Jump to content

2024 GT World Challenge Australia

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Vettelisthebest (talk | contribs) at 10:02, 28 August 2024 (→‎Race results). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS is an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporates the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship" and the "GT3 Trophy Series". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship is the 28th running of an Australian GT Championship. This will be the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group.[1] The season will begin on 18 February at the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Circuit and end on 10 November, also at Mount Panorama Circuit.[2]

Calendar

[edit]

The provisional seven-race calendar was released on 2 November 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia.[2] The calender was finalized on 9 May 2024, alongside the announcement of the GT Festival, the first-ever event promoted by SRO Motorsports Australia.[3]

Round Event Circuit City / State Date Map
End. Repco Bathurst 12 Hour[4] New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 16–18 February
1 Ford Mustang 60 Years Race Phillip Island[5] Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 April
2 Race Tailem Bend[6] South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park (West) Tailem Bend, South Australia 31 May – 2 June
3 Race Queensland II[7] Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 2–4 August
4 GT Festival[8] Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August
5 Race Sydney[9] New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 October
6 Supercheap Auto Bathurst International[10] New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–10 November

Entry list

[edit]
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds
Australien Arise Racing GT[11][12] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 1 Australien Chaz Mostert[13] PA 1–4
Australien Liam Talbot[13]
8 Neuseeland Jaxon Evans[13] PA 1–4
Australien Elliott Schutte[13]
Australien Grove Racing[14][N 1] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Australien Brenton Grove[14] PA 1, 3–4
Australien Stephen Grove[14]
Australien Melbourne Performance Centre[15][16][17][N 2] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 7 Neuseeland Brendon Leitch[18] PA 1–4
Neuseeland Tim Miles[18]
9 Australien Marc Cini[19] Am 1–4
22 Australien Ash Samadi[17] Am 1–4
87 Australien Will Brown[20] PA 1–4
Australien Brad Schumacher[20]
88 Neuseeland Steve Brooks[21] PA 2
Australien Nick McBride[21]
181 Australien Renee Gracie[22] PA 1–4
Australien Paul Stokell[22]
Australien Volante Rosso Motorsport[23][24][N 3] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 14 Australien Alex Gardner[25] PA 3–4
Australien Ben Porter[25] 3
Australien Ross Poulakis[26] 4
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34 Australien Chris Batzios[24] Am 3
PA 4 		3–4
Australien Ross Poulakis[24] 3
Australien David Brabham[27] 4
Australien Black Wolf Motorsport[28] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16 Australien Ben Schoots[28] Am 1–4
Australien Shane Woodman[28]
Australien Tony Bates Racing[28] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24 Australien Tony Bates[28] Am 1
Australien KMB Motorsport[28] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 38 Australien Valentino Astuti[29] T 1–4
Australien Michael Bailey[28] 1
Australien Darren Currie[30] 2–4
Australien Tigani Motorsport[31][32][N 4] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 44 Australien Sergio Pires[33] Am 1–2, 4
Australien Marcel Zalloua[33]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 47 Australien James Koundouris[32] Am 1–4
Australien Theo Koundouris[32]
66 Australien Paul Lucchitti[33] PA 1–4
Australien Jayden Ojeda[33]
Australien RAM Motorsport[34] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Australien Mike Sheargold[34] Am 1–4
Australien Garth Walden[34]
Australien Team BRM[35][N 5] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 81 Australien Alex Peroni[35] PA 1–4
Australien Mark Rosser[35]
Australien Wall Racing[36] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 93 Australien Tony D'Alberto[36] PA 2
Australien Adrian Deitz[36]
Australien Scott Taylor Motorsport[37] Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 222 Australien Paul Morris[37] T 3–4
Australien Scott Taylor[37]
Australien Triple Eight Race Engineering[38] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 888 Australien Declan Fraser[38] PA 1–4
Australien Peter Hackett[38]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am class
Am Am class
T Trophy

Race results

[edit]

Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am winners Am winners Trophy winners Ref.
1 R1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Australien No. 8 Arise Racing GT[N 6] Australien No. 1 Arise Racing GT Australien No. 44 Valmont Racing Australien No. 38 KMB Motorsport Bericht
Neuseeland Jaxon Evans
Australien Elliott Schutte 		Australien Chaz Mostert
Australien Liam Talbot 		Australien Sergio Pires
Australien Marcel Zalloua 		Australien Valentino Astuti
Australien Michael Bailey
R2 Australien No. 1 Arise Racing GT Australien No. 7 Dayle ITM Australien No. 22 Team MPC Australien No. 38 KMB Motorsport Bericht
Australien Chaz Mostert
Australien Liam Talbot 		Neuseeland Brendon Leitch
Neuseeland Tim Miles 		Australien Ash Samadi Australien Valentino Astuti
Australien Michael Bailey
2 R1 South Australia The Bend (West) Australien No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical Australien No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australien No. 44 Valmont Racing Australien No. 38 KMB Motorsport Bericht
Australien Will Brown
Australien Brad Schumacher 		Australien Declan Fraser
Australien Peter Hackett 		Australien Sergio Pires
Australien Marcel Zalloua 		Australien Valentino Astuti
Australien Darren Currie
R2 Australien No. 8 Arise Racing GT Australien No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical Australien No. 45 RAM Motorsport Australien No. 38 KMB Motorsport Bericht
Neuseeland Jaxon Evans
Australien Elliott Schutte 		Australien Will Brown
Australien Brad Schumacher 		Australien Mike Sheargold
Australien Garth Walden 		Australien Valentino Astuti
Australien Darren Currie
3 R1 Queensland Queensland Australien No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical Australien No. 81 Team BRM Australien No. 16 Black Wolf Motorsport Australien No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Bericht
Australien Will Brown
Australien Brad Schumacher 		Australien Alex Peroni
Australien Mark Rosser 		Australien Ben Schoots
Australien Shane Woodman 		Australien Paul Morris
Australien Scott Taylor
R2 Australien No. 66 Realta Australien No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical Australien No. 45 RAM Motorsport Australien No. 38 KMB Motorsport Bericht
Australien Paul Lucchitti
Australien Jayden Ojeda 		Australien Will Brown
Australien Brad Schumacher 		Australien Mike Sheargold
Australien Garth Walden 		Australien Valentino Astuti
Australien Darren Currie
4 R1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Australien No. 1 Arise Racing GT Australien No. 1 Arise Racing GT Australien No. 44 Valmont Racing Australien No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Bericht
Australien Chaz Mostert
Australien Liam Talbot 		Australien Chaz Mostert
Australien Liam Talbot 		Australien Sergio Pires
Australien Marcel Zalloua 		Australien Paul Morris
Australien Scott Taylor
R2 Australien No. 1 Arise Racing GT Australien No. 8 Arise Racing GT Australien No. 45 RAM Motorsport Australien No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport Bericht
Australien Chaz Mostert
Australien Liam Talbot 		Neuseeland Jaxon Evans
Australien Elliott Schutte 		Australien Mike Sheargold
Australien Garth Walden 		Australien Paul Morris
Australien Scott Taylor
5 R1 New South Wales Sydney
R2
6 R1 New South Wales Bathurst
R2

Championship standings

[edit]
Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Pole
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' championship

