pro-Am
15
Clay Osborne
TekworkX Motorsport
Pro
16
Richard MacDonald
MAC & CO Racing
Pro-Am
18
Diesel Thomas
TFH Racing / TekworkX Motorsport
Pro
22
Dean Cook
Dexion / RAM Motorsport
Pro-Am
23
Lachlan Bloxsom
McElrea Racing / Club LBR
Pro
24
Daniel Quimby
FCL Transport / McElrea Racing
Pro
29
Amar Sharma
Flipside Energy / Ask Mandy
Pro
53
Max Geoghegan
AIX Investment Group / EMA Motorsport
Pro
66
Marco Giltrap
Team Porsche New Zealand / EBM
Pro
77
Rodney Jane
Sonic Motor Racing / Bob Jane T Marts
Pro-Am
78
Aaron Love
TekworkX Motorsport
Pro
79
Ryan Casha
Local Hire Racing / DNA Autosport
Pro
85
Matt Slavin
Ares Group
Pro-Am
89
Tom Bewley
Team Porsche New Zealand / EBM
Pro
91
Jake Santalucia
Furniture Outlet / National Make Good Solutions (NMGS)
Pro
111
Liam Talbot
Shannons Insurance / Wall Racing
Pro-Am
222
Scott Taylor
Scott Taylor Motorsport
Pro-Am
777
Marcos Flack
Sonic Motor Racing / Bob Jane T Marts / Orsche
Pro
911
Glen Wood
Famous Insurance / EBM
Pro
999
Angelo Mouzouris
Sonic Motor Racing / Bob Jane T Marts
Pro