[edit]
Pos. Driver Team PHI
Victoria (state) 		BEN
South Australia 		QUE
Queensland 		PHI
Victoria (state) 		SMP
New South Wales 		BAT
New South Wales 		Points
Pro-Am
1 Australien Chaz Mostert
Australien Liam Talbot 		Australien Arise Racing GT 1 4 2 2 10 4 95
2 Australien Will Brown
Australien Brad Schumacher 		Australien Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical 3 3 4 1 Ret 1 94
3 Neuseeland Brendon Leitch
Neuseeland Tim Miles 		Australien Dayle ITM 4 1 5 4 3 2 92
4 Australien Declan Fraser
Australien Peter Hackett 		Australien Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 5 1 6 8 3 78
5 Neuseeland Jaxon Evans
Australien Elliott Schutte 		Australien Arise Racing GT 2 7 3 3 4 6 75
6 Australien Paul Lucchitti
Australien Jayden Ojeda 		Australien Realta 7 2 8 8 2 5 63
7 Australien Alex Peroni
Australien Mark Rosser 		Australien Team BRM 12 Ret 7 5 1 16 49
8 Australien Renee Gracie
Australien Paul Stokell 		Australien OnlyFans 9 6 6 Ret Ret 7 28
9 Neuseeland Steve Brooks
Australien Nick McBride 		Australien Team MPC 9 7 8
10 Australien Tony D'Alberto
Australien Adrian Deitz 		Australien Wall Racing 11 10 3
Australien Brenton Grove
Australien Stephen Grove 		Australien Grove Racing 6[N 7] WD Ret WD 0
Australien Alex Gardner
Australien Ben Porter 		Australien Volante Rosso Motorsport WD WD
Am
1 Australien Mike Sheargold
Australien Garth Walden 		Australien RAM Motorsport 10 13 13 11 7 8 110
2 Australien James Koundouris
Australien Theo Koundouris 		Australien Supabarn Supermarkets 11 10 12 12 6 11 100
3 Australien Ash Samadi Australien Team MPC Ret 8 16 14 12 9 73
4 Australien Ben Schoots
Australien Shane Woodman 		Australien Black Wolf Motorsport Ret WD 14 13 5 13 63
5 Australien Sergio Pires
Australien Marcel Zalloua 		Australien Valmont Racing 8 Ret 10 Ret 51
6 Australien Marc Cini Australien Hallmarc 13 11 15 Ret Ret 14 42
7 Australien Chris Batzios
Australien Ross Poulakis 		Australien Harrolds Racing 11 12 24
8 Australien Tony Bates Australien Tony Bates Racing Ret 9 18
Trophy
Australien Valentino Astuti Australien KMB Motorsport 14 12 17 9 Ret 10
Australien Darren Currie Australien KMB Motorsport 17 9 Ret 10
Australien Michael Bailey Australien KMB Motorsport 14 12
Australien Paul Morris
Australien Scott Taylor 		Australien Scott Taylor Motorsport 9 15
Pos. Driver Team PHI
Victoria (state) 		BEN
South Australia 		QUE
Queensland 		PHI
Victoria (state) 		SMP
New South Wales 		BAT
New South Wales 		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Car No. 4 is supported by Earl Bamber Motorsport.
  2. ^ Car No. 7 entered as Dayle ITM, car No. 9 entered as Hallmarc, car No. 22 entered as Team MPC, car No. 87 entered as Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical, car No. 88 entered as Team MPC and car No. 181 entered as OnlyFans.
  3. ^ Car No. 34 entered as Harrolds Racing.
  4. ^ Car No. 44 entered as Valmont Racing, car No. 47 entered as Supabarn Supermarkets and car No. 66 entered as Realta.
  5. ^ Car No. 81 entered as Team BRM ACM Finance
  6. ^ Liam Talbot was quickest in Qualifying 2, which decided the grid for Race 1, but received a five-place grid penalty for speeding in pit lane, promoting Elliott Schutte to pole position. Chaz Mostert and Talbot did keep the bonus point for pole position.
  7. ^ Brenton Grove was forced to do the race by himself, as his father Stephen got the flu. Brenton as a solo driver was effectively a Pro-Pro entry, making him ineligible for Pro-Am points.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "SRO to take over GT World Challenge Australia". v8sleuth.com.au. V8 Sleuth. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Fanatic GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS confirms 2024 calendar". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ^ Goodwin, Graham (9 May 2024). "New Phillip Island GT Festival Completes 2024 Calendar". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Intercontinental GT Challenge Calendar".
  5. ^ "Shannons Speed Series Calendar".
  6. ^ "Shannons Speed Series Calendar".
  7. ^ "Shannons Speed Series Calendar".
  8. ^ "GT World Challenge Australia Calendar".
  9. ^ "Shannons Speed Series Calendar".
  10. ^ "Shannons Speed Series Calendar".
  11. ^ Klein, Jamie (16 January 2024). "Ferrari to Return to Grid with New Two-Car Team". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  12. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (4 April 2024). "Ferrari GT cars hit Phillip Island". Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d O'Brien, Connor (13 February 2024). "Ferrari team signs Mostert, Evans". V8Sleuth. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  14. ^ a b c Klein, Jamie (6 March 2024). "Grove Commits to Full Season with Mercedes-AMG". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  15. ^ Herrero, Daniel (9 February 2024). "Top Audi squad's bold Bathurst 12 Hour strategy". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  16. ^ Goodwin, Graham (30 January 2024). "31 Car Entry For 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  17. ^ a b "GT stalwart Ash Samadi confirms Audi Sport Customer Racing Australia entry". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  18. ^ a b Herrero, Daniel (7 March 2024). "Former T8 co-owner, Kiwi hotshot combine in Aus GT". Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  19. ^ Coch, Mat (8 April 2024). "Veteran racer set to break duck at Phillip Island". Speedcafe. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  20. ^ a b Herrero, Daniel (22 February 2024). "Will Brown joins GT World Challenge Australia". Speedcafe. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Kiwi to pair with Aussie in new Audi entry at The Bend". GT World Challenge Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  22. ^ a b O'Brien, Garry (10 February 2024). "Paul Stokell to co-drive with Renee Gracie in GT World Challenge". Speedcafe. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  23. ^ Klein, Jamie (23 June 2024). "Volante Rosso Acquires Vantage GT3 for Series Return". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  24. ^ a b c O'Brien, Garry (26 July 2024). "Medical "all clear" opens door for GT driver's return". Speedcafe. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  25. ^ a b Klein, Jamie (27 July 2024). "Drivers Revealed for Volante Rosso Aston Martin Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  26. ^ Klein, Jamie (16 August 2024). "Volante Rosso Shuffles Drivers for Phillip Island". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  27. ^ Chapman, Simon (19 August 2024). "Ex-Formula 1 driver joins GT World Challenge grid". Speedcafe. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g "Entry list revealed for opening Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia round at Phillip Island". GT World Challenge Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  29. ^ O'Brien, Garry (12 April 2024). "Astuti late addition to GT World Australia at Phillip Island". Speedcafe. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Fight for Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia supremacy continues at The Bend". GT World Challenge Australia. SRO Motorsports Group. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  31. ^ Herrero, Daniel (23 January 2024). "Bathurst-winning driver, engineer for 12 Hour privateers". Speedcafe. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  32. ^ a b c Herrero, Daniel (21 December 2023). "Webb, Russell locked in for Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  33. ^ a b c d Klein, Jamie (3 April 2024). "Ojeda Partners Lucchitti in Tigani Pro-Am Mercedes". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  34. ^ a b c "RAM Motorsport reveals 'Daft Punk-inspired' Mercedes livery". gt-world-challenge-australia.com. GT World Challenge Australia. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  35. ^ a b c O'Brien, Garry (5 April 2024). "International driver Alex Peroni to contest Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia". Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  36. ^ a b c Herrero, Daniel (1 December 2023). "New Lamborghini for Bathurst 12 Hour". Speedcafe.
  37. ^ a b c O'Brien, Connor (10 July 2024). "Paul Morris to race GT3 Porsche". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  38. ^ a b c O'Brien, Connor (28 March 2024). "Fraser reunites with Triple Eight". V8Sleuth. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_GT_World_Challenge_Australia&oldid=1242715196